[DAVINA'S POV]

I could feel too much, I could hear too much. Everything surrounding me seemed to be exploding inside my aching skull.

Walls of fire surrounded me. I heard a loud groan escape my mouth unwillingly as my vision started to come back to me.

As my vision cleared I stood up on aching legs. I turned in a circle, observing the fire surrounding me.

What the fuck..

I looked down at my hands to see the tips of my fingers bright red, almost... Glowing. As my vision came completely back to me, I saw the small tendrils of fire escaping my finger tips. My gaze followed them to witness the fire wall surrounding me.

I gasped in amazement at the complete realisation of the wall.... Of the dome.

The fire was a dome.

And it was surrounding me.

I heard load metal flying and the dome went down. A large red and gold suit flew through the fire towards me.

I didn't have time to think as my feet left the ground and I felt myself flying through the air in the arms of the red and gold suit.

[THIRD PERSON POV]

Davina hung tightly from Tony Starks grasp as he flew her to the half-demolished Avengers Compound. The people outside grew bigger in her gaze as they pair closed in on the group of people.

A split second after Davina landed her body was crushed against another. She felt the cold metal on one arm holding her and knew she was in the arms of Bucky.

Before she could relax into his arms he pulled away, keeping one hand on each shoulder as his eyes grazed over her body, searching for any injuries she may have.

The ringing in her ears died down and the sound of Bucky's voice became clearer.

"Davina!"

"Davina!"

"DAVINA!"

His yelling snapped her out of the trance she seemed to be stuck in. Bucky's gaze softened and he rest on hand on either side of her face, cupping his cheeks.

"Are you okay doll? Please talk to me-"

"I'm okay." She whispered, cutting Bucky off from his endless spiral of words. She glanced behind him to see Steve, Tony, Wanda, Vision, Natasha, Clint and Sam clustered together, all in their combat gear.

Among them stood two more people who she guessed by ones outfit was Rhodes, and the other man she supposed might be Bruce Banner.

Her gaze was brought back to the distraught Bucky whom stood before her. 

"I'm okay Bucky... I'm okay." She reassured him, rubbing her hand against his cheek before allowing it to fall back down to her side.

"I saw a ship Buck..." She stammered as Bucky nodded, his face showing a mix of emotions.

"Yes, yes that was Hydra, Hydra is a-" 

"I know who Hydra is Bucky.." Davina cut him off. She hadn't told him about her previous work with them, but she figured now was as good a time as ever.

He frowned at her. "Did Steve tell you?" He questioned.

"No Bucky." She whispered.

"Then how did you know?" He pressed.

"I- I used to.." She stumbled over her words.

He looked at her with a blank expression. His eyes lingered over her face with concern, awaiting her next words.

"I-I..."

He broke her off with a gentle kiss. His lips grazed over hers so softly it may have even looked like they weren't touching at all.

His thumbs caressed her cheeks as her pulled her face closer.

Once they broke apart Bucky rested his forehead against hers and they both closed their eyes.

"I know doll... I know."

Davina's eyes snapped open and she pulled away from his grasp. He looked at her with his eyebrows furrowed together. Davina gulped and looked away from him before opening her mouth to talk, gaze still towards the pavement. "H-How did you know."

He smiled softly. "It wasn't me who found out actually, It was Steve." The mention of Steve's name brought her head up to face him. A small tear trickled its way down her left cheek and her eyes urged Bucky to continue.

He sighed. "Steve did some pretty heavy background research on you after I spilled your name in the cell. He couldn't find much, but, he found enough." Bucky scratched at the back of his neck before continuing. "He came to me as soon as he found out, asking if I had known."

Guilt plastered across her face as he looked at her with a pained expression. She focused her gaze behind him to see the only avenger still there was Steve. He glanced at her with a reassuring smile before heading inside after his fellow avengers.

Since it was now only her and Bucky, Davina's gaze found its way back to his.

"Why didn't you tell me Vina?" He spoke softly now, his voice sounded so broken it almost made her want to cry and hold him and never let go.

"I'm so sorry Bucky... You have no idea how sorry I am. I just- I didn't know how you would react, what you would do." She paused and took in a deep breath before opening her mouth and continuing. "Bucky... Your the best thing that's happened to me in a really long time, I guess- I guess I was afraid that if I told you.. I'd loose you." Davina fought against the salty tears that threatened to spill down her cheeks.

"Oh Davina." He whispered before bringing her into a tight hug. He rested his head on top of hers. "You'll never loose me Penton, your stuck with me now." 

She smiled against his chest.

Bucky pulled away much too soon for her liking and looked her dead in the eye, a serious expression now cast across his face.

"Davina... Now that we're being honest with each other." His voice shook. "Davina what happened in the woods?"

She looked at him with a blank face.

"What do you mean?" She questioned.

"Davina.." His eyes grazed over her entire body. "Davina, there isn't a single scratch, not a single burn mark or bruise on you. Those missiles landed right on top of you, there's no way in hell you could have gotten out without even the smallest burn."

"Actually I smacked into a tree, pretty sure theres a wicked bruise on my back." 

He rolled his eyes and clicked his fingers in front of her face.

"Seriously love..."

She sighed and felt her cheeks go warm. "Honestly... I have no idea."

He raised an eyebrow at her words, causing the flustered girl to stumble over her sentence.

"No Bucky i'm being serious!" Her voice rose in annoyance.

"Okay okay continue." He rubbed his flesh hand up and down her fore arm trying to calm her down and continue speaking.

She let out a huff before talking. "I don't remember much. I remember something... something didn't feel right, so I started heading back to the compound.. Then, then I saw a ship, at first I thought it was Steve and the rest coming back from a mission, but then I saw the HYDRA symbol."

She felt Bucky tense at the name of the organisation. Davina brought his metal hand up to her face and pressed a light kiss against his knuckles and continued talking, his left hand now laced with hers.

"Before I could do anything, I remember missiles being launched everywhere. I- I remember being blown back into a tree. I think I must have passed out, because I definitely remember waking up on the floor."

"That doesn't explain how your not hurt-"

"Shut up I'm getting to it." She snapped, pouting at the man in front of her. "As I was saying, I woke up and saw fire everywhere.. Except, except it wasn't touching me, the fire, It was.. I don't know how to even say this without sounding crazy but.. It was in a dome around me."

Bucky looked at her in awe as she spoke.

"And, that isn't even the strangest part. I- I looked down at my hands and my fingers were bright red, they seemed to be glowing." She unlaced her hand from Bucky's and brought it up in front of her face to examine the skin closely. It seemed normal now.

"There- There was these fire things, they looked like strings of fire if I'm remembering correctly. And, they seemed to be sprouting from my finger tips and creating that fire dome thing-"

She cut herself off and looked up to see Bucky's flustered expression.

"This- This isn't possible right?" She questioned him, as if he would have all the answers.

Bucky sighed and looked down at her with a pained look. He laced his finger with hers and walked her towards the building, which Stark seemed to already be fixing.

Lucky for them, the living quarters hadn't even been touched by the attack.

They entered the elevator in silence.

"Buck- Is it possible?" She asked again, breaking the silence.

"I- I think we better look at that bruise first, If it knocked you out it could be pretty bad doll." His voice seemed unsure.

"Okay.." She whispered.

Bucky gave her hand a reassuring squeeze as the doors opened and he guided her towards her room.

He walked her towards the bathroom and kissed her lips gently before she turned and faced the mirror, watching as he slowly pulled the back of her shirt up to see the markings on her back.

She observed the pained expression he made as he looked at her back and he let go of her shirt, letting it fall back over her back. 

"о Господи..." Bucky whispered in an unfamiliar language to Davina. "I-I'm gonna go get some ice doll." He spoke in a pained voice and left the room in a hurry.

Davina looked in the mirror and frowned. She pulled the shirt off her head, leaving her top half in only a black lace bralette. She turned half ways around in attempt to see the discolouration Bucky had seemed so concerned about.

She couldn't see all of it, only what looked like dark purple smudges of eyeshadow around the back of her waist.

Bucky walked into the bathroom with ice only to walk straight back out at the sight of his doll.

"Sorry Vina." He yelled with a stuttering panic from around the corner, refusing to peek around the door.

Davina smiled and chuckled lightly at him as she turned and faced the mirror again. "It's fine Buck you can come in."

The air was filled with an amusing silence for a few seconds before Bucky's unsure voice sounded from around the corner. "Are you sure?"

She rolled her eyes and laughed, wincing from the pain on her back. "Yes James it's fine."

Bucky smiled at the use of his name before walking into the bathroom slowly. Their eyes met in the mirror and he walked towards her, kissing the top of her head gently.

"You got a sick bruise doll."

Davina burst out laughing at his words. "Gee thanks Barnes, you want one?"

"Nah I'm good, it wouldn't be as cool if we matched." He smiled and leant down to kiss her cheek before pulling away and allowing his eyes to travel down her back.

He held onto her shoulder with his flesh hand and pressed the ice back onto her upper back softly.

Davina let out a sigh of relief and leant into the coolness slightly, closing her eyes. Bucky shifted his flesh hand from her shoulder to snake around her waist and pull her closer, allowing her to relax into his hold.

"Okay I'm done now that's fucking freezing." She announced after a few seconds, moving away from the ice and pulling her shirt back over her head.

"Wha- Davina!" Bucky gasped in annoyance, his features starting to frown.

"What?" She turned to face him, pulling the ice out of his hand and chucking it carelessly into the sink.

"It's going to swell and bruise even worse doll!" He exclaimed, watching the girl walk out of the bathroom and collapse onto the bed, grabbing the T.V remote.

"Yeah... But it's fucking freezing?" She reasoned, flicking through the channels. "Jeez, you would think someone like Tony Stark would own a Netflix account."

Bucky rolled his eyes and sauntered over to the bed, sitting down next to her, not bothering to ask the girl what Netflix  was.

"Oh thank Satan look what's on." She gasped happily at the T.V and rest the remote on her stomach as she leant back and got comfortable against the variety of plush pillows.

Bucky squinted at the screen. "What's this?" He grumbled sourly.

"Oh don't be sour Buck, it's How To Train Your Dragon. If you dislike this I swear to God I'm selling you on Etsy." She grinned, eyes focusing on the screen.

"Etsy? What the hell is Etsy?" He questioned.

Davina groaned and rolled her eyes. "My God your old." She grumbled, stifling a laugh.

"Hey!" He snapped.

"What? No! Shhh! Shut up I'm watching How To Train Your Dragon!" She smiled wickedly as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her body closer to his.

"You adorable." He kissed her head.

"I know right."

T R A N S L A T I O N S

о Господи  =  'My God'

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