Natasha looked around Asgard that had become her home. She remembered her first day in the realm as clear as crystal. Odin had pulled her from Purgatory and told her she was alive and immortal. "You have changed my son more than anyone else could. You swayed him to find his own way and to try and right the wrongs he's done," Odin said to the spy sitting before him. "You changed his heart and gave him the love he wanted which was then able to let him love someone in return. You."

"I love your son just as much as he loves me," She replied quietly. "He changed me as well. He showed me that I could trust people, and that giving yourself to one person can actually work. He also made me see that people don't just see me as what I do, they see me as a person as well. A stubborn and slightly heartless person, but a human being."

"Which is why, I chose to bring you here. Luckily my son did not cremate you or else this would have been harder than it was already," Odin stated with a nod to Natasha. "That was the body you had while you were in your first life. The only things gone are the scars. And so you know, should you and my son choose to have more children, you will have the pregnancy as normal only slightly colder. Freyja and Frigga made sure of it."

Natasha nodded and smiled. "Thank you," she said quietly. "I am in debt to you." Odin shook his head. "This is the least we could do. You are the one who saved our son. You are the reason his birthright was restored. He focused on someone other than himself, and gave his life for you and for the people of Midgard. When he needed someone, you stepped up and healed him. You did not see the monster he views himself as, the view that we imparted on him."

Natasha sat and listened to the god. "You are now immortal my daughter," Odin said to the red head. "You will stay with my son for eternity. You both need the other."

As Natasha stood by Heimdall, as she did every day, the goddess of vengeance looked off in the direction he looked. He had grown accustomed to the woman standing beside him throughout the day and leaving for a few hours only to return. She would leave as night fell and return at first light. The only words spoken between the two were, "Are they well?" and "They are missing you, but they are coping and doing well."

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It was one of those days where Natasha was just… upset. She wanted to go home, to see her children and her husband. She was supposed to be trained by Sif and the Warrior's three so she could be 'up to par' with the other warriors around. As she was training with Sif, the Warrior's three watched and analyzed her movements. They weren't quite sure what to make of the new goddess, or the fact of how she fought. After a while, the two women took a break to which Fandral took up the opportunity to work his charms on Natasha.

"Dear lady are you a new friend of Thor?" He asked smiling at her.

"I am," She replied warily. "Why do you want to know?" Fandral grinned a bit more and leaned closer to her. "I merely wanted to know. You could find people much better than he to be with."

"I'm already promised to someone," She stated flatly in reply to his advances.

"What your intended does not know, doesn't hurt them," he whispered to her. That was the final straw. She moved so quickly the others couldn't really tell what she did to Fandral. But Natasha had punched him in the jaw, kicked him in the solar plexus, and swept his feet out from under him, knocking him to the ground. She then put her heel to his throat and pushed lightly, making him cough. "Don't. Touch. Me. Again. I'm married and you'll never compare to him," Natasha said icily, glaring down at the warrior pinned under her. She looked over at the other three and saw astonished faces and the slight smile from Hogun. Sif and Volstagg then gave praise to her for besting the opponent but Natasha simply took it and walked out, needing no more training. The only thing she wanted to do, was see her children. She'd been in Asgard for months under the protection of Odin, Sif, and the Warrior's three. She was their charge and they were tasked with keeping her secret. Not even Thor could know of her being there. Odin's reason: To have Loki understand what having the children for nine months and not knowing if he could find a way to bring his spouse back to him as Natasha had sought out.

She went to the room where she met Frigga every day to talk and get to know her mother-in-law. Natasha wasn't happy about staying here for longer than she had to. She didn't understand why Loki had to learn this lesson. He'd learned enough and suffered through so much. She paced and ranted to her mother in law who listened patiently and frowned seeing her daughter sit in the chair across from her, upset and close to tears. "I want to go home. I want to see my husband and children," Natasha said sadly.

"I am sorry, my child," Frigga said calmly. "But we cannot send you back yet. We are keeping you here until your body has fully adjusted to being back to life after being preserved in a state of magic for so long."

Natasha sighed. She knew better than to argue with the woman and she was very grateful that her and her husband had saved her life. No matter how long she'd have to be here… She'd stay. So long as she'd end up beck home and she didn't miss much with her children growing up. She heaved a heavy sigh, thinking of how everyone was faring without her, and what she was missing with her babies.