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"Oh! Did you bake this yourself, love?" Wanda exclaiming seeing the cute white coated with heart pastel colors on the cake.

"Yeah!" Y/n giggles, loving Wanda's compliment on her work.

"Oh, you sweet baby! I'm sure he'll love it." Nat says as she kisses Y/n's cheek.

"Thank You, Natty!!"

"He'll be here any second now, sweetheart. Why don't we go and hide?" Steve telling Y/n as he had received a text from Sam saying he's already with Bucky on their way.

Steve turned the lights off as everyone hid behind the kitchen counter. Y/n was crouching down holding the cake with Steve holding a lighter for the cake later on.

Keys jiggling and muffled voices were heard as Y/n felt nervous.

She'd planned this surprise a week in advanced, wanting to have a perfect celebration for Bucky.

He had been great to her, and she of course wanted to return the favor and show him how much she appreciates him.

And maybe, just maybe, this can be the time where she confesses her love for him, as more than just her caregiver.

The door was a bit harshly slung open by Bucky as he tossed his keys to the side table.

"Not now, Sam. I've had a shitty day and coming home here with someone i have to take care of? Yeah, doesn't really help."

Steve held your arm down as a sign not to get up yet. Nat and Wanda already understanding.

"Hey, Man, listen-"

"No! Okay? I don't want to go to a stupid fucking birthday party. Tell them that and tell them to bring her home. I already have enough troubles as it is, and with her it just makes everything shittier. So you guys bring her back here cause i'm tired."

You instantly knew he was referring to you. You felt your heart clench with every word he'd said.

The plan was that Sam told Bucky they were having a birthday dinner planned for him. Unfortunately, Bucky had been having a bad week and with his birthday there he didn't feel like doing anything.

Your body felt heavy not knowing what to feel. Thankfully, Steve was there holding you.

Lights flickered on and Bucky's eyes widened seeing the balloons, cake and gifts on the dining area.

Steve stood up along with you infront of him, holding your arms. And there you were. Eyes locking with his, your face holding a hesitant look, not knowing how to react.

Seeing you, he felt his heart drop. You were there. The whole time. And you heard everything.

Still not knowing how to even react, you give him one quick short but sad smile as you slowly settle the cake down.

"Please, excuse me" You softly mutter and gave Wanda and Nat a small glance.

You excused yourself and you went your way to the door, ready to leave, not sparing anyone else any glance and just kept your head down.

"Baby?.." You didn't even look up to him calling you and went ahead to leave. Embarrased of what happened.

Bucky caught a glimpse of your face, your eyes were glistening from the tears and he'd never felt more guilty than ever.

Of course he didn't mean it like that. He had a shitty week and birthday and all he wanted was to be with you. But instead, he indirectly took it out on you.

In attempt to run after you he was stopped by Sam blocking the way.

"Don't." Sam disappointingly told Bucky off as he ran after you himself, Wanda immediately following him, not forgetting to give Bucky a harsh death glare.

"How could you even say that?" Nat walking closer to Bucky as she asked.

"I-I didn't.. I don't know" Bucky was lost for words.

"You know, she planned all this for you. A week before today, wanting to give you a special birthday surprise or whatever. And you just had to fuck that up, didn't you?"

"Nat." Steve putting a hand on Nat's shoulder in attempt to calm her down.

Nat brushed his hand off, walking closer to Bucky she says,

"How can you even deserve her."

And with Nat's harsh words she left, running off to where Sam and Wanda were to find you.

"I hope you didn't mean that, Buck. She just wanted to do a nice thing for you, in her words, wanting to show you how much she appreciates you." Steve said as he was the last one who left the apartment. Leaving Bucky alone in guilt.

Bucky had spent the entire night sitting on the living room couch, waiting for you to come home.

You had to come home, right?

The sound of his phone notifying him that he had received a text, startled him.

Reaching out to his pocket, he sees the message was from Steve.

Y/n fainted, we're at Bruce's lab. - Steve

As soon as he read the line that you fainted he quickly stood up and rushed to your guys' shared bedroom.

Grabbing a bag, he walks to your dresser to grab clothes for you to change in.

As he threw everything on the bed, his actions were halted seeing a medium sized box on the bed.

He didn't even noticed it sitting there, in rush to grab immediate things for you.

He dropped everything he had and went closer to the box.

It was a grey-silver coloured box.

Opening it he saw a black jacket, the one he said he liked when you both were out for groceries.

You actually remembered that?

As he picked it up, his attention was moved to a folded paper in the box.

Setting the jacket down, he grabs ahold of the paper that had his name on it.

To My Bucky ♡

Happy Birthday! I hope you liked what i planned for your day. I'm sorry this was all i can do for you. But please know that i'm thankful for everything that you've done for me. I appreciate you and i hope that we'd be together for a lifetime.

I love you, Bucky. It's the 'I want to marry you' type of 'I love you' - Your Y/n

Without him even knowing, tears fell down his cheeks, a few dropping on the paper.

You love him?

Oh he definitely needs to see you now more than ever.

He needs to tell you that he's sorry and that he didn't mean what he said.

He needs to to tell you that he loves you too. Probably even more than you love him.

But arriving where all of you were and seeing you not sparing him any glance made him want to have a breakdown on that very moment.

You were sitting down on the bed when he arrived, Tony sitting beside you as he was talking to Bruce.

"Great. He's here." Natasha sarcastically called out seeing his frame appear.

Everyone looked, you didn't. You just kept your head on Tony's shoulder.

Bucky went closer to where you were, hurt by you not even looking back to see him.

"Hey, Baby.." he greets as he sets the bag down.

Tony sensing how you felt, he was the one to greet him back.

"Hello there, you." he more on sarcastically says as he holds your frame tighter.

Bruce stiffening a laugh behind at Tony, puts a hand on Bucky's shoulder.

"Barnes."

Bucky turns around greeting Bruce back.

"It was cause of emotions, her little headspace couldn't probably handle it that caused her to faint. Nothing else to worry about." he explains, seeing how Bucky looked.

"Thank You, Bruce." he thanks him as he looked back to you.

Your head was now hiding in Tony's chest as he comforted you. Wanda now sitting beside you, caressing your back.

Steve called Bucky out, thankfully.

After sometime, Thor gains everyone's attention.

"Well, as it's still Barnes's birthday, how about we all go to dinner? precious little Y/n must be hungry" he suggests.

You weren't really feeling that little as of the moment, and you were hungry.

Tony cocks his head to you as they all wait for your answer.

"Yeah" you softly say, Thor clapping his hands back, happy you answered him.

Everyone standing up getting ready to leave the building, Bucky jogs towards you.

"I'll leave you to it now, sweetheart. Run to me if he upsets you again." Tony seeing how Bucky wanted you for himself he says to you, whispering the last part out. Bucky still heard it though.

You give him a soft smile and a nod. Him doing the same, patting your head in return.

Bucky holds both of your arms, "Love?"

He calls out to you, seeing how you still couldn't look at him in the eyes.

Not wanting to push you, he clasps his hand in yours kissing it, metal hand holding your bag, you guys head out to where everyone was.

☆☆☆

You guys went to a sushi bar and everyone was having fun.

Well, all except for the birthday boy.

You were sitting beside Wanda, her wanting to stay with you feeling extra soft today. You were on her left as Bucky sat on the end of the table beside you.

You were quiet the whole time, eating on your own. Respectfully declining Bucky's offer to feed you.

Only saying something whenever Wanda or Vision beside her, asks you something.

Bucky on the other hand, tried to get your attention. Him trying to feed you one of his sushis every now and then. His heart breaking every minute without having your attention to him.

You were his clingy little baby. And that's what he loves the most in the world. So you not being in his arms, not feeding you, not blabbering nonsense to him, not giving him random kisses on his cheeks, he was on the verge of crying.

He's not letting you go to bed tonight without making up.

The dinner party was over and you both were now in the car. Awkward silence roaming it as you felt your eyes grow heavier.

You set your head down near the car door, hugging your pillow that Bucky brought.

Arriving at the apartment, Bucky went to your side of the car and removed your seatbelt. Which you woke up to.

You rubbed your eye as he fixed your hair.

"We're home, baby" he whispers with a kiss on your cheek and grabs your bag and hand.

Nat and Wanda already gave you a bath, so you could only change into something more comfy to bed.

Bucky was about to grab a onesie of yours and you held his hand in protest. You weren't feeling too little so you didn't want to wear a onesie for tonight.

"You want your big girl clothes, baby?" you nod at him, wanting to pick out the clothes for yourself. Him stopping you back.

"Wait" he says as he goes to his drawer and pulls out his t-shirt.

"You can wear mine, if you like.." he offers you hesitantly.

You liked wearing his clothes you used to mention, but he one time told you that you had your own big girl clothes to wear and it upset you. You knew he meant well but that somewhat made you upset.

With everything that had happened tonight, Bucky felt somewhat clingy to you. He missed you so much and just wanted to have his hands all over you again.

You thought for a few seconds but eventually accepted his offer, mumbling a soft 'thank you' to him and pulling out a bunny bottom pj's.

Even with only you accepting his shirt, it made him feel better. He smiled and went to change his clothes as well.

Seeing you finished changing, he couldn't help himself any longer and hugged you.

You were startled by his suddenness.

Then he was sniffling. He was crying.

"I'm sorry. Please, forgive me, baby. I didn't mean all that." he pleads hugging you tighter.

"I don't want to lose you, Y/n" he whispers out.

He breaks the hug, but still close to you, holding your face.

"Don't leave me, please. I love you." he confesses.

Your eyebrows furrow a bit. He loves you?

"You love me?" you softly ask him, confusion written on your face.

He frowns at you, "Of course, I do. So much. Reading your letter you have no idea how happy that made me. It means i could finally ask you"

"Ask me what?"

"To be with me. For the rest of our lives? Grow old together?" you shake your head at him.

"But i am with you?" you were clueless as of the moment. thinking that's what you both have been doing the entire time. oblivious to the fact he was meaning something else.

"More than that, Y/n." he grabs both of your hands, a ring suddenly appearing out of the blue. He had bought it sometime ago and had always kept it in his pockets.

"I'm asking you to marry me."

He gets down on one knee, sweat building up on every part of his body.

"Please Marry Me, Y/n?"

You tear up. Not believing what was happening.

You nod in response, "Yes? Words, baby please, i need to hear it" Bucky's heart is racing, so bad and loud he thinks you could hear it.

"Yes, Bucky, I'll marry you." you manage to say out as he lets out a breath of relief and cried as well, quickly but slowly putting the ring on your finger and immediately standing up to kiss you.

Breaking it he looks at you lovingly,

"Thank You for the greatest birthday."

-end

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☆☆☆

Summer ended and it was time to go back to school. Which was pretty nerve wrecking for Bucky as it was his first day at a new school.

As nervous as he was, he was still looking forward to school considering he'll be going with his childhood buddies, Sam and Steve.

"First day of being Seniors, expected more than being late." Mr. Cooper, the homeroom teacher exclaims as Bucky was the last person and was late to his class.

The class laughed as Bucky apologized, stumbling as he walks to his desk.

"What got you so late, Buck?" Steve asked as Bucky sits beside him.

"I accidentally woke up late.. the bus left me" Bucky explains with a sigh, fixing his eyeglasses.

"Well, buddy, have i got some news to make your day better" Sam smirks patting Bucky's shoulder from behind.

Bucky was about to ask what it was when he was scolded by Mr. Cooper for the second time.

"Later at lunch" Steve whispers to Bucky one last time before actually paying attention to the teacher.

☆☆☆

"I found the girl you so desperately needed to find" Steve tells Bucky, sharing the news that indeed made his day better as the three sat on the cafeteria.

"So, get this, she goes to our school, she's in her twelfth year... but unfortunately way out of your league" Sam explains shrugging at the last sentence.

"O-oh... she's one of the popular one's huh? should've expected that." Bucky sighs out, Sam scoffing at him.

"One of the popular ones? Buddy, she's the most popular one apparently."

It was true. Your father was the one and only, Tony Stark of the Stark Industries. Your name already had a title. But that wasn't really the main reason why you're labelled as the 'most popular'. Your family name was just one of them. You had the finest looks and had unique features.

Even the girls fangirled over you. You were also part of the cheerleading team but you only do that for fun as you also needed to have a sport to do. Your real interest was photography. It was your club along with arts.

Looks and brains were there, but your personality? Oh, your personality was just like how you looked. Angelic if one could describe. You were kind-hearted and didn't abuse your power. Not that you care about it anyways.

☆☆☆

Bucky "excused" himself to the bathroom when in reality, Steve told him where your classroom was and wanted to see you.

Luck was on his side that day as the door to where your class was, was opened.

He walks down the hallway, passing the door and there he saw you. You were reading like everyone else, studying for a test.

After seeing you, he felt his heart beat fast. Heck, he could actually hear it thump.

He smiles as he quickly walks further, passing your class to actually use the restroom to avoid him getting caught or questioned.

Walking back from the restroom, he looks up from wiping his hands on his uniform shirt seeing you standing out on the hallway. It was your class's lunch break and everyone had already gone downstairs to the cafeteria but you were waiting for Mrs. Diaz outside, her wanting to talk to you about the next art project for the club as she scolds two of your classmates for whatever reason.

You were leaning on the wall facing the classroom but had your head down in the floor, hearing your teacher scold your classmates. Bucky walks slowly, eyes on you as he nervously smiled.

Seeing someone approaching on your peripheral vision, you lift your head up to meet Bucky's shy figure. You slightly tilt your head at him, thinking he looked familiar and eventually remembering him as you give him a smile, seeing how he was giving you one too.

His smile grew big now showing teeth, happy to be encountering with you again. "I didn't know you go here" you tell him.

"I-I just transferred! I'm in 11th grade!" he shares, you nodding in understanding smiling at his cuteness.

"Y/n!"

"I'll be seeing you around then?" you smile leaning away from the wall as you start to walk back to your room, Mrs. Diaz calling you.

"Y-yeah!" Bucky says, you giving him one last smile and nod before disappearing to your room.

And ever since that day, he always had his eyes on you. Not in a creepy way of course, it was adorable like he was in middle school or something.

☆☆☆

"Move it, freak"

Bucky stumbles a bit almost falling to the ground as he was shoved by the school's only mean girl, Amy.

The students behind Bucky started laughing at the scene, the poor boy just wanting to buy a drink outside at the school's open field snack stall.

"Two Diet Cokes" Amy ordered, feeling famished as she was part of the school's cheer team, the same team as you, practicing for the cheer competition.

Amy then looked over to Bucky, seeing his helpless state look down on his feet. She chuckles as she fully turns to him and says, "You should know newbie, that the girls, middle schooler kids, and especially us who are part of the school's cheer team, we're the priorities here so we don't fall in line and we get free drinks."

Unbeknownst to both Amy and Bucky, you saw the whole scene as basically everyone on the team's attention was now on Bucky being dragged by the senior.

Sighing, you walk over to the stall as you couldn't bare to see the poor boy and his state.

"Hey, Mary! can i get one cherry soda please?" you ask the stall owner as she smiles at you for being so ever polite. Amy slightly giving you the death stare while everyone's eyes were now on you.

Bucky felt embarrassed now more than ever seeing you see him getting bullied and even meddling in it. He could cry.

"Here, i hope cherry soda's okay." Bucky's eyes look up to see you handing him the cherry soda filled cup as you were giving him a soft smile.

After handing him the drink, he couldn't even get the chance to thank you as you head back immediately to practice.

Amy rolls her eyes at Bucky. Fuming as she felt embarrassed with you helping the boy.

☆☆☆

"Barnes! Y/n's in a fight with Amy!" Sam yells running after Bucky with Steve.

Bucky felt his heart drop. Was this because of him? Because of the cherry soda incident?

Without any words, Bucky runs back to the school, Steve and Sam following him.

But arriving where the supposed fight was, they were engulfed with an empty and quiet court.

"I think we missed it." Steve said.

Bucky saw something flash on the floor. Coming up to it he bends down to see a brooch pin. Your brooch pin. He knew because it was a gift from your coach after winning the last cheer competition.

But it had a splash of blood on it. Wiping it, he puts it in his pocket, dedicated to bring it back to you.

☆☆☆

"Stark!"

You turn around to a fuming looking Amy as she pushed your shoulders, making you stumble a bit.

"What the hell's your problem?" You push her back after immediately getting your balance back, making her fall onto the floor.

"Ugh!" She yelps. Glaring at you as she stands back up again.

"Don't try to be a hero like your dad!"

"Wasn't even trying to. So how about you stop acting like everyone worships the ground you walk on and spare yourself the embarasment?"

That fumed her even more as she slaps you across the face, hands first gliding onto your collar causing your pin to scratch your face as she slapped you.

That was what happened before Bucky even witnessed it as the fight was caught off by your coach.

☆☆☆

The next day, Bucky heard you got trouble about the fight and was called out to the headmaster's office with Amy.

He bought band-aids from the school's clinic as well as a pack of your favourite gummies from the snack stall and waited outside the office for you.

"Y/n, you're good at being a cheerleader and you're great at photography. Why don't you try and apply for program's or contests and keep making the school proud instead of getting into fights. If you both get into a fight again, I'll call your parents this time." Headteacher Mr. Adams says after full on 30 minutes scolding and lecturing the both of you before dismissing you.

Amy bumps your shoulder most intentionally heading out the door first heading to the left hall. You, thankfully heading the opposite where Bucky was, he sucks in a breath and stands in front of your way causing you to stop on your tracks.

"I'm sorry about what happened yesterday!" You look at him not expecting to run into him.

"I- I'm so sorry you got into a fight and got in trouble because of me! I didn't mean for that to happen.." he felt more bad as he saw your bruised and scratched face.

You smiled at him shaking your head.

"It's alright, it's not your fault." He now smiles back at you and quickly hands you the band-aids and gummies.

"T-these are for you! Thank You for helping me. Get well soon!"

You accept the gift as he shyly walks away turning his back on you.

"Bucky?" You call out to him. And he felt a pang in his heart.

Immediately he turns to you, nervously smiling.

"Thank you." You give him a soft smile once again and he couldn't even mimic a word out and just smiles more and walks away.

☆☆☆

"She knows my name! She knows my name!"

Steve and Sam yelps on their seats as Bucky runs to them.

"She actually knows my name! She called me 'Bucky'!"

The two couldn't help but chuckle at the lovesick boy. Happy to see him in this state.

Happy that there was someone who made him smile whole-heartedly and made him believe in love, as cringy as it sounded to them. (more like to Sam)

And Bucky knew as well. Knew that you had some impact in his life, that you actually made him look forward to positive things in life.

He's now fully decided after what happpened, to get your attention a whole lot more, to actually be friends with you, and hopefully with luck and time on his side, win your soft genuine heart.

All before you graduate and move away.

-end of part 1

☆☆☆

Your eyes open to meet your Wanda plushie laying beside you. The plush given to you by Wanda as one of her many gifts.

You sit up on the bed and rub your eyes, hands stopping you while doing so, startling you a bit.

"Don't rub your eyes, sweetie." Nat tells you.

You smile softly seeing her as you move closer to her and giving her a hug.

"Good morning, my best girl." she says hugging you tight and giving you a kiss on your cheek.

Heading to the bathroom as you just finished brushing your teeth, Steve comes in sight, Natasha leaving the room.

"Hey, sweetheart." you turn to see Steve opening his arms to you with a smile, you immediately accepting his hug already feeling awake from the love you were receiving so early in the morning.

Steve helps you wash your face as you share to him what your dreams were for the night. He listens attentively to your dream about finally meeting a unicorn with Sam helping you out in the magical forest.

You walk down the hallway to see Sam's back walking in front of you. Speaking of the devil.

You run to him to hug him on his back, him immediately turning to hug you back, greeting you a lovely morning with tickles.

Your room was in the same hallways as Wanda's as well so you giddily walk up to her door. As you were about to knock, the door already opened, red magical waves present as it seemed she sensed you were about to knock and opened the door herself.

"Good morning, my baby!" she welcomes you sitting up from her bed, you immediately running to her arms.

After spending a few minutes with her and receiving kisses, you started visiting everyone else in the team.

Visiting Tony and Bruce next at the lab to claim your hugs.

"Good Morning, to my little angel." Tony greets you lifting you tight in a hug.

Bruce giving you a big smile opening his arms for you without saying anything, him kissing you on top of your head.

Deciding to head down to get breakfast you run into Vision and Thor near the elevator and claimed your hug from them as well, Vision spinning you in the hug as he lifts you up with him, and Thor lifting you up in his arms as well with kisses.

Elevators opening, you see Clint walking from the dining area, you call out to him.

"Heyyy, you finally awake?" he greets you with open arms lifting you up a bit, also him telling you he'll teach you archery tricks later. Oh you were excited for it.

Everyone trained you, they all took turns.

Then you turn to the kitchen seeing Bucky sitting beside the kitchen counter, preparing to pour himself the newly brewed black coffee.

You excitedly walk up to him.

Compared to everyone else on the team, you knew Bucky the least. It had only been exactly a year and a couple months since he joined the team and you both had trouble interacting at first.

He was immediately told by Steve that you were a little, explaining what it meant and Bucky eventually grew curious about you.

The team except Steve didn't really want you going near him. As it looked like he wouldn't be the type to "baby" or give someone affection. Or he might unintentionally hurt you in some way.

But he didn't actually. And it didn't take much long for you to get close since he got in the compound. He immediately gained your trust with the help of Steve and Sam.

You were the only other one besides Steve and Sam who was nice to him. But compared to the two, you were his favourite.

Your giggles made Bucky aware that you were now present.

But he weirdly didn't look up at you or welcome you.

Unbeknownst to you he had a plan to tease you.

You pout a bit when you see he didn't welcome you.

You move to his side and slightly jump up and down playfully waving your arms, wanting his attention.

"Bucky, Bucky, Bucky" you cutely whisper chanting his name, him cracking a smile but continued to drink his coffee to hide it.

You go to his other side as you pat his shoulder, him now turning to look at you.

Ignoring the butterflies you felt when he turned to you, you raise your arms with a cute smile, opening your arms for him wordlessy asking for a hug.

But he bites his smile down and turns his head back again to his coffee.

You pout and poke him, but still got no response.

"You suck." you cutely say and that broke him. you saying he sucked with that cute voice of yours? He couldn't take it anymore.

You smile seeing him smile as he turns his body to you and opened his arms.

"Yayyy" you giggle hugging him, him circling and wrapping his big arms over your body, rubbing your back as he sniffs your hair when you snuggled closer to his neck.

"Good Morning, doll." he whispers to your ear, you break the hug giving him a kiss on his cheek.

He pulls a chair beside him to make you sit as he pulls a plate in front of you, him actually already cooking you pancakes for breakfast.

He was about to feed you when Steve comes in the kitchen smiling.

He takes the fork and fed you himself, Bucky silently sighing in disappointment as he wanted to feed you himself.

But you weren't his, he wasn't your caregiver, not your boyfriend, so all he could do was watch everyone else share your attention.

A few days since that day, he planned on talking privately to Steve. Planning to tell him about his feelings for you and how he plans on asking you to be your caregiver as well.

Steve was fortunately on board, he loves you and Bucky was his long trusted friend. He knew you'd be treated well in his arms.

The others on the other hand didn't quite like the idea. They each all had different opinions about it.

Clint, Bruce, Thor and Vision were hesitant but were open to the idea. They weren't really close with Bucky but they didn't have any hard feelings towards him. And they see how he is with you.

You deserve a relationship kind of love and they wouldn't dare take that from you. They want you to find your own happiness.

Sam was the same as Steve, actually. He bickers a lot with the man but he's been a good friend to Steve and him. And to you? he'd honestly never thought you'd be close with each other and make Bucky grow soft for you.

He kinda found the thought of the two of you dating great. You both match well together in looks, in personalities you were opposites and it was cute and you both would make a great couple all in all.

Tony, well. Of course, Tony was against the idea. Cringing at the thought of Bucky having feelings for you. He doesn't approve. You were like a daughter to him. He even watches over Peter when the two of you hang out, afraid there might be some "young love" blooming.

But after some talk with Steve and Bruce, he eventually approves. It's not like he had the right to say who you should or shouldn't date, but he could atleast protect you. He just doesn't want you getting hurt. He cares.

Now the two ladies, they're worse than Tony. Nat fought with the guy and never again acknowledged each other. Wanda not even caring about Bucky's existence as well.

They were all just worried about you.

What about your feelings? Do you even want to be in a relationship? Do you even like Bucky that way?

Thoughts crowd their minds.

It all eventually led down to you and at the end of the day it was your decision. Whatever your decision was, even if some were against it being Bucky, they will support the two of you.

Bucky didn't really ask for their permission. He doesn't give a fuck. He was just letting them know that he plans on making you his.

☆☆☆

You had just finished taking a bath, Wanda helping you bathe.

She left you to take the good night's rest as you watched cartoons to help you fall asleep and keep you calm.

Then you heard a knock on the door.

You softly say "Come in" to the person behind, loud enough for them to hear.

The door softly creaked revealing Bucky.

He practically cooed at the sight of you snuggling your pillows and plushies and your body hugged by the soft comforter.

"Hey, baby. Sorry to disturb you on your quiet time.." he says as he walks up to your side kneeling down in front of you.

"Can we talk?" he asks you and you nod, sitting up, him sitting down beside you.

He smiles at you, caressing your cheek, admiring your beauty. You were really beautiful. The prettiest girl he'd ever seen.

"What do you think about me being your caregiver?" he finally asks.

Your eyes slowly dart down to look at his chest, thinking.

You then looked back up to his eyes, "I like the idea."

You like Bucky, you feel safe and protected by him more than anyone else. Out of everyone else, you liked his attention.

He softly smiles at you, nodding in understandment.

He chose not to confess his feelings for you yet. This was already a huge success for him.

He then officially became your caregiver after that night, and eventually he did confess his feelings for you. Luckily, you reciprocated his feelings and that became the start of a road to a happy ending with you.

-end

☆☆☆

Soft lovely music surrounded the studio as people stood quietly each in their own, analyzing and admiring the artworks that surrounded the cream painted walls.

Bucky as well, walking around, speaking to customers every now and then.

"These are lovely works you have. I wonder what inspires you to create them?" An old lady with her husband asking, smiling at the younger man.

Bucky chuckles, glancing at one of his work that was in front of them. It was a painting of a diamond unique looking ring that layed upon a dandelion flower.

"My dreams, ma'am. I can say all of my work inside this room was all based on a connected dream."

"Dreams? So that girl on that portrait.. does she not exist?" The old man asks confused pointing at the portait on the other side of the room.

"I'm not so sure. I don't know her, but i seem to. The dreams felt like memories. Memories that i don't even remember experiencing." Bucky sighs, looking at the portait of the girl.

Whenever he dreamt of her, he wakes up crying. He was crying in his sleep.

"I dream of you, almost every night. Hopefully, i won't wake up this time" that line. it's basically how he feels everytime he dreams about you.

"Do you believe we get more than one lifetime?" The lady asks Bucky to which he confusingly frowns.

"How do you mean, ma'am?"

The old lady smiles, looking up at her husband.

"I mean reincarnation, dear. Are you familiar? I believe what you're dreaming of are past life memories. The one you're dreaming of.. they were probably your past lover."

Bucky listened closely and looks down slowly with a frown on his face. He didn't even think about the thought of reincarnation. But does he buy it? Not fully. But the thought felt right and nice.

The couple chuckles seeing Bucky's face. They surely got in his mind.

The old man pats Bucky's shoulder as they moved onto another work, leaving Bucky staring at the ring portrait, lost in his thoughts.

You on the other hand, had been in the room for the whole time Bucky and the old couple started conversing.

Actually bumping into the couple themselves, they smile at you, complimenting how you looked.

"What a lovely looking girl" the old lady beemed.

You smiled back about to deny when her husband frowned.

"You look vaguely familiar, dear..."

You tilt your head confused. But his wife just excused her husband, wishing you a lovely rest of the day.

You were confused and a bit weirded out. Moving to the next artwork, slowly and slowly you walk up getting a closer look at the portrait.

Your face loosened up but soon furrowed your eyebrows slightly, mouth opening agape a little.

'i look like her..' you think.

It was a painting of a girl. It looked modern. Like it was from the old times.

The girl was wearing a modern looking white dress, as her hair was slightly curled on the ends. Her smile was soft and she looked beautiful. Stunningly.

You both had the same features. Your hair was the same except the clothes. You were wearing a white dress as well but the dress was a lot more newer times.

But it had the same vibes.

Some of the people now had their attention on you. Without even knowing tears were falling down from your cheeks, but the frown and confused look stayed.

People seeing you were crying and averting their gaze to where you were long looking at, they gasp.

"Is that you?"

"Are you alright, love?"

"I think that's her"

Their gasps, questions caught everyone in the room's attentions.

One of them being Bucky.

He frowned seeing the people bundle around something. More like someone. He walks up, your back to his.

He didn't know why. But he felt anxiety creeping up on him.

Why were they circling you?

"What a lovely painting of you"

Bucky's head snaps at the lady's words.

He now walks up to your side, slowly catching your face.

His eyes widen as his mouth opens gasping a little. His heartbeat quickens, tearing up.

You're the girl in his dreams. It was you. You look like her.

Your teary eyes slowly look to the man beside you.

Your heart tightens. But, why?

You didn't know but you breath out air that you didn't know you kept.

"Who are you?" you ask him softly, only enough for him to hear.

"Can i speak with you in private?" he throws you a question instead. You nodding anyway. Both of you still had unsettling looks on your faces.

☆☆☆

Everyone's left the studio as Bucky respectfully announced to the people that he will be closing for the day.

You were staring at the painting of the ring and the dandelion. You grit your teeth, tears falling down uncontrollably.

"I can explain" Bucky finally spoke, handing you a handkerchief.

"Please do" you say, accepting the handkerchief to wipe your tears.

"These all came from my dreams. I dream about all of this almost every night. Of well.. you." he hesitantly explains, worried how you'd take it.

"That explains everything." you whisper.

"What?" he asks.

"I know this ring. I dream about vivid memories as well. This ring was mine, given by a man whose face i don't remember whenever i wake up." you explain.

Bucky felt his heart flutter. Surely the man was him right? He stayed silent, not knowing what to say.

"Could it possibly be something about our past lives?" you ask.

He chuckles, nodding. "I think it is."

You look at him smiling as well.

"I finally found you huh?" he says as you shake your head laughing.

"You might be my reincarnated lover but you're still a stranger to me in this life" You say. Bucky smiling, his eyes crinkling.

"Come on then, my reincarnated wife. We got a lot of catching up to do." he says grabbing his jacket.

You laugh, accepting the hand he offered as the both of you exit the studio that showed your past love, now heading out to make new ones.

-end

☆☆☆

Summer ended and it was time to go back to school. Which was pretty nerve wrecking for Bucky as it was his first day at a new school.

As nervous as he was, he was still looking forward to school considering he'll be going with his childhood buddies, Sam and Steve.

"First day of being Seniors, expected more than being late." Mr. Cooper, the homeroom teacher exclaims as Bucky was the last person and was late to his class.

The class laughed as Bucky apologized, stumbling as he walks to his desk.

"What got you so late, Buck?" Steve asked as Bucky sits beside him.

"I accidentally woke up late.. the bus left me" Bucky explains with a sigh, fixing his eyeglasses.

"Well, buddy, have i got some news to make your day better" Sam smirks patting Bucky's shoulder from behind.

Bucky was about to ask what it was when he was scolded by Mr. Cooper for the second time.

"Later at lunch" Steve whispers to Bucky one last time before actually paying attention to the teacher.

☆☆☆

"I found the girl you so desperately needed to find" Steve tells Bucky, sharing the news that indeed made his day better as the three sat on the cafeteria.

"So, get this, she goes to our school, she's in her twelfth year... but unfortunately way out of your league" Sam explains shrugging at the last sentence.

"O-oh... she's one of the popular one's huh? should've expected that." Bucky sighs out, Sam scoffing at him.

"One of the popular ones? Buddy, she's the most popular one apparently."

It was true. Your father was the one and only, Tony Stark of the Stark Industries. Your name already had a title. But that wasn't really the main reason why you're labelled as the 'most popular'. Your family name was just one of them. You had the finest looks and had unique features.

Even the girls fangirled over you. You were also part of the cheerleading team but you only do that for fun as you also needed to have a sport to do. Your real interest was photography. It was your club along with arts.

Looks and brains were there, but your personality? Oh, your personality was just like how you looked. Angelic if one could describe. You were kind-hearted and didn't abuse your power. Not that you care about it anyways.

☆☆☆

Bucky "excused" himself to the bathroom when in reality, Steve told him where your classroom was and wanted to see you.

Luck was on his side that day as the door to where your class was, was opened.

He walks down the hallway, passing the door and there he saw you. You were reading like everyone else, studying for a test.

After seeing you, he felt his heart beat fast. Heck, he could actually hear it thump.

He smiles as he quickly walks further, passing your class to actually use the restroom to avoid him getting caught or questioned.

Walking back from the restroom, he looks up from wiping his hands on his uniform shirt seeing you standing out on the hallway. It was your class's lunch break and everyone had already gone downstairs to the cafeteria but you were waiting for Mrs. Diaz outside, her wanting to talk to you about the next art project for the club as she scolds two of your classmates for whatever reason.

You were leaning on the wall facing the classroom but had your head down in the floor, hearing your teacher scold your classmates. Bucky walks slowly, eyes on you as he nervously smiled.

Seeing someone approaching on your peripheral vision, you lift your head up to meet Bucky's shy figure. You slightly tilt your head at him, thinking he looked familiar and eventually remembering him as you give him a smile, seeing how he was giving you one too.

His smile grew big now showing teeth, happy to be encountering with you again. "I didn't know you go here" you tell him.

"I-I just transferred! I'm in 11th grade!" he shares, you nodding in understanding smiling at his cuteness.

"Y/n!"

"I'll be seeing you around then?" you smile leaning away from the wall as you start to walk back to your room, Mrs. Diaz calling you.

"Y-yeah!" Bucky says, you giving him one last smile and nod before disappearing to your room.

And ever since that day, he always had his eyes on you. Not in a creepy way of course, it was adorable like he was in middle school or something.

☆☆☆

"Move it, freak"

Bucky stumbles a bit almost falling to the ground as he was shoved by the school's only mean girl, Amy.

The students behind Bucky started laughing at the scene, the poor boy just wanting to buy a drink outside at the school's open field snack stall.

"Two Diet Cokes" Amy ordered, feeling famished as she was part of the school's cheer team, the same team as you, practicing for the cheer competition.

Amy then looked over to Bucky, seeing his helpless state look down on his feet. She chuckles as she fully turns to him and says, "You should know newbie, that the girls, middle schooler kids, and especially us who are part of the school's cheer team, we're the priorities here so we don't fall in line and we get free drinks."

Unbeknownst to both Amy and Bucky, you saw the whole scene as basically everyone on the team's attention was now on Bucky being dragged by the senior.

Sighing, you walk over to the stall as you couldn't bare to see the poor boy and his state.

"Hey, Mary! can i get one cherry soda please?" you ask the stall owner as she smiles at you for being so ever polite. Amy slightly giving you the death stare while everyone's eyes were now on you.

Bucky felt embarrassed now more than ever seeing you see him getting bullied and even meddling in it. He could cry.

"Here, i hope cherry soda's okay." Bucky's eyes look up to see you handing him the cherry soda filled cup as you were giving him a soft smile.

After handing him the drink, he couldn't even get the chance to thank you as you head back immediately to practice.

Amy rolls her eyes at Bucky. Fuming as she felt embarrassed with you helping the boy.

☆☆☆

"Barnes! Y/n's in a fight with Amy!" Sam yells running after Bucky with Steve.

Bucky felt his heart drop. Was this because of him? Because of the cherry soda incident?

Without any words, Bucky runs back to the school, Steve and Sam following him.

But arriving where the supposed fight was, they were engulfed with an empty and quiet court.

"I think we missed it." Steve said.

Bucky saw something flash on the floor. Coming up to it he bends down to see a brooch pin. Your brooch pin. He knew because it was a gift from your coach after winning the last cheer competition.

But it had a splash of blood on it. Wiping it, he puts it in his pocket, dedicated to bring it back to you.

☆☆☆

"Stark!"

You turn around to a fuming looking Amy as she pushed your shoulders, making you stumble a bit.

"What the hell's your problem?" You push her back after immediately getting your balance back, making her fall onto the floor.

"Ugh!" She yelps. Glaring at you as she stands back up again.

"Don't try to be a hero like your dad!"

"Wasn't even trying to. So how about you stop acting like everyone worships the ground you walk on and spare yourself the embarasment?"

That fumed her even more as she slaps you across the face, hands first gliding onto your collar causing your pin to scratch your face as she slapped you.

That was what happened before Bucky even witnessed it as the fight was caught off by your coach.

☆☆☆

The next day, Bucky heard you got trouble about the fight and was called out to the headmaster's office with Amy.

He bought band-aids from the school's clinic as well as a pack of your favourite gummies from the snack stall and waited outside the office for you.

"Y/n, you're good at being a cheerleader and you're great at photography. Why don't you try and apply for program's or contests and keep making the school proud instead of getting into fights. If you both get into a fight again, I'll call your parents this time." Headteacher Mr. Adams says after full on 30 minutes scolding and lecturing the both of you before dismissing you.

Amy bumps your shoulder most intentionally heading out the door first heading to the left hall. You, thankfully heading the opposite where Bucky was, he sucks in a breath and stands in front of your way causing you to stop on your tracks.

"I'm sorry about what happened yesterday!" You look at him not expecting to run into him.

"I- I'm so sorry you got into a fight and got in trouble because of me! I didn't mean for that to happen.." he felt more bad as he saw your bruised and scratched face.

You smiled at him shaking your head.

"It's alright, it's not your fault." He now smiles back at you and quickly hands you the band-aids and gummies.

"T-these are for you! Thank You for helping me. Get well soon!"

You accept the gift as he shyly walks away turning his back on you.

"Bucky?" You call out to him. And he felt a pang in his heart.

Immediately he turns to you, nervously smiling.

"Thank you." You give him a soft smile once again and he couldn't even mimic a word out and just smiles more and walks away.

☆☆☆

"She knows my name! She knows my name!"

Steve and Sam yelps on their seats as Bucky runs to them.

"She actually knows my name! She called me 'Bucky'!"

The two couldn't help but chuckle at the lovesick boy. Happy to see him in this state.

Happy that there was someone who made him smile whole-heartedly and made him believe in love, as cringy as it sounded to them. (more like to Sam)

And Bucky knew as well. Knew that you had some impact in his life, that you actually made him look forward to positive things in life.

He's now fully decided after what happpened, to get your attention a whole lot more, to actually be friends with you, and hopefully with luck and time on his side, win your soft genuine heart.

All before you graduate and move away.

-end of part 1