"Guess who's back, back again" I sung playfully as the doors opened to the living room, only for there to be no one in sight. "My humour is wasted on these lot" I muttered, walking back into the lift "Hey Jarv, where are the others?"

"They are currently placing bets on Miss Romanoff and Mr Rogers in the training room"

"Lovely, can you take me there please?"

"Of course, madam. For the record, I enjoyed the jest." I shot a smile to the ceiling.

"Thanks J." the lift went down a few floors and I made my way past the changing rooms towards the centre, seeing most of the team surrounding the mats in the centre where a flash of red hair caught my eye.

"And that's another ten points to Widow" Tony chimed with a smirk, leaning in to give a snide comment to Sam and Bucky who's backs were turned to me. Bruce was putting up the scores on the chalk as Clint tried to shout encouragements to Steve.

"I take it we're routing for Nat" I said as I walked over, heads turning my way in surprise.

"Alex! I didn't know you were coming back today" Bruce, who was closest to me brought me into a hug which was welcomed, albite a little surprising. Typically, he wasn't much one for physical contact but hey, I wasn't gonna question it.

"It was kind of a surprise, how've you all been getting on?"

"Great, it's never been so quiet" Tony teased, and I rolled my eyes letting him pull me into a side hug.

"you're funny."

"I know" I gave all the others a hug as the fight continued, but it was pretty short lived as Nat pinned Steve to the ground. Damn. I couldn't help but suck the air threw my teeth at the sound his body made as it impacted with the mat, cringing internally.

"Another win for Nat"

"Pay up Barton" Clint groaned, pulling out his wallet and paid the guys their due as I high fived Nat.

"Nicely done Nat"

"Thanks, малыш" She patted my shoulder fondly before giving Steve a hand up. "Better luck next time Rogers" The man chuckled, shaking his head.

"Showing off in front of the kid, huh?" he chided playfully.

"I'm an adult!" The reminder fell on deaf ears as they babbled on, so Bucky stole me away to catch up with Tony and Sam.

"Did Cas enjoy his birthday?" Tony sipped a smoothie he pulled out of nowhere.

"Yeah, he had a fab time. We went to The Burger Joint for tea and then he opened his presents when we got home. Thank you, by the way." I directed this at Sam. "he's been playing the new game since he downloaded it."

"Told you," He boasted, elbowing Bucky's side pointedly. "I know what the kids are into"

"Only because you act like one" he replied, shooting me a wink as I chuckled.

"You don't seem too tired for someone who came off a 9-hour flight" Tony commented as he studied me.

"Well, I did get back yesterday"

"And you didn't come straight to see us? Outrageous" Clint called from messing with his arrows.

"I went to see Peter" a course of oo's sounded and I was reminded of the fact I was surrounded by boys in the bodies of men, the only mature one being Nat. "Shove off you lot, children" I scolded lightly.