Hey thanks so much to the people who didn't give up on this story, it really means a lot! I promise no more delays like that! And thanks to Black' Victor Cachat and Blone4ever for the reviews! And also thanks to all new followers! To Blond4ever I think someone wanted that kind of a situation and mentioned it in this story or my story where Clint gets deagged and I never got around to writing it so I did now, I'm glad you liked it!

Steve took Natasha to Doctor Strange the next day. The day before he had had a long conversation with the doctor about what they were going to do. Strange had said that he was preparing a spell that would return Natasha to her proper age but he needed a lock of her hair for it to work. He said this had to do with making the spell specially tailored to her.

Natasha was very quiet on the way there and Steve thought it necessary to assure her that she was not being turned back today. He told her as kindly as he could that this was only a step to get her back to normal and that they would let her know well before hand in case there was anything she wanted to do before it happened. This seemed to relax her a great deal and Natasha sat back in the taxi cab feeling much better. She had for a moment steeled herself to be as unhelpful as possible. She accepted that she was going to return to being an adult but she wasn't quite ready.

Now she sat quietly, kicking her heels and watching the city go by. More and more she had been thinking about what was going to happen when she was returned to being an adult. She had even come up with a list of things she wanted to do before it happened. She had written them down on a piece of paper and hidden it inside one of her novels. It had things like: See the grand canyon and See where the president lives even drive a car. She was sure some of the things she had done as an adult, like drive a car and one of her more exciting ideas, go to Paris and it wasn't that she didn't think she could do them once she was returned to being an adult but somehow it was important to her that she did them before she was turned back.

As she sat back in her seat, she watched the city pass and thought of something new to add to her list. Go to the top of the Empire State Building. That was where King Kong had gone. She hadn't seen the movie all the way through but one time clips of it had been shown to the girls in the Red Room because it was it showed areal views of New York City. Secretly she had tried to piece together the scenes and follow the plot. She decided that she would add it to the list when she got back to her room.

Finally their car pulled up in front of Strange's brown stone and they got out. Strange was waiting for them inside, floating in the air surrounded by magical books and instruments. Again, Natasha marveled at the way her was able to float and at how he made the books float around him.

He and Steve talked for a long time. During which she was served tea. She listened quietly but found her attention focusing on the details of the room. There were a myriad of things to look sparkling gems on the shelves and books that seemed to vibrate. She had never seen anything so amazing and it was proof magic existed. It made her excited to think of the possibilities. She wanted to go and explore but she stayed in her seat. Finally Strange and Steve stopped talking and turned to her.
"I'm very close to perfecting the spell. I think it will be close to a week before we can turn you back but before I can cast it I need a lock of your hair. This makes the spell work solely on you."

She fingered her hair before nodding. She wanted to tell Steve about her list but she didn't want to come across as greedy. Doctor Strange handed her a pair of scissors and she cut a small lock off, handing it to him when she was done. He thanked her and smiled a little, making her smile as well. He was very odd. His name said he was a doctor but he was unlike any doctor she had ever met before. He wasn't cold or harsh or cruel. He was just odd. She decided that she liked him.

They stayed for a little while more, Steve and Strange talked for a while, discussing people and names she did not know. Eventually They departed and Steve took her out to lunch. Again, she refrained from telling him about her list.

It wasn't until dinner that Clint ended up catching her with it. She was adding: Go to the top of the Empire State Building when he walked in. The list was in Russian and he asked her what she was writing. She hesitated before answering.

"It's a to do list." She said evasively.

He sat down next to her on the bed and watched her finish writing. "Gonna have to admit, I can't read Russian. Can't even speak it." He said.

She looked down at her list and smiled a little. "Maybe I could teach you sometime."

He shrugged. "Sure. So what's on your list?"

She paused again. "Things I want to do before I grow up again."

His smile turned pensive and he picked up the paper to study it, even though he couldn't read it. "Well tell me some of them. Maybe we can do them."

She picked up a piece of paper and began copying her list into English.

See the Grand Canyon

See where the president lives

Ride a Merry-go-round

Go to the Beach

Drive a Car

Go to Paris

Go to the top of the Empire State Building

He read the list over and thought for a minuet. "You know you've done a lot of these things. In fact I think you may have done all of them."

She nodded. "I know. I thought I might have but I. . . I don't remember and. . ."

He smiled and stroked the back of her head. "I think I get it. Why don't you let me go and see how many of these things I can make happen?"

She shook her head. "I don't want to be any trouble."

He shrugged. "Well I don't think we can all go to the Grand Canyon and Paris is a little far but maybe the beach or the someone could take you to see the White House."

She thought for a moment. "I would like to see the beach and maybe drive a car."

He grinned. "Well beach yes, car no. you can't reach the pedals."

She pouted. "I could try."

This time he laughed. "How about we put a hold on that and I get us all to the beach."

She bit her lip hope. "I like swimming."

He grinned again. "Well, I'll find us a nice one." He hurried down to the labs to find Tony and Bruce sitting around talking. They stopped when he poked his head in. "Guy with the credit card." He said.

Tony made a face. "Yo."

"I got a question, you up for a vacation?"

Tony frowned. "What's that mean? You wanna take a vacation with my money?" He didn't sound mad, just amused.

"Nope, Nat wants to. She wants to go to the beach." He then proceeded to explain the list and Natasha's wishes. By the end Tony seemed convinced that they should all take a vacation. He pulled away from his conversation with Bruce to begin making travel plans on his computer.

Without the other half of his conversation Bruce followed Clint out of the lab. "So she's preparing for being turned back into an adult then."

"Yeah, she had a cute list. I had to tell her she couldn't drive a car. She had other stuff like seeing the white house and riding a merry-go-round. I thought that was cute too."

Bruce smiled. "Well it's not like she hasn't driven a car before. I don't know if she's been on a merry-go-round though."

"That's what I said but she said it wasn't the same and I can kind of understand her point of view."

They walked back up to the kitchen and sat down. "So you think Tony will plan us a vacation?" Clint asked.

"Vacation?" They looked up to see Steve walk in. "Do you guys think we have time for that?"

Clint groaned. "Nat wants to go to the beach before we turn her back. Tony said he was willing to plan her a vacation. It'll only be for a day or so. Think you can pull yourself away from the grind for that long?"

Steve looked thoughtful for a minute. "You want to take her to Coney Island?"

"Well you'll have to talk to Tony. Knowing him he probably'll want go to some tropical island in the middle of the ocean."

Bruce laughed. "I can go down to the lab and tell him your idea. That way Natasha can ride a merry-go-round too."

"Go do that. That way we can still be in the city in case something goes wrong."

" It's a vacation Cap, take a break."Clint moaned.

I had a little trouble thinking of what might be on Natasha's list, i wanted it to be things a little girl would want and since most of what she knows about the United States is just stories she's heard I thought she might want to see the Grand Canyon or the white house kind of like she wanted to see the statue of liberty but then she's also a little girl so she wanted to ride a carousel and go to the beach and even drive a car like an adult. Oh well, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!