|Epidemic|Bucky x Steve x Reader|AU|

New York had gone to shit. First a normal cold showed up, then it begun to tear you away from your own humanity, de-evolving you back into a mindless beast with only one goal, devour everything and anything.



The cause was the scientists, they believed they had found a cure for ‘cancer’ and made it into a gas. This cure was sent and remade everywhere with a medical clinic, it worked at first, destroying the cancerous cells, it then went on to mutate into the Z-virus which, as I said before, looked like the common cold.



Now, after about three months of this living hell, ⅘ of the population was now dead or been turned, I got split up with my group after a horde chased us. It was nine of us, including myself, now we became a group of three. We don't know what happened to the rest, we hope for their safety.  



“Hey (name), whatcha doing?” Bucky asked, looking over your shoulder to peek into your book, that you quickly slammed shut.



“N-nothing.” You responded quickly, giving a lopsided smile, “Are we ready to cross?” You continued looking up at Steve, placing your book into your bag.



“Yep, you got your bat?” You swung your bat around, smiling at Steve as Bucky pulling his gun out of his pocket.



“Let's get back to the group then!” Steve cheered, breaking past the stores door with his shield, human upon human looked at us their eyes glowed a misty green, they let out Inhumane screeches and ran towards us one by one.



Bucky and Steve were advancing down the road towards the tower, you lagged behind, you hissed in pain feeling something on your arm, you didn't think much of it at the time.



“Come on!” Steve shouted at you as he held the towers fire exit door open, you batted the last zombie's head off before running into the door.



You leaned against the wall, catching your breath back, you hissed in pain again, you watched Bucky and Steve check the rooms on the floor.



You pulled up your sleeve, a bite mark was shown of your (skin colour) skinned arm, “oh crap.. No .. No” You whispered, this was it you had to tell them.



“They’re not here yet. Hey? (Name) what's wrong?” Steve asked, you pulled up your sleeve, exposing the large bloody bite to the two. “Oh my god..” Bucky mumbled.



Steves face visibly paled in colour “(name)..”



“You're gonna have to kill me, I don't want to turn into one of them..” You covered up the bite again.



“No! Maybe y-you won't turn? We have to try something!” Bucky growled out sharply, you shook your head.



You felt something cold on your wrist, Bucky had found some handcuffs, he latched the other end to a metal pipe on the wall.



“No! Don't let me turn!” You screamed out, struggling against the handcuff, Bucky walked over and took your bat and bag.



After several hours you had gave up, your body begun to shut down, “Please, just kill me..” You whispered hoarsely, they ignored you, you now had begun to cough up blood onto the floor, you eyes begun to close as you slouched against the wall.



“(Name)! Wake up”



“Don't close your damn eyes!”



Their voices became cut out as you let the darkness take you.



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“Oh shit..” Bucky mumbled, grasping onto (name)’s wrist, checking over for a pulse.



“Nothing's there Steve.. “ Bucky dropped her wrist, petting her (hair colour) hair back.



I saw her hand twitch, I grasped Bucky's shoulder jerking him backwards.



I watched her eyes flutter open, her once bright (eye colour) were now fogged over, she let out a small growl her hand attempting to grab us.



“(N-name)?” Bucky started to reach out towards her, I pulled his arm back.



“It's not her anymore, we have to get rid of her..” Steve’s softened as he finished.



“I’ll do it.” Bucky announced.



“You don't have to..”



“She's my wife, I have to do it.” Bucky said, shaken.



I watched Bucky pull out his gun, pointing it and her forehead.



“I'm sorry (name), I'll join you one day doll.”



The deafening sound of the bullet ring out as Bucky dropped his gun in defeat.


“Why her..” He spat out hoarsely.