(Can't find Bucky.)

Chapter twenty six:

Our night together was very beautiful. It was more perfect than I could have imagined. Wanda poured out her soul to me. Just when I thought I knew everything about her she pulled out a guitar and sang to me. It was so nice to be drama free and be a normal couple. Wanda took me to my first night club. And it was quite the experience. A couple of girls kept hitting on me and Wanda was angry so she kissed me passionately and ferociously before leaving a massive lick on my neck. The girls soon left us alone.

When we returned to training we were both sad. It was like saying goodbye to normality. We were back to our crazy ass lives. As soon as the door opens Peter Parker runs over to us.

"Travis come quick it's Bucky." Said Peter Parker.

"What happened Peter?" I replied.

"It's Steve Rogers... He died." Said Peter Parker.

All I could feel was a dull ache. Carol Danvers was always good to Wanda and looked out for her. We all knew this day would come but this wasn't news I expected to hear when I just woke up. I put my arm around Peter Parker as we walked to find Caitlin and Bucky Barnes. We walked into the training room where Bucky Barnes fell apart and Sam was crying on Monica's shoulder. The sadness in the room was palpable. Everyone loved Steve Rogers. We all walked over to Bucky Barnes and put our hands on his shoulders. He was the strong one out of all of us. I owed him everything. To watch him fall apart was heartbreaking. We must have stood there for a hour.

"Thank you Travis. I don't know what to do about myself. Do you think they'll let me be a pallbearer?" Said Bucky Barnes.

"Of course they will. It's what he would've wanted." Replied Peter Parker. He then helped Bucky Barnes up to his feet and went into the kitchen.

I sat with him and made sure that he drank and ate some food. "You know Travis. He would've liked you. You stand up for the little guy like he did." Said Bucky Barnes.

"Will you tell me about him?" I replied.

"You know when we were young just before I was drafted he used to pick a fight with the biggest and meanest dudes and get the crap beat out of him until I came along and the guys would run. He was a underdog. You couldn't help but route for him. He was the best of us. When he went back with the infinity stones a part of me knew he wouldn't come back. He deserved that happy ending. It hurt though that I wouldn't get to see him again. I think we would have liked this Bucky." He explained.

A week later it was the funeral. Bucky and Sam were pallbearers. It was a hard day for us especially Bucky Barnes. He lost his friend for over a 100 years. What could any of us do or say to him after that? I tried my best though. I made sure he got up every morning, and ate three meals a day and stayed hydrated. I told Wanda that I owed him my life and that it was the least thing I could do. Sam and Monica got him through and supported him. It was Bucky Barnes who we were worried about.

He wasn't the mentally strong Bucky Barnes we came to know. After the funeral he took a walk and we haven't seen him in days. His motorcycle was gone by the time we got back to HQ. We had no way of tracking him or knowing where he went. I had been contacting Fury to locate him. Sam Wilson and I stayed up every night reading newspapers and reading articles online. Bucky Barnes has gone off the grid. But I couldn't blame him. It's exactly what I did after I was taken by Hydra. We wasn't going to give up even if it meant going out and finding him ourselves. That's what Jean was afraid of. My obligation to Bucky for saving my life. Wanda didn't want to lose me all over again.

It had been over a week since I slept and I was sitting in the cabin searching the Internet when it was late. Wanda then walked through the bedroom and said that she missed me. I then looked at her with tears in my eyes.

"I'm so sorry that I haven't been there for you Jean but it's Bucky. He's the reason why I'm here right now. You are to but I can't give up on him." I said sitting down and kissed Wanda deeply.

"Let's find him together. Starting tomorrow we'll get on the jet and every place we think he might be we'll search. But for now please come to bed. You haven't slept in over a week Travis. And I'm really starting to miss cuddling up to my little cuddle monster." Replied Wanda before she kissed me softly.

"Thank you." I said before taking her hand as we walked towards the master bedroom. Wanda then cuddled into me and I slept peacefully for the first time since Bucky Barnes went missing.