A/N: See? I told you I'd be back! :D (I told you.) And, again, I must say that you are all awesome and I love you. It's another sort of short one, but you guys got two today, so I hope you won't be mad at me.

Windows and Disappearing Acts:

~Clint~

"What's going on, Clint? Why are you packing clothes? Didn't we just unpack your stuff?" I shove another shirt into my duffel bag.

"I told you, Nat. I'm going to be arrested." I zip up the bag and throw it over my shoulder. "You and I are sneaking out of here. I wanna see Janie again." I peer outside my doorway to make sure no one's there. I motion for Nat to follow me. "Just… just come visit Jane with me. We won't be gone more than a week, I promise." She opens her mouth to talk. "-And don't give me any of that 'I have to work' crap. I know you have enough vacation days." She looks at me, unimpressed. "If we don't do this, Bruce and Loki are gonna end up in jail and I might not be able to get them out this time. Please, Nat. For me." She nods.

"Fine. I'll go with you." I pull her by her elbow into a random room to avoid being seen. She closes the door, pointing to the other side of the abandoned storage room. "Window." I nod. Unlocking the window, I slide it up and Nat kicks in the screen with her shockingly high roundhouse kick. "Me first?"

"I'll give you a boost." She places her feet in either of my hands and I push her up, ignoring the searing pain in my chest. "Nat?" She stares at me from the other side of the window. "First, why didn't we climb out my window? It's bigger." She chuckles. "Second, we brought my pills, right?" She pulls me through we window and we make a run for a car.

"Yeah, Clint. We remembered your pills."

~Phil~

"It's been a while. What do you think they're talking about?" Bruce shrugs. "I mean, it's been a couple hours and they haven't come out. I'm getting really nervous." Thor pats me on the shoulder. "Should… Should we go check on them?" Bruce and Loki nod simultaneously. We all walk quickly to Clint's room. There's no answer when we knock. Loki knocks again, but there still isn't an answer.

Thor, impatiently, pushes the door in. No one's here. Bruce is the first to speak. "Where'd they go?" We all look around nervously. "Phil?" I shrug, feeling like I'm about to cry. Clint just… walked out on me. He left. He's gone and I have no clue where he is or why he left. I can't help but think this has something to do with mom. "Where'd they go?"

"I have no idea."

~Clint~

It's after midnight and Nat and I haven't left yet. We're sitting out in the car in front of Steve's house. "What are we doing here, Clint?" I look from Nat to the door, back to Nat. "Are we going in, or are we going to get some sleep?"

"I'm going in. You stay here." I get out and approach the door. Cautiously, I raise my fist and knock on the wood. Nothing. I knock again and I hear footsteps. Tony, looking highly disheveled and way overtired, opens the door. "I need to talk to you and Steve." Tony's tired mind doesn't really understand, but he opens the door anyway. I step inside and their house is actually bigger than I expected.

"Steve!" Tony yells up the stairs. "Get your ass down here; we have a guest." Steve comes down the stairs grumbling about it being the middle of the night, but freezes in his tracks when he sees me. Tony grabs two beers from the refrigerator, handing one to Steve as he stumbles down the rest of the stairs. He looks at me apologetically. "Sorry kid. You're not old enough."

"You… you disappeared. What happened to you?" I smirk at Steve looking – and sounding – just as disheveled, tired, and cranky as Tony.

"I know I'm in no position to ask this of you guys, but I need a favor." We all sit down on their couch, Tony in Steve's lap, and they both take a drink. "I'm gonna be gone for a little while. I need you to do a few things for me." They nod. "First, you guys can't tell anyone about this conversation." They stare at each other before nodding. "I overheard your conversation with Peggy. I can't be arrested again. The guy who shot me is still out there and I think they are planning to try again."

"They're planning on trying to shoot Phil again?" I nod. "Wow. He must've really pissed someone off."

"I need to find out who it is and I can't exactly do that from jail. I need to visit some old contacts, figure out who the bastard is, then I'll come back. But I have to save him. You guys understand, right?" They grab each other's hand and nod. "I promise you, I'll track down my employer and I'll find out who the sniper was. I'll bring him in and then you can arrest me."

"It'd be a lot easier to find your employer if you'd just give us his name."

"I don't have a name." They both give me surprised looks. "In my profession, we don't get names. We get in, do the job, and we get out – no questions asked."

"That's idiotic."

"It's genius. No one ever knows you were there. Anyway, back to the point… As soon as I find him, you can arrest the both of us, but I'm not gonna let him hurt Phil. Got it?"

"Right." We all stand up. "And if anyone asks, you were never here." I flash a small smile in appreciation.

"Thanks." I turn towards the door. "One more thing."

A/N: Yes, I know Phil's scene was really, really, really short. I didn't really know what else to put there. Hope you guys don't mind.

And again, I would just like to say I'm sorry if I can't get a chapter up tomorrow. I will be traveling and I'm not sure what time I'm going to get there. I shall have lots of writing time, though! :D