It's time for a change [[Completed]]

a close call

Hey guys, here's an update. Sorry, but I'm REALLY busy. All the time. -.- And schoos starting soon, so I'm super packed and my only time to really write is at night. So Sorry if this sucks, Starting tomorrow night for like 2 weeks I'm gonna be on the couch. So I should be able to write more within these next few weeks. I'm hoping to finish the stories (not posted) but have it all written so you guys don't have to wait! :)Feedback? :)

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I woke up, laying in a forest. My body sore, and my mind blank. I don't know what happened. All I know is that it's dark, and I don't know where I am. I tried to sit up, but I couldn't. My body hurt way to bad. It was in searing pain. I looked down, my body looked the way it had before, except for the fact that there was some dirt on me. I moved my leg and held in a groan.
"Does you body hurt?" A man spat at me.
I nodded my head slowly, "Good. You didn't do what Hammer told you to do. So we punished you. Now you have one more chance. Tell your dad to back off, and we'll leave you alone. But if you don't..." He grabbed me by the collar of my shirt, "You won't ever see the light of day again. Got it little girl?"
I nodded. He smirked and dropped me. He disapeared, just as fast as he came. I laid there for a few minutes. I knew that I should have cried, I should have screamed, and I should have done something. But I didn't do shit. And I knew, that I couldn't tell my dad either. I told him I loved him for the first time im years, and he said it back. Our relationship was changing. I couldn't tell him to back off. I didn't know what he was supposed to back off, but I knew that he was supposed to. If he did whatever they wanted him to, he would regret it. So if that means that I have to die for the sake of my dads happiness then I'll do it. I refuse to lose him. I gritted my teeth as I started walking. I don't even know what they did to me. I didn't have a bruise on my body. But everywhere hurt. Like I worked out for the last 2 days straight. I started to cry as I walked, I couldn't help it. The pain was unbearable, but I had to make it back to the house. It took hours to get home, and I don't even know what time I got there, but I knew that I got home before Dad and Pepper. That's all that mattered. I shuffled up to my room and fell on my bed, falling asleep, not even bothering to change.
I woke up the next morning to being lightly shaken, "Sweety, it's 1 in the afternoon, you gotta wake up. Theres someone here that wants to see you." Pepper whispered in my ear. I wanted to wake up, I really did. But my body wouldn't let me.
"Mmmm" I moaned.
"If you don't get up they'll be forced to come in here, and I don't think you want that." She joked. I pried my eyes open and immedietly regreting it. It hurt, more like burned.
"Ugh. Can I have maybe 20 minutes to shower and change?" I whispered.
"Of course, I'll go keep them company." She smiled at me, and left the room. I sighed and got up. My body throbbed, but I knew that I needed to get up, and I'm sure a shower would make me feel better....I hope. I trudged to the bathroom, wondering who would be here to see me. I didn't have anyfriends. Unless you counted Natasha. We clicked when we met on the Hellicarrier. And after that we were friends. The only thing is that we don't really get to see eachother. She's always working, and well...I'm still a teenager in highschool. After a much needed shower, that helped. Not alot but it helped. I went down stairs. Going slowly.
"Annie!!!" I heard someone screamed, my head popped up, and my eyes went wide. Natasha was standing in front of me. I hadn't seen her in almost a year. She changed. Her hair grew, and got darker. Everything else was the same...except for the fact that there was an engagment ring on her finger.
"Natasha Romanova is that an engagement ring I see on your finger?" I yelled putting my hands on my hips, "I didn't even know you were in a relationship young lady!" I patrinized her.
She smiled at me and ran up the stairs embracing me in a hug.
"I missed you!" She said. I hugged back and smiled.
"I missed you too. Now tell me!!!" I said as we walked down the stairs to the couch. So she told me how she was engaged to Clint, finally. And they started dating after Loki sent to Asgard with Thor. That's why Natasha came. She wanted me to be the first to know, obviously that didn't work sense Dad answered the door and she talked to them while I was getting ready, but I was one of the first!
"Would you like to come with me to the mall?" Nat asked, looking hopeful.
"Dad, can I go to the mall with Natasha?" I asked.
"Of course Buttercup, just be careful. And if any guy tries to flirt with you then Natasha beat them up" She rolled her eyes, but none the less agreed. Then my eyes widened. I forgot to text that boy that gave me his number! Damn...well I guess it really wasn't meant to be... I sighed in anger and lowered down in the seat.
"What's wrong?"
"I never texted this boy that gave me his number. And he was so cute, and I really wanted to get to know him." I grumbled.
"That's it?" She laughed at me. I just glared at her, "Sorry Annie but I don't see the problem. No matter what you won't be able to have a boyfriend until you move out anyway. Your dad wouldn't allow it." I rolled my eyes. I knew she was right, that was the crappy part. We spent the day at the mall, and just talked. It was much needed. For both of us obviously because we never ran out things to talk about. After a fulfilled day of buying everything  she laid her eyes on, we sat down and got a drink in the food court. My mind began to wander back to Hammer, and what he did, and what his henchman did. I sighed.
"What's on your mind?" Nat asked.
I shook my head, "Nothing. Just tired." I lied, hopefully smoothly.
"Cut the crap, what happened?"
I hesitated. Should I tell her? What if she tells dad? Or worse, she tries to find him and get hurt. I don't want that to happen! So...I lied.
"Theres just been these annoying girls, bugging me at school."
"Everyones not trying to get to know you? I thought everyone knew who you were?"
"Uhm...no. I didn't tell anyone. The teachers know, but I asked them not to say my last name..ever. I don't want anyone knowing. They just think I'm some random girl who goes there."
"Why don't you just kick their asses?"
"Because I could get suspended?" I said, it was pretty obivous, "Nat, most people don't infultraite, and beat bad people up for a living." I joked. She mearly replied by sticking her tounge out.
"What time is it?"
"Well it's about....7:30. Should we get you back?"
I made a sheepish smile, "Yeah. It might be best. And besides, I'm sure you wanna get back to Clinttttt." I teased. She blushed, and we headed out. I sighed as we made our way up the driveway back to my house. Going back, meant going back to the problems that I had at hand. And doing that is never fun.
I waved as she pulled away, and I opened up the door. I walked inside to a quiet house. They either went out, or were somewhere else. But the good news is that I got one day of no Hammer, and that was needed at the moment. I still don't know what I'm going to do. Should I tell him? Should I keep the secret and risk dieing? Ughh! I mentally groaned, and went in search to see if I could find my dad, or atleast a note. I found neither on the first floor.
'They must be downstairs in the lab.' I thought to myself and made my way down. Sure enough...I was wrong.
"Ok...I'll just call his cell phone." I grabbed the house phone and dialed his number. No answer. I started to get worried. I went upstairs, maybe he called in a early night. I knocked on his door, no one said anything, so I walked in slowly. It was empty too. I swallowed and decided, that maybe Jarvis knew.
"Jarvis, do you know where dad went?" No answer...now I was scared. No I was worried to death. Jarvis was off..wait! I could call Pepper! This was my last hope...
I dialed the number quickly and called. It rang...and rang...and rang...until it went to voicemail. Now I was scared, and worried. I sighed and sat down on the couch. It was only 8. They could be home any time. So I turned on the TV and put on a mindless TV show. They'll be home soon. I kept repeating it to myself. What if Hammer got them? All because of what I did? This is all my fault. I ended up falling asleep. I woke up the next morning in my bed. I Shot up, I didn't come in here, I know that for a fact. I ran down the stairs, not even noticing that I was in PJ's I ran all the way down the stairs and I saw dad and Pepper sitting down sipping some coffee. Dad stood up because I was running. I ran into his arms.
"I thought something happened to you last night." I mumbled in his shirt, as I gripped him tighter. He got over the shock and hugged me back.
"Why would you think that?" He asked.
"Because I got home, and no one was here and Jarvis was off, and I tried to call you and Pepper and no one answered and I was scared, and there wasn't even note." I sniffled, I was crying, that's just great. I looked up at him and it almost broke my heart, he looked like he was gonna cry.
"We went out to eat. We didn't think you would be back home until really late and we figured we'd be back before you. Don't cry please. We're here now. You've never been this worried before. What's going on buttercup?" Dad asked while wiping away the stray tears that escaped my tired eyes.
I shook my head, "Nothing, I just I don't know. I just got really scared last night for some reason." I hugged him again and just breathed in my dads smell. I was so afraid that I wasn't going to have much more time with him, I needed to spend every minute possible with him.