{bucky barnes ff}
Noelle Dean has many struggles, the main one being that she was stuck in ice for seventy years and now has to live in a world without the people she loves. Becoming an Avenger seems to be the only way to keep her mind off her troub...
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The three agents didn't really have anywhere to go, there was no safehouse that Shield didn't know about and they couldn't think of any public setting that would be a good enough cover whilst they were hiding from the association. Natasha came up with their best plan, one that Steve and Noelle hadn't even considered because they were still getting used to the new world that they were part of. She knew that a mall would have an Apple store and they could plug the hard-drive into one of the laptops to find out exactly what information Fury had given his life for. Then they would know where to head next because of the information on the hard-drive. The only problem was, as soon as they plugged in the device, it would notify Shield of their location and so, they didn't have much time. The plan was for Steve and Natasha to head to the Apple store and use the hard-drive, whilst they were doing that, Noelle was going to get them some new clothes because otherwise security cameras would catch them easily because they were wearing the same clothes that they had on in the hospital.
Steve was hesitant about leaving his best friend in the crowded mall, especially when they knew that Shield would be on their heels in a matter of minutes; so, he kept reminding her of the plan and wanted her to stay focused. "Remember meet back in ten minutes."
"No problem, I can't remember the last time I went shopping."
"You don't strike me as someone who loves shopping?" Natasha smirked, raising her eyebrow at the other woman because she hadn't expected Noelle to like that kind of thing.
Noelle had remained quiet about what had happened at the hospital but felt that it was the right time to address what had happened quite abruptly. "Well, you don't strike me as someone who enjoys knocking out their friends."
"I had no other choice; I didn't know if I could trust you. I'm sorry, okay?"
Knowing that she couldn't stay mad at Natasha forever, Noelle forgave her and they went back to taunting Steve as usual. He didn't mind them teasing him though, because it made him feel like things were back to normal and he was glad to have both of them when it felt extremely lonely in this new world. As soon as they entered the mall, they went their separate ways and Noelle headed for the cheapest store that she could think of; knowing that she would just use her Shield card to pay for whatever they bought and hoping that it wouldn't cause any questions for their mission. She had basically picked up anything that were in their sizes and reached the queue to pay when she spotted Rumlow heading towards the Apple store. She turned on her radio and spoke quietly, so that no one around her would be suspicious of her suddenly talking to herself. "They're here."
"No problem, we're on our way out." Steve answered, keeping his voice low because he was in the same situation as her and didn't want to get caught on the last hurdle. "What about you?"
"Just paying. I'll meet you outside."
Natasha laughed, not believing what she had just heard. "Paying? Seriously?"
