Alexandra's POV

"So." Tony begins as soon as the jet takes off. "I can't say I'm surprised that you've gone behind all of our backs." He says to James. "Maybe it's time we re-evaluate your title as an Avenger."

James stays quiet, taking the verbal abuse that Tony has to give.

"And you." He scoffs as he turns his attention to me. "Do you know how incredibly stupid you've been? We've all been looking for you for months! You could've died!"

"Why do you care?" I snap, refusing to look at him. "I'm just a dirty spy, you said so yourself."

He must be shocked at my outburst because it takes him a few moments to snap back. "What else am I supposed to think? First you hack into our systems, you work for us while being undercover, you disappear mysteriously, get yourself killed, get taken by Hydra, fake your death to work for Hydra again, show up with this big cover-up story, and disappear again for months with Hydra's favorite pet? You and Barnes are up to something and poor Steve is just a pawn in your game."

I clench my fists at his last comment.

"You've give me no reason to believe anything you've said to me." He huffs.

"You're right." I laugh, making him furrow his eyebrows. "You figured it out. I'm here to kill every last one of you. I've been planning it since you walked through those doors in search of Fury."

"What are you doing?" James furrows his eyebrows at me.

Tony stays silent and I can't help but smirk as I sit back in my chair. Smart-ass Tony always thinks he knows everything yet he has nothing to say.

I hear soft cries coming from in front of me and my head shoots up to look at Tony for the first time in months. I glance at James, who just shrugs, before looking back at Tony.

"I'm so sorry." He sniffs. "I know that everything you just said isn't true but I just.. I feel so guilty for all of this. If I had been there! If I hadn't run away you never would've gone through any of this."

I furrow my eyebrows at him. "None of this is your fault. Crying over it and being pissy about the truth isn't going to make up for anything."

"I'll get us a house. We'll get away from all of this and finally be a family. You'll never have to fight another day in your life." He looks up at me.

Laughter bubbles up in my stomach as I raise my eyebrows. "You're joking, right?"

"I mean it! You deserve to have at least a semi-functional life." He grabs my hand and I quickly pull it away from him.

"I'm twenty-five years old." I remind him. "I'm not moving into a house with my deadbeat dad or a compound full of him and his friends. And I love what I do, I was literally made for it, but I still work alone."

He furrows his eyebrows and glances at James. "You think you're gonna go back to living with him?" Tony raises his voice as he points at James.

"I am going to go back to living with him. I have been for five months and I haven't felt the urge to leave yet." I grab James's hand, which sends Tony into a fit of rage.

"You stay away from my daughter." He threatens James.

"That's going to be a little hard considering the fact that we live together... Oh! And, we're dating." I add to the fire and James sighs.

Tony's face almost turns the shade of a tomato. "If I find out you've done or even said anything inappropriate to her I'll have such a bounty on your head that even newborn children will be coming after you." He threatens James.

The plane must've landed because the hatch opens and Steve runs in. He must realize what's going on because he quickly pulls Tony off of the jet and into the compound.

"Thanks a lot." James chuckles.

"I couldn't help myself." I smile.

Steve's POV

"I want him locked up." Tony says as I pull him into the compound. "Who does he think he is? She's my daughter!"

"Tony-"

"Don't you start with me, you're just as guilty as he is." He points.

I sigh and bring him to the others, who have forgiven me after I explained why I kept my secrets.

"What's got your panties in a twist?" Rhodey asks Tony from the couch.

Tony just shakes his head and storms down to the lab. Bucky and Ally join the rest of us, resulting in Nat and Wanda tackling her and Sam yelling at him.

"We missed you so much!" Wanda says to Ally.

"Why didn't you at least let us know that you were okay? We could've kept a secret." Nat crosses her arms.

"It was too risky. The less that knew, the better." Ally sighs.

"I get it. I didn't know my dad but if he said that to me I might've killed him on the spot." Nat says, making the other two chuckle.

She joins the girls in the kitchen as Buck sits across from me on the other couch.

"I'd love to hear how you two got yourselves locked up." I say, leaning against a cushion.

"There was a truck of men who brought some sort of shipment into the building. When we saw the opening, Ally was set on getting in. My only options were to go with her or watch her go alone." He begins. "We stumbled into the wrong room and weren't prepared to defend ourselves."

I shake my head. Of course it was Ally's idea.

The girls come back into the room and Ally sits right next to me. I notice Bucky shift in his seat as she lays her head on my shoulder but don't pay any mind to it.

"Did they do anything to you?" I ask Buck and now her as well.

"They kept injecting me with something to keep me weak." He says.

"I got that once or twice." Ally says.

"Nothing else?" Clint asks.

"Not that I can remember." Ally sighs.

Bruce asks Bucky if he can take a blood sample from him to see if he can identify whatever they were injecting them with. Of course Bucky nods and follows him down to the lab. The others start another conversation and I feel Ally yawning on my shoulder.

"Tired?" I chuckle softly, glancing down at her. She nods and does her best to keep her eyes from closing.

I scoop her up in my arms and carry her to Bucky's old room. Leaving the lights off, I lay her down and tuck her in.

"Call me if you need anything." I whisper and she nods.

"Steve?" She mumbles and I look down at her. "Thank you."

I smile softly at her. I'm not exactly sure what she's thanking me for, though. "Goodnight." I whisper, gently kissing her forehead.

"Goodnight." She mumbles again. I softly close the bedroom door behind me and head back downstairs.

Bucky's POV

"I should have the results by tomorrow." Bruce says after taking the blood sample. "You should get some rest."

I nod and say goodnight to him before walking away.

"You'll only ruin her." I hear Tony mumble from another corner of the room and turn to face him. "She needs her father to help her put her life together. Not some assassin buddy."

I shake my head at him. "If you were her father, you'd want her to do what makes her happy. She doesn't see you as a father. If you keep this up, she'll always just see you as Tony Stark: the deadbeat dad who could've given her a wonderful life."

"What do you know about being a dad?" He growls.

"Nothing." I admit. "But I know how she feels."

With that, I walk out of the lab and back to the living room. I see that Steve and Ally are gone and furrow my eyebrows. Steve walks by me and sits on the couch before joining the current conversation.

"Where is she?" I ask, getting his attention.

"She was tired so I brought her to your room." He says before returning to the conversation.

I slip away from the others and go up to my old room. I quietly open the door and pop my head in to see Ally curled up in my bed.

A small smile finds its way to my face and I close the door behind me before stripping down to my boxers. I sit beside her on the bed and rub her back.

"Babe." I speak softly. She hums in response. "Why don't you change out of your spandex?" She groans and I can't help but chuckle. "C'mon, I'll give you a T-shirt."

She sighs and sits up in the bed before sleepily undressing herself. I hand her one of my shirts and she slips it on before falling back down on the bed.

I toss her clothes into the laundry basket and slide into bed. She cuddles up to me and lays her head on my chest as I wrap my arm around her.