AN: this chapter contains slight yaoi and smut. If you don't like then don't continue.
Tony sat next to Kim. Staring at the cell phone in her hand. Actually he was pretty sure they all were. Everyone was sitting around the living room, waiting, anxiously for the next call. Tony looked up, looking at Gage and Clint. They were just as broken up about this as they were. He knew they were eating themselves twice there size in guilt. He spoke, his voice raspy from the will of controlling it, lest it crack. "It's not your fault." Clint spoke first, half glaring at Tony. "who are you talking to?" Tony let out a shaky breath. "Both of you. I can see you both eating yourselves in guilt. It's not gonna get you anywhere and it's certainly not gonna save them." Kim swallowed the lump n her throat, speaking, wiping a few tears away. "You said it yourself Clint. Those tazers wernt normal. They were modded. These people knew what they were doing." Clint shook his head. "Still.." Tony snapped. "No..no "stills" or "What ifs" or "Buts." this wasn't your fault. Now some bad guy has my children for God knows what ransom and he isn't gonna get it. But we are getting them."
Clint seemed to let that sink in, looking away with a glare, wiping at his eye furiously before a tear could fall. Suddenly the cell phone rang, causing Kim to jump and small whimper to escape her. Tony quickly picked it up, answering. "Give them back." His voice was low and seething. Gage and Clint and Happy watched helplessly. Tony decided to put it on speaker phone, so they could listen in. Kim swallowed, hearing that voice. "Oh it was a nice try but I'm afraid asking nicely just won't do. Your suits. I want them." "No." John on the other end smirked. "You might regret that answer." He quickly slapped Quinn across the face, making her cry out. Tony snapped quickly. "Stop! Just stop!" Gage and Clint were standing, glaring and growling at the phone. The voice laughed. "Oh is she the favorite? Naughty, parents shouldn't chose favorites." He grabbed Quinns sprained wrist, twisting it again. She cried out, nearly screaming in pain, sobbing. Tony cried out. "Ok!" He paused, his voice cracking as he continued. "Ok. You can have the suits you son of bitch just let them go!" John smiled. "Good boy. I'll lift the block off of them and then...well. You come find us." The next sound was that of the dial tone before Tony thew the phone against the wall in a huff of anger and hopelessness. Clint spoke first with a glare. "Where are they?" Tony glared before turning around sharply. "I'l know soon." Kim had a hand to her mouth, trying in vain to control the sobs escaping her. Clint moved to sit next to her, wrapping her in his arms. She melted into him, crying into his chest.
Tony had rushed to the lab, typing furiously. Suddenly the computer showed two red dots in an old mansion outside of town. "JARVIS, send this to all the GPS systems in the tower, suits, phones, Cars." "Yes sir." Tony quickly ran back upstairs to the living room, catching his breath. "I got them. Soon as you two are ready we'll go." Clint kissed kims head before standing, Gage following upstairs. Tony went to Kim, holding her. "God, I'm so sorry about all this." Kim shook her head. "It's not your fault. Now go. Happy will keep me safe." Happy was standing across from them. "I got this boss. You go get your children back." Tony nodded, kissing Kim quickly before going down to the lab, getting in one of the suits. "JAY, are Gage and Clint ready?" "Yes sir, they are on there way to the garage." The faceplate came down. "Then lets fly." Tony took off out of the tower, now seeing the Hummer below belonged to Clint and Gage. He spoke. "You guys read me?" "Loud and clear." Gage spoke. "Good. I'll fly above, keep cover." "Got it." "Now. Lets go get these bastards" Tony spoke, seething into the comm.
They arrived at the old mansion. It was abandoned, far as he knew. Clint parked the hummer quickly, getting out. He spoke into his comm. "Were going in on foot." Tony spoke, hovering above them. "Got it. I'll keep cover out here, surprise them." "Got it." Clint got his bow out, snapping it open before putting an arrow in, moving into the dark mansion, melting into the darkness. Gage had his sword ready, going in the opposite direction as Clint. Clint saw a guard, taking him out quickly. Gage found one as well, nearly taking his head off as hi slit his throat. Gage spoke in his comm. "Tony, see anymore guards?" Tony hovered around each window, looking in. "No. I don't. But I found Quinn and TJ. He's holding a gun to Quinns head."
Clint started to walk carefully down a hall. "What room?" Tony did a quick scan of the house. "Third floor, fourth room on the right. In the middle on a couch. There taped up. Go in careful, there's few guard in there with him." Gage growled into the com. "Yes sir." He put his sword away and got his pistol, following Clint carefully.
The guards around the door were taken out easily, there wasn't any in the room with him. They went in quiet. John smirked, the gun held to Quinns head. She whimpered thru the tape on her mouth. "Oh Boys,Please come out. I asked for Iron Man. Not his guard dogs." Clint had his gun aimed for his head. "Not dogs. Were family." Gage glared, his pistol also pointed at John. "And we've come for ours." John chuckled lowly. "I advise you to put the guns away or..." He pulled the hammer back on the gun, clicking it in place. Clint and Gage both shared worried glances before holstering there weapons. John chucked. "Oh Iron man...won't you come out and play? Or do you simply not care?" Gage growled. "Oh he cares." Clint glared. "And when he comes, your dead." Suddenly there were repulsers blasts thru the window as Tony flew in, landing in front of John and his tied up kids. He stood. "You got me. Now let them go." John smirked. "Not until you give me that suit. Or..'" He pressed the pistol hard into Quinns head, making her whimper in pain and fear. Tony snapped. "Alright! You an have it. Just don't kill them." John smirked. "That's a good boy." Tony had the suit open front ways, Clint and Gage watching in worry as Tony stood up. "Here, you have my damn suit now let them go." John chucked. "You know something about villains? They lie." He was just about to pull the trigger when Gage got his gun out quickly.
John quickly turned his gun on Gage with a glare. "Try and stop me and I won't hesitate to kill this brat." Tony saw this opportunity, jumping for John, tackling him to the ground. In the struggle he was able to yell out to Clint and Gage. "Get them! Get Quinn and TJ!" Clint Quickly went to TJ, picking him up easily, taking him to the far side of the room. Gage quickly got Quinn, following Clint. Clint got the tape off of TJ before hugging him tightly. "Oh Thank God, your alright." Gage got the tape off of Quinn, holding her close and kissing her head. "Yous safe."
In the struggle, Tony was keeping John from the gun, strangling him when suddenly the tables were turned when John punched him hard in the jaw, making him fall and john quickly gaining power strangling him. John was a better fighter then Tony. John chuckled lowly. Tony thought he was gonna black out when he heard a gun shot go off. John was forced off of him from the impact. Tony feeling blood drip on him from John. He coughed violently. Clint was next to him, helping him sit up. "You ok?" Tony coughed. "Better now..." John was suddenly laughing, walking toward the iron Man suit, going inside it as it formed around him, "Oh yes. I will be unstoppable." He walked a few inches in front of tony with the suit. Tony glared up as he raised a repulsers "Good Bye, Tony Stark." There was a few moments then. Nothing. John tried again.
"What? What is this? Why won't it work?" Tony smirked weakly. "Your a fucking idiot for thinking I would hand you over one of the most powerful weapons on earth. There encoded to only work for certain people. Me and one other awesome person in the air force. JARVIS, blow the Mark 35 armor." "Yes sir." The voice said in Johns ear. John walked backwards, trying to get it off. "What is this? Stark?!" suddenly the suit blew, Clint Guarding Tony on the ground, his torso over top of him as Gage protected Quinn and TJ.
It was a few moments later they could all breath a sigh of relief. Clint let tony sit up. "You know you could have warned us." Tony smirked weakly. "I was hoping it wouldn't get to that. Gage. Get them to the car." Gage nodded, holding them both carefully as they walked out of the room. Clint started to help Tony up when Tony winced, nearly falling. "Ahh damn...I messed up my knee something awful." Clint helped him stand. "Here, lean on me." Tony did that, his arm around his broad shoulders. "Thanks." Tony sighed. "You could have had him finish me. She would have been yours."
Clint tensed as he helped him walk. "I'm not like that. You know it. She loves you, I would never take that away form her." Tony smiled weakly. "Thanks." Clint smirked. "For what? Saving your ass again?" Tony smirked weakly. "Shut it." Clint smirked. "Admit it. You like me." Tony swore he felt his heart stop. Clint continued. "I'm a challenge." Tony rolled his eyes, hoping to play this off. "Yeah. Keep dreaming that." "So you don't like me then?" Tony sighed. "Well. I do. As a friend." Tony knew that was a lie. He's had a little crush on the archer since he's met him. Clint smiled weakly. "Friend? Thats new."
Clint got him outside, getting him to the car quickly, helping him sit. TJ was the first to speak. Tears in his eyes. "Daddy...I tried to protect her..." Tony hugged him close, kissing his head. "I know you did." TJ looked up at Clint, lip trembling. "I promise, I did.." Clint ruffled his hair. "I know little man. I know." Tony sat in the middle, holding Quinn close to. He felt wet spots on both of them. Blood. But not from any wound. It was blood. Johns blood. They were all covered in it to a certain extent. He swallowed thickly. "Lets go home."
Clint drove quickly back to the tower. He and Gage keeping watch. Tony was holding both of his children protectively, silently tears never seeming to stop. Quinn was silent, curled into her father. Gage saw this and worried. She was never quiet. Tony spoke. "Someone let Kim and Happy know where on our way home with the kids." Gage got his phone out. "On it."
It felt like years before they finally parked in the garage. Kim and Happy waiting, looking worried. Tony opened the door. Quinn crawling out carefully first before crying out in pain. Gage was there in a second, helping her. He wanted to kill that man ten times over for hurting his little princess. Her wrist severely sprained but at least it was something they could handle without needing a hospital. He gently placed her on the ground where she ran to Kim. "Mommy!" Kim swallowed her tears, kneeling and embracing Quinn as she ran into her arms crying. TJ second to run to Kim. Her arms wrapping around them both as she cried into there hair. "He hurt us mommy..." Quinn cried into her mothers neck. Kim swallowed down the lump in her throat. "I'm so sorry baby.." TJ was trying hard not to break down like his sister, little tears still escaping. "I tried to protect her mommy, I really did. I'm sorry I failed." Kim frowned. "Oh sweetie, you didn't fail at all.."
Clint was helping Tony out of the car when he noticed Kim stand, looking woozy. "Happy..." he signaled to her. Happy got the hint, putting is arms around her gently. "Mam, are you ok?" She swallowed. "Y-yeah. Just...so much has happened. I'll be fin-" She fainted in his arms. Quinn and TJ looking worriedly. "Mommy!" Gage went to them as Tony spoke. "Happy, get her upstairs, please. It's just the shock of the day. Gage, please, take care of the kids. I know Quinn has a pretty bad wrist right now." Gage nodded. Happy picked Kim up like a bride, taking her upstairs. Gage picked up Quinn, holding TJ's hand, leading them out of the garage and to the lab. Clint was left alone with Tony. He looked over. "So can you hobble or carry?" Tony smirked weakly. "I can hobble.." Tony started to walk from leaning against the car and nearly fell as his knee gave out before the pain hit him with a wince. "Ahh no..carry.."
Clint walked over and Tony couldn't take his eyes off of him. "You ready?" He was still in his tux with the exception of holsters and knives in there holsters. The tux was torn and bloodied and he looked every the fearsome warrior and protector the Elders placed upon him. To keep form getting too turned on from the sight, Tony had to lean on his bad knee to distract himself. Clint spoke up again. "Tony?" Tony felt his arms already coming around him. He let out a breath "Uh yeah. Yeah, ready." Clint quickly picked him up, carrying him like a bride. Tony smiled weakly, not expecting that.
Clint was inwardly cursing himself. He felt himself reacting to having Tony so close. He pressed the button for the elevator. Tony spoke with a small smirk. "Gee and no flowers. Shame." Clint blushed, trying to ignore it. "Shut it." Tony smirked. "Make me." Clint bit his lip as the elevator opened up. "Tony..."He gave a warning tone, hating the small moan escaping. Damn, he never wanted to kiss him so badly. Tony felt the tenseness in Clint's shoulders. Swallowing, looking away. "Sorry..just couldn't help myself." Clint nodded, not saying anything more, keeping his eyes to the closing door. "Push the button." Tony did as he was told, hitting the button easily.
He got to there bedroom where Kim was now awake. She smiled, watching Clint carry Tony. "oh My...you two look good together.." Clint smirked weakly, placing Tony on the bed. "Don't you start." He moved enough to hide his now hard member. Having Tony that close. He felt the urge to just pin him to the bed now and totally ravage him. He had to shake the thoughts from his head. Tony groaned as he layed on the bed. "Hey angel.." He smiled weakly. Kim smiled weakly before falling asleep again. Clint sighed. "Do you want me to call to fix your knee?" Tony looked like he was thinking. "No. It's late. I'll go to the hospital in the morning." Clint sighed. "If you wait your knee could be severely damaged and unrepairable.. I can take you to a doctor but it needs to be fixed tonight. "
Tony swallowed, leaning on his elbows. "Do you or Gage know how to fix a dislocated knee? I'm pretty sure it's partly out." Clint smirked. "Oh I get to cause you pain? I think I like this idea?" Tony felt his breath getting heavier, the world feeling like it was collapsing on him. He struggled to calm himself. "Look I..I...I just want it fixed." Clint moved closer, hands up. "Tony, calm down. I was just kidding. Breath..." Tony let out a shaky breath. The stress of the day catching up with him.
Tony let out a steady breath. "I know..just do what you have to." Clint saw Tony was still on the verge of an anxiety attack. Clint knelled down, gently forcing Tony's face to face him. "Hey..look at me.." Tony opened his eyes and his breath was taken away. Clint's eyes were so blue. He was speechless. How had he never noticed how blue they were before? Clint spoke. "Tony? Do you trust me?" Tony was brought out of his thoughts. "Yeah, I trust you." Clint nodded, standing. "First, I'm gonna need you to take your pants off." Tony smirked weakly, sitting up, starting to take them off. "Never thought you'd ask. Still waiting on those flowers." Clint looked away, focusing on anything but Tony half naked in his black silk boxers.. He already wanted to kiss him. This was just more temptation in his unfair life. "Leep waiting." He saw Tony was having trouble getting them below the knees. He knelled down, helping him. "Here..I got this." Tony smiled weakly. "Thanks.." Clint got his pants and shoes off. He finally saw the knee and it was bruised and he could see that the disk was out of place.
Clint sighed. "I'm not gonna lie. This is gonna hurt. A lot." Tony let out a shaky breath. "Just do what you have to. I've been thru worse." He swallowed thickly. Clint sighed. "I know you have but this is gonna hurt like hell. You might even pass out." Tony closed his eyes tightly, hands going into his hair. "Did anyone ever tell you you have horrible bedside manners?" Clint looked over at Kim who had fallen asleep. "Want me to place her in my room?" Tony who was focusing on controlling his breathing. The situation bringing back flashes of Afghanistan. "Y-yeah. I don't want her to hear." I don't want her to hear my screaming. Tony shivered in fear at the thought. Clint nodded, standing and going to Kim, picking her up gently, taking her to his room across the hall.
This left Tony alone with his thoughts a moment. He was shaking, hands gripping his hair and his breathing continued to get heavier. The walls were closing, his heart felt like it would beat out of his chest. He felt tears starting and his fathers disapproving voice in his head. He started to let out a whimper when hands came around his face again, bringing his hands away from his hair. Tony opened his eyes, swallowing, seeing those blue eyes again. Clint spoke softly. "Calm down. Breath. It's gonna be fine." Tony swallowed, gripping his hands that held his face. "Just...just do what you have to." Clint nodded, moving to straddle his leg, hands on either side of his knee.
He quickly found the problem. He spoke. "JARVIS, soundproof." Tony heard the soft click of the soundproof go down. He swallowed, smiling weakly. "I guess now I know what it was like when Kim had the kids." Clint smiled weakly to him before going serious. "This is gonna hurt. Alot." Tony closed his eyes, gripping the sheets. "Just do it." Clint sighed, hands on either side of his knees. He tried to think of something to say that could possibly take Tony's mind off of the knee and the in-pending pain. "Just think of me fucking you." He quickly pushed the knee back in place.
Tony very nearly screamed in pain, gripping the sheets in a white knuckle grip. The pain brought back a quick flashback. Them cutting into him, the reactor being put...forced into his chest. It was cold. So damn cold. He wasn't aware of the sob that escaped him. Not until Clint quickly grabbed his hand, bringing him into his strong chest, wrapping his arms around him. Then Tony cried into his chest. His arms going around him. Clint spoke softly. "I'm sorry. Shh... the kids are fine. Everyone is safe." Tony started to settle, sniffling, wiping his tears away, still staying in Clint arms. He felt so small in his arms. Clints strong arms had him wrapped up protectively. He felt small an yet he didn't want to move. "God..I'm sorry...For..this." indicating himself. His voice still wavering.
Clint sighed softly. "It's fine. That hurts like a bitch." Tony shook his head, tears still coming. "No..it wasn't that. It just triggered it. I...I couldn't protect my kids. H-he nearly killed them." His voice cracked. Clint held him tighter. "You saved them. Thats what counts. That guy took us all off guard. He knew what he was doing." Tony sucked in a breath. "Thanks. For saving my life. Again." Clint smirked. "Well I'm not gonna let you die, no matter how many times you throw yourself into a suicide mission." "Why not?" Tony asked and Clint could sense he was genuinely asking. But he also knew this was more then just letting Clint have Kim. No, this was the self-loathing and hatred Tony hid so well coming out. Clint raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean why not? Excuse me for saving your ass."
Tony sighed. "I mean, why won't you let me die. You would have kim. You may have gotten better at controlling how you act around her but I know you still care for her as much as I do. And as long as she had someone, namely you to help her thru my death, she'd be fine. She'd be over me quickly so why don't you let me die? I mean I know you hate me, you want me gone, somehow so you can be close to her..." Tony's voice got thicker with each word until his voice cracked and tears were welling up. He was rambling and Clint knew this. He knew it was a nervous tick. A signal his anxiety was starting. Clint was in a panic, internally. How does Kim get the broken genius to calm the fuck down? He panicked when he felt Tony's breathing get faster and heavier. He suddenly turned his head, kissing him,crashing his lips to his.
To say Tony was in shock was an understatement. He froze as Clint pressed his lips to his. But Clint didn't stop,couldn't stop, losing himself to his pent up emotions,invading Tony's mouth with his tongue which Tony happily opened his mouth to. Clint moaned into the kiss, deepening it, bringing Tony closer to his own body before starting to move his mouth down his neck, suckling with such pressure it was sure to leave a mark. Tony closed his eyes, moaning, gripping the archers arms and shoulders. With a moan of his own, Clint pinned him to the bed, hands roaming all over Tony's lean body as he straddled him, crashing his lips to his as he started grinding against him. Tony moaned into the kiss, meeting Clint's hips with his own grinding. it wasn't long until they both came. Clint feeling the sticky cum starting to soak thru his pants and Tony's own cum leaking thru the outside as he stayed, catching his breath.
It wasn't until they both came down from the high that they realized what happened. Clint looked down at Tony whose eyes were wide with vulnerability and shock. Clint cursed himself, getting off of Tony, sitting up next to him going deep in thought. He had better control then that dammit. Tony was the first to speak. "What?...what just happened?" Clint ran his hands over his face. Keeping his voice steady and cold."Nothing. Nothing happened." He looked back at Tony, making sure he got the point. He cursed himself again for that heart broken look Tony had. Damn puppy eyes. Then that mask went up, Tony's face going like stone. "Got it. Not the first one night stand." Clint's hands balled into fists as he stood. "I'll get your wife. Clean yourself up." He swiftly walked out the door then having to lean against the wall. The guilt was eating away at him. He thought he loved Kim and only her then Tony had to be his perfect self with those perfect eyes and damn perfect mind. Clint fought the urge to run back in and comfort him. No. he couldn't get attached. He couldn't ruin the stark family anymore then he has. Tony belongs with Kim. And that was it.
AN: hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Please review :D