Avengers: The Chronicles Of Gracie Hart: 70 years of change

Thats What Family Is For

from DC to Malibu it was a long 5 hour flight the whole way my mind kept racing what would I say to tony I couldn't help but be angry he had avoided telling me what was going on with him for months when we do talk he is sketchy I get he is under stress but am always here for him he has me to talk to about New York none of us are the same after the events of New York I see everything in a diffrent light now and that's saying something being as I have had over 90 years of life I tap my foot while going through security my eyes are no doubt red a swollen from my tears I'm terrorfied happy may not live I have known happy for so long and he has become a close friend basically family and losing him is not a option.

the hospital seemed glum I'm guessing a lot of the casualties in the attack didn't make it I close my eyes as I take a deep breathe before walking over to the receptionist "hello I'm Gracie hart looking for happy, happy hogan he was admitted after the recent mandarin attack"I say looking at the women she looks up eyebrows raised "oh my god your miss America"she whispers stunned "yeah and I need you to tell me what room my friend is in"I say again slightly irritated she nods typing away at her computer "room 206" she nods as I was about to reply I hear a small voice from behind me "great I'll join"my body tensed as I recognised that voice although it sounded worn down and broken "tony"I sigh as I turn to face the boy well man I have come to see and raise like a son which is funny being as he looks older than me "mom"he lightly smiled at his joke I shake my head "no tony not now"I swallow before breathing out "let's go see happy we can talk later"I nod he agrees as he follows after me down the hall towards where happy a room is.

​we both slowly enter the dimmed room no doctor in sight but happy lay on the bed asleep well I only hope he is in a sleep "happy"i mutter before rushing to his side tony slowly entering closing the door behind me I let tears well up in my eyes "what happened"I ask tony keeping my eyes on happy lightly tracing my fingers along his face which is battered and bruised I don't get a reply so I look up "what happened to family always sticks together you needed my help yet you don't let me know your even in a situation where you need help"I shake my head as tony sighs sitting down in the chair as I walk over to happys charts picking them up scanning through the list of his injures I sigh placing the chart back in place before sitting next to tony "tony"I speak softly to emotionally worn to be mad at him "I'm sorry you know me Gracie I'm stubborn it's one of the things me and my dad had in common"he sighs lightly I place my hand on his which rests on his knees "I'm always here I know I left but.." I was cut of by tony speaking "I told you to go you deserved it cap needed you I have had the great honour of keeping you to myself all these years but guess letting you go is the first step in learning how to play well with others"he smiles lightly "you sound different"I frown he looks up at me "how so" he asks "the way you carry yourself it's almost like a lost scared little boy the boy I saw when I told him his mother and father had passed"I give a sad look "I love you Gracie like a mother"we both stare at each other "you have been there for me since day one when no one else believed somewhere deep down I was one of the good guys you did"he said "yes I did and I have grown to love you like a son I would die for you tony but I can't help unless you let me I'm a super soldier tony not a mind reader"I gently say he nods it's now or never I stand pulling him up with me and pulling him into a tight hug which he would normally shrink away from but he allows me to hold him as he hugs back "I'm here for you even if you cant see me I'm no more than a phone call away even if one day you decided you hate me I'll always have your back"I whisper as we pull apart "are you gonna stay"he asks "it depends do you want me to stay"I ask he gives a light nod "then I guess I'm staying"I smile "I'm don't want you to stay forever just a little while I just need to know your there"he makes clear I nod knowing full well if it came to a fight id be there quicker than you could say iron man.

We sit alone downtown abbey playing on the hospital rooms tv tony informs me he has 24/7 protection on happys room which makes me feel a little better but after a small time a doctor walks in checking over happy not noticing me and tony when she finally notices our presence as she goes to turn of the tv "hi do you mind leaving that on"tony says startling her "sure"she stutters we both stand "Sunday night PBS downtown abbey that's the show he thinks it elegant"I softly speak smiling lightly over at happys tragically peaceful state we go to walk out "one more thing"tony turns "make sure everyone wears there badges he's a stickler for that sort of thing plus my guys won't let anyone in without them"he warns the women doctor who nods as we both take one last sweep of the room and happy before leaving.

"Getting outs gonna be a bitch"I sigh as we walk towards the entrance to the hospital seeing massive groups of press "just keep you head down"he warns I frown "ok"I sigh used to this sort of thing from when me and tony would go out for dinner. We exit the building flashes coming from very angle people shouting tonys name when they realise who I am they get loud yelling my name "Gracie, gracie, miss hart, miss America" called from everywhere microphones being shoved in my face tony lays his hand on my back guiding me through to our car questions thrown at us which we ignore just as we get to the car a man with a phone stands behind tony "hey mr stark when is somebody gonna kill this guy I mean ur iron man and Ms hart here is miss America you have contacts just saying"he says catching Tony's attention who then turns I sigh "tony no get in the car this is not the time"I say knowing he would say something stupid "is that what you want"he asks cameras flashing as he looks into the guys phone "here's a little holiday greeting I've been wanting to send to the mandarin I just didn't know how to phrase it till now my names tony stark and I'm not afraid of you I know your a coward so I've decided that you've just died pal"he says removing his glasses I sigh rolling my eyes under the sunglasses tony had given me "I'm gonna get the body there's not politics here just good old fashioned revenge there's no pentagon it's just you and me on the off chance your a man here's my home address"he says my eyes widen "tony no"I speak but it's to late he announces his address to the press "I'll leave my door unlocked"he says I sigh stepping into the car "that's what you wanted right"he says grabbing the guys phone dashing it "bill me"he scoffs entering the car he gives me a side look once the door closes I just scoff turning away sometimes I just can't save him from his own stupidity.