Lunareclipse

the moon again

Not a moment later the three heard a knock at the door. A shy smile crept onto Emma's face as she recognized the soft rhythm but it did not stay long.

Maggie got up from the couch to answer the door. Assuming it was one of their neighbors, she got ready to turn down the visitor. But whatever she had wanted to say died unspoken on her tongue as she found a group of well-known heroes on her doorstep.

"We're sorry to show up without warning. May we come in?"

Steve was standing in front of the group since he was the calmest in any kind of situation. Also the others hadn't thought about how whoever lived here and therefore whoever Emma was with at the moment, probably didn't expect heroes to come pick up the teenager. 

Maggie stepped aside and opened the door further to let the guests come in. Not only did heroes from New York stand in front of her, they also seemed somewhat relieved, maybe even hopeful. None of them was wearing their hero costumes she had seen them fight in. 

In the living room, Tom was standing between Emma and the doorway, shielding her from the visitors. But when he recognised the six, standing in his hallway, the tension left his body.

"Um… Mr Rogers, sir...Ms Romanoff...Dr Banner…" Confused, he looked at the group of heroes. 

Steve watched as the man's eyes widened. Luckily Tony got lost in the little crowd. "I'm sorry, we're rushing in like this. But I believe we're not the only visitors here…"

Before he could elaborate, Tony pushed through the group around him. He had caught a glimpse of the girl on the couch behind the man in front of Steve. She had tried to see who Tom was talking to, as he had craned his neck to look around Steve.

"Ems…" He stopped in his tracks when he was standing in front of the couch.

Emma looked up at him, tears already forming in both their eyes. "Dad…" She leapt off the couch, literally jumping into her dad's arms.

The world seemed to stop for a moment. Finally, Tony held his daughter in his arms.

Finally, the teen saw familiar faces. After nearly two months, she was finally safe, finally the warmth around her reached her heart. 

Tony hugged her tightly, not even thinking about letting her go. Some horrible thoughts worked their way up to his brain as he noticed just how light she was. He could feel every bone of her, holding onto him as if he'd turn to dust if she'd let go.

What happened to you?

Everyone had turned around to look at the two. Peter rushed to them too. He knew Tony didn't train and already saw him struggling to hold Emma up.

As the girl saw him approach too, she pulled him into the bone crushing hug. At first he froze. Yeah, Emma had always been a sunshine but the closest you'd ever get to a hug from her were sparring sessions. He, too, felt every bone of hers. It scared him. 

After seven weeks, a smile slowly crept onto the face of the russian spy. Under any other circumstances she'd join the hug, she knew how rare they were, but right now she wanted to leave them to it. Out of the whole team, Tony and Peter had suffered the most. It had been no surprise since Tony was her dad and Peter was basically her big brother. Silently unshed tears glistened in ear eyes. Blinking them away slowly, Natasha side hugged Wanda. 

The Scarlet Witch watched from the sidelines as well. Natasha's hug kept her grounded, something Vision had done the last few weeks at the compound. The touch helped her to stay in touch with reality.

Bruce was standing off to the side. He wasn't good with new people and he didn't dare to disturb the heartbreaking family reunion. 

A soft smile on the captain's face, he watched the heartwarming scenery. If it were for him, he would freeze the moment and conserve it forever. Seeing tony this happy and openly showing it was very rare. But he knew they had to head back home. Meaning the moment, as wholesome as it was, had to end, eventually.