"I'm sorry Steve." Banner said holding back tears of his own. "She's gone." Steve began sobbing uncontrollably.
"It's all my fault." Steve choked out. "I should have never brought her there."
"No no that's not true. Shhhhh there there."
"We should have waited. We should have wait and did it later. With you guys around."
"Shhhhhhhh." All Bruce knew was they picked up in a chapel. From there he could deduce why they were there.
Steve saw the quinjet touch down in a clearing.
"Steve?" Tony yelled jogging over to him and Natasha. "Whats her status?"
"She's lost a lot of blood, and her pulse is getting really weak, and she stopped responding about 5 minutes ago, and…" Steve started hyperventilating.
"Hey hey. It's okay buddy breath. Here's what I need you to do. I have Banner in the quinjet. He'll be able to treat Natasha on our way to Avengers Tower." Tony said. Steve was still hyperventilating. "Steve I need you to carry Natasha to the quinjet. Can you do that?" Steve's tried to control his breathing. He nodded to Tony and picked up Natasha gently carrying her over to the jet.
"Steves not doing so hot. Can you maybe slip him something to calm him down?" Tony whispered to Banner patting him on the shoulder while he turned to leave. Banner nodded and went over to the medical supply bag and pulled out a syringe of dendrotoxin.
"Hey Steve." Banner said in a calm voice hiding the syringe behind his arm as he approached Rogers. "I'm going to give you something that'll calm you down." Steve looked at him suspiciously. Banner quickly stuck Steve in the arm with the syringe and emptied it into his bloodstream. Steve passed out.
"That won't be for long." Stark said as he prepped Natasha's wounds.
"She looks like she lost a lot of blood. I think I have enough on the jet but we need to give it to her fast." Banner said rummaging through the first aid station.
"Steve?" Natasha called out. She was still a little groggy. She felt her hand being squeezed.
"Yes Natasha?" Steve answered softly.
"I love you."
"I love you too Nat. You really scared me. I was beginning to lose hope that would would ever wake up." He said as he kissed her hand.
"What do you mean? How long was I out for?"
"You have been in a coma for a week. You lost a lot of blood. If we had waited another minute to treat you you and I would not be having this conversation right now." Steve said.
"Oh good she's up." Tony said as he strode into the room. "Your vitals look fine for someone who almost died. Banner will come and assess whether or not you can be discharged but you will need someone who can take care of you for the time being."
"And Hydra?" Natasha asked.
"Blown off the fucking map." Tony said emphasizing each word. "Oh sorry Captain." Steve shook his head.
"It's alright. I heard worse things when I was in europe." Tony chuckled.
"I assume your boyfriend here will take care of you?" Tony said directing the question to Natasha.
"Uh Yeah if that doesn't..if um that's alright with you?" She turned to Steve.
"Anything for you sweetheart." He replied kissing her on her cheek.
"So tell me. Have you two done it yet?" Tony asked. Natasha looked about ready to kill him.
"I don't think that's any of your business Mr. Stark. But yes we have...fondued." Steve said uncomfortably.
"Ha Banner owes me $20." Tony said.
"Seriously?" Natasha spat, "You took bets on whether or not Steve and I have had sex yet?" She shook her head.
"I'll go get Banner" Stark said feeling Natasha's death glare weaken him.
"All your vitals look good. Brain function acceptable for someone with a concussion. Everything looks good." Banner said checking her over. He awkwardly smiled at her. "I am going to discharge you."
"Thank you Banner." Natasha said returning the smile.
"Hey Nat I'm happy for you. Steve is a great guy. He seems to really love you."
"Yeah what makes you say that?"
"The fact that I had to drug him to calm him down when we were transporting you. He was really freaked out. More than 'My friend is dying'. It was more like a 'the woman that I love is dying'" Natasha smiled.
"I love him too."
A couple of weeks have passed since the Hydra base incident and Natasha was getting restless.
"I want to train." She complained to Steve who was stretched out on the couch. "I want to do something that isn't watching TV or sex."
"Well if you really want to do something you can join me on my morning run tomorrow." Steve replied lifting himself off the couch, walking over to where Natasha sat on the bed. He ran his fingers through her bright red hair. She moaned a little quite turned on by Steve's actions.
"Sex again?" Steve asked with a hint of amusement in his voice. Natasha bit her bottom lip.
"Fuck yeah"
AN I will probably end the story sometime soon. Thanks for reading :)