Please don't leave me alone, alone
I might talk about not needing you,
But we will always end up back here
Don't leave me, please
—-
"What do you see, Iron Man?" Steve asks Tony, who is already on the battlefield because of his suit. The rest of the team are in the Quinjet and are on their way.
"Ehh... there are some red colored robots with different abilities. But they explode instantly if you get a shot between the head and the chest. And some kill themselfs. There are a lot though, and they can fight quite well. It will be difficult, but managable. There aren't any civillians left, only empty old houses." Tony reports, while blasting a robot with knives instead of arms. "What's your ETA Cap?"
"We should be there any minute now, Shellhead."
"Fly quicker, birdbrain, they are starting to gang up on me. Apparently they can learn a bit." Tony tells his teammates.
Then he hears the unmistakable roar of the Hulk. "Ah, you're here."
"Stating the obvious there, Stark." Clint tells him via the comms while landing the Quinjet.
"Shut up and start fighting Legolas." Tony replies while blasting another pair of robots.
They are winning the fight slowly but surely. Tony even has the time to look around and check on his teammates. On his left he sees the Hulk ripping the robots apart. On his right he sees Steve throwing his Shield, instantly exploding 3 robots. Clint is busy shooting the robots while sitting on the roof of an empty building. And Natasha... where is Natasha?
Tony looks around, just to see his girlfriend disappear in a building.
"Good job guys, we're almost done." Tony tells his teammates as he flies towards the buidling Natasha disappeared in.
—
Natasha is busy shooting her guns at a robot on the other side of the building, but doesn't realise the three robots that are walking into the building through a side entrance. They are starting to blink, which indicates the fact they are going to explode in two seconds.
"Natasha!" Tony shouts as he flies towards her. Natasha looks back to late. The last thing she feels is the Iron Man suit slamming into her and protecting her from the explosions.
—
Natasha slowly opens her eyes and then starts to cough violently. She is surrounded by rubble and dust. The exploding robots made the building collapse. But the area she is in didn't fully collapse. But she still should've died from the explosion. She would've, if it wasn't for Tony. Tony.
"Tony!" Natasha shouts.
"Here." She hears a weak reply.
Natasha tries to stand, but then pain shoots up from her left leg. Mabye broken. She starts crawling towards her boyfriend, left leg dragging behind her.
"Tony?" She asks again.
"Here... Tasha." The thing she sees horrifies her. Her boyfriend is impaled by a pole from the building. It goes straight through his suit. There is already some blood pooling underneath the armor.
"Tony!" She starts crawling quicker and pants when she is next to her boyfriend.
"Hey Tash, could you get the helmet off? I can't see. And I think my arm is broken."
"Of course." Natasha says, pulling the helmet from her boyfriend's head. Then she puts Tony's head in her lap and starts brushing his hair.
—-
"Have I always been so obnoxious? Why do you make me act this way? I never was like this before. Believe me, It's just a game. Whoever wins, gets to hit the hardest. But I don't mean it, darling. Believe me, I don't."
"It's okay, Tash." Tony tells her. "I get it. It must've been hard for you."
"But Tony, I abused you!" Natasha cries. Tony slowly raises his non-broken arm.
"Could you get the glove off, please?" Natasha obediently grabs the gauntlet and pulls it off her boyfriends hand. With another hand she grabs a stone and she pulls of her coat to make a soft place for him to lay his head on. Then she sits back down next to him, now able to look him straight in the eyes.
Now that his hand is free, Tony wipes her tears. "You're beautiful." He tells her. "And I love you."
"Oh Tony." Natasha grabs his hand in her own. "I'm so sorry. I just didn't know how to really love someone. I never learnt that. I only really realised what I did was really wrong when Clint came to our room this morning to say it in my face."
"Really?" Tony chuckled softly. "Bruce came to me to talk. He even... he suggested I should leave you..."
—-
"Please don't leave me alone, alone
I might talk about not needing you,
But we will always end up back here
Don't leave me, please"
"It's okay Tash. Don't cry. I said no. You know why?"
"No..." Natasha sniffled.
"Because I love you. I love you, Tasha. You are so strong, and brave, and you have been through so much. And I love you for who you are. Even if you make a mistake, I will still love you."
"Oh Tony." Natasha cried. "I'm so sorry. I love you too." She gives him a kiss on his and, and then on his fore head.
—
"I often forget to say out loud what you really mean to me.
I can't live without you, even if I just used you as some sort of punching bag.
I need you, Tony. And I'm so sorry."
Natasha cried. "We may have had a little bit of a false start, but..." She looked him in the eyes. "You showed me what real love is, Tony. You were always there for me, even if i wasn't there for you. You always told me how great and beautiful I am. You are so kind. You always told me you loved me. And I'm so sorry..."
She looks at him. "I'm so sorry I didn't do the same. But I love you very much Tony, I really do."
Tony looked at her with his big chocolate brown eyes. "I love you to, Tash. And I'm so sorry."
And then he starts coughing. He starts coughing blood.
"You need to promise me, Tash." He looks at her, panting now.
"Please, Tasha, please don't leave me"
—
"No, I won't, Tony. I love you. Because you loved me first. You were the first person to really love me. To show me how to love. And I've learnt now, Tony, I understand now. I really do. And I want to love you back now. You can't give up!" She begs.
"I'm so sorry, my love." Tony coughs again, and his breathing slows. At that moment, they hear the roaring sound of the Hulk.
"Tony, Natasha! Are you guys down here?" Clint shouts.
"Yes! Hurry!" Natasha replies.
"Are you alright? What is your status?" Steve shouts as he starts removing the debris.
"I have a broken leg. And Tony has a broken arm. And he is impaled by a pole. He is dying! Please! Hurry!" Natasha shouts back before moving her attention back at Tony. He slowly blinks at her with his big eyes.
—
"Please don't leave me alone, alone
I might talk about not needing you,
But we will always end up back here
Don't leave me, please
Please don't leave me alone, alone
I might talk about not needing you,
But we will always end up back here
Don't leave me, please, I am begging you!"
"I love you Tasha. You are a stong, beautiful woman. You will make it very far in this world." Tony pants, blood leaking from his lips.
"No no no no! Tony, please, they're almost here! Please! Don't give up!"
Tony puts his finger at her lips to silence her. Inhale, exhale.
He wipes her tears away. Inhale, exhale.
Then he pulls her closer and they kiss. It isn't the best kiss she has ever had. There is too much blood in his mouth and he is too tired. But it is the most loving, and meaningful kiss she had ever had.
They both pant as Tony moves back down, and she moves back up. "I love you, Tash. With all my heart. Now fly, my little bird. And discover the world."
Tony closes his beautiful brown eyes. Inhale... Exhale...
—
"Baby, Tony, please don't leave me"
Natasha softly whispers. But she knows it's to late.
Anthony Edward Stark, her perfect, loving, kind boyfriend, is dead.
When the other avengers arrive, fifteen seconds later, they know it as well.
Bruce manages to dehulk very quick and sits down, next to her. He checks for Tony's pulse, but finds nothing. Silent tears stream down their faces.
Steve pulls his helmet off and holds it in his hands. Then he kneels next to them, and a tear slowly escapes his eyes as well.
Clint sits down next to them as well. He isn't crying yet. But then he grabs Tony's still warm hand. And he can't believe it. No more Shellhead/Birdbrain jokes. No more prankwars. No more Tony.
And all four of them are mourning, for the loss of a teammate, a boyfriend, a best friend, a fellow prankster. They are mourning for their genius, billionair, playboy, philantrophist.
A hero.
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Well, that's the end. I love pain. *evil laugh*. The story is now finished, but I'm thinking about writing an alternative ending. So let me know in the reviews if you would like that. Or if you wouldn't. And any errors that should be corrected? Review! I love them. Disclaimer: no I don't own anything. And the song is still Please don't leave me, by P!nk. 21/01/18 And yes, I had to make changes to the italic bits.