So this is the last chapter, I thought I might be able to drag it out a little more but unfortunately it wraps up here. Thank you to everyone who's stuck with me and read this far, I'm really glad you guys enjoyed this story, I'm not sure what I'm going to write next but I know another deagged story will pop up eventually. If anyone has any ideas or requests, feel free to message me. I'm always up for suggestions! Thanks.

The next day was to be their last day with the little girl. Doctor Strange had made plans to cast his spell the morning after and the knowledge that it was their final full day weighed on the team. Natasha had been told in the morning and seemed content with the idea.

Tony got a cake for the final night and put it in the freezer early in the day and for the most part they tried to delegate superheroing to other heroes in the city.

They spent the day doing things Natasha liked doing, Clint and Thor took her swimming and Steve watched a movie with her. Tony and Pepper took her out to lunch and Bruce read part of a book to her.

It was a little inconvenient to take another day off but everyone seemed to agree that it was worth it. By the end of the next day they would have the adult Natasha back and everything would be as it once was.

Natasha was a little somber and perhaps she was afraid of what the next day would bring but she did say anything. She simply went along with the days activities, content to enjoy her last day as a child.

By the end of the night she was worn from a day spent playing and her stomach was full from cake. She tried to read her book for a little while but she was too drowsy. The only thing she stayed awake for was to receive a good night from each of the others.

The next morning Natasha awoke feeling well rested but a bit nervous. She knew that the others had made her last day extra special but in her mind she couldn't help feeling as thoughts that she would have preferred to stay a child a bit longer. Still, she knew that wasn't fair to the others. She swung her legs out of bed and quietly went and dressed, taking extra time to brush her hair and make sure she looked nice. After a long stare at the mirror she hurried down to the kitchen and found the others sitting around looking tired.

Thor greeted her the most brightly and bade her to come and sit by him. She did and he dished her up some pancakes which she ate thoughtfully.

"Strange says he'll be here around ten. That gives us almost an hour." Tony said, checking his watch. "Anything you want to do before then?"

Natasha shook her head, there wasn't too terribly much you could do in an hour. She finished her breakfast and sat looking around. There were in fact many things she wanted to do. She had not checked off all of the items on her list and she could think of many more that weren't even on it.

Still, she stayed silent and appreciated that the others were there to keep her company. Whatever would happen she was pretty sure they wouldn't leave her. She felt bad about how she had treated Steve for so long. He had tried so hard to be nice to her and she had only reacted with hostility. She hoped he knew how much he meant to her now. And then she though, it was important to mean something to another person. She felt like she meant something to all of them and she could only hope they knew she felt the same. She smiled a little at the thought.

Clint caught her smiling and grinned. "What'er you thinking about?" He asked.

She shrugged coyly. "Nothing."

He laughed. "I don't believe that, you're always thinking about something."

She shrugged again, trying to look mysterious.

He laughed a second time and got himself some of the left over cake.

They sat for a while more, talking and laughing, Natasha was happy just to sit with them. It made things so much easier. She thought that had she been left her herself she would probably have been a lot more worried. The others made her relax.

When the hour was over there was a bang and a flash of smoke and a man appeared in the doorway. She recognized him instantly as Doctor Strange. He nodded at her and came and stood in front of the others. "Are you ready?" He asked.

She gazed up at him, knowing there was only one answer and nodded. "yes."

He smiled a little. "Alright then, why don't you step into the living room?"

Carefully and silently she slid from her chair and followed him into the living room where he casually picked up a blanket from the couch and draped it around her shoulders. "Alright, this will only take a minute."

He raised his hands in the air and moved them in a circle and then placed them on her head. She had one last look at the others before she closed her eyes. The next second when she opened them she was standing with the blanket wrapped around her and she knew she was no longer a child. Her body felt bigger and she could remember everything.

She stood for a minute before wrapping the blanket more tightly around herself and giving the others a small smile.

Clint looked worried and she smiled directly at him. "I'm alright." He nodded, swallowing slightly.

She looked at them all and laughed a little. It had been a very good time. "Thank you, Doctor."

He gave her a quick look over, frowning as though he wanted to say something and she had the distinct impression he wanted to give her a check up. She hurried to her room and dressed before returning. Everyone had moved from the kitchen doorway to the living room.

She came back into the room and took a seat. "I'm fine." They were all looking at her with worry.

"Natasha, how much do you remember?" Steve asked.

She smiled a little. "I remember everything. You all were very kind to me."

"Well there wasn't much else we could be." Tony said with a laugh.

"And you were great to have." Steve added.

She laughed a little. "I mean it. You were all so kind to me. I really appreciate it."

The next few days were a little awkward. Natasha took the things she had collected as a child and removed them from the guest room she had been staying in. She put them on her dresser and then told Tony to donate the childrens clothes he had bought for her.

Things seemed to return to normal after that. Tony taunted her with a few pictures of her doing childish things and she pretended to be annoyed but was actually very glad the pictures existed.

It wasn't until three days later that anything really surprising happened. Normally Natasha and Steve took their morning runs before the paper was delivered, even if they didn't necessarily do them together.

It had begun raining that morning and Natasha returned from her run a bit early. Tony was clanking away down in his lab and she was the only one up. Taking the morning paper in she sat at the breakfast table and unfolded it. It was an unusual feat to be the first one to read it. Usually at least one section was missing. She flipped through it, immediately passing the gossip section and then doing a double take.

Mystery Girl, Secret Love Child of Tony Stark?

The article featured a picture of her in black and white, trailing alongside Tony and Pepper.

A little girl has been spotted out in public with billionaire Tony Stark and his girlfriend Pepper Potts. It is unclear weather this is the child of Mr. Stark and Miss Potts or if she is the child of another lady friend. Mr. Stark has been know to have quite a few of those and what the public wants to know is, has one of his torrid one night stands resulted in a red haired daughter? The trio were seen out at an upscale restaurant where Mr. Stark was pulled away from his dinner by a bank robbery. After they finished their lunch they left together and returned to the famous, Avengers Tower where Mr. Stark resides with several other superheroes. With that in mind, there could be the chance that the girl is the daughter of fellow Avenger Black Widow? The two have similar hair color and Mr. Stark and his team mate do live withing very close proximity. Cont-pg 8.

Natasha stared at the paper with a mix of good humor and incredulity. The tabloids were so ridiculous. Quickly she took the section and threw it in the trash, hoping no one would see it. Clint and Tony would have a field day.

Hurriedly she finished her breakfast and made busy reading the local section. The last thing she needed was anyone thinking she looked suspicious.

Bruce, Clint and Thor filtered in and eventually Steve returned, having apparently stuck it out in the rain. It wasn't until Tony dragged himself away from the robots that her cover was blown. "Morning everyone." He yawned. "Thor, Cap, Bruce, Clint. Daughter."

She put her head in his hands. "Oh no."

"Is that any way to talk to your father?" He asked in a falsely stern voice, grinning all the while.

"How did you find out?" She asked without looking up.

He waved his phone. "Got the paper on app. Oh JARVIS, where's the gossip section to today's paper?"

"I believe Miss Romanoff put it in the trash can."

Tony grinned, immensely pleased with himself and fished the paper out, throwing it down on the table so that the rest of the room could see.

Natasha groaned and buried her head in her arms.

Thank you all so much for reading!