they're broken, but better together

28) Why?

Sorry about the lack of updates. I had mid-terms.

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Roof of Avengers Tower in New York

Pepper walking out on the roof into the cold, night air, jumps when his hand lands on her shoulder and pulls her into the corner and presses his body close to hers.

"You got the information I requested?"

Harshly whispering back Pepper replies,"Yes now come on before someone sees us."

"Stop worrying. It's not like anyone will see us up here. There's no one around, they all went home, I saw."

"How'd you get up here?"

"Your security wasn't checking IDs throughly so I slipped in and came up here.

She looks around watching for any movement near them. Looking back at him she looks around once more before focusing on his face.

"Steve I don't like this. This isn't right."

"I do believe that you were the one pissed that he "shagged the whore" remember?

"That is irreverent. You're trying to murder people."

"No. I'm doing what's best to keep people safe."

"And murdering her keeps people safe???"

"I never said that it was ethical."

Opening the file he finds the information he wanted.

"Ah so she is pregnant and with Starks child."

"Steve just leave her alone. Killing her is going to make him come after you and this time he will go for the kill."

He smiles, a dark look in his eyes at her. He looks murderous. 

"Let the fight begin then."
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The base (Stark-Romanoff room)

"We need to run DNA on the kid Tash."

"Why?"

"If what I'm thinking is true then..."

"What is it?"

"Our son will be half shifter."

"Wouldn't he be a werewolf."

"That's one way of looking at it. There are a few different types of shifters."

"Like what."

"Well for starters, those like me who become wolves. There's also lion shifters, bear shifters, tiger shifters, and amphibians shifters. From that there's subsets as to what you could be. In my case I'm a grey wolf. And well Levi is a timbre wolf. For bears you could have grizzly, polar, or black bear descent and so on with the other types of shifters.

"So what does that mean for our son?"

There's a good chance he'll become a delta wolf. He'll be under me since I have alpha blood."

"Wouldn't he also be an alpha since you're one."

"No. Because you're human and I'm not he'll only get half of my abilities. He won't be able to fully shift like I can."

"Oh. Well ok. I'll do the test."

"Aight, ill find someone to run it and I'll explain ranking when I come back."

As he walks off to locate a doctor Coulson and May walk in quickly.

"You're both in danger."

"Tony."

"No you and your child. They found out that you were pregnant somehow and got info from someone but I don't know who. We're still trying to find the leaker. For now stay with Tony at all times. He can protect you. We don't know what their planning to do."

"Clint knew."

"How?"

"He tried to kill me in the woods when I ran off one time. A former pack mate of Tony's saved me."

"What was his name?"

"Levi. Levi Tuckerman. He had a wife names Claire and a son named Harley. I tried to get Harley to keep him with me but when I looked he was gone."

"We'll look into them. For now focus on you. That's all you need to worry about. Let's find Stark and tell him what's going on. Come with me."

As all three leave the room they find Tony talking to Dr. Cho about running the test.

Tony, looking first at Coulson whose calm demeanor disguises the anger in his eyes. Looking at May next he knows someone is wrong when she's hiding a knife between fingers and her other hand close to her gun ready to fight at a moments notice. Seeing Natasha, whose red with worry and anger causes him to go into protective mode. His other feeling become suppressed with him only thinking of her and their child.

Coulson speaks up. "They know about the kid Stark, and their coming for them."

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A little while later
May walks silently to where Natasha sitting nursing a hot chocolate.

Slipping onto a stool by her she studies her. Her hair has became slightly longer but definitely more curly. She's slightly larger now that she's with child and her face is a little fluffy.

"Have you told him the truth?"

"Told who what."

"Stark of course."

"No I haven't and I know I'm making a hard choice now wether or not to tell him I knew too. I put it together after being almost killed in that bunker with Rogers two years ago."

Suddenly hearing a plate shatter they turn around.

Tony stands there behind them hearing everything.

She knows that he figured out what she meant.

"So you knew for two years and didn't tell me. Ha why'd I ever think you changed. You've always been a spy. Maybe I was right when I said I would never get a happy ending."

He runs.

Running far away from the base and farther for her and his child. It's all he can do to not let his anger overpower him completely.

(Maybe I'll get to see my mom and dad sooner than I thought again.)

Back at the base a heartbroken and fearful Natasha walks back to the little apartment-like room they shared. Memories come to mind.

The time he found her on the roof back in New York and stood watch while she slept. Chekov being taken in. The pumpkin patch. The fair. Their first time. Their second time and his shifting. His supposed death. The betrayal. The proposal. They start to blur together as she lays in the bed that still has his scent but not his body.

She knows she messed up and might have permanently pushed him away.

Being 7 months pregnant and alone she knows she has to find him. She can't do this alone. Her due dates approaching quickly.

Tears fall out her eyes as she slips into Tony's boxers and shirt he slept in the night before. Crying into the pillow for the man she pushed away, and withheld the truth and their unborn child who may end up fatherless before everything's over.