The two hours that were spent waiting for Natasha and Tony to arrive dragged on for an eternity. Steve was pacing, Thor and Bruce we're stairing at him from their chairs. The hallways were grey and quiet and felt wrong, they felt like death. Suddenly shouts and loud voices filled the building. The first person they saw was Tony, his entire torso was covered in blood.

"Friend Stark! Are you injured?"

Tony turned to meet the panicked god.

"No, its not my blood Thor."

As he said that Natasha was rushed past them, he skin was deathly pale, her lips purple. The scarlett blood drenched every inch of her. Something clicked inside Steve and he sprung into action, running after the gurney that Natasha was on until they closed the door to the operating room, that's when he turned to look at Tony.

"What the hell happened Stark?"

"It was an assacination attempt. Someone wanted Pepper and I dead, Natasha took the hit. All 5 of them, she was going down by the time I arrived in my suit. One in the shoulder, thigh, stomach, lower back, and one in the chest, they think it narrowly missed her heart. She's not waking up, but shes alive."

Steve punched a wall, smashing a hole in it before he slumped into a chair, placing his face in his hands. It was nearly 9 hours of silence as the doctors tried to keep Natasha alive. The four men were standing before the doctor even reached them.

"Agent Romanoff is in a coma. Her body cannot keep up with what's going on, it needs time to heal. What I'm trying to say is that its up to her to make it through now. You can go see her."

Steve nodded and walked past the doctor into the white room. Natasha was still, her hair spread around her face like a halo of blood. Her lips were dry but her skin was clean of the blood that previously covered it.

"Oh Tasha, you promised you would be fine."

Steve took her hand as he sat down next to her. It felt like ice against his warm skin. Thor, Bruce and Tony came in an hour later, they had wanted to give him some time alone. They all sat in silence for the rest of the night. The only thing heard was their breathing and the machines that were keeping Natasha alive. Tony and Bruce would take turns bringing food, they all made sure that Natasha would never be left alone. Pepper had even brought over night bags, knowing that none of the men would want to leave. It was the next day, 2 am when the door to Natashas room burst open, all four men were on their feet ready for a fight but they all relaxed as soon as they saw Clint. He rushed to Natasha's side.

"Damn it Tasha! What the fuck were you thinking? Is this was happens when you go on missions without me?"

Clint grabbed Natasha's arm and didn't let go for hours until he sank into the seat next to Steve. Bruce re did Clint's badly done stitches in silence and then went back to his seat. No one bothered asking Clint how his mission was, they knew he wouldn't answer. Not until Natasha was awake.

obviously a short chapter, sorry about that guys but so far the next chapter is over 5 pages long and still going. I really need ideas and reviews to keep this story going. I may not be online for a while, I happen to live right where Hurricane Sandy is hitting the hardest and its been estimated that i may not have power for up to 10 day. Reading your reviews on my phone will make going through the hurricane all better!

I hope this can be like the chapter where Natasha lost her baby, i got so many reviews that day.