My Little Disaster

The days before you had chanced upon the knowledge of their love life were much better. At least you didn't have to leave every time Steve came up to your dorm. 

Your phone started ringing just as you took your shoes out of the shoe stand, the screen displaying Bucky's name. 

You cleared your throat before answering, "Hello?"

"What you doin'?" Bucky's deep voice asked through the speaker. 

You adjusted the bag on your shoulder before bending down to tie your laces. "Nothing much. I'm just wearing my-"

"Where you at?" Bucky interrupted, and if you didn't know better, you would've thought he was holding back laughter. You didn't think much about it and replied anyway. "In front of my dorm. I'm about to-" 

Not that it mattered much, because he cut you off again.

"Oh, you got plans?" Bucky said in a sing-song voice and you groaned when you finally understood where it was about to go. 

"Bucky, I swear if you complete it-"

"Don't say that." You groaned loudly, earning a laugh from Bucky which, against your will, made you smile. 

"Do you wanna sing the whole song?" You asked irritatedly.

"Nah, I'm good." You rolled your eyes at his nonchalant tone.

"Is there a point to this or were you just in the mood to annoy me today?" You said with exasperation, done with social interaction for now.

"Hey, wait, don't cut the call - I'm sorry,"

"I've been hearing that a lot today." You chided. "What did you call me for againr?"

"Well, like I asked earlier, do you have any plans today?" Bucky inquired. 

It was a Sunday evening, so you had naturally decided to binge shows while completing your assignments while chilling in your room. 

Or it had been your plan till your roommate had kicked you out to, essentially, 'get some'. 

"I was just about to grab coffee from The Brew and then chill in the study hall for the day." because your best friend is screwing my best friend, you thought to yourself with a scowl. "Why do you ask?"

"Ah. You see, Sam has this seminar he left to attend and Steve is gonna be out for a couple of hours." There was a pause of a couple of seconds as if he was hesitant about speaking next, but decided to continue anyway. "I was gonna watch that film you were nagging me about and then I thought - if I'm going through hell, why not drag you with me."

"Was this supposed to convince me?" You asked him with a shake of your head, which you stopped when you realized that he couldn't see. 

He dramatically sighed. "Alright, let me try again. You, me, pizza and the Pride and Prejudice movie, my dorm? Please?"

This time, you couldn't control your chuckle at the faux desperation in his voice as you mulled over his question.

Was he seriously asking you to come over when neither of his roommates were in? 

To be honest, if it had been either Sam or Steve who had put forward the idea, you wouldn't have thought twice. But it wasn't either of them, it was Bucky. 

There was no denying that your heart was already leaping at the small chance of your very-detailed imaginations coming true. Yet, you had never been alone with Bucky with no other purpose than doing your book report together and even just hanging out was making you nervous. 

You had only suggested that he watch the movie to understand it from a different point of view, to see the characters as characters and not scrutinize them just for the sake of the report, and it was coming back to bite you in the ass.

On top of that, you were worried about spilling your best friend's relationship, because, what if he didn't know yet?

Gosh, poor soul would be crushed if he did like Natasha and came to know that Steve had already swept her off her feet.

"Y/N, you there?" Bucky's voice brought you out of your reverie.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'll be there." You blurted out. 

Shit. You facepalmed when you realized that you had accidentally accepted.

What was the logical step to do next? Call him back and politely decline, right? 

You couldn't explain why, but you didn't wanna do that. Spending some time with Bucky wouldn't hurt your otherwise non-eventful schedule anyway. 

You brushed the lint on your sweater and removed your hair from a lazy bun and combed it with your fingers, trying to look effortless.

Checking how you looked in the rear-camera of your phone for the last time, you held your breath before knocking on his door. 

There was some shuffling before Bucky opened the door, beaming at you. "Come in."

You wondered how someone handsome and built like him could look like an adorable teddy bear while in loose sweats. 

He stepped back, allowing you to enter. "I was worried that I annoyed you too much and you wouldn't come."

"I had half a mind not to. TikTok has already made me hate that song so I'm not sure if I can forgive you easily." You teasingly said, bringing a light tone between you two. 

The aroma of freshly popped popcorn reached your nose and you saw that Bucky had arranged the couch to be directly in front of the TV instead of against the wall with a bowl of popcorn set in the middle of the couch. 

Bucky motioned for you to take a seat. "I hope I'll be able to earn your forgiveness, your majesty." He said with a grin. You put your bag down and settled comfortably. 

"It's a good start, but I believe I was promised a pizza." You replied with just as much cockiness. 

"Here," Bucky said as he handed you the different menus from the pizzerias nearby, before sitting down beside you and putting the movie on. "I didn't want to assume what you like. Order whatever you want, it's on me."

"Why? Is this a date?" You joked as the movie started with Keira Knightley reading a book as she walked in an open ground.

"Do you want it to be?" Bucky countered with a grin. 

You were glad you had your hair open because it perfectly curtained your blushing cheeks from his vision as you directed your eyes back to the screen.

What were you supposed to say anyway? Answer him with a sincere yes? 

You obviously couldn't do that! 

Bucky had a certain way with words, you reminded yourself, it probably didn't mean anything more than a jest to him. 

"Did you know the book she's reading is titled 'First Impressions'? It was the name of Austen's first draft of Pride and Prejudice." You said in an attempt to change the topic. 

"Woah, really?" You smiled in relief when your effort was successful and nodded. "Have you decided what you want?" 

Your eyes widened in disbelief when Bucky gave his order on the phone, trying real hard to not judge him and mustered up a smile to match the one he gave you when your eyes met. 

Opting not to comment on his choice, you focused on the dancing sequence of the movie, the anticipation of Mr Darcy's entrance turning your forced smile into a real one.

The dim-lit scene as Mr Darcy kissed Elizabeth briefly on her face, chanting Mrs Darcy with each peck before his lips finally touched hers. The ending still managed to fill you with just as much warmth as it always did. 

As the credits started to roll, there were a few things that you noticed in this specific order -

a) A few stray tears had rolled down your cheeks, which you immediately rubbed off your face, and

b) You had very comfortably snuggled into Bucky's side sometime during the movie without noticing it

The empty popcorn bowl was in your lap with Bucky's hand over your shoulder. You could feel his chest moving with each breath.

"You good?" Bucky whispered. 

"Yeah," you whispered back, not wanting to burst the small bubble you were in. "What do you think about the movie?"

Bucky chuckled lowly, "I think I understand why you like it so much now." The deepness of his voice making you feel things you didn't know you could. 

You moved a bit away, stretching your spine which was giving you discomfort from sitting in the same position for too long. Bucky had pursed his lips when you glanced at him, looking like he was deep in thought. 

The air around you started feeling a bit awkward, so you broke the silence.

"I wasn't going to say anything, but I still can't believe that you voluntarily ordered and ate a pizza with pineapple on it." You grimaced. 

"I do like it" Bucky uttered in confusion, his eyebrows stitched together as you shook your head at him for the second time today - the difference was that he could see this one. 

"Why, what's wrong with that?"

"Nothing, I'm not sure if I can like you anymore." You said seriously.

It was a lie, of course. If anyone knew the secret to being able to control how you felt around him, you would pay them handsomely. What you had just announced wasn't completely fruitless though, because it was almost funny how it was riling Bucky up.

The creases on his temples deepened, and you were just about to lose it when Bucky sat up straight and stared directly in your eyes. His upper lip curled back in contemplation before his tongue swiped the bottom one as you tried to hide your blushsmile.

How was this guy making you fall more and more every time you looked at him? 

"That's particularly prejudiced of you, Miss Y/L/N." The British accent he added was the last straw as you burst out laughing, Bucky joining in. 

"That was a great imitation," you praised after your laughter died down, "I have to say, I'm quite impressed."

"Was it enough to make you like me again?" Bucky asked with a cheeky smile, thankfully with a well-intended tone of joking added so you knew to take it as just that - a joke.

"I like you, but maybe only as a friend," You replied with a smirk to distract yourself from slipping, diverting both your mind and the topic to a clear boundary. "You need to work harder to become my bestie. Natasha drives a hard bargain with her face masks and skin care stuff."

"Oh, come on." Bucky grouched as he started picking up the empty pizza boxes and the water bottles. "I thought she would've docked a few points in your book after how she kicked you out for Steve today."

Your blood froze, making a chill creep up your spine as your knuckles turned white with how tightly you had grasped the arm of the sofa. 

"You know?" were the two words your tongue allowed you to stutter out.

"Yeah, I mean," he shrugged, "they started as friends with benefits. Where do you think they hooked up most of the time?"

The gears in your head started turning, interpreting his words as you felt yourself relax as if a burden was lifted from your shoulders. 

You blinked, he was heading to the kitchen so he didn't see your mess up. "Yeah, makes sense."

"You should invest in good headphones." Bucky hollered, making you chuckle to yourself. 

You moved the sofa back to its original place, picking up the bowl and whatever he hadn't been able to clean and took them to the kitchen where Bucky was putting stuff in the garbage bag.

"Please don't take it as an offense, but I thought you liked Natasha for the longest time and that you would be upset that Steve's dating her." You admitted, not being able to keep your thoughts to yourself anymore. 

Bucky gave you a bashful smile. "She's a good friend, but I don't see her that way. There's someone else I got my eyes on, though."

"Oh." was the only thing you could say, doing all you could to not show your myriads of feelings you currently felt, too incomprehensible to dissect them right now. 

"What do you wanna do now?" He asked, crashing through the train of your thoughts and giving you a much needed distraction till you could have time for yourself to think everything through. 

"I don't know." You muttered. 

"Can I propose that we watch another movie then?" 

You cursed yourself for not being able to say no to Bucky's puppy-dog eyes. 

You yawned, stretching your body as it slowly awakened.

You were on a bed, not your own, that was for sure. You turned away from the window, grumbling at whoever had left the curtains open when something next to you moved. 

Stilling your movements, you forced your eyes open to see a face that made your heart stop beating. His long dark eyelashes rested against his cheeks as his brown hair, though messy, looked as if a professional had styled them.

Why were you in a bed with Bucky?

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