"Okay what did I do wrong this time?!" Paige whined as Natasha pinned her for the fourth time that morning.

She laughed slightly. "You looked away."

"For like 2 seconds!" She whined again as Natasha helped her to her feet.

"That's two seconds too many." She chastised light heartedly. "Don't get me wrong your technique is all there but you seem to lose focus sometimes."

She shrugged. "I guess. When I was… denied my emotions I guess I was more efficient."

Natasha nodded, understanding where she was coming from. "It's no bad thing." Paige let out a sigh. "You look like something's on your mind."

"She's been like this all week." Christie commented between punching her bag. She stopped and turned to the girls on the mat. "Your mind is definitely somewhere else. What's going on?"

Paige scratched the back of her head. "I can't explain it fully."

Natasha led them to a bench at the side of the training room. "Try." She pushed gently.

"It feels weird to… feel." She rubbed her arm. "I mean I wasn't allowed to feel anything. Be a robot." She stared at the empty spot in front of her feet. "Now I'm feeling these things to you guys and I don't know whether to allow it or not."

Natasha smiled along with Christie. "You've only had me and Jordon for so long, I think you've forgotten that it's okay to let others close to you."

"I need to get out of here." Paige grabbed a jacket from the hanger and wrapped it around her body. She exited out of her room and was quickly spotted by Tony who was drinking with Rhodes. "And where are you going?" He asked.

"For a walk." She answered curtly.

Tony squinted slightly. "Would you even know where to go around here?" Rhodes asked, slightly concerned. "You're not from around here right? There's some parts of town you don't wanna end up in."

She rolled her eyes. "We both know I can handle myself Mr Rhodes."

"That's what worries me." Tony muttered. "Maybe you shouldn't."

She made a noise of frustration. "You can't stop me Mr Stark. I need to get out of this building before I go stir crazy."

Tony put his glass on the counter and walked around the island. "You-"

"I'll go with her." Bucky's voice appeared behind them. "I know the city and I can keep an eye on her." She shot him a grateful smile.

"I'm fine with that." She agreed causing Tony to roll his eyes and mutter and 'okay' before returning to his drink.

She turned back to Buck who wrapped a scarf around her neck. "It's cold out."

He smiled as she untucked her white hair from under the scarf. "Thanks."

They walked around among the busy streets and then the secluded park. "Thanks for that by the way." She said with a smile.

He smiled and shrugged. "No worries, I know what it's like when you just want to get out."

She was happy to just walk with him by her side, occasionally their hands would brush against each other but she stopped herself from flinching away. "How long have you known them then?"

A short silence indicated he was thinking. "Well I've known Steve since I was a kid, I grew up with him back when he was a skinny guy who never thought things through. The others it's a bit more complicated to an extent. I've been in and out of their lives for some time now."

"You know what it's like to be frozen?" She asked.

He nodded, and looked sombre. "I understand you more than that… I know what it's like to be controlled as well. To have your free will taken away from you."

Her hand tentatively wrapped around his. "I don't remember who said it to me, but I was told we can't rewrite the past but as our present and future is being written that we can make our ending a lot more happier than our beginnings."

A smile ghosted across his face as he squeezed her hand. "Sounds like someone wise."

"Oh definitely not Tony then."

"No chance."