Artemis' POV
We were chasing Taskmaster through the Landes Forest in southwestern France. He had been hiding out in Bordeaux after staging a terrorist attack in Paris.
I took a glance at my team, we'd been walking for a while, and I could see they were getting tired. Grace wasn't flying anymore, she was walking behind me. Her eyes looked tired, but she seemed to be trekking along fine. Bucky and Sam were behind her, both walking at a slower pace than normal. Sammy's eyes looked exhausted, and his movement was a bit sluggish. Bucky was a bit more coherent, but only because he had more experience. And Apollo was taking up the rear, he was mostly attentive, but I could see him fumbling slightly.
I sighed, and, clearing my throat I said, "Hey guys, let's sit and rest for a while, maybe sleep a bit. We won't be able to stop Taskmaster if we're falling asleep standing up."
Everyone sighed with relief, Bucky and Sam dropped to the ground where they stood, leaning against a downed tree, and Grace went over to Apollo and grabbed his hand, pulling him toward some trees.
He looked over to me, but I shook my head, "No Pollo' it's all right, you sleep. I'll take first watch."
He nodded, "Two hours, max. Wake me up if you feel tired."
"I will."
He smiled, as he and Grace slid down against the trees, cuddling up together and falling asleep quickly.
I crept over to Bucky and Sam, situating myself between the two of them. Sam moved over a bit to allow me more room, groggily putting his head on my shoulder and returning to the world of dreams. Bucky however, slept like the dead as I maneuvered him so his head was laying on my lap.
With one arm around Bucky and the other around Sam, I rested my head on the back of the log, letting out a contented sigh, I glanced up at the moon. It was brighter than I thought it'd been earlier, appearing to be full even though it was technically a ¾ moon tonight.
It might've been exhaustion, wishful thinking, or, most likely, something in the middle, but I swear the moon twinkled at me. I gasped slightly, then smiled.
"I love you too Daddy."