Gifted

Bucky wakes up and smiles. Today was his sixteenth birthday and it was finally here. Bucky scrambles out of bed and rushes to the bathroom. Bucky just couldn't contain his excitement. Bucky stares at his short brown hair and his beautiful grey blue eyes. Bucky smirks. His mother did always say that he has the good looks and the amazing charm that he could get anyone to do anything for him. It's true. He has all his teachers wrapped around his pinkie finger and gets away with everything. Rebecca wanted to learn how to do that but Bucky would do anything to keep his little sister safe and happy. Bucky frowns and blinks. Did his eyes just flash purple? Maybe it was just his mind playing tricks on him. Bucky looks down and notices that the bathroom sink had cracks and little bits of ash? On it. Bucky was confused but didn't let it ruin his good mood. "Alright Barnes, today is your sixteenth birthday and no matter what you are going to be happy." Bucky says and opens the bathroom door and walks down the stairs. "Happy birthday!" Yelled three voices making Bucky jump. Bucky smiles when he sees that his family decorated the kitchen.

"Aww thanks guys." Bucky says. Winifred smiles and hugs her son. "Anything for my sweet baby boy. God you are growing up so fast. I am so proud of you." Winifred says. Bucky blushes and smiles. "Thanks mom." Bucky says. "Happy birthday son." George says. Bucky smiles and looks down when thirteen year old Rebecca Barnes hugs him. "Happy birthday Bucky." Rebecca says. "Thanks Becca. This is cool. Any plans?" Bucky asks as he ruffles Becca's hair making her whine and complain. Winifred smiles. "Anything you want." Winifred says. Rebecca shrieks in laughter when Bucky tickles her. "Anything eh?" Bucky asks. George sighs. "You are going to regret that sweetheart." George says and kisses Winifred on the temple. Bucky shrugs. "Actually I am not sure. Maybe a movie? Eh." Bucky says shrugging. "Sure, then dinner?" George says. Bucky nods. "Sounds great." Bucky says as he lets Becca jump on Bucky's back for a piggy back ride. Bucky spins her around and Rebecca laughs. Winifred sighs. "Alright, that is enough you two. I don't want anyone to get hurt." Winifred says. "Awww." Both Bucky and Rebecca says and pouts. Winifred huffs. "Fine, but play in the backyard." Winifred says and both Bucky and Rebecca yells "yes" and runs out the back door. "I'm glad that they get along." George says wrapping his arms around Winifred. Winifred smiles. "Me too." Winifred says.

Both Bucky and Rebecca were laughing as they spin around. Bucky laughs and stumbles around when Rebecca falls to the grass. "I am so dizzy." Rebecca laughs and Bucky falls next to her. "Me too." And they both giggle. "I'm glad we are close. My best friend Jasmine big brother hates her." Becca says. Bucky smiles. "Don't worry Becca, I am always here for you." Bucky says and hugs her. Becca hugs back and pulls away to look at him in shock. "Bucky your eyes! They are purple!" Rebecca says. "What?" Bucky says. The grass around Bucky starts to turn to ash. Rebecca jumps back. "What the hell!" Bucky yelps and jumps back to hit a tree and the tree turns black and dies and falls into a pile of ash. "MOM!" Becca yells. Both Winifred and George runs out. Rebecca runs to her mother and father. Bucky stares at the pile of ash that used to be a tree. Bucky looks at his mother and father in fear.

"What's happening to me!" Bucky says scared. George walks towards Bucky. "No!" Bucky says shooting his arms towards his father. Purple shoots out and George ducks and it hits the swingset. It also turns and crumbles to ash. George looks at Bucky. Bucky was breathing fast and just stares as the purple slowly fades and his eyes turn back to the stormy blue in his eyes. George steps forward and Bucky shakes his head and stumbles back. "It's alright. It's gone." George says and George hugs Bucky. Bucky shakes and sobs into his father. "Shhh it's okay Bucky, everything will be alright." George says. Winifred rushes all of them into the house. Bucky backs away and whimpers. Winifred went to hug Bucky. "No! I might hurt you." Bucky says scared. Winifred sighs. "My mother had a gift as well, she could shape shift into anything she wanted. I didn't get it but my younger sister did. It must run in the family. But the powers are always different. " Winifred begins to explain. "What do I do?" Bucky says with his voice small. Winifred hated it when her children were scared and this was something that she couldn't fix. "I am going to have to send you to a school. Where they teach you how to control them." Winfred says. Bucky curls into himself and just stands there as if he was afraid to touch anything.

Bucky sniffles. Bucky was so scared, but maybe if he does learn he can see his family smile again and be proud of him and not scared out of their lifes. "Okay." Bucky says. Winifred looks at her husband in shock. How did her son agree so easily? She thought he would fight. "I don't want to hurt you." Bucky says as if he could read her mind. Winifred nods.

And that is how Bucky found himself in the backseat with his family driving to a school. Bucky was so sad. He really thought that his birthday was going to be awesome but instead made him go away from his family in order to keep them safe from him. Bucky stares out of the window. What happens if it happened again while they are in the car? What if it kills his family? Would it be a slow suffering death? Bucky didn't want to know at all. Soon George turns into a driveway and stops in front of a huge mansion. Bucky stares at it and couldn't help but feel awed at this. It was so huge. Two men walks out. A dark skin coloured man with an eye patch and a white skin man with a kind smile on his face. The family gets out of the car. Bucky hid and kept his eyes down. "Hello, my name is Winifred Barnes and this is my husband George and my youngest Rebecca and my oldest James." Winifred says. The dark skin looks at them. The other man smiles and holds his hand out. "Hello my name is Phil Coulson and this is Nick Fury, we are the leaders." Phil says. Winifred smiles. "Umm today something happened and sadly my oldest Bucky has a gift but he is so afraid." Winifred says. Bucky refuses to look up.

Bucky sees a pair of feet in front of him. "Hello, is it okay if I see what you can do?" Phil asks and Bucky finally looks up. "No." Bucky says. George sighs. "He is afraid he is going to hurt someone with it." George explains. Bucky shivers and Rebecca looks over. "Bucky your eyes are purple again." Becca says. Bucky looks at her in alarm. Bucky steps away and his back hits a statue of a man on a horse and it turns to ashes in seconds. Bucky jumps and his hand spurts out a purple stream and it hits a tree as it crumbles into ashes as well. Bucky jumps and just tucks his hands to his chest and still backs away when both Phil and Fury gasps. The purple fades once again but Bucky doesn't know. "It's gone." Winifred says and hugs Bucky. Bucky body trembles. "That is amazing. What a rare power. It is called disintegration. When your eyes turn purple, everything you touch turns to ash. We haven't had one in about ten thousand years." Phil says. Winifred sighs. "You are safe here my love." Winifred says to Bucky. "I don't want you to go, but I have to make sure you guys are safe." Bucky whimpers. "I know. You don't want to hurt anybody." Winifred says and Bucky nods. "We will help him." Fury says. Winifred nods and kisses Bucky's forehead. "I love you." Winifred says. "I love you too mom." Bucky says. Becca hugs Bucky as well as George. After everyone says their goodbyes they leave.

Bucky watches the retreating car and sees Becca turn around and wave. Bucky waves back and he couldn't help but let the tear roll down his cheek. Phil touches his back. "It's okay. You will see them soon again. Let's go and introduce you to everybody." Phil says and Bucky nods as Fury and Phil leads him to the front steps. Bucky sighs and follows them. What a new life. Hopefully he will be able to control his powers. Bucky wipes the tear away and takes a deep breath. Phil opens the door and Bucky slowly walks up the steps and walks through. Fury walks in after and Phil closes the door. Bucky was officially staying in this place and Bucky hoped this was a good thing and not a bad thing.