lost (Hawkeye)

Chapter 50

Percy:The doorbell rang. I quickly got up from the sofa and opened the door. "I'm here to pick up Miss Harrison and Mr Blair." Said the man in the black suit, looking at me emotionlessly. I stared at him in confusion, I didn't know those people, he must  have mistaken the door. I was about to tell him that, when I  remembered that I was Miss Harrison. I cleared my voice and nodded "Lee, please come, we're ready to go."Clint immediately came out of the living room and stood beside me. Just like me, he had obviously dressed up for the ball today. He was wearing a dark blue suit with a red tie and white shirt, while I was wearing a beautiful green dress. My dress only went over one shoulder and was white in the chest area, but got greener and greener towards the bottom until it ended in a forest green at my feet. I was wearing green high heels. A dagger was attached to my thigh and my hair was held together thanks to a pointed pin. Clint didn't go without weapons either. There were knives hidden in his shoes and a small dagger also hung at his side. We both had our communication devices hidden so that they were invisible to the naked eye.I glanced at him as followed him into the car. He really was outrageously handsome. I quickly averted my gaze again so that he wouldn't notice me staring at him. I sat down next to him on the back seat and nervously played with a corner of my jacket. He took my hands in his and held them still. "You don't have to be nervous, everything will be fine." I looked into his blue green eyes and trusted his word. We looked into each other's eyes like that for a while until the driver cleared his throat. "We're here." Awkward. I quickly turned away and made moves to open the door, but my companion was quicker and got out. He came around to my side and opened the door for me. He held out a hand, which I gratefully accepted. As I stood next to him, he held out his arm to me. I linked my arm whith his and together we walked across a red carpet towards a huge house.In the entrance hall, champagne glasses were thrust directly into our hands. I wanted to take one, but Clint pinched my side." We have a mission." I rolled my eyes but let it go. My eyes captured a dance hall as we stepped through a large oak door. The room had hardwood floors and there were small bar tables along the side. Against the far wall was a bar that was already busy. "Aim for eleven o'clock." I heard Natasha speak in my ear. I looked to my right. "No, wrong side." I blushed slightly but quickly looked to the side she meant. Sure enough, there stood John Carter. His black hair was gelled to one side with far too much gel and he was wearing a black suit. Next to him stood the blond guy from my dream. Clint seemed to have noticed him too, because he pulled me in his direction so that we could eavesdrop on him and the person he was talking to. Our plan was to find out something about his employees and avoid any direct confrontations ourselves. "Natasha, aren't you supposed to be keeping an eye on the blonde one?" Clint asked. "I am, I see him clearly in front of me. I put a lokation device on him yesterday. They're having a conversation right now about the beauty of the women here." Sure enough, the two men were always looking around and occasionally pointing at a woman. Carter's eye fell on me. I stiffened slightly against Clint's arm as he winked and pointed at me. The blond turned to me and I gasped in shock. It hadn't gone unnoticed by the others. "What's wrong Percy?" Clint asked me worriedly. Could it be? No he was dead, I had seen it with my own eyes. He could never be Matt. "No-Nothing, he just looks like someone I know from before." Clint didn't really look convinced, but left it at it, giving the blonde a dirty look.I walked over to the woman at the counter." Can I get you anything?" She asked me politely. "I'd like a water, please." She looked at me in surprise, but then shrugged her shoulders and came back a moment later with a glass of water. "It's busy today, isn't it?" She wiped her forehead. "You're right, it's busier than it's been in the last five years I've worked here." "Do you like your job? I imagine it's very stressful." " oh, my job is great, the pay is more than adequate." She made to leave. "Do you have a good relationship with your boss?" She looked at me disturbed. Great, that might have been too direct.... "We get on well, but we're not a couple, if that's what you mean. He already has a girlfriend, but she lives across town in a country house. I am sorry" I was about to ask something else, but she interrupted me. "Excuse me, I have to go on." She left while I looked after her with my mouth slightly open. That was rude

"Did you hear everything?" I asked the others quietly." Yup. He pays well and has a girlfriend, but she lives alone on the other side of town, strange. He's also a playboy and most likely cheats on her a lot." Answered Tony straight out of the pistol.

"You should look for Clint and ask him for some new information." Natasha piped up. I let my gaze wander over the dancing crowd until it lingered on Clint's broad shoulders. He was having a conversation with a rich looking man in a red suit. I made my way over to them, as a hand landed on my shoulder. Annoyed I turned around, opening my mouth to tell the person, that I had no time right now, just to close it again.It was John Carter.