BUCKY.

There’s a good few moments where he’s utterly silent. Not a single
sound escapes him. You can’t even hear his breath as his lips part
and he exhales. He doesn’t move, he doesn’t speak, he doesn’t do
anything except look at her. He just has to convince himself that this
is real; that this isn’t just another dream. His baby sister is standing
in front of him. His family is standing in front of him.

As she steps forward, his lips stretch into a smile before a single
breathy chuckle escapes him. Her arms are around his neck now,
tears are beginning to fall down his cheeks as his arms move to hold
her tight and close. He sniffs and takes a deep breath, trying to keep
himself from crying any more than he already is.

Another smile.

      “ – They couldn’t keep me from my little sister forever.”

Bucky’s eyes close slowly. He wants to remember this. Yes, she’ll be
there from now on and he knows she’s alive but he wants to remember
this exact moment. He wants to remember seeing her again for the first
time and hugging his little sister. He never wants to forget this. It seems
he forgets a lot of things these days. But he’ll never forget this.

      “I missed you.”

^{she could HEAR HIS SNIFFLES as he wrapped her arms around her tightly, hugging her close. she didn’t want to let go; she wanted to stay there in that moment and remember it forever. tears continued to fall down her own cheeks as she hugged him tighter before letting go just a bit. as she pulled back she looked into her brothers eyes, the same color as her own and smiled softly despite the tears running down her cheeks. he was there and he was real; she was finally reunited with her brother.} 

          ^{“ i’m glad that you managed to find your way back to YOUR BABY SISTER. when I thought                 you died it broke my heart. I didn’t know what I was going to do and things were hard.                           regardless of what happened, I’m back and you are here with me. that’s all that matters really.             I missed you so much bucky, so so much. ”} 

^{times might have changed, but the one thing that remained constant was how much they cared about one another. ash she closed the gap again and hugged him close, she could remember all the fun times they had as children. as much as she wanted to go back in time to relive those memories, she was perfectly CONTENT WITH WHERE SHE WAS. in this new century she planed on living her life to the fullest with her brother by her side. letting out a soft sigh, she reached up to wipe her eyes on the back of her hand.}

          ^{“ we have so much to catch up on I don’t know where to begin. ”}

BUCKY.

His heart races. He was nervous to see his own sister again. But why?
She was his family. He shouldn’t be so scared. Even if Rebecca knew
about all the things he’s done, he hopes that she’ll look past that.

Sure, he has Steve and Steve was always part of the family, but knowing
he has his sister back… That’s a whole new feeling entirely. It’s as if the
loneliness that plagued his mind is gone in an instant. He has part of
his family back. 

Hands set the picture back down on the table after he hears a door
open, but when he looks up, he sees her already standing there.
Rebecca Barnes, his little sister, was standing right in front of him and
neither of them could move. All Bucky could do was stand there and
stare at her in shock. She looked so young, just like she had been all
those years ago.

Bucky opens his mouth to speak but nothing comes out. He swallows
and licks his lips, glancing down to the floor for a brief moment. He
can feel hot tears of joy welling up in his eyes as a small, shaky smile
appears on his lips.

      “ – Hi, Bex.”

^{at first she wasn’t SURE WHAT TO SAY. he looked exactly like she had remembered him too except his hair was a bit longer. even theN, she knew that he was her brother; there was no doubt about that. she watched how he was unsure of what to say for a moment; just like she was. when she heard his voice for the first time in a long time, she felt the tears FORMING IN HER EYES. taking a slow step forward, she observed him for a moment longer.} 

^{she figured that steve finally thought he was ready to see his little sister again and even though she was completely shocked that he was standing there in front of her, she felt a surge of happiness run through her small frame.SHE FINALLY HAD A BIT of her family back and she wasn’t going to let him go again. no, they would have to fight her before she let anyone take him from her. one slow step turned into another and then another until she was standing right in front of him.} 

^{her bottom lip trembled as she reached out and latched her arms around his neck. the tears that she had been trying to keep from falling, finally ran down her rosy cheeks. her face rested against the fabric of his jacket as she took in a shaky breath. while she heard the STORY FROM STEVE, she wanted to hear it from him too; but only when he was ready to tell it.}

         ^{“ I missed you so much. h-how is this even p-possible? ”}

BUCKY.

      ;; @littlebarncs

Honestly, he hadn’t believed a single word when Steve told him. It
wasn’t possible, was it? She had to be ninety-something at this point.
But it had to be true. Not just because Bucky wanted it to be true, but
because he had all the proof he needed.

He was standing in her apartment right now. He saw pictures on
tables and the walls. Pictures of his sister. 

Rebecca was alive.

Tentative hands lift a photo off a side table. Bucky runs his thumb
over the glass, blue eyes flixating themselves on his younger sister’s
face. The photo seems fairly recent in that it’s in color. She looks exactly
 the same as he remembered. He always thought she looked their
mother.

He remembers her, almost clear as day. He remembers when they were
kids, the way Bucky always looked after his younger siblings, the way
Rebecca always wanted to tag along when he and Steve were out
playing. He remembers how headstrong Rebecca was. He also
remembers being there for her whenever she was hurt.

Steve said he had to step out, so Bucky was here alone. He was told
Rebecca knew about Bucky being back, but seeing her again would bring
back memories. So he waits, excited and nervous and unsure.

^{rebecca had BEEN BACK LONG ENOUGH for her to get some what adjusted to her new life. she was thankful for steve getting her set up in the apartment near campus. it hadn’t been that hard to get some papers made up so she could actually go on to get a proper college education. she was highly intelligent and was ready to put her skills to work.} 

^{she had been attending classes for a few weeks when she heard ABOUT HER BROTHER. steve sat her down before he told her and she was glad he did because even sitting down her legs felt like jelly. at first she would have said it wasn’t possible, but then she looked at herself and knew she shouldn’t look as young as she did either. steve told her that he would bring bucky around when he felt that he was ready.}

^{although she didn’t think it would TAKE AS LONG AS IT DID. a year had finally passed and she began to worry that she might not ever see him again. as her professor finished up his lecture, she stuff all of her belongings in her bag and made her way back to her apartment as the sun began to set. with keys in hand, she quickly unlocked the door and made her way inside.} 

^{with her right foot, she nudged the door shut but as she began to walk into the living room she realized she WAS NOT ALONE. looking up, she spotted someone familiar standing by the couch with one of her pictures in his hands. her bag slipped off of her shoulder and the keys tumbled to the floor.} 

          ^{“ oh my gosh. ”}