Revenge

It was about 8PM when Hawkeye went to bed. He took out his hearing aids and placed them on the table beside the bed and then turned off the small lamp. He quickly drifted off to sleep.

Tony had carried a grudge against Hawkeye since April Fools' Day and wanted revenge. On this particular night, it kept Tony awake. About midnight, Tony crept into Clint's room and took the hearing aids off of the table. Furious, Tony walked outside and threw the hearing aids into the pool, instantly shorting them out. Feeling satisfied, Tony went to bed. Little did he know, Aleron had a nightmare and saw him throw Hawkeye's hearing aids into the pool. She went to sleep as Tony opened the door just a crack to check on her as he often did late at night.

About 7AM, Hawkeye woke up and felt on the table for his hearing aids. He couldn't find them, so he figured that he accidentally knocked them over the edge of the table in his sleep. Clint sat up and looked on the floor for the hearing aids, seeing that they were nowhere in sight, he decided to ask anyone if they had seen them, just in case. Everyone responded, but he did not understand them.

In the kitchen, Aleron was sitting at the table eating breakfast while Tony poured a cup of coffee and sat next to his daughter when Pepper walked through the door.

"Have any of you seen Clint's hearing aids," Pepper asked.

"No, neither one of us has seen them," Tony responded.

Aleron climbed down from the chair she was sitting in and pulled Pepper from the room.

"Last night, I saw papa throw Uncle Clint's hearing aids in the swimming pool," Aleron said.

"Thank you for telling the truth, but you should go tell Clint. We'll let him deal with your father," Pepper responded.

Aleron nodded as she went to find Clint. She caught him just before he went into his room.

"What is it," Clint asked, his voice hiding a hint of anger.

*I saw papa throw your hearing aids in the swimming pool last night.* Aleron signed slowly.

"Thanks, Aleron, at least one Stark in this house has a conscience," Clint said.

Aleron ran back to the kitchen to finish her cereal, leaving Clint with one dilemma, how to deal with Tony. Clint was really mad about the ordeal, not being able to hear drove him almost insane. He finally had enough of it and went to find Tony, who was sitting in the kitchen, drinking coffee. Clint did what he felt like and punched Tony in the face, and then left, feeling somewhat better, despite not being able to hear. Clint went back to his room and started putting the furniture back in the correct place and went back to bed.

Back in the kitchen, Tony had started crying to Pepper about what happened.

"Tony, you know very well that you have taken it way too far when you mess with Clint's ability to hear," Pepper reprimanded.

"No, I threw his hearing aids into the pool," Tony responded.

"Tony, that's exactly why he punched you in the face," Pepper said, a little annoyed.

Aleron walked into the kitchen, smiling.

"Aunt Janet told me you wanted to tell me something," Aleron said.

"Yeah, Aleron go down to the lab and tell Hank that Clint needs a new pair of hearing aids," Pepper responded.

Aleron nodded as she ran out the door and down to the lab to find Hank.

"You're not supposed to be in here," Hank said.

"Uncle Clint needs a new pair of hearing aids," Aleron responded.

"What happened to the ones he had," Hank asked.

"Papa threw them into the swimming pool," Aleron responded.

"What did Clint do to Tony for throwing his hearing aids into the pool," Hank asked.

"Uncle Clint punched papa in the face," Aleron said.

Hank handed Aleron a small box containing the hearing aids and watched as she ran back to the upper levels of the house. She caught Clint going into the kitchen and tapped him on the shoulder.

"What is it," Clint asked.

Aleron handed him the box as he read the label.

"Thanks Aleron," Clint said as he walked into the kitchen.

He put in the hearing aids and adjusted the volume and was finally feeling much better than he had all day.