So hey. After seeing Avengers: Endgame, I need something funny and uplifting. So here ya go!
Disclaimer: I own none of this except for Carly, all credit goes to Marvel Comics.
"That was great!" Natasha exclaimed, flicking a lock of red hair over her shoulder. "Who knew Tony Stark could direct movies?" She threw the last of the buttery popcorn into her mouth and chucked the bag in the garbage. The Avengers were at the first ever Stark-directed movie premier.
"Yeah, it wasn't as horrible as I expected." Steve agreed.
"Hey!" Tony gasped, mock offended. coming up behind Her and Clint. "I'll have you know that was quality stuff!" Steve rolled his eyes.
"We're going to lunch. Nat, Clint, you want to come?"
"Nah, we're okay, right Tasha?" Clint replied.
"Yeah, we're good." Natasha agreed.
"Alright then, come one Thor," Bruce told the god, pulling him out the large double doors.
"We'll see you tonight, and don't forget Clint, you're on Popcorn duty for Avengers movie night." Tony told him.
"Alright, Alright. I know I'm always on popcorn duty, I make the best Popcorn! And Pancakes, and waffles, and Pizza.." Clint ticked them off with his fingers.
"Alright Mr. Star chef," Natasha smiled and pulled her boyfriend away from the group. "I want more soda."
They were almost at the snack bar when Natasha perked up, she heard crying.
"What?" Asked Clint. "I'm deaf, you have to let me in on these things."
Clint followed her gaze to the other side of the store, where a little girl was crying on a bench. Natasha was there in a flash, Clint hot on her heels.
Whatever mother instincts Natasha had buried deep inside her sprang to life as she began to comfort the girl.
"Honey, what's your name?" She asked.
"C-Carly.." The girl choked through sobs.
"Carly? Okay Carly, how old are you?"
"2," She replied, still upset.
"Alright, honey, what's wrong?"
Clint was just kind of staring, amazed. Natasha, Natasha Romanoff, Raised in the red room, russia, who had no experience with kids other than Tony's daughter Morgan, was acting like a mother. if it had just been Clint, he would have just stared, not knowing what to do.
"How the hell are you doing that?" He asked, finally finding his voice.
"Clint!" She hissed. "Language!"
"Sorry."
"Honey, you need to tell me what's wrong so I can help," Natasha stated softly.
"M-my m-m-mummy and d-daddy I-I c-can't f-find them!" Carly-the-two-year-old sobbed.
"Do you know their names?"
Carly shook her head.
Natasha nodded, stood up and looked back at Clint.
"Well what do we do? We can't just LEAVE her here!"
"No, you're right."
Natasha bent down again.
"Do you know your last name?" She asked. Carly nodded.
"I-Ivanov."
"Ivanov.." Natasha repeated. "I know who her parents are. her mother, Alicya, was a friend of mine in the red room. I was a coward, she, she was daring. she ran away. I don't know how, but she left me a note, saying she hoped to see me again. I was about nine."
Natasha took the girl's hand and led her around the theatre, looking for the brown-haired blue-eyed girl she knew. she eventually found her, she was just talking to someone.
Natasha came up and cleared her throat.
Alicya turned.
"Natalia!" She smiled. "Who knew I'd find you here, at a movie premiere of all places! After I ran.."
"You mean after you abandoned me. anyway, I'm friends with the director, you may have heard of him, name's Tony Stark? Oh, and I have something of yours." Natasha showed her the girl.
"Oh! You found my daughter, Carly." Alicya frowned slightly.
"Yes, I did. she couldn't find you, Alicya. You seem to like abandoning things that you say you care about. anyway, here you are."
Alicya had an unreadable expression on her face. She looked happy and slightly relived, but she also looked disgusted at the little girl and slightly annoyed.
"You left her there on purpose!" Natasha accused. Alicya looked taken aback.
"That is a very serious accusation, Natalia!"
"Then why did you leave her on a bench, crying, come to the opposite end of the theatre and not even TRY to look for her?! Without Clint and I, she would've starved to death!"
"Fine, you're right. I never wanted kids! I've been trying to get rid of her for a while now! I'd prefer to use my money for me, and have time with my husband! this was going to work if YOU hadn't come along. anyway, let's go, Carly." She reached for the girl but Natasha stood in front.
"So you're going to take her home, just to leave her in a park or something?! No way, She's coming with me."
"Fine, take her. See if I care." Natasha smiled in victory, and she and Clint made their way out of the building, stopping only for Natasha to yell over her shoulder,
"And I'm calling child services!" and they went to the grocery store for popcorn stuff.
"Why aren't mummy and Daddy here?" Carly asked, still being held in Natasha's arms.
"Mummy and Daddy were bad people, so you can't stay with them any more. but Clint and I are good people, so you can stay with us."
Carly lit up at the idea.
On the way home, Natasha noticed they were being trailed by a limo. She knocked on the window and Tony rolled it down.
"I was on my way there anyway, You need a ride?"
Before Natasha could say no, Clint fumbled into the car.
"I was tired anyway."
"For lord's sake Clint, you're the second best assassin at S.H.I.E.L.D, and you're too tired to walk the three blocks back to Stark towers?" He shrugged
"So what about you, Ms. Romanoff? Care to join us?" Tony asked. Natasha rolled her eyes but got in anyway. Tony smiled at her, and than noticed the girl in her arms.
"HOLY CRAP NAT! YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU WERE PREGNANT! HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN KEEPING YOUR SECRET CHILD FROM ME? HAVE YOU TWO BEEN DOING THINGS IN MY BUILDING?!"
Carly laughed at Stark's hysterics, as did Clint, while Natasha rolled her eyes.
"You idiot, an old friend of mine was neglecting her daughter, trying to leave her at YOUR premiere. we're going to take care of her."
"Ooooohh. How was I supposed to know that? and anyway, Morgan'll be glad to have a friend. Mamma Nat, I like that. has a nice ring to it." Natasha hit him on the arm.
"Just drive."
***
Back at the tower, all was normal, Steve was putting the groceries away while Thor was plucking them right back out, and eating the contents.
"Thor, will you STOP THAT?!" Asked Steve.
"Ah, Captain, as my dear friend, I apologize, but also, no."
Steve groaned as Thor crunched on a Pop Tart.
"The God of Hammers giving you trouble, Captain?" Tony asked, leading Carly, Natasha and Clint through the door.
"Oh, no not really, it's just that he won't stop eating." His eyes settled on Carly.
"Is this the spawn of friend Hawk and Spider?" Thor boomed.
"No, not really, Big guy. let's wait for Dr. Banner and Pepper and Carol and Wanda and Hope and everyone to explain." Clint told him.
Sure enough, as if on cue, Pepper, Wanda, Bruce, Morgan, Carol, Scott and Vision filed in, vision in his human getup.
"Who's the little tyke, Nat?" Carol asked, just as Steve set down a pizza on the table and everyone settled in front of the television.
"So, at the premiere, we found an old friend of mine..." Natasha recounted the story, as Morgan and Carly played together on the floor.
"Wow, so you're jumping into parenting?" Asked Wanda.
"Oh please, we have the Avengers! It's not like we're doing it alone." Natasha replied.
"Parenting is a heroic act, done properly," A voice in the back said. everyone turned to see Fury.
"Glad you approve, Director," Natasha smiled.
"Oh, I didn't say I approve, Natasha, but when's the last time you listened to when I said weather I did or didn't approve?"
"Probably...Never."
Fury chuckled.
"Well, what are we watching?" He asked. The others murmured their agreement.
"Well, I can't exactly out on anything too violent," Clint Spoke up, motioning to the two toddlers.
"HARRY POTTER IT IS!" Clint, Scott, Tony, Bruce, Steve, Thor, and Vision chorused. while Carol, Natasha, Wanda, Hope and Pepper rolled their eyes.
Clint put it in the DVD and the friends settled down for a nice movie night.
So there you have it, Avengers Lovers! As always, be nice, have fun, and be geeks!
P.S. If you go to ENDGAME make sure you bring tissues.
-KatieFoxBlack