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Natasha ran through the hallways, down the winding path to the floor level, and out of the building that was making her feel, for the first time in her life, claustrophobic. Her heart felt like it had stopped working, and her mind was scrambled.
"Clint?" She cried out into the crowd, oblivious to the stares she was receiving. "Clint, where are you?"
Then Natasha took off running, looking for Clint.
She found herself in the middle of a park much later. She had no idea how she had gotten there, but she didn't care. As long as she was away from the others...
"Natasha?" Steve called out. He and the rest of the Avengers were combing the building, looking for the master assassin. "We just want to talk.
"She's not in the building." Tony said, walking up from behind Steve. "She left three hours ago."
"How do you know?" Steve asked curiously.
"I'm magical, no, I asked Jarvis if she'd left."
"And he said yes?" Steve asked.
"Duh!" Tony exclaimed. "Go find the others and tell them to come to the dining room for a meeting, now."
Steve nodded and walked towards where he had last seen Bruce.
"And welcome to our first official Avengers meeting," Tony began," Today we have Steve, Bruce, and Pepper. Our agenda is to discuss the absence of Clint and Natasha."
"Tony, be more sympathetic! Natasha just lost her partner, maybe for forever!" Pepper said angrily.
"But in Clint's note he said he'd be back eventually, once he'd sorted everything out." Steve reminded them.
"Steve, I don't know about back in your day, but nowadays, eventually usually means never." Tony said dryly.
"But-" Steve started.
"Steve, Tony, let's focus on the problem at hand, okay?" Pepper said. "Bruce, any ideas?"
Bruce, who had been sitting at the table with his eyes closed, sighed. "No, we should just wait for them to come back in their own time. Clint and Natasha are both fully capable of hiding from S.H.I.E.L.D., or us, easily if they try. We should let them sort this out themselves."
Question, do you guys want an update on Clint or should I just continue with Natasha and the other Avengers?
