So...this is mostly a sad chapter. Just warning you!

Chapter Seventeen

Hannah's P.O.V.

"I'm sorry." My uncle wouldn't even look me in the eye. Foster care. That was where he wanted to send me.

"No. No, you won't do that." I backed away from him. "You can't send me there!"

"I have to. I have no choice."

"Yes, you do. You can keep me here. We're a family, remember?"

"Hannah, it hurts me to do this just as much as it hurts you."

"No. It hurts me a LOT more." I snapped. "I've lost my mother, my father. And now you want to send me away." I paused for a moment, the tension building with each second that passed by. "And you know what? I think I get it now. You don't want me. You never did. And now this is an easy way for you to get rid of me."

"Hannah, you know that's not true." But all the hurt was welling up inside of me, hot tears escaping uncontrollably from my eyes. How could they do this to me? After all we'd been through?

"I hate you." I said coldly. It just came out. And the worst part was I meant it. Every word. And he knew it. The silence afterwards was painful.

"Hannah, I really don't want to do this. The Director..." He knew he'd said too much then. He may have stopped his mid-sentence, but that's when I knew.

"Fury's been asking you to do this the whole time hasn't he?" He didn't respond. "Hasn't he?"

"Hannah, I didn't want you to..."

"To know about how he wanted to send me away to foster care?" I clarified. I knew it was true. It all made sense now. The offer Fury had brought up to my aunt and uncle at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters. That was what it was about. And they had lied to me about it.

"We were afraid you'd run away again. That you wouldn't trust us if we told you." I was quickly filled with anger. They could have at least told me about this! so they could hear what I had to say on the subject. And then to quickly turn down that offer. But now, they were giving into Fury's demands.

"I did trust you." I said sadly. "And I'll never make the same mistake again." I turned away from him. I didn't want to see his face. But he didn't leave as I grabbed my luggage bag. It was like he was rooted to the spot. I would quickly remedy that.

"Get out." I said hatefully. "I never want to see you again."

"Hannah..."

"Go!" I shouted in anger. He stayed for a moment more, then left.

I started to pack my things, throwing whatever was mine in the backpack. I remembered the picture of Mom, Dad and I this time, packing it on top. That was the only loyal family I had. I glanced over at another photo taken only weeks before with my aunt, uncle, and I. I took the picture and threw it against the wall.

I quickly dabbed my eyes, trying to remove any evidence of my tears as much as possible. I grabbed my things and walked out, knowing that there was a car waiting for me below. The last place I wanted to be was here.

Sadly, I wasn't going to be a simple walk to the car. They were waiting for me, the Avengers. My uncle, I noticed, was absent. Good. He shouldn't have the nerve to ever so much as glance at me again.

"Kid, it's going to be al..." Tony started.

"Please, don't." I said, now very depressed. I was going to miss them. And saying goodbye only made it worse.

"Hannah," Pepper had tears welling up in her eyes, "I'm so sorry." She hugged me, but I knew I couldn't stay, lest I start crying too.

My aunt stood there motionless. I didn't want to look at her either. She was just as much a traitor as my uncle.

"Goodbye." I hoped they didn't hear the crack in my voice as I pushed myself away from them.

"Ready to go?" Director Fury asked.

"Yeah." I answered dismally. He tried to grab a bag to help, but I jerked it from him. "I can take care of it myself." I could do it alone. I didn't need anyone anymore.

I could feel their eyes on me as I walked out. And no one tried to take me back. Maybe I really didn't have a family after all.

Clint's P.O.V.

I couldn't bear to look out the window as Hannah was placed in the car to some unknown foster care facility. One that Fury would never tell us about, I was sure. She hated me. She genuinely hated me. And who could blame her? I had just sent her away forever from her only family.

That's when the rage hit me. Before I knew it, I had slammed my fist into the wall. The plaster broke into pieces and fell to the floor. I would have done more, had my fist not hurt. I resumed my position on the bed and buried my face in my hands in uncertainty. What had I just done? I had just done what I swore I'd never do. I had to be the worst uncle in the history of uncles.

That's when I felt a warm hand on my back. I looked up to see Nat, her face just as pained and teary-eyed as mine.

"I see you did a number on the wall." She commented.

"She said she hated me." I admitted. "She hates me, Nat."

"She didn't mean it." But we both knew it was true. The pain we were putting her through, making her just as lost and alone as after Barney died, it was all our fault.

"Nat, I can't do this." I said after a few moments of terrible silence, a guilt now replaced with a fierce determination burning up inside of me. "I can't let this happen. I don't care if I lose my job. I don't care, as long as we get her back."

"I was just about to say the same thing." She said, a small smile creeping along her face.

"But where could she be going? S.H.I.E.L.D. could be sending her anywhere."

"I know they're taking her to one of the S.H.I.E.L.D. jets right now. And I know just where that is."She pulled out a key.

The door was suddenly thrust open, and the whole team barged into our room.

"We've come to a decision." Thor bellowed. "We will NOT allow them to send Hannah away."

"We don't care what it takes, we're keeping her." Tony said. "We're not sending away. You don't do that to family."

"Family, Stark?" I questioned curiously. He wasn't usually a sentimental man.

"Yeah, family." Stark said, shrugging it off with his usual cool-guy act. He pulled out a set of car keys. "So, you coming or what?"

"I don't think that one car of yours is going to fit us all." Nat dangled her set of keys.

"Well then, let's find that car!" Thor shouted.

Go, team, go! I just hope they can reach her in time! Please review!