Avengers: The Hunted (Avengers × Reader)

21- Sleepless Nights

"Y/N" no reply "Y/N you need to get up"

He shakes your arm continuously until you finally shake it off

"Okay, what is it?" you sit up rubbing your eyes and yawning.

"It's Tony, I don't know what's up with him" he says with a strike of panic in his voice and eyes.

As you gain consciousness you then hear a huge clash of metal coming from below. The two of you run down the stairs forgetting the elevator and find your way to the lab in the basement.

You open the door to see a pile of tools being thrown to the floor, scattering all over after you see your teammate flip the table over.

"Stark, what the hell!" He looks up at you on the stairs as you run down them towards him "what's wrong with you its 4am"

It was then you realise he was a mess. His eyes were heavy with bags and his heart was racing. His midnight-black hair was going in all directions and a frown began forming on his face.

"Just go" he grumbles and turns back to his scattered work, laying his hands across the desk.

"Hey, hey, Tony it's alright. What's going on?" Hunter runs to support him.

He throws him off aggressively and tells you he's fine despite the clear signs that he isn't "I'm fine, jus- just go okay. There's nothing to see here, please, just leave"

"Mr Stark-"

"Go Hunter, now"

The two of you leave but before you go you tell your boyfriend you're going to go back to double check on him. Hunter leaves and you return to join Tony.

"Barton i thought I told you to leave"

"I'm not leaving until you tell me what's going on"

He turns to face you, you can see the lump in his throat being forced back and a small tremble in his bottom lip.

"Y/N, I'm fine. It's just that I can't sleep that's all"

You stand there and watch his frown lift then disappear and he looks to his toes and mumbles something you can just about make out.

"She left and it's cause of me... I should've...i can't help it, I really tried I-" he raises his hand to cover his face and hold his temples.

"Stark who do you mean" he doesn't reply. You reach for his hand and pull it down to see his vulnerable brown eyes looking back at yours "Tony, who left"

He gulps and whispers "Pepper"

Immediately you pull him into a tight hug, allowing him to release the tears he was fighting back since you had arrived.

You stood there for a few moments as he allowed your gesture to be his comfort.

He finally pulled back but kept hold of your arms. Looking you in the eyes again you notice his bottom lashes were so long it made his eyes prettier than ever, you feel his breath become heavy again and your heart begins to pace. You want to say something or move but you can't seem to remove yourself from his hold. His warm breath makes a blanket on your lips and yours his as he presses his against your own. He kissed you hard and you him as if all his pain disappeared for those few seconds and his gesture became softer, sweeter and slower until you finally pulled away.

You left without saying a word neither to him nor Hunter. Feeling a heavy burden of guilt on your chest you turned your back to him and lay awake for the rest of the night.