Chapter 6
The problem with having your own enemies for lovers is that no matter how happy you are on the lovers side, people never seem to forget the "enemy" part. Like the day the two of you fought in the middle of an avengers meeting where he had the courage to call you a cheeky pigeon and you retaliated by calling the ice cube, which was kind of childish seemed even more so when Steve gave a talk and you two were like children sitting in the corner their thoughts.
That was probably one of the lowest points of his life.
He promised that he would try to improve, he really did.
OK. He had several thoughts ways in mind to choke him, and not in a good way, especially during sleep, how many times Sam saw him sleeping in the common area he thought it might be the best time to get rid of Barnes once and for all. But he is an adult man and knows that killing his best friend's best friend would not be a good idea, so he hoped that an alien would invade Earth and end Barnes, he could go to dust, would Steve be sad? Yes. But he would get over it.
There was also the moment when he tried to ask Natasha for help but she said that things between them would be resolved with a good fuck, everything between them was accumulated lust. Which was completely absurd.
Anyway, now he's sitting on his couch with his boyfriend listening to how hilarious it was for everyone on the day that Barnes and he almost got into a real fight for a slice of pizza, forget what he said before, that was the lowest point of his life, he didn't even want that slice.
Having the team together was like being with your own family with the terrible addition of them knowing how he and Bucky were childish in the beginning, and how they simply remember every stingy act they did.
He was so lost in his thoughts that now that they are talking about a fight in the middle of a mission, this Sam remembers well they were already in the phase of "almost friends". Sam almost got shot in the air, made a maneuver to deflect but he was injured and Bucky was furious, shouted at him non-stop, he couldn't keep quiet and their argument took on huge proportions.
But for him, memory was not exactly the struggle.
He was lying on his bed when he heard a knock on the door.
He figured it would be Steve or Natasha examining him ...
"In between"
He was surprised by Barnes's presence.
"I ... came to see how you are doing? But if you want, I will."
"Nah, I'm fine, maybe some painkiller, but I'm going to survive"
“Sam, I wanted to apologize for what happened on the mission. When I saw you hurt "
"I know Buck, we started out the wrong way, like kids fighting for a best friend, but now you are my favorite ice cube."
"Don't try soften my heart, pigeon.
Now listen to Sam, don't take chances like that, I really don't know what it would be like if something happened to you "
I will let you rest "
"Buck, stay"
It was that night, after another fight, that he realized that Natasha might be right.