[Well crap. I made myself sad.]

Steve frowns as he sees you and Tony talking in hushed voices, gesturing firmly with your hands. When he gets closer, you and Tony immediately stop talking and Tony walks off without a word.

"What was that?" Steve asks once Tony's disappeared around the corner, eyeing you suspiciously.

"Nothing," You say, taking his hand and steering him out of the hall.
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It's happens again the next day, after the meeting with Ross, but he momentarily forgets about it and finds himself trying to listen in on your conversation.

"Tony," you sound stressed. "Please, don't do this. He's only trying to do what's best for him."

There's a loud scoff, and then a sarcastic, "What, you expect me to help Steve find the man who killed me parents? Yeah, I don't think so."

"Bucky didn't know what he was doing, you have to believe me."

"Whatever. Pick a side, (Y/n), because it's getting really hard to tell if you're with me or not."

Steve waits for Tony's footsteps to fade. You sigh, and Steve peeks around the corner to see you with your head pressed up against the window.

He knows he should go over there and comfort you, to ask you why you had been talking to Tony about Bucky, why Tony said pick a side.

But he doesn't, and instead walks away to find his best friend.
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It's days later he sees you again, but when he does, it's like you're a whole different person. It's Bucky, Wanda, Scott, Clint, Sam, and himself on one side, and Tony, Rhody, Natasha, T'CHALLA, Peter, and (Y/n) on the other.

Maybe if Steve had gone up to you that day you'd of chosen his side. Maybe if he would've talked to you, you wouldn't be charging at him and he wouldn't be charging at you.

And maybe if he would've told you he loves you, you wouldn't be shuddering against his chest, blood pooling out of the gash along your neck, staining his uniform with the others standing by, unable to fight anymore.

"I-I'm so-rry.." You whisper, but no sound comes out and red wets your lips, trails down your chin.

"It's okay," Steve sniffles, tries not to cry but there's tears in his eyes and he blinking them away furiously. "It's okay,"