[Bet you weren't expecting this from the person who writes death in nearly every chapter, hmm? GOT YOU FOOLS. Anyway, Merry Christmas Day!]

Bucky doesn't want to open his eyes. He won't. He can't. Because when he does, he knows what'll happen. He'll only see in black and white and (Y/n) will be dead.

Steve's next to him, an arm around his should as Bucky tries not to sob.

He decides that he should just get it over with. Get used to a colorless life. So he opens his eyes, sees black and white and then- a bright light and color floods back into the world.

He gasps, turns to Steve and sees his wide blue eyes staring back at him. "Wha-?"

"She's alive!" Bucky stumbled to his feet, sees the edges of the world going grey again but doesn't let that slow him down. If anything, it's making him go faster.

He knows where (Y/n) is, along with Natasha and Clint. They had been the bait, luring out HYDRA strays for Bucky to take out. But Bucky guesses the HYDRA agents had gotten to them first.

So when he makes it to the open field, finds the half a dozen HYDRA agents scattered along the grass, he spots a concrete wall, part of a building that had been torn down, and sprints to it.

"(Y/n)!" Bucky shouts, and Natasha's head peeks up over the wall. Bucky hopes over the obstacle, coming down lightly on his feet and finds (Y/n) on her back with a growing red spot on her chest. "(Y/n).."

"H-Her heart stopped," Natasha breathes, leans against the concrete looking drained. "She died, but she came back. I can't believe she came back. I thought she had died and-"

A small groan emits from (Y/n)'s mouth, and she swats Natasha on the arm lightly. "You can't get rid of me that easily."

"Call in a jet," Bucky says, gently rests (Y/n)'s head on his lap and begins combing through her hair. "Get one here as fast as you can."

Natasha nods. "Already did. Tony's flying, informed Doctor Cho. It's all covered."

(Y/n) slowly reaches up, takes Bucky's hand and holds in tightly. "Did you color..?"

"Yeah," Bucky looks away. "It went back to black and white. But you came back and so did the color."

(Y/n) grins. "I guess without me, you wouldn't know if you'd be wearing a pink or black shirt, huh?"