She spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out with Bucky, as they try to distract their minds until the bombers made their way back. Of course, they were excited for when they did make it back but there is always the gnawing feeling of worry in the back of their heads. They had made their way to the watch tower and sat on the gated balcony, legs handing over the edge and arms crossed over the railings.
"I genuinely don't know how you do it", she says in a slightly surprised tone.
"Are you calling me unattractive?" Bucky responds, adding a hurtful tone to his voice intentionally.
"No, I'm just confused on how you get so many girls to go home with you", she laughs. "I mean come on, every single party Bucky", she leans her head against her crossed arms, facing his direction.
"Most women can't resist my charm", he said confidently, looking over the airstrip.
"And what about the ones who can?", she raises her eyebrow in question. "I would assume they damage your ego. Not that it would knock it down much. It's quite high."
Buck opens his mouth to say something back until he was cut off. "I can see them!", someone yells from inside the tower, pointing into the sky. Bucky and Y/N stood up simultaneously, eyes locked in the direction the young man was pointing, counting the number of planes coming in. Fortunately, the majority made it back, but unfortunately, they had lost 4 crews.
The group at the tower follow each other and run down the stairs. Y/N hope in Bucky's jeep after him as they speed off towards Buck's plane. Curt's and Crosby's were nearby which makes her sigh in relief. They see Buck hop out of the cockpit and make his way over to his closest friends.
"There he is!" Bucky yells at buck which makes him smile.
"Mind if I join you?", Buck asks, throwing his bag into the backseat.
"Take my spot", Y/N says as she jumps out of the car. "I'm gonna go meet up with some of the others", she pats Buck on the shoulder. "Glad you made it back Major."
"Leaving so soon?" Buck and Bucky ask at the same time, facing the girl that was already walking away.
"I'll see you both after interrogation", she waves and starts walking along the rows of B-17's. Her attention is caught by the familiar face of Curt who was talking with another member of his crew. "Curt!", she smiles happily. It was always a relief to see your friends making it back, no matter how big or small the mission was.
He stops chatting and looks over at her, his smile growing bigger at the sight of the girl he had become so close with. He drops his bags as she picks up her pace and wraps her arms around his shoulders, holding onto him tightly when he picks her up and spins her around.
"Hey Angel", he says after he puts her down, keeping his hands situated on her hips. "Miss me?"
"How could I not?"
"Hey, the ladies love my company, I don't make the rules", he says smugly, taking his hands away from the girl and reaching down to pick up his bag.
"Do they now?"
"I'm hurt."
The bigger truck that picks up the majority of the crews honk as some boys yell at Curt to get in before it takes off without him.
"I'll see you after?", he asks.
She nods and smiles, "Definitely".
Curt walks aways from the woman in front of him and climbs into the back of the open truck. He takes his seat and closes the barrier at the back, signaling the driver to drive off. Y/N looks up at the sky, noticing the sun would set soon. She makes her way across the field and to the base. Walking around to the back end where there was a plane that Lemmons was working on, since no one was there, she climbs her way up to the wing and takes a seat, leaning her back against the body of the plane. She had always enjoyed siting on the plane wing to collect her thoughts. It brought quiet in a place of chaos, solace even. She watches the sun drop over the horizon leaving the sky to look like a piece of art that was decorated with the beauty of the souls that they had lost due to the war.
She must've fallen asleep since she was awoken by the sounds of cheering men. It isn't abnormal considering the pilots and crew would throw a party after every mission they went on, yet the cheering sounded excessive. Like they were cheering someone on. She swung off the wing of the plane and made her way inside the bar, noticing a ring of men singing and crowding a familiar head of brown curls. She pushes through the sea of men, and notices Buck was near the front, so she opted to stand next to him to hopefully gain context of the situation. (Ignore the fact it was in Ireland and Buck wasn't there)
"What's he doing now?", Y/N asks loudly over the swarming noise of drunken chatter.
"Making bets", Buck chuckled, taking a sip of the ginger beer, he had held in his hand.
"Drunken bets?", she asks amused, looking over the ring that progressively became bigger.
"You tell me", he said finally before she turns to the confident man in the center of the circle.
"Alright, alright", Bucky quiets the crowd. "Now, I've played every one of ya... And you guys are about as good at hitting a bull's-eye as you are at hammering your nails".
You hear a collective amount of 'woah's' washing over the crowd.
"Jack!" Bucky calls out to which a bartender tosses him an apple. "But Tommy here, Tommy here is the best damn dart slinger in the whole of East Anglia!"
"He's gonna lose an eye", she says to Buck half laughing.
Bucky turns to her over-hearing what she said "Ah, Y/N, lovely for you to join us, but no, I won't. I trust Tommy." He then turns to a random man in the bar and pokes his chest. "Now, he wins this, I get both those bikes."
"Yeah. You're on, yank", the man says, confident he'll win the bet Bucky has created.
"Both of 'em", Bucky clarifies once again, his tone becoming more serious.
"All right, both of them."
He then turns to Y/N and smirks, walking over to her so he was directly in front of her face.
What's he planning now?
"And I get a kiss", he says somewhat quietly and winks at her.
She scoffs in surprise raising her eyebrows, a smile tugging at her lips. She could smell the faint air of alcohol that surpassed his lips as he spoke. He moved back to the center of the circle, obviously determined to not get a 'no'.
"Oh, he's been waiting to play that card for a while", Buck says to the girl standing beside him sounding entertained.
She raises her eyebrows at his comment. "Has he now?"
Bucky moves over to Tommy and whispers to him in a serious manner. "All right Tommy. Not my eyes. Not my eyes Tommy, all right?" He pats his back and moves about five feet away from him. He exhales loudly and places the apple on his head. Covering his eyes with his other hand but spaces two of his fingers apart just enough to see through them, he takes a moment then barks loudly in attempt to let his nerves out to which makes Y/N let out a short laugh. Funny or hot? Can't decide.
"All right Tommy. Whenever you're ready", Bucky says, voice cracking half-way through.
Tommy widens his stands and moves his arm in a throwing motion. He aligns his arm and throws the dart, landing it perfectly in the center of the apple. Everyone cheers while she hears the man Bucky had made the bet with earlier getting upset with Tommy for making him lose his two bikes.
Bucky looks at the apple impaled by the dart and cheers with the rest of the group. "Tommy!" he yells in victory hugging the boy and lifting him in air while they both laugh in accomplishment. Once he puts Tommy down, he makes his way over to Y/N, high fiving all his friends on his way, though his attention is solely focused on the girl he had officially won a kiss from.
"I think I deserve a kiss", he grins, leaning down closer to her level, his eyes gazing across her eyes and down to her lips.
"I never agreed to those terms", Y/N says back, biting the inside of her cheek so she wouldn't smile too greatly.
"Oh Y/N, please.", he begs leaning his head down even closer and grabbing onto her waist, pulling her front flesh against his own so she had to move her head back.
He's good at this.
"Well since you said please", she drags on.
Bucky wasted no time in bringing her forward to connect their lips. She could taste the alcohol from his earlier drink, and she couldn't deny that it tasted good. She lets her hands slide up his chest to then she grabs the sides of his neck, her fingers wrapping around the back to pull him closer, her thumbs brushing across the bottom of his hair. He could've died happy right then and there. He had to hold himself back from her, the alcohol fueling his passion. The way she grabbed and puled at him made his knees weak. He started to think if the people around him really mattered or not.
The kiss lingered for a moment before Y/N pulled back. Bucky followed her, chasing after her lips with his own, with a need to continue on just a moment longer. He has a big smile plastered over his face as he opens his eyes and gazes into her own. She laughs and lets go of him though he doesn't pull away, a look of desperation sparking in his eyes.
"One more", he whispers quietly, nearly back up against her lips once more.
She smiles at his agonizing attempts to steal another kiss. That was the moment Y/N L/N had realized that she had nearly total control of Major John Egan. He was wrapped around her finger, and he could not untie himself.
Anyone could tell Bucky had a thing for Y/N, but Y/N always tried her hardest not to have any sort of romantic relationship with a pilot and there were many reasons she created for her decision. The main one being that you would never know if you'd see them again after they've flown out of sight.
"You bet on 'a' kiss, Major", she says, patting his chest.
He groans in annoyance and loosens his grip, eventually letting his arms fall to his sides. "Fine, fine", he backs away despite the fact that no one would be able to wipe the stupid grin off his face for the rest of the night. No one would be able to erase the new memory of tonight that he had newly gained. He turns around and goes up the bar. "Make me a winners drink will ya?" he asks the bartender.
Authors Note: I hope you all are liking the story so far. I am trying to make it a slow burn for Y/N and Bucky to actually get together. I loved this scene in the movie and I thought it would be fun to script. Don't forget to vote as it helps let me know you're enjoying the storyline. Last but not least, if you have any ideas for filler chapters, or fun little moments, don't be shy to let me know and it can be with any of the members in the show. Thank you for reading! â¡â¡