*One week and a half into the mission*

It was one week into the approximate three week mission. Anna was missing Steve more than ever. Adeen and Anna also bonded more than ever, singing songs and recording them in the booth.

            *On the Helicarrier*

Meanwhile, Steve and the team were hard at work. Thanos had no army, unlike Loki who could rely on the Chitauri. No army means less work for Bruce and Maria. Maria Hill was helping out with tracking Thanos, since Anna was still studying and working on her intern work. Adeen stayed behind due to Bruce urging her to stay behind. Safe, sound and undisturbed.  Adeen was a radiation specialist and a nuclear scientist. Her intelligence level was a astounding, but this mission was intense. Same as Steve, Bruce was extremely concerned with Adeen suffering from PTSD and the images of battle haunting Adeen whenever she closed her eyes.

            *Stark Tower*

Anna had the idea of recording a song with Adeen and sending it to Steve on the helicarrier. Anna presented the idea to Adeen who was also thrilled. Anna would play the piano and sing. Adeen would sing and strum along on the guitar. Anna and Adeen moved to the lower floor, the music room. Adeen set up one of the cameras next to the piano, diagonal to Anna and Adeen, giving the video a nice angle. Anna sat perched on the piano bench practicing the song’s complicated intro. Adeen sat next to her, camera remote in hand in order to promptly cue the camera. Adeen’s soft brown guitar was gently resting against the side of the piano. Anna took in a deep breath and nodded towards Adeen to start the video.

Anna: Hello world, hope you're listening

Forgive me if I’m young or speaking out of turn

But there’s someone I've been missing

And I think that they could be the better half of me

They’re in the wrong place tryin' to make it right

Adeen:But I'm tired of justifying

Anna +Adeen:So I say to you, come home, come home

'Cause I’ve been waiting for ya for so long, for so long

Anna:And right now there's a war between the vanities

But all I see is you and me

And the fight for you is all I've ever known

So come home

Adeen: I get lost in the beauty of everything I see

The world ain’t half as bad as they paint it to be

If all the sons and all the daughters stop to take it in

Anna + Adeen: Well hopefully the hate subsides and the love can begin

Adeen:It might start now, yeah

Or maybe I'm just dreaming out loud

Anna:But until then come home, come home

Anna+Adeen: 'Cause I’ve been waiting for ya for so long, for so long

And right now there's a war between the vanities

But all I see is you and me

And the fight for you is all I've ever known, ever known

Anna:So come home, ooh

Everything I can’t be is everything you should be

Adeen: And That’s why I need you here

Anna + Adeen: Everything I can’t be is everything you should be

And that’s why I need you here

So hear this now, come home, come home

'Cause I’ve been waiting for ya for so long, for so long

And right now there's a war between the vanities

But all I see is you and me

And the fight for you is all I've ever known,

Adeen:ever known

Anna:So come home,

Adeen: Ooh,

Adeen and Anna grinned into the camera lens, Adeen swiped up the remote and stopped recording. Adeen held out a hand for an Anna.

            ‘’Awesome girl! That was amazing! And what a perfect song choice!’’ Adeen said enthusiastically to Anna.

            ‘’Thank you! It sounded even better with you.’’

            ‘’Awe.’’ Adeen smiled at Anna then exited to her room.

                               *Adeen’s room*

Adeen moved into the deep purple room and closed the door behind her. She said to JARVIS:

‘’Bring up chat, please.’’

‘’As you wish.’’ The AI replied.

‘’Thank you.’’

            JARVIS brought up the transparent blue screen. She withdrew the Avengers card and typed a message to Bruce.

‘’Team video chat at 7 with Anna and I?’’

About ten minutes later, Bruce replied.

‘’Sure, and Fury is actually letting us.’’

Adeen typed back, ‘’Awesome.’’

Adeen broke down in silent sobs; collecting herself she stood from the bed and retrieved her sketchbook from the dresser across the room. She started drawing and humming some of ‘’Come Home’’.

                            *Living room of Stark Tower*

Anna tried to figure out how to send the video to Steve. Once she did, she sent it to the monitor in Steve’s room. A few moments later, a message came across her card from Adeen.

‘’Team video chat at 7.’’

Anna replied with a simple, ‘’Great.’’

Anna longed simply to see them again. They were her family.

Family. The word dangled on Anna’s lips, remembering the troubled past of where she came from.

Anna’s parents were determined to make Anna the smartest and cruelest human to ever exist. Her parents forced Anna to go to school at the age of seven to plot schemes and attacks. They used this knowledge for their own abuse and military power. They then soon began to abuse Anna whenever she just happened to mess up or get something wrong. Anna ran away at the age of thirteen, living on the streets of New York for two years. She was found on the corner of the Empire State building by Steve, only about a year ago.

Now seventeen, Anna was safely living in Stark towers, using her knowledge for good, fighting crime and saving the world.

                            *On the Helicarrier*

Steve was sitting on his bed, lost in his own thoughts, when suddenly a screen popped up in front of him. Across the screen was a banner that read:

‘’Video message from Anna Marie.’’

Steve suddenly became worried, concerned that something was wrong.

‘’Play video sir?’’ JARVIS’ British, automated voice asked.

‘’Yes, please.’’ Steve told the AI

Steve let out a deep sigh of relief once he saw Adeen and Anna smiling in front of the piano. Soon enough, Anna started playing a gorgeous string of notes as her fingers danced along the keys. Adeen started strumming gently, a gentle accompanant.

The words of the melodic song spoke to him greatly. The song put the feelings Steve couldn’t express into words. The feeling of pure separation from Anna was greater now than it ever was. He needed to be right next to her, at this very moment, holding her close and protecting her from danger.

           *Back at Stark Towers- Pepper Pott’s Office*

Adeen and Anna decided they needed to catch up with Pepper. Pepper was in her office, taking care of paperwork.

‘’Hey Pep!’’ Adeen greeted warmly.

‘’Hello, Ladies.’’ Pepper returned, looking up from her work briefly.

Anna and Adeen walked into her office and just decided to talk and ask how she’s doing, being away from Tony.

‘’Listen ladies, I really need to get to back to work.’’ Pepper said, obviously not wanting to talk about her problems.

‘’Pepper, really we need to talk about these things..’’ Adeen said plainly.

           Pepper let out a puff of air and relaxed in her chair and started, ‘’Nothings been the same since New York. ‘’

‘’Yeah, Steve’s still worries about me.’’ Anna said, interrupting her quiet spell

‘’It was pretty intense…’’ Adeen noted

Pepper seemed to be incredibly distant, something was really wrong.

‘’What wrong Pepps, seriously.’’ Adeen asked, finally Pepper let out another deep sigh.

‘’Nothing, really, its fine.’’

‘’No it’s not Pepper.’’ Anna said.

‘’Well,’’ Pepper started sitting back down, ‘’I’m really worried about Tony, for when he comes back.’’

‘’Yeah but we can’t love today, worrying about tomorrow.’’

‘’I know, I just love him so much, I care about him. I can’t bear to loose him.’’

Adeen and Anna just nodded in response, understanding. Adeen worried about Bruce all the time, the numerous government rehab programs and therapy was ineffective. But like she said, Adeen can’t live in fear of another terrible accident,

‘’Pepper, I think we need girls day.’’ Anna said to Pepper looking at Adeen.

Adeen just responded with a head nod.