#my trouble maker agent bby.

[joannie95]

Epiphany

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Reader

A/N: This is my submission for @avengerscompound writing challenge. The prompt I chose was Epiphany which is a moment of sudden revelation.

A/N: Thank you to @itsanerdlife for being my guide to anything and everything pitbull. this is a bucky fic but if I’m being honest Frankie is the star of the show. And thank you to @mo320 for proof reading

Warnings: Talk about past abuse towards an animal 

You were taking a walk in the park with your blue nosed pitbull Frankie and getting the occasional side eye you have grown accustomed to. On the outside all anyone saw was a vision creature who should have been put down but on the inside he was your precious chunky monkey who got a second chance in life who would never hurt a fly.

He was starting to get a little antsy so you tighten your grip on his leash. One second he was walking next to you and the next he took a running start and you lost your grip on his leash. You started shouting and running after him. In the distance you saw him on top of a very large man licking his face. That was the thing about Frankie, he's a gentle giant but he's more than capable of knocking a large man down on his ass. As you got closer you saw a wrapper on the ground and crumbs all over Frankie's face.

"Francis Michael Y/L/N!" That got his attention and he quickly sat back. "What on earth are you doing, get off him now." You ran the rest of the way and helped the man up. "I am so sorry I don't know what got into him." You started to brush off the grass off his back and arms but stopped when you felt him stiffen. 

"I'm so sorry." You slightly lowered your head and nudged your dog. "Frankie apologize." He followed your lead and lowered his head. You looked up when you heard a chuckle.

"It's alright doll, no harm done. Although I can't say the same for my bagel." He looks down to point out the wrapper on the floor. 

"Please let me buy you a new one." 

"There's no need." He gives you a small smirk.

"It's the least I can do." You grab Frankie's leash and stick your hand out to introduce yourself. "I'm Y/N and this trouble maker here is Francis Michael or Frankie for short." 

He takes your hand and introduces himself as well. "My name is Bucky, it's good to meet you." He lowers himself and introduces himself to Frankie. "It's good to meet you too Frankie." He sticks his hand out and Frankie immediately places his paw on top of it. "Well aren't you a good boy." He looks up when he hears you chuckle.

"Only occasionally, he's a vicious beast the rest of the time." You're looking past Bucky when you say it, glaring at an older woman who was looking at your dog with disgust.

The three of you start to walk on your way to replace Bucky's bagel. When he asks what that was about. "Nothing really just putting someone in their place. Frankie here always gets judgmental looks, his breed doesn't have the best reputation." 

"I can relate." He clenches his gloved hand when he speaks. "He's just a dog though, I can't imagine someone judging him." 

"He doesn't have the best past but he's worked hard to get where he is." You look down and smile at him.

"How so?" He curiously questions you.

You get a little emotional when you start to think about his past. "Frankie was a shelter dog who was rescued from a dog fighting ring, he was found chained up and abandoned. So malnourished you could see his ribs, he was too weak to move so he let people take him back to a shelter. He was able to recover from his injuries but he does have PTSD, he doesn't like new people and that's the main reason he didn't get adopted for a while. I went by the shelter one day and when I saw him I knew we were meant to be family. He still seemed so scared so I constantly returned to see him and little by little he started to warm up to me until he was ready to go to his forever home." You looked down and smiled at him. "He's still wary of new people especially people like the woman you saw earlier who try to tell him he's a bad boy even though in his heart he knows he's not, he's just misunderstood."

"Wow, he's got quite a past doesn't he." Bucky scratches behind Frankie's ear.

"He does, his past will always be a part of him but it doesn't define who he is." 

You don't notice the look Bucky gives you, one of pure love.

Ever since that day you and Bucky have become close friends, but more importantly he and Frankie have become close friends. You've found out all about his life and you think their similarities with their PTSD and how people perceive them have helped them bond. Frankie likes to hide behind Bucky whenever he's in trouble.

One day you found a chewed up shoe underneath your bed and almost lost it. "Francis Michael you get your butt over here!" You walk out to your living room and see him hiding his head under Bucky's arm. You hold up your shoe for him to see. "Young man, what is this. That's it no treat for you, dogs who chew up shoes get no treats."

"Oh come on doll I'm sure he didn't mean it." He leans in closer to Frankie as you walk away. "Don't worry bud I'll make sure to sneak you a couple treats." 

"James Buchanan Barnes stop enabling him." You shout from the next room.

Bucky just laughs and cuddles up to Frankie.

You were going on a late afternoon walk with Frankie, it had been a busy day so you hadn't had a chance until now. You were trying to rush home and beat the rain, it always made Frankie very uneasy and thunder always sent him in a panic. You were halfway home when you heard a crack in the distance and whimpering right after. "Oh crap, come on buddy let's hurry home." Before you knew it you saw a flash of lightning in the sky as it started to pour. You tried to tighten your grip on the leash but Frankie started to tug and flail, the second your grip loosened he ran.

"Frankie!" You started to frantically run after him trying to catch up. The rain was falling so hard you were starting to lose sight of him. After a few minutes you started to slow down to catch your breath. You looked around and started to panic completely, you couldn't see him anywhere. "No no no no no, this can't be happening. Frankie! Frankie where are you!" Your chest was starting to tighten and you felt tears sting your eyes, you pulled out your phone and called the only person you could think of. "Buck, I lost him. I lost Frankie. We were in the park and it started to rain, he got scared and he ran off. I don't know where he is, I don't know what to do. What do I do?"

"Hey listen to me ok, just breathe. I'll be there soon. Don't worry we'll find him." He hung up the phone and you stood underneath a tree. 

The rain died down a little but it was still falling hard. You're not sure how much time passed, you flinched when you felt a hand touch your shoulder. As soon as you saw it was Bucky you started to cry and he pulled you into a hug.

"It's going to be okay I promise. I need you to go home and I'll find him."

You tried to fight him on it. That was your baby out there, he was lost and scared and you needed to make sure he was safe. 

"You're freezing and you could get sick so I need you to go home and I'll stay and find him ok." He gave you a look of concern.

You simply nodded. "Thank you Bucky."

"Of course, what are friends for?" You missed the look of pain when he said friends. He hailed you a cab and you went home. 

The whole way there you were worried, what if he was in danger or hurt and crying out for help. Once you made it home you showered and changed into warm clothes as you waited for Bucky's call. You tried to distract yourself as you waited. You thought back to your and Bucky's friendship. He's always been there for you when you needed him. Thru small things like a bad day at work, or a bad breakup. And larger problems like Frankie's mental and physical health. You would always thank him for being an amazing friend and he would always respond by tucking your hair behind your ear and saying "anything for you doll." His hand would always linger but you never thought much about it. He's done so much and has never asked for anything in return, such an amazing friend. 

It suddenly hits you, everything has been right in front of you this whole time and you've never realized it. 

There's a knock on your door and you rush to open it. Standing in front of you is Bucky holding Frankie against his chest both soaked from head to toe. He walks in and sets him down and you immediately pull Frankie into a hug.

"Frankie I missed you so much, do you know how scared I was." You never wanted to let go. Once you did you stood up and pulled Bucky into a hug. "Thank you. Not just for this but for everything. You've always been there for me when I needed you." You pulled back and looked up at him.

He tucked a strand of hair behind your ear. "Anything for you doll." 

It was now or never. You placed both hands on his cheeks and gave him the opportunity to pull away if he chose to. When he didn't you pulled him in for a kiss, after a second you felt a hand go on your cheek and the other go around your neck. You both pulled away when you needed to breathe. You looked at each other and smiled. 

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