Running Fearless ( Avengers Fanfiction)

Chapter 40

For some reason beyond Katie's realm of thinking, large trees had become a very good way to calm herself. There was something about them that was just so comforting. So when she arrived at this big tree in the middle of central park, she lowered herself as carefully as she could underneath it. At the moment she needed her comfy tree because all of a sudden her world was once again becoming hectic. And there wasn't a SHIELD or HYDRA to blame it on. It was just her life and the fact nothing was happening the way she wanted it. Once upon, her "shit happens" motto to life would've been fine, but there was this life growing inside of her that could be here at any moment and she wanted so badly for her life to just be perfect when that happens. She knew that was an impossible thought, that perfect lives only existed in movies, but she still wanted something at least close to it.

Katie closed her eyes and began rubbing her belly as she let the cool breeze pass her. For a moment she just needed this solitude.

Clint glanced down to his watch for the third time in an hour. Katie had been officially gone for way longer than it takes to eat breakfast. He expected a meal between her and Vivian Potts would probably be even shorter. He heard the doors to the elevator open and jumped to his feet, only to stop when he sees that's it's only Natasha.

"Where's my wife Nat?" he asked and the woman pulled her bag from her arm before walking over to him.

"She's with Stark. He says he will bring her back." Clint frowned slightly because even though a lot of time has past, Tony Stark is still a person he doesn't like left alone with Katie. "Don't make that face, she's fine even after almost decking Vivian."

"That bad?"

"Not as bad as I guessed it would be. I mean she didn't swear even though I'm sure she wanted to." Natasha replied with a shrug before looking around. "Where is everybody?"

"Steve is down in the lab with Cynthia and Martin." Clint replied once again glancing down to her watch. "Maria's looking for a way into a maximum security prison to talk to a mutant." he looked back up to Natasha who stared at him in confusion. "Our inhumans are the children of Magneto."

"That makes sense. Evil dad, breeds evil children. We thinking he knows where we can find them?"

"Hopefully." Clint replied snaking his phone from his pocket. "That's it, I'm calling her."

"You're being that guy." Natasha sang heading back over to the elevator to join the others in the lab.

"I don't care!" Clint called back as he began dialing her number. He was just about to dial the last button when the elevator slid open and out walked Tony, sans Katie. "Are you kidding me?" Clint walked over to the man. "Tell me Kat stopped down at the lab with the others?"

"No, and what others are in my lab?" Tony asked and Clint growled about to hit the man when Natasha quickly jumped in front of him.

"HYDRA is still out there you idiot!" Clint snapped angrily walking over to the elevator. "If something happens to her, I'm finally going to kill you." the doors opened and Clint hurried on. "JARVIS, locate Katie for me."

"As you wish."

Katie's eyes were closed as she reveled in the feel of the sun on her skin. For these brief few moments, she pretended that her life was nice and quiet.

"Do your parents know where you are little girl?" A familiar voice spoke and Katie opened one eye to see if it was really him.

"Mattie?" Katie said opening both eyes as she looked up to her brother with a slight smile. He looked quite different since she last saw him. His hair was short and neat, and his face was bare. "I'm sorry, agent Black I guess."