Last chapter! I'm really sad to see this end it's been going on for so long and I'm really happy with it! And thank you so much to everyone who took time read, review, fav, follow or whatever else! It really means a lot to me when people take an interest in what I've written. I just can't thank every one enough!

The next few days were uncomfortable. Nobody seemed to know where to stand around Clint and for most of it Tony and Bruce retreated into their labs. Barney quickly said his goodbyes and after Hank had done his last check ups he left too. Steve was quickly pulled away on a mission and Natasha kept her distance.

Strangely enough Clint felt more at ease. His initial fear had been that everyone would keep treating him like child. This way they didn't get the chance. He ran a few missions. Fought a few supervillains. Somehow nothing seemed different. He busted two ribs and sprained his writs. Things were normal.

But eventually everyone was in the tower again. Clint was sitting at the kitchen table playing a gameboy. He'd taken the day off after he'd cracked his fourth rib. Steve, Thor and Tony walked through the kitchen door at once. It was the first time Clint had been in a room with so many of them. Through sheer embarrassment he'd been avoiding Steve the most.

There was a pause and then with a great force of effort he greeted them. "Hey."

Tony nodded but didn't make eye contact. Thor smiled but it looked sad and Steve. . . Steve poured himself some coffee and sat down.

"How are you?" he asked.

Clint looked up, slightly annoyed. "Fine." He said quietly.

"Do you not want to talk to me?" Steve asked.

The others pretended to be too busy with their lunches to hear.

"No. No, I just. . ." He couldn't think of anything to say. "it's not like that."

Steve nodded, his way of saying fair enough. "Okay. Then do you want to go do rounds this afternoon. Fly over New York,. Take it easy on those ribs?"

Clint sighed. No, he didn't but it wasn't Steve's fault. "Sure."

"Great. I've got a Quin Jet all warmed up."

Clint felt a pit form in his stomach. He was nervous. After eating he followed Steve out to the jet and they sat in silence. Clint twiddled his thumbs, playing with an arrow.

Steve played with the dials. Finally when the tension got too much he cleared his throat. "You know, it's not going to hurt for you to talk to me. Nothing's changed."

Clint looked up. "It hasn't?"

Steve turned to face him. "No. Maybe. It depends. Do you want things to be different?"

"No. I just thought. . ."

Steve sighed and tried not to think about the child from the week before. "I guess things are probably different but I don't think they're as different as you think."

Clint looked up. "Yeah, probably."

"Then what's wrong?"

He weighed his options. "I guess. . . I guess I'm embarrassed. I don't have any secrets"

Steve became very quiet. "Well that's an exaggeration but I get what you're saying."

Clint cracked a grin. "Yeah it is." He smiled for a moment.

"So cheer up, I'm not gonna treat you like a kid."

"Is it weird for you?"

"It's. . . not normal but I'll get used to it. And no ones gonna think any less of you because you got turned into a kid who was scared."

Clint shrugged and returned to playing with the arrow. "It's just weird."

"Things will go back to normal. And if it counts, I think that you being a kid did some good. I'm not sure how or what kind but I think good came of it just the same."

Clint watched him and shrugged. "You're right." He moved to sit at the controls next to Steve. "I never did get to give Barney your autograph."

"That's okay. It would probably have just ended up on ebuy anyway."

Clint laughed. "Probably. Oh, and Cap?"

"Yeah?"

"It's eBay."

I know it's a kind of cheezy ending but I thought it kind of fit!

I know there were some questions about weather or not Clint could hear. I wrote earlier that he was deaf but i was kind of meaning that to say that he was previously deaf. To get the dialogue I wanted I had to have him hear. Personally I'm deaf in my right ear and a little bit in my left and I did want to use my own experience in the story but for this I kind of had to put that on hold. Maybe I'll write a story later that deals with Clint's hearing. I hope I can, I have so much I want to write and I have to pick a place to start.

I'm still trying to figure out who to deage next. I really want to do Natsha and I got a great Thor suggestion so keep an eye out, more coming soon!

Again, Thanks so very much for reading!