Tony's POV

It's been a whole day since the incident and I've spent every second sitting with Alex. The others pop in to chat with her now and then but I'm the only one who's stayed by her side.

"I know that the last time I asked about Hydra you got a little freaked out." I sigh, glancing over at her. "But I want you to know that it won't change anything. If you don't want to tell me yet then you don't have to." I give her a small smile. "When you're ready to talk, I'm ready to listen."

"Thanks, Tony." She smiles, lightly squeezing my hand. "I guess, to be vague about it, they turned me into their own super soldier of sorts.. It's not exactly the same as James or Steve, instead they just made me faster, smarter, and able to heal quicker than normal people."

Bruce comes in to do his daily checkups while Alex and I are talking.

"So no super strength? No sober curses? No immortality sort of thing?" I ask.

"I'm definitely able to get drunk." She laughs. "Considering I was dead not even a day ago I think that answers your last question. And I'm not sure about the strength thing. I'm nowhere near as strong as the other two but I'm sure I'm unusually strong for a girl my size. Granted I've trained for a lot of years, but I don't think my muscle mass matches my strength at all."

"Well your healing abilities would explain why you've lasted so long with these injuries." Bruce speaks up. "Sorry to eavesdrop."

"It's fine." Alex gives him a small smile.

"So she's healing quickly?" I ask Bruce.

"Sort of. She should be back to normal in a day or two with enough rest." He explains, we both nod.

"Knock knock!" Nat's voice calls from the doorway. "Who's ready for family night?"

"Nat, I'm sorta not in any type of condition to go out." Alex laughs.

"We know, that's why we're bringing family night to you." Wanda says, smiling beside her.

Alexandra's POV

The entire team files into the small-ish room and sits in a badly shaped circle. Steve runs to the open seat beside me before anyone else can and I smile at him.

"We don't have a karaoke machine or trivia but we do have alcohol and regular games." Nat says, spreading everything out.

"Let's play truth or dare!" Scott shouts.

"What are we? Twelve?" Sam laughs. "We're playing Never Have I Ever."

I furrow my eyebrows, confused by either of these games. "How does it work?"

"Someone says something that they've never done and whoever's done that thing has to drink." Steve explains briefly. "You'll catch on quick, don't worry." He smiles at me and holds my hand.

"Okay! Never have I ever... put someone else's suit on." Sam starts. Wanda, Scott, and James all laugh and take a swig of their drinks.

"Never have I ever had a one-night stand." Stephen Strange says, causing my father alone to drink.

"Never have I ever been in love." Tony says. Stephen, Wanda, Vision, Scott, Hope, James, and Steve all take a sip.

The others begin to tease them, pointing out how Wanda/Vision, Scott/Hope, and Stephen/Christine are going to get married.

"Yours is Peggy, right?" Natasha asks Steve, everyone wanting to know the gossip. Steve nods slightly.

I know he loves me but there's no way he's in love with me.

"What about you?" I hear Nat ask and turn to see her interrogating James.

"Confidential." He says, quickly making eye-contact with me before looking at the ground.

Okay. What the heck is going on?

"Never have I ever lied about being in love." I say, looking at James. Tony and Natasha chuckle before taking a sip from their cups.

As the game continues, the tension between James and I quietly builds until it's his turn.

"Never have I ever gotten into a relationship knowing it wasn't going to end well." He says, looking directly at me.

I clench my jaw, not lifting my cup. I know what he's trying to do. Tony and Sam drink to that one.

The turns go around and finally reach me again, by this point everyone is at least tipsy except for me (barely drinking), Steve, and James (being super soldiers).

"Never have I ever gotten between the relationship of two friends." I say, watching James drink.

Instead of waiting his turn, he speaks right after me. "Never have I ever lied about who I really am."

I feel my hand tightening around my glass and take a sip. "Never have I ever been brainwashed and used as a weapon."

James, Natasha, and Clint drink to that one.

"Never have I ever willingly been a weapon." James says. I look at him with anger in my eyes as the glass in my hand shatters. He must realize what he said because he immediately looks like he regrets it.

I rip the needles and wires off of my body before standing from the hospital bed. I feel Steve grab my arm but pull it away and leave the room.

Steve's POV

"What the hell was that about?" I yell at Bucky as the others watch.

"She started it." He crosses his arms.

I shake my head at him. Was all of that true? Did she not see her and I as a long-term thing? Is she still lying to us about who she really is? Did she like being a weapon?

I do my best to clear my head as I run after her. She's not in any state to be drinking or running away. I finally find her curled up in the floor in one of the hallways and sigh as I scoop her up in my arms. Not knowing where else to go, I bring her to my room and set her down on the bed.