Chapter 9
I do not own The Avengers in any way.
A/N- This will be the last chapter for today. My computer is really hot and needs to cool down.
P.S. Bonus points to anyone who knows where the 'bruised peach' line came from.
Clint woke up feeling exactly how he felt the day after he had met Alaina and exactly the same way.
Natasha released him from his binds as they talked.
Although Clint and Natasha were close, it would never come close to what he and Alaina had.
When they finished, Clint turned to her. "Where's Agent Riley?" Clint asked.
Natasha said nothing.
"Where's Mockingbird?" Clint asked standing up.
"Next door", she said.
Clint ran out the door and looked in the window of her room.
She was lying in the bed with machines hooked up to her.
Clint turned to one if the nurses and asked, "How has she been?"
"Put up quite a struggle when we first brought her in. Kept saying your name", she said.
Clint entered the room and Alaina opened her eyes. "How are you feeling?" Clint asked.
"Like a peach", she said.
They looked at each other and smiled. "Like a bruised peach", they said together and laughed.
Clint took her hand in his.
"What was it?" he asked.
"Bullet to the shoulder, but don't worry, it's was a through and through shot", she said.
"Who?" Clint growled.
"One of Loki's men", she said, "But I'll be fine. I'll be able to hold my bow".
Clint was glaring at their intertwined hands.
"Hawk?" she asked.
He looked at her.
She grabbed his neck and brought his lips to hers.
Clint eagerly kissed back.
Steve walked by the room and saw Clint and Alaina locked in a passionate kiss. He waited a few minutes before knocking.
Clint and Alaina pulled out of the kiss, but not before sharing another one last kiss.
Alaina leaned up against Clint's chest.
Steve walked in. "Time to go", he said.
Alaina started to get up.
"What do you think you're doing?" Steve asked.
"Going with you", she said.
"You're staying here", he said.
"Like hell I am", she said.
Steve looked cautious.
"Look, I'll stay with Clint", she told him.
"You can fly one of those jets?" Steve asked Clint.
"Sure can", he said.
"Suit up then", he said leaving.
Clint helped Alaina get detached from the machines and led her to her room.
She dressed in her tight dark wash jeans and a black tank top.
Clint tossed her the hoodie.
She slipped it on and threw her hair up in a ponytail. She put the talon and feather necklace around her neck and grabbed her bow and arrows. "Let's go", she said.
"Wait", Clint said, "We're gonna get thru this".
"I know", she told him. 'Then we can start having little Clint's and Alaina's', she thought.
They met up with Steve and Natasha. They marched thru the helicarrier, Clint and Alaina holding hands, all their heads held high.
It was time to go to war.
