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Bucky Barnes | The Winter Soldier ([personal profile] ostavil) wrote2019-03-30 11:52 pm
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[personal profile] maskirovka 2020-12-04 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
The sight of Nikolai, emerging from the water like a titan aborning, with slicked back dark hair and shining blue eyes, was damn near enough to have fifteen-year old Grand Duchess Natalia Romanova abandoning all semblance of propriety, manners, and even good sense to attack him right then and there, her station and relative youth be damned.

But. She bit her lip, hard, and forced herself to nod, because she really did love to swim, and the lagoon on their private beach was one of the best places in the world to do so. Although when Nikki made the little quip about his ego, the princess couldn't help rolling her eyes, and when he put those mismatched hands on her shoulders, she eyed him a little curiously.

"...why are you asking?" He was planning something, she just knew it.
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[personal profile] maskirovka 2020-12-04 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
Natalia knew he'd never hurt her. Nor allow her to be hurt. He'd first shed blood in her name when she'd been six years old; a mouthy palace courier had offered the small princess an impertinence, and had spent the next several hours crawling around on the floor, picking up his teeth.

No, this was something different. And the arch of her eyebrow bespoke that, because she replied, "Never, and you never would. But you're planning something, Nikolai, I can see it in your eyes." Those beautiful, sweet blue eyes. "You're either going to dunk me, or toss me, one of the two."

She'd involuntarily tensed - he'd taught her to anticipate everything and anything; she was ready. "Which is it?"
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[personal profile] maskirovka 2020-12-04 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
Her own eyes narrowed, and her smile thinned. The waves lapped at them, soft and playful, but the princess was locked in a "showdown" with her beloved, and she didn't intend on losing this one. "You shouldn't widen your eyes when you lie," she told him. "Makes you look disingenuous." He'd taught her that, too.

"I know you, Nikolai. And I know when you're planning to do something devious." It wasn't often, but as she'd gotten older and they'd become more comfortable with each other, she'd learned to spot the signs. He never did anything titanic or rash; just little things to make her feel special, or to make her smile, which had, of course, endeared him even more to her, thus assisting in sealing his own fate.

"I trust you with my life," Natalia told him, still braced for the inevitable. "But right now, I don't trust you to not get water all up my nose, spasibo. Which means..." And the small but sturdy Grand Duchess suddenly took a massive leap at her guardian, barreling into his chest with all of her force, attempting to knock him over first!
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[personal profile] maskirovka 2020-12-04 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, she should have known. Natalia screeched when Nikolai casually caught her then simply hauled her up and flopped her over his shoulder. But she knew that beating on his back was futile; there was no moving this particular mountain.

So the Grand Duchess of Russia was obliged to just hang there like a limp noodle, only to stiffen and begin to struggle when she felt Nikolai give a heave, then she was flying through the air to splash right in the middle of a large swell, submerging completely but thankfully getting her feet under her enough to push up to the surface, spluttering water and swearing in her native tongue.

Unfortunately, the waves were just enough over her head that she had to cling to her guardian like a limpet, cursing him and laughing all at the same time, while trying to keep salt water out of her nose and mouth before she choked.
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[personal profile] maskirovka 2020-12-04 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Natalia was still laughing even as Nikolai hauled her up and out of the water, taking them both over to a chaise near the stairs heading up to the house terrace. She was breathless when he sprawled her over his chest, rubbing her back and kissing her forehead.

"...I'm fine, Nikki," she told him fondly, turning in his arms and smooching his wet cheek with a grin. "And I know it was just a tease, we were playing, that's all." A nuzzle accompanied the next kiss. "And I love when you play like that."

As she nuzzled and kissed, her free hand was conspicuously hanging below the seat of the chaise, and in the next moment, the princess was smearing a large handful of goopy wet sand over Nikolai's bare chest, then leaping up from his lap and shrieking as she took off across the beach, fully expecting some sort of retaliation.
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[personal profile] maskirovka 2020-12-06 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
She was fleet enough of foot - a lesser adversary would have been hard pressed to catch her - but unfortunately the Grand Duchess was no match for the Winter Soldier. Natalia shrieked when Nikolai snagged her around the waist, swinging her in a circle as he ground to a stop. She tried shoving on his arm, but the titanium had absolutely no give, and she was laughing too hard to make a real effort.

"...no, you won't," she told him, giggling over her shoulder while spitting out damp red curls. "You can just get back in the water, you silly thing, and the waves will rinse it clean again!" She kept squirming and laughing, a little breathless, but it was all in good fun, and she loved it when he played like this, besides.
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[personal profile] maskirovka 2020-12-08 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
She scoffed. "You'd never let it rust," she informed him tartly, but grinned all the same. "And you know I'd scrub it for you, Nikolai, so that little threat is pretty much useless, moya zvezda."

Natalia squirmed around in his grip, both of them damp and by now covered in sand, and she draped small arms around his neck, rubbing at his nose with hers. "Wanna get back in the water? I could go for a good, long swim."
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[personal profile] maskirovka 2020-12-08 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
She could have stood there on the beach for the rest of time, just kissing this man, and been content. But it was only a brief one, drat it, and the princess did pout briefly once he returned her to her own two feet.

"I know you will," she told him fondly, giving his hand a squeeze before pulling him back to the water's edge.

Nikolai had taught her to swim when she'd been only seven years old, and repeated summers and vacations here in the islands had helped the Grand Duchess become an accomplished swimmer, diver, and snorkeler, as much at home in the water as she was on the shore. She was strong for her age, and cut through the mild breakers like a knife, pulling ahead of her companion briefly and surfacing for a deep breath and to laugh her delight when she spied his dark head nearby.

"I'd race you to the island," she teased lightly, the small stretch of sandbar some hundred yards away, "but then I'd feel terrible about beating such an old man, Nikki."
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[personal profile] maskirovka 2020-12-12 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
She arched a sardonic eyebrow at Nikolai's boastful quip, but opted not to retort. A good soldier knew when to pick her battles, after all. The princess gave a mental shrug, and twisted around to do the same, letting the gentle swells support her body, and paddled lightly over to her guardian, automatically reaching out to take his hand in hers so they wouldn't drift too far apart.

Hearing his question, however, made her scoff. "Of course I don't. I only tease you about it because you groan and mutter on the cold mornings." She tugged on him a little, floating over so that their heads nearly touched, and bumped at him playfully. "Why do you ask?"
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[personal profile] maskirovka 2020-12-12 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Natalia paused, hearing that. Did he regret their kisses? Was it wrong? Had she made a mistake? He'd said that she hadn't, but...had he only been sparing her feelings? Was she wrong, to love him like she did? These and a thousand more frightening thoughts flashed through her mind, but the little princess tried her best to keep them from showing on her face and in her voice.

The water all of a sudden seemed cold, but surely it was only her imagination. Natalia didn't really know what to say, after hearing that; she simply let herself be buoyed on the surface by the lagoon's calm waters. But she had to say something, right? So she finally mustered up her courage and offered, "...you can be old if you want to be, Nikolai."
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[personal profile] maskirovka 2020-12-12 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
A small bit of seawater went up her nose at the sudden shift, but Natalia coughed and spluttered enough to clear her sinuses, and let Nikolai pull her closer when he shifted about to regain his feet. She was unfortunately too short to reach the bottom, but she settled easily in his arms, letting him hold her above the water and safe, so she wouldn't be lost out to sea.

Though uncertainty and hesitation were by now plainly written across the princess's delicate features, she didn't answer right away. She knew this relationship would be frowned upon, would be dangerous, especially if her father discovered it, but she knew her own heart, and knew that what she felt wasn't some silly, girlish infatuation. Nikolai was worth so much more than that, at least to her.

"...nyet," she finally said, lowering her eyes. "You shouldn't be with the heir of Imperial Russia. That poor girl's life is already planned out by a bunch of old men in smoke-filled rooms, plotting things out on paper. I feel sorry for her." Then she looked up, water-spiked lashes wide around soft green eyes.

"But you should be with your Natalia, Nikolai, da? She loves you so much, so much, doesn't know what she'll ever do without you. And is so scared that one day you'll leave, and she'll never see you again." Her lower lip trembled slightly, a sheen clouding those soft eyes. "She can't be without you ever, not ever, ever."
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[personal profile] maskirovka 2020-12-12 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
"I know." She nodded, almost mute. He'd made that perfectly clear earlier, alone in her bedroom. And though she sometimes burned for him, burned so hot she could barely stand it, if they were to be together, then she'd simply have to wait.

"I won't tell anyone, I promise." Natalia had no intention of ever sharing any of those details to Anna and Steffie, because only two could keep a secret, and only if one of them was dead, after all. And she had no desire to put either of them in any sort of trouble, and she was just selfish enough to keep Nikolai all to herself.

He was all she truly wanted.

"I understand." And she did. Despite her youth, her father hadn't raised her in a political or practical vacuum, as some did with their own progeny. And Nikolai himself had taught her the basics of palace politics; secrets were coin of the realm.

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