p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"Barton and I had gone through everything together. We'd been to hell and back in Budapest and then when SHIELD recruited us, we both knew we had to finally head our separate ways. But I didn't forget my friend. I knew what he'd done for me, I knew if he'd wanted to kill me, I'd be dead now. If he hadn't given me a chance, no one would./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"I had to repay him. The only way I would ever stop feeling this way about Barton was if I repaid him. Loki was wrong. I didn't love Barton. I owed him my life, and that's all there was to it./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"As I walked the hall towards his room I thought about everything that had happened. I thought about Loki's words to me and how they really had messed me up. I had to see Barton a lot now, I couldn't keep myself away./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"When I arrived at the door I knocked lightly and went in. There he was, on the other side of the room staring out at the sea. When I entered he turned smiling at me. My hand slipped on the door knob and I faltered before continuing to close the door and joining him at the window./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"'Hey.' He said when I was level with him./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"'Hey.' I replied. We stood for a few moments in silence, but not awkwardly, that was the great things about me and Barton, I knew him inside out and so we could stand to be in silence around each other./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"After a few minutes, I heard footsteps coming down the hall and Steve entered, 'He's back.' He stated simply, 'Loki's back.' My head snapped to Barton and I saw the fear in his eyes mixed with a touch of anger. Steve left and I made a move to follow, but Barton caught my arm. I spun round in shock, but softened slightly when I saw his face. 'Don't let him take me Nat, don't let him.' I gave him a comforting smile and moved in to hug him. At first it surprised even me, by soon we both relaxed and it felt normal, 'I promise.' I replied./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"An hour later we were dropped in the centre of New York, watching as Thor came down to meet us. Thor updated us, informing us that Loki didn't have the Teseract, but he did have his sceptre. I shot Barton a glance and saw that in the company of the other Avengers, he had recaptured his normal look of total indifference. Hawkeye, as always, took to the roof tops, and I, as always, stayed on the ground. This was how we worked best, looking out for each other from a distance. After what seemed like years of fighting I finally got a look up to the rooftops to see how Barton was doing. I let out a gasp as I watched Loki approach from behind Barton and swivel him round poking his sceptre into Barton's chest. I screamed his name, but it was too late. He was gone. I'd broken my promise, but I had to fix it./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"I sprinted to the bottom floor of the building and took the stairs 3 at a time. When I reached the rooftop, Loki had left and it was only Barton left standing, staring out at the city./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"I tried to sneak up behind him, knowing I had to hit him in the head, but he heard me, the rooftops were his and he spun round pinning me to the ground. I stared up into those black eyes and almost felt a frog in my throat. This man wasn't my friend. He stared down at me and I knew there was only one part of my body he didn't know, one move he wouldn't anticipate I used my upper body to lift slightly off the ground and locked my lips with his. I felt his grip loosen slightly and took the opportunity to roll him over and pin him to the ground. Then I began lifting his body up and down quickly, banging his head against the concrete roof. I hated having to do this, but I knew it was the only way./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"A moment later, I heard a familiar sound, 'Nat,' he croaked and I stopped banging him long enough to check his eyes, the black was almost gone, but it still wasn't pupil sized and so I gave him one last thump, sending him into unconsciousness./span/p
div style="border-style: none none dotted; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 3pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"
p style="border: none; padding: 0cm; max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"After I was sure he was out, I rolled over and lay beside him on the roof. I knew Loki was still out there, but the others could deal with him, for now, Clint needed me, and I needed to sort through all the butterflies and find out what that kiss really meant./span/p
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p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"An hour later I was broken from my thoughts by the sight of Clint convulsing beside me, I watched him for a moment and then moved closer grabbing one of his hands and holding it tightly. A few more minutes and his eyes opened./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"'Natasha.' He said, and I smiled at him./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"'Hey.' I stated simply, trying my hardest to treat him normally. Then he did something I never expected. He rolled on top of me pinning me back into position, this time however he only spread my legs, he didn't lean on them like before. I wanted to struggle against him, but I knew this was Clint, not Loki. What the hell was he doing?/span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"span style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"'Aw,' he began 'last time I did this you kissed me.' I smiled and Clint joined her briefly, before leaning down and pressing his lips into mine. Then he released my arms and I locked him around the back of his neck. Clint took this as a sign to continue and pressed his hips down into mine as I brought her legs up around his waist. emThis was it,/em I thought. Loki was right./span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"strongspan style="font-size: 5.5pt; font-family: Verdana;"NOTE – You can vote on which story I write next from my profile or you can leave we a suggestion of a story you'd like to see in the reviews!/span/strong/p