The morning was quiet, not a sound to be heard. There was no wind blowing or no birds chirping.
"The battle's coming. The quiet before the storm." Leah said, putting her sniper on her back and her pistol on her thigh.
"Good. Then we should be ready, we have planned everything." Skadi said, pulling her hair into a tight ponytail.
"Things don't always go according to plan." Steve said. "Sometimes it takes time, to get what you want." He smiled softly at Leah.
"He's right, but I believe we've waited long enough." Stephanie chimed in.
"Hell yeah we have, it's time we kick this guy's ass." Tony nearly yelled.
"Da, it is." Natasha's voice was emotionless.
"Let's do this." Clint said. The others nodded, taking their positions. The silence took over, than the explosions came. The Chituari and Loki followed.
Steve, Stephanie, Leah and Natasha were trying their best to keep them under control. Suddenly a crash came, Tony having been shot out of the sky.
"Dammit all." Leah hissed, switching to her sniper.
"Go, check on him. We got this, Leah." Natasha told her, nodding towards Tony.
"You and Stephanie gonna be okay, Cap?"
"We got this, ma'am. Go check on him."
"Go while we have them distracted." Stephanie hissed. Leah nodded, hurrying over. It took about two minutes, before Leah got the suit back up.
"Go. We need the skies protected." He nodded, taking off. Leah quickly rejoined her group.
On the roof of Stark Tower Skadi and Clint were hitting every Chituari they targeted. A chuckle came from behind them, and they both turned.
"Hello sister, Agent Barton." Loki said, smirking.
"Brother…"
"I wonder, does he know…" Loki said, looking at Clint.
"Do I know what?" Clint asked.
"Nothing." Skadi said quickly.
"I will show you, Agent Barton."
"NO!" Skadi yelled throwing herself in front of Clint's back, Loki's specter stabbing her right below her heart. Clint turned at the sound of scream.
"S-Skadi…" He breathed out.
"Sister…" Loki said, shocked. He pulled his specter out, dropping it as he did so. Skadi fell, her blood staining the roof. Before Clint or Skadi could do anything Tony blasted Loki. He landed, and picked him up.
"Take him in." Clint whispered, sitting down and pulling Skadi close. Tony nodded, doing so. Seeing their leader defeated the Chituaria retreated. Leah and Natasha hurried to the roof.
"Hawk…" Leah said, slowly walking over.
"Barton…" Natasha whispered.
"Go. I-I need to be alone with her." When Leah saw the tears building up, she whispered something to Natasha in Russian and they went inside.
"D-Do not c-cry for me, Clint. I-I am not worth your tears." Skadi said weakly, it was the first time she hadn't called him Agent Barton. It was then Clint realized that this entire time he had been in love with Skadi and that she felt the same.
"Why did you do it?" H asked, tears falling down his face.
"I c-couldn't let him h-harm you. You m-mean far to m-much to me." Clint was about to answer when Thor landed by them.
"Sister! What happened?" He hurried off, worry all over his face.
"She jumped in front of me." Clint whispered.
"L-Loki would h-have killed him, brother. I c-could not a-allow that to h-happen." Skadi's voice got weaker with every word.
"Shhh, sister you will only make yourself weaker if you continue to speak." Skadi nodded, leaning against Clint.
"It'll be okay, Skadi. I promise." Clint told her, holding her close.
"If I get her back to Asgard, she can be healed." Thor said, Clint nodded passing Skadi to her brother.
"I guess I'll be seeing you, Skadi. To remember me by." He said, giving her one of his arrows.
"F-Farewell, Clint perhaps w-we will meet again s-someday. T-thank you" Skadi smiled looking at Clint one last time before everything went black.
Skadi awoke in her bedroom on Asgard, curled up next to Aric like always.
"Clint…" she whispered, standing up. A knock came and Thor poked his head in.
"We are wanted in the Thorne Room…Queen Skadi."
"I will join you in a moment." Skadi quickly changed into one of her few dresses and then made her way to the Throne Room.
"For years I have dreamed of joining Joutnheim and Asgard, and know it can be done." Odin said, after Skadi and Thor had arrived.
"J-joining as in marriage…?" Skadi asked, shocked. "I-I am honored but my heart belongs to another." She said the last part of her sentence very quietly.
"As does mine." Thor said.
"And who are these people?" Odin asked, looking at the two of them.
"Agent Clint Barton and Jane Foster…" Skadi stated.
"Of Midgard." Thor informed. Odin was silent.
"You have both fallen for Midgardians, and you swear that you truly love them?"
"Yes." Skadi said, with all the confidence of a queen.
"Yes." Thor said, sounding like the king he would soon be. Once again it was silent, this time it lasted much longer. Finally Odin dismissed them. They left quickly, not saying a word to each other. Weeks passed with no more speak of marriage. Skadi spent all her time in her room, playing with Clint's arrow. She was different, she seemed depressed.
After almost four weeks, Skadi finally decided to leave. Thor tried to stop her, when he heard.
"Sister, you are still hurt. Traveling to Midgard could be dangerous." He said, concern filling her voice.
"I must see him, brother. Please, I have to know he is okay."
"Sister…"
"I love him, Thor. More than anything." Skadi was near begging to go.
"Let her go, Thor. You only brought her back to heal her. She is healed." Nott's voice came, as she walked over. Their conversation was louder than they had thought.
"Brother, please…Come with me. You could go and see Jane." Thor looked at Skadi and then at Nott.
"Very well. We will go to Midgard." Skadi hugged him tightly.
"Thank you, brother. Thank you so much." He laughed, hugging her back.
"You are welcome, sister. Now let us return to Midgard."
Clint sighed, watching the sun set, a full can of soda next to him. He missed Skadi more than he had ever missed anyone.
"She'll be back, Clint. Don't worry about it." Leah had told him the other day. How could he not worry? The last time he had seen Skadi Loki had just accidently stabbed her. She was bloody and weak.
'Leah doesn't know what it's like to lose someone she loves.' He found himself thinking, then shook his head. Leah had lost a lot of people and they all knew it. Sighing her finally just lay down on the couch and fell asleep. He dreamt of Skadi, he had since that day. They were usually good, sometimes though he would see her getting stabbed. It was quiet that night.
Not even an hour later, a soft singing awoke Clint. He had to blink to make sure what he was seeing was real.
"Skadi, you're back." He said sitting up and hugging her close.
"I could not stay away. I could not stop thinking of you." She said hugging him back. The familiar warmth surrounding her.
"I couldn't stop thinking of you either. God, I've missed you."
"I have missed you too, Clint." She pulled away from the hug, looking at him with love filled eyes. Slowly Clint leaned in and gently kissed her. Skadi kissed back, quickly and softly.
"We're finally together, Agent Barton."
"I noticed." They kissed again, not noticing Leah and Natasha behind them.
"Well, I guess it's true what they say." Leah said, taking a sip of her scotch.
"And what would that be?" Natasha asked.
"Ne doutez jamais de flèches de Cupidon." Leah said in French. "Never doubt Cupid's arrows."