7 – (-) Sometimes You Have to Make a Choice
They had fought over hundreds of fights. Fired thousands of bullets and arrows. Spilled a lot of blood. They have been field agents for a good two decades now, but the Black Widow and the Hawkeye, were about to retire.
Unfortunately for them, their leger was dripping and there was nothing that they could do now to wipe it clean. But they found out that the burden of their ledgers would be so much easier to carry if their time was dedicated to give their children the best childhood possible. Take them to school, help with their homework, be there when they fall, hold them when they cry and then gently wipe out the tears.
"Is it really what you want?" Fury asked.
"It is, sir," Clint said. "We can't risk it. We lost a child, another was kidnapped, we need to do this."
"We will still be part of the Avengers, and if another lunatic tries to take over the world, we'll be here to fight alongside our friends, that's not the question," Natasha went on. "We just can't keep being field agents."
"I can take over the California training facility and I can give support to missions through the base," Clint offered.
"You, Agent Romanoff?" Fury inquired.
Natasha gave the Director a half-smile. "With my wide range of skills, I'm pretty sure I'll find something appealing."
"No going back to Natalie Rushman, then?"
"No, Pepper offered, but I find that life a little tedious for me," Natasha sighed.
"Well, SHIELD will suffer a great loss," Fury sighed.
"Don't be so dramatic, Director," Clint smirked. "I'll be sure to train some recruits to your liking," he vowed.
"You are most likely to scare everyone off," Fury rolled his eyes.
"The girls usually stay, even after they cry," Clint pointed out and Natasha slapped his arm. "What? It's true!"
"You can visit, Director, if you want," Natasha said getting up.
"Yes, we'll see about that later," Fury nodded.
"We should go, we don't want to lose our flight," Clint half-smiled.
"Have a safe flight you two and…it was a pleasure to work with you both…even if you almost wrecked the entire ship several times," Fury said.
The couple chuckled. "We'll see you around, Director!"