Finally here is the reaction chapter, Enjoy. It's pretty short and warning Natasha is terrifying when she is angry.
Steve looked around the Wakandan common room. Everyone was there and chilling. Wanda levitating a glass with her magic, Clint lounging in a chair eyes closed, Sam talking with Scott at a table. Sometimes Natasha would even pop in. Steve felt calm. Bucky was safe. His team was safe. Everything, minus the wanted thing and the 'Tony Situation', was in order. He only wished that Tony had responded to his letter. Or done anything. But Tony was difficult that way and soon his ego would hopefully deflate and he would realise how wrong he had been and forgive them.
All of a sudden a door slammed in the hallway and two sets of footsteps rushed towards them. Steve stood up from where he had been sitting and tensed. Still on alert even though they were safe. Natasha, now blond, stormed into the room. She was followed by a tense T'challa and she herself was showing a surprising amount of emotion, mainly fury.
"Tasha what is it?" asked Clint sitting up. She had begun to pace the room releasing a spout of angry Russian.
"Ms Romanoff," began T'challa his tone strained.
"Is something wrong?" asked Steve worried, he gaze fell on him and Steve almost took a step back at the expression.
"I will tell you what's wrong." hissed Natasha she picked up a remote and turned on the large television in the room to the news. At the headline, Steve's blood drained from his face.
Tony Stark dead at 46
Everyone was gaping at the screen and Natasha turned the volume up still pacing in anger.
"Tony Stark, son of Howard Stark, and legendary engineer and creator of the hero Iron Man was found dead in his home yesterday morning." A female broadcaster was saying with a sorrowful expression. "According to authorities, the cause of death was suicide."
"What?" gaped Sam at the screen. The woman then went into an obituary for Tony, an image appearing of him and Iron Man on the screen. Steve barely heard it. He had collapsed back into his chair pale and feeling faint.
"Stark killing himself?" asked Wanda in disbelief, "that doesn't make any sense."
"Tony, Tony would never…" muttered Steve, Natasha turned on him, eyes burning a hole in his head.
"Some might say Tony Stark wasn't a nice man. However, he was a good one. His last act being leaving a large portion of his money to various charities around the world in his will." The obituary ended and the final image of Iron Man was replaced by the woman. "This news has generated controversial responses. A surprising amount of people are putting the blame on Captain America and his band of Rogue Avengers. Saying that their attitude and how they left the Avengers, reportedly leaving Mr Stark severely injured as he was not seen in public for weeks after the Civil War, caused the man to commit suicide."
No.
No.
No.
"Although some are arguing that he couldn't be too angry with them as it was leaked that Mr Stark left some of his fortunes to those Rogue Avengers with children."
"He did what?" asked Scott weakly.
"Either way Tony Stark was a hero and perhaps the Civil War pushed him to the edge."
Steve couldn't take it anymore he stood and turned off the TV. Silence followed the news. Steve hadn't moved from the now black screen staring at his hands.
"Did you tell him." hissed Natasha at his back.
"Tell him what," said Steve.
"Don't give me that bullshit Rogers. You know exactly what I'm talking about."
"Nat calm down," said Clint.
"No Clint, I will not calm down. We were supposed to be his friends. His family even and we didn't notice anything."
"It's not our fault," said Steve his voice doubtful, Natasha laughed sarcastically.
"It was definitely our fault. Who else did he have apart from Pepper? The Avengers and that's it. Most of whom recently left him. Pepper even broke up with him so he had no one. No. One." she looked on the verge of either having a breakdown or killing someone, she then said quieter, "I told him he should watch his back. My last words were the equivalent of a threat to him. Дерьмо!"
"But he could have been killed, and made to look like a suicide," suggested Steve.
"Did you tell him." Natasha hissed at him again.
"Tell him what?" asked Sam. They didn't answer but Steve shook his head, Natasha collapsed into a chair next to Clint, head in her hands.
"But he knew?" She asked Steve softly.
"Z-Zemo had a video…" muttered Steve. "Tony flipped out and I- I had to protect Bucky." Natasha groaned.
"Of course he flipped out. Who wouldn't."
"What video?" asked Wanda, Steve didn't reply.
"Tell them at least Steve," Natasha recommended coldly.
"The Winter Soldier. He, uh, killed Howard and Maria Stark." Steve said wincing and refusing to turn and face the others. It was his fault. All of it.
The silence that followed the words was deafening.
"Are you kidding?" asked Clint aghast.
"He saw the video of his parent's death? No wonder he flipped out," said Scott sickened.
"And Steve conveniently forgot to tell him for 2 years," Natasha added. More silence followed the statement.
"I apologize for this but you will have to leave Wakanda," said T'challa his tone stiff and expression stony. "The Avengers knew you were here and now after this event, they may come looking for you." Wanda gaped at him. "Mr Barton, Mr Lang. Tony Stark was able to negotiate deals for you both to return to your families on house arrest and have a flight to the FBI headquarters in 3 hours. Do not be late. The rest of you have until then to leave." Before any reply could be made T'challa turned and strode out of the room. Natasha stood, clearly with the intent to leave.
"I hope you are happy with what your actions have brought us. I know I'm not." She stormed out of the room leaving them sitting in silence. Steve was horrified. How could he let this happen? Tony is, Tony was his friend and he had… he had… killed him.