AN: The chapter is a bit of filler but the next one will be better :)

Bucky woke, when something kicked him in the shin. With a yelp he sat up, looking at Alice, who was lashing out in her sleep. As soon as his sleepy mind registered that it had been Alice who kicked him, he quickly placed his hands on her arms, trying to keep the female still, while he coaxed her awake. "Allie, doll, wake up!" He shook her shoulders gently, but neither did Alice wake up nor did she stopped moving so frenziedly. "Alice! Come on, wake up!" He shook her shoulders once more, not as gentle as before. Alice sat up gasping, her her eyes flitting around the room until they settled on Bucky. "Bucky" She panted, before throwing herself into his arms. "It was just a nightmare, darling." Bucky tightened his arms around her, rubbing soothing circles on her back, while her head was buried in his neck.

It had taken a couple of minutes to calm Alice down, but eventually with lot of sweet nothings whispered into her ear and a few kisses around her face, Bucky managed to get Alice calm enough. They had laid down, Bucky on his back, while Alice rested on his chest. "You want to talk about it, doll?" Alice shook her head, before she cuddled more into his chest. Bucky pecked her temple, before he started tracing pattern on her skin, lulling her back to sleep. He understood that she didn't want to talk about her dream, he often felt the same way. However he also always felt better after he told someone about it. That someone was mostly Steve. He never seemed to take 'no' for an answer and bothered Bucky until he finally told him. He accepted Alice's answer though, mostly because something told him that she would tell him, when she felt ready to.

Bucky woke up a few hours later, he half expected Alice to be already out of bed, but a smile grew on his face, when he saw her still sleeping next to him. He took his time to admire her. A undesirable feeling of relief had taken over his body, he was finally reunited with her and he remembered her. A content smile took over his face, at the thought. He remembered not everything yet but what was missing were just little bits. "What is that smile for?" At the sound of her voice, Bucky turned his face to look at her. Bucky just shook his head the smile still on his face, before he leaned down to place a kiss on her lips. "Let's get up. I'm starving." Bucky grinned at her, before he sat up, pulling her with him.

The two of them entered the living room to find neither Steve or Sam in the room. "We are all alone." Alice wiggled her eyebrows at Bucky, who grabbed her by the waist pulling her against him. "We should make the most of their absence than." Bucky grinned, before pulling her into a kiss. When they pulled away, due to the lack of oxygen, Alice couldn't help but giggle. "God, I missed this." She giggled, leaning her forehead agains this. Bucky chuckled, pulling her into a kiss once more. "I could do this all day." Bucky breathed against her lips. "Please don't." Sam's voice interrupted their little moment. Alice pouted at Bucky, he just chuckled and pecked her lips, before he pulled away.

Two weeks past with no interruption and no message from the others. Steve was starting to grow restless. It didn't sit right with the Captain that HYDRA had taken over the tower and they were not doing anything. "We should start gathering the others to take HYDRA down once and for all." He, Bucky and Sam had been outside of the cottage chopping or rather ripping firewood into smaller pieces. "Let's send those bastard back to where they belong." Bucky grumbled, ripped a rather large piece of wood into two. Sam starred at Bucky in amazement, "When do we start?"

"They are on their way." Steve was leaning against the breakfast bar his phone in his hand. "Who is on their way?" Alice turned from the stove to face the super soldier. "The other Avengers." Bucky informed her, before he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind her. "Is is because of HYDRA?" Alice leaned against Bucky, while the two super soldiers nodded. "It is time we take them down." Alice nodded, "I want to help." She could feel Bucky tensing behind her. The two men seemed to have a silent conversation with their eyes, while Alice stood between them. She spun around to face Bucky, she glared him down while she spoke, "If you leave me here to 'protect me', I will find you. And we both know that you could be in the middle of nowhere and I would still be next to you in a second." She could see Bucky's eyes flickering up to look at Steve for help, it made her chuckle on the inside. She never thought that she would be intimidating in the slightest. "She got a point you know." Steve's word surprised her, a chuckle leaving her lips, when she saw the glare Bucky was shooting his best friend. "Her abilities could be very helpful, Bucky. I know you are just trying to protect her, but she can heal and she can fight." Steve tried to reason, but it didn't help the glare on Bucky's face. Alice placed her hands on his face, forcing him to look at her. "And if it really should get too dangerous, I'll be out of there in a second." Bucky sighed, knowing that no matter what he would say, the second Alice realised they were gone, she would appear right next to him, probably scaring him to death. "Promise me to immediately leave, when I tell you to." He leaned his forehead against her. "You are not going to question me." Alice nodded, before she pecked his lips.