Chapter 10
Melinda has been looking for Daisy and now that it is well past sunset she decides to head back to the place that will be her new home with Daisy. There is a small hope inside her that Daisy has returned to the house, but she is almost positive that will not be the case.
All the way she thinks back to the phone conversation with Natasha and her saying how they have been looking for her since the end of the funeral. She started in looking for Daisy as well. Everyone has been keeping one another informed. I almost called Mama to ask her to reach out to her connections when Natasha called me with a location in Hell’s Kitchen. I race that way in my SUV.
When I get there I see Tony Stark walking into the ware house. I look at the group of thugs and one guy in a suit. All bruised, beaten, and tied up. I start assessing the situation like a specialist. “Daisy did all this?” Natasha looks at me and nods, “Daisy always has dealt with her emotions with her fists. She is looking for fights and it is going to be hard to keep up with her. She was already trained before we met and all of us taught her even more.” Tony shakes his head. “She took out all the trackers I had on her. Iris is offline to Jarvis and I. If I wasn’t so worried I would be proud. Kid has skills and you are right Nat we made her even better. If she does not want to be found we will not find her.”
Natasha twist around and looks fiercely at Tony. “What should we do then? Because I sure am not going to stop looking for her.” Natasha words come out with pure emotion. I can see how everyone is attached to Daisy. I think to myself ‘Phil I guess your girl picked up on how to bring people together from you. I do not know how I will be there for your kid, but I know that I will not be alone.’ I get brought out of my thoughts when I hear Clint call for Natasha. “Nat, this is Vanchat he is on Sheild’s radar. It looks like they were trying to make a profit of the Battle of New York. There is some Chitauri weapons here as well. We are going to have to call Fury or Hill.” Clint says as he puts a hand on Natasha’s shoulder. “We will find her Nat. We have to find her.” Clint looks into Natasha’s eyes. “She does not know it is my..” Clint whispers. Natasha cups Clint’s face. “Do not go there, Clint. It was not you. The only one to blame for all of this is Loki. We will find her and be there for her like we always are.”
Clint nods not fully agreeing with Natasha, but that is something they will work on later. Natasha calls Fury to tell him the situation. After the phone conversation ends Natasha looks at Tony and I “Fury is looking for more information about Daisy’s movement still no luck and he is very wrapped in something top priority so he is sending Hill. You two should not be here when Hill gets here. Go look for Daisy while we take care of this mess and look for clues on where she may be heading next.” Natasha tells Tony and I. “Oh and Melinda we are trying to keep this under wraps as much as possible. So unless it is shown that we need to call for more people try not to.” May nods in understanding. Going back to her SUV. “Hey Agent May, come to the tower we can look better there. I have already checked all the places I know she would go. I am searching for her movement at the Tower.” I nod and motion for him to get in the SUV. I start driving to the Tower. Looking back at the last time we had a conversation I know Stark does not care for me much.
“You know at the funeral…Phil was a friend…a friend that you hurt… I do not like it when people hurt my friends Agent May. I found out that Phil wants you to look after Daisy. Phil and Daisy are apart of my family. Losing Phil is hard. I do not know if I am strong enough to be okay if Daisy does not come home. So when we get her to come home. I need you to promise me you will not hurt her Agent May. Because if you do she has Iron Man, Director of Shield, and Hawkeye for Uncles if we are not enough I know having Black Widow for an Aunt will definitely be able to take care of you all on her own.” Tony says all of this to me. I think for a moment before I speak.
“I do not want to hurt her. Phil was always the one to be there for everyone the one that people could talk to or lean on. I was the one that protected us. I am glad that she has all of you. I just know that I want to be there for her and protect her. I never wanted to hurt Phil either. That will always be my biggest regret.” I admit and I am so exhausted from the day. Tony just nods and we go to the Tower.
We looked for hours for Daisy and with no success to be had. I leave and tell them I will be back in the morning for first thing. I need to be away from all of them the day was too much and I want to be in Phil’s home. I am almost there and I see a bike in the driveway that looks familiar. It’s Daisy’s bike. I put the SUV in park and rush inside. There she is sitting in a chair by the island in the kitchen. I look her up and down. I see her bruised cheek and knuckles. She looks at me and waves, “Um…Hey.”