Chapter 41-Kitty in a tree
By: MysticFantasy
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"I just can't wait to see how the Stark wedding will turn out." Clint said with a smirk that was quickly erased when a throw pillow hit him in the face.
"Silence. Pepper is still 'hinting' that she would look nice in a wedding dress." Tony said.
"That is going to be a crazy day for you, Tony." Bruce said.
"Not as surprising as the day that little girl got help from Hawkeye and Hulk for getting her kitty down from a tree." Tony reminded.
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"Come on big guy." Clint said to the green giant next to him. "Let's go regroup with the others. They're probably looking for us."
Hulk huffed an agreement and the two began to head back where the other four of their team would most likely be. The fight that had just finished had gotten the archer and rage machine separated from them.
Luckily, there was very little damage done so there was no way that the city council could complain. But Clint had a feeling that they would anyway. Just like they did after the battle with Loki.
"Help! Help!"
The two Avengers stopped and turned where they heard the voice of a little girl.
"Trouble." Hulk said before jogging off.
"Hey, wait for me!" Clint declared as he took off in a sprint in order to catch up and stay next to the Hulk.
The two went down about two blocks when they spotted a little girl in a sunflower sundress standing next to a large tree.
"Stay back a sec." Clint told Hulk and hurried over to the child. "Hey sweetheart. What's wrong? Are you ok?"
The little girl nodded as she wiped tears from her eyes.
"Is something wrong?" Clint asked.
"My kitty." the little girl answered as she looked up toward the tree branches. "The kitty my daddy gave me for Christmas is in the tree and I can't get her down."
A cat?! Clint thought.
The sound of footsteps behind him alerted the archer that Hulk had gotten tired of waiting and wanted to know what was going on.
"Kitty in a tree big guy." Clint said.
Hulk looked up to the branches and quickly spotted a small grey tabby kitten looking down at them.
Clint suddenly gasped when he was picked up around the waist by one big hand and practically thrown into the tree.
He caught a thick branch with a groan.
"Warn me next time!" he shouted.
With a sigh, he pulled himself onto the tree branch and began climbing the rest of the way to where the small kitten was meowing for help.
"Hey kitty cat." he said when he reached the branch and slowly crept on it toward the kitten. "Come on. I'm gonna get you out of here and back to your home."
The kitten, appearantly intimitated, crawled a little further out on the branch and away from Clint's reach.
"Another reason I don't like cats." Clint muttered to himself.
He groaned as he felt splinters in his arms as he slowly crept out further on the branch and toward the kitten.
"Come on furball. I would like to go home soon." Clint said.
Just as the kitten was about to move further out, Clint reached out and snatched the kitten.
CRACK!
"Just my luck." Clint muttered and yelled when he suddenly felt himself plummeting downward. He braced himself for a hard landing but was surprised when he felt himself suddenly caught.
He opened his eyes and found himself craddled in the Hulk's large arms and felt the sharp claws of the kitten in his skin.
"Put me down." Clint ordered.
Hulk smirked down at the blond man and put him down which allowed Clint to practically pry the kitten off his arm and hand it to the little girl who now had a large smile on her face.
"Thank you! Thank you, thank you!" she cried as she hugged her pet happily before running off toward her home.
"Hulk want kitty."
"No!" Clint declared. "No cats!"
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"We could get a cat if the Other Guy still wants one." Tony said.
"No!" Clint shouted.