The life of a Hawk

Widow (1123)

In the one minute they were happily sitting on the couch - talking and joking and in the next they were watching Kate get beaten to the ground and kicked on - lying in a puddle of blood.

Lila had been thrown back into the van again by the time Laura ordered Cooper to take Nate and close the safe room.

There was not much she could do. A fair fight wasn't possible with armed men around them and it would also be a suicide mission - so she just gave up before even trying.

Not that she had another option either.

And to top that - not five minutes later - Cooper and Nate showed up too. Family gathering haha. Yea no real talk - if it weren't for Laura's emotional control skills - she would be screaming at the men and boiling over with worry because all of her kids were in the back of a van - one scared to death - one unconscious - and the other two just shocked - being driven off to god knows where - probably to die.

Clint on the other hand couldn't shut his mouth - he screamed at the driver - asked if everyone was ok every five minutes - practically scratched Kate's name whenever the kid moved only a little.

And this was bad - really bad.

It was supposed to be a field trip for Lila, Clint and Yelena to spend some time together. It was Coopers idea really - he probably wanted to have his peace and play video games.

The assassin, Hawkeye #2 and Lila then left leaving a barely healed Hawkeye, an ex-shield agent, a teenager and a baby home. Don't forget the dog.

And now they were in a van in the middle of nowhere - with their only hope of survival being an assassin that tried to kill one Hawkeye and was head-over-heels for the other Hawkeye. Great. At least she was good.

I mean - they tried to escape - but they had metal cuffs around their arms so didn't really work. Well until Kate woke up because of course that kid was a genius.

With half a concussion, a broken arm and vivid vision she cut open her ropes with a knife - she helped out the other kids and stayed behind fighting the tracksuits knowing that if she ran with them, they will get shot at and someone will 100% die. 

Gotta give her the credit for being smarter than Clint. And more reckless. - That genius idiot.

But what stung most wasn't the pride she felt when Kate stood against those armed men she had little chance of winning against in her condition - or the fear that followed when her body hit the ground - but the pain when she apologized as a lone tear slid down her cheek. The fact that this stranger - this kid that Laura had practically adopted the second she stepped foot onto their front yard - called her mom in what to her was probably the last time they would see each other...

And they made her believe that. They made her believe Laura and Clint left her. They made her believe Laura  would just go back home and leave her here scared and alone.

They threw her into that room - drugged her and made her question everything. Made her doubt everything.

While Laura and Clint struggled against the metal - behind a wall - watching everything. Every - single - thing and not being able to do anything.

It was cold-

And dark.

The room Kate was in was probably even colder and her head hung as the dude in there tried waking her.

She awoke. And then fell unconscious again. And then awoke. And fell unconscious again.

"What the hell are you doing?" Clint demanded from next to her. He was trashing around in his chair - scratching and squirming and to be honest she could see so many similarities between him and Kate.  

"Oh come on. It's nothing she hasn't been trough." the man said and something cold started to boil up in Laura.

They were behind a one way mirror. Hearing everything the man said - watching every time he touched Kate.

And the way he prayed on her insecurities -

She's been through it? She's been through it? What did that mean?

"What the hell are you doing???? She's just a kid leave her alone!" Clint called again - his voice was hoarse from screeching like a pigeon all the time. And he didn't look like he would be stopping any time soon.

Pigeoneye would be a better name for him ngl.

Why were they doing this? What would they gain from this?

Laura's heart skipped a beat the second the needle sunk down Kate's neck and the kid went black-out again.

"Would you please just stop whatever bullshit this is?" Laura asked calmly

"I mean there really isn't a reason to torment a child you know. Unless you are some sadistic type of human."

"Well you gave yourself an answer." the man said

Neither of them watched when the man grabbed Kate - when he held her down - kissed her - touched her -

She just stared at the corner of the room - Clint boring holes into the tracksuits eyes as he continued screeching and screaming.

And it went on for hours and hours - until they grabbed Kate and threw her in the room with them and electrocuted the life out of her. 

Of course Clint was screaming - Kate didn't seem to pick it up though. Laura tried to say something too but Kate didn't respond.

It all happened way too fast.

But all Laura could concentrate on was Kate.

Until bombs roared in the distance - smoke filled the room - someone hit the dude praying on Kate and undid the cuffs but the kid crashed to the ground next to the person that saved her.

And Laura could do nothing but watch.

And people were running around - the room started to fill up - more random people Laura could identify as shield agents - more tracksuits - well to be fair the room wasn't really small.

Clint got freed - tried to run over and help her - which didn't work - someone started attacking immediately - and by the time she got to look back at Kate there was another tracksuit over her with a fucking gun.

Yea. No one seemed to care about the literal child on the ground that laid there. 

Until someone did. A redhead in a black suit and guns strapped around her waist.

A woman she thaught was dead. Shooting the guy over Kate. And she didn't know whether she should cry or laugh.

The redhead just kicked her way over - smashed in some heads broke some noses and finally appeared in front of her.

"Hey there." she said

"What the fuck?"