The Lying Game (-clint-)

[Kaveh Andari]

It was empty...for now. For now she could relax, no...she couldn't. Even here in her little flat on the edge of New York she couldn't relax, any minute they could come bursting through that door bullets flying. She wasn't safe until she proved her innocence. Easier said then done, the whole of SHIELD was convinced that she was a bloodthirsty monster. But that wasn't what Simone Ravin was. She had been the victim in the attack also, she had the scars to prove it but SHIELD hadn't believed that and she doubted they would anytime soon.

She sighed, moving further into her home, her eyes scanning the stacks of books, in tip top condition, beside end tables and on top of tables. She'd read everyone of those books, they took her mind off her own problems, thrusting her into a world where she could be at peace for once.

Sim licked her lips almost nervously, for some reason she didn't trust the emptiness of her home and not even the musty bookish smell lingering in the air could calm her. She slipped into the kitchen, her eyes peeled for anything out of place. Her hand tightened around the hilt of a butcher's knife her pale silvery eyes flickering about.

Her hands shook, she didn't want to hurt anyone but she would in self defense...just as she had that night. That horrible night that caused all of this. She bit her lip, looking around. She didn't speak, just moved further into the house, her back to the hall as she crept towards her room.

A floorboard creaked behind her and she whipped around, pointing the knife in the intruder's direction. "Get out." she growled.

[Clint Barton]

Clint Barton had been given a task to do. He was sent out to check up on Simone Ravin,the girl who was kept as a prisoner by SHIELD, but got away. He went to her apartment and brought some weapons with him just in case they ended up in a fight. He was standing outside her apartment now and he reached the doorhandle and opened the door. He snook inside the place and closed the door without making too much noise to be noticed. Clint wasn`t sure how this was gonna go,but he was prepared for anything.

As he walked further into the house , Clint had spotted Simone, but as he made the next step a floorboard creaked under his foot, and Clint cringed a bit and looked at Simone as she had heard him and turned ,pointing a knife at his direction. Clint looked at her and breathed ,holding his hands up,"Whoa , relax..i`m not here to harm you " Clint said fast and looked at her.

[Kaveh Andari]

Sim glared at him, her grey eyes narrowed. She didn't lowered the knife. She laughed bitterly at his words. "Ha! Yeah, right, you come into my home, I've never seen you before, and I'm pretty sure you don't have a key." She put a hand on her hip, lowering the knife and regarding him with a glare. "Then if you aren't here to harm me, why are you here?"

Curiosity had won despite her better judgement. She arched a brow at him. It didn't add up. He was probably from SHIELD, so if he wasn't going to harm he was probably going to take her back. But she couldn't go back. She wouldn't let him. She would use that knife if she had to. She tapped her foot, waiting for a reply.

[Clint Barton]

Clint looked at her and narrowed his eyes at her when she laughed bitterly,he lowered his hands, "I`m just good at what i do and i can get in just fine without a damn key..just lower that knife of yours " he said and walked closer to her. He heard her question and looked at her. "I`m here to check up on you..and i can do that without harming you ,Simone " he said to her. "I know you were kept as a prisoner by SHIELD..but don`t worry..i`m not from SHIELD " Clint told her.

He looked around some ,then looked back at Simone. "How did you get out ?" Clint asked her.

[Kaveh Andari]

Simone glared at him. "Yeah, whatev, get out of my house." She crossed her arms, and stepped back when he came closer, her eyes narrowing further. "Check up!?" she barked a bitter laugh, "That's the craziest bullshit I've ever heard! I'm supposed to be some bloodthirsty monster, and you come here saying that you came to check up on me?" She shook her head, brown hair swishing, "Sorry to burst your bubble but I don't need checking up on."

Her eyes narrowed suspiciously. "Then what are you from?" She smirked, "Magicians never give away their secrets."

[Clint Barton]

Clint started glaring a bit back at her ,"I`m not gonna leave, then you have to kill me first "he said to her and walked even closer up to her, not caring that she stepped backwards. "Yeah a check up ! " Clint said and looked at her. "What`s so crazy about that and i don`t see you as a bloodthirsty monster..that`s bullshit " he told Simone. "Yeah i`m sure you can manage all by yourself..until SHIELD finds you and drags you back again " he said.

"The Avengers.." Clint said and looked at her, "and you don`t strike me as a magician.." he smirked at her. "But you`re still alive and kicking so i`ll just tell my boss that.." he said and stepped back and away from her.

[Kaveh Andari]

Sim laughed, shaking her head at him bitterly. "You work for Nick Fury. He's the director of your stupid little Avenger program and SHIELD. Avengers, SHIELD, same damn thing." She glared at him, stepping away and pointing the knife at him once more. "Not another step." she growled. "That's what Fury seems to think," she grumbled "but you can never trust looks can you?"

"I'll just keep running. You tell your boss that he's not going to catch me. Neither are you." Simone's eyes were hard and cold.

[Clint Barton]

Clint cocked his head to the side as she kept laughing and shaking her head. "Yeah and..? he must have a good reason for wanting you as his prisoner.." he said to her. He looked at the knife ,but didn`t feel threatened by it ."Are you gonna cut me if i do take another step closer to your personal space..?" Clint asked. "Well i don`t give a damn what Fury thinks..i don`t look at you that way " he said and looked at Simone. "I never judge a book by its cover.." Clint said and shrugged.

Clint scoffed and smiled some , "If i was here to catch you..i would give it a bit more effort to do so..but here i am still standing not even touching you " he said to her. "Go ahead and run away if you want to..i`m not gonna stop you from doing that since my job is done " Clint said and looked at her.

[Kaveh Andari]

Simone glared and took a large step forward so she was face to face with him. Her knife was quite close to Clint. "I'm innocent. Whatever he's told you isn't true." She glared at him. "I"m asking you to leave. Right now."

She stepped away from him, regarding him with malice. She absently twirled a strand of hair around her finger. She didn't moved, just shook her head at him. "I don't understand you."

[Clint Barton]

Clint looked at Simone as she took a bigger step forward ,standing face to face with her. He looked at the knife once before looking into her eyes. "For your information..i haven`t been told much about you..so i really don`t know what`s going on " Clint said honestly. "Fine, i`ll leave " Clint said to her and looked at her.

He looked at her when she twirled a strand of hair around her finger. Clint sighed, "I get that a lot.." he said to her. He took a step back and turned his back at her , looking down the hall, "Well..good luck to you Simone. " Clint said and started walking down the hall, thinking it was best to leave her now.

[Kaveh Andari]

Simone watched him through narrowed eyes, she didn't trust him at all. Not even the slightest. However there was something she didn't trust more, something lurking in the dark. She looked around, nervously. "You said you came alone, right?" She muttered, casting a glance at his figure.

She continued twirling her hair, somewhat nervously, chewing on her lip. Her grey eyes focused on the SHIELD agent who'd broken into her house. Her eyes left him and darted around the house.

[Clint Barton]

Clint walked some more down the hall,but stopped when he heard her question. He turned slightly and looked at her , "Yeah that`s right..all alone" he told her. He sighed softly and looked at her.

He wondered what she was thinking about. He had shown her that he didn`t want her any harm or that he was here to take her away.

[Kaveh Andari]

Sim bit the inside of her cheek. "Ya sure?" She asked, looking around. Something wasn't right, it didn't feel right at all. She didn't have to wait long for her suspicions to be proven right. The man from that night crashed through a window in a frenzy of glare and Simone screamed, jumping for the knife she'd set down.

She swore crossly and through the knife at him. He caught it and grinned wickedly. His eyes caught fire and he looked at a stack of books, they caught flame. "Oh shit." muttered Sim.

[Clint Barton]

Clint looked at her nodded,"Yes..i`m sure..I" was all Clint got to tell her before he quickly covered his face with his arm as someone came crashing through the window . He removed his arm hearing Simone`s scream and ran into the room again and stopped looking at the man as Simone threw the knife at him,but he caught it and grinned.

Clint grabbed his gun and pointed it at the man, and saw his eyes caught fire, "What the hell.." he said and looked at the books who caught flame. Clint aimed the gun quickly at the man and opened fire at him.

[Kaveh Andari]

The man, Inferno, was unaffected by Clint's bullets. He went for Simone. He grabbed her around the throat, glaring at her, his eyes lighting up. Sim struggled to breathe, her world quickly turning darker as he squeezed harder. Then he dropped her and the knife suddenly, the blade sticking into her side, causing her to cry out.

He was gone, just gone.

Sim leaned against the wall, pulling out he knife. The wound wasn't deep or life threatening. "What the hell!?" she snapped at Clint. "Who the hell was that!?" She was glaring at him, her hand against the wound.