Thank you for all the love and being patient with me. I have kind of hit a major writer's block, but I am writing it out... every so slowly. I know how I want it to go, I just have to get it there.

Disclaimer: I own nothing... except Johnny and Gem ;) they are children of my imagination :)

Chapter 21

"You okay?" Steve asked moving into the apartment with Thor at his side. Thor, scooped up Gemini but watched Rose and Steve carefully. Johnny was trying to explain to Steve that Rose's back was bloody but it was coming out jumbled.

"My back." Rose mumbled moving an arm to motion to her back as she leaned forward away from the wall to reveal long claw like marks down her back. The Robot had grabbed hold of her, and during the aparation she had been splintered because of how the metal creature had grabbed her. She heard two loud cracks before hearing James and Sirius.

"Okay, back up. Medical has arrived." Sirius said, more with a joking tone to try and lighten the mood as the two wizards approached the couple and the son. "Alright, Red, let's see you're back." He gently moved her forward and she let off a cry of pain as James gently touched it, testing it first before he pulled his wand.

"Mommy okay?" Johnny asked as Steve scooped the blonde boy up and gave Sirius and James some room to heal Rose.

"Yeah, your Mommy will be just fine, Pup. Just a little banged up but nothing that Uncle Prongs and Padfoot can't handle." Sirius grinned, ruffling the blonde boy's hair before aiding the other dark haired male in fixing Rose's back.

"We saw the chaos..." James said as he and Sirius moved Rose a little more so they could get a full view of her torn up back. "Figured you would bring the kids to the safe house..."

Steve heard Sirius mumbled a few things, and then James did too, but he didn't catch the spells they used. Once the two Wizards sat back Sirius looked up at Steve and said, "Seriously though, I think we should make this into something like Number 12."

"Do you know all the wards that were on that house?" James asked sitting on the other side of Rose.

"Why would you make this like Number 12? Can you even do that?" Steve asked. Rose had told him all about Number 12 Grimmuald Place, it was the safe house for the Potters and Weasleys if anything was to go wrong. Which was odd to think of, but he understood why. He understood that it was probably one of the most protected place, besides Hogwarts. He knew no one could come or go without a password and they had to know where the place was.

"It takes time but yeah.. perhaps we could convince Loki for help?" Siris grinned at James, who grinned back. The two had patched of Rose to the best of their ability. "You know, I think we could get that Big God to help us."

"In your dreams." Rose muttered as she winced as her back stung and the muscles were sore. Steve watched the two Wizards help his wife to her feet and he moved in to help her as Sirius and James took Johnny. With a crack the three were gone leaving Steve and Rose alone with Thor and Gemini. Thor moved out of the Apartment, leaving the two behind.

"You okay?" Steve asked looking worriedly at his wife.

"I'm not fragile, you know. I can survive a lot things." Rose said confidently.

"That's not what I meant. I meant-"

"I know what you meant, Steve, and I am fine."

"I don't want you to think you are indestructible when you aren't." Steve huffed, and knew he was showing the fact that his frustrations were getting the better of him.

"Neither are you." Rose said sharply and he felt her pull away from him.

"Rose." Steve said and pulled her close.

"I'm not made of glass, Steve. Yes, I get hurt, we all do. That is what makes us human. You have a higher tolerance for pain than I do, so don't you dare say that you are indestructible compared to me. I got splintered when trying to get them to safety, Steve, it happens."

"You said Splintering happens-"

"On rare occasion. Either you don't know where you are going or you are grabbed as you are disappariting." Rose explained.

"Then I have every right to be worried, Rose. If you hadn't been able to cast the spell to blow the creature up... what would have happened?"

"I'd still be fighting."

"No, Rose, you would be dead. The bruising around your neck shows it tried to strangle you. If you hadn't got that spell off you would have been dead."

"What is with you!?" Rose snapped, her temper flaring, "You are acting like this is the first time I ever was in danger!"

"Because I could have lost you!" Steve snapped back, and Rose fell silent. It was rare the American Hero lost his temper. He was always the calm and collected one, while she constantly a fuse to an explosive... always ready to blow. "I don't want to lose you, Rose."

Rose gave a small smile and moved into him, and felt the warm embrace of his arms. She felt the pull of disapparition and felt her feet hit the ground. She looked around and saw that the other Avengers were there, and the Penthouse was pretty much destroyed.

The next few days passed in a blurr for Rose. Steve was constantly on the move with the Avengers, which left Rose with Loki, Sirius, James, Gemini, Jane, Pepper, and Johnny. Her eyes flew to the TV as she saw the Avengers arrive in Novi Grad, the Sokovian Capital. "I have to help them-" Rose said.

"And Steve wants you here." Loki advised from where he sat stoic in the one chair, his eyes never leaving the TV.

"Oh Well." Rose said as she moved from the room and changed into a suit that Tony had created just for her. It was similar to the Black Widow's, but it's coloring was a deep blue and black... her RavenClaw colors. There was a hidden pocket on her right leg, where her wand could slip in and be unseen. She tucked her wand away and rummaged through her short storage of potions... anything that could help. She saw one and slipped it into her pocket, "Just in case." She muttered before closing her eyes and disappariting. Her feet hit the ground and she looked around screaming and terror could be heard and she watched as part of the capitol of Sokovia was lifted into the air. She disapparited and landed on the floating island.

The Robots were flying everywhere and she saw Tony and Thor trying to keep them on the moving piece of land. One was going head first for Tony as he had two others closing in. "Bombarda!" She yelled and watched the jet of light strike the metal and Iron Man make it just in time.

"Who let you come, Rose?" Tony's voice sounded in her ear where her com-link was.

"Does it matter? You needed help, a little thank you would be nice." Rose snapped back as she blew up another Robot as she made her way into the floating city in search of Steve, Clint, or anyone else who needed help.

"Rose? What are you doing here!?" She heard Steve's voice in her ear as she sent a car flying towards a group of Robots.

"Miss Rose?" Thor's voice now, but Rose remained quiet.

"Yeah?" Rose said as she appeared beside Steve. "Need some help?"

"No! You should be back at the Tower!" Steve snapped.

"You can't expect me to just sit back and not do anything!" Rose snapped back. "I wanted to help. Besides... I brought Reinforcements." Rose motioned to the sky as two forms streaked across the sky sending jets of light at the Robots. "Loki is off hunting Ultron down."

"You should be home!"

"Why?"

"Because we agreed on that!" Steve snapped, pulling her out of the line of fire and the two went back to back as they were slowly surrounded.

"You made the decision. I agreed to nothing." She sent several more hexes, causing several robots to explode.

"And what about Johnny?" She heard Steve say over the roar of another bomb going off, this one the shockwave sent her flying. She landed with a thud but got up. "What about Johnny?" Steve repeated. Rose was at a loss for words. She looked at Steve and opened her mouth but no words left. She stood there gaping like a fish that was trying to breathe out of water. "We had a deal, Rose." Steve said moving closer to her.

"But I don't want to lose you." Rose said, her voice wavered slightly before she pulled herself together and shot another hex at yet another pair of approaching Robots.

"And we promised each other that if one of us could remain safe for Johnny we would." Steve replied and Rose knew it was true. But she also knew she couldn't leave now.