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It has been two days since I woke up in the infirmary of Avenger Tower. Brock has explained lots of things to me, including about soul-mates. He also told me that my soul-mate is Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier.

I am unsure about having a soul-mate, especially one who's handsome. A lot of other people will be more suited to being a soul-mate. Handsome people don't pay attention to me, thinking of me as an Ugly Freak of Nature.

Since Cowboy helped bring myself back to the present, I haven't talked to Bucky at all. He stays in the shadows, always were I am. At first it was creepy, but I like having someone watching me, especially one who is a great fighter.

Cowboy stays around all the time, helping me get used to being around a lot of people. The Avengers and friends are all nice to me, asking me questions about my world and how much I know about them.

Sadly it's not a lot since it's hard for me to remember things that I don't repeatedly think about. I have had this problem since I was younger, probably when I hit my head on the metal ring around a trampoline at my babysitter's house.

I am getting up the courage to talk to Bucky on my own. Usually I smile at him, knowing he won't harm me, not getting a creepy vibe from him. All I get from him is protectiveness and a little bit of wary, probably since he still has nightmares.

All the Avengers and friends were unsure around me at first, ever since Cowboy told them stuff about me. He didn't tell them about Them, only that if something scares me real bad, then my mind blacks it out, like Them.

Slowly I walk towards Bucky, having enough courage. He's leaning against the wall, watching and listening to everyone else talk in the kitchen. He also looks unsure but gently smiles at me, not big but it makes his body relax. I smile back at him, relieved.

"Hi." I whisper to him, unsure what to say. My voice hasn't been able to go much higher than a whisper, unless I'm really scared, since Them.

"Hey, Doll." He replies in a deep, growl-like voice that is more animal-like than human, also rough like he hasn't used English a lot.

"Would you…like to…get drinks…with me some time?" I mumble, still unsure if he wants me even though we're soul-mates.

"I would love that Doll." He replies, smiling easier now, straightening up from his position, adding. "How about now?"

"Um." I think about his question, wondering if I trust him enough, before getting an idea. "Where are we going so I can tell Cowboy?"

"What's going on?" Cowboy asks, coming out of the kitchen with two cookies in one hand and one in the other. Handing me the one cookie, he asks. "What did you have to tell me?"

"I was thinking of taking Audrey to a café that Steve and I usually go to." Bucky answers, getting ramrod straight around any SHIELD agent.

"That will be fine." Cowboy answers; nodding his head at Bucky, before turning to me. "I trust him. He won't harm you."

Those words turn my little bit of trust into complete trust for Bucky. Cowboy has never lied to me about anything important like this. It doesn't bother me that he lied about being Jared Noble but I can't fault him for that.

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"They look so good together, don't they?" Pepper tells Tony, smiling at the way Audrey easily steps up to Bucky, not scared at all.

They are both soul-mates and will be getting married in about a year or more. It was when they first met, while she was still a low worker at Stark Industries that they met. Stane didn't like them being together so tried to stop it multiple times.

"Yeah, I'm glad that she's getting used to us. It was horrible watching her flinch away whenever got too close." Clint adds, before setting a couple pancakes on Natasha's plate.

Both of them are soul-mates though they haven't met their third yet. Also both are alphas so can't handle each other in close contact, like marriage. On missions they fight their feelings, becoming acquaintances but not close friends.

"I noticed that if she saw you coming, she wasn't as skittish. It was only when someone surprised her." Betty replies, hugging Bruce close.

They are soul-mates though it's been a tough journey. Bruce is scared that the Hulk will hurt her but she doesn't care. Every time she has met the Hulk, he hasn't laid a finger on her, protecting her from everything else, including her father.

Jane, Darcy, and Thor begin arguing over how much pancakes Thor can have. Thor and Jane are soul-mates. Jane and Darcy are platonic soul-mates. Darcy hasn't met her romantic soul-mate yet. Her mate is an Asgardian.

Bruce and Tony are platonic soul-mates too. They met on the Helicarrier before Loki and the Battle with the Citauri. Even the Hulk likes Tony, realizing that Tony isn't afraid of the Hulk and can't really get hurt in his suit.

Also platonic soul-mates are Darcy and Clint. They have the same sense of mischief. Both of them love attacking each other with paintballs or nerfs. Also Darcy has dyed Clint's uniform pink one time after he redecorated her apartment.