Chapter 7
A/N; so right now I am writing this on the 27th and hopefully it will be posted tonight and the reason for this is because I literally have no friends. Anyway, let's get started getting my playlist blasting so I am ready for this.
Natasha's POV
Walking down the hall and running into Pepper crying was not what I expected to find normally it's an intoxicated Tony or a passed out Tony but this….this was new. I hugged her not really knowing how I should handle this and I am always prepared for things and shit happens but this wow just wow. After we hugged and literally just stood there like idiots I decided to say something to break the tension. "He told you didn't he?" she nods and looks up at me with tears in her eyes. "I didn't even know them Nat." she cries harder at the thought of never actually getting to know them or teaching them things or even having a discussion not involving the Avengers. I hug her rubbing her back trying to calm her it's surprisingly hard considering that I calm the hulk but again he's different. She slowly begins to calm down and I cease the contact watching her face. "I swear we will find a way to bring them back" I know that I am unable to fully promise because even I know it might not be possible but for now I allow her to have a sense of comfort even though it is fleeting. She finishes crying and thanks me heading to her room to work I watch her walk away worried but letting her go. I head towards Tony's lab walking down the hall I think of all the lives we have lost and those that are still here. I slowly walk down the hall not really paying attention to where I am going. I have memorized this hallway and I know it as though it was my hand. Finally, I arrive at the lab and knowing Tony he locked us out of it so we can't bother him but I am a spy and we spy's have trick's up our sleeves and if Friday and I were friends (We no longer are) she would let me in but nope so after a large struggle I finally am inside the lab wandering around and looking at everything but not touching in case it goes off or kills me and since tony built it I would not be shocked. I carefully move toward the sound of Friday and Tony talking about his suit. I walk over to a chair and sit in it being quiet and watching Tony interact with Friday better than he has with actual people. Probably cause he can insult them freely and they won't know it I muse to myself while I watch him not wanting to announce my presence yet sadly the moment of peace ended and Friday told Tony I was there. "Hey, Nat what do you want?" he asked a bit annoyed looking me up and down with anger making sure I had no weapons on me which I did but I won't tell him that. "Nothing I'm just bored." I pick up a piece of metal pretending to look at it when in reality I'm looking at Tony's reaction to what I said. He tries to keep his face passive but I know him and he has an idea for my being here but decides to not say why. I sigh "Tony you can't keep locking yourself in here it's not healthy" he scoffs "Like you know healthy Romanoff" I watch his face crinkle up in disgust and anger I try not to take it to heart since he had a rough time with Peter and everything so I bite back my remark choosing to swallow it down for another time or maybe I can say it to him later. I sigh and leave placing a bug under the chair I was sitting on so I will at least know he is okay.
Still in Wakanda
Steve's POV
I wander through the halls thinking about what our plan of action is and how we would even get them back from where they are. Where ever that may be. I have walked through these halls so many times I can do it with my eyes closed. It may actually be impossible for me to get lost now. That might be a good thing if we have to escape for some reason or just so I can or anyone else can get away to get some air doubt Tony does that his place to get air is only his lab. I continue walking passing through halls and walking by people but I pay no mind to them I just keep walking trying to clear my head and to maybe get a sense of clarity that I desperately need. I turn a corner and suddenly bump into someone I look up and to my surprise its Clint. "Hey Clint when did you get here?" he smiles "About a day ago or something." he hugs me and I hug him back "Im sorry how we left things." he whispers "you and me both.".We both wander the halls and talk about how we been but we stray away from the recent events not wanting to remember yet but not wanting to forget them either. "How's your wife?" he smiles "She's great she's looking after the kids right now." he smiles fondly his eyes twinkling with memories of good times and laughter unlike the times that are among us now I let him have his moment knowing that we should hang on to them and not let them go.