I'll admit the first few weeks of Bucky joining us in the tower were very stressful. He's a very touchy man, and doesn't play well with others.

Eventually he did loosen up a little, enough to enjoy a joke over dinner one evening about how he's shot at least 4 people on the team.

He spends a lot of time with Steve, trying to remember who he used to be. I notice that he try's to be close to me quite often... It makes me a little uncomfortable, but I can't say anything without blowing our cover. Mine and Pietro's that is.

Speaking of Pietro, we are doing a very good job or keeping our relationship on the down low. But we are spending a lot of time together, for two reasons. 1) Get our flat mates used to the idea of us being together. And 2) for ourselves. We're dating because we like each other, so why not spend some time together.

At this point we've confirmed that Wanda and Vision and secret dating. And they know we are secret dating. Long story short, they were kissing in the spare room we were about to use for the same purpose. Oops.

Natasha still doesn't know, and is just dying to know. She knows that Wanda is dating Vision but hasn't officially said anything so as not to out them.

Finally all of our new Stark Tower inhabitants had gotten into the rhythm of how things work around here. But just when all this fell into place, we got the alert to a mission.

It was a Thursday evening, just after dinner everyone was off doing their thing. Reading, playing a video game, watching TV... I was on the floor of Natasha's bedroom playing cards with her and Wanda, idly chatting about literally nothing. Suddenly FRIDAY's voice came in over the intercom,

"I'm sorry to disrupt your evening ladies and gentlemen, but I'm afraid a small altercation has come up in a low level SHIELD operation. Please report to Director Fury's office immediately,"

I tossed my cards down and got up, Wanda got a bit of a pale coloring to her face, I took her arm as the three of us left the room, "Don't worry, you might not even get assigned to this mission. It's very unlikely they'll send all of us," she nodded looking slightly reassured by my words.

We all climbed into the elevator that already held Steve, Bucky, and Pietro and rode down in an easy silence. Filing into Fury's office I shut the door, as I was the last one through. The room was large and rather spacious so it didn't feel so cramped to have 12 people in one office.

Fury began explaining to us the basic mission some of the lower level agents had been trying to complete.

"We received word of a new up and coming power player about 4 years ago. We kept tabs on them for a while but then they suddenly disappeared without a trace. Because they weren't yet an immanent threat not a lot of focus could be afforded to track them. Now they've sprung back up with a fully functioning secret police. What makes this group different from any other that we've actively engaged, is they're are not fighting for "world peace" or "ruling the world".... This group wasn't like that. This group called themselves the Separatists, and they were an extremely radical atheist group. Targeting and destroying any sort of deity or mythical being,"

When Director Fury said those words, my blood ran cold. I'm a deity.

"So what's the mission?" Steve asked some what impatiently.

"We had some lower level agents scouting their base in Russia, but the agents reported back they didn't have the skills, equipment, or personnel to get any close and get any more information. So that's where you come in," Fury answered.

"You can not send Daphne or myself to that place if it's really as bad as you say it is," Thor interjected.

"I agree, I'd prefer not be sacrificed by atheists if I can help it," I added.

"I wasn't planning to, however should our first round team be captured or God forbid killed, you will both be in the next wave to attack,"

"Understood Sir," I nodded. Director Fury sent me, Thor, Tony, Pietro, and Bruce out of the room. We would not be going on this mission.

Wanda grabbed my hand as I passed, "Don't worry," whispered "You've got Cap, Vision, and Nat going with you,"

She nodded and let go, I made my towards the the door but a hand was back in mine before I could blink. But it was wasn't Wanda. This time it was Pietro. He looked more than a little worried.

We exited the room, the minute we were outside he'd scooped me up into his arms and sped away. He didn't even bother to take the elevator, he sprinted up 13 flights of stairs, and deposited me gently on to the couch.

"Pietro, what's wrong?" I asked standing up from the couch again.

"Could ve go somevhere? Somevhere more private. They others, they vill be back any minute," he insisted.

I looked at him with concern but nodded my head. He pulled me back up into his arms and rushed down the hall and into his room, closing the door behind him.

He set me down on the bed with care, but he did not join me.

"Pietro what's going on?" I asked him again, touching his arm affectionately.

"I'm vorried about Wanda," he stated bluntly "Ve have never done anything like this vithout each other,"

I smiled with sadness, and patted the space next to me on his bed. He sat down and turned to face me.

"She's going to be alright. She's not alone, she's got half of our team with her, and she's very powerful," I assured him rubbing his large hand with my smaller one.

"I know... But... But I just vorry about her," he dropped his head.

Lifting his hands up gently with mine, I moved my hands so ours would aline.

"Hey?" I whispered "If you spend all your time worrying you won't get to enjoy our time alone in the tower," I laced my fingers with his, he raised his head to meet my gaze. He grins at me with just a hint of mischief.

"I'm vorried for my sister, but not too preoccupied for you,"