The next morning, Lauren awakens to see she was laying on Bucky's lap. She looks up at him to see him smiling down at her. She tilts her head as the sun shines down on her smooth skin.

" Where you watching me sleep?" She asks.

" Only for a little bit," Bucky says, " You snore funny."

" Steve said the exact same thing," Lauren smiles.

But, as the words sink in, they both lose their smiles. Lauren sits up against the wall next to Bucky as they ponder in thought. Neither of them have said his name in so long, and yet the wound feels so fresh.

" Can I ask you something?" He says.

" Of course," Lauren responds.

" What happened the day of the funeral?"

Lauren's heart skips a beat as her lungs refuse to take in any air. She sits their, eyes unblinking, as he mind makes her relive the reality she created. All the pain, all the trauma, all the grief, everything. Her denial that sent her spiraling down a dark path. Lauren continues to stare at the ground in front of her as she clears her throat.

" I was... in pain. My heart... my mind... my body... my soul. My entire being was hurting because I knew... this was the end. But then, for whatever reason, I thought... maybe it doesn't have to be. So I cast a spell... I sang this... incantation. At first, I messed with time... but then I started messing with reality. And soon enough, I had created this false realty. A pocket dimension that existed outside of space and time... a place where we could be together... forever...," she pauses to bite the inside of her cheeks as she holds back the tears, " But then... a friend paid me a visit. Told me I was doing more harm than good... harm to his soul. And so I... I... I-I gave it up. I gave him up... I let go."

Bucky looks down to see small flames sparking around her finger tips. He places his fleshed hand over her knee and gives it a gentle squeeze. Lauren sniffles, and the flames soon dissipate.

" It's my curse. I have these powers, I have all these abilities... but I can't keep the people I love. All I had was my best friend and my husband... and that emptiness sticks with me. It's maddening how I can do all these things-- freeze time, warp reality, read people's minds... but I can't, no matter how hard I try, keep the ones I love."

Bucky shifts so he's sitting in front of Lauren and finally draws her attention back to him. He grabs her hand with his fleshed hand as he gazes down into her eyes.

" Show me," He says.

Lauren tilts her head.

" What?" She asks.

" Show me the fake world you made."

Lauren stumbles with her words, but upon flickering her eyes between Bucky's left and right, she takes a deep breath. She slowly brings her hands up to his head with her thumbs resting on his forehead. She closes her and, and he closes his. She seeps into the deep crevices of her mind to pull the memories out so Bucky can see.

He sees how it started off.

In the 50's.

Just so they could have more time.

But then he sees as her powers grew darker and mended reality as she needed it to be mended.

He sees how hard she tried to cling onto Steve... but how she ultimately needed to let him go.

He sees how it left a mark on her soul.

As the memories fade, Lauren slowly moves her hands away as a single tear cascades down her cheek. Bucky opens his eyes and gently wipes the tear away as her eyes open as well. Her eyes set on his, and she suddenly feels a wave of calm crashing over her body. She seeks solace in his eyes and finds comfort in his presence. Their prolonged eye contact soon comes to an end with two beeps from Lauren's phone. She pulls away and grabs her phone to find two messages from Clint.

[Turn on the news.]

[Now.]

She sets down the phone and turns her head towards the TV. Her eyes flash gold, and the TV suddenly turns on an plays the news, much to Bucky's surprise.

" Unrest, in the wake of recent events has left us vulnerable. Every day, Americans feel it. While we love heroes who put their lives on the line to defend Earth, we also need a hero to defend this country. We need a real person who embodies America's greatest values. We need someone to inspire us again, someone who can be a symbol for all of us. So, on the behalf of the Department of Defense and our Commander-in-Chief, it is with great honor that we announce here today that the United States of America has a new hero. Join me in welcoming your new Captain America."

The would-be Captain America appears on the screen and lifts the shield up in the air with a smug look on his face as he looks at the cameras.

Both Lauren and Bucky stare at the TV in disbelief, they cannot believe this is happening.

As the impersonator looks into the camera, almost as if he's staring right at her, Lauren tilts her head as her eyes with a bright gold.

" Johnathan Walker."

Bucky, through his anger, manages to keep his cool.

" How do you know that?" He asks.

" Because I'm going to kill him."

Lauren blinks, and the TV shuts off. She gets up to go for the door, but Bucky stands in her way.

" Lauren, we can't kill him," He says as he puts his hands up.

" He has Steve's shield!" Lauren exclaims through grit teeth as her eyes continue to grow, " That pathetic little bitch is basking in the glory that Steve created! He doesn't deserve the shield or the title!"

" I agree! Okay? I agree!" Bucky says.

" Then get.out of my.way," She sneers as her fists form fire around them.

" No."

" And why not?"

Instead of answering, Bucky steps forward, grabs Lauren by her hips, pulls her towards him and crashes his lips down onto hers. Within seconds, the fire dissipates as her mind registers what just happened. Her hands cup the back of his neck as she begins to kiss him back which almost makes Bucky melt in place.

Bucky walks them both so Lauren's back is pressed against the wall as their kiss grows hungrier with every second that passes by. His hands move down to her hips and gently massage her, which elicits a slight sigh to escape her mouth.

smut warning

Their lips mouth together in open mouthed kisses as their breathing begins to come out in pants. Lauren moves her hands under Bucky's shirt and gently drags her nails against his torso. He lets out a quiet little moan, and she can't help but smirk. She grabs onto the collar of his shirt and rips in in half right down the middle.

Bucky pulls away from her lips and moves his mouth down to her neck where he begins to kiss. He starts gentle but then starts to gentle nip. Lauren gasps from the sensation, which makes Bucky freeze and pull away. He looks at her all flushed and panicked, worrying he did something wrong.

" I-I'm sorry--" He starts, but doesn't get a chance to finish his sentence, for Lauren grabs his metal arm and sticks two of the fingers in her mouth, she sucks on them while making eye contact, then releases them from her lips and moves them in between her legs.

" You can't hurt me," Lauren whispers into his ear, sending a shiver down his spine.

Bucky, with his new found confidence, begins to rub her clit with his wet metal fingers as his mouth latches itself onto her neck once more. She gasps, but this time, Bucky keeps going. His fingers move in gentle circles as his mouth sucks on the supple skin of her neck to create a beautiful purple mark. With his fleshed hand, he bunches up the fabric of her shirt and roughly rips it off of her, only to find that she wasn't wearing a bra.

Lauren grabs Bucky's face with both of her hands to pull him away from her neck and brings his lips back to hers. Bucky removes his metal hand from in between her legs and uses both of his hands to lift her up with her back still pressed against the wall. Lips attached in a fiery heat, Lauren brings her hands down to rip a hole in her pants and down to undo Bucky's belt and zipper. She pulls his thick cock out of his boxers and teases them both by rubbing his sensitive tip against her wet slit. Bucky, in one swift movement, brings his metal arm up to her throat and ever so gently applies pressure as his eyes bore into hers.

" Stop teasing," He orders in a deep voiced laced in authority.

" Or what?" She asks with a devilish grin as she continues to rub his tip against her.

Her antics come to an end once Bucky slides his entire length deep within her. Lauren's eyes roll back from the sensation, and Bucky can't help but drink her all in. Her entire body. She's the definition of perfect. Every single inch of her just adds to his arousal.

Bucky's hips snap against hers at a speed that continues to increase. Lauren wraps her arms around shoulders as her nails dig into his back. Bucky leans forward to connect their lips once more as his cock massages her inner walls.

Her moans sound like heaven to his ears, even though they're muffled by the kiss. Bucky keeps his metal hand wrapped around her throat as his other hand massages her swollen clit. He feels her orgasm building, but he doesn't stop. He keeps fucking her until she's screaming. Until her walls tightens and her body shakes from pleasure. He applies slightly more pressure onto her throat as she rides out the orgasm.

Within seconds, Bucky's laying flat on his back against the hard wood floor and Lauren is straddling his hips. She lowers herself onto his length and throws her head back from the sensation. As she bounces up and down, Bucky places both hands on her hips and watches how her perky breasts bounce with every moment. She rides him with such ease and tight grip, that it makes it almost impossible for Bucky to last longer. She keeps riding him and riding him until he literally cannot hold it back anymore. Bucky's eyes tightly shut as moans escape from his pretty pink lips. His muscles tightens as his cum escapes his cock and buries itself deep within her.

Just to be a tease, Lauren bounces a few more times, which makes his entire body convulse. She chuckles, then gets off of his body and lays down next to him.

smut warning over

The two powered beings lay their on the floor, clothes discarded across the room, chests heaving up and down, the air smelling like sex.

Their heads turn to face each other, and once they lock eyes, they instantly burst out into laughter.

Not because they didn't enjoy it, but just because of how strange the circumstances are.

Lauren, an immortal being, was married to Steve, a super soldier, and Bucky's best friend, who is a super soldier with a metal arm.

Lauren has had sex with her dead husband's best friend, and Bucky has had sex with his dead best friend's wife.