AN: Chapter 10 here we go! We're about half way through, now I think. Anyway, hope you enjoy the appearance of our very own Captain America. As my favorite superhero I couldn't deny him an appearance in my story. He will also be returning later on.

"Natasha?!" he cried aghast, "you….. remember me?! What are you doing here?"

This man, he trusted her and judging by her newfound memory she sure trusted him. They were friends, she realized. She scrambled off of him. "Yeah, I remember you," she assures him while helping him up "and, sorry I thought you were one of Hansen's agents."

Clint comes running back, looking back and forth between Natasha and Steve. "Captain," he says stunned.

"Did you let her out?" Steve demands, now looking at Clint.

"Yes... I did." He said, protecting her. He was always protecting her. Natasha suddenly felt a gush of something else for Clint. But, now was no time for contemplating feelings.

"No, he didn't!" Natasha cut in. "He's just covering for me because I escaped. But, I realized that I was wrong… and you can trust me." She said the last part slowly, a few hours ago she didn't think she'd ever say those words to any agent of SHEILD again. "It's a long story, I'm sure Clint can tell you," she continued "but I still have to leave… for a while." Steve looked back at her uncomprehendingly. She put her hand on his arm and whispered "please".

Nodding slowly, the Captain murmured back "okay." Steve hardly thought this was a good idea, but he trusted Natasha and he trusted Clint. "I'll distract them for you." Steve offered.

"Thanks, I'll owe you a favor." Clint responded.

"Two." Steve corrected.

"What?"

"You'll owe me two favors."

"Uh… why?" Clint asked.

Steve held out his ID to Clint and said, "Take this. You have the wrong one."

Clint looked down at his old ID and, smiling put it into his pocket. "Right. Two Favors"

Half an hour later:

Natasha was standing five feet before the last door to the outside world. It appeared to be a regular automatic sliding door, and that's what it was. Outside she could see cars and people and life passing and changing, never staying still for even a second. She took a deep breath. How long had it been since she'd seen something like this?

She turned to Clint and took a step closer. "Thank you so much."

Clint smiled. "You're more than welcome."

"For everything, I mean. You didn't give up on me. You wouldn't when everyone else was ready to."

"They don't know you like I do."

Natasha's heart fluttered and there it was again. That something else. It couldn't possibly be anything less than real. And, the next thing she knew, she was kissing him. She'd closed the space between them in a second.

Clint was surprised for only a moment but then he found himself kissing her back, drawing himself even closer to her. And, in that moment it was just Clint and Natasha, there were no barriers or complications. As their lips parted, they still kept their faces within inches of each other. "Bye Clint." Natasha whispered, and turned away from the man she didn't know, walking out into the world she didn't know.

AN: What are Hansen's plans? What's faze 3? What will happen to Clint and Natasha? Find out soon, in about a week or so because I will be gone for about five days and will get little to no time to write then. I'm starting to realize I'm not the luckiest person in terms of getting time to write but I promise I'll commit myself more once I get back. Love you all, please review!