AN: A bit of a filler, shit is going down in the next chapter though, which will go up tomorrow :)

When Steve woke up the next day the sun was barely rising. He stretched, before he left the bedroom, chuckling silently at a still on the floor sleeping Sam. A smirk was planted on his face, while he walked down the hallway, remembering their little game of rock, paper, scissors. He had won obviously that's how he got to sleep in the bed, while Sam was sleeping on camping mat on the floor. He entered the living area to find Bucky and Alice sleeping on the couch. The grin on his face grew. He was tempted to get Sam in here to show him or take a picture, but he knew better than to embarrass the two of them like that. So instead he slipped out of the door for a little run and to check out their surroundings.

Two hours later he returned, the couch was now occupied by Sam, who was watching some TV show, while Alice was in the kitchen. "I hope you are hungry." Alice smiled at him, while she flipped some of the bacon stripes in the pan. "And I hope you cooked enough, 'cause those two super soldiers eat a hell of a lot." Sam grumbled, pushing himself off the couch and leaned against the breakfast bar. "I've been living with one of them for the last two weeks and spend time with him before that do you really think I didn't notice?" Alice sassed, placing the bacon on a tray, before pushing it into the oven too keep it warm. Sam raised an eyebrow, "Are you getting sassy with me?", a playful smile had taken over his face. "Only if you deserved it." Alice smirked, while Steve watched their back and forth with amusement. "Where is he by the way? I'm starving and I need food." Sam complained, at the exact moment, when Bucky came out of the hall. "Perfect timing, Buck." Steve grinned, before he started to get out some plates and Alice carried the food to the table.

After breakfast was over, Alice excused herself to take a shower, while the three men stayed at the table. "So is there a plan to get the tower back?" Bucky had waited to address the invasion of the tower until Alice was out of the room. He didn't want her to get involved and there was no way for her to get involved, if she didn't know about it. "We thought it was best to lay low for a bit, regain our strength, before we strike." Steve informed him. "And who are they?" "Best guess is HYDRA." Bucky sighed, of course they had come to the tower. "They will never give up." Bucky growled, slamming his hand down on the table. "Well, now they lost not only one of their assets but two." Sam stated, while Bucky took a deep breath, trying to calm himself. "They came after the tower, when they realised that we have removed Alice's trackers." Steve explained, "However they didn't find you and we expect them to get a bit careless now. Their chance of really finding either of you is slim. The world knows about them and they lost Alice, who in the end was their only way to find you." Bucky nodded his head, his eyes traveling to the door, checking for any sign of Alice. "Nat and me figured as long as the two of you are together they won't get to you." Steve continued, looking at his best friend, whose gaze was still on the door. "I don't want her to know." Bucky's statement didn't surprised Steve at all. He understood that he wanted to keep her save. "Oh, that never ends well." Sam cut in, his brows raised. "I say we tell her, before she gets mad. I don't know about you but I don't want to be on her bad side with her abilities and all." Sam was holding up his hand in defence, before he eyed the two super solider in front of him.

The three of them had to end their conversation there, because Alice entered the room. She stopped after a couple of steps, when she saw all three of them staring at her. She narrowed her eyes suspiciously at them, before Sam jumped out of his chair, cutting her off, before she could even open her mouth. "So have you already checked out the closest city?" Bucky and Alice shook their head. They had hardly left the cottage, only to go for a run, check their surrounding or to hunt. Bucky had actually been quiet impressed with Alice's hunting skills, she had just shrugged. "I was supposed to be dead, I couldn't just walk into the closest store and buy food." She had explained, before she had teleported their prey to the cottage.

"I don't think it wise to go into the city now, after all the two of you just escaped them yesterday." Alice stated, before she let herself fall onto the couch. "They won't notice us." Sam tried to talk them into leaving the cottage. "You are here for not even a day and you are already bored. Mate, I'm really looking forward to staying here with you." She grunted, earning a chuckle from Steve, before he mumbled a 'here we go again'. Bucky looked at Steve in confusion, who just mouthed 'wait for it'. "She is doing it again. Girl, you would love living with me if you are honest." Sam rolled his eyes, before he moved to one of the armchairs. "Nah, I have a feeling I wouldn't." Alice smirked at the Falcon, who was looking at her with a feigned shocked expression. "Barnes, you should keep your girl on a leash." Sam stated, before switching his attention back to the TV, while Alice and Bucky stared at their feet, their faces turning a dark shade of red. Steve was grinning at their flustered state, before he patted Bucky's back and got up as well.

It had been a bit of an awkward morning for Bucky and Alice. Bucky had been the first to wake up, he had been a bit surprised to find Alice still in his arms, but he didn't have any intensions to move. However panic rose in him, when he felt Alice stir. He had thought it was best to move her into a proper bed or at least out of his arms. He had feared her rejection, even though it had been her, who had started the embrace. Yet, when he finally did move it had been too late, soon he found a pair of grey eyes sleepily looking up at him. He had seen her eyes widen, when she registered the position they were in. She scrambled out of his arms, before mumbling a 'sorry'. He had told her that it had been alright and before the two of them could say any more, Sam had entered the room. Shortly after Bucky had excused himself to take a shower.

Bucky was confused, but who wouldn't be in his position. He had remembered a lot about his life before his time as the Winter Soldier, but there were still parts missing and one big part seemed to be Alice. He remembered bits about their time at HYDRA, but what their actual relationship was and had been, confused him more than anything else. "You up for getting some firewood?" Steve had was still standing next to him and with a nod, the two of them left the cottage. They turned to the side of the house, where some firewood just waited for them to chop it to the appropriate size. "How long have we known Alice for?" Steve caught Bucky's question off guard. "Really know her or known of her existence?" Steve was smiling a tiny bit, thinking back to their first proper meeting with Alice. "Both, I guess." Bucky started to pick up some of the wood. "She lived in the same area we did and went to the same school, we didn't officially met her until we were 16 though. She disappeared when she turned 20." Steve explained, looking at Bucky waiting for some kind of reaction, but Bucky only nodded his head.