Heaven's Light | Injured Joiner

[buckingham barnes]

It didn't take very long for Fairylights to react to Bucky's (false) correction. He could see tears swelling up in her eyes, close to rolling down her cheeks. For a moment, Bucky regretted speaking the way he did, but what else was he supposed to do? He couldn't just agree Fairylights is his niece, especially when he has no siblings! As Fairylights began to lay out the facts, insist that he is the cat she's looking for, the maine coon took a step back.

"My father's name... is Loxley Barnes! My mother is Aurelia Barnes!"

"Those names are foreign to me," He tried to argue back, tearing his gaze away from Fairylights. He couldn't bare to look at her face-- he didn't want to see her body tremble with tears. Even though he only told her the truth, the news seemed to shock her far more than he expected. "You're the only one! There's no other option!" "Bucky, you've upset her..." He stared at the muddy ground, metal claws digging deeply into it. "I haven't heard of them before-" He began to continue with his reasoning, before his voice trailed off as his ears pricked up again.

"My father's parents are Kensington Barnes and Sandara Barnes!"

Bucky's head was beginning to pound.

"Oh fuck," The male breathed out, taking one more step back, his tail lowered to the ground. Those are his parents. He can't deny that- he was born and raised by Sandara and Kensington. They loved him unconditionally, and spent the last months of their lives taking care of him. But, how did she get those names? Bucky never told anyone who his parents were- no one from his old homes, not even Marina. Bucky kept his family a secret- he was too ashamed to share their names, after what he accidentally did to them. He killed them, and ran away afterwards. If he had a sibling, wouldn't he have informed them of his parents death? He would have lived with his sibling until he was old enough to travel! He wouldn't have ended up in his first home, which eventually lead to his brainwashing!

His family was a mystery from everyone he knew. Which caused more panic to swirl in his chest, as Fairylight's facts began to seem more and more right. Fairylights didn't get into his head before she insisted her relation to him. He would have felt the presence in his head. Which means, she didn't make those names up. She wasn't trying to get to him in a bad way either. She's not his enemy-- she didn't learn about Kensington and Sandara through other people that could lead her to him. Which means, she is his niece. Loxley is real, and no matter how far he searches into his head, he can't find any trace of him.

The horrible truth slowly began to sink deeply into Bucky's skin.

Back when Bucky remembered who he was, Loxley never rose to the surface. Never once did he believe he was missing an important detail. He didn't feel an emptiness in him- the memories that he remembered played out well. In the memories he received, his parents never mentioned his brother's name either. Nothing seemed wrong at the time, he believed he was an only child. It made sense to him, up until now.

"Those are my parents," The male said in a horrified tone, shocked at his own ignorance. "I've never mentioned my family to anyone, so there's no way that you could be lying about your father," He continued, shuddering a bit when he mentioned his brother- a brother that he lost memory to. A brother that he thought never existed for a majority of his life. A brother that he knows nothing about.

"I apologize if this is complicated, you are my niece. You knowing my parents proves it... I have no memory of Loxley..., or your mother." He gave in, pulling his gaze off of the ground, and back onto Fairylights.