The MIA Avengers

Tony woke up in a fit of utter panic, gasping for air. Not knowing where he was. The room was coated in complete darkness; the only visible light was the silver strands of moonlight, coming through the floor to ceiling windows. He wasn't a stranger to nightmares; however this one seemed to irk him more than usual. He dragged himself out of bed, pulling on a black shirt before heading for the common area. Where the kitchen was located. When he reached the floor however he was surprised to see Natasha there, standing in front of the coffee machine. He stood in the doorway, still having trouble overcoming his initial shock. He wasn't used to seeing her like this, sure they lived together in Avengers tower but this… this seemed different. She was wearing a light green silk pyjama set; the top half only covering her enough so that when she was standing you couldn't see her milky coloured skin. He couldn't deny that seeing her like this made him feel slightly light headed. After a few more minutes, just standing admiring her, he cleared his throat with a deep cough, saying.

"Couldn't sleep?" Natasha paused for all of a second hearing the smooth yet husky voice of the playboy.

"No… nightmares." She said, turning to look at him. A small smirk appeared on her face as she took a sip of her black coffee. They looked at each other for a brief moment before Tony said.

"Is there any left?" He walked over and stood beside her, taking up her previous position at the coffee machine. She nodded at him before taking another sip of her drink. They stayed in silence for a while before Tony managed to say.

"W… When did your nightmares start?" He didn't really know where the question came from; let alone how he was able to say it. He had always been sure of himself, even towards Natasha. But now… he felt nervous, seeing her like this did something to him.

"When I was a child I guess… when did yours start?" She asked looking up at him. He was standing next to her taking small sips of his coffee.

"…After this." He tapped his chest where the Arc reactor used to be. However his nightmares recently hadn't been about Afghanistan… they had been about something completely different. But he wasn't willing to tell her that, not yet.

"May I… see the scar?" She couldn't believe what she was saying. Maybe it was because she was tired, maybe it was because she was actually curious or maybe… maybe it was because she felt something for him.

"So polite." He said with a small grin, pulling up his shirt. Revealing a perfectly round scar, no one had seen this since the reactor had been removed. However he knew that Natasha wouldn't do anything to harm him. He may still not have fully forgiven her, but still he trusted her. He may not know why but looking at her now as she delicately runs her finger along the scar. Made him realise that he's always trusted her. A few minutes later she looked up at him, green eyes meeting brown. She made no move to pull away and neither did he; they stood there looking at each other like two idiots in love. Tony had always been attracted to her, he always would be. It was then he decided that whatever the repercussions would be whatever would happen after this he would face it head on. He leaned down and nervously yet delicately placed his lips on hers. Her eyes began to widen for all of a second before she started responding to him. She pushed herself against him; her hand still firmly placed on his chest the other one making its way up into his hair. They stayed like this in each other's embrace for a few minutes before breathlessly yet reluctantly pulling their lips away from each other. Their foreheads stayed firmly planted against one another however. They smirked at each other, recognition slowly dawning on their faces.

"I… I should go to the lab." Tony said nervously. He wanted her he had always wanted her but… he knew that's not what she needed right now, she needed a friend. And he was willing to do that for her.

"O… Ok" She replied, the smile slowly draining from her face. They both reluctantly pulled away from each other, Tony coughing lightly before picking up his coffee and heading out of the room. Natasha sighed to herself before picking up her own coffee, also heading out of the kitchen.

Meanwhile in an undisclosed location

"I'm sure she's fine." Steve said reassuringly placing a hand on Clint's shoulder.

"I know, I know it's just… What if Stark did something to her?" Steve couldn't deny that, that wasn't an unlikely possibility.

"She's a survivor you know that more than anyone, and if Tony has done anything to her… we'll get her back." Clint let out a long sigh before nodding in agreement.

"What are you two talking about?" Wanda said as she entered the room a few minutes later.

"Nat." Clint replied flatly as he stood up, walking into the kitchen.

"…I'm sure we will here from her soon." Wanda had always been slightly terrified of the spy. She may not admit it, but she didn't just show Natasha her fear to help Ultron. If she was truthful… she was jealous of her. Wanda knew it was childish, but hearing how some of the agents at HYDRA and SHIELD went on about her, it made her feel a twinge of jealousy. How they talked about her incredibly seductive charm and beauty. Let alone her equally impressive skill.

"I…" Clint was about to say something when his phone began to vibrate. He looked at it for a brief moment before rushing over to it picking it up almost instantly.

"Hello?"

"Agent Barton." It was FRIDAY, Starks AI. Clint's eyes began to widen hearing who it was. He took the phone away from his ear briefly, saying.

"It's FRIDAY." Only Sam and Wanda's eyes seemed to widen, while Steve let out a slight sigh saying.

"Put it on speaker." A few minutes later they could all hear the slight hum coming from the phone.

"Hello FRIDAY."

"…Captain Rogers."

"What do you want?" Steve asked, as he let out a long sigh.

"Mr Stark would like me to give you a warning." Everyone looked at the small black cell, slightly surprised hearing the AI say that.

"I have currently been concealing your location from unwanted parties, however I fear that the place in which you are situated in currently is no longer safe."

"What do you mean?" Wanda asked questioningly. She would never forgive Stark for what he has done let alone trust him. However she is even more suspicious of his AI, after all he created it.

"Ross managed to track you using satellite data; I did my best to hide it from him however he was very persistent. He used a satellite which had no ties to any official government body, and I wasn't aware of this until he told Boss that he knows your current location and was going to get you with or without his help." Steve looked up at the others after hearing FRIDAY say that. They all had various looks of shock and anger on their faces.

"How long do we have?" Steve asked hastily.

"10 minutes Captain."

"Everyone pack we are leaving." All of them looked at each other for a brief moment, before nodding and heading off into the different bedrooms, collecting what valuables they had taken with them. Before Steve could walk of and gather his things also, he heard FRIDAY speak up again.

"Captain Rogers."

"Yes FRIDAY?" Steve said, concealing his anger from hearing Ross knows their current location.

"Could you tell Agent Barton that Laura has discovered that she is pregnant." FRIDAY then disconnected the call. Steve stood there just staring at the cell, the initial shock beginning to hit him. If Clint found out about this he knew that he would want to go back and see her. If he did that Steve also knew that Ross would use that opportunity to capture him. He let out a long sigh before grabbing his backpack of the settee and placing the items in which he would need inside. Mulling over what sort of action he should take. A few minutes later they all came back into the living room, with their respective items.

"Ready?" Steve asked not being able to make eye-contact with Clint. They all nodded before heading out of the apartment and towards a concealed car. It wasn't until they were driving away from their old location that Steve decided that it was best that he didn't tell Clint about Laura.

Note

I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter. I did originally upload another first chapter, however after rereading I'm not very happy with it so decided to make this the first chapter instead. I'm really enjoying writing this story so far, there Is still a lot to come. If you have any thoughts or ideas please leave them in the form of a review, I always love reading them positive or not.