Hope you enjoy this chapter. Same warnings as last chapter.

Steve was furious as he watched Tony run away like the coward he is. He had caused Clint to get hurt, and Steve would never forgive him. He didn't even bother to tell the truth about where he went. (Steve suspected it was to grab some donuts or something, the man always ate at the craziest times.)

He helped Clint out of the Quinjet and then he told Natasha, " Take Clint to medical, I'm gonna go find Tony."

Natasha frowned. "Clint is hurt, Steve. Let's not give Tony attention that he doesn't deserve."

Steve nodded. "I know, but he shouldn't be able to get away with some like this either."

Natasha sighed. "Suit yourself."

Bruce, hearing the conversation, quickly butted in. "Steve, I'll come with you. I can't believe Tony's behavior today..."

Steve shook his head. "No Bruce, I think it would be best if you stayed with Clint. You have the most medical experience out of all of us, after all."

Bruce nodded. "Tell me what Tony says..."

Steve nodded, and set off for the lab. Upon arrival, he noticed that the blinds event closed and he could see that inside had been trashed. Papers were a over the floor and empty alcohol bottles were everywhere. He growled. So Tony was drinking? He really did only care about himself.

He let himself in and as he walked into the lab, a horrid stench filled his nose. Copper... Blood?

Steve frowned in confusion. Why was the smell so strong? And why hadn't Jarvis alerted them that something was going on in Tony's lab? Suddenly, Steve felt himself grow worried. "Tony!" He shouted.

No response. The lab was eerily silent. Steve growled. "Tony, I swear if this is one of your pranks!"

Again, no response. Then, Steve noticed that the bathroom door was ajar. He groaned, and walked over, carefully avoiding stepping on the papers on the floor. As he got closer to the bathroom, the smell of copper grew stronger. He finally reached the door, and by then the smell was suffocating him. He resisted the urge to cover his nose and walked into the bathroom slowly. And his eyes caught onto Tony's hair.

Why was Tony on the floor? When Steve looked down, what he saw almost made him throw up. Lying at an odd angle on the floor was no other than Tony, but that's not what surprised Steve.

All over Tony's limp arms were cuts, obviously self inflicted. And Steve quickly saw Tony's legs, in a worse condition than the brunette's arms. Steve exhaled, and his eyes caught sight of a sharp knife with dried blood on it.

Steve wanted to cry. Tony had cut himself. But why? Suddenly, he remembered who he was thinking about. Tony, the aggressive, self centered playboy. It had obviously been for attention. At least, that's all Steve could see as the most rational reason.

Steve hadn't even realized he was screaming until Bruce and Thor had run in. The both of them froze at the sight of Tony on the floor. Steve quickly informed them of what had happened. "I think he wanted attention, so he cut himself."

But neither Bruce not Thor responded. Instead, Bruce bolted out of the room and Steve was sure he saw some green on his neck. Thor still stood frozen in the same spot. The he looked up at Steve and muttered, "Cut himself...?"

Steve nodded and then gasped. "Wait, why are we just standing here? We need to take him to medical!"

Thor wasted no time and picked Tony up gently, following Steve out of the bathroom. Back in the lab, Natasha and Clint were waiting to see what had happened. When they saw Steve come out, they walked over to him. "What happened, man? We heard you yelling, and Bruce just ran out!" Clint said worried.

Steve closed his eyes and heard Thor's footsteps coming behind him. He heard Natasha and Clint run over to Thor and gasp at Tony's condition. "What the hell!" Clint shouted.

Natasha cursed in Russian. She looked over to Steve. "What happened to him?"

Steve told them the same thing he told Bruce and Thor. "He cut himself."

Clint eye's widened. "No way... Tony? No way! He... He... why would he do something like that?"

Steve shrugged. "I suspect it was an act for attention."

Natasha shook her head. "Why would he go to such lengths to gain attention?"

Steve sighed. "You know how he is."

"I hate to interrupt, but Tony is getting weaker. We must take him to medical," Thor butted in.

The rest of them nodded and set off for medical, confused and worried. However something was going through Clint's mind. He knew Tony didn't self harm for attention. As he stared at the passed out billionaire he couldn't help but ask himself the same question. Was Tony really who Clint thought he was?