Love's Strongest Sacrifices

Chapter 1 The Deal

Clint had to hurry against time, he had to make it! He fought harder as he ran, the church was not that far away, he just had to make it. Natasha and he were not really speaking out loud about their commitment to each other, they both thought that best with all the enemies they had, however, they had agreed to date after all these years, and it was about to be ruined if he couldn't stop it. He ran faster, his legs burned with the effort, but there was no way he would let Loki get away with this…The church was in his sights, he could still make this, still stop this all from happening…He burst through the front doors and ran into the sanctuary and there stood Natasha, in a white dress, facing Loki, her face showed pain and worry, but only he could read it, to anyone else, the look on her face would be that of a happy bride, one so happy she had tears in her eyes, but Clint knew better, he knew she never cried, so she was truly upset, and that was when the preacher said it…

"If anyone has any objections as to why this couple should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your peace…" Yes, he had made it in time!

He ran forward, his hand raised in objection, "I OBJECT! I object most strongly," he said waving his hands and standing between Natasha and Loki. The pastor seemed surprised, but Loki only smirked.

"Why if it isn't my little Hawk, here to celebrate with me on my wedding day," Loki chuckled. "Have you met my beautiful bride, Miss Natasha Rommanoff, soon to be Natasha Laufeyson," Clint growled in anger and Loki smirked. "You are just in time, we were just about to become man and wife…"

Clint glared at Loki, "Maybe you are not familiar with our marriage coustoms here on Earth, but let me explain it to you….When someone objects in a wedding, the wedding cannot go on, you just lost!"

"Ah, but that is where you are wrong my little Hawk, you see, if I wish this wedding to be completed, it will be, I may not have my staff, but I do have my magic, which is more than enough to finish this wedding out and make Miss Rommanoff my legal bride," Loki smirked at the horror on Clint's face. "See, I could fight your Avengers if I really wanted to, but that is a lot of work…I would much rather make things easy if I can, and there is one simple way to make it easy on me…" Clint glared, but he did not stop Loki, "I could simply marry one of your Avengers, and that would give me immunity against them, they won't attack on of their own…" Loki smirked, "And Miss Rommanoff was all too eligible, though I needn't use her, she was just the easiest because she was a woman…"

"Okay Loki, what is it going to take to get you to let Natasha go? What do you want for her freedom," Clint asked in a growl, but behind the anger Loki could tell he'd just defeated Clint, and he smirked.

"The way I see it Hawk, I need one of you Avengers as my significant other so that your team will not attack me, and it is helpful if they are a part of Shield so that they can defend me if Shield comes after me, so of course that was why I thought of Miss Rommanoff, but if I am not mistaken, there is another person in here that is both an Avenger and a Shield agent," Loki smirked and Clint raised his eyebrow.

"You mean…me? You want me to…date you," he asked confused.

"No Agent Barton, if I am to truly have immunity against both groups, I need a spouse, someone I am married to," Loki smirked and let the words sink in for a moment and smirked as he watched Clint's face change from confusion to surprise to fear to acceptance.

"Yo…You want me to…to marry you…"Clint trailed off.

"It's a perfectly natural thing," Loki replied with a smirk, "Of course if you do not wish to take me as your own, then I can live with Miss Rommanoff, she is quite pleasurable, and I'm sure our wedding night will be even better," Loki added to add an extra feature to the emotional turmoil Clint was facing now.

"You won't TOUCH HER," Clint growled.

"Ah, but that is where you are wrong my dear Hawk, if I am married to her, then she is no longer yours, she is mine…Yes, I know about you two, it was not hard to figure out…I am going to give you ten seconds to chose and then I will chose for you and continue this wedding."

Clint's eyes grew wide and he looked at Natasha, saw the pain in her eyes and sighed, "Nat, I'm sorry, it's the only way to save you…" Clint looked down at his feet and lowered his bow. "Yes Loki I…I will…" He sighed and trailed off.

"I'm sorry, what, you mumbled, maybe if you looked up and looked me in the eyes," Loki said with a smirk and Clint sighed.

Clint looked up at Loki, making eye contact and sighed again, "Yes Loki, I will…"

"You will what Agent Barton," Loki asked with a triumphant grin, he was enjoying this game, enjoying the turmoil it was causing Clint.

"Yes Loki, I will…marry you," Clint sighed and let his head drop again and Loki's grin grew into a triumphant smile, he'd known Clint would agree to save Natasha, when he'd had control of Clint's mind it was all he'd seen, Clint's feelings for the woman.

"Good, I will allow you one last parting kiss and then we must go and get you ready," Loki said with glee.

Clint sighed, yet again, and walked over to Natasha, sadness in his eyes, "I'm sorry Nat, but I had to save you from this, you don't want to be his servant for the rest of your days."

"But Clint, now you will be forced to be his servant again," She said with worry.

"It's alright, I've done it before, I'll survive…"Clint looked into her eyes, trying to reassure her, but the smile never reached his eyes.

"Clint, I can't let you do this," Natasha said with sadness, truly worried about what Loki had in mind for Clint.

"It's too late Nat, I already have, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat for you and you know that," he said warmly, holding the side of her face gently in his palm.

"You two had better finish up your goodbyes because it's time to go Clint dear," Loki said in a mocking tone. "Kiss her now as your last kiss or leave, but I'm not giving you another chance."

Clint sighed, he could hear the warning in Loki's tone so he gently leaned in and kissed Natasha on the cheek, "I love you Nat, never forget that," he leaned in a second time and this time Natasha met him and they both kissed, a warm, yet passionate, kiss on the lips, a kiss that not only showed love, but showed the pain of letting the one person in your life you truly loved go, it was passionate, but it was also warm. Clint leaned in again, but that was when Loki grabbed his arm.

"Come on lover boy, we have a wedding to prepare for, lets get to work…Miss Rommanoff, you are not only invited, you are the guest of honor, please do not miss our wedding…" and with that Loki began to pull Clint away.

"I love you Clint," Natasha called after them.

"I love yo…"Clint called as he was pulled out the door by Loki.