Summary: After suffering a crippling and devastating betrayal from someone he trusted, Clint struggles with his demons as he goes on a quest for vengeance. Grace Melnychenko Drăgoi struggles to cope, after a traumatic ordeal that collides her with a vengeful archer. Co – Written with snowqueen79. Clint/OC, Bucky/OC, Steve/Natasha, and other pairings. Rated M for violence, upsetting scenes and eventual smut.

Downfall Of Us All

Chapter 38

After a while, they return back to Bucky's farm and fed his goats who happily greeted them. Sophie fussed over them, as she texted Grace and Natasha, letting them know that she and Bucky were staying at his farm.

Bucky took her hand, and they both walked into the farmhouse to rest from the exhausting but pleasant day.

Clint walked with Grace as they got settled into their room, he'd only visited Wakanda once and that had been when the team had fought Thanos. Now though, he felt relaxed and held Grace close as they saw a bird chirping on the balcony. He smiled and held her close as they got comfortable for the night.

"Are you alright?" He asked quietly, she nodded and curled into him as he ran his calloused fingers through her soft, honey blonde hair.

"I'm fine Clint, it's very peaceful here." Grace said reassuringly, feeling comfort in the peaceful country of Wakanda. She felt like the tension was being released from her body, and she curled into him.

Clint held her tightly, he loved her so much.

The next morning, Bucky was showing Sophie around and she was amazed at seeing the White Rhinoceros herd, one of them licked her arm affectionately.

"Hello there beautiful, aren't you gorgeous?" She asked softly, as W'Kabi came over to greet them, with his and Okoye's children who were delighted at meeting them.

"She's a very lovely woman, White Wolf." W'Kabi said impressed, as they watched Sophie, Grace and Clint fuss over the white rhinos who were happy to be fussed over.

"I know she is, I love her very much, W'Kabi." Bucky said honestly and smiled when he saw Adrian and Wanda taking in the views of Wakanda.

"Steve and Natasha are with Shuri, Tony and Lilia took Howard to one of the wildlife sanctuaries. This is the first time I've ever seen a rhino up close," Sophie admitted quietly, a smile on her face as Adrian got licked on the face by one of the female rhinos.

"You never went to a zoo or wildlife park?" Bucky asked surprised, W'Kabi looked startled at hearing this news. Sophie sighed quietly, and her smile was wistful.

"My parents took us to the zoo once, but mom said we had to leave early. We did get to see some of the animals, but I'd always love to see whales, seals, turtles and dolphins in the sea." Sophie said softly, thinking of the animals she'd love to see.

"I'm glad you got to spend time with them," Adrian admitted. "I wish I'd been there with you."

Sophie went back to hug her brother warmly, smiling up at him. "We can make up for lost time now. Right?"

Adrian's eyes were suspiciously shiny, but he nodded as they continued visiting with the herd, letting the children tell them how the rhinos were cared for, how they were fed.

"Gracie, are you okay?" Sophie asked, glancing at her sister whose face was washed of most of its colour.

Clint reached her first. "You didn't look like you felt well last night either. Baby, you okay?"

Grace nodded, swallowed hard. "Stomach trouble I think. Maybe something I ate didn't agree with me."

"You're nauseous?" Sophie asked.

Grace nodded, tried to wave them off. Sophie and Wanda exchanged a look.

"It takes time for some to adjust to the strong fragrances of nature," W'Kabi said with a smile. "In a few days, you'll hardly notice it anymore."

"See?" Grace told him.

"Did you eat anything today?" Sophie pressed on.

Oh, now some of the colour was coming back into Grace's face. She was getting annoyed with the questions.

"No," Grace said sharply. Then, "no. Sorry. That's probably got something to do with it too."

Clint still hovered about her like he was certain she was going to disappear if he wasn't careful. Bucky glanced at Sophie as if to say, "what's going on?"

Sophie just winked at him.

They made it up to the palace, just in time to see Steve and Natasha stroll out, hand in hand as if they hadn't had a care in the world. It made Sophie's heart feel light just to see both of them like that when normally they carried the weight of the world on their shoulders.

"Nat, how are you?" Sophie called.

Nat glowed. Literally, her skin was flushed and healthy beneath the deep red of her hair. She couldn't remember a time when she thought the spy looked more beautiful.

"Good," Nat told her, grinning. "Everything with the baby is just fine."

Sophie and Bucky exchanged a smile at that. They deserved this.

Shuri ran out behind them, looking impatient. "It's lunchtime. Don't stand out here like you're in a painting."

Bucky snorted at that. Sophie knew he was fond of the princess. She'd done so much for him, ridding him of the triggers HYDRA had placed in his head to control him. She'd set him free. Without Shuri, Sophie might not even had been with him.

They washed up and were led to an enormous dining room with sideboards lining the walls filled with exotic dishes that made Sophie's mouth water to contemplate. She hadn't realized that she was so hungry.

They had just approached the table when Grace turned on her heel and raced out of the room, Clint, concerned, on her heels.

Natasha exchanged a knowing look with Sophie, Shuri and Lilia as all wondered what was wrong with Grace. Sophie hoped that Grace was alright and felt her heart race.

What if Grace was pregnant? She knew her sister and Clint had been careful, but what if she was pregnant.

Clint caught up with Grace just as she entered their room and heard her throwing up in the bathroom. He raced into the room and looked at her worriedly.

"Grace what's wrong? Please, baby tell me, so I can help you?" He pleaded imploringly, Grace sniffled as he pulled her into his arms and she leaned into him.

He wiped her tears from her face gently, and Grace took in a few deep breaths to calm down. She didn't know how Clint was going to react, she and Clint had been careful.

"I think I might be pregnant, I don't know for sure, but I've been feeling sick and tired lately. I'm afraid, and I'm sorry," Grace said quickly, and Clint held her tightly against him.

He wasn't mad at her, the thought she might be pregnant with their baby made his heart sing with joy, but a part of him knew why Grace was scared.

There was still the mess with HYDRA, the Red Room and Gonzales's rogue faction, who were giving Coulson a headache. He held Grace tightly, and they simply held each other.

"You've got nothing to be sorry for, Gracie. I'm happy that we might be having a baby, do you want to keep it?" Clint asked seriously, Grace was silent, and her expression grew determined.

"Let me take a pregnancy test just to be sure, and if I am pregnant, we'll love him or her." Grace said finally, feeling more relaxed and Clint wordlessly held her.

He stayed with her when she took the test and turned his back, until she finished and sat with her. It seemed like time was suspended before they heard a beep and looked at the pregnancy test intently.

Two lines, Grace was pregnant. She was having his baby, they were having a baby together.

Clint was torn between crying, shouting out in happiness or kissing Grace right then. She hugged him tightly, crying tears of happiness and he held her tightly as tears slid down his face.

They were having a baby.

The team stayed silent when Clint and Grace returned and got food on their plates, with only Natasha smiling knowingly. Peter looked confused but smiled at Grace and Clint.

"So, have you thought of names?" Grace asked softly, looking at Steve and Natasha who smiled softly at each other.

"If it's a girl, we're naming her Sarah Lila Romanoff Rogers and if it's a boy, his name will be Joseph James Clinton Barnes. I'm hoping that I might be able to have more children." Natasha admitted hopefully, causing everyone to smile.

"You might be able to, Natasha as the serum has healed your reproductive organs." Shuri offered kindly, knowing how badly this meant to the redhead spy.

"See, sweetheart? We can have more if you like," Steve said, his smile encouraging.

That's when Grace noticed Natasha staring at Clint hard. It wasn't that Clint was trying to avoid her stare. Her smile grew as the seconds passed. No, he went about enjoying his meal and the food at T'Challa's palace was among the best Grace tasted, finding now that she was sitting there with a plate that she was hungry.

Finally, he wore down Natasha's resolve.

"Clint," Nat said conspicuously loud, "is there something you two want to share with the class?"

Sophie was trying not to smile. Oh, her sister knew. Steve and Bucky managed to look concerned and ready to head for the jet at a moment's notice.

Clint finished what he was chewing, wiped his mouth with his napkin – all while his beautiful best friend looked as if she were going to spring out of her seat and come down the table to get him. Steve started looking between the two of them with a confused expression.

"Yeah," Clint said finally, reaching over to clasp Grace's hand. "Guess baby Rogers is getting a cousin."

It was comical how wide Natasha's eyes grew before she jumped up from her chair and sprinted for Clint with so much speed Grace was certain she was going to take him down. Steve was coming around the table with Sophie and Bucky, but they didn't make it before the spy fairly jerked Grace from her seat and pulled her into a fierce embrace.

Nat was literally in tears. "Thank you," she whispered in Grace's ear. "Thank you. This will mean the world to him."

Well, now she'd made Grace cry. Easing back, Grace said, "Me too."

"Hey, this is wonderful," Nat told her struggling with her emotions, "I've never done this before. Maybe you could…"

Grace held onto Nat's hand while the boys were in the background thumping each other on the back.

"Gracie," Sophie's eyes were shiny. "Really?"

Grace nodded to her sister as Adrian came up behind her. "The test came up positive."

Her siblings made her feel embraced from every side and she treasured their strength and their love.

"I love you, Gracie," Sophie told her. Adrian tightened his arms around his sisters.

Tony and Lilia came up finally to hug the couple, Tony grinning from ear to ear.

"I know that face," Steve told him.

"Yes, yes you do," Tony said. "I've got a lot to do when I get home."

"What are you up to?" Lilia asked with a grin.

"Nothing. Noting at all," Tony said absently, but his mind was going a million miles a minute and Lilia knew it.

"He's not planning tiny iron suits, is he?" Sophie asked her teasingly.

Lilia huffed out an exhale then laughed. "Oh, don't be surprised."

"Tony at least wait until the babies can walk, please before you start building any baby iron suits." Steve said pleadingly, he could only imagine the havoc the kids would do with a delighted Tony.

Tony smirked at him, and Steve simply laughed knowing that he couldn't stop Tony from creating tiny iron suits. His heart swam with emotion, as he thought of the happiness that was in the room and embraced it.

Everyone was happy, and that was how he wanted it.

Bucky got ready for bed with Sophie, as they checked on his goats that he had named Steve, Natasha, Sam and the newest addition had been named Scott.

They were settling down in the barn, and Sophie stroked San under the chin, causing him to cuddle her happily. She smiled, and Bucky found himself smiling as he wrapped an arm around her.

"So, we've got two nieces or nephews coming in nine months' time?" He asked amused, and Sophie laughed happily at his words as she leaned against him.

"Yes, we do and I'm so happy for them, Bucky. Steve, Natasha, Clint and Grace deserve this happiness and maybe we can have it one day?" She suggested softly, Bucky felt his heart swim with love for his beautiful girl.

He pulled her into his arms as they laid down on the bed, and heir onto her tightly before he managed to find his voice.

"When the HYDRA cells in America have been taken out, I'm gonna marry you and we're gonna have a lot of little ones." Bucky promised fiercely, Sophie laughed and held onto him as she curled into him.

Clint watched Grace as she looked at her flat stomach, there was no sign of a baby bump yet, but Clint was already in love with the thought being a father again. Grace smiled at him, as they both settled down for the night and she curled up against his side. She buried her face against his chest, listening to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat.

"Are you happy that we're having a baby?" She asked quietly, gently tracing her fingers over the callouses on his hands, and Clint smiled before shaking his head.

"Grace, I'm overjoyed that we're having a baby boy or girl together, and I love you so much. You've been through so much, but remained kind, loyal and compassionate and I love you for it." Clint said seriously, holding her tightly.

"Happy isn't a strong enough word for this, Gracie." Clint's arms tightened around her. "Knowing you're carrying my child, our baby, it's everything. It's everything."

Grace glanced up hearing tears in his voice, seeing the shine of his eyes in the scant light. "Clint?"

"The first time I saw you," he whispered. "Was it a dream? Cooper and Lila were there and I… I miss them. I miss them so damn much, baby. Just as I know you miss your Zach. We've lost so much, the two of us. To have this child together? Well… I'm so grateful. Just the thought makes me so happy I think my heart will burst."

Grace pulled up, propping her head on her elbow so she could gaze down into her lover's face. "Clint?"

He swiped away a tear, tried to make light of it. "I'm okay. Sorry. I love you so much and the thought of a child with you? It's a hell of a lot more than I deserve."

"No," Grace said firmly, brushing her fingertips over the side of his face. "How can you say that? You deserved a woman who loved you and gave you children. And you were the best husband and father, Lila and Cooper loved you so much. You didn't deserve to have them ripped from your arms any more than I did to lose Zach. You're right. We have lost a lot. I'm thinking maybe we both deserve this. A second chance. You know?"

"Only this time I'll have a woman who really does love me," Clint whispered softly. "Laura never looked at me the way you do. She never could. And you won't be alone this time. You'll have me there by your side, every step of the way through this pregnancy. We'll do this together. I don't want to miss a single minute of it."

Grace nodded but now tears stung the backs of her eyes.

"What is it?" Clint could read her so easily. "You want this, right?"

The tears came on then and Clint was sitting up with her pulled into his lap so quickly.

"Baby?" Clint asked, smoothing his hands down her back and over her hair.

"Yes," she mumbled with her head bowed.

"Yes, you want the baby?"

Gracie nodded.

"What's wrong?" There was a desperation bleeding into Clint's tone now and she didn't want it there, but she was struggling with words.

"Clint, I was so… lucky that Zach was… as healthy as he was given the… experiments and…"

"Gracie, don't." Clint pulled her into his chest, against his heart. "I know you're worried about what HYDRA did to you, to your family, having an impact on the baby. Please don't worry about that. Every couple faces those worries. At least we have scientists and geniuses at our disposal. If something should go wrong, and the odds are against it, we actually have the means to deal with it. But don't do this to yourself, give in to fear. Why worry about something that may never happen?"

Grace wrapped him in her arms, her tears smearing against the warm skin of his chest. She'd just been so afraid for so long. It wasn't something she could just turn off. Clint held her tightly, not saying anything as he let her cry into his chest, her breathing heavy as she let out her built up emotions over her fears for their baby.

"We're gonna be alright Grace, all three of us are gonna be alright and I won't let anyone hurt you or our baby." He promised fiercely, and Grace held onto him tightly.

"I know Clint, just promise me that you'll save the baby please Clint? For me?" She asked softly, looking at him seriously. Clint nodded reluctantly and held her tightly.

He wouldn't let that happen, nothing was going to happen to Grace, and the baby.

The next morning, Sophie was writing a list of cake orders for when she and Grace returned to the states. So, far there were at least five cake orders, two for Halloween and there was a birthday cake order. She watched in amusement as Bucky drank his morning cup of coffee, before checking on his goats who were grazing the fields, with Sam getting his head stuck in the fence.

Bucky pulled him out gently, and petted him soothingly, as he and Sophie went to see the others. Clint and Grace were talking to Shuri, and Grace rubbed her stomach softly.

Sophie smiled, she was so happy for her sister and Clint, and if anyone deserved this happiness, then they did. She hugged them both and went to have some breakfast.

From the corner of her eye, she saw a lone panther walking next to two cubs, who followed her. They settled under the stone statue of a panther, and Bucky smiled.

"That's Nandi, she comes here every morning to watch us and say hello. She's had over six cubs." He explained amused, and Sophie was amazed at the news.

"I can't wait to watch Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, I loved reading the comics with Sophie." Grace said excited, Sophie watched as her sister put three pancakes and two waffles on her plate, before pouring maple syrup on the waffles and devouring them.

"It's on Netflix, good thing we've got a subscription with it and I wanna see more Top Gear." Tony said amused, Lilia smirked and knew he was planning something.

Howard had his mouth smeared with baby formula, and she wiped it off as Tony burped him.

The team were shown around the gardens, and Sophie was in awe of all of the beautiful flowers, and trees that were blooming. She smiled at the sight of an orange tree, and saw a Starling bird looking at her curiously, she smiled widely.

This place was so beautiful, but peaceful and she could understand why Bucky loved being here. She leaned against him, and he held her as they were shown to another area.

"I have a gift for all of you, and especially for you, Clint, Adrian and Grace." T'Challa explained compassionately, and Bucky recognised the Heart - Shaped Herb. T'Challa and his family must have been able to regrow it, and he stared at the herb in astonishment, as Sophie looked at T'Challa and Shuri wearily.

"What does it do?" She asked quietly, curious about what the plant could do, and it must be special.

"When ingested, the herbs seem to have the power to allow the user to commune with the dead temporarily." T'Challa explained seriously, and everyone stared.

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