Chapter 17 - The date, surprise return.

"Well that was fun" Harry said to the group as he stood up "I hope we can do it again."

"Deal" Tony smiled "as long as you promise to tell me more of your prank stories! You know what, you should come by and let me run some tests. I really want to learn more about how your 'magic' works."

"Nope" Harry shook his head "I have no problem with visiting but I am not going to be a guinea pig for you."

"Then come over and transform into something else," Tony said instantly "but seriously, can I please run some tests?"

"No" Harry repeated his previous answer.

"Why not?" Tony pouted.

"Because if you stick a needle in me then I am likely to stick a knife in you" Harry replied with a sweet smile, Tony felt a shiver go up his spine despite the smile, as did Steve. Both were willing to admit that Harry could be bloody scary when he wanted to be.

"And if I promise not to stick a needle in you?" Tony asked hopefully.

"You're still not experimenting on me Tony" Harry shook his head in amusement.

"Spoilsport" Tony mumbled.

"Behave" Pepper rolled her eyes and slapped Tony on the shoulder.

"Alright, I'm off now" Harry said. "It's getting late."

"Me too" Natasha nodded and stood up.

"It is getting late" Steve agreed with Harry as he checked his watch "I'll be going too"

"Same" Barton said as he stood up along with Steve.

"It was a brilliant party" Thor smiled as he took another drink "excellent stories and brilliant friends. If only we had better drinks" Thor added as he stared at the drink in his hand.

"Hey! The drink's are fine" Tony said defensively .

"It's probably fine for regular people" Harry interrupted before an argument could begin "but I think we might need stronger stuff for an Asgardian. Hmm, maybe I can get you some fire whiskey"

"Fire whiskey?" Thor asked curiously.

"It's a special type of alcohol, very strong" Harry answered "you'll love it."

"Can I have some too?" Tony asked.

"Is it safe?" Pepper asked "the last thing I need is Tony to get drunk on some sort of magical alcohol that makes him act funny?"

"He already acts funny" Harry rolled his eyes "and no, it's not harmful. Well...it is if you drink a lot, seeing as you're muggles. As a wizard my magic offers protections and it's harder for me to get drunk, so what would make a regular person pass out would make me feel like I have had a single cup."

"Cool" Tony said with a hint of jealousy.

"I think it's a good thing you can't drink as much" Rhodes said "if you could you would lose half of your fortune on drinking alone."

"Not half...just a quarter" Tony joked.

"I'm off" Harry chuckled, Tony reminded him a lot of Sirius. He thought that the two would get along really well.

"Alright see you guys" Tony said.

"Goodbye guys" Harry said as he walked out followed by Natasha, Steve, Barton and Thor.

"You mind dropping me off?" Natasha asked Harry.

"What, do I look like a cab?" Harry asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I promise to pay you for it" Natasha said as she leaned up to his eat and whispered a few things, judging by the raising of his eyebrows and widening of his eyes, they were good things.

"That works" Harry nodded quickly "that very much works".

"Whipped" Barton smirked, unfortunately for him Harry heard him.

"You can go home on your own" Harry said to Barton, causing his smirk to drop.

"Ah come on man, I'm sorry" He said apologetically "really, I'm sorry. Don't make me pay for a cab"

"Fine, Steve want me to teleport you too?" Harry asked.

"No thank you" Steve politely refused "I have a bike, I'll ride back."

"Alright fine"

"I shall see you again friends" Thor smiled before he left.

"Give us a sec Nat" Harry said before he grabbed Barton and teleported away, he returned a few seconds later with a smug grin. "Dropped Barton feet first in the toilet." He grinned.

"Not surprising" Steve shook his head with amusement "you never let anyone get away with insulting you. At least you didn't trick Barton into thinking he was the new vice president of America or something."

"No, I didn't do that" Harry let out a small laugh before a thoughtful expression came across his face "actually...nice plan for the future"

"Oh god" Steve groaned "I'm going to go before I end up giving hum more ideas. Goodbye guys" Steve waved as he walked away.

"By the way Nat" Harry said to Natasha "do you want to go on a date with me?"

"A date?" She asked.

"Yeah, I mean...if you want"

"Sure, I'd love to. But I expect to be spoiled, good food, a fun time, the works."

"Of course milady" Harry ginned and gave her a small bow "it would be a pleasure to take you out on the best date of your life."

"Someone sounds confident" She noted "have you been on many dates?"

"No" Harry shook his head "some one night stands and that's it. I haven't been on a date in ages"

"Who was the last person you went on a date with?" she asked. Harry was silent for several seconds.

"Daphne" He eventually answered.

Harry and Daphne walked into the hall, behind the other champions. Everyone in the hall looked towards them. Cedric Diggory and Cho Chang got a lot of attention as Cedric was the 'true' Hogwarts's champion and Cho Chang was an incredibly pretty girl, which was enough of a reason for most people. Fleur Delacour and Roger Davis also got a lot of attention, as Fleur was a tournament champion and a veela to boot, meaning anything that could be attracted to girls would be attracted to her. Roger got attention because he was drooling when he looked at her.

Victor Krum was used to the attention he got, he was a world famous quidditch star and being a tri-wizard champion had only added to his fame. Hermione Granger was definitely not used to the attention she was getting, she briefly wondered how Harry constantly put up with it. Many were people were surprised, a little while ago Hermione Granger was a buck-toothed and bushy haired girl, now she wore a beautiful blue dress and had her hair straight and up in a bun.

Though most of the attention was directed towards Harry and his beautiful date. Daphne Greengrass was the prettiest and most wanted girl in Slytherin, she had refused and hexed several boys in the past when they had tried to ask her out. When it was time for the yule ball the boys in Slytherin took it as a challenge to finally be the one to break through her walls and get her to agree to be their date. They failed spectacularly and few, including Draco Malfoy, ended up in the hospital wing.

Harry Potter got plenty of attention due to being the fourth champion in the tournament, the famous 'boy-who-lived', defeater of Voldemort and only survivor of the killing curse. He was a celebrity before he even entered the wizarding world, when it was announced that he was the fourth champion, people hated him despite his constant claims that he didn't enter. But after the first task where he successfully outflew a dragon, he was back to being liked by everyone. And now he, the Gryffindor Golden boy had come in with Daphne Greengrass, a girl that was widely known as the ice-queen of Slytherin.

Harry was definitely not impressed with the people in the school, the Slytherin's hating him was fine, they always did hate him. At least most of them. He expected it from them, Draco Malfoy making badges that said 'Potter stinks' was something Harry expected the spoilt little ferret to do. That's because he and Draco were enemies, Harry was a brave and noble Gryffindor who always tried to do the right thing while Draco was a spoilt and arrogant little piece of slime that likely still sucked on his father's tits, it made sense for them to hate each other.

The Ravenclaws were people that Harry would've thought had remained neutral, it made sense for them to do so. Some believing he had entered he could understand but he did expect most of them to remind each other that Dumbledore himself created the defenses, the goblet was an ancient artifact and that Harry repeatedly said the exact same thing whenever questioned, in short he expected them to use their brains and realise he didn't want in this bloody tournament.

The Hufflepuff's surprised him, for a house that was big on loyalty and hard work they seemed pretty quick to go with the easiest option of rising against Harry just like the Slytherin's. It never occurred to them that they were just repeating the same thing they did to him in his second year when they thought that he was the heir of Slytherin, in second year he had to kill a basilisk to get them to stop hating him and now he had to outfly a dragon to stop them from hating him. The next time they decide to hate him they can fuck off, because no way in hell was Harry going to throw himself at another deadly beast, he could still feel the basilisk bite from second year.

The Gryffindor's, they hurt Harry the most, they were his own house. The house that knew him more than the others, the house that he went to instead of Slytherin, the house that he thought of as family. They were divided into two groups, those that hated him for entering the tournament and those that loved him for entering the tournament. Ron had immediately joined the first group and that hurt Harry beyond words, Ron, his best friend and brother in all but blood hated him for entering a tournament. And Hermione, the girl who he thought of as a sister, acted like she was on his side but kept trying to get him to admit it.

Quite frankly he would've broke if not for Daphne, she helped him, not the teachers and not his supposed friends and family, it was Daphne Greengrass. The bloody beautiful blond that he had asked to be his girlfriend. She was there for him, she didn't act like he was broken, she didn't act like he was a child that needed to be told what to do, she acted like she actually liked him. The real him. He didn't need a mask around her, she dropped her mask around him. Whenever he got near her he felt his magic flare slightly, he was no expert but to him it felt like magic was telling him to go for it.

And who was he to argue with magic?

"Well Potter" Daphne drawled as she looked around with amusement "you certainly know how to make an impact" her blue eyes scanned the room and took in the absolute shock and disbelief of her fellow students and her teachers.

"Well, I suppose that's what happens when Harry Potter goes to a ball with the best looking girl in school" Harry grinned and gave Daphne a quick kiss on the lips, causing many people to react differently.

Some gasped, some squealed, some were jealous. Draco and a few other Slytherin's had turned a shade of red that reminded him of Ron's hair, Ginny looked slightly disappointed but gave Harry a smile anyway. The twin Weasley's were clapping and whistling. Hermione's jaw was dropped at Harry, a boy she knew to be shy and uncomfortable in public, for kissing Daphne Greengrass of all people on the lips in public. Ron's face turned as red as his hair as he saw Harry 'consorting with the enemy' as Daphne was a 'filthy snake' in Ron's opinion.

The teachers were different, Flitwick and Sprout were smiling. Minerva McGonagall had a small smile on her own face, Snape looked furious at seeing one of his own Slytherin's be with the son of his most hated enemy. Dumbledore smiled and his twinkly eyes hid a calculating gaze.

A few minutes later, Harry and Daphne were sitting at the champions table, they mostly just conversed with each other though they occasionally talked with other people. Soon the opening dance started and Daphne made her way to the dance floor with Harry. Harry placed one hand around her waist and put the other in her hand while she put one hand around his neck.

The music started, so did the dancing, the danced perfectly in sync. Harry didn't even step on her foot once, they kept looking at each other as they danced. Their eyes only ever looked at each others, though they occasionally glanced down at each other's lips. They danced, though they didn't keep track of how long, it felt like hours though it could have been minutes. The two felt like they were acting out a scene from a romantic novel.

As the two smiled, they knew that this night wouldn't last, they knew things would get worse. Between house rivalry, dark plots and fame, it was bound to get worse. But the two things they did know was that they'd get through it together, and that tonight was not the night to worry about it.

"Well this looks fancy" Natasha said as she accompanied Harry into a restaurant, she looked around and appreciated the scene in front of her. Everything looked expensive, even the chairs, she imagined Harry would be spending a lot of money on this. She hoped he wouldn't be like other guys who thought that a night out was enough to get her to sleep with him, well...she had already slept with him but that's not the point.

"Thanks" Harry smiled, he was currently wearing a black suit, one that made him look very good if the reactions from the girls he walked past was any indication. He also saw Natasha's eyes widen slightly when she first saw him, for a regular girl that means surprised, but for someone with the emotional control of Natasha, that was the equivalent of panting in desire. She herself had worn a lovely black dress that ended at her knees along with a stylish blue jacket that ended just above her hips plus she had a black handbag that hanged from her left shoulder. She had also worn some lovely black high heels and her red hair was currently shoulder length and curly as ever, Harry found he liked it curly though he also liked it straight...he supposed that he just liked it. "I found the place recently. If you don't like it then say now and we can quickly find someplace else"

"No, it's actually really nice, though thanks for asking" She replied, smiling at him.

"May I help you sir?" A waiter asked as he walked up to the two.

"Yeah, I have a reservation for two" Harry said "name's Harry Black"

"Give me a moment sir" The waiter said before he walked off.

"This place looks expensive" Natasha said to Harry.

"It is" Harry replied "you know, it's funny, if I wanted to I could just eat and use my mind magic to convince the waiter I paid for it. Shame that I have rules."

"This coming from the guy who attacked the members of the world security council?" Natasha raised an eyebrow.

"I didn't say 'not harming idiots was one of my rules' did I?" Harry asked with a smirk.

"Sir, madam" The waiter said as he returned "may I escort you to your seats" Harry nodded, the waiter guided them to their table. A minute after they sat down Harry and Natasha ordered their food, the waiter nodded and walked off to get the food. The pair just made light talk until he returned with it, he placed it on the table and walked off, they began eating the food and continued talking as they did so. Harry threw up a few privacy charms so nobody would overhear them while they talked.

"Hmm, this is really good" Natasha smiled as she took another bite.

"You won't hear me disagreeing" Harry responded "this is brilliant."

"Hey, does magic mean you can just make food whenever you want?" She asked curiously.

"Not for a regular wizard or witch" Harry replied "for me, yes, but the average magical person could create food but it wouldn't last for so long. I mean, they create water but that's just changing H2o into just...o. At least I think that's what it is...I never really paid too much attention to the theory at school and I didn't like science. I'm more practical in learning and doing. Plus I went to magical school where science didn't really matter seeing as it was a school full of walking and talking middle fingers to science. Anyway, if a regular wizard made food by transforming something else then it would eventually turn back. You don't want that happening when it's in your stomach, imagine a piece of toast turning back into a plate while in your stomach."

"Oh" Natasha winced "that doesn't sound good".

"It doesn't" Harry agreed "but if you conjured food it would eventually disappear, so if a wizard conjured up some chocolate cake it would temporarily taste good but would likely disappear in your stomach."

"You said a regular wizard or witch, that means you can do it, right?" Natasha asked, looking genuinely interested.

"Yep, I'm special, even among magical people" Harry gave her a sad smile, but quickly turned it into a happy smile as he went back to teaching mode. "If I made food by turning a plate into food, it would permanently be food until I change it back. That means you could eat and digest it and get all the nutrients from it. If I conjured a pizza it would stay there until someone eats it, it decays away or if I got rid of it."

"Neat" Natasha nodded "so you must save a lot of money on food, matter of fact, how do you have so much money? Fury has been trying to work it out for ages"

"Well" Harry smirked "I create gold and materials and whatever I know how to make with magic then I sell them, also I can just make money"

"Make money?"

"Watch this" Harry pulled out a ten dollar note, he placed it on the table, he waved his hand and a copy of the note appeared right next to it. Harry handed one to Natasha and took the original back "neat huh?"

"Definitely" Natasha said as she checked the note several times, she extended her hand to give it back to Harry when he placed his hand on hers and gently pushed it back.

"Keep it" Harry smiled "even if this date goes to shit, you'll at least get something out of it"

"Thanks" She snorted and placed the money in her handbag. "So, how are you and Fury after the mess in New York?"

"We're...better" Harry admitted "we've both gained some respect for each other. Well, I suppose we've both always respected each other, but now we just don't mind showing it as much. Fury's learnt to not try and control me, which is great, after me I went through the world security council I ended up giving him a lot of work. He hates me for that but he's thankful seeing as I just saved shield a lot of trouble, and I mean a lot, you'd be surprised at how many people Hydra had in shield. I shut down several things that could have been really damaging, not just to shield, but also the world."

"That's good" Natasha said "almost as good as this" she added when she took another bite of the food "hmm, heaven".

"You know, if you want...you can come to my place on the next date and I can cook" Harry offered "well...if there is going to be a next date"

"Seems likely" Natasha grinned "this is already better than the last time I went on a real date."

"What happened?" Harry asked.

"The last time I went on a date was when I was undercover for an assignment, that ended with him in shield custody. But on my last real date the guy kept asking me, so I decided to humour him" Natasha said "he spent the date trying not to look at my breasts"

"Well, I don't really blame him" Harry grinned and purposefully glanced at her chest before glancing up and waggling his eyes "they are rather magnificent"

"Thank you" She smiled and continued "but you don't seem to have the same problem. Other than a few glances you've kept your eyes focused on my face."

"Just as beautiful as the rest of you" Harry responded easily, he was hoping to get her to blush but she was able to control herself.

"He also thought that the date was an open acceptance for sex" She continued "at the end of the night he got handsy and ended up with a broken wrist."

"Nice, I guess he didn't want a repeat."

"Nope, called me a 'crazy bitch' and ran off. So...you told me that the last person you went on a date with was Daphne, right?"

"Yep" Harry sighed, knowing that she would've brought this up sooner or later. "The last time me and her went on a date was shortly after we got engaged."

"You were engaged?" She asked with a hint of surprise.

"Yep, she died before we could get married though." Harry said with a sad smile "We never went on many dates together, we were just fine staying in each others company. Our last date we just explored around London for a while, went into random shops and stuff like that."

"You miss her" Natasha said, it wasn't a question.

"Yeah, I do" Harry admitted "I will always miss her. Always."

"Tell me about her"

"She was smart" Harry smiled "I knew one person who acted like she was smarter than everyone, Daphne was smarter. Just didn't feel the need to show off. Physically she was blonde with blue eyes, had that whole 'super model/best looking girl in school' thing going for her. A lot of boys asked her out, she shot them all down until I arrived at least. She taught me a lot, told me to stand up for myself. Told me not to let other people decide how I should live my life. It felt like she was the first person who cared. She got more than her fair share of prats asking her out."

"Oh yeah?" Natasha sensed there was a story there.

"This one prat, Draco Malfoy, spoilt brat who throws his father's name in every time something goes wrong. He had a girlfriend called Pansy Parkinson, but he still asked Daphne out. He was hoping his 'natural good looks' would convince Daphne to be his second girlfriend."

"Was he good looking?" Natasha asked, amusement on her face.

"if you asked him, his parents or his girlfriend then yes, if you ask me then I'd say he looks life a rodent but for some reason nobody ever asks me. The prat also told Daphne that his magic was reaching out to both her and Parkinson so they should naturally be together."

"Magic reaching out to people, does that happen often?"

"Not really, I mean it does happen with some people but it definitely shouldn't be happening with someone like Malfoy. Only really powerful wizards have interactive magic, mine reached out with Daphne and I didn't expect it to ever reach out again."

"If you don't mind me asking...why did you want to go out with me?" Natasha spoke slowly, a mixture of emotion in her voice. "I mean why do you like me?"

"Well...a few reasons actually" Harry locked eyes with her as he spoke "when we first me, my magic actually pulled towards you slightly, and I hated that. It felt like I was betraying Daphne, ridiculous I know, but that was how I felt. I figured I could just ignore it, and I did until I got to working with shield, you and me suddenly spent more time together. And I realised that I liked you, not just because you're drop-dead gorgeous, but also because you're funny and smart, and you're not like other girls. You know the real world, you know that sometimes we do things that we hate doing or wish we didn't do. I just feel like we fit, you know, and the more I stay with you the more my magic reacts to you.

Before you say anything, I'm not with you just because of my magic. It just...enhances my feelings for you, if that makes sense...it's hard to explain unless you feel it. If we suddenly ended up hating each other then my magic might not be so complimentary towards you. What about you?"

"What about me?" She blinked as she processed Harry's words.

"Why do you want to be with me? I mean, I'm not the most stable bloke, I have more than a few faults. Also I don't even know how old I am but I know I'm probably older than your granddad. What makes you want to be with me?" He and Natasha stared at each other for several moments, she placed her fork and knife down and looked at him intensly.

"When I hear you talk about Daphne..." She started "I like listening to you but...I feel...jealous, jealous that a girl could be loved so much when I can't. Loved so much that you remember her even after however many years you've lived. When I hear you speak about her, I hear pure and undiluted love in your voice and see it in your eyes, I like hearing it because I always imagine it's me. I never thought that anyone would care for me like that...then...I noticed that you liked me. I saw how your eyes changed when you looked at me, it was subtle but I could see it. You're the first person besides Clint who I think might actually care about me."

"Come on Nat, you know Steve and Fury..."

"They care, but not as much as you" She interrupted "and not in the same way either. You're handsome, funny, you joke around but you know when to be serious and I feel like I can trust you. One day, I hope you can care for me just as much as you cared for Daphne."

"I do care for you" Harry nodded "I just didn't act on it for a while, it's just...I was always scared that Daphne would hate me for it. But then...I realised...Daphne wanted me to be happy, and if we ever met again she'd probably kick my ass for not asking you out."

"I think I would've liked her" Natasha let out a small laugh.

"You both would've been good friends if you had met" Harry smiled brightly "by the way, I was wondering, what do you want to classify us as?"

"What do you mean?" Natasha asked.

"What are we?" Harry asked "Are we friends with brilliant benefits? Are we a couple of people on a date? Boyfriend and girlfriend? I know what I want us to be but I'd like to hear your opinion."

"As of the moment" Natasha resumed her eating, "we are just a couple of people on a date, if you want to upgrade then you had better ask me better than that."

"Fine" Harry rolled his eyes "Nat, will you be my girlfriend?"

"See, that wasn't so hard" She smiled "and yes, I will...as long as you promise to keep giving me more wonderful food."

"How the hell aren't you fat?" Harry couldn't help but ask.

"Secret" She winked.

"Alright, why are we hear?" Steve asked as he and the other Avengers, Pepper and Rhodes were called back to Stark Tower which was soon to be Avengers Tower.

"I've got a better question, what is Barton wearing?" Tony asked and everyone stared at Barton who had wellington boots on his feet.

"I might end up having Harry teleport me back and I don't want to risk him dropping me in the toilet...again" Barton explained.

"Why would he drop you in the toilet?" Bruce asked, torn between confusion and amusement.

"The last time Harry teleported me I had made a comment about him being 'whipped' and he didn't like it." Barton shrugged.

"Whipped?" Thor asked "Has someone harmed Harry?!" He demanded as he spun his hammer around in his hand, obviously preparing to bash in a few skulls.

"No, it's an expression" Tony rolled his eyes "there was no actual whips involved...unless they're into that sort of thing."

"I'll explain later" Banner said to Thor who still looked a bit confused.

"Hey guys" Harry said as he arrived with Natasha. Everyone noticed that Harry had a small plastic bag in his right hand.

"Hey, what's going on?" Barton asked Natasha.

"Don't ask me" She shrugged "Harry's been secretive all day."

"I've got some surprises for you guys and..." Harry trailed off "Barton why the hell do you have those on your feet?"

"Well when I inevitably beg you into teleporting me I want to be prepared in case you drop me into a toilet again" Barton answered with a small smile.

"Yeah but what's your plan if I drop you head first?" Harry asked curiously with a raised eyebrow, the smile slowly vanished from Barton's face.

"Stark" Barton turned to Tony "can I borrow a helmet?"

"Absolutely not" Tony said without looking at him "now Harry, you mentioned surprises?"

"I did" Harry smiled "I have something for all of you" Harry reached into his bag and pulled out a bottle that seemed a bit too long to be in the bag.

"Wait, how'd you do that?" Bruce asked.

"Expansion charm" Harry explained just before he handed the bottle to Thor "this is fire whiskey, try some."

"Very well" Thor put his hammer down and Harry conjured a small glass for him, Thor poured some into the glass and gulped it down. His face took on a strange expression, the others briefly wondered if he was going to be sick, when all of a sudden Thor let out a humongous burp that was accompanied with a small ball of fire that shot out of his mouth and evaporated in the air.

"Whoa!" Tony exclaimed "The name makes more sense all of a sudden!"

"That is brilliant!" Thor smiled brightly "Thank you Harry!"

"You're welcome" Harry smiled back, he then turned to Rhodey "I don't know you that well, so all I got you was a bottle of regular alcohol , that should be alright as I saw you drinking at the party. Same for you Pepper" Harry pulled out two more bottles and handed them to both of them. Pepper and Rhodey examined the bottles and burst into laughter a few seconds later.

"What is it?" Bruce asked as the two slowly stopped laughing.

"What is it?" Tony repeated Banner's question. In response, Rhodey and Pepper turned their bottles around and showed them to everyone. Pepper's bottle had a label that said 'keep out of reach of children and Tony Stark' while Rhodes's bottle said 'Stark, you're rich, get your own bottle'.

"Ha ha, very funny" Tony glared at Harry.

"I'll make it up to you" Harry smiled and pulled out a photo album and handed it to Tony.

"What is it?" Tony asked as he opened it.

"I took a few pictures in the war" Harry answered "just to remember the happy times, you know. I rounded up all the pictures I had of your dad, I thought you might like them."

"Thank you" Tony said, his voice soft, not quite sure how to react.

"It's fine" Harry then turned to Bruce "I plan to start some sessions with you later today to deal with the Hulk, is that good enough?"

"More than good enough" Bruce quickly nodded. "Thank you Harry."

"Not a problem" Harry reached his hand into his bag and pulled out a gold ring, he tossed it to Barton "I've been meaning to give this to you for a while"

"What's so special about it?" Barton asked as he put it on.

"Firstly it's a portkey, meaning it'll teleport you straight to your home so you don't have to keep relying on me, the password to go back is 'hawk's nest'. Also, if you say tap it twice and say 'back-up bow' then it transforms into a bow that produces it's own arrows."

"You serious?" Barton looked at Harry before turning his attention back to the ring, he tapped it twice and said the password, the ring then transformed into a golden bow "wow" Barton breathed out, he pulled the string with his free hand and an arrow formed in place.

"It's not as good as you're regular bow, but it's a nice back up" Harry said "just say 'hawk's landed' to turn it back into a ring"

"Hawk's landed?" The words came out of Barton's mouth and the bow turned back into a ring "That is amazing!"

"Nat" Harry turned to Natasha "we're boyfriend, you're going to get tons of gifts"

"That's fair" She shrugged

"Now Steve, you know how I'm currently you're best friend?"

"Yes" Steve nodded.

"Just remember that when you see your gift. Which should be arriving in...five, four, three, two and look over there." Harry pointed to the elevator just as it opened.

"What is the point of security?" Tony muttered to himself.

The person in the elevator was wearing brown shoes, blue jeans, a black leather jacket and a plain cap. He walked out and everyone got a better look at him, he had a brown beard and shoulder length hair, he also had one hand that appeared to be made of metal.

"Bucky?!" Steve blurted out in shock.

"Hey Steve" Bucky smiled "it's been a long time".