『 RED SPARROW 』
( chapter three, the army )

ISABEL WAS SENT TO THE BASE OF THE 107th INFANTRY REGIMENT SOON AFTER THE STARK EXPO. There were a few other nurses that came with along with three doctors to attend to the soldiers. Isabel had her hair in a tight bun and she wore her white uniform as she unpacked her things along with the other nurses. They all had bunk beds and Isabel had the bottom bunk and she sat in the bed while folding her clothes.

"The soldiers should be here in a few minutes," one of the nurses said with a large smile as she sat down on her bed crossing her legs. Isabel shook her head with a smile as she thought of Bucky.

She was wondering what he was doing right now, right now, he would be at his base getting ready to train. One of the nurses noticed Isabel's little smile and she cocked an eyebrow at the Latina. "What's with that smile on your face?"

There was another nurse that was opposite of Isabel who was on the top bunk, "Looks like someone is in love," Isabel snapped her head up the nurse with raised brows, it was her first day and they were already making comments.

"It's nothing and I am not in love," Isabel confirmed as she kept folding her clothes and putting them away neatly. She stood up from her bunk bed as she placed her small suitcase in the corner. The two nurses looked at each other as they watched Isabel.

"So, you don't have anyone at home?" one of them asked, Isabel, walked over to the two and leaned against the bed.

"No, I don't," Isabel answered, "My name is Isabel, by the way," Isabel stuck out her hand to the two nurses and she shook their hands.

The one on the top bunk had bright red hair and blazing blue eyes, "My name is Cheryl," she introduced herself to the Latina. The one on the bottom bunk had chestnut brown hair and hazel eyes. "I'm Phyllis," she introduced, "We should get to know each other since we're going to be here for a while,"

Isabel smiled before one of the agents came in, she had jet-black hair and azure blue eyes. She stood with her back straightened, as all the other nurses turned their heads to her, "Attention ladies, my name is Agent Anna Kent, two of you will be assigned to Head Nurse and will be coming with me to greet the soldiers,"

Everyone looked around at each other, as she pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket, she looked at the nurses around her, "Isabel Dominguez and Phyllis Adams," the two looked at each other with smiles on their faces, "Come on you two, the rest of you go to the infirmary, where the doctor will give you your orders." Anna turned around to open the door and Isabel and Phyllis walked over to her.

The rest of the nurses walked out to go to the infirmary, many of them were talking about where they were from and how they became nurses. After all the nurses left, Agent Kent looked at the two an started walking, the two nurses followed her unsure of where they were going. Agent Kent led them to the training base of the camp.

She turned to the two of them, "Welcome ladies, you two are in charge of the nurses when the doctors are unavailable to attend. You will also be with me just in case any of the soldiers get harmed while training, understood?"

The two nodded their heads, "Yes ma'am," Isabel spoke.

Agent Kent smiled at the Latina, "Good, stand over there the soldiers will be here very soon," the nodded as they walked over to the flagpole where one of the cars stood. Isabel stood with her hands out in front of her as Phyllis looked around nervously. The two waited for the soldiers and soon enough they all came in groups. They were the typical army training clothes with the typical silver dog tags.

Isabel was squinting her eyes from the harsh sun that she didn't notice Phyllis tapping her shoulder, she turned her head towards the brunette, "There's a soldier that's looking you," she had a mischievous smirk on her face.

"Where?" she asked curiously.

"Three o' clock," she answered. Isabel turned her head and saw the familiar stormy blue eyes looking back at her with a smirk. Isabel went white as a ghost as soon as she noticed who it was. Every muscle in her body froze that she didn't notice when she said, "Bucky," in a low voice.

Phyllis knitted her brows in confusion, "So he has a name," she commented, "Cheryl and I were right, you are in love," Phyllis let out a chuckle which drew attention to the two of them making Isabel's cheeks turn to an embarrassing shade of pink.

"Will you stop? We met about a week ago, I helped enlist him and he walked me home. That's it, I barely know the man," Isabel explained.

"He walked you home?" Phyllis asked, "Did he give you his jacket? Either way from the way he looked at you, it's like he wants to be more than friends with you," Isabel licked her lips and shook her head in disbelief.

"It doesn't matter," Isabel shook her head and didn't notice when Agent Kent turned to the two of them, "These two are Nurse Isabel and Nurse Phyllis who will be here in case you injure yourself doing something stupid," she then turned around and continued to talk to the soldiers. Isabel knew that things weren't going to be easy.

***

The sun had set and the sky was soon will stars. Everyone was getting ready to go to sleep and Isabel felt her eyes ache. She had pajamas on with a pair of slippers on her feet, her hair hung past her shoulders and her uniform was folded away neatly. Isabel was about to sit down in her bed when Cheryl came up to her.

"Sorry to bother you Izzie but someone outside is looking for you," Isabel furrowed her brows, she let out a sigh.

"I'll go right now," she turned her body towards the door. She felt exhausted after the long day and she just wanted to lay down in her bed and sleep. Was that too much to ask for? Isabel opened the door and stepped outside and saw Bucky standing with a smile on his face.

Isabel smiled when she saw him, "What are you doing here, Barnes? Isn't it your curfew? If they catch you, they'll probably make you run an extra mile or something,"

Bucky simply smiled, "It's alright and I wanted to see you. You didn't tell me you were going to be here."

Isabel shrugged her shoulders, "Why am I not surprised?" she let out a small laugh. Isabel didn't want to admit that she was happy to see Bucky, she didn't love him but she did have a crush on him.

"Well, we do have a date set up, remember?" He had a smirk on his face when he asked her, making the Latina roll her eyes.

"Well, obviously now is not the time Barnes, but I will say this," she started, "How about tomorrow night? After curfew that is, but you can wait until this is all over." She folded her arms across her chest as Bucky cocked his head to the side thinking of what he should do.

"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow then," he said, "I'll see you every day but you know what I mean," the two let out a laugh as Isabel stopped to yawn. Bucky soon noticed the dark circles under her eyes and her drooping eyelids.

He placed a hand on her shoulder, "You should go get some sleep,"

Isabel looked up at him, "I will don't worry, you get your sleep too," Isabel got on her tippy toes and placed a kiss on his cheek, "Goodnight Barnes and don't do anything stupid," Bucky gave a half-smile at the Latina as she walked in to a bunch of the nurses looking at her which smirks on their faces.

"Love is in the air, my friends," Phyllis teased as she laid down in her bed. Isabel shook her head as she took off her slippers and covered herself with a blanket. It didn't take long before she fell asleep. She couldn't help but shake off the uneasy feeling in her gut.

author's note

woah, hey guys, how are you?

anyway, i wanted to remind you all that Isabel and Bucky will be fast-burn at first before they think they're going to die. and once they get separated and she thinks he's dead and all it will slow burn. because at that point the two are broken and damaged and all that good stuff.

sorry for my sucky ass writing.

xoxo, xiomara.