Natasha made her way slowly towards her bedroom a cup of tea in her hand. Finding out that the organization that you had thought to have left behind and the one you were currently working for were actually the same organization had shaken her to the core. The hardest part of the whole fiasco was to see James again… no not James… the Soldier. Seeing him and finding out that he was actually James "Bucky" Barnes.

Nat placed her tea on the nightstand before a shiver made her head out and closing the window. She carefully turned around her hand heading out into removing one of the guns she had hid inside her bedroom, however she didn't get the chance to do it. A cold hand attached itself to her neck pushing her to the wall. Nat tensed as she looked into the eyes of her assailant while one of her hands went to remove her neck, her other suddenly being held captive above her head.

-"YA nauchil tebya luchshe, chem kogda-libo podvesti tvoyu okhranu, moy malen'kiy pauk", the words were whispered in her ear making her shiver. It seemed that Steve had been right when he had mentioned getting through to James' mind programming while thye were fighting on the hellicarier.

Suddenly the air inside the room filled with a sense of electricity. James was angry and the look inside his eyes expressed so many feelings, she realized: anger, lust, sadness, fear but most importantly a strong hint of being free that she hadn't seen in his eyes not since that fateful day she had been told he was dead.

-"What do you want?" She refrained from attacking him just barely. He had the upper strength and while in their previous encounters he had held back never going after her, now she felt his emotions would take on the role of a wild card.

-"Answers. Hydra have told me you were no one of importance and that Captain America was my target to kill. You knew me enough to predict my moves when we were fighting on the bridge. And just now what I said to you about training makes no sense to me as I have no recollection of it."

Nat closed her eyes, an internal turmoil tearing her up. She had lost hope of being able to bring him back or being able to talk to him a long time ago. To have him be in her arms reach and not remember anything about their past that was a torture she had thought she knew how to deal with. And yet not a single moment from her training or the time she spent with him had prepared her for this type of situation.

-"Years ago you were assigned to train the members of the Red Room. I was one of them. I predicted your moves because it was not the first time you and I had met or fought against each other. This was however the first time you have been ordered to kill me as well."

-"Odessa. You were protecting my target. Had to shoot you to take him out." James' metal arm tightened slightly on her neck while his flesh one trembled. Nat opened her eyes to see him studying her attentively. "Why can't I remember you?"

-"Our handlers from the Red Room had found out we were close. You were put on ice and your memories of our time together wiped out from your memories, while I was told that you were gone. That the next time I would see you I would know for sure that I've lost you."

-"Thank you." James' words confused Nat as he released her. Before she could reply her cell phone started ringing and when she turned her head towards it she felt a slight sting on her neck causing her to lose her consciousness.

James grabbed her and carried her out of the room. "You don't get to talk to her today, Stephen."

Heading out of Nat's house he carried her to the getaway car he had used to get to her place. He gently placed Nat on the passenger seat before heading back and closing the door to her apartment locking it behind himself. Taking a look at the woman sleeping next to him he drove away. James still needed answers and he knew that she had told him the truth.

He had started remembering his past with Steve since their last fight as well. However in order for him and Nat to finish their conversation a few days off the grid were required which is why he had come prepared to kidnap her during their earlier meeting…s