Artemis's Pov

"How is she holding up Mr. Stark?"

"She's exactly what you would expect kid... She just needs a little time, gives her some time alright Peter." The flat-screen TV across the way from my hospital bed was playing a random comedy show, but I found the liquid dripping in and out of the IV a little more interesting.

It felt like it was gonna be long recovery time. Different rape kits being tested, different tools and treatments. But I was more than happy to see everyone again. Even through the pain I gave Clint a happy smile and hugged him when he first came inside the hospital room hugging me and crying.

I just knew that deep down inside I was different. I didn't feel evil per say. But I felt a longing in my heart and it scared me knowing I ripped those terrible people to pieces without a second thought.

"Steve." I quickly cracked out when the feeling surged through me again and Steve was quick to flick his baby blue eyes up at me concerned and moved to grab my hand moving close to me smiling sadly at me.

"Yeah, Artemis? I'm here what's wrong?" He whispered my senses felt highlighted I could hear Tony and Peter in the hallway whispering to one another. One floor down I could hear Clint and Natasha on the cafeteria floor.

Not too far was my mom talking with Bucky, there was a lot of people here. I slowly held his hand back gently and stared into his eyes whispering my own thoughts out loud.

"I don't blame you guys at all. I never can blame you guys for what happened to me but Steve... I'm so scared." I whispered a large tremble inside my voice. He looked at me so worried slowly tucking away the curls from my face.

"Darling what are you afraid of. I know we failed at protecting you... And we tried everything to get to you fast we could feel everything... But we are here to protect you." He leaned forward pressing his lips onto my forehead again, and I slowly inhaled before whispering.

"Steve I'm scared of myself... Because I know I am me, but I'm scared I'm not me..... because of the darker things...."

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A couple of weeks in the hospital with a few visits from my favorite people, I was finally allowed back home with my mom who wouldn't let out of her sight until I was eighteen. I had to walk with crutches for a little while, and I wanted nothing more than to go back to my normal routine, get the hang of things.

I heard knocking coming from the front door of the apartment so I started to whine loudly "Mom! Someone's at the door." I heard her footsteps exiting out of the bathroom before the front door was opened my head and gaze never leaving the screen.

"Oh, Tony and Bucky? How lovely to see you two. " I craned my neck to take a peek smiling waving at them both when they entered. "Hi." I beamed watching Bucky slowly sit down next to me kissing my forehead with a soft smile.

"Hey, kitten." I smiled looking at Tony intrigued when he was talking with my mom in the kitchen turning back to face Bucky. "What's going on?" I asked Bucky gently noticing he was playing with my fingers gently.

"Well because we don't know what kind of things they injected you with, and since they gave you some sort of powers, everyone including Bruce and Thor and he hasn't even met you in person yet we want to place you in training with Peter." I slowly looked at Bucky with wide eyes, sweating literal bullets.

"Training for me?" I squeaked out slowly pausing, glancing down at my arms at all the little designs on my arms tracing them slowly.

"I... I don't think I'm cut out for being a superhero like you guys are... I mean these strange orbs only seem to come out when I'm really angry or when I'm in danger... I don't think that's usefully at all Bucky." I scrunched my nose up when he placed a small kiss on my nose.

"Technically when I first joined I wasn't a hero, neither was Wanda, even sometimes Loki helps us. It doesn't matter that something are triggered by the dark things inside our hearts. If you are able to shift it to make good value." I slowly fluttered my eyes taking his words in consideration.

I then looked up when Tony slowly sat down on the other side of me a smile making its way across his lips when he poked my nose.

"Hey, you." He whispered, before continuing "how are you holding up?" He asked me. I nibble at my lower lip, taking a peek at Tony more.

"Every day is slowly getting better than the last." I chuckled and Tony gently played with the stands of my brown and blue end tips hair. "That's good, listen I know you've been through a lot these last few weeks but I think if we do a little training we can help you control that little power of yours okay? No one will be mad if you say no." I thought it over inside my mind and started to really think it all over.

I then grabbed Tony's pinky linking it with my very own locking it gazing at him and Bucky seeing his very soft brown eyes gazing at me. "I would like to train... Maybe it will help."