Steve and Bucky had been best friends since childhood. They stuck together and protected each other like family. The men were so close that it wasn't a surprise that their soul marks were identical. They were bound to meet their soulmate at that same time, and would share them with each other. The matching words that were daintily written across both of their ribs. The words itself though were confusing because of the words wasn't a word to their knowledge. They had scoured dictionaries for it but came up empty handed. They weren't aware that it just would be invented till the 80s.

"Sorry I'm high on feminism...and a little weed,"

The words confused the two men but they loved them regardless, because well they came from their soulmate.

"Buck?" Steve asked one night when they were camped outside of a hydra base for the night staring up at the stars. The other howling commandos asleep while the two men stayed watch.

"Ya?"

"What do you think she's like?" it wasn't an odd question to hear, it's just not one that he had heard in a while. Their soulmate was always on their mind but lately she had been pushed to the back due to the war.

"Bet she's beautiful, probably stubborn as hell if she's going to have to deal with us," Steve let a smile come to his face as he thought about her. Imagining what she would look like, sound like even.

"I like to think that she's kind, that she will love both of us just as much as we will love her,"

"I like that thought too Stevie," Bucky said softly.

"If anything happens to me you'll take care of our girl, right?" Steve asked looking over at his best friend finally. They hadn't talked about what would happen if one of them happened to somehow die during the war. It wasn't a thought that they liked to dwell on but it was a possibility.

"You know I will Punk, just like you will if anything happens to me," Steve nodded before going back to day dreaming about his soulmate.

It wasn't till after Steve was unfrozen that he finally figured what the foreign word "feminism" meant. He also learned that weed was just the new slang for the words cannabis which gave him a good laugh for the first time in what felt like forever. He wished Bucky was here. He would have loved to have known what the words meant. Steve didn't let himself sink into the depression that came with thinking of his late best friend. He had promised Buck he would take care of their girl if he ever did find her.

A few years past, Steve still alone but then his luck finally changed. Bucky, his Bucky was alive. He was not all there but Steve would fight till the end for his best friend. The team that had become his family helped get his friend back and were finally able to get hydra out of his mind.

Together the pair worked to get Bucky back to himself but it was a rough rode a head of them. It was a known wish that the two shared that maybe their soulmate was still out there. Their words had never faded so they weren't dead. Steve was worried though that if they were alive then they could be like their dear friend Peggy.

Slowly deteriorating, if they found her then who knows what state she would be at. Steve expressed this worry to Bucky.

"Listen, if we only have that much time then we use it. We're both living on borrowed time any ways,"

His words put him at ease for now but he wasn't completely comfortable yet. That night they found themselves at the weekly team dinner.

"So as some of you may already know we are having a party here tomorrow night to introduce our newest member of the team," Tony stated catching the two-super soldier's attention.

"New member?" Steve asked not remembering hearing about this at all.

"Did we not tell you about that?" Tony said off handedly. "Oops oh well," he shrugged grating on Steve's nerves.

"Well her name is Athena, she is enhanced,"

"enhanced how?" Steve interrupted getting a look from Tony.

"Well if o let me finish I might actually tell you," Steve sighed leaning back in his chair waiting for him to continue silently. "Thank you, as I was saying Athena is enhanced. Her abilities are very unique, looking at her you would never know that with one flip of her switch she could go as I like to call 'Beast Mode' it's awesome,"

"Tony remember what she did last time you called her shift beast mode?" Natasha asked with a smirk as Tony paled.

"You all have meet her?" Bucky asked.

"No just Tony, Nat and me," Clint stated, "We got sent on a mission to take down an old Hydra base and by the time we got there all the Hydra Agents were dead and Athena was the only one standing,"

"Was she one of their experiments?" Bucky said more intrigued.

"Yes, but they hadn't sent her on any missions yet, she had only been in their facility for a year," Bucky cringed anyways. 1 year with hydra was still hell. "Hydra made her to powerful for their immediate control. They weren't prepared for what came with her enhancement,"

"And what exactly was it?" Bruce finally questioned, he had heard about her but just not to this depth.

"Well when she is normal she is like every human just slightly stronger, but when she 'shifts' as she likes to call it she is unstoppable. Super strength, healing, fangs, claws, really fast. Let's just say we are lucky Hydra never got around to clearing her mind because we would have a very large problem on our hands," Tony chipped in.

"Did you say fangs and claws?" Steve needed to get his ears checked there was no way that's what Tony said.

"Yep! Ooh and her eyes turn red," Clint added with a grin, "It's actually really cool when it's not directed at you in anger. Otherwise it's probably the scariest shit I've ever seen,"

"And she's under control," Bucky said softly. He himself sometimes felt like his demons still might take over if he didn't constantly keep himself in check.

"Yep," Tony said throwing a grape in his mouth. "Super under control,"

"She sounds like the hulk," Thor pointed out. "I mean no offense by that, Banner,"

"No, its fine, I actually was thinking it," Bruce said adjusting his glasses. "How does she keep it under control?"

"She meditates and does yoga," Nat said giving Tony a look that he happily ignored.

"A smoked a lot of weed," Tony said with a little giggle.

"Hm...noted," Bruce said with a thoughtful look while nodding.

"Well if you all are comfortable with her then I'm excited to meet her," Steve finally said before looking at Bucky who nodded in reassurance but still looked nervous.

That night both went to the floor they shared sitting in the living room.

"You've been awfully quiet after we talked about Athena," Steve pointed out not looking up from his sketch book as Bucky flipped through the channels on the TV.

"Just brought back a lot of memory's is all," Bucky said quietly.

"You wanna talk about it?"

"Nah, I'll be alright," His voice sounded convincing enough but Steve saw right through it. He decided he'd leave it alone for now.

The next day flew by quickly as the arrangements for the party were made and soon guest started arriving.

The guest of honor though was still missing. The two super soldiers stood at the bar grabbing a couple beers while talking to Tony and Thor.

"So where is Lady Athena, I thought this party was for her," Thor questioned looking around.

"She's just about here. She texted me saying she had to deal with some men outside the building who were harassing her," Tony said nonchalantly.

"Is she alright?" Steve said ready to go outside and take care of the men. Bucky stood a little straighter on the ready if needed.

"Oh, she's fine...actually that is her in the elevator right now," Tony nodded his head just as the doors slowly opened. Out stepped the most beautiful girl either of the soldiers had ever seen. It seemed they weren't the only ones who noticed her striking presence.

Her long blonde hair was curled wildly around her framing her face. Bright blue eyes could be even all the way across the room. Her dress clung to her like a second skin as she waked farther in the room expertly maneuvering in her heels.

"Did I forget to also say, she is the living embodiment of what an angel probably looks like," Nat said noticing the men's entranced look.

"Yes, you did," Thor said finally snapping out of it. Tony laughed before waving to the woman who smiled brightly before booking it over in their direction ignoring the random men who tried to stop her on her way over.

Reaching them the two soldiers tried to compose themselves but failed miserable.

"I'm sorry I'm late just those sexist assholes outside tried to catcall me which I didn't take kindly to. Then they called me a whore for telling them to fuck off. So obviously I had to educated them for 20 minutes about why they needed to respect woman. One of them ended up crying," She said quickly in excitement making Tony and Natasha laugh. Her eyes turned to Steve and Bucky while a soft blush covered her cheeks, noticing she had just went on a rant in front of the two men. Especially the two men that she could not stop admiring once she actually got a glimpse of them. Smiling sheepishly at them she tried to hide her red cheeks.

"Sorry, I'm high on Feminism...and a little weed,"

Her words hit them like a fret train. The smiles they suddenly sported could have lit the whole room up. Here she was, the one person they had been waiting for all this time.

"Doll, we've been waiting 70 years to hear those words," Bucky finally said sending Athena into shock.

"And you have no idea how confusing those words were back in our day,"" Steve couldn't help but say it.

"Oh my god," She said still in shock, "Oh my god," she repeated again till she started laughing hysterically worrying some of the people watching the interaction.

"Doll you alright," Bucky asked not able to hide the large grin that covered his face. How could be help it. His soulmate was alive and oh so perfect.

"I thought my soulmates would be really old men," she said giggling more. "I mean your words latterly said you'd been waiting 70 years to meet me. And his use the phrase back in my day," She wasn't sure if it was the weed or the situation that was giving her the best case of the giggles that she had ever probably had in her life. She was just so happy.

"Well they are pretty old," Tony pointed out getting smacked over the head by Natasha for interrupting their moment.

"Shut up Tony," Athena said with a mock glare before looking back at her two soulmates. "They're perfect," she said fondly the bond already spreading through them. Steve blushed at her compliment while Bucky seemed to puff up happy that he was to his soulmates liking. There wasn't a need for an introduction seeing as they had all heard about each other but Athena still decided to.

"My names Athena," She said with a smile.

"It's a please to meet you ma'am," Bucky said sweetly his accent slipping through as he spoke. "I'm B-"

"No need for introductions, I know who you both are," She said with a mischievous look in her eyes. "You two have made it on the news more times than I can count,"

"That's Captain America, and the Winter Soldier. We're just Steve and Bucky...at least to you we are," Steve said shyly.

The two men offered her a hand each so that they could go somewhere more private to talk. She put hers in theirs instantly letting them guide her to the balcony that was empty due to the slight breeze that was flowing outside. Stepping out the cold air blew past her sweeping her hair up in its wake. Bucky quickly took off his jacket without thinking and quickly placed it over her shoulders too keep her warm.

Turning her head, she smiled up at him in thanks before noticing his metal arm that he had been covering up until that moment with the jacket. Her eyes caught it making him freeze in fear of rejections. Steve watched from the side in worry, who knows how she would react to Bucky's past.

Stepping forward she stuck her hand out for him to put the metal hand in. He hesitated at first before slowly raising it for her to take. Running her hands over it slowly she watched as the plates moved with him.

"Amazing," She said softly as she studied it. Relief washed over the two soldiers as they noticed she was not afraid just curious. As if sensing this she gave them both a smile. "I am not afraid if that's what you were worried about. I have my own...enhancements curtesy of Hydra just like you,"

"Yes, we have heard about what you can do from Tony," Steve said confirming her suspicion.

"Then why are you not running for the hills Captain," the way his rank rolled off her tongue had a shiver running down his spine.

"Because we have waited for you to long to be run off by something like that," Steve stepped closer his front brushing hers as he looked down at her. Her large blue eyes were blown with adoration as she stared up at him.

"We want you Doll, all of you," Bucky said as his chest was suddenly plastered to her back. His lips brushed her ear as he spoke. "Red eyes, fangs, and all,"

Desire ran through Athena as she tilted her head to the side as if to invite Bucky to do as he please. His lips descended on her throat making a breathless moan leave her lips. Steve watched he face for a moment till her eyes opened. Instead of blue a crimson red was staring back at him.

"Beautiful," he whispered taking her cheek in his hand watching as surprise covered her face at his words. He wasn't cowering away from her. Deciding to test his luck he leaned forward searching the red eyes for something. Apparently, he found it though because a moment later he was leaning forward connecting their lips in a soft first kiss. It was so sweet and contained so many promises, it got more and more heated till Steve took charge demanding her full attention. It lasted a moment longer till Athena pulled away putting a hand over her mouth as she felt her fangs start to grow in her mouth. The emotional high that she was on at the moment was causing her to shift.

"I'm sorry," she said keeping herself covered. Bucky took her waist in his large hands turning her around swiftly.

"never apologize for being what you are. Now let me see them," Bucky demanded staring her down waiting for her to defy him. His commanding tone had her desire spike again, she would surely do just about anything he asked if he used that tone of voice.

Slowly lowering her hand, she revealed fangs that protruded past her lip. They looked as dainty as she did but you could tell that those fangs could easily rip their throats out.

"My emotions can set my shift off. I normally am under control if I keep them in check but I seem to forget how when I saw you two," she confessed softly looking up at Bucky. His face looked almost like a predator who was watching their prey.

"You're not poisonous?" Bucky questioned.

"No?"

"Just got a couple extra pointy teeth,"

"I mean yes bu-"

"You have control when you shift correct?"

"Well ya but a bite from me would still hurt,"

"if you were to bite me who's to say I wouldn't like it," Athena was stunned at his words and then felt her inside slowly heat up starting with her core. She couldn't help but imagine marking the two soldiers up to show how much they really were hers.

"I think she likes that idea Buck," Steve said this time with his chest pressed tightly to her back.

"Ya me too Pal," leaning forward Bucky let his forehead rest against hers. "what do you think Doll?"

"I-uhm," her words wouldn't come out, all she could focus on was the storm that was Bucky's eyes. A second past and then suddenly his lips were attached to hers in a dominating kiss that let her know who she belonged to. She felt Steve slowly start to layer kisses on the side of her neck. Stopping to suck a mark into her skin, the bright red splotch like a warning sign for anyone that looked at her. Bucky brought her back to earth by biting her lip leaning back he let it snap back with a soft pop. These men would surely be the death of her. She didn't get a change to say anything else because Steve had turned her head so she was looking over her shoulder at him. His lips descended on hers swiftly, while Bucky took his place on the other side of her neck.

Hands found her waist and slowly started exploring around her body till they found her backside giving it a tight squeeze. A moan left her lips that was covered up by Steve's mouth. His hands were placed on her stomach firmly holding her in place as if to make sure she would not disappear.

They stayed like this for a moment longer till they heard the door to the balcony being pushed open.

A crowd of drunk people stumbled out not taking notice to the three soulmates locked in a tight embrace.

"I think we're going to have to finish this another time Doll," Bucky said apologetically.

"I look forward to it," She stated as she finally found her wits.

"come on you too let's get back to the party and mingle for a little bit. It is in your honor after all," Steve's voice didn't sound as convincing as he had liked. In all honesty, he would have loved leaving the party all together and taking there soulmate back to the apartment they shared a few floors below. Stashing that idea in the back of his mind he decided he would bring that up when it was a more appropriate time to leave.

"Do we have to?" Athena said with a pout looking up at him. He felt his resolve shatter with one look into her still red eyes. She seemed to be comfortable enough around them now that she didn't feel the need to hide her true self. Keeping the fangs and eyes away when her emotions were high like this put a strain on her that she was glad she could skip for now at least.

"Darlin, just for an hour," Steve bargained. "And then Buck and I can whisk you away from here,"

"Just an hour and then we leave," she repeated watching as he nodded. "Ok I guess I will survive," she said dramatically leaning into Bucky as if she wouldn't be able to hold herself up. Bucky looked more than happy to wrap his arms around her to keep her upright. Smiling up at him she gave him another quick kiss before righting herself and waking towards Steve who had moved towards the door. Going on her tiptoes she kissed him softly before sliding back into the party.

Before the soldiers had a chance to make it all the way in the room Athena was taken away by another guest who wanted her attention. They took notice that she had pushed her hair back off her shoulders so that the two marks on her neck stuck out. They both seemed to puff up with pride as they watched her softly touch one as she talked to the guest, a soft smile on her face.

"You two look happy with yourselves," Natasha pointed out as they made their way over to the bar. Leaning against it they both kept their eyes on their girl.

"Oh, we are," Steve said tossing her a smug smile.

"Surprised your all still here though, thought you might have taken her back to your place by now," Nat said as she shook a cocktail mixer before poring it in a glass for herself.

"We probably would be if someone hadn't made us stay for another hour," Bucky grumbled slightly bitter. Steve's only response was to roll his eyes at his best pal. Their gazes turned back to the blonde who now ran their lives.

She turned slightly catching their eyes before throwing them both a smile and blowing them a kiss.

Steve adjusted himself as he watched her figure move about, he kicked himself for making them stay.

This next hour would be the longest of his life.

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