Steve Rogers was the earliest riser in all of the Compound. It used to be Danielle before she started school, but after she left, it was left to Steve to take her place. He would usually be joined by Sam or Vision some time later, but this morning he woke up unusually early at around five a.m. He figured it was probably the nerves and inner turmoil he felt towards the newest arrival of the Compound; Alisson Harper.

Alice was a nice woman. Overly protective of her kids when he first met her, but she was emotional, it was late, and the adrenaline from her breaking in was still rushing through her veins when he first spoke to her. Not to mention, the first interaction the two had was when he slammed her skull into a glass window so hard it cracked under the impact. It was normal for him to be uneasy with her being under the same roof as him and the siblings.

Steve had already had this discussion about her staying there with the billionaire who owned the building. Tony was nervous, that was for sure. But Steve believed it had less to do with him not trusting Alice and more to do with her hurting Jack, who had come to be like a protégée for Tony since they had first picked him up in Sokovia. A kid who could manipulate electricity? It was Tony's dream child. Plus, he had a fun sense of humor similar to the eccentric genius's.

Steve couldn't help but see where he was coming from with Alice hurting the kids. It was a natural response Steve had whenever anyone new was introduced to Danielle. It had started happening the same time the two had first began to get close all that time ago after Sokovia. Danielle was still new to the team, shy, practically mute, not to mention scarred from the traumatic events she had just gone through. With just having been set free of HYDRA, taken in by Ultron, changing teams with the Avengers, watching a close friend die, and then having to lift an entire meteor the size of a city by herself, she had earned Steve's trust to say the least.

The little girl had resided on the helicarrier with her brother and adopted sister. Wanda was still uncomfortable around the team, not to mention mourning the loss of her twin which caused her to stay in her assigned room on the large flying boat most of the trip back to the states. Jack couldn't help but feel guilty about Pietro's death despite having nothing to do with it and constantly tried to take care of Wanda. Which left Danielle alone to her own devices in the large ship. She didn't really know many people and had just been thrusted into a new life days ago. The only person she really knew were her fellow enhanced, but they were otherwise preoccupied. So, she moved to meeting up with the fellow teammates she had while fighting in Sokovia.

Rhodey was a complete stranger; she had mixed feelings towards Tony still; Thor was intimidating; Vision...she wasn't sure how to feel about the android; Natasha was scary; Clint was kind of familiar, but also asleep most of the trip; which only left Steve. She followed him around like a puppy and Steve was happy to show her around the large aircraft and keep her company while her brother helped Wanda through her troubles.

After they were transferred to the Avengers Compound a few months later, Danielle sticking to him like glue had become a habit. Then school started and Danielle no longer needed to follow him like a dog. Instead, he found himself being on her leash. Constantly checking in on how she was doing, trying to spend as much time with Danielle during her short weekends at the Compound. It was around that time that he began to notice a bit of protectiveness towards the kid. Especially when someone new was brought into her life.

When Danielle met Maria, it was fine. Dr. Selvig was a bit too fascinated in Danielle's abilities, or at least to Steve it felt that way. Dr. Cho was very nice to the girl. Rhodey was always a trustworthy friend of Tony's and Steve felt no nervousness when Danielle was introduced to him. Steve was happy when Sam was finally able to meet Danielle, excited for his close friend to meet e brave kid. He was a bit nervous when Fury introduced himself to Danielle. He had been nervous when everyone introduced themselves to Danielle, even Sharon. But for the most part, he wasn't sure how he felt about the reintroduction of Danielle and her mother. That was until that early Sunday morning when he heard noises coming from the kitchen.

The super soldier entered the main living area where the kitchen was to find Danielle and Jack making a large mess of things. They were whisper-shouting instructions and jokes at each other while they attempted to make something that smelt slightly burnt to Steve. They hadn't noticed his entrance until he cleared his throat. "What are you two doing?"

They spun around and smiled innocently at him. "We're making our Mom breakfast." Danielle explained as she held up a broken egg in her hands.

"Well...trying to." Jack corrected.

"Yeah...trying to." Danielle agreed as she set the egg down in the sink.

"Is something burning?" Steve wondered.

The siblings' eyes widened to saucers as they both rushed towards the toaster pn the counter. Jack tried to open the smoking device, but when Danielle unplugged it, a small flame came out from the top. "The toast is burning!" Danielle cried as she tried to put the flame out with a towel.

"How did you manage to burn toast?" A new voice entered the kitchen area. The three turned around to see Alice walking in with an amused expression.

"We were...uh, just trying to make you breakfast." Jack explained.

Alice smiled. "Oh, honey, you didn't need to cook for me. We could have had cereal." She said as she walked over and frowned. "How did you get a raspberry in your hair?" She asked as she pulled out the small fruit in Jack's hair and tossed it into the sink. Danielle giggled from beside her brother. Alice turned to look down at her next. "And you, why are you covered in flour?"

"It's actually sugar." She replied.

"What on Earth were you making that required this much sugar?" Alice asked as she tried to brush out all the white specks from Danielle's hair.

"Pancakes..." The siblings said in unison.

Alice stared at her children in confusion. "You don't need sugar to make pancakes."

The siblings exchanged weary looks before turning back to their mother. "You don't?" Jack asked.

Steve laughed slightly as Alice shook her head. "No, honey. You don't." She ruffled the sugar out of Danielle's hair and gave a playful punch to Jack's shoulder before pulling the two into a group hug.

Steve watched as the small family became whole again after years of being apart. He admired the scene as it played out, but it was brutally interrupted when Wanda entered the kitchen and asked, "What's burning?"

The Harper Family's eyes all shot open as they quickly spun around to the counter behind them. "The toast!"

After eating cereal and microwaveable waffles for breakfast, Jack and Danielle were forced to clean up their mess in the kitchen with the help of their mother. Meanwhile. The rest of the team watched from a distance.

Tony was the first to say something as the group sat off at the dining table eating their breakfast and watching Alice and the siblings like hawks. "I don't like her." He stated bluntly.

"Me neither." Rhodey added as Sam let out a huff of agreement.

"She's their Mother." Wanda tried to defend Alice. She had only met her once after Danielle and Jack burnt toast for breakfast, but she only ever felt warmth and happiness from the woman's mind. But there was something more within her the telepath never got a good look at. Something dark. But she blew it off as Alice's past with HYDRA.

Natasha scoffed. "Yeah, their Mother who was dead a day ago."

"Confirmed dead by who, Romanoff?" Steve retorted. "Strucker in Danielle's video files? Alisson Harper was never truly confirmed as dead. They only told the kids she was dead because they wanted to get a reaction out of Danielle."

"What if that's the case again?" Tony asked.

"She said in the interrogation room that she worked for HYDRA for some time." Natasha added on. "What if they sent her here to kidnap the kids back to what's left of HYDRA?"

"It would make sense considering they're kind of low on staffing after D.C." Sam agreed. "And sending in their brainwashed Mom? Perfect ploy."

"The only reason she ever did anything for HYDRA was because they held guns to her kids' heads." Steve exclaimed. "You heard her in that room."

"Jack and Danielle escaped HYDRA half a year ago. She was still killing for them even then." Natasha said.

"Yes, but no one knew Jack and Danielle had been set free from Sokovia. Hell, she didn't even know where they were keeping the kids."

Vision spoke up for the first time. "If Mrs. Harper was telling the truth, that the only reason she ever killed for HYDRA was because of them having the siblings hostage, then why would she escape their clutches only to return with the two people she vowed to protect in the first place?"

The table was silent until Sam spoke up. "I hate to say this, Cap, but you heard her in that room. She told you who trained her." Steve bowed his head as he prepared for the bombshell about to be dropped. "They brainwashed Barnes, it's a possibility they did the same to Harper."

Steve was silent while he processed this. "If she is brainwashed by HYDRA, what are we supposed to do? Kill Jack and Danielle's Mom?"

"If we're provoked." Natasha replied.

Steve sent her a cold glare. "They lost her once already," Wanda said. "Losing her a second time would cause immeasurable amounts of emotional trauma for them."

"So we let her live, then what?" Rhodey prompted. "Wait for her to kidnap the kids and have HYDRA brainwash them to? They'd have two of the greatest weapons, not to mention they could release whatever monster is inside Danielle."

Steve winced slightly at the terms 'kidnap', 'weapons', and 'monster'. "I'm not making any calls to have Alisson killed. She's innocent until proven guilty, but until then I want someone watching her with the kids twenty-four-seven." He ordered. "I'm not tearing apart that family if I don't have to."

"And if we're right about her?" Natasha asked.

Steve took a heavy sigh before answering, "Then it'll be my responsibility to deal with her."

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Danielle was talking about school and her life away from the Compound to try and get her up to speed on everything she'd missed in the past few years. "I get A's and one B every once in a while. I'm on the Academic Decathlon Team-we have Regionals coming up next month. And Soccer tryouts are in a few days, too." She explained as her Mom wiped down the stove while she cleaned the counters that were covered in flour, egg, and sugar.

Alice perked up at the great news and how normal her daughter's life sounded despite how very far from normal it really was. "You're trying out for Soccer, sweetheart?"

Danielle nodded. "My friends convinced me to try out."

"Really? Tell me about them."

"Well, the first friend I made was Peter. He's really nice and we help each other study for school. He helps me catch up with all the new science fiction movies and TV shows. Um, Liz, the second person I met. She was the one who convinced me to join the Decathlon Team-she's the Captain. Michelle, she's a bit rough around the edges, but she really is a good person...deep, deep down." Danielle chuckled and continued. "Um, Betty, Cindy, Sally, Ned, Abe, Seymour, Tiny, Charles. I have quite a few friends at school."

"Where do you go to school?" Alice wondered.

"Midtown."

"In New York City?" Danielle nodded. "That's hours away, how do you manage that?"

"I only stay at the Compound for weekends. I live in an apartment with my caretaker, Sharon through out the week. She's in the CIA."

"Really? I'd like to meet her someday."

"Maybe you could meet her tomorrow when I go back to school."

"Sure. If I'm allowed, I don't want to intrude on Sharon."

"I can ask, but I'm sure she wouldn't mind." Danielle exclaimed excitedly. She really wanted Sharon and her Mom to meet and become friends. It would work out perfectly.

"Alright." Alice replied with a smile. She was happy to see her kids were properly cared for in her absence. It made her feel a twinge of pain and guilt at the thought that the man who had set her up with this normal life was the man she would have to kill soon. She quickly pushed that thought aside and focused on Danielle as she finished up cleaning the stove. "So what do you normally do here at the Compound for fun?" She asked as Jack and Wanda entered the kitchen.

"We usually practice controlling our abilities." Jack answered. "When HYDRA had us, they experimented on us with a powerful energy source. Our powers come from an intergalactic stone. Pretty cool."

Alice visibly flinched at the mention of her children being held captured, experimented, and tortured while in HYDRA's facilities. Wanda noticed and jabbed Jack in the ribs, throwing a glare at him.

"Right, sorry." He muttered in response. "But it worked out pretty well in the end. We help save the world now, Mom."

"I know." Alice replied, trying to push aside everything about HYDRA. "I saw videos and images. You're all very brave."

Danielle, Jack, and Wanda smiled at the praise. "You wanna see what we can do?" Danielle asked hopefully.

"Absolutely."


"So, what can you do?" Alice asked her son as he stood out in the field a good distance away from the Compound wearing his Avengers uniform he'd told her Tony Stark had made for him.

He smiled and raised his hands as small little crackles of electricity sparked around his fingers. "I control electricity." He explained. "My superhero name is Statix."

"But Tony calls him Sparky." Danielle called out from where she stoo to the side with Wanda in their uniforms. Wanda's was a red armored suit with black pants with a large red leather overcoat on top. Danielle's was a catsuit-similar to her brother's-the only difference being the lining on each. Jack's was yellow while Danielle's was navy blue, but her boots were dark good along with her mask she had dangling off her ear.

Jack sent his sister a glare at the joke. "Whatever." He muttered. "They call her Eris."

"The Goddess of Chaos and Discord?" Alice mused. "Why?"

"Tony asked the same thing when we first told him." Wanda exclaimed. "We simply told him he didn't want to know. And neither do you."

Alice frowned slightly. "Well, what's your power?"

Danielle looked at Wanda questioningly. Wanda nodded in response and Danielle stepped out to the wider spread of field. She stood for a moment and closed her eyes. She set her hands down towards the ground and concentrated. The ground beneath them began to shake slightly before it became calm again. Then, small blades of grass surrounding her in a three yard radius began to rise from the ground and float mid air. She turned back around to face them as she used her hands to make the grass spin around and fly up into the air, making it look like a small flock of birds as it danced in the clear blue sky.

Alice, still a little lost on what Danielle's powers were exactly, turned to look between Wanda and Jack. Wanda smiled in adoration at Danielle as she watched the show she out on with the grass. "She has telekenesis. She moves things with her mind." The enhanced explained.

"Anything?" Alice asked.

Jack nodded. "And everything."

Alice watched in amazement as Danielle moved the large amount of grass up into the air before dropping her hands to her side. A small, innocent smile flashed across her face as the grass above her fell and rained down upon her like confetti. "That's amazing." Alice exclaimed as Danielle walked back.

Danielle earned a high five from her brother and a hug from Wanda. "Wanda's power is pretty cool, too." The youngest enhanced exclaimed.

Wanda bachfully shook her head. "I'm sure your Mom would much rather see you and your brother's gifts than mine."

"No, please." Alice insisted. "I'm curious."

Wanda smiled slightly before releasing Danielle and stepping a few yards towards the forest on the perimeter of the Compound field. She held her hands out and Alice watched as red mist encased her palms along with a tree nearby. The red mist around the small tree mimicked the movements Wanda made with her hand as she uprooted it and let it fall a few yards away from her feet. She turned back to walk towards the family while she received a small applause for her display.

"So, you're powers all come from the same energy source?" Alice asked.

"Essentially." Wanda nodded. "It actually is now resting on one of our fellow teammates' foreheads."

"Whose?"

"His name is Vision." Jack answered.

"He's an android designed by a robot." Danielle explained.

Alice had heard some strange things in her life, but the words that just came out of her children's mouths had to be the weirdest. "Okay then..." She said uneasily, causing the group to laugh.

After the power display, the three enhanced were hungry and all filed back to the kitchen back in the Compound living area. The place was practically empty, Sam, Rhodey, and Tony out doing flight tests outside, Steve and Natasha in the gym, and Vision in his room. "Why don't you kids go change?" Alice suggested as she walked around the counter to the kitchen. "I'll cook some lunch."

"Yes!" Jack cheered before nudging Wanda in the arm. "Race you guys to the locker room." He said before bounding off.

"No, fair! You got a head start!" Danielle called as her and Wanda ran after him.

She smiled as she watched the group's departing figures. Even though they were far from it, she felt at home here in the Compound. not because it was probably the most secure facility on the planet, but because her kids were here and now she was here with them.

Alice started on lunch immediately after the kids ran off to change. When they returned she was halfway done cooking and decided to lounge around the living area just in front of the kitchen. Wanda sat in the couch and began to read while Jack flipped on the TV. Danielle was out of Alice's eyesight and she began to worry before she heard the familiar sound of piano keys being played. She turned her head around the corner of the kitchen wall to see her daughter seated on the bench moving her fingers across the ivory keys, creating a beautiful melody.

Alice remembered when she'd first introduced her children to the one thing she was passionate about most; music. In all her life, Alice was always a music lover. It didn't matter what kind, she loved it. Rock and Roll, Pop, R&B, Jazz, Classical, Alternative, Old, New, all of it. She wanted her children to be just as passionate about as she was, so she started teaching Jack to play guitar and Danielle to play piano. Jack was good at guitar, but wasn't really into it. He gravitated more towards video games and building things. But Danielle, she was gifted. Playing the piano came naturally to her and within weeks of learning the basics, Danielle was already learning how to play the Hungarian Rhapsody.

Now, after nearly four years of being away from her kids, hearing Danielle play the piano again made Alice's heart swell as she silently watched and listen from a distance.

Danielle was focused as she played what sounded like a cover song to Billy Joel's 'Piano Man'. It was one of the first songs Danielle had ever learned to play, requested by her Dad when he first took an interest in her music career.

Alice was so caught up in listening to the melody that she had completely forgotten about the lunch cooking on the stove until a new voice spoke up, "Is someone making Mac and Cheese?" Alice spun around to see the redheaded assassin, Natasha, and Steve walking in. The pair were soaked in sweat and had probably just come from the gym.

Alice quickly walked back to the stove to stir the cheesy noodles before they stuck to the pan. "I am. Mac and Cheese with bacon." She told the newcomers as they scowered the kitchen for water bottles in the fridge. "It was Danielle and Jack's favorite when they were little."

"Macaroni with bacon?" Natasha asked as she took a seat at the kitchen counter. "Sounds delicious."

"Is it normal that people put bacon in everything?" Steve asked with a smile as he took a seat beside Natasha.

Alice shrugged. "It is bacon."

The room was silent, the only sound passing through the thick air of the kitchen was of Danielle's piano playing. "She's very talented." Steve remarked as Alice began to serve the macaroni into a few bowls.

Alice smiled at him before throwing a small glance to her daughter behind the piano. "Yeah, she is." She sighed as she slid two bowls of food to them.

"Who taught her to play that way?" Natasha asked as she grabbed a fork and began digging in.

"I did." Alice replied matter-of-factly.

"You play?" Steve asked with a raised eyebrow.

She chuckled. "Beleve it or not, before I was turned into a killing machine, I was a rebellious music major who traveled the world to attend concerts of all music genres. I learned to play piano, guitar, flute, violin, drums, bass, cello, trumpet, and kalimba." She scoffed and shook her head. "I wanted the kids to be just as passionate about music like I was, so I taught them a few things. Jack knows how to play guitar, but he didn't really enjoy it. But Danielle...she loved playing piano."

"Jack knows how to play guitar?" Wanda chuckled as her and the older Harper siblings walked to the kitchen for lunch. "No way!"

Jack grimaced and nodded. "I did, but I kind of forgot after...everything." He admit as he sat down to eat the food set in front of him.

"Who got Danielle the piano to begin with?" Alice asked.

"I did." Steve answered. "I thought it was a good idea, help her feel a bit at home here."

"And is she?" She prompted. "Is this her home?"

"For the most part, yes."

"Thank you, once again, for everything you've done for the kids. It means a lot." She said genuinely to the spy and soldier in front of her. She then turned to Wanda. "You as well, you looked after them at the HYDRA base and I can't be tell you how grateful I am for that."

"You're welcome." Wanda replied with a small smile before digging into the food.

Once Danielle had finished playing her song, she skipped on over to the kitchen for food. "Ooh, Mac, cheese, and bacon?" She chimed happily. "My favorite."

"I know." Alice laughed as she slid her the bowl of food.

"Is there anymore?" Jack asked as he gestured to his empty bowl.

"You're done already?" Wanda asked in disbelief.

Steve let an amused smile cross his face as he gestured to his empty bowl. "So am I."

Alice raised her eyebrows in surprise at the amount of time it took the two boys' to finish their food. "Super soldier metabolism." Was all Natasha had to say to explain Steve's excuse.

But no one had an explanation for how Jack finished at the rate he had. "Age." Was all Jack said.

Danielle snickered. "Age before beauty?"

"Wait, who's the pretty one?" Wanda asked.

"I thought it was obvious." Natasha replied.

"Yes, but out of the two of us, who needs Life Alert?" Jack prompted.

Danielle let out an excited gasp. "Can we actually get him one?!"

The jokes continued as lunch went on. Alice couldn't help but laugh along each time someone made a joke about Steve's age, Natasha being scary, Wanda's weird relationship with the android in residence, Danielle's reigning Connect-Four championship in the Compound, Jack's reluctance to waking up early. Conversation was so natural between the group and Alice felt comfort in knowing her kids had people to look out for them. But a slight discomfort fell in when she was reminded again of her mission.

Steve was busy laughing about a joke made about Sam losing an arm wrestling match to Jack when he caught sight of Alice standing beside the stove. Her hands were clutching to the edge of the kitchen counter, her eyes casted down at her feet as a grim expression crossed her face. Something was wrong with her, and Steve intended to find out what.

But did he want to? That was the real question.


It was after hours in the Compound. Everyone was beginning to call it a night after the awkward movie night they'd just finished. Sam, Rhodey, Natasha, Wanda, and Vision had all gone to their rooms and Alice, Jack, and Danielle were beginning to do the same.

"You're staying in your room for the night?" Alice asked as they stood outside his room doorway.

"Yeah." He answered. "I figured you'd want some sleep for yourself after a long time of running."

"You too old for me to come me tuck you in?" She joked lightly.

Jack laughed. "Yeah, I think twenty is a bit too old, Mom."

Alice frowned at that as she brushed a small piece of his hair from his face. "Twenty..." She echoed. "I missed so much."

Jack frowned and set a hand over his Mom's as it laid on his cheek. "You're here now. And that's all that matters."

Alice gave him a sad smile before dropping her hand and pressing a small kiss to his cheek. "Goodnight, sweetheart."

"Night, Mom." He replied before she stalked off across the hall to Danielle's room.

Inside, the youngest enhanced was finishing packing up her things for her return to school the next day. Alice was unsure of what she was,planning on doing the rest of the week with Danielle away. Was she even comfortable with being away from her child after just being reunited with her, especially with Rumlow having an eye on her every move? her answer; no.

"What time do you have to be up by tomorrow to get to school on time?" Alice asked as she moved to tuck the thick comforter of her daughter's bed up to her chin as she crawled on.

"Um, usually seven or eight." Danielle replied.

"What time does school start?" Alice asked in confusion.

"8:30." Alice became even more confused. It was almost a two hour flight from the Compound to NYC, and that was with the Quinjet. How did she plan on waking up at around eight or seven and getting to school in underhand an hour? Danielle smiled at the clear confusion in her mother's face before adding, "I can teleport. One of my other powers."

"Oh." Was all Alice said in response. "Would it be okay...if I maybe went with you? i just don't know how to feel about you going away just yet."

"Sure. Maybe I could ditch school and you, Sharon, and I could all go Christmas Shopping. I haven't decided what to get anyone yet."

"Okay..." Alice smiled as she tucked a small strand of hair behind Danielle's ear.

"Mom?" Danielle said. "Can you sing me a song like you used to?"

"Do you promise to go to sleep if I do?"

Danielle chuckled. It was always what she used to say when Danielle asked to be sung to sleep. "Always." She replied.

Alice smiled before she began to sing. "A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep." She began and Danielle smiled and closed her eyes. Alice's speciality was always Disney songs and Danielle knee that this was by far her favorite.

"In dreams you will lose your heartache. Whatever you wish for you keep. Have faith in your dream and some day your rainbow will come smiling through." Alice began to slowly get off the edge of the bed and flick the light off once she noticed Danielle slowly drifting into unconsciousness.

"No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing...the dream that you wish...will come true..." She sang the last notes as she slowly backed away from the bed and slowly stepped out of the room.

She silently closed the door and when she turned around to head back to her room, she ran into something that felt like a brick wall. She staggered back with a small yelp only to find it was the resident super soldier. "Steve," She said as she tried to steady her breathing. "Sorry, I didn't see you out here."

"No, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to...scare you." He apologized as they walked away from the door to Danielle's room. "I didn't know you could sing."

Alice turned to look up at him. "You heard me?"

"I was coming back from sending Tony off and came by to tell Danielle goodnight and I overheard you, yes." He explained. "You have a great voice."

"Thank you. My Mother forced me into the church choir when I was Danielle's age. I never pursed singing, I'd much rather keep a beat with an instrument then use my voice, but Danielle always liked it when I sang. So did Jack, but I think he's a bit too old for it anymore." They both chuckled as they continued down the hall. "Thank you for letting me stay here wit them. It means the world."

Just don't make me regret it, were the words circling inside Steve's mind, but he didn't say them aloud. Instead, he replied, "You're welcome. It's nice to see the kids happy...more alive. I don't think I've ever heard Danielle talk and laugh this much, and it's been weeks since she's ever touched that piano."

"I guess we're benefiting each other." She said as she stopped at the door where her assigned room was. "Well, I should be heading to sleep. I have a long day of Christmas shopping ahead of me." Steve raised an eyebrow to which she replied, "Danielle invited me to go Christmas shopping with her and Sharon tomorrow."

Steve did his best to hide his look of horror. Alison Harper going with Danielle out of the state to go see Sharon? Alone? It was a bad idea. He knew he couldn't stop Alice from going and couldn't say no to Danielle, she'd get suspicious as to why ephe wouldn't want her to spend quality time with her mother. And he couldn't just tell her straight up it was because the team suspected she was planning on kidnapping her for HYDRA because she was brainwashed, Danielle would be pissed and devastated.

"Oh." Steve finally muttered out. "That's...nice. Enjoy yourselves."

"Thank you. Goodnight." She said before walking back into her room, leaving Steve behind in the hallway. Once the door was shut behind Alice, she immediately walked over to her bed and laid down, her mind in a million places at once. Why did Steve Rogers have to be so damn nice and so involved with her kids? This would've been a whole lot easier now if she'd just shot Rumlow if she had the chance. Now she didn't and had no choice but to finish the assignment. God, this was going to suck.


A/N: So, I have been very busy and will be very busy this next week because I am going in a long trip out to Mexico to visit some family. No worries, I have the next chapter finished so by the time I return, it'll be posted on time. So, enjoy this one and coming up; Danielle and Peter fluff, Sharon meeting Alice, Sam/Rhodey/Steve/Jack arguing, and Girls Shopping Trip with Sharon, Danielle, Wanda, and Alice.

Also, the songs for this chapter are; Oh, My Love by The Score for the Harper Family Fluff and of course, the lullaby Alice sings to Danielle is based off the Disney song 'A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes' from Cinderella, but the cover I intended it to some like is the Lily James Cover. Those will be added soon to the Migraine Playlist, so stay tuned.

Incorrect Quote of the Chapter:

Danielle: You'd do that for me?

Peter: I'd do a lot of things to you.

Danielle: F-for me?

Peter: *small mental breakdown* Yep, that to.