(This happens outside of the story plot and will not effect the rest of the story)
She woke up with a start. A strange song was playing. She stood and peeked around the door, when she glanced up she saw a wreath hanging on her door. The song was louder now that the door was open and she could understand the words
"He sees you when your sleeping, he knows when your awake, he knows if you've been bad or good so be good for goodness sake!"
She moved through the hallways. And emerged into the main living room that opened onto the deck. Garland and holly along with Santas and snowmen decorated the room. Steve was wearing an elf hat and laughing with Tony who was wearing a Santa hat.
"Chris" Steve called over Tony's shoulder
Tony turned and smiled "Elf hat or Santa hat?"
She only stood there confused. She knew of Christmas, she new of winter holidays, she knew who Santa, or Saint Nick or what ever you called him, was. But she had never celebrated it so to see people laughing and smiling listening to songs a of stalkers and drinking egg nog did not make sense. Especially for Tony who was atheist and did not have a religious reason to celebrate. "I do not like hats"
"Come on its Christmas" Tony said standing "how about some egg nog?"
"No thank you" she replied. And the elevator door opened. Clint and vision stepped out Clint was singing along with the now reindeer themed song playing over the speaker.
"Elf hat or Santa hat?" Tony called pouring glasses of egg nog
"Santa" Clint said
"I will have a Santa hat all well" Vision said as the elevator door closed behind him.
"Egg nog?" Tony asked throwing Santa hats to them both
"Of course" Clint said "how about you Chris? Are you going to wear a hat?"
"I do not like hats" she repeated
"But it's Christmas" Clint said walking over and throwing his arm around her shoulder in a friendly way.
"So I have been told" she moved out of reach
"It's traditional" Steve said still sitting on the couch
"Elf" she said and Tony laughed and threw her a hat that she reluctantly pulled on
Natasha and Bruce arrived . Tony gave them hats, elf and Santa respectively. They all sat and chatted. She stayed just outside of the circle. They laughed and joked singing along with the music. Clint sang loudest next to Tony, Natasha only sang once, quietly to silent night. Steve only sang after Tony added a shot this egg nog. Bruce and Vision didn't sing but laughed. She sat and watched.
Later that evening Wanda and Sam showed up at separate times. They were given hats and drinks they were introduced to her and she to them. They were not told much about her but greater her as a friend all the same. Tony was showing off his new mechanical tree that lit up in different patterns and played Christmas movies. At some point in the day Steve got a text and it took him a few minuets to finger out how to open it, Tony had upgraded his phone as a Christmas present but he did he hurried to his feet and into the elevator. She was able to sneak out onto the deck and sit over looking the city and all its lights. She herd foot steps and turned to find Natasha standing behind her.
"What are you doing out here?" Natasha said kindly
"Watching" she relied
"I get it" Natasha said moving over to lean on the rail next to her
"What do you get?" she asked
"You don't want to be a part of anything" Natasha said "you feel like if you get attached then every thing will fall down around you"
"That is all life is" she responded
"One day you will learn that it's not" Natasha leaned agents the railing "you can trust us"
"No I can not" she clenched her fist "I can never trust you. I can not trust you because then you will trust me. And you can never trust me for that would be the end of you."
"Well at least you can come inside I'm sure Tony has a present for you" Natasha said
"Why would he have a present for me?" She asked
"He likes to show off and Christmas is the perfect time for that" Natasha smiled a little
"Fine" she began to walk to the door then paused just long enough for Natasha to be just in front of her.
Natasha made her sit between herself and Clint. They talked and laughed and smiled. A few minuets later the elevator dinged and Steve stepped out talking to a man with a metal arm. Natasha got up and greeted him. Tony got him a hat. And Steve found them both a seat on the couch. More talking. Dinner brought more talking and good food. She ended up sitting next to Mr. Barnes and Natasha. After dinner Tony gave gifts to everyone. She received a new bracelet Tony telling that he noticed how she always wore one that looked out of date.
People started leaving first was Wanda then Sam. Bruce disappeared after Tony pulled out alcohol. Clint had to leave. Natasha was called away. Soon only Steve, Mr. Barnes Tony and her were left. Eventually she found herself sitting next to Mr. Barnes as Tony and Steve argued about how much alcohol Tony had had. She was mindlessly playing with her bracelet that now sat on her wrist next to the new one Tony had made.
"Where did you get that?" Mr. Barnes asked looked at her wrist
"Tony" she said talking off the new one and holding it up.
"No that one" he pointed to the old bracelet
"I have it as long as I can remember" she said replacing the new bracelet on her arm
"I think I have seen it before" he said
"It is high capability technology. I would not be surprised if you have seen a hydra replica" she examined the bracelet more closely "I am sure that hydra tried to make you one. It is a great way of control"
"How do you know about that" he asked as Tony shouted and took another drink behind him
"I know everything" she said "they showed me everything they could. I studied everyone of them and you. When you did come along and you legend, the Winter Soldier, quite a title"
"I still don't understand" he said
"I am like you" she found herself telling him more then she wanted but she found that she was just like him "I am a weapon designed to hunt the targets regular people can not."
"But you are so young"
"You were brainwashed, I was raised from birth"
They talked for a long time about serous things and about odd things. They talked more than either of them had in a long time. Steve had finally gotten Tony to bed and when he came back Steve found Chris and Bucky asleep on the couch. Both of which sprung to fighting when he tried to pick her up to carry her to bed.
She lay in bed thinking of the day and she let a small smile sneak onto her face. She hummed Santa clause is coming to town as she drifted off to sleep.
(Merry Christmas everyone! I was hopping to get out chapter 3 but due to some unfortunate circumstances my laptop charger can not be used so I will have chapter three up either next week or the week after. And this was suppose to be out yesterday but family happened Merry Christmas again.)