Chapter 20

Secrets

Steve and Natasha started the decent down towards the signal. "Cap did he know he was tracked? This seems to easy for Clint" Natasha finally spoke up "He is trained to hide for months, if it was me and I knew I had a tracker on my body that shit would have been cut out"

Cap just kept walking knowing Natasha was right "We have to hope he doesn't know" he responded as he looked at his Stark phone, they were directly above Barton. Cap signaled to Natasha and they headed down.

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Clint felt so dirty, his conscious mind had retreated finally allowing the fuzziness to take control, he had been tied up in this room for what felt like an eternity when the door opened.

"Time to make yourself decent Agent" Loki said untying his hands "we have people to rule"

Clint stood up, rolling his wrists to get the blood flowing back to his fingers, zipping up his fly and brushing the dirt of his pants; he stood to attention awaiting his next order. He had finally got to the conclusion that he couldn't fight this control, he knew he looked like and was the gods plaything.

'….PROTECT THE TESSERACT….' The whispers returned and Clint knew his task as he walked over to the doctor who was tinkering with his latest build.

"This is wonderful, the tesseract has shown me so much, its more than knowledge, its truth" Selvig said.

Loki stepped forward from the shadows "I know! It touches everyone differently" Loki grinned as he flashed back to Clint's act in the other room.

Clint just stood there silently surveying the room for unusual activity; his shield training was keeping him on edge, when he heard gunfire in the distance. "Sir?" he looked at Loki who had worry across his face.

"I guess your up agent" Loki said watching the man walk towards the action.

The gunfire ceased as the last of Loki's soldier fell, Clint made to the room to see the Cap's shield fly past his head, he ducked just in time hearing Loki chuckle behind him "Don't damage my plaything, soldier" he barked as he fired, knocking Steve off his feet. Natasha rolled into the next room hoping to draw Clint away, and it worked.

Natasha felt an arrow pass her face as she ran up and took out his knees, she felt him go for his knife and she prepared herself for hand-to-hand combat.

Cap was still dealing with Loki, when he finally gave in and asked for help "Stark! Could really use you here" he grunted as he fell beneath his shield.

"On my way cap, what took you so long to ask" Stark said as he headed towards the fight.

Natasha's hair was pulled back as she let out a grunt, a knife at her neck, she finally decided to end this battle as she head butted Hawkeye and watched him drop to the floor unconscious, she used this opportunity to tie him up.

Stark blasted his way in, protecting the Cap who was sprawled out on the floor. Tony shot everything he had at the god, finally knocking the spear free, he snatched it up pointing it at Loki.

"Your move reindeer games" Stark said to the god lying on the floor, and he watched him shift into a green suit "Good choice". Tony turned to the Cap who was now on his feet holding his side "I thought I said to be careful Cap" he said as he watched the SHIELD extraction team pick up the god and cuff him "I brought some of my friends" he smiled.

Natasha walked back into the room, blood pouring from her head "Barton's down" she was trying to catch her breath watching the SHIELD team drag away the unconscious archer. "Shouldn't we find Selvig and the cube?" she asked looking at the other men, as they started to head out the door.

"Director Fury" Steve winced from the pain "We have Barton and the hostile in custody. We are heading to Selvig and the cube"

"Roger" Fury said.

" please stand away from the cube" Steve said preparing his shield to take and fire from the man.

"Col. Why would I walk away from the thing that has opened my eyes?" he asked "The cube has shown me the truth of the world"

Steve went to walk towards him, trying to reason with the man.

"Cap it helps to hit them in the head" Natasha said

Steve used his new knowledge and threw his shield at the doctor's head, watching him crumple to the floor from the hit.

By the time the jets had landed Phil had practically chewed his nails down to the bone from stress. He knew Clint was okay but he had no idea what had happened to him or his mind while he was under the gods control, how many secrets had he let out?

"Agent Coulson" his come came to life in his ear "The hostile has arrived"

Phil snapped back into work mode, pushing his feelings back, he headed to meet up with Fury to plan the next move.

Natasha and the Cap were getting checked out in the infirmary as they watched the Doctor and Clint get rolled in, restraints around there wrists.

"Do you think they will get better?" Tasha asked the Cap

He let a smile drape across his face "Well red we can only hope, we already know Barton is a strong man, time will tell" Steve managed to keep his emotions at bay, keeping Natasha cool.

"Stark seemed pretty insistent that you came here Steve, doesn't he know you can heal yourself? I think he's really warming to you"

Steve's face flushed he had noticed how Stark protected him with Loki but he didn't understand why, Tony knew Steve's history. He sighed, "Why is he though?" he finally asked.

"It's Tony, no one knows what's going on in that mans head," she laughed as she was finally cleared by the SHIELD doctor. She looked over at Clint's bed where he was stirring and walked over.

"Nat?!" he said, he was so happy to see her, even if he still felt clouded

She looked down at his pants noticing the dried stains from Loki's fun earlier and moved the blanket to cover them "Are you okay?" she asked knowing that he would know what she really meant.

"It's all a bit hazy" he lied, he automatically felt a guilt wash across him but he didn't want to admit to being the gods plaything.

Natasha read him like a book, she knew he was lying but let the subject go. He was finally looking like himself, just tired.

"How's Phil doing?" he asked "Nat how many agents did I kill" his face dropped

"Don't! Don't do that to yourself Clint, God's on a war path is not something we are trained for" she said as she released his wrists from the restraints.

"How…how am I back?" he asked as the last of the cloud over his mind retreated

Natasha laughed "Cognitive recalibration" she let a smile sneak across her face "I hit you really hard in the head"

Clint let out a satisfying laugh as he grabbed her hand "Thank you Tasha"

Phil threw open the infirmary doors, so happy to see Clint, he saw his man shuffle up the bed as he walked over "Agent Barton, glad your back" he smiled.

"Thanks Phil, glad to be back, yet again I owe Tasha my life" he smiled as she went to get up to leave them alone.

"Clint you know where I am if you need saving again" she joked as he released her hand and watched her leave.

"You promised to be safe Clint" Phil said as he sat on the bed "I don't think my heart can take it, I wanted to kill Loki but they fuckers immortal!" he ran his hand down Clint's face "Are you okay? Did he hurt you?"

Clint knew he couldn't tell him what happened, he couldn't let him know that he mind was making him miss the god's cold touch. "I'm fine babe, remember I am trained for this" he smiled.

"We have to figure out what you told Loki, what do you remember?" Phil asked slipping back into work mode so easily.

Clint just closed his eyes, his mind flashing back to him pleasuring Loki, he felt so confused as something in his groin stirred, did he want the God?. "Clint?" his eyes flicked open as the sound of Phil's voice, "What is it? Do you remember something?". Clint shook his head to displace the thoughts of Loki and to respond to Phil. "Okay I have to run some files to Fury, but he said I can stay with you after that" he smiled as he go up kissing Clint's forehead and whispering "I LOVE YOU" into Clint's ear, then heading for the door.

Clint rested his head against the cold wall, picking it up and hitting it back down, 'Why does this always happen to me' he thought, he hit his head harder wanting his memories to go away.

"I don't want you to become a frost monkey again" Tasha said as she stood at the door "I brought you these" she said handing over a clean pair of tactical pants. "You will have to tell someone eventually, you know you cant lie to me Clint" She watched him drop his head in shame " No matter what you know I will always love you goober" she smiled.

"Thanks for the pants Tasha" he said getting up to change, catching a glimpse of his bloody face in the window, a black eye gradually forming. "Why is it always me Tasha, Loki said I was the Avenger's Slut!"

Tasha laughed "Clint Barton the Slut! You know he just said that to upset you. Hell Clint you have only slept with one of the team and that's been pretty long term, unless you've been keeping secrets of how you made Steve scream your name!"

Clint roared with laughter "Darling isn't that your job?" he raised a questioning eyebrow

"Ugh Clint how do I seduce a man trapped in time? You know today he called me Red and it made my insides squirm" She laid across Clint's legs "How is he so oblivious, I bet he's a great fuck" She sat up quickly "Anyway Ahem"

"Jeeze Tasha don't blow a gasket, want me to scope the field for you?" Natasha smiled

"Barton if you turn him gay, so help me god I will put you back in this infirmary!" she joked

"Turn who gay? Do I have competition?" Phil said from the doorway

"Natasha has a school girl crush, and wants me to scope him out" he chuckled, already felling better he stood and went to embrace Phil "Your safe babe, don't worry"

"Ugh Clint you're the worst, Phil is not to know who! Sorry boss Assassin confidentiality" She smiled "Keep me posted" she winked at Clint as she left.

"Have you been cleared yet? We are close to New York and that Doctor keeps calling" Phil said squeezing his arm around Clint's waist.

"Kate? Why?" Clint snapped remembering the kiss

"No! Doctor West silly, I want you to see her more often, I enjoyed bruising you after" Phil said as he tugged on Clint's earlobe with his teeth.

Clint let out a moan, his body craving the attention of his lover. "I think I'm cleared, I mean I'm not a threat anymore" he said picking up his chart reading his past injuries and smirking "Either way according to this I will always bounce back" he smiled putting down the chart and heading towards the door, his hand in Phil's.

Phil smiled "If your sure Barton! Let's go home" he said as he called the jet

'Home' Clint thought 'Can't wait' as his mind drew him back to the feeling of Loki's touch.