lost (Hawkeye)

Chapter 44

Clint:When I woke up my arm was tingling rather strangely, I was still half asleep trying to move it but something heavy was on it. I looked to the side and saw Percy's face inches from mine. I quickly let go of her as I realised I had held her tightly to my chest. She grumbled softly and snuggled closer to me. I smiled slightly and looked at her. She looked so peaceful when she slept.Her black hair covered parts her face and I had never seen such a relaxed impression on her face. Again I tried to pull my arm out from under her, which worked this time.I got up and went to take a shower. After ten minutes I finished and put on a pair of white V-neck T-shorts and black trousers. When I got back to my room, Percy was still asleep. I sat down next to her on the bed and stroked a hair behind her ear. I withdrew my hand again and stood up. Duties were calling. I picked up my mobile phone and called Fury."Director Fury." I heard his unfriendly voice, could he never sound friendly?! "This is Barton, I wanted to tell you about Persephone..." I knew she hated that name, that's why I never actually called her by that. " She thinks that Agent Collman is the mole at S.H.I.E.L.D."There was silence for a while."Where did she get that idea?" Asked Fury."She had a dream, she dreamt of three men, one of them had blond hair and blue eyes, one had black hair and brown eyes. Both were quite young, maybe 23, the third was Agent Collman. They were talking in some language. In the end they said Hail Hydra.""And you don't think it was just a dream, Barton?""No sir, I don't think so, but it's easy to find out. Persephone said that her mother had been there. She was lying tied up between them. If we find out that her mother has really disappeared, then we should look into the matter."Briefly he thought."That's a good idea. We need to find the traitor and if that's a possible lead.... I'll call you when we find out something." With those words he hung up. I put my phone back and looked at my bed. I thought Percy would still be asleep, so I winced slightly when she looked at me with her green eyes. She smiled slightly. "Good morning." "Slept well?" I asked her. She nodded and asked who I had just called. I told her about our plan. Slowly she nodded. "Then let's hope for my mother's sake that it was just a dream." She flipped back the covers and stood up." I think I should be ready when the pirate calls. Thanks for letting me sleep here." I smiled at her. "Anytime." She gave a quick wave and left my room.

Percy:As I stepped out the door, I promptly bumped into someone. I fell on my bottom. "Ouch" I rubbed it and looked up at the hand that was held out to me. It was Thor. No wonder I had fallen and he hadn't.I took his hand and he pulled me up. Then he looked behind me. He stared at the door and you could literally see it rattling in his head. Then it obviously went pling in his head too. His eyes widened and he looked back at me, then back at the door and back at me. He opened his mouth to say something, but I quickly slipped past him into my room.I quickly put on a blue jumper and a pair of tight-fitting jeans. Then I went into the bathroom and, with the help of my powers, threw a rainbow. "Oh Iris, goddess of the rainbow, accept my offering and show me my mother at my home." With these words I threw in a drachma and waited. With each passing second, I grew more uneasy. "I'm sorry Percy, but your mother is not at home." I heard Iris say to me. I clenched my hands into fists and took a deep breath. Maybe she was just out shopping. I clung to that hope, but couldn't really believe it myself.

One hour later:

I just stepped onto the jet. Fury had called in with news, whether it was good or bad none of us knew.Please Zeus, don't kill me, please, please let us live. Silently I prayed to myself. I hated flying!"Percy, it's all right, you're pretty pale." Tony said to me. "Yeah well, I'm fine considering the circumstances and I hate flying." I sat down on one of the black leather seats. Tony looked at me from his place in the co-pilot's seat. "Afraid of heights?" I shook my head. "More like crash anxiety." "Don't worry, if we crash, I'll catch you." He grinned at me. Not really convinced, I smiled back. Now the others came into the jet. They were all wearing their combat gear. I felt quite underdressed with my everyday clothes....Clint came in my direction but was pushed aside by Thor.Thor dropped down beside me and glared at Clint. The archer frowned in confusion and sat down next to Natasha. I too looked at Thor in confusion. Tony had also noticed his behaviour and asked cautiously. But all he got in reply was a look from narrowed eyes, so he too quickly turned away.I hated flying, now it was official (Well, actually it had always been official, but now even more official). I felt sick the whole way! When we arrived, I was the first to get off the jet. Outside I waited for the others, who came a little slower. Clint came to stand next to me. "Do you know what's going on with Thor?" He asked me."Well, I think he drew the wrong conclusions when he saw me coming out of your room..." towards the end I grew quieter. "He what?! And you don't plan on explaining that to him?" Clint ran his hand through his hair nervously. He did that quite often when he was uneasy. The others came too and we headed off to Fury. I walked back towards Clint to answer him, however Thor pulled me back towards him by the shoulder. I gave Barton a quick apologetic look and enterwined my arm with the one of my favourite thunder god."What do you think Fury will say?" He looked down at me." I'm hoping for the best." "Oh, about this morning, I only went to Clint's because I had a nightmare. I told him about it." Thor raised an eyebrow but said nothing in response. We came to a door with something written large on it. Thor marched in without knocking. I just followed him shaking my head.The office was huge. There were cupboards full of books everywhere. In the middle of the room, there was a large high-tech desk. Behind it stood Fury, who turned to us when he heard us."Ah, you're late." Was his greeting."We're not dogs you can summon by whisteling whenever you want to." I agreed wholeheartedly with Tony, I too had problems with authority figures. "Well, apparently Stark I can or you wouldn't be here." Tony scowled at him. Steve, who must have noticed a storm building, stepped between them and quickly changed the subject. "You said you found something out.""Ah yes right, reliable sources have confirmed to us that Persephone's mother has been captured."