Lost and found

By Loki's Delight

Some notes before we get started.

Chapter 1

"Barton go now" Black Widow yelled watching the encroaching Hydra agents.

"No I lost you once I'm not doing it again" Hawkeye yelled firing his last two arrows. They hit their mark as they always do.

"I will be right behind" Black widow yelled pulling the ripcord to the parachute he had put on earilier then kicking him off the back of the helicarrier. Hawkeye cursed as he sailed down to the ground below only to look up and see the helicarrier to exploed above him with no sign of the Widow making it out.

Three month earlier

"Barton move it" Black widow said as she and clint were in the middle of a fight with Iron man. Clint Barton, now calling himself Hawkeye a masked hero still wasn't sure how attacking Iron man would help anything. But Natasha, Who had told Clint her code name was black widow, said that it would be for the better good. That iron man drew too much attention to America and was more harmful than helpful. They had been training with trick arrows for months now. Clint was sure he was in love with the Russian beauty but there was more at the task at hand.

"I got him" Clint whispered pulling one of the exploding Arrows Natasha had taught him to use. He began to hesitate.

"Remember vhat ve came here for" Natasha whispered into his ears. Without any more hesitation he fired. But Iron man was ready the Arrow was quickly deflected. Before Clint could do anything it hit the ceiling above Natasha he moved to push her out of the way but was not fast enough. Iron man no longer in his mind he ran to her side. She was still alive but badly injured. He carefully picked her up and fled the scene. As he ran too car they used to get there. Natasha began to wake up.

"don't worry I'm getting you to the hospital" Clint told her setting her gently in to the back seat.

"No no hospital" Natash said just above a wisper.

"Ok Ok well at least get you back home" Clint said. It was a slip both of them noticed. The two never called the warehouse they were using home. Though they both lived there in an area they converted into an apartment.

Clint drove as fast as he could fearing that if he didn't get there fast enough he would lose her. When he got to the ware house he made quick and careful movements to get her to a bed.

"I vill be fine Barton rest zat it all I need" Natasha said pushing the archer away.

"No you need more than that" Clint said stroking her head.

"No I vill be fine just go" Natasha said. Clint silently agreed and found his way to his own bed where he collapsed into a deep sleep.

When Clint woke the next morning he went to check on Natasha. He found an empty bloody bed with bandages all around. He knew she was more injured than she made it to be. He spent many months looking for her.

A piercing alarm pulled Clint out of his dream. It was one he has been having a lot. It took several years to get Natasha Romanov out of his head. He had now joined the avengers with Iron man, and Captain America along with the Norse god Thor. But now she was back in his life claiming to have defected from Russian. Clint wasn't sure what to believe. He and ,as he learned later, Iron man knew just what her seduction skill were capable of. It nearly cost both everything they stood for. But now was not the time to dwell on that. The alarm meant the Avengers were needed.

Barton threw the cover on his hawkeye costume and began to run down to the armory. Where his and the Widow's, yes she still use her Russian code name, weapons were stored along with Caps Shield. There was also the thunder god Thor but he always had his hammer with him, and stark had his own area for his armor.

When Clint got to the armory Captian America had already been there. all that was left was Natasha putting various guns and throwing knives into her body suit. He was never sure even when "living" with her where she fit it all. He gave her a weary look it would take a lot to get used to her being in his life again. He spent two years searching for her only to come to dead ends. It wasn't until iron man voutched for him most likely knowing what Natasha was capable of that he was able to even join the avengers.

He grabbed his bow quickly and walked out pulling his mask over him making his way to conference room used whenever the avengers were needed. When he walked in nick fury was already agitated at the wait.

"Barton, Romanov what is taking you so long we need to move out" Fury said as Natash walked in behind Clint.

"Well you know Fury I had to make my self all pretty for the cameras" Clint said smling.

"Ok this is the situation von doom had taken New york hostage by setting up a barrier around the city. Most likely one of his invetions" Fury said. "the Fantastic Four have fallen the x-men are trying to find what he is using. We belive it is a device outside of new york. Your job is to find and destroy the device or devices" Fury said.

"And what if they are inside the energy field" Thor asked.

"that is what the x-men are for that are currently working with the morlocks to fight Doom from within and search for any devices on the inside" Fury said, "move out"

Hawkeye, Captian America, Black widow and Thor stood on the deck of the helicarrier as iron man landed.

"Fury has already briefed me" Iron man said. Watching the three pile into the helicopter Black Widow flew to get them to the ground. Thor was already in the sky awaiting the departure. As black widow lifted off Hawkeye, and Captain America took their spots at the open doors on each side of the helicopter ready to jump off when close enough to the ground.

This would be Clint barton's first Avengers mission with the woman he once loved and an entire city hung the balance.