The four of them walked down the shelters hallways with all the dogs. Alexa examined each one closely and so far she hadn't seen a suitable dog. Then she ran across a German Shepard named Bailey. She squatted to look at the dog more closely. Alexa made kissy noises and the dog approached the door of the cage. She put her hand flat to the cage door. Bailey sniffed it cautiously then licked it. This was a good sign. But for Alexa really to consider this dog Bailey had to pass the Willow test. Alexa had brought Willow along to see these dogs. Because the one that was adopted today would be her and Willows new constant companion. Willow liked most dogs but as Alexa shoved her towards this cage she let out a hearty growl. Bailey reciprocated and Alexa sighed. She kept walking. The three men she had brought with her were of no use to her as they were fawning over this little puppy.

"Boys! We are not here for a pup," Alexa said sternly. They let the puppy go and began walking with her. Alexa wasn't satisfied with any of the dogs she had seen. This was the sixth shelter in New York she had been to. Again she let out a sigh and looked around as she was now at the end of a the cages,"Are you sure you don't have anymore?" Alexa asked the man who was giving them a tour. He shook his head sadly. All of a sudden Alexa's arm felt like it had been ripped off,"Willow!" she yelled in shock. Willow hadn't done that since she was a pup. Alexa decided that she would follow her dog. She was dragged through the door at the end of the hallway she had been previously been in. Now she was in a small room. A fragile looking young Yellow Labrador Retriever lay in the corner. Two small bowls next to her. One was empty and the other was filled with clear water. She unclipped Willows leash.

"You can't be in here," said the man who was showing them the dogs while he burst into the room. The three men came in behind him. Alexa had already moved towards the dog hand out stretched. The dog woke up and licked Alexa's fingers.

"Why not? She seems sweet enough," Alexa stated as she began gently stroking the young dogs ears.

"She is very violent," the man warned her. Alexa frowned and looked at the yellow lab. She began running her fingers over the dog. A growl erupted from the dogs throat as Alexa touched the dogs front left leg,"That May be because she has a stinger from a bee lodged in her leg," Alexa stated as she pulled it out. The young lab relaxed immediately and licked Alexa in the face. Willow came from behind Alexa and looked at the dog in front of her. Her tail wagged and the two dogs greeted each other and began playing around, "I'll take her," Alexa stated while standing up.

"We aren't supposed to sell her. Because she has been branded violent," the man said ruefully.

"Name your price," Tony said taking a step closer to the man, "I am Tony Stark I can afford it." Tony apparently had a soft spot for dogs and horses.

"Let me call my manger," the man said flustered as he scurried out of the room. The three men walked over to the two dogs who were curled together protectively near Alexa.

"She's cute," Clint said as he squatted down to examine her more closely.

"She will make a great dog. With a little growing, fatting, and training of course," Alexa stated. The man came back in.

"My manager says if you want her you can have her. But Tony Stark has to mention our shelter in his next press conference and that her got a fine dog from here," the man said sheepishly.

"Done deal," Tony said.

"Can I have the dogs history papers please?" Alexa asked as she stood up. The two dogs noticed that their master had moved and jumped up.

"Certainly," the man said as he walked out of the door again. Pulling out a leash and another collar she knelt to the new dog and put both on her. The lab behaved during the whole ordeal. Alexa was very impressed and hooked Willow to her leash as well. The Willow floated over to Alexa's right side. The Yellow lab migrated next to her new friend and they walked out the door up the hallway to the front. The man handed over a bunch of papers and Alexa went through them quickly signing where she needed under a fake alias. Clint signed once as he was acting as her father. The man handed Alexa some extra papers that held information on the dogs past, feeding habits, and her acts of violence. Finally he handed Tony a slip of paper that had there agreements written on it. Tony took it and gave it to Alexa who pocketed began walking towards the exit when Alexa turned to the man.

"One question before we go. What her name?" Alexa asked patting the dogs head.

"Arrow," he replied as he waved. They walked out of the shelter and Clint began laughing.

"It must be a sign from above!" he yelled in Russian. They hopped into Tonys car. Some people looked at them strangely but dismissed any negative thoughts. As the car drove away. Tony and Bruce began examining the dog looking at her teeth. And that was the begining of the end.

Alexa was overwhelmed. She needed a break from all these people. It had only been four months with the Avengers. And only two stable. When she had been in custody of Shield her life was a lot more simple there wasn't as much hustle and bustle. Where can I go for awhile? Alexa wondered as she began massaging her temples. A lightbulb went off and she let out a loud whistle. Arrow and Willow bolted over to her. Willow made it there first as the serum made her faster than Arrow but Arrow was stronger.

"Jarvis! Tell everyone I will see them in a week or so if they ask! Tell Tony I communicate with him to send someone to pick me up!" she yelled as she walked to the elevator,"Oh! Also I am tuning my tracker off. If I need to I will turn it back on," Alexa added as she took the elevator to her room. She grabbed the dogs leashes, a small bag of clothes, and her wallet then went down to the garage. It was day of traveling under the radar to get to the edge of the city near some woods. Once she found herself in a remote place with no one around near some forest. She unhooked the leashes and squished her black pearl. A few minutes went by and then the sound of horse hooves could be heard. Sasha stood proudly in front of her. Alexa stroked her for a minute before introducing Sasha to Arrow. The two of them inspected each other then Arrows tail went into a frenzy and Sasha let out a little whinny. Willow gave a soft woof and the three looked at Alexa. She waved her hand in dismissal,"Stay close," she said as she set a timer on her watch. Alexa planned to sleep for an hour before starting there journey to a place near her cabin for a few weeks.

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