─ INTENSE TRAINING ─

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Alessia got up early on a Monday morning and got changed into some training gear, leggings and a sports crop before slipping on some sneakers. She crept her way into the kitchen and made some jam toast before heading down to the gym, grabbing a water bottle from the fridge as she walked past it. She bit into her toast and looked out to the busy city below as she finished it, she let out a shaky breath as she finished off her breakfast before walking out of the room.

The first thing she noticed was the small storage room was mostly damaged, she approached it slowly with furrowed brows. "That happened the night you were taken," The sudden voice startled her, she turned around as the room had a yellow tinge. Bucky was leaning against the wall in some joggers and a tank top, she let out a breath as the tinge faded.

He smiled, "You're getting better at controlling it." She shook her head making his smile falter, "You're my anchor, James." His smile widened as he approached her. She watched as he hesitated, SHe grabbed his hands and placed them on her waist, knowing that's what he wanted to do. He was startled by the sudden movement but relaxed, "So I'm the one who can calm you as you calm me." He held a smirk on his face, "Does that mean we can train together without you overpowering me?" She couldn't help but giggle, "I overpower you no matter what though."

He rolled his eyes at her before leaning down to rest his forehead on hers, hesitantly he looked into her eyes almost as though he was asking permission to kiss her. She smirked causing his face to falter to confusion, she carefully moved her feet while he was focused on her. As he leaned in to kiss her, she swiped out his legs from underneath him causing him to fall flat on his back as she moved out of the way. She began laughing as he groaned from the unexpected impact, "That wasn't very nice." He sat up looking at her as she continued laughing.

Once he got to his feet she noticed the change in his demeanour and she knew she had to prepare herself, she allowed herself to calm down just as he threw out his left arm to punch her. She quickly dodged the incoming hit before throwing a punch into his right side. Alessia smiled triumphantly as he analyzed her, his stance was fairly relaxed compared to the usual tense stance he would have in their past training sessions and that made him harder to read.

She had to be extra light on her feet to ensure she had the upper hand, she quickly noticed that his movements were slower which gave her the upper hand. She took an opportunity to dodge his right hook and throw a punch to his jaw, he clenched his jaw while she smirked. They continued throwing random hits, missing and dodging each other's hits in a patterned fight.

They were pretty even till Alessia swiped his feet again causing him to fall onto his back. She walked over to him and reached out her hand, "I'd say we earned a break." She had quickly noticed that they had been training for almost three hours without really breaking a sweat. He reached his hand up and grabbed hers but instead of her pulling him up, he pulled her down onto him. He let out a laugh that vibrated through his chest and she couldn't help but roll her eyes before an idea hit her.

She lifted herself enough to straddle Bucky's waist causing him to tense up, she leaned forward so our faces were inches apart. "What's wrong James?" A new emotion flashed across his eyes causing them to darken slightly, She instantly felt her heart rate picking up. Before she could move away, his flesh hand cupped her cheek before moving to the back of her head pulling her lips to his as they exploded into a fiery, passionate make-out session. His other arm wrapped against her waist to hold her close to him, she quickly realised how much sje had actually missed his touch.

Her heart fluttered at this moment and for the first time in a long time, she was happy and content with her life. Within a few seconds, Bucky had flipped her over, using his metal arm to hold himself over her. He pulled away from her lips, both of them breathing erratically, with a smile on his face. She smiled as she finally noticed the pure happiness that was filling Bucky's beautiful blue eyes that reminded her of the ocean. They were this delicate blue colour that matched the calm waters of the ocean on a warm summers day.

He didn't want any longer before slamming his lips back to hers, moving passionately against her mouth almost as though it would be the last chance he'd get. His tongue moved against her bottom lip asking for permission to dominate her mouth, which she happily allowed causing a slight moan to leave his mouth. Alessia's fingers were entangled in his long hair, tugging slightly causing low groans to leave his lips. She'd almost forgotten about how skilled he was, reminding her about his days in the forties when he was a ladies man.

His flesh hand moved from her face to her waist before moving to rest just below my sports crop, they both knew the direction this was heading so you could imagine my disappointment at what happened next. "Oh come on you two, not in the gym!" Steve's voice echoed in the room causing Bucky to jump. Alessia let out a frustrated sigh before turning to Steve who was covering his eyes as if he'd caught his parents barely kissing. Bucky stood up and then helped her up, she noticed the sly smirk on Bucky's face and Alessia let out a small giggle as Steve slowly uncovered his eyes.

Alessia shook my head, "Out of all the times you walk in?" Alessia questioned with her arms crossed causing Bucky to give her a bewildered look. She gave him a wink before turning to Steve, "It's a little intense training Stevie, but hey, it's not like you would know anyway." She laughed as she made her way to the door.

She stopped for a moment and turned to Bucky, "You know where my room is if you wish to continue our... session." She bit her lip before making her way to her room for a cold shower leaving Steve feeling embarrassed and Bucky, well, he seemed unsure of whether or not he should follow Alessia.

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Once Alessia got to her room, she let out a laugh and made her way into the bathroom for a quick shower. She got changed into some blue jeans and a black sweater that had arms that were a little long, not that she minded, before making her way into the kitchen for some food. She quickly made herself a couple of chicken sandwiches before heading into the main lounge where Thor and Clint were playing Mario Kart. She couldn't help but laugh at the two and their competitive behaviour, she continued cheering them both on.

After a while, she got up and made her way into Tony's lab where she noticed he was working on something. She made her way over to where he was sitting with his back to her, leaning her arms onto his shoulders. She noticed he jumped slightly before turning his head to her, a smile forming on his face, "I'm glad to see you out and about, Spyro." Alessia raised a brow at him, "Spyro? Like the purple dragon?" Tony nodded making her laugh.

She smiled at him before looking over to what he was working on, "What is Ultron?" He let out a nervous chuckle, "It's something Bruce and I have been working on, a shield to protect the world so we don't have to." She let out a huff before pulling up a seat next to him. Looking over the notes he had as he watched her intently, "So an AI system that can prevent casualties and allow a chance at normal lives, talk about wasting enhanced power." He chuckled at her sarcastic comment, "Yeah well, we all deserve a chance to live normally, right?"

She turned to look at him as a pained expression rested on his face, "There's just so much out there that we don't know about and after the chituari attack, we need to have a safety precaution." She rested her hand on his shoulder, "I understand Tony, just be careful messing with AI tech. We can't have it turning on us!" He let out a laugh before turning back to the files he was reading.

She made her way out and decided to just head to bed early for the night. She changed into a black tank top and some black shorts before making her way to the bed, she climbed in before pulling the warm blankets over her body. She closed her eyes slowly falling asleep when she heard her door open and close, she turned her head to see Bucky smiling at her. He kicked off his shoes, followed by removing his shirt leaving on the sweat pants he was wearing before climbing into the bed.

He rested on his back, putting his hands behind his head as Alessia moved herself to rest her head on his chest. "This is better," He spoke lowly before wrapping his arms around her, she couldn't help but smile as she closed her eyes to fall asleep listening to his calming heartbeat. Neither of the two former soldiers had nightmares on that peaceful night, both of them completely oblivious to the nightmares coming their way.

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-Rose <3
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