Pocket!Steeb AU (Part 2)
Part 1
“So…What is it?” Tony asked what they were all thinking.
“Um,” Bucky replied eloquently, looking at the little creature in his hands.
“‘Eeb!” it- he?- Chirped.
“Is that all it says?” Bucky glared at the sudden closeness of Clint, swiftly bringing the tiny creature close to his chest. The startled “eeb!” it squeaked out made Bucky wince and run his thumb gently over it’s back, and it sighed; “eeeb…” and curled into his palms.
Bucky almost melted on the spot.
“So far, yeah,” Bucky frowned at Clint, who raised his hands and backed away.
“Is it dangerous?” Natasha threw out, and they all froze, then looked at the tiny creature in Bucky’s hand.
“Eeb, eeb…” the little guy mumbled, hands under his cheeks. He was wearing a tiny red white and blue helmet and suit, with the letter ‘A’ on the headgear.
“Ok,” Tony chuckled, “Nothing that cute and tiny can ever be dangerous,”
“You sure?” Natasha countered, and Bucky growled, making Tasha look at him with a bland face and a quirked eyebrow.
“Yes, James?”
“He ain’t gonna hurt nobody,” Bucky growled at her, and she narrowed her eyes at the Winter Soldier for a few moments before nodding.
“Ok, James, I trust your judgment,” She told him, then smirked, “But if this goes sideways I’m blaming it on your soft heart.”
“The Winter Soldier is not soft,” Bucky absolutely did not pout.
“Eeb?” the little creature reached up and patted his cheek.
Bucky softened.
“He needs a name,” Clint pointed out, tapping a defunct arrow on the conference table. Luckily Stark made all the tables in the Tower scratch-proof.
“Eeb!” it chirped, smiling at him, and Bucky grinned, using his index finger to stroke the little helmet. The creature hummed “eeb” again and Bucky had an idea.
“I’ll call you Steve.”
“STEEB!” Steve chirped happily.
Bucky cooed.
Part 3
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