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Steve looked at Bucky.
He looked happy while exercising, that was one of the few things they did together today. He was still trying to get out of the habit of when he was the Winter Soldier, of reading solely as training.
-Then…. Cassiopeia?
Bucky stopped for a moment
-What"s wrong with her?
-Nothing, but I"m surprised you didn"t tell me anything
-You helped raise that girl. It"s like telling my best friend that I want to go out with his daughter.
Steve smiled at that. People today didn"t have that sense of decency and it was a shame. Although he did enjoy doing it with Tony in places where they could be easily caught.
-Are you okay with her?
-Yes, good…. I think she doesn"t realize my intentions. Now people do these things differently, and when I asked Sam for help, he laughed in my face.
-I don"t think you should worry so much, she lacks experience in dating or relationships
Bucky looked at Steve in disbelief. Cassiopeia Stark was popular with men. Very popular, Steve believed that she was a kind of pheromone from the Potter family. The point was, Cassiopeia hadn"t paid attention to anyone trying to get into a relationship with her.
She knew legitimacy and could see her intentions. She used to say that the thoughts of non-magicians were fully exposed and point them out saying that they were what they wanted from her. In the end she and Tony had a game where he would point to someone and say: Money, Sex or Company. To know what they wanted from her
-By the way, you have my blessing and Tony"s.
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Bucky looked at Cassiopeia when she handed him a bag.
-Change, see you on the 2nd floor of the garage.- The inside of the bag had cheap jeans, a plaid shirt and a leather hoodie with motorcycle gloves.
Bucky put it on and looking in the mirror he felt more like James than Active. But he wasn"t quite James either, he was more…. He couldn"t describe it. He was able to easily put a couple of hidden guns and knives down before going downstairs to see Cassiopeia in jeans and a plaid shirt tied above the navel with a white tank top underneath.
She looked beautiful.
-Do you prefer the motorcycle or the car?
-The motorcycle- She got on a classic motorcycle and turned it on, Bucky loves that machine, so similiar to one he drive in the war
- I"ll take you, but on the way back you can drive your
Bucky didn"t know where they were going but he wouldn"t mind going anywhere with her. As an Asset habit he began to map where they were going. He knew the streets of New York, but had never been to the area they were going to before. She stopped the vehicle in a private parking lot and they went down to the street
The area was ... Familiar
There was a market and Bucky could see live chickens on one side and people with wagons.
-Where we are?
-It"s a community of artisans- Cassiopeia smiled as they looked around- I thought this would be good to help you with the transition. Here everything is done in a traditional way, with hardly any machines involved
Bucky looked around, it looked like the city that James had grown up in and that he could no longer recognize.
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Bucky and Cassiopeia were having ice cream in Central Park watching the sunset over the lake after an employee took their purchases to the Tower
-Thanks for today, it has helped me a lot- Cassiopeia smiled at him with her lips stained with mint ice cream with raisins
-Has it been a good first date? - Bucky looked at her- Steve told me that you wanted to ask me out, and I was waiting too. But since you seemed not to decide, I thought it was because you did not know what to do, so I took the initiative
Bucky sighed and put an arm around Cassiopeia"s shoulders before kissing her breathless, smearing ice cream in the process.
-Yes, okay, you win. It was the best first date
-How were the dates before?
-You would meet them, take a walk, go dancing and if you were lucky you could kiss in a secluded place. Or go beyond kisses.- Bucky smiled mischievously.- Like the Active there were times they made me do it. With men or women, I never like myself. But they were orders and I did
Cassiopeia didn"t say anything for a while
-Can I ask you something?
-Of course
-Why do you wear makeup, dye your hair and wear contact lenses? You"re covering your features, running away from something- Cassiopeia smiled looking at Bucky
-It"s a somewhat long story
-I have a lot of time to listen
-Everything starts at number 4 of Privet Drive….