buckybarnesthings

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New story Alert- The House of Stars and Nightmares: Hidden Demons (Book 1)

Edward x oc fanfic

Details and Description

Upon leaving Volterra, Italy the quiet Cullen Clan stumble across an unsightly scene. A young frail woman, who is dead and cold to the touch, is seen clutching a newborn baby in her arms. The baby appears blue and is also cold to the touch but Carlisle determines that the little girl is still alive but needs urgent care and the family of vampires agree to take her to the nearest hospital and contact local authorities of her situation.

The nurses and doctors do their best to keep the child warm and get some milk into her and she was severely malnourished, it was determined she was 4 days old but she has no birth records. So whilst the police do their best to find some family, a majority of the Cullen family return to their friends the Denali coven, but Rosalie and Esme stay to ensure the child is safe and finds a happy ending. After days of searching the police come to the conclusion that the mother had given birth on her own and had no medical attention, which caused her demise.

So they gave the two female vampires two options, one being that they take her and raise her ensuring she is well cared for and loved or she would be put into the foster care system until she turns 18. Without a second thought, as they had built a strong bond with the baby, they agreed to take her in and give her a life she deserved. They give her a life, a name and an eternity of love from a family which dote upon her.

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The first five chapters are all about the Cullens raising Sage and sets the scene for this modernised Twilight fanfic with a couple twists.

Story will contain adult content including smut and possibly triggering content, each chapter will come with a content warning at the beginning of the chapter and on the chapter index smutty content will be flagged with '*'. Read at your own discretion, you control your social media content intake.

It will also explore the idea of Emmett and Rosalie getting to be parents, alongside Carlisle and Esme as well. The Denalis will also have a bigger role in this series as compared to the books.

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New chapter 🚨

A Party

"Well I'll be here when you get back, so we can shop for the gala then." I said, waving Nat goodbye as her, Sam and Steve got onto the jet for their mission.

"I mean I wouldn't think you'd be anywhere else as someone else's room is out of order." She whispered, still teasing me after I told her about the recent cockblocking incidents.

"Yeah yeah laugh it up." I grumble.

She had a giggle before she closed the jet door and left me and Bucky standing on the roof seeing them off. We hadn't gotten back to our physical relationship yet as every time things start getting heated something kills the mood.

I could kill Loki who was the latest interruption. We were at the point of no return when he burst out of the elevator claiming to have news on the attack. Said news was a dead end so really it only helped frustrate Bucky and I even more. He had slept in my room last night and set himself up on the floor. After a bit of arguing I joined him as I felt like a bad guest.

"So this gala, am I the only one who didn't know it was happening?" I asked, Bucky turned to me confused.

"I didn't know you were going on that mission." He states.

"I wasn't told it was a mission, just that there was a gala and I needed a dress. Hang on, come to think of it Nat never said she needed a dress or had to be there." I realised.

"They haven't debriefed you yet then, don't worry I've got the report on my phone in our-your room." He stammered, he looked at me innocently.

"So I guess we should go back to OUR room then? Figure this stuff out and then I can show you some more witch stuff." I said, winking at him to let him know I heard him slip up.

"I guess so." He beamed, grabbing my hand and pulling me to the stairwell with him.

I giggled to myself as I appreciated this version of him. I saw glimpses of Hydra but never this kind, he was so sweet when we were excited. He had told me last night when we returned to my room after dinner that he always wanted to see me in action. But he never wanted to make me uncomfortable. Last night we weren't really in the mood for anything more than each other's warm embrace, we were too cautious about a potential reoccurrence of the attack. Not wanting to be caught with our pants down, literally.

Once we arrived in my room he pushed the door open to reveal Loki, Thor and Wanda on my couch arguing. Their heads all turned to me in the doorway, Loki looking concerned, Thor furious and Wanda had an accusing smirk. I had a million thoughts running through my head, but Bucky's hand in mine was a calming reminder that he was there for me. Loki rushed over to us and pulled us inside before closing the door and putting a barrier spell in place, so no one could see or hear us, not even the cameras.

"We've been caught." Loki whispered to me in Jotun language.

"What happened?" I asked, in the same language, everyone looked on in confusion.

"I went and saw mother, she knows you're alive and well but understands that distance is best to know. When I came back home the witch had read my mind before I had a chance to put my wards up, she asked me if it was true and alerted Thor about what she had seen. But only those in this room know about you. I made sure of that by bringing them in here to explain." Loki explained.

I sighed to myself, sitting on the floor to take a second to gather my thoughts before I approached them. Bucky understood what I was doing and let go of my hand telling the others to give me a second, this was a sign that a panic attack was imminent but if I took the time to calm down I could be ok. After five minutes I stood up and recomposed myself before speaking.

"So you know then." I stated.

"Is it true?" Wanda asked, using her magic to silence Thor.

"Yes it's all true, assuming he told you everything." I said motioning to Loki.

"He explained to us about your parentage and why you're here, Thor is a little irrational right now because he thinks you are a threat but as I said to him before if you wanted to kill us you would've done so as we slept." Wanda rationalised, unmuting Thor.

"She has a fair point, I shouldn't have judged you so quickly sister. At least you aren't like Hela." Thor shared.

"Hela, you've met her?" I asked.

"How do you-nevermind I recall Loki saying you were taken in by mother before Loki or I were born. Yes we fought her and unfortunately she is gone." He says.

"I wouldn't be so sure about her being gone gone but that's something we can come back to if we need to. I missed you brother." I said.

"Look I know at the end that I was also on my Father's side but I've since matured and come to realise that his fear of this prophecy is for nothing. Yes I did some of my own research after Aspyn left, Loki. I contacted Hades and he said that your prophecy isn't set or completed and that rising to your full potential could be the best thing for the Gods." Thor explained, glaring at Loki for thinking he was completely one sided.

"So can I trust you both to keep this to yourselves until I'm ready to tell the rest of the team?" I pressed.

"Of course you are my sister first and foremost!" Thor exclaimed.

"Wanda?" I tentatively asked, as she had been awfully quiet.

"On one condition..." She began. "Show me everything you know about your heritage as I think that might help me find out more about my powers."

"More than happily, Wands. I would've offered anyway as I'm showing Bucky what I can do with my abilities and past. I may even be able to show you a few new tricks along the way." I suggest.

We continued talking for about half an hour before Tony called Wanda asking for her to get her brother before he starts trouble in the tower. Loki had offered to go with her but she said Tony asked Bucky to go with her as they were also getting Peter from school and he loved Bucky. Apparently Tony had decided to throw a last minute party to announce my arrival to the public and everyone was going to be there, including the other Avengers I had yet to meet. So they both left Loki, Thor and myself to reminisce about our shared childhood, or at least parts that we could recall, Loki told me he was also joining Steve's baseball team. I'm really excited about this but I still think the teams are slightly unfair and that we have the better players, I guess we will find out in a month or two.

"Have you got anything to wear to this party?" I asked them both.

They both looked at me then at each other and began laughing hysterically, I have no idea what's so funny about me asking this question but each to their own I guess.

"I'm surprised you don't know." Thor says.

"What the hell is this supposed to mean!" I exclaimed.

"Have you not looked in your wardrobe yet?" Loki asked.

"No, I haven't gotten around to unpacking all my clothes yet, especially since I can just conjure a new outfit everyday. There's really no point." I shared.

"Darling everyone is fully stocked with clothes, shoes and accessories. Even formal attire for events." Loki states.

"Oh well I guess I never really looked." I replied, shrugging my shoulders at the simplicity of the situation.

"How about I leave you two to organise an outfit and I'll go get us some coffee and lunch." Thor offers.

"Yeah, just like old times where Loki wanted to play dress up and you would do who knows what." I recall.

I sent Bucky a text letting him know what was happening and he suggested I invite Wanda and Nat to get ready with me so we could have some girl time. I loved his thought process sometimes. I agreed and he let Wanda know so she quickly got them as well as Peter and Pietro back to the compound as soon as she could. Thor had come back with lunch not long after everything was organised and we all sat down and enjoyed what Thor called pop tarts and some croissants. Loki was ultimately defeated after his quest to find me the perfect dress, he spent most of lunch complaining between mouthfuls about Tony's horrid taste in women's clothing. I felt my phone vibrate and I looked to see that Nat had replied and said as much as she would've loved to have had a girls and Loki bonding session, she was stuck on this mission and was predicting to be home just after the party starts. That's a shame as I really do like her and I would have loved the opportunity to ask her more about her Sister Yelena that she speaks so fondly of.

Time Skip

The party had started about an hour ago but we had decided to wait for Nat so we could all help her get ready with our magic, so then she wouldn't have to miss out entirely. I was on hair duties and used my magic to pull and thread her hair into waterfall braids, Loki was on dress duty and was currently changing the colour of the dress to find the right shade of red, Wanda had finished Nat's makeup a few minutes ago so she was onto accessories. After a few more colour changes we were done and nat stood before us in a floor length dark red dress with floral laces accompanying the dress.

Wanda also wore red as it was her signature colour, her dress had draped sleeves that gave off what she called a witchy vibe. Her feet were encased in black stilettos with red bottoms, I was assured these shoes were expensive so people would appreciate them.

Loki wore a velvet green suit jacket with a matching tie and black velvet suit pants, he wore a simple black shirt and black dress shoes but he accessoried himself with a smaller version of his royal horns. As well as a few other royal jewellery pieces to express his wealth and title.

But since it was an event held in my honour Wanda and Loki had out done themselves when dressing me, they wanted people to know who I was simply by my presence and the fact that all eyes would be drawn to me. I wore a blue dress that was intended to replicate butterfly wings, the dress was also enchanted with an ethereal blue glow so I would look as regal as I felt. I had white heels that lace up to my knees, the ribbons were scattered with butterflies that would flutter and move with me. My hair was braided to mimic a crown and had curls cascading down my back. More blue butterflies were strategically placed throughout my hair with some baby breath flowers embedded into my braid.

After giving ourselves a once over wanda request we take a picture together to remember the fun we had before my first official night as an Avenger, she used her magic to levitate the phone into the right place and angle it so we were all in frame before capturing the photo and sending everyone a copy. We all made our way to the cars that were waiting out front, which were taking us to a hall of some sort that had held many Avenger announcement events. We pulled up to the curb where the driver opened up the door helping us all out one by one. Loki decided to go in first so he could give us a grand entrance, which he did by magicing the doors open to reveal the three of us and a few butterflies surrounding us. The hall went silent as if everyone had been enchanted by our presence, they slowly went back to their conversations and danced as we made our way to Loki at the bottom of the stairs. Where he escorted us to the team's section, my eyes were instantly drawn to Bucky's. He was busy appreciating his view of me and the bare skin I had on display. I was so distracted by his seductive gaze that I jumped when Loki had begun to whisper into my ear.

"Don't worry I made sure he had a tie to match your dress so everyone knows who has his heart." He whispered.

I looked at him with an appreciative smile, acknowledging his acceptance for my feelings and relationship with Bucky. He winked at me before pushing me towards Bucky, I landed in his arms and turned back to find Loki was gone and Nat was talking with Bruce, Wanda was dancing with Vision.

"Well hello there." Bucky said, his voice deep and seductive. "I must say I was apprehensive about losing you all afternoon but I'll admit it was definitely worth the wait."

"You're not too bad yourself, Sarg." I replied.

"I hope you enjoyed yourself, as I intend on keeping you to myself for a while once we are finished here." He flirted.

"As long as we aren't interrupted this time, I think it can be arranged." I flirted back.

"Ok enough flirting, drinks on Tony!" Sam exclaimed, pushing between us to hand me a shot.

"Talking about interruptions..." Bucky grumbled.

"Now that you're here I can finally make my speech and this party can get really into swing." Tony announced, a woman with strawberry blonde hair holding his arm.

He forcefully made his way past us and off into the crowd leaving the woman behind.

"I'm Pepper by the way, I'm married to that asshole." She said.

"It's nice to meet you, he has mentioned you and a daughter?" I commented.

"Yes, that would be Morgan, she's our toddler, she's turning three next month." She replied.

"Hey Pepper!" Bucky greets.

"Bucky It's good to see you again, how are you?" She asked.

"Oh you know nothing out of the ordinary, just training and missions. How's Miss Morgs?" He queried, fondness for the child written on his face.

"She is excited for her birthday but still misses her Uncle Buck, so nothing new." She jokes.

"I've got a gift for her, let me know when you're at the compound next and I'll come see her." He says.

"Well we will be there tomorrow for lunch, she asked to spend a day at the compound but we talked her into just lunch. We figured it would be the best opportunity since almost everyone is there and she'll have Peter to hangout with if anything comes up." She explains, before getting distracted and excusing herself.

"So I guess you know the Starks well and Tony forgave you for his parents?" I asked.

"It took him a while but after the blip and narrowly avoiding his own death he realised that life's too short to live in the past. Plus Morgan had grown attached to me so he had no choice." Bucky Laughed.

"Do I have competition?" I joked.

"I don't know youll have to take that up with her tomorrow." He replied, a boyish smile on his face.

The night continued similarly to the last conversation, lots of laughs and new people. Throughout the night I got to meet some of the Wakandans (Shuri, T'Challa, Nakia and Okoye), they were very friendly and Shuri had lots to say about Bucky and his time with them. She seems like someone to keep close incase I ever need to embarrass Bucky. I also met Scott Lang, Hope and Cassie, they were also nice and were a cute little family unit. A few others were introduced to me briefly such as Doctor Strange, Wong, Jane (Thor's girlfriend), Valkyrie, Korg, Drax, Groot, Rocket and Peter Quill. The guardians had all split up and so only some of them could make it to Earth for the event but they all sent their greetings. It had been a long night with drinks coming from left right and centre, different people offering to buy them for me. Thank the Gods I'm no mere mortal so it didn't really impact me until Thor brought out the Asgardian mead, even Steve and Bucky were getting buzzed from only the mead. At about 4am things had started to die down and most people had left, it was only the Avengers who were staying at the compound left. The guardians and Wakandans had to leave as they both had a fair journey back to their homes.

We all sat around a large round table talking about random things and playing games such as truth or dare which ended when Bucky was dared to streak up and down the street, which he did before 'he aint no chicken'. Thankfully Pepper had paid off the paparazzi so any humiliating photos wouldn't see the light of day, except I had snuck a picture of Bucky in all his glory before his run. After he came back we all decided to head back to the compound so as to not disturb anyone or have a chance of getting photographed doing dumb shit.

When we arrived some of the team decided to call it a night, Peter had crashed in the car so Pepper decided she'd take him to his room and she would also call it a night. Sam had fallen asleep on the couch in the living room so Steve and Bucky being the mature old men they are, grabbed a sharpie and drew a moustache and some dicks on his face. It's fair enough to say it was a good night and everyone that could drink wound up worse for wear. Vision ended up moving Pietro and Wanda back to their rooms, Bruce and Nat had disappeared the second we got inside (you can assume why they were in such a hurry). Tony had wandered off to his room to find Pepper, Scott and his girls had picked a room and gone to bed. Which left Thor, Jane, Loki, Steve and Bucky, Sharon did make an appearance apparently but she got all pissy when she realised the party was in my honour. We stayed up in the living area on mine and Bucky's floor talking about everything and nothing at the same time, Thor and Jane ended up getting into a heated makeout session which grossed Loki out enough to conjure himself to sleep. Bucky and I remained in each other's arms but weren't going to start getting handsy with Steve having a front row seat, at least not tonight anyway.

As the sun had started to rise Bucky, Steve and I ended up cuddling with Bucky spooning me and me spooning Steve. It felt like an unusually comfortable sandwich between two super soldiers. I was quick to sober up listening to the boy's snores but was abruptly shocked when I felt Bucky grinding against me. I had noticed before he fell asleep that he was hard but I didn't want to say anything and make him uncomfortable. He had started to make quiet moaning noises in between muttering my name as he continued grinding, I didn't want to wake him as I know sleep is hard for him and it's often disturbed by a nightmare. I also don't know what I'd tell him, he starts to slow down with his soft thrusts and just stays against me swivelling his hips to keep the friction. When I felt his flesh hand slide up and grasp my breast and start playing with it, I was sure I was gonna have to wake him up before anybody else woke up and caught him at his most vulnerable. But then his metal hand had wiggled its way underneath me and came around to grasp my heart. I knew then that this was gonna be the hardest decision of my life as I was already dripping from his thrusting and friction against my ass. So instead of deciding to wake him up and risk waking any light sleepers I used my magic to teleport us to my bed, but now I had to bring myself to stop him as it felt wrong.

"Bucky." I whispered, his face contorting in pleasure as his dream included me screaming his name.

"Mmm Aspyn, so hot and tight." He murmured, starting his thrusts again and he began playing with my clit. Rubbing it in small, strong circles.

"Bucky..." I started, hesitating slightly as I was slowly reaching my own peak.

"Ahh yes, Doll. So good for me." He replied, eyes still closed with pleasure still written across his face, reminding me that if I don't stop this I won't be the only one making a mess in my underwear.

"Buck, you gotta wake up." I say, a little louder than before. He simply just moaned as he started getting sloppy with his thrusts, indicating he was close. "Bucky!"

I began shaking him gently and slowly got stronger until his eyes opened wide, he took a moment to wake himself up, he clenched his hands and slowly realised what they were doing in his dream and where they were on me. He looked up at me, embarrassed evident on his beautiful face, but I gave him a sultry smirk to assure him I enjoyed it and even winked for good measure. He simply rubbed his face and in his deep smooth morning voice he chuckled.

"I can't believe that the one time I have a good dream comes to fruition whilst I'm sleeping." He grumbles.

"Well I was awake for it, and I enjoyed it." I smirked.

He smirked at me, I could see the gears turning in his head, as he shifted and laid back but he placed me on his lap. He rested with his hands on the back of his head, looking at me and taking in the view. When I teleported us to our room I changed us into our usual sleepwear. Him in his boxers and me in a sexy satin nightgown, this one had a deep-v neckline. He raised his hands to place them on my hips but decided to run them down my body from my cheeks to my hips, giving my breasts an extra squeeze.

"I think I could give you a play by play of what happened if you'd like?" I ask, already knowing my answer.

"That would be so good, Doll. You're so good to me." He groans, thrusting his hips upwards.

"Mmm I wonder if you'll still fit, after all this time and I haven't had anyone close to your size." I say between moans.

"We'll make it fit, Doll." He says. "You've slept with other people?"

"Yes but none of which I enjoyed or really had a choice." I admit, swivelling my hips.

"I had no expectations but I was hoping you would've atleast gotten to enjoy it." He shares.

"I only ever had two inside me since you, one was a life or death situation with Hydra, the other I was drunk and I believe drugged, as alcohol doesn't usually have an affect on me. And he didn't care about my needs, he just took what he wanted and left me in the side alley." I said.

"I'm not mad, believe me I know you have needs, even my super soldier stamina couldn't keep up sometimes." He says, sitting up and kissing me passionately.

"Thank you but i still want you to know that they meant nothing and I tried to think of you the entire time." I replied. "But enough talk, you have a slight- I mean a large problem that I happen to have the solution for."

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A/N: so a shorter chapter this time around but its just to give us a chance to introduce some more characters and set the scene for the next chapter which will come in two parts as there will be one filled to the brim with smut, in continuation of this chapter. The second part will be about lunch and a few other things that will come up along the way.

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Familiar Faces

I'm busy tending to my magic such as enchanting and cursing a few objects to add to my collection when my newly set up phone pings. Illuminating my dark room from its little corner. I wonder what that could be as the only person who's messaged me so far is Tony, about tonight's uniform fitting and baseball practice. I slowly advance towards it after finishing my hex, as a slight bump could have grave consequences if I didn't finish it before walking away. Its an unknown number? It's currently about 12:45pm but the message was sent 45 minutes ago and my phone pinged to remind me. The team had an early lunch, more like a brunch really, at 10:45am so everyone could get their daily activities and training done before tonight.

(ignore the time at the top of the screen)

I packed up my alter and witchy stuff, as Bucky used to call it, changing into something simple but cute. I didn't have to wait long before there was a heavy knock on my door. I walked over and opened the door to reveal not only Bucky but also Wanda who had come to return Hades. She sent me a message about taking him out to the open field and forest area before bringing him back, I was thankful that she was eager to help familiarise me and Hades to the compound.

Upon opening the door Hades pushed his way through us to make himself at home on his bed. I watched him fuss about for a second before turning my attention back to Wanda and Bucky, the latter worn a knowing smirk and Bucky wore an unimpressed look.

"Well here he is back in one piece as promised, not sure what Bucky is doing here though." Wanda said. "I also came to pass on a message from Tony, that we have a team dinner tonight with everyone including some you haven't met yet, it's casual attire as we have training right after."

"Thank you for that Wanda and you know I'll be there, I'd love to meet more of the team as long as there's no more Sharon Carter's." I joke, half serious with my last comment.

"No she isn't apart of the team so she's never invited unless it's an event open to the public." She shared, giving me a smirk before motioning at Bucky with her eyes. "Anyway I'm in a rush so I'll leave you be."

"Bye Wands!" I called, down the hallway.

I look straight up at Bucky once she's in the elevator. I decided earlier I was going to make him come to me about what happened at lunch as I want things to be on his terms. He looks down at me with kind eyes and a playful smile.

"So coffee?" I probed.

"That's what the messages said, wasn't it?" He asked.

"Yes and I believe I still have to do something with Hades before we can go." I stated.

"Well if you want we could introduce him and Alpine and they could keep each other company whilst we're gone." He suggested, eyes filled with hope.

"That sounds like a good idea." I agree.

"Well follow me then, Doll." He says, bowing in an old fashioned manner.

"Showing your age there, Sarg?" I joke.

He whipped around to give me an unimpressed look over the comment, but a playful smirk teased his lips as he shook his head. I give the hand motion to Hades commanding him to follow me. He slowly rose and had a stretch before wandering after me. I pull the door closed and flick my fingers to lock the door and place a protection spell around the room, as I don't know who these other Avengers are and what they are like so I won't trust them yet.

"Still doing your protection spells I see." Bucky remarks, rolling his eyes.

"How do you know that's the spell I used?" I question.

"You forget how closely we trained and lived whilst we were in Hydra, I paid more attention than you thought." He spoke.

"It'll take some getting used to being across the hall instead of lying side by side." I murmur, casting my eyes downwards to avoid meeting his gaze.

"Hey look at me, Doll face." He says softly, coming to a stop in front of me and placing his palm on my cheek gently guiding me to meet his eyes. "I'm just down the hall if you ever need me, however you want me I'll be there."

I search his eyes looking for any insincerity but coming up short, all that I can find is love and hope. Those beautiful blue eyes really are and always have been the windows to his soul. I can't help but hope that eventually him and I can find a new relationship in this current world rather than the one we had to hide ourselves from. But I think for him and myself that we should wait as I want to be completely open and honest with him about who I am before we commit to anything. I hated not telling him the truth but I couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't tell Hydra who I was when he was under their control.

"I'm not saying we need to have any strings attached but I always thought about you, about us, after I was freed from Hydra. I missed you, I still love you and I'm yours which I'll always be." He shared, looking me directly in the eyes through every word.

"I love you too Bucky but I think we should do things right this time as you don't known the real me yet. I want to get the chance to get to know this version of you and fall in love with you all over again but lets do it right from the start. So for now we are just old friends getting to know each other again, in hopes of something more." I suggest.

"Of course I'll do it however many times I need to as long as you know I'm not giving up on us, ever." He said, in finality before taking my hand in his metal one and leading me to his bedroom door.

He opens the door to reveal a room not to dissimilar to my own but I'm sure he doesn't use his spare room for the same thing I do. I see a large ball of pure white fur stretched across what I believe is Bucky's bed, Alpine seems to go uninterrupted as we enter the room. But Hades is instantly rushing for the comfort of the bed and seems to miss the ball of fur as he goes to lie right onto of her.

"Halt! Hades sit, wait." I exclaim, my words having the instant desired effect as he pauses right in front of the bed and sits, waiting for my next command.

"Quick thinking." Bucky comments, walking over to Alpine and lifting her into his arms.

"Gotta be quick in situations like this." I respond.

I watch on as Bucky lowers himself to kneel on the floor beside Hades and allows for both animals to sniff the air around them before placing Alpine on the floor. I watch on waiting for Hades or Alpine to have a negative reaction but instead I'm pleasantly shocked when Alpine charges forward and rubs against Hades purring. Hades lays down as a sign of acceptance and Alpine makes herself comfortable lying against his side. Both enjoying the warmth the other brings.

"Well that went better than expected, I guess they take after their owners." Bucky slyly says, a flirty smile on his face as he looks up at me.

"Let's just hope they stay this content whilst we're away." I remark.

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Bucky took me to this quaint little cafe he said he frequently visits, they do a really good iced coffee. To get here we had to take his motorcycle and it was so much fun, not just the ride itself but being that close to him for 15 minutes had made my day. We had been sitting for about an hour and a half just talking about random things, like how he has a bucket list of things he wants to do to be reintroduced into this new era properly. Steve, Sam and Natasha seemed to be the ones adding to it but he said he's been crossing them off as often as he can.

Eventually we decided to head back to the compound so he could give me a tour and get my fitting done  during it. He showed me the upper floors first and went downwards as we went on. In the basement is Tony's lab where some of the team were getting their suits fixed, redesigned or getting a uniform for the baseball game. Tony had sent me a text earlier asking which design I preferred, turns out he disagreed with us girls wearing dresses but Nat convinced him to use something different from the boys. Steve's team, called Team Rogers, would be in blue and silver whereas Tony's team, known as team Stark, would wear red and gold. Both had identical uniforms just in their respective colours and team name, it also had a number and our names on the back.

(Team Starks uniform)

(Team Rogers uniform)

(Girls version of uniform, Natasha will be in Stark colours.)

It was also decided that only those who attended the game could purchase limited edition baseball cards which were made just for this game, on the back it has a basic description of ourselves and our abilities. These cards are sold individually, in a 12pk box or if requested by the slab 8 12pk boxes, but once the stock was sold there's no more. We will also hold an after game opportunity for people to get their cards signed. It isn't yet announced as it's still undecided but there could be a follow up game where the Wakandans would get there own team and play the victors, then the looser will play the loser from the last game if we raise more than $100Million. So essentially it would be a mini tournament of sorts.

When we first walk in I'm dragged away by Nat and Wanda to get my fittings done, it doesn't take long as they only needed the basic measurements once and they'd use them for all my uniforms. I can hear the rest of the team talking in the other room and can make out a few familiar voices and a couple of different ones.

"How was coffee?" Nat asks.

"What coffee?" I defend, as an immediate response to the probing question.

"The one I read Bucky's mind about, when I dropped Hades off." Wanda said.

"Right I should've known you could do that. It was good we caught up and established that we want to do things right this time and not rush into a relationship." I started. "As when we were in Hydra we both felt like we had nothing and no one, so we kinda just cling to each other as a safety net."

"You and Barnes dated?" Wanda presses, turns out she didn't read that far into his brain.

"I can see it, especially after lunch." Nat remarks.

"Ew not an image I needed but also you go Aspyn." Wanda says.

"Well thanks but once again him and I agreed we should try this the right way, he doesn't know my full story. Oh and good luck reading my mind, Wands." I respond.

"Yes I know from your training that you've always got a barrier spell up." She laughs.

We share a few more stories about boys, this really helps me feel at home here. Little did I know part of my past was in the next room talking about one of my many parents. After about 5 minutes Bucky comes in saying that he had his fitting before coming to see me and that he's happy to go back to our floor or introduce me to two other Avengers.

"I probably should socialise with my teammates, so I guess we can do that then go check on Alpine and Hades." I say, making my way towards him where he leans against the door.

He leads me with his hand hovering over my lower back, I can tell he wanted to touch me but held himself back as we didn't really discuss the physical aspect of our situation. Which we probably should considering our interactions at lunch today.

"Aspyn this is Thor and Loki, Avengers from Asgard. Yes Loki did try to take over New York but like me he was under mind control and has turned over a new leaf." Bucky speaks. "Thor, Loki this is Aspyn, our newest Avenger she's known as the Grey Witch and has a similar background to me. Hydra and all that."

Those names make my blood run cold, I instantly regret my choice and want to run as far away as I can. I can only hope they don't recognise me as it's been centuries since we last encountered each other. As both figures turn around I can see a child like elation on Thor's face as he tackles me into a bone crushing hug. Once he releases me I look to Loki who seems confused at the sight of me, like he's trying to piece together if he knows me or not.

"It's wonderful to meet you lady of grey." Thor booms.

"Same here, Thor. You can call me Aspyn." I said.

"Don't mind my oaf of a brother, he holds Asgardian customs in high regard even on midguard. Pleasure, Aspyn." Loki greets, his confused look had now turned into one of recognition and cunningness.

'Hello dear sister.' Loki speaks into my mind, using our childhood conversation techniques.

'Please don't tell anyone about me, I plan to tell them soon. Once I know who to trust.' I reply.

'Of course, I know the danger that lurks with that truth. I'm just so happy to have be reunited with you.' He says, a kind expression hastily crossing his face.

Both of us realise that we had spaced out looking at each other and that everyone was looking at us like we were mad. So he grabs my hand and kisses the back of it. I can feel Bucky stiffen as a scoff leaves his lips, I know from our history that he doesn't do well with jealousy. Once Loki releases my hand Bucky instantly grasps it in his own as he comes to stand beside me. I look at him to see him focused on Loki with a heated gaze, looking back at Loki I see him looking at me with a knowing smirk. I forget he's the God of mischief and he lives for this sort of stuff, at least he did when we were kids I wonder if he's grownup much.

"Well if we're done here I promised Aspyn a full tour of the compound and we haven't finished, we will join you all at dinner in about an hour." Bucky grumbled, eyes never leaving Loki.

Oh just you wait till you find out the truth Bucky, you'll be kicking yourself over this. Before I can speak to anyone Bucky is dragging me into the elevator and repeatedly pressing the button to close the doors. I give everyone a guilty smile as they watch us while the doors close.

"We need to talk." He grunts.

"Ok." I say.

"I want you more than anything, I don't want you hanging around Loki by yourself." He said, turning to look me directly in the eyes.

"You can't control me, believe me I have no interest in him that way and nothing will happen. Like I said earlier I love you." I reply.

"It's not that I don't trust you, it's him I know he likes his mischief and who knows what he wants out of being an Avenger." He mumbles, I can tell he's embarrassed by his behaviour and probably worried he's still the Winter Soldier.

"Look I won't go into detail yet but Loki is apart of my past and he's my brother for all intents and purposes." I explain, knowing this will lead to more questions.

"Wow ok I wasn't expecting you to have a past that links with the Asgardians but I guess that's how much we didn't know each other, I imagine why you didn't tell me. But I'd like to know when you're ready to tell me." He spoke softly, hands holding my face and reassuring me that he's not mad about this.

"Thank you for understanding, I'm happy to tell you when we can find a time we can go get another coffee or get away from everyone." I said, leaning forward and kissing his cheek. "On the other hand there's something we need to discuss before moving further."

"I think I know what you want to talk about." He says.

"I can admit that I still feel drawn to you on every level possible but still want you to know the truth before we label anything. However, I think we can both agree that keeping our hands to ourselves isn't a possibility for long. So if you are comfortable I was thinking that whilst we get reacquainted we could still have a physical relationship." I continue.

"I mean I'm a guy so I don't think I can deny that offer but I can't deny that it won't be just physical and there's still gonna be emotions for me." He admits.

"I never said there wouldn't be any feelings on my end." I share, grinning at him as I know we will both cave and agree to a label even without saying say out loud.

"Good then I can take you to your room and fuck the shit outta you." He quips, dropping his voice a little lower.

"We have pets to tend to and check on." I suggest, knowing I'm fighting a loosing battle as my core was tingling at just his words.

"I'm sure they're fine." He whispers, kissing his way down my neck before we're interrupted by the elevator coming to a stop.

He reaches down and grasps my thighs encouraging me to jump into his arms, I oblige of course. He quickly found my sweet spot below my ear and he continued to kiss and nip there. Leaving red marks in his wake, he's marking his territory. He walks his way down the hall and stops at the first door which happened to be his. He places me gently on the floor giving my ass a teasing slap before unlocking the door and pushing it open, he leans down to capture my lips but comes to a stop inches away. His face contorts into one of shock as he looks behind me into the room. I turn around to see his room in shambles, it looks as though a tornado had hit it.

There's feathers and cushion fluff strewn across the room, his tv was knocked over in the process, there's leaves and dirt everywhere and across the room the glass door had been smashed and glass was left scattered around the floor. We both cautiously step into the room looking for any threats or danger, he continues to check all the attached rooms and wardrobe whilst I make my way towards the bed. I had seen a glimpse of dark fur and a white paw, I carefully bend down watching for any glass. Upon seeing me Hades comes out from underneath the bed and Alpine follows him.

Knowing from past experiences Hades sits in front of me bowing down to allow me to place my hands on his head and see what he saw. Whilst searching through his memories of the last few hours Bucky announces the coast is clear and he picks up Alpine and soothes her stress by patting her. Finding the moment that caused the chaos I find a figure approaching the door and smashing through it with a gun. Then two other people step into the room each of them going through the room seemingly searching for something, Hades had initially fought against them and managed to injury two of the three intruders. They eventually managed to knock Hades unconscious and continue to ransack the room but coming up empty handed and leaving through a portal. I couldn't identify any of them as they had used magic to conceal their identities from the naked eye.

"Bucky three people come in here and seemed to be looking for something." I announced, standing up and approaching him.

"Who could've done that? Tony has high security functioning at all times and the glass is bulletproof so shouldn't have just shattered. Hell not even the hulk can break this stuff." He said, letting Alpine leave his arms so he could hold me on the bed.

"I don't know they must have used magic to keep their faces blurred from anyone's vision, so they could've used magic to trick Tony's tech and break the glass." I think out loud, looking for any way to explain this incident.

"I have to-" He started, before a panting figure came barreling into the room.

Hades was instantly on his feet in position to attack if he needed. But upon looking up we found Sam and Steve appearing seconds later.

"Oh my god, thank god you're both ok." Sam huffed, wiping sweat from his brow.

"Tony just got notified about the break in, but it looks like the video feed is delayed." Steve adds, moving into the room. "We came here when he noticed the figures appear from portals seconds ago, we thought it was happening right now."

"No it happened whilst Bucky and I were getting coffee, about an hour or two ago." I said.

"You both should come downstairs and see if we can't figure out who would do this." Sam suggests.

"Shouldn't we cleanup first?" I asked.

"No Tony will probably have someone out to clean it soon." Bucky says.

"Come on, Bucky you can stay in my room tonight." Steve offers.

"No way I'm not leaving Aspyn on this floor alone whilst we have no explanation for this." Bucky exclaimed.

"He's right Steve neither of them should be alone nor with the intruders still lurking around somewhere." Sam agrees.

With a few more words exchange we make our way back to Tony's lab where the rest of the team had gathered upon hearing the coast was clear. I relay what I had seen in Hades memory and let Tony and Bruce run through the footage whilst the rest of the team tries to rationalise what had happened. I can't help but let my gaze wonder to Bucky as he had been really quiet. Seeing him internalising on the events I reach out and rub his hand, he looks at me and smiles half heartedly.

Whilst we were looking at each other Loki made his way towards us, he was trying to decide whether he should have an actual conversation out loud or talk in my head about what he had to say. He picked through my brain until he found the moment I told Bucky about Loki being my brother, so he decided to just speak out loud with us.

"I think I might know what happened." Loki whispered, after making sure everyone except for us three were occupied.

"What do you know?" Bucky mumbles, instantly interested in what Loki had to say.

"Loki surely not, it's been centuries." I said, after reading Loki's mind.

"I think your past has started catching up with you my darling sister. You should know better than to think it was over." He explained.

"Look I'm a little lost here and I can tell it has something to do with your past but I think I need to know now." Bucky interrupted.

"Look not here but I think the three of us should go back to the room together we can discuss it there, I'll enchant the camera so they can't hear what we are actually talking about." I suggest.

We all excuse ourselves saying we were going to check for anything that may have been left behind. Once reaching the floor I instantly place the enchantment on the camera and replaced the audio with a false conversation.

"Look I'm not going to go right into detail as I'll have to tell the same story to the rest of the team but I figured I should tell you first." I explained.

"We just need to get to the bottom of this and figure out how to fix it." Bucky said, all three of us taking a seat on the bed.

"I was a product of multiple affairs as my mother was created by three goddesses and she slept with multiple gods and goddesses on the night of her wedding. Due to her ethereal nature she was able to take all of their DNA and conceive me. It was revealed upon my birth and death of my mother that there was a prophecy about me that resulted in a war among gods. Frigga offered me refuge after I was taken in by another goddess and Frigga raised me as one of her own I was the eldest. Aside from Hela but that's another story. But eventually I was discovered and Odin turned Thor against me and Frigga and Loki had Heimdal send me here to hide. Which eventually leads me to this day. But there is a coven of cosmic witches who have been seeking for my death as they don't want the prophecy to come to fruition, so they used their powers to convince the Gods that I must be executed." I said.

"That's... A lot." Bucky admits.

"Yes it is but now that we've gone over it we need to discuss the attack." Loki interjected.

"Loki do you really think the Cosmic coven know I'm still alive?" I ask.

"You think you haven't left bread crumbs of your existence?" He rebuttals.

"Hang on, if she's been hiding here since your mother sent her here then only four- now five people would know this." Bucky points out.

"That's doesn't mean anything, as the Cosmic Coven could easily track down something that once belonged to Aspyn and do a location spell. Which would tell them the exact place she is at that exact moment." Loki explains.

"So all in all, either someone has said something and it's gotten back to the coven or Frigga and mama forgot to burn one of my belongings." I deduce.

"Look I think it's best that we keep this idea between us for now as who knows, there is another witch on this team." Loki suggests.

"Are you insinuating that Wanda could be conspiring with the Coven?" I ask, shocked at the mere suggestion.

"It's not my place to decided who gets to know the truth here but the team will offer nothing but support and protection to Aspyn." Bucky interrupted.

"Bucky I was only planning on telling you for the time being but I'd like some more time before telling the rest of the team." I reply.

"Of course you'd think she wasn't capable of such deception but that's what she would want you to think. And one of the witches could've replaced her but there would be signs of that." Loki continued.

"Bucky as much as I want to trust you and the team, I can't take that risk anymore but I do trust you as I know you on a deeper level." I begin. "That's why I think I'm gonna keep everything to myself for now and just proceed with caution. Especially when it's possible that the break in was intended for me. I need to keep myself safe and keep as many innocent people in the dark as possible, because if it comes down to it the Coven will come for anyone who stands between me and them."

"I will support your decision, but from here on out we are roommates and we can tell the team we are dating and wanted to have a shared space again. On that note I would like to take you on a date because your past doesn't change my feelings." Buck declared, making me feeling like it was just the two of us.

"That's great and all but you need to understand that if shit hits the fan I'll be taking Aspyn to Asgard for proper protection." Loki says.

"As long as you understand I'll be going with the both of you." Bucky accepts.

"Next things next. Loki, should we tell Thor?" I ask.

"No absolutely not. He helped dad once and I can guarantee he'd do it again, we need to find something to convince him that Odin isn't as good as he thinks he is." Loki argued.

"What do we do from here?" Bucky inquired.

"I think I'll leave you both alone for this conversation as I've got some books I can go through to help our cause." Loki says.

Loki leaves using his magic to teleport himself to his room without being detected by the team. I motion for Bucky to follow me back to my room, where Hades and Alpine had both been, then guide him to my magic room. I can tell he's hesitant as he would remember how much I didn't want him around when I was practicing. I smile at him in a reassuring manner before opening the door and revealing my alter.

"I know this is odd as I was so against you seeing this side of me whilst we were apart of Hydra but in order to understand this part of my world, you have to experience it to a certain degree." I started. "You can always turn around and walk away at anytime. I just wanted to warn you that this side of me isn't always pleasant and used to scare Loki. He was a weird child that look death in the face and laughed, so that says something."

"I don't care but why are you showing me all this." He asked.

"As I said you need to see all of this to understand what you are signing up for if you want to peruse a relationship or help me fight this." I clarified.

"I'm here for you and I'll be whatever you need me to be, but you need to know that I want you as my girlfriend or something romantic because I love you." He admits.

"I know. I want you like that to but I need you to see this side of me before making any lasting decisions." I said.

He nods in agreement but all I can do is hope he sticks by his persistence after he sees me practicing dark magic. As I know the way I behave and appear when practicing is horrifying, it's part of what lead to this witch hunt. But people fear the unknown and uncontrolled presences, my magic can have astronomical consequences if I'm not careful and I've caused harm before. It's never pretty when my dark magic goes astray. I lose myself to a darker version of myself and what she can do is unmeasurable when she has full grasp. I spend a few minutes explaining this to Bucky and receive nothing but love from him, as well as he relating to me when he lost control to the Winter Soldier.

"Loki will talk to you about The Dark Witch, my darker half, and what happens when I lose control. But you need to understand that when I'm practicing my darker magic I have to give her partial control. If the task is too large she will take hold of me entirely, or if I'm interrupted in a spell." I explain.

"I'll make a point of going to see him tonight. This still changes nothing between us, as it very well could be possible that the Winter Soldier isn't completely gone and you may have to return the favour." He shares.

Before I can respond both our phones ping with messages from Wanda (to me) and Steve (to Bucky), both saying that tonight's training has been canceled because of the incident but we are still having a team dinner. We continue our conversation, in code, as we make our way back to the elevator and to the dinning room. We decided to present as a couple to the team as we would probably look like one with how we act around each other anyway, but we walked in holding hands and sat beside each other sharing innocent touches. We explained our history together and came up with a story about getting back together, everyone took it pretty well even suggesting they assumed we were already back together.

Dinner went by quite smoothly and Tony announced that the uniforms for myself and all the baseball ones would be delivered tomorrow. He also said that training would be rescheduled for next week so we could focus on these assailants and figuring out why they did it. Plus there was a recon mission for Steve, Sam and Nat, which they would leave for tomorrow.

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A/n: definitely a bigger chapter but don't expect this all the time as this was just to start revealing what's to come and who Aspyn really is. Hope you enjoyed, the next chapter may take a week to finish and publish but I will get it to you ASAP.

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New Chapter 🚨

Making Enemies Already?

"Right, suns up so you should be too!" Tony exclaimed, stepping of the elevator.

It's just after 7am and Bucky had come back from his morning run with Steve and joined me in the living room for coffee but we were interrupted by Wanda and Sam coming up to spend time with me. Sam says he came to see me but really I think he wanted to hangout with Bucky. From what I've heard for Bucky they seem to have a secret love hate relationship. Tony made his way to the living room to greet us, stopping abruptly when he saw it wasn't just Bucky and I.

"Well can't say I'm surprised, you seem like his type. And Sam like to rile him up anyway." He said, eyes flicking between me and Bucky as if trying to suggest something.

"I don't know what that means and I'm not gonna ask." I replied.

"He's trying to suggest something about us." Bucky smirked.

"Would he be wrong?" I grin, this playful teasing was always something we did. But I seem to forget we have an audience, who are shocked at this, their mouths hanging on the ground.

"If he's talking about the past, he's right." He continued.

"Alright as confused as I am, I'm sure I'm not the only one, we have things to do." Tony interrupted. "So enough chitchat, this is for you and I have some more stuff for you in my office. Where we have things to discuss about your contribution to the team."

Tony hands me a rectangular black box, upon further inspection I find it to be a high tech phone produced by Stark Industries. I knew this was apart of the deal when I agreed to be a recruit. I look up to find Tony already waiting at the elevator for me, so I turned around and waved goodbye to everyone. Wanda and Sam both grabbed their belongings and their breakfasts and made their way down one of the other hallways. Bucky smiled softly as me and returned my wave with his own, and after looking around for prying eyes he cheekily blew me a kiss. I assume he's doing it in a playful manner but it was something we did when we were together during our entrapment at Hydra.

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FLASHBACK

My body aches from all the strenuous training I've been doing to avoid the typical Hydra beatings. I'd been doing everything I could from training with the Red Room Widows once a week, guns, knives, agility, stealth and under the right conditions even my magic and abilities. I even made a friend in the Red Room she told me her name was Yelena but it seemed like she was close to the end of her training as she has her ceremony at the end of the month. At least I finally have a mattress to sleep on which means I'm more comfortable than I would've been. I'm about to get ready to head to the labs for a new experiment. Yeah I haven't quite figured out how to prove myself above that part of Hydra.

"Doll?" A deep voice asks.

"Sarg?" I reply.

"I went down to the labs to see if I could find out what they had in store for you, but no luck." Bucky admitted.

"No different from any other time. It's ok, I'm used to it by now." I said.

"You're so strong, you can get through anything." He stated, placing a sweet but fleeting kiss on my lips.

We are still cautious about showing physical affection as Hydra doesn't know about our relationship. As we don't know what they'd do about it, I think they were hoping we'd come together on our own so they didn't have to force it. From one of the files I found in the Red Room stated that Hydra had plans to breed experiments and any males would be put through the winter soldier program and the females would be given to the Red Room. It doesn't say who they planned to breed but it seems super soldiers and assassins are what they had in mind. Either way Hydra decided to put us in the same room as we were often on missions or training together, it just made sense apparently.

END FLASHBACK

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"So that's the phone bit sorted and I understand that Nat and Wanda both told you about the social media. Now you aren't expected to jump onto TikTok of Instagram but you can if you want to but you'll need approval from the social manager before posting and they'll set up accounts for you. Otherwise you are expected to appear at one or more events each month, if it's a charity event your expected no matter what but other than that you can pick and choose which ones to attend." Tony said. "I'll draw you up a schedule for the week to week so you know when team bonding days are as well as meal times in the communal dining hall. We can book the gym for when you'd prefer to workout but you'll probably be stuck using it at the same time as someone else."

"I'm not a fan of phones as it is but I understand the requirement for them, but I won't be using social media. I'm happy to attend any events that come up but I do have a couple questions about that before we do a schedule." I replied.

"Ask away then." He stated, resting back in his chair.

"Well I don't have any money so am I expected to get a job to pay for these expenses for dresses and shoes for an event? Do I need at date at these things? Is Hades allowed to join?" I asked, I think I know the answer about Hades attending but there's no harm in asking.

"Ahh that reminds me you'll get a team card, it's a card that's used for all team members that stay here and it's always got plenty of money on it, you can use that for whatever you need events or everyday stuff. You don't necessarily need a date to all these events, some will require one, but it never hurts to go with someone for company. Which I'm sure terminator wouldn't mind lending a hand." Tony joked. "Uh strictly no animals at any events other than stuff held here at the campus with only other Avengers in attendance. Unless Hades is a certified assistance animal, which is what Alpine is so she'll be at some events if Barnes doesn't have any company."

"Look I don't know what you thinks going on between me and Bucky but it's in the past we are just getting to know each other, again." I clarified.

"It's none of my business what happens between teammates and their sheets but I think a girlfriend would be beneficial for him. Plus I had over heard a few conversations between him and Cap, talking about the love he found in Hydra and how he wanted to get clear of his trigger words and look for her. I'm assuming that means more to you than me." Tony smirked, seemingly piecing all these pieces together like a large and intricate puzzle.

"We have a history but for now we are just friends getting to know each other again. If something happens between us we will let you know." I joked.

"Again it's none of my business and there's no rules against relationships between Avengers otherwise Natasha would be under investigation." Tony said. "But now that we've gotten the formalities and details out of the way we can discuss the good stuff. Such as your uniforms, you'll get one for training and one for missions. It's up to you what design you want unless you'd like your Hydra uniform modified with an Avengers logo. Here's the designs I've had drawn up for you. The first one is the set training uniform everyone gets but you'll get your name or hero name embroidered on the back. You can pick out of the others what you'd prefer. What do you think?"

He place a Manila envelope on the desk and slid it to me, to look through. I didn't really think about changing what I wore, I'm just used to the feel of what Hydra gave me. Even though my uniform left little to the imagination but that was Hydra's plan. To distract the target with my body especially if (in the beginning) I couldn't fight. It gave the Winter Soldier a chance to take a shot or sedate them.

(The training uniform)

(Design option 1)

(Design option 2)

(Design option 3)

(Original Hydra uniform)

"I'm not expecting a decision right now, I understand from what Fury has told me, that Hydra has hurt you more than any of us can imagine. But I want you to have this opportunity to choose how the public views you, whether that's as a whole new version or the better version of what you were." He added, remorse evident in his eyes. "I know they used the fact that your a woman against their enemies, that they sexualised you and never took you seriously because they had the Winter Soldier as their weapon but in this team you are apart of every decision and debriefing that affects you."

"Thank you so much for understanding but I think I want to make this decision now and if it's not too much to ask for I'd like the first design but still be able to wear my old uniform when I want to." I said, withholding my tears as I would not cry in front of him.

"By all means, you have full control here. I'll get the suit put together and fitted with some nano technology to absorb pressure and redirect it, as well as some other stuff like fire resistance and what not to protect it from your abilities." He shared. Handing over my schedule that he was typing up as I made my decision, it only needed a couple of things added from what everyone else had on their but still needed to be done.

"Other than that that's pretty much everything, Fury went through the rules and expectations of you as apart of this team so I won't rehash that crap. But I will let you know that I've added an event to your schedule which you'll need to do your homework for. As we are having a team baseball game where we are splitting the team in half and we will verse each other and which ever team wins gets to choose which charity all the donations go to. And as a bonus everyone will represent a different charity in hopes of winning MVP to donate $5 million to. I'll get you fitted for your uniform when we do a fitting tomorrow for the uniform as well." Tony said.

"That sounds like fun actually, are the enchanted players allowed to use their abilities?" I asked.

"Yes as we've split the team in order to level the playing field. So you'll be on a team with Natasha, Steve, Bucky, Scott and a few others, then on my team there's Wanda, Peter, Bruce or Hulk, Thor and some others." He stated.

"So you're putting all the super soldiers on one team?" I inquired, wondering if there's any theory behind this madness or if it was simply overlooked.

"Yes but that's so I could have a God and a chemically enhance giant, Thor and Hulk if Bruce agrees to play as Hulk." He confesses.

"Hmm I hope your a gracious looser Mr Stark." I share, standing and moving towards the door with my schedule and some miscellaneous paperwork in hand.

"I guess we will never know, see you around." He farewelled.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~Time Skip: Lunch~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Here she is!" Sam exclaims, speaking to a blonde woman with her back towards me.

"Yup here I am." I state, everyone standing around the table looking towards me and smiling in greeting.

But the only person I take note of is Bucky, who's standing next to Sam and Steve. He shares a cunning grin with Steve, I wonder what that's about. I make a mental note to ask him later.

"Aspyn Davis meet Sharon Carter, Sharon meet Aspyn oh and her pet wolf Hades." Sam introduces.

"Nice to meet you. Are you another Avenger?" I ask in greeting. The scowl on her face is a tell tale sign that I've offended her somehow.

"She wishes!" Bucky scoffs, rolling his eyes.

"I can't say the same, Witch. This team already has an enhanced magic user, actually a few." She snidely said.

"Wow ok not that I need you approval as you're clearly not good enough to join the team but I'm a lot more than a Witch. You say Witch like it's a bad thing." I scoff, already deciding I do not like this girl one bit and I don't think I'm the only one with Nat and Wanda glaring at her with crossed arms.

"You know what-" she starts, moving towards me with her fists clenched.

She came to an abrupt halt when Hades moved in front of me snarling and drooling in anticipation for a fight. But before she could move another inch or Hades could pounce Steve stepped between them facing Sharon.

"I think you should leave, you got what you came for. I pick you up tonight for our date, see you at 6pm." Steve said, trying to diffuse the situation.

Hades looked to me for his command to attack or retreat, to which I directed him to sit between my legs in his guard position.

"Whatever. I don't have enough air to waste anymore on her." She sneers, grabbing Steve's arm and walking them both to the elevator doors.

"Well I can't say your the first girl she didn't like on the team. But I think she got the hint that you aren't to be messed with." Sam comments.

"The feeling's mutual, next time I may just accidentally confuse which command tells Hades to retreat with the attack one." I scoff, half seriously.

"She's a bitch anyway, don't sweat it. I'm still weirded out by the fact that she's trying to get into Steve's bed when he's head over heels for her deceased Aunt." Bucky stated, hand resting on my arm in comfort.

Sometimes I forget just how deep our history goes and how he knows my triggers and short temper. He also pays Hades on the head affirming his concern for my safety in the moments just gone.

"Believe me I'm not going go." I share.

"At least she's over her I wanna be an Avenger phase otherwise that could've gotten a lot messier." Wanda says, joining our little huddle.

"Yes and thankfully she's not still trying to sleep with Bucky as well as Steve, I think she's realised just how much Steve loves his customs from the 1940's." Nat shares, also joining the conversation with a sour expression across her face.

"Wait really?!" I ask, doubling over in laughter at Sharon's expense.

I know full well that Bucky wouldn't touch her with a ten foot pole, I know even as the Winter Soldier he was hesitant in having a physical relationship with me.

"Hey you better be laughing about the Steve part!" Bucky chides, knowing what I may have been thinking about.

"If it helps you sleep at night then yes I was." I said, still giggling.

"Not that that helps anyway." He whispered, so quietly that without the super soldier hearing I would've missed it. Another thing I'll ask about when we eventually get this coffee he promised.

"Alright enough with the drama, lunch is served. Everyone sit down and help yourself, we have baseball practice tonight so you'll need all you energy." Tony announces.

On offer for lunch was build your own burger and a range of salads and sides to go with it. You'd think for an elite team of heroes they be eating something greener but the food options seems to range from this to pop tarts apparently. That's according to what Nat and Wanda said as we sat down talking about how meal time usually goes when the campus has all its residents. But currently Clint is with his family, Thor is back in Asgard and Peter is staying with his Aunt during school and here during the school breaks. I'm avidly listening and contributing to the conversation as they move on to the topic of baseball and the female uniforms for the event. Well that was until I felt and all to familiar hand placed on my thigh under the table. I look over to see none other than Bucky looking innocent as ever animatedly talking to Steve and Scott. If I wasn't so used to this I would've thought it was an accident and he hadn't realised what he was doing but I can tell from the way the corner of his mouth is curved up ever so slightly.

Instead of doing the smart thing I decide to let this place out as if I'm unaffected by his advances. Boy was that a mistake, as he takes my silence as an agreement to continue with his cheeky plans. The deliciously warm hand move up closer to the crease where my thigh meets my hip, he leaves it there not moving any further. Leaving wet and tense hoping for something, anything more than simply his touch. He knows what he's doing as we've played this game before and it always end with the both of us in a compromising position.

"Aspyn!" Wanda exclaims. "What do you think about skirts or a dress instead of pants?"

"Uh yeah that's fine, might work in our favour as it might distract the guys or being in a little more donations." I said, completely stupified by the hand that sits slightly between my thighs.

"Good think but I was thinking more along the lines of it being cooler on us." Nat said, sending a knowing wink from beside me.

She has a complete view of the hand on my thigh, it doesn't help that her Red Room training has her on high alert at all times so she notices things like this. Wanda begins talking to Tony from across the table about this idea whilst Nat and I share a look one of knowing and the other of shame. Don't get me wrong I don't want him to move his hand away, actually if he moved it to my core I wouldn't be opposed, but I feel bad that I've been caught and watched by a new friend. With no one paying any attention to us Nat writes something on a napkin before sliding it towards me.

'You should return the favour. If he can tease you, why not tease him?' It says.

I smirk at her, all shame washing away, I agree why should he have all the fun and let me be the only one affected. With that in mind Nat joins conversation with Wanda and Tony, whilst I get right to work. I place my hand on his to begin with, he stiffens thinking I'm about to push him off. Instead I begin to play with his fingers a stoke his palm, tracing pattern into his large hand. Then after a few uninterrupted seconds I push him further by removing my hand and placing it on his knee continuing the patterns. I wait a few more seconds before walking my hand up his thick muscled thigh letting in rest just beside his crouch. He instantly tenses, I watch with enhance vision as his muscles all contract and bulge against his pants. My gaze eventually lands on his slightly tented crouch, I smirk knowing I've got him exactly where I want him. So I just relax my bad and leave it there.

I look over at Nat who's watching me with keen eyes, we make eye contact and I wink, causing her to smirk with me. I start listening to Steve's conversation, wondering what was so interesting that Bucky didn't continue on from what he was alluding to under the table. I feel as his hand roughly grasps my thigh and releases it as if it bring my attention back to him. But I stay strong ignoring him, he tries again and gets no response still so he turns to look at me. He eyes pleading for me to continue or move my hand away. So as I ponder my options I decide to give him a taste of what could have been if he had of continued before. I raise my hand making him look down thinking I was pulling away, only to move my hand to grasp his thick cock. Not too hard but just enough for him to feel me and enjoy it. His response sends a wave of wetness through my underwear instantly making me seep through to the inside of my thighs. I feel him twitch and harden in my hand before I suddenly retract my hand making him whine. The team all look at me as I slide my chair out as I stand up.

"That was delicious, thank you Tony. I'm gonna head back to my room and get to unpacking the rest of my stuff. I'll see you all later for training I guess." I say, waving goodbye as I walk away.

Hearing a mumble chorus of good byes and see you laters from the group. I look back as I step into the elevator to see both Bucky and Nat looking at me, Nat smirking at me before looking to Bucky. Bucky looks at me in disbelief for a moment before a cunning grin graces his face and he mouths 'this isn't over'. He maintains eye contact with me as the doors close only looking away when the door shields our field of view.

I realise I left Hades downstairs, so I quickly flick a message to Wanda asking her to bring him up with her, she instantly responds with a yes and say 'I have some questions about what just happened, I can read minds and Bucky is screaming for you'. I smile to myself, relishing in the realisation that maybe Bucky and I still have an undeniable connection on multiple levels.

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A/N- wow that was a bigger chapter that's for sure. Things are really heating up for our beloved Aspyn and her lost flame. Can't wait to write the next chapter and see what happens next for them, wonder what Bucky is going to do to get back at her. With the uniform feel free to picture whatever you want, the ones in the chapter were just for reference.

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Here’s a few extras from chapter two

Hades

Aspyn’s Alter

Aspyn’s room

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Announcement

Hi all, hope you are enjoying The Grey Witch, there’s currently 4 Chapters posted on my Wattpad. I’ll post daily on here until both are on the same chapter but otherwise it’s usual 3-5 days between chapters. However, I’m open to writing one shots of almost any kind, send through any requests and I’ll give it my best go. I WILL write smut if asked.

I’m currently working on the next chapter and may even try to get a few more started so I can post them every 1-2 days for awhile and if the story is still going, I’m hoping to do a 12 days of Christmas where you will get 1 or more chapters a day that could potentially contain some christmassy content. I mean who wouldn’t like to see Bucky celebrating Christmas surrounded by the avenger family.

BONUS

I’m currently scripting an upcoming chapter that will have some interesting events and will leave Loki and Bucky on baby sitting duties. They are baby sitting Peter and Morgan.

That will come with a baby fever warning, as well as possibly a breeding kink developing 😳

Let me know your thoughts on how you think this story will go and give me some suggestions to possibly script into the story.

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Settling in (The Grey Witch Bucky x OC)

Once we arrived at the compound Nat directed me to the communal kitchen and lounge area, where a few unfamiliar faces were lurking. The rest of the team had apparently gone off to train or prepare for an upcoming mission so Wanda and Nat would hang out with me until Tony returned.

"Hello everyone this is Aspyn the new recruit." Wanda announced to the room.

Before I could say anything the man sitting in the corner with the dark hair and striking blue eyes, made a hasty exit. Clearly he wasn't a fan of me yet.

"Don't worry about him, he's just a grumpy old man with trust issues." The man in the kitchen stated. "Oh I'm Sam by the way or Falcon. The one that stormed out is Bucky."

"Well I'm not expecting this transition to be easy and I know about his past so I don't blame him." I said, revealing more than I should've.

"Wait how do you know about Bucky's past?" Wanda queries.

"Oh umm I just heard some SHIELD agents talking about him before I left." I covered.

They all looked suspicious about my answer but didn't get a chance to ask anymore questions as I was bowled over by a black mass. At first everyone was alarmed until I started patting the creature and cooing praise at seeing Hades.

"So this is the mighty beast you mentioned earlier, how beautiful." Wanda cooed.

"Yes this is Hades and I swear he's less excitable than this under normal circumstances." I said.

I rose to my feet and Hades sat between my legs facing the group of people in-front of me, this is one of his ways of keeping me safe.

"Well Sabrina the teenage witch, he's definitely not a sociable creature with anyone other than yourself. He refused to sit anywhere near me in the car." Tony revealed.

"Fury did say nicknames were your forte, but yes he'll warm up to you all eventually but other than that you won't see much of him throughout the day." I shared, gently patting his head.

"Doesn't bother us, we see more of Tinman's cat then him sometimes." Tony said, obviously referring to Bucky and his cat Alpine. "Alright well let me show you to your room so you can get settled in and then I can get home to the missus before midnight."

"Yeah sure. Thank you Wanda and Nat for being so kind to me. It was nice getting to meet you all, I'll see you tomorrow I assume." I said, waving to everyone whilst following Tony down to the elevator with Hades in tow.

We walked in silence and got onto the elevator pressing the button to the third floor. Tony seemed occupied with his phone and I didn't want to disturb him incase it was something important. Hades sat in the corner of the room monitoring everything going on around him. The elevator dinged as it reached what was supposedly my floor, the doors slid open and revealed yet another hallway lined with doors but this time there was only two. Tony stepped out motioning me to follow him.

"Here we are this is your door and just there across the hall is Barnes' room. You won't see much of him, he's a bit of a recluse and he isn't your biggest fan at the moment. You are free to decorate your room as you please, there's a door with a stair case down to the open field for you and Hades to get some air." Tony stated.

"Thank you Tony for everything and for not making assumptions about me." I openly shared.

"Don't sweat it, here's your key. Goodnight, I'll see you at 6am tomorrow in the lounge room Wanda showed you to before. Now I've got a wife and daughter to get home to." He said, already walking towards the elevator by the end of his sentence.

I let him leave without another word, sparing a glance at my neighbours door but not bothering him is my best options at the moment. So I slid the key into the door and twisted the knob, pushing it open to reveal a large room with three doors and a giant wall of window with a door leading outside like Tony said.

Boxes of stuff was scattered throughout the room with my few belongings and furniture. The bed was already assembled and made ready for me to fall onto and let darkness consume me. But before I could sleep I had to do a few things to honour my heritage as a witch. I opened the box labeled magic and miscellaneous things pulling out my sage and lighter. I went through and cleansed the open space before opening one of the three doors to find a large walk in wardrobe, then a bathroom with a bathtub sat close to the window. The final door was a dark room with only a small window close to the ceiling. To which I decided would be my practice room where I would set up my altar and a potions bench. After the sage had burnt out I set up my practice room and started feeling tired, I only got my altar finished before deciding to go to bed.

"Come Hades." I commanded, Hades had been sitting by the window watching for any threats. He quietly stood and followed me to the bed, he jump up and spread himself across the bottom of the enormous bed.

Sleep found me easily but didn't last long as I was awoken by Hades moving to the window. Indicating he wanted to go out to hunt, checking the time on the alarm clock it was only 4:33am but I let him out anyway. I couldn't get myself back to sleep so I decided to explore the rest of this floor and surely it wasn't just two rooms.

I was right the hallway lead out into an open space which had small kitchen area with a lounge space that had a bookshelf, TV and a few games shelves. The kitchen had benches, a fridge and a microwave, but I assume that's because meals were consumed as a team on the lower level. I went and opened some cupboards looking for a glass so I could have some water. Having missed dinner yesterday had me looking forward to seeing Tony so I could either join the team for breakfast or find my own. Finally opening a cupboard I found the cups and grabbed one moving to the tap.

"Making yourself at home?" A deep voice said, alarming me so much that I dropped the glass of water. I simply watched as it shattered at my feet, the shadowy figure moved into the room. "I'd say sorry but I wouldn't mean it."

"I don't expect an apology it was my fault for not staying alert." I stated, looking up to see Bucky resting against the bench in front of me.

"I know you." He shared.

"And I you or at least a version of you." I replied.

"We met at Hydra didn't we." He stated rather than asked.

"We did." I responded.

"Look I know I'm coming off like an asshole but I wasn't informed on who the new recruit was." He shared.

"It's ok I understand believe me I think we both share the same issues." I joked.

"It's good to see you, I only just started getting my memories back and you were one of the first things I remembered." He admitted, rubbing a shy hand up and down the back of his neck.

"It's good to see you too. If anyone in that shithole deserved redemption it was you." I said, warmly smiling at him.

"Do the team know we know each other?" He asked.

"No but they are slightly suspicious as to how I know about your past." I replied. "I didn't know if you'd remember me or want them to know what we were in Hydra."

"Thank you for that but I'm sure the team should know about our past." He responded, moving around to my side of the counter, grasping my hand a rubbing soothing circles on my palm. "I thought about you a lot."

"I think about you too, you'd be happy to know that I've started learning about what Hydra did to me. Im still practicing my magic but I've also got super soldier serum to my advantage." I shared, gazing into those oh so familiar ocean eyes.

"Im glad to hear your still doing what you love, little witch." He grinned.

"Well Sarg, it's apart of who I am." I admitted, not wanting to let the conversation end.

For a moment we simply just stood there hands connected, looking into each others eyes looking for answers as to why we still feel like we're drawn to each other after everything. Our bubble was burst by a booming voice coming from the hallway we reside in.

"BUCK! Are you coming or what? We gotta go." The voice exclaimed.

"Sorry I've been summoned, I'll see you around. If you're free later today we should catch-up and go get a coffee or something." Bucky said. "Coming Steve!"

"Go enjoy being a free man, Buck." I say, playfully teasing him but truly meaning what was said.

He simply smiled at me and grabbed a bottle from the fridge making his way towards Steve. Once again leaving me to gather my thoughts and reminisce about the good things Hydra brought me.

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Flashback

It was a frosty winter morning, I had been left in the lab after yet another experiment. This one was excruciating they injected me with some glowing liquid that made me feel like fire was coursing through my veins travelling the expanse of my body. But now I dread what comes next as they'll test me and push me to the brink of death looking for a new development in my ability. I was broken from my thoughts by the sound of the lab doors opening and revealed the scientist and Hydra agents who were tasked with my case. They dragged me off to a training room where I would be physically assaulted by multiple agents before I eventually showed an ability or almost die.

But they weren't alone this time there was a tall masked male figure waiting for me with four agents on each side of him. I was stupid I knew who this was, I'd read his file . The Winter Soldier. Hydra's greatest weapon and assassin. He wasn't done any justice in his file, his presence was enough to chill me to the bone. It was clear he was here to be the one to break me this time.

"Begin." A voice commanded over the intercom.

Without any hesitation the soldier made an advance towards me, the agents stepping away and standing close to the door as if to prevent any runaways. I was still recovering from the injection so I could barely stand. I tried to will my body to move even just to collapse but it wouldn't listen I was frozen in place. I couldn't do anything but take the beating for the soldier. It went on for 10 minutes before I finally got some control of my body, it was only enough to remove the soldiers googles. The look within his eyes shattered my soul, he looked lost and at war with himself. I knew he wasn't here willingly and that he was under mind control but the eyes are the window to his soul and his soul is eternally tortured by his actions. He seems remorseful towards me for a second but he quickly averts his gaze as he delivers the final blow to my left temple, I'm instantly unconscious from the force. I can feel the agents lifting me from the floor and placing me on a cold flat surface. I felt their presence leave the room but I wasn't alone yet. I focused my sense on this presence, if I hadn't I would've missed the broken and tormented words of the soldier.

"I'm sorry, forgive me." He whispered.

If only I could've comforted him maybe I could've prevented the trauma coming his way.

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A/N- this chapter is just to introduce our beloved Aspyn and her connection to our favourite character. But how well do they know each other, how deep does their past go. I guess we will find out in the next few chapters but the next chapter will introduce some rivalries and maybe even an enemy.

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Meet the characters and their aesthetic in The Grey Witch (ordered from left, right, left right. Aspyn Davis, Bucky Barnes, Aspyn x Bucky, Wanda, Nat, Steve, Sam, Tony/Stark family, Thor and Loki)

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Introductions (first impressions are everything)

Well I never thought I'd be here riding the elevator up the Avengers tower where some of the team waits to meet me. When I say some I mean the ones who were happy to be getting a new team member. It seems that the announcement of my arrival wasn't as warmly welcomed as Fury thought it would have been. I guess a witch who is known for dabbling in dark magic isn't exactly what some people had in mind as a teammate.

At least I have Wanda who's been so warm and forthcoming with me about how excited she was to have another enhanced witch on the team. She's been amazing to train with but I'm a little annoyed that people underestimate my abilities when it comes to magic as Fury thought I was unstable and hadn't used the full range of my powers, which is kinda true, but there's a lot no one knows about me yet. Despite the not so obvious disdain of my teammates I'm excited to move forward and make amends for everything I've done during my time at Hydra. It still haunts me every now and again lingering in the deepest depths of my brain.

"Hey, are you ok? You seem lost in thought there." Wanda asks, breaking my momentary silence and placing a hand on my upper arm as a form of comfort.

"Yeah I'm just really nervous if I'm being completely honest." I say, laughing nervously shaking her hand off me. She gives me a reassuring smile and we both go back to our own thoughts.

I'm not quite ready for physical contact with others unless we're training or in battle. I've never been one for human contact on any level, I much prefer the company of animals which brings me to my first question about the new living arrangements at the Avengers compound. Can Hades live with me, Hades is my companion he's a black wolf I found during my entrapment at Hydra. He was a pup shivering out in the freezing climates and his mother had abandoned him, so on the odd occasions I got to be outside I'd bring him food and nurture him. Eventually we built a strong bond and he would give anything to protect me, as I would him. I don't tell people he's a wolf as they tend to go ballistic that he's a wild ferocious beast blah blah blah, so if anyone asks he's a husky.

I was fortunate that Fury's wife is a fellow animal lover and was happy to keep him with them even though I couldn't leave SHIELD during my mentoring and rehabilitation as they called it. She was slightly alarmed when I told her he only eats live animals but I told her that he will scavenge for his prey and she wouldn't need to provide for him. He is a solitary animal outside of our connection, hiding away from civilians and wondering eyes.

I'm once again brought out of my thoughts by the elevator coming to a stop, Wanda ushers me out and directs me to a meeting room where I spot Fury and Coulson standing at the other end of the table facing the door way, they seem to be debriefing those who turned up to greet me. As Wanda opens the doors all chairs and heads turn to us. Stopping all conversation.

"There she is, team this is Aspyn Davis she's 22 years old and is your newest recruit, as we've already discussed she's known as The Grey Witch and has abilities similar to Wanda and upon lab results we've found the super soldier serum running through her veils as well." Fury states.

"She's shown amazing progress towards rehabilitation and her training alongside Wanda. She still hasn't disclosed her past with us but we've found files from previous RECON missions that she was taken by Hydra at some point." Coulson adds, looking at me with dismay.

"She's also standing right here. Yes I'm Aspyn and to most of your disbelief I do actually mean well and want to help rid the world of Hydra and other similar organisations. Yes my magic can be dark but it's also light and I don't appreciate being labeled as evil before you take the time to get to know me." I argue, receiving a few looks of kindness and understanding.

"See I told you she was badass, Nat." Wanda exclaims.

"Well I can't speak on behalf of the entire team as some are apprehensive about your arrival to say the least but I think you'll be a wonderful addition. I'm Natasha or black widow but you can call me Nat, it's so good to have another girl on the team." Nat shares, a warm smile gracing her features.

"I'm Ironman, you can call me Tony. Welcome to the team, I'm sorry to rush off but I've got to go to another conference but please introduce yourself to the team and when I get back we can talk and get you settled into the compound." Tony states, hurriedly grabbing his belongings and rushing out of the room before I could say anything.

"I'm Captain America, call me Steve." Steve says, apprehension tainting his smile.

"Hi it's wonderful to finally meet you. I'm Peter Parker, my superhero name is Spider-Man but nobody outside the team or SHIELD know that." Peter said, he seems young and very enthusiastic.

"I'm Bruce." Bruce states, I know who he is out on the battlefield but I also know he isn't fond of his alter ego so I don't press for a comment there.

We go around the table like that for the next few minutes, people just introducing themselves whilst I simply nod and take in the names and faces. In the room is Rhodey, Pietro and Vision, all of which seem nice enough and I've already put an alert in my head to stay clear of Pietro as he seems extremely flirty and I'm not interested in breaking any rules yet.

"This is most of the team, obviously the Wakandans aren't here but you'll meet them soon enough but some of the others may avoid you as they didn't really agree to a new recruit. You're still yet to meet Sam aka Falcon, Bucky aka the winter soldier, Thor, Clint aka Hawkeye, the guardians, Carol Denvers, Doctor Strange, Wong and Scott aka Ant-Man. I may have forgotten a few other but they tend to do missions as per request and don't really hang around much. One of us will always be nearby to introduce you to anyone you don't already know. But I'll leave it to Tony to give you the formal run down and get you settled in when he gets back. Is there anything you want to know before we head off?" The Captain queries.

"Where are we going?" I ask.

"To the compound where most of us live together, some of the others are there at the moment so you may see them but otherwise it's best to assume they don't want to meet you yet." He explains, remorse filling his voice when explaining some people don't want me here.

"I assumed I wouldn't be instantly welcomed and I intend on proving myself to anyone but I won't accomodate their feelings of disdain at my presence." I address.

"That's understandable I've told them they should judge you based on your file or lack of one." He expressed.

"Putting all of that aside I do have a few questions about these living arrangements." I start. "Am I bound to the compound or can I come and go as I please? Are we allowed to have animals?" I continued.

"As per SHIELD's request you can leave the compound as you aren't a prisoner but you will have to be chaperoned by another Avenger for the first few months. About animals you are allowed to keep them on the compound but their your responsibility to take care of and are expected to be kept in your room depending on the animal or reason for having them. Bucky has a white cat named Alpine that you'll see anywhere he is and she's friendly but tends to stick to him. Why what animal do you have?" Steve asked.

"I have Hades he's a black..." I began, hesitant to tell the usual lie as I don't want to get off on the wrong foot so soon. "Admittedly he's a wolf that I raised from pup during my time at Hydra but he's loyal to me and will do as I command. He is a solitary animal and will keep to my room as wherever he is allowed to roam but he hunts live prey, so I may need to introduce him to Alpine so he doesn't hunt her."

"Hold on a minute you told me he was a husky!" Fury exclaimed, rage crossing his face before being replaced with a grimace.

"I'm sorry but I didn't think you'd let me keep him if you knew he was a wild wolf." I said honestly.

"Well thank you for being open and honest with us about his true nature." Nat thanked, a soft smile reassured me I had made the right choice.

"I'll talk to Bucky but he may not agree right away and may be against Hades staying in the compound." Steve admitted.

"Look he's a big part of me and I'd rather keep him close for my benefit and his own, I don't believe he would hurt the cat but it's a risk I'm not willing to take." I shared.

They all shared a look of sadness as they seemingly spoke to each other with their eyes. I'm guessing this Bucky character doesn't like me or want me joining the team but that's ok after reading his file and coming face-to-face with the winter soldier I understand his mistrust and I'm willing to give him the space and leeway he deserves.

The rest of the afternoon went by with the chatter of my arrival spread across the room I had a few individuals happy to get to know me better asking generic questions about my likes and dislikes. Nobody wanted to ask about my past to which I'm more than grateful as it's not something I'm willing to disclose. At about 5:30pm Steve announced he'd received a message from Tony asking us to meet him at the compound as the conference ran over. So they all went their seperate ways into their own vehicles and nobody spared me a glance so I was left in the reception area racking my brain for how I'll get to this compound that I can't locate. Until I felt a presence behind me and spun to find Wanda and Natasha walking out of the elevator.

"Ah they've done their typical male thing." Nat stated as if it were obvious.

"Sorry I'm I supposed to know what that means?" I asked.

"Oh you'll come to learn that the men on the team, minus a couple, tend to over look these things, such as forgetting you're new and probably don't have your own vehicle or directions to the compound." Wanda explains. "Don't worry you either get used to it or you prepare for their forgetfulness."

"Typical males." I scorn, rolling my eyes.

"Don't worry once you get to know the rest of the team you'll find the good ones are always happy to help." Nat adds.

"And who might I categorise as 'the good ones'?" I press, wondering if there's such a thing in a world full of egotistical superheroes.

"Well Scott who was mentioned earlier is nice and he's considerate, Sam is but he tends to come off like the rest, Thor is just a big goofball and then there Bucky and let me tell you his Mama raised him right." Wanda shared, believe me I know one of them is harmless after my history with him.

"Well it seems like one of them may not like me already." I stated.

"Look if you're talking about Bucky he means no harm, he's quiet and keeps to himself unless Steve is around. He may come off as grumpy but he'll warm up-to you after a while. Actually from what I know he's actually your neighbour on level 3, I think it's just you and him on that level as the rest of us that stay there are on level 5." Nat expressed, a soft expression on her face.

"Well thank you for the heads up I have no intention of confronting him or anything but I would like to get to know him as I would with all my other teammates." I said, honestly I really would like to see if he recognises me or not.

"We'll come on the car has just pulled up and we've got a fair drive ahead of us so let's get a move on." Wanda encouraged.

So far I really do like Natasha she's been very kind to me and seems interested in getting to know me not the superhero the world will get to see.

"Oh by the way Tony will probably go through this with you but since the whole accords thing we have had to keep a good social profile and we have team social media platforms that we post stuff on frequently. I don't know if you have have a phone or anything but I just thought I'd tell you that from here on your social media will be strictly monitored by our social manager who gives the approval for anything you post." Nat says.

"Yeah I appreciate that but I don't have a phone or any intention of getting one for personal use." I laughed, I find phones reclusive as it encourages assault in the online domain and lets the wrong people have an opinion.

"Well sorry Aspyn but Tony will definitely have a phone ready to go for you with the expectation that you use it to contact us at most occasions. Also on top of what Nat was saying you'll have to maintain a public profile by going to formal events and special occasions or parties." Wanda said.

I simply just nodded at that as I assumed there would be some nonnegotiable conditions for being an Avenger. I wouldn't mind having a phone but I won't use it for anything outside communication with other Avengers, even then I'd rather find them and speak in person.

The rest of the car ride was quiet except the occasional moments a conversation would appear like when they thought of something to share with me. Otherwise I was happy looking at the window gathering my thoughts. I need to remind myself sometimes that I have to speak with people and start the conversation myself otherwise they may mistake my silence for something else entirely.

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A/N- thank you so much for reading this first chapter, I'm hoping to make this into a three part series and I have big plans for where this story will go. In the next one we will get to meet some of the other Avengers Aspyn will be living with and conflict may ensue but something else may begin to blossom as well. I don't have a strict schedule for posting yet but I'm hoping every two-three days if not daily. Let me know what you think so far and tell me what you want to see happen.

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The Grey Witch (Bucky x OC)

The plot

This is the story of Aspyn Davis and her journey becoming an Avenger, she'll make new adventures but will she ever truely out run her past. She's holding her cards close to her chest when it comes to her past, she has connection with Hydra where she was taken forcefully and used as a lab rat for every experiment some only enhanced her witchy capabilities others gave her new abilities which would rival that of The Winter Soldier himself. She was never used as a weapon as Hydra didn't believe a woman could ever take on a man in combat and win. They always underestimated her. During her time at Hydra she saw more than she was meant to and even met some of their weapons.

Nick Fury found her causing havoc on the streets of New York after searching for her for months and he put her into training until she revealed her abilities, he then set her up with a mentor. Her mentor was none other than the famed Scarlet Witch, they were working together for a month before Fury decided the Avengers could benefit from Aspyn's presence. But her arrival wasn't met with a lot of open arms, some even avoided her at all costs without knowing her.

Whilst the team comes to terms with the latest addition a storm starts brewing at a cosmic level and unlikely alliances are made.

Read along as Aspyn starts a new chapter in her life, amending all her wrong doings and avoiding her past. She'll come to find that the truth never stays hidden when certain paths cross but will friends turn to foes or will they stick around and see things out for the greater good.

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This story will contain 18+ content and possibly triggering experiences.

Including but not limited to: sex, explicit language, violence, assault, torture and other (to be listed at the begin of the chapters)

I cannot control your actions from here but you have been warned.

Please do not copy or share this story without prior permission from myself.

[buckybarnesthings]

Henderson household

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"Y/n! Is that really you?" Came a voice from behind me. I spun around to see a grown up version of little ms Wheeler, a big smile stretched across her face.

"My oh my, Nancy Wheeler. Seems like we both grew up" I said. Throwing my arms around her, almost in disbelief that I'm back.

"Well enough of the sappy reunions you two, I want my hug too." Scolded a second voice, peering over Nancy's shoulder I saw the infamous Steve Harrington.

"What are you doing here, Harrington?" I said, scrambling over to him in shock. I thought him and Nancy broke up awhile ago, hopefully they figured their shit out cause they were my favourite couple.

"Do you really think I'd miss your arrival back to this shit hole? Who do you think I am?" Steve sighed. His antics never did stop entertaining me, he was the jokester of Hawkins when we were kids.

"Yea yea, whatever Harrington you've been spending too much time around my brother. I think you're loosing your touch with the ladies as you don't seem to have the same charm." I snarked, I sure missed teasing Steve till he turned red in embarrassment.

"Ok you two, I promised a rather eager boy that I'd get his sister home in one piece before dinner. And it's already dessert time at the Henderson household." Nancy stated, leading us to the car.

-time skip-

As we pulled into the all familiar driveway I was bombarded with all the childhood memories. Memories of the dinners and christmases we used to have with the Wheelers and Steve. Mr. Wheeler and Steve's family didn't really like my parents but simply tolerated us for the food and gifts.

Before I could even think about opening the door a loud van came haphazardly racing down the street and coming to a stop in my front yard. The passenger door flew open to reveal my little brother and his best friend Mike Wheeler. I didn't even get to see who was driving as the second the boys jumped out of the car the van was racing off again.

"That Munson boy is gonna get himself into lots of trouble one day, he's just lucky Hoppers not here to keep catching him." Steve quipped, glaring at the van.

"Y/N!!!!!!!!!!!!" Dustin screamed, his classic goofy smile evident across his features. Damn I missed him so much whilst I was gone.

"Dustin, you've grown but I can't say you got any less smelly, I can smell you from over here." I snarked, a grin across my face.

"I've missed you so much. I couldn't wait for you to come back home." Dustin said, as he threw his arms around as best as he could being shorter than me.

"You missed me so much that you were too busy to come pick me up from the airport." I laughed, leaving a kiss on his forehead, hugging him back.

"Mum said she was making your favourite for dessert since we would both probably be late for dinner." Dustin shared, grabbing my hand and dragging me inside.

"Hold on a minute kiddo. Hey Mike you've grown so much since I last saw you and I hear you've even got a girlfriend, unlike Dustin's imaginary one." I giggled, I can't pass up the opportunity to tease my little brother it builds his resilience for other kids at school.

"Y/n it's good to have you back. Dustin wouldn't shut up about you ever, I swear the entire Hellfire club has your name ingrained into their brains by now." Mike stated.

"Alright enough talking, I'm starving and want to spend some time with my sister before school tomorrow." Dustin interrupted, running inside.

"Sorry guys I guess that means this catch-up will need to happen properly another time, it's good to be back I missed you all. I'll see you around." I said, waving goodbye as I walked to the front door.

"Bye y/n!" Mike, Nancy and Steve said in sync.

-time skip-

"Goodnight mum, goodnight Dustin." I said from my bedroom door. I got no reply as mum had already gone to bed and Dustin had passed out watching some movie on the TV.

I got changed into my pyjamas and sat on my bed appreciating the surrounding walls covered in posters of some of my favourite bands and musicians. My mum hadn't changed a thing in my room, it was left exactly as it was before I left.

I still feel so bad about how I'd left, I wish I hadn't of rushed off so quickly without so much as a goodbye but simply leaving a note that didn't explain why I left simply just that I'd left.

-flashback-

Well that's it I've packed what was needed, especially my cassette tapes and player. I had enough clothes to get me outta this town and to the nearest laundry mat. I'd saved enough to catch a flight to Chicago where I could stay with a family friend until I could get my own place.

I couldn't go back to that horrible school after everything had happened, it was humiliating and I had been betrayed by the people I thought were my friends. I guess I should've expected with the group I hung around as they weren't exactly the best people around. I could've just stayed hanging out with Nancy and Steve or even the Munson boy who always seemed to want to talk to me or be around me when he could. Gosh I treated people like him so shit just to fit in with the 'cool' kids because I thought that's where I belonged.

But that's in the past now and there's only better things that can come from a new start at a new place and a new school. Even though running away from my problems will eventually catch up with me in what I assume will be the worst way possible.

-flashback over-

I fell asleep listening to the sound of Metallica and some other artists on my cassette tapes. Sleep found me pretty easily that night, despite the anxiety of returning to Hawkins high tomorrow as well as looking for a new job and cheerleading tryouts that I had Nancy sign me up for before coming back.

I wonder if anyone will even recognise me after the last few years of being away and finding a new style and personality.

I guess Hawkins high will never know what hit it tomorrow.

[buckybarnesthings]

I’ve just started my first FanFiction on Wattpad and have decided to expand it onto tumblr as well. So I’ll post the first chapter shortly, however my Wattpad is under the same name as my tumblr and the fic is titled Pom Poms And Guitars.