Avengers Guarded

Ch. 18 "Sass"

                                       Cody POV 

I was laying on the lab table as all kinds of wires were on my chest, as Bruce showed me the x-Ray, 

"You've got six cracked ribs, a fractured tailbone, a slight concussion, broken leg, not to mention the bruising," Bruce said 

I sat up Tony was standing in the corner not looking happy, 

"Look I know," I said taking the wires off, 

"I've been told a few days ago," I said 

I grabbed the crutches, 

"Do you want anything for the pain?" Bruce said 

"No I'm fine, besides its almost healed right?" I asked 

He looked confused but I just shrugged crutching out of the room, Tony walked next to me, 

"Do you wanna talk about it?" He asked 

"Talk about what?" I asked as I passed some of the avengers, 

"You know what," He said 

"Not particularly, Have you seen Nat I know she's got my laptop," I said 

"Cody," He said 

Let me explain something to you, when too many tragic things happen to me all at once I don't really break down, 

Okay my mother dying that was a total overload, but when too many overwhelming things happen a normal person would have a mental episode, 

Not me I just bury myself in something weather it's school, hacking, or making something I just bury it avoid it if possible that way I don't have to have one of them so called episodes, 

"I need to get some school word done," I said as I crutched down the hallway, 

"Look I get it you don't want to talk about it,but you don't have to do school work now," Tony said 

"Tony i'm in collage, how do you think I'm in there at my age?" I said as I looked ahead, 

"Because your smart," He said 

"By being six steps ahead of everyone and everything, that's how you get by, that's how I get by," I said 

"So your smart and calculating," He said 

I started sweating, but I wasn't going to stop looking for my laptop, I can't do this right now, I thought 

"Whoa, Whoa Cody come on slow down talk to me," Tony said stopping me, 

"What do you want me to say?" I asked looking at him confused, 

"I know you were trying really hard to cover up what was happening," He said 

"Were not doing this," I said about to continue crutching 

"Did your mother know?" He asked cautiously 

"Why would she possibly know," I said scrunching my eyes something I do when I'm frustrated, 

"So she could lay in bed and worry?" I said 

I was fighting the tears that were threatening to spill, 

"To know that a man she thought she loved trusted, was doing something unforgivable, beating the snot out of her daughter, while she would lay in bed and have no power to do anything about it," I said 

He looked stunned, 

"So no she didn't know," I said 

"I sacrificed everything for her, I would rather be miserable and beaten to a pulp, in order for her to be alive and happy than to watch her worry about me while she was powerless to do anything about it," I said 

"So that is your answer And I was never going to tell her," I said 

I started walking, 

He stopped me again, 

"Why didn't you say anything?" He ask 

"Because it was my problem to deal with," I said 

"No it was something else because after your mother died you could've went anywhere you could have told anyone why didn't you?" Tony said 

"It's none of your concern," I said 

"It most certainly is," Tony said stopping me again

I wiped my forehead with my arm, I was sweating, 

"Because I face my problems! is that what you want to hear?" I asked 

Tony looked taken back because I hardly raise my voice, 

"Kid that is no way to face your problems," He said 

"Oh so your an expert now," I said as I walked 

Finally I spot Nat, 

"Nat," I said she looked in my direction, 

"You have my bag?" I asked 

She nodded, and handed it to me, 

She looked at Tony, 

"Fury wants to talk to her," Nat said 

"As in Director Nick Fury?" I asked 

Everyone looked stunned that I knew that,

"That's right," I heard from behind me

I spun around seeing Fury, looks like all my years of hack have finally caught up with me, I thought