( intermission )

CHLOE WATCHED AS Alex talked to Scott, Sam, and Wanda, trying to teach them how to properly use a hidden blade without cutting their ring fingers off. Of course, all Assassins knew that since the Italian Reinassance, no Assassin had to worry about that, but it was a running joke to scare all the novices into shape, and the Avengers were no exception.

The Assassin looked down at her phone, moving it around in her hand a few times before flipping it open and pressing down on a contact, holding it up to her ear. It rang a few times before a voice answered. "Hello?"

"Hey, Spangles." Chloe greeted. "How's life on the run?"

She heard Steve laugh, making her smile. "Is this what it feels like to be an Assassin?"

"Not even close," she chuckled, her tone suddenly turning serious. "How is he?"

Steve sighed over the line. "They're doing a physical on him right now, want him to try out an arm prototype on of their engineers has been working on."

Chloe hummed, before the reason she really called came to mind. "Oh, I almost forgot. Tell oldie over there happy birthday for me. Figured he would only hear it from you, so..."

Steve laughed genuinely, relaying the message to Bucky. She heard another laugh in the background, hearing the phone rustle slightly. "He says thank you. How'd you know, anyway?"

"I'm apart of an intelligence agency, Cap," she said with a duh tone. "It's my job to know." 

She turned away to look at the four in the other room, grinning when she saw Scott start to play with the outstretched blade like a sword. "I have to go make sure Lang doesn't accidentally stab someone, but I'll call you when I get the new number."

"Okay, give them a hello from me. I'll see you later, Chloe."

"Bye Steve."

The teenager hung up, letting the phone drop from her fingers. Crushing the phone under her foot and throwing it into the trash can, the Assassin walked out of the room and joined the others.

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okay, pretend time zones don't exist in this.

anyway, Bucky Barnes is 101 today, so I thought to give the old man a little tribute.

hope you enjoyed!

peace, 

aidan.