Hey sorry about the wait, I've been kinda sick and haven't been feeling up to writing! Thank you to everyone who reviewed, I'm glad you guys liked the beach chapter, even superheroes need vacations! And thanks to everyone who gave me reccomendations on what to write next, they really help me. I like the idea of doing the Steve and Bucky one and I also would love to do either a Steve or Tony one. I know of a really good one someone wrote about Bruce getting deagged so I kind of want to hold off on that because there's was so well written. Someone asked a long time ago when I was writing Learning to Fly if i would do one where Loki deages Thor and then has to take care of him and I think I wrote a chapter or two of that a long time ago so If I can find it I might finish it, I know I also started one where Scott Summers (Cyclops) got turned into a kid and some people wanted me to finish that one too. I may work on those before I do the next Avengers one which in all likelyhood with probably be Steve because that was the most asked for! This one is almost done so I had better get to work! Thanks!

The next day was a little more relaxed. Thor and Clint left for half the day to deal with a supervillain attack in Chicago and Bruce and Tony left for the Amazon to deal with some other mess. Natasha stayed home with Steve who let her watch movies all day and later gave her the printed off picture of herself on the carousel.

She gazed at the photo for a long time. She was not a terribly vain child but she had never had a picture of herself before. The people in the Red Room had taken her picture but she never got to see it. She only knew that she had her picture taken every year and it went into a file. Every girl in the Red Room had a file. None of them ever saw their own. She would occasionally see someone taking notes and they always disappeared too. Right into the files.

This however was hers. She had a picture of herself and she liked it very much. She took the photo into her room and propped it up on the dresser. She thought she might look for a frame later. Tony could probably get her one, he might even have one lying around. She smiled at the thought and returned to the living room to find Steve. He was on the phone with someone and so she busied herself with making herself comfortable on the couch.

When he was done he turned to her and smiled. "Sorry about that. Tony just called to say he has to stop by the Baxter Building before coming back. He says he'll be a little late."

She looked at him curiously and he explained a little more about Reed Richards being a fellow scientist. He left out the part about Reed being another superhero, thinking that that might be a little more complicated than necessary. She accepted his answer and the two of them settled back on the couch and played a few scratch games including hangman and tic tac toe. She was getting good at hangman and he thought it probably helped her with English spelling.

When lunch rolled around he made her a sandwich and consulted her list, which had been stuck to the fridge on top of Clint's list of personally obtained food items the others were not allowed to eat. Well, they wouldn't be able to go to Paris and the Grand Canyon was a bit far, even if they had several Quin Jets. They had gotten her into a bumper car the night before which seemed to satisfy her need to drive a car. All that was really left was to go to the Empire State Building and see the White House.

He puzzled over this for a long time. The Empire State Building would be no trouble, that was right in New York with them he turned to her and cleared his throat. "Natasha, which of these would you rather do?" he hated asking because it meant that he couldn't do both but he wasn't sure they had time. Doctor Strange could have his spell ready at any moment.

Natasha seemed to understand this because she set her cup aside and looked at the list intently. "I would like to see the tower." She said.

He smiled a little, he had never heard the Empire State Building referred to as such but it made sense. "Alright then, I'm going to tell Tony to get the tickets. I'm sure he can order them online."

She grinned happily. "Could we watch King Kong?" She asked.

He laughed. "Sure but only if it's the original."

After eating they returned to the living room and Steve asked Jarvis to find the movie for him. He had seen it before but it had been a while, even for him. "Does it look the same?" Natasha asked when the movie finally got to the end.

He paused to think. "Yeah, pretty much. You know, I had never actually been up it until very recently."

"Why not?"

He laughed. "Too many stairs."

"I had heard that Captain America was once very weak but the Americans made you strong. I thought it might not be true."

"Oh, it's true. I was sick a lot as a kid. Darn near all the time."

"But you're not anymore."

"Haven't been sick in a long time."

She wrinkled her nose, thinking hard. "I have never been sick. They give us shots so that we will not become ill."

Steve frowned, knowing just a little what she was talking about. She had been given a copy of his super soldier serum. It wasn't as strong or as effective as his but it was still more than a kid should have been given. He brushed a hand over the top of her head, hoping she knew he was thinking of her. Weather she did or not she turned and smiled at him.

The next day Steve took Natasha to seen the Empire State Building. Tony had gotten them no waiting all access passes which turned out to be ineffective when a group of children asked for Steve's autograph. Natasha waited through this delay patiently until Clint told her to fake having to go to the bathroom so they could escape. He merrily clapped Steve on the shoulder and they left him to continue signing autographs.

At first they tried the stairs but after a while Clint begged to take the elevator. Natasha was just as impressed with the elevator as she was with everything else in the building so far. Clint smiled when he thought of the treat in store for her when she reached the top. She commented repeatedly about the lovely art deco interior and the gold coloring.

When at long last they reached the top Clint lead her out. He himself had never been anything but fond of heights. He was pleased to see that Natasha was unperturbed as well. She walked right up to the edge and building and stared out. Perhaps there was no giant gorilla next door but she was satisfied.

Not long after Steve finally made his way up and he stood with them, looking out. The wind lifted his hair as he gazed out across the Hudson river towards New Jersey. It was an impressive view. Natasha walked from one side of the building to the next, comparing the different sights and enjoying herself.

She eventually came to stand by Steve and look out. Clint had taken a seat on a bench and was leaning back, looking up at the sky. She smiled at him and came as close to the edge as the railing would allow. "Everyone looks so very far away." She said.

Steve nodded. "Not as high as an airplane but similar. You can feel the air here though."

"I have never been in an airplane. They say I will learn to parachute when I am older. I look forward to being in an airplane."

He smiled and put a hand on the back of her head. It was small under his palm and her hair was warm from the sun. She leaned into his hand, letting him support her in a very childish manner. It seemed a lifetime away that she had been so afraid of him. She seldom thought about what her sisters would think anymore. She was free from the Red Room and she had never felt more free than she now. Standing atop the Empire State Building, looking out at New York City with the wind blowing her hair. She was happy where she was.

After a while they moved to give other people a chance and headed to supper and before they departed Natasha had asked Clint to take a few pictures of the city. She even got one of herself and Steve together. It turned out to be very hard for her to drag herself away from the view and on the way back down she immediately insisted on looking at the pictures.

After that they went to supper and were met by the others. Tony had picked somewhere with an arcade and although Natasha had never played any electronic games before she quickly learned them.

At the adult table he rest of the Avengers sat talking. "Strange called and said he's got the spell finished." Tony said, shaking his drink to measure the ice content.

Steve leaned forward and rubbed his chin. "Sure, he calls you. He showed up in my mirror last time he wanted to talk to me. Did he say that he'll come to us or does he want us to come to him?"

"He says he'll come to us. Said he'd come tonight but he'll have to wait until the day after next, something about a magical disturbance."

Clint looked at the pictures on his phone and frowned a little. "I'm gonna be glad to have the grown up Nat back, don't get me wrong but I'll miss the kid."

"You'll just miss avoiding work." Tony said dryly.

Clint smiled at the joke but didn't laugh. He had really meant it. He leaned back and sighed. "You got me."

At that moment Natasha came running up excitedly, a fist full of tickets flying behind her. "Look what I won!" She cried, excitedly.

"Great job!" Bruce said with a smile. "Fantastic, now do you know what to do with them?" She shook her head. "Go up to the counter and show them your tickets, when you do they'll let you pick out a prize." She scurried off and they laughed, happy to see her so happy.

Thanks for reading, I think there are probably two or three more chapters, also to Black' Victor Cachat, I will definitely be using your idea of the media thinking Natasha is Pepper and Tony's kid. I absolutely loved the idea!