Chapter 12
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"I thought you said this was diet" Lara looked offended. I rolled my eyes before shrugging.
"Well I thought it was diet coke..." I grumbled; putting a hand through my hair before glancing out the window; hearing the sound of construction.
"How long do you think it'll take?" She asked after a few seconds. I let out a quiet breath; letting my eyes trail back to where she was on the couch before they went back out the window.
"I don't know" It had been about a week since the Battle of New York. I had been having a few nightmares regarding that day; not that I told anyone as you all know.
The week was pretty boring. Not much happened besides me wondering around aimlessly trying to entertain myself.
I looked back out the window and down at the streets; seeing construction crews and police officers.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door. I furrowed my eyebrows before looking over. Lara sipped her coke -that was not diet- before glancing at the door.
"You gonna get that or shall I?" She asked. I waved a hand at her to say I got it before walking over. I grabbed my gun on the table next to the door before slowly opening the door. I froze when I saw Captain Rogers. He stood up a bit straighter as I opened the door all the way.
"Captain Rogers" Was the first thing that I was able to get out. Wait- why is he here? I'm so confused right now- but, I'm not upset or anything it's nice to see him again…
He gave me a small smile before Lara spoke up.
"Who is it?" She called. I swallowed quickly before looking over at her.
"Uh- n-no one, give me a sec" I call before walking out into the hall; closing the door behind me. He backed up as I did so.
"Uh, hey" I try to stay somewhat friendly; even though I have no clue why he would be here. I know we said we may see each other around, and I was hoping we would but I didn't know where we would go with that.
"Hey" He started; then furrowed his eyebrows, looking down seeing I was holding a gun. "You always carry a gun to the door?" He cracked a smile. I rolled me eyes.
"I don't have a peep hole in my door anymore so, yeah, I do carry my gun to answer the door" I reply; putting it in the back of my jeans before looking back up at him; clearing my throat. "So uh, is there something I can do for you?" I asked after a few seconds. His eyes trailed back up to me before he quickly nodded before clearing his throat.
"Well uh, I was on the block so I just wanted to drop by..." He says after a few seconds. "It's uh," He smirks after a couple seconds. "Definitely a bit different now that this is all over..." He says. "Quiet" I nod in reply.
"Yeah, I haven't really gotten used to it yet either." I agree. It was quiet for a few seconds before he responded.
"You busy at all?" He swallowed; putting his hands in his pockets. I blinked before glancing at the door. I did have to go with Lara to get her a new laptop and I had to run to the store to get food and other crap before tomorrow since I literally didn't have any food for dinner tonight.
I found myself shaking my head.
"No, not busy" I reply. Holy crap what did I just say!? He gave a small nod after a second and I could see he was a little nervous.
"You up for a cup of coffee?" He asked. I swallowed again before smiling and nodding. Wow he's actually kinda cute when he's nervous... -Oh Christ, what the hell Nichole, stop staring and act normal for a change.
"Uh, yeah, yeah" I say quickly; trying not to stutter over my words. I saw him relax a bit when I finally answered. "Sounds fun" I reply; putting a hand through my hair. "Just- let me put my gun back inside and assure my friend I'm not ditching her" He nodded; cracking a smile before I turned around and opened the door again before closing it to a crack behind me.
Oh my god. What the hell just happened?! I don't even remember my mind making up what to say it all just kinda spilled out. For being a deadly assassin, that was not professional.
I saw Lara was still sitting on my couch with her coke before she looked over at me.
"Who was it?" She asked. I shrug.
"It uh, was no one. Look I gotta go and uh-... Do stuff" I mumble the last part; grabbing the keys to my room before slipping on my combat boots. "Shopping" Hope that excuse will cover it. She furrowed her eyebrows; following me with her eyes.
"Uh ok, come back soon" She called. I gave her a nod before closing the door again; seeing Captain Rogers still waiting.
"Alright" I sigh. "I'm ready now" I announce before he gave a small smile and a nod before we started to walk towards the elevator. Ok, this shouldn't be so bad. I mean it's just coffee…. With Captain freaking America….
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Oh my god oh my god oh my god I'm so freaking out right now.
This is literally the first time I've done something with a guy that I'm not planning to kill afterwards-... Oh. My. god. That sounded terrible now that I think about it, I really need to get a life.
We walked into the little coffee shop before I looked around; taking in the sweet smell. He ordered us to cups before he came back and handed me one.
"Thank you" I smile; rapping my hands around my cup.
"You're welcome" He smiles back. "Did you want to sit? Or walk around...?" He adds. I took a small sip of my coffee before looking around.
"Wanna go walk in the park?" I asked.
"Sure" He smiled bigger. Something told me he was glad that I didn't want to sit in here. I smiled to myself as he held the door open for me and we walked out.
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After a few minutes of walking in some very awkward silence we walked through the park entrance. My leg was acting up a little but I did my best to ignore it.
The sun was starting to set soon and the sky was a very pretty blue that was starting to change color.
"You ok?" He asked me after a few seconds. I looked up and smiled.
"Yeah" I reply.
"If this is too much I can't take you home, you don't have to do this-"
"No no; it's not you" I say quickly. "I just haven't done anything like this in a while" I tell him. I haven't gone anywhere with a guy since the late 1800's. Back when I used to know someone that I thought was a good man...
"Are you sure? I don't wanna make you uncomfortable or anything-"
"Steve it's fine" I laugh. "Ok? I'm having fun, I think what I needed was to get back in the real world" I smile. I could still see the concerned look on his face before he just nodded with a smile.
"Alright" He replied as we were walking. I felt my smile fall only slightly. I know he's being nice, but even for me this is a bit much. I like spending time with him; don't get me wrong but I was trained for decades not to get close to people.
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About an hour later we were walking back up to my apartment. We talked for a good hour when walking. We mostly talked about our daily lives; nothing big. But I did find out a couple things about him. I managed to throw out what I thought was appropriate information; something that wouldn't give anything away. I know that sounds bad but try and see this from my perspective; being a master assassin with a screwed up past who was trained only to get close to a target before killing them.
We stopped in front of my door and I turned back to him.
"Thank you, I had fun" I smiled. He smiled back before replying.
"Want to do it again some time?" I hesitate my response. I think I know where this is going and I'm not looking for a relationship. But I don't really see him as coming on strong or moving fast.
"Yeah" I reply. "Yeah, yeah maybe next week?" I asked. He smiled.
"Sounds good"
I gave him a small wave before walking into my apartment.
Lara was asleep on the couch when I walked over. I turned the TV off before throwing a blanket over her. I then walked to my room to get ready for bed.
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"You're worthless!" He yelled. He threw me to the ground and I shattered the glass table; feeling the shards piercing my skin and draw blood.
"Please stop" I cried. He yanked me up by the arm before punching my and threw me to the ground again. "Stop!" I pleaded; feeling my eye start to swell. "I'll make it right I promise!" I sobbed. He brought his foot down on my wrist and I heard a snap before crying out in pain. He yanked me up again before punching me in the head; knocking me out.
~0~
I shot out of bed with a cold sweat. My lungs hurt as I tried to breathe when nothing came in or out. I put a hand against my chest before pressing lightly until I got my breath back.
I wiped the tears from my eyes before looking around; taking a deep breath. Nightmares were a pretty common thing for me as you all know. I didn't enjoy having them but now it wasn't just about my past; it included the Battle of New York as well. I think you already know.
I took a deep breath before sitting up more and leaned against the back board of my bed. This'll be a long night.
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"Morning" I heard Lara as she walked out of the spare room. She must have gone back into her room sometime in the middle of the night.
"Mm" I mumble; gripping a big cup of coffee in my hands as I tried to stay awake. I wasn't able to go back to sleep last night and now I felt like crap.
"Someone sounds grumpy" She said as she walked over to the door; grabbing her coat. I shrug only barely. "I'm going to work, you should go back to sleep" She smirked. I give a small nod before sipping my coffee again. I gave her a wave as she walked out the door; closing it behind her.
A few minutes later I managed to drink the last of my coffee before I plopped down on the couch and fell back asleep.
~0~
I let out a sleepy groan when I heard my phone ring. I lifted my head a bit; blinking my weary eyes before I slowly got out of bed.
Seconds later I made it into the kitchen and I picked up the phone.
"Hello?" I mumbled after yawning.
"You sound like crap" Someone responded. My eyes flew open.
"Natasha?!" I yelled.
"Hey Nichole" She replied. I could hear the amusement in her voice.
"What do I owe this surprise?" I laugh.
"Just checking in, how's city life?" She asked. I rolled my eyes.
"Good..." I reply; zoning out for a moment. Honestly it sucks and it's boring. "It's good, it's good" I add quickly to assure her. She was quiet for a moment.
"So what you're saying is that you're bored and have nothing to do" She says. I bit my lip.
"Pretty much" I smirk. "So how'd the mission go?" I asked. Right after New York the Director had them sent out on a mission. Her and Clint that is.
"It was alright, definitely glad to have some time off now. Fury gave us a week leave" She says.
"Sounds nice" I smirk; sitting back down on the couch.
"If only you knew" She said back. I let out a breath and rolled my eyes. Something tells me they will always be out to get me to join SHIELD.
"You guys should give that a rest" I reply. "My leg is still being a bitch anyway" I say; glancing at me calf.
"Sounds about right. Try stretching every morning and night- and of course before and after working out; always helps me"
"Roger that, I'll get right on it" I smirk; glancing out the window.
"So what've you been up to lately?" I swallow before blinking a couple times.
"Nothing really, my friend Lara had to move in with me. Her apartment exploded during the battle and I barely got any sleep last night so I feel like shit" I tell her; I was then quiet. "...but otherwise good" I smile.
"Glad to hear it" She chuckles. "Alright, I'll talk to you soon ok?"
"Ok, bye Natasha" I smile.
"Bye Nik"
After hanging out the phone and tossing it onto the arm chair I got back under the blanket on the couch before getting comfortable again.
Man... This is boring. I got nothing to do besides have Lara track me down a killer... And she's not even home yet so I technically have nothing to do...
I finally took in a deep breath before letting it out. My eyes then closed before I drifted off again.
There it is! Hope you all liked it, I know skipping a week might have seemed like a bit much but I know some of you might have been waiting for something to happen. :| Sorry bout that! So please review if you liked it or have requests!