Avengers broken

Ch. 51 "Why?"

                                                                   Hayden POV 

                                           Nightmare 

My father continued to kick, me after he threw me down the wooden stairs to the basement, 

"You ungrateful little brat!!" He said continuing to kick me, 

"I asked you to do one thing!!" He continued 

After I thought he was done, he wasn't he grabbed me by the hair and threw me in the freezer locking it, 

"No! No!! let me out!!" I yelled as I banged my fists on the lid

"Please! Please let me out!!" I said my breath becoming ragged, 

                                     End Nightmare 

My eyes shot open, my breathing ragged, the machine beeped fast, from my sudden nightmare but I calmed myself down, 

I looked to see Clint asleep in the chair, He looked relaxed and at peace, 

Why did he do what he did? why keep helping a kid who isn't even his, a kid who was just so angry at the world, and kept defying him at every turn, Why did he? I thought 

Now that I'm stuck in this bed, I realized Clint has always been there, since the beginning, when They found out my dark secret with my parents, everything, 

I see Clint's eyes slowly flutter open, and he looks right at my 

He stretches, 

"Morning," He groans 

"You know you don't have to stay here twenty four seven, I'm a big girl I can take care of myself," I said 

"Yes, I know that but the minute I do, you end up doing something reckless," He said motioning to my wound, 

"Still in trouble for that huh?" I said 

"Oh yeah, big time," He said 

"Figured as much," I mumbled 

I sat there for a moment, then looked at him, 

"Why do you do it?" I asked 

He arched his brow, 

"After everything why do you keep putting up with me?" I said 

He looked taken back by the question, 

"I'm not abandoning you if that's what your asking," He said 

"No, I'm just confused why you keep putting up with me after everything, the anger, the secrets, my recklessness," I said 

"That's what parents are supposed to do Hayden, they are supposed to stay with you, relieve you fears, be concerned when they do something stupid, guid them in the right direction when they are going down the wrong path, help them when they are having any kind of problems, comfort them when they are hurt, love them no matter what," Clint said 

I was taken back by what he was saying, 

"They are not supposed cause harm, make them feel scared, hurt them, that is not what parents are supposed to do Hayden," He said 

He chuckled I guess my face was priceless, 

"I guess the real reason is because that's what I needed to do, I needed to step up, I seen a girl who was masking her pain with the anger, a girl who had no one," He said 

I was taken back by his words and oddly touched, I didn't know Clint cared that deeply about me, but why? I'm not his kid, I thought 

"Clint I-" I began but couldn't find the words, 

He put his hand on top of mine, 

"I know," He said nodding 

Just as I was about to say something, 

"Hayden how you feeling today," Bruce said 

He walked in with Tony, 

"Not as sleepy that's for sure," I said smiling at him, 

"Well it looks like the transfusion was a success then," Tony said 

"I'm sorry what?" I asked confused 

"Oh yeah, did we fail to mention that due to you losing so much blood, Clint here made a hefty donation," Tony said patting Clint on the shoulder 

"You did?" I said sounding stunned and confused 

"Yeah, I did," Clint said smiling sheepishly 

That' s when I realized, everything he does is for me.. I thought 

"Yeah, didn't even hesitate when Bruce said you needed blood," Tony said 

"Shut up Tony don't make her feel worse than she already does," Nat said smacking him on the back of the head, 

"What I'm just saying," Tony said rubbing the back of his head, 

"Yeah, well don't look you made her cry," Nat said angry

"I'm not crying, It's allergies," I said 

Wiping the tears from my eyes, 

"You have allergies?" Clint said worried 

He cares about me, no one ever cared, ever, I thought 

                                       Clint POV 

I looked At Hayden when Nat said that she said it was Allergies but I don't believe that, And for the first time, I seen something in Hayden's eyes I've never seen before, for the first time, Hayden looked moved, 

And I knew this was the first of moments to come, I am going to make sure of that, I thought