Once Bucky was showered and at least somewhat presentable, he and Anna left with the Professor and the rest of his group. Taylor hugged Anna, telling her to give her a call if she needed anything. "Or if you're surrounded by too many men, I'll come down there and give you some womanly support."

Anna laughed at that. "Thanks Taylor, I'll be sure to let you know if I need that kind of support."

She and Bucky stepped onto the jet, and Bucky waved at Steve as the doors closed.

"Are you gonna be okay?" Anna asked Bucky as they sat in comfortable seats in the front of the jet. "You and Steve have stuck together like glue."

"I'll be okay." Bucky replied as he helped her with her seatbelt, bringing it across her chest before snapping it closed. "Steve understands why I'm coming with you. Besides, he isn't going to be missing me too much, he has Wilson to keep him company."

Anna had never really met Sam Wilson, he had been on a mission somewhere, so he hadn't been at the Compound.

Anna raised an eyebrow, a smirk forming onto her lips. "Bucky...are you jealous?"

"What? No." Bucky scoffed as he looked away, gazing out of the window. "Of course I'm not jealous, what the hell would I be jealous for?"

"That Steve has another male friend that he's close to." Anna took his hand. "Bucky, Sam will never be able to replace you, you know that, right? You're Steve's best friend, and you're always going to be his best friend, no one in the world will be able to replace you."

Bucky bit his lip. "They get along so well." He said in a quiet voice. "They banter like Steve and I used to when we were younger. Now it feels like whenever Steve and I talk, he speaks in such a fragile tone, like he might say something that will trigger the Winter Soldier."

Anna sighed softly. "We've all been through some hell or another Bucky. It's going to take time, but I'm confident that the two of you will get back to the friendship that you had before all of this, back when you were two soldiers fighting for your country. Or rather, you were fighting for your country and Steve was trying his damndest just to try and get them to let him enlist, even if he had to use some not so legal means to be able to do it."

Bucky laughed softly at that. "Wnat would I do without you doll?"

"I don't know, and quite frankly, I don't think that I want to know either."

"Anna." The Professor spoke up, cutting into their conversation. "Forgive me for interrupting, but Tony did not tell me a lot about you. Is there anything that you remember about your life before HYDRA?"

Anna bit her lip. "I'm afraid that I won't be much help to you there Professor. I don't remember anything about my life before HYDRA captured me, I don't even remember my parents anymore."

Xavier nodded thoughtfully, stroking his chin. "I wonder if there would be a way of restoring your memories….if you'd be up for it that is."

Remember her life before HYDRA? That would be wonderful, it would mean that she had actually had a life before the terrorist group had captured and experimented on her. But then there was a little thought that tickled at the back of her brain. What if...as crazy as it might sound...but what if her life before HYDRA had actually been worse? She wasn't sure if she would be able to handle knowing that. But….she had to know, so she nodded her head. "If there's a way that I would be able to recover my memories of before HYDRA, that would be wonderful, thank you."

Xavier gave her a kind smile. "I'll have Hank help me, we'll see what we can come up with. Make yourself comfortable, it's going to be about an hour before we reach the school."

Anna did exactly as he suggested. She made herself comfortable in her seat, closed her eyes, and drifted away.

Anna slept comfortably until Bucky shook her awake. "We're here." He told her, a grin on his face. "This looks like a pretty amazing place, you're gonna love it here."

Anna blinked the sleep out of her eyes and gazed out the window, gasping softly. She saw a large stone building that almost resembled a castle. She could see kids on the grounds, some running around, others sitting under large shade trees. There was a basketball court, where a group of kids were playing a round.

"Everyone has been anticipating your arrival." Xavier told her as they pulled into a landing bay. "I let them know as soon as you told us that you would be coming back with us. The children especially are looking forward to meeting you, they always love to see new faces." He then turned to look at Bucky. "Many of the boys are wanting to meet you, I think that they're hoping that you'll teach them some combat moves."

Bucky gave him a small smile. "I'll see what I can do, I'm sure that I'll be able to teach them a thing or two."

"Splendid. Now, Storm will be showing you to your room, and when you're ready, you can join us in the cafeteria for dinner."

Bucky carried both of their bags, and they followed the white haired woman out of the bay and into the school. Kids of all ages turned to look at them, and Anna turned to look at the ground, her face a bright pink.

"You okay?" Bucky whispered to her, and Anna nodded her head. "I'm fine, I just don't like all of these people staring at me."

Bucky nodded slowly and he glared at the kids, who quickly turned away.

Soon enough they reached the room, and Storm opened the door for them. "You have an adjoining bathroom with a shower." She explained to them. "When you're ready, the cafeteria is down the stairs and to the right. After that, your nose should be able to guide you the rest of the way." She left the room, leaving the two in peace to clean up and unpack.

"This is a really nice room." Anna said as she sat down on the bed. It was a spacious room, the walls were painted a beige color, and there was a set of double doors that led out to a balcony. The bed was a queen size, big enough for the both of them to be able to sleep comfortably.

"I think that I'm going to take a shower before dinner." Anna grabbed a change of clothes out of her bag, and headed towards the bathroom.

"Mind if I join you?" Bucky teased her, and Anna froze in her tracks, her face a dark red in color. "Um..u-uh…." She stammered out, and Bucky laughed softly, walking over to her and planting a kiss on her nose. "You're adorable doll, you know that? I was only messing with you."

Anna's face was still red as she walked into the bathroom and closed the door. She hadn't really been embarrassed by what he had said...in fact...she actually wouldn't mind it if he did join her. Oh God….now she really was embarrassed. She shook her head, trying to clear those thoughts from her mind as she turned on the water. She stripped down, stepping under the hot water, and sighing softly as it cascaded down her skin. Her stomach grumbled, so she took a quick shower and then she got out and dried off, dressing and stepping back into the bedroom. Once more she froze, her face again darkening in color. Bucky was naked except for the boxers that he was wearing, and she found her eyes raking over his body, taking note of all of his sculpted muscles. His back was to her, and he didn't know that she was back in the bedroom until she cleared her throat. He laughed lightly as she looked at him. "Like what you see doll?"

Anna didn't answer him, and Bucky laughed again as he pulled a pair of jeans on and a t shirt. "Come on doll, let's get going before all of the food is gone."

With what she had just seen, Anna was quite certain that food would be the last thing on her mind for quite some time.