Chapter 22
Bucky heard a gunshot and saw Y/N falling to the floor, in what seemed like slow motion. He dove across the room to catch her before her head hit. He looked at her and saw she was still breathing but unconscious, he flinched at the slight rotten smell. Bucky looked her over but didn't see any blood besides a spot on her arm where the bullet must have grazed her and the thin cut on her neck. He could feel that she was burning up.
Loki walked over and kicked Zemo, satisfied when he groaned, then ordered his men to take Zemo back to his office. He looked over at Y/N then up to Bucky "She was shot? Can you find any other injuries?"
Bucky shook his head "just a graze but she's burning up and something smells. I'm guessing her shoulder wound needs attention and she's got an infection. I'll have Dr Cho meet us at my parents." He looked around "You have this handled?"
Loki nodded "Of course, take care of her Barnes."
Bucky nodded and gently picked her up. He carried her out of the house, noting the bodies of Zemo's men, some injured others worse, seemingly stuck in various traps. He shook his head and chuckled softly "Like Home Alone."
On his way to the SUV Bucky saw Wanda and Pietro and gave them a dark look. "We need to talk, meet me at the townhouse."
Wanda looked at Pietro and gulped "He looks angry."
Pietro took her hand "Dont worry, we knew he would be but I won't let anything happen to you."
She looked at him angrily "Like you took care of Y/N?"
Pietro shook his head "Everything will be alright.
Bucky strode quickly past them to
check in with his father and Steve, who were staying behind to help deal with Zemo and his men. He gently set Y/N down in the passenger seat, making sure she was buckled in before coming around to the drivers seat. He drove as quickly as he could without tossing her around before pulling into his parents garage and carrying her upstairs.
Winnie was sitting at the dining room table with Y/N's mother, both stood when they saw Bucky carrying her.
Her mother looked her over with fear in her face then looked to Bucky questioningly.
Bucky gave a grim look "She has a flesh wound on her arm and a small cut on her neck but I'm not worried about those. She definitely has a high fever and her shoulder smells. Helen Cho is on her way but I'm guessing that her shoulder is infected. She probably neglected her dressing. I'm taking her up to my room." He looked to her mother "Can you come help get her into some clean clothes?"
Helen Cho arrived shortly after Bucky and was left alone in the room with Y/N who hadn't woken up yet. She cleaned her injuries and redressed her shoulder then started her on an IV before going downstairs to report on her patient.
Helen looked at Bucky "You were right, her shoulder is infected. I started antibiotics, a fever reducer and pain meds then cleaned it thoroughly."
She narrowed her gaze
"Someone is going to have to get through to her that she needs to rest and let her body heal or she'll never be able to have a prosthetic and that's if she doesn't kill herself first. That means no stress, James." She sat at the table and accepted some coffee from Winnie "I'll stick around in case any other injuries come in."
Bucky wanted to sit with Y/N but her mother was by her side and he didn't want to intrude. He fell asleep sitting up in the hallway outside his room.
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Back at the scene, Steve was helping Loki sort through the survivors to let them know Zemo was down and offer the chance to join one of their families. Most caved when they saw Zemo being dragged through the house. A few refused to budge and Loki took care of them.
When they were done with the mess and police had arrived, Loki pulled Steve aside shoved him against the wall and kissed him hard, pulling his hair "I am unsure of what you have done to me Steven but I was almost as worried about you as Y/N. Will George allow you a few hours to recuperate?"
Steve just nodded, a bit dazed and called George to let him know he would be working on some business with Loki. George nodded and smiled "Of course son, you've both earned it."
Sam looked at George then laughed as George shrugged. "Cops have this handled, let's go home."
When they arrived at the Barnes townhouse, Winnie was relieved to see her husband and Sam were unhurt but looked around "Steve?"
Sam smirked "with Loki. He's fine."
Winnie smiled and nodded.
Wanda and Pietro followed quietly behind, sitting at the table without a word.
The commotion they caused downstairs woke Bucky up. He groaned, stiff from sleeping on the floor, and stretched before standing up. He looked into his room to see Y/N and her mother both asleep.
When Bucky went downstairs he was relieved to see everyone was there except Steve. He looked over at Sam questioningly, who smirked and Bucky smiled and nodded.
Then he saw the twins "You two are in deep shit. How could you take her away when she was obviously not well? You risked her life tonight and I don't know if I can forgive that."
Pietro stood up, almost as tall as Bucky if more slender, and squared his shoulders "I'm not sure if you're aware of this, Barnes, but we dont work for you. We work for Y/N and follow her orders. Taking her was dangerous but it would have been worse if she had gone on her own and she was determined. You don't know how stubborn she is. If she chooses to take action against us we will accept it but not from you."
Bucky growled "Fine. I'm going to have words with her when she's up. We'll see who's more stubborn."
Y/N's mother came down the stairs. "I don't think thats a fight you can win, James but some people have to learn for themselves.
She's awake and asking for you."