Chapter 6
"Clint!" Natasha yelled as she made her way to her best friend. "I missed you!" Steve joined them.
"Welcome home, Barton," they stretched hands. Clint looked from Steve to Natasha and vice versa.
"When did this happen?" he asked, but they didn't answer. "C'mon, I just saw you kissing," he said and Steve blushed.
"There's nothing going on between us," Steve said, serious.
"Yet," Natasha added. Clint stared at her and hugged her. "What was that about?" she asked him, confused.
"I missed you!" He replied, still holding her. Steve watched the scene in front of him and couldn't help but feel jealous. He always thought that they were together. In fact, everybody in the tower thought so. "Easy cap. She's all yours," Clint said, staring at him while laughing. "But I warn you, if you hurt her, I'll kill you,"
"Stop it, Barton," Natasha said as she tried to hide a smile while stepping back. "Did you know that our captain is learning to flirt with the new agent?" she commented to his friend.
"I thought that you were teaching him, Nat," he said, teasing him.
"You two are impossible," Steve said, leaving the room. Natasha and Clint laughed.
"Glad to see you here, Barton," Fury said while standing in front of the Avengers. He had called them at noon to give them a mission. "Romanoff, you're going undercover into a party. You need to find a golden watch," he said, showing her a picture of it.
"What is it for?" she asked, confused.
"It's a key element," Fury said, and Natasha nodded knowing that he wasn't going to say anything else about it. "Barton and Rogers need to go undercover as well," the two men stared at Fury in shock. "You need to get relevant information,"
"I'm not trained to go undercover, sir," Steve said, worried. "I'm a terrible liar and I could compromise the mission," Natasha looked at him.
"He could be my partner in the mission," she whispered. Fury stared at her and then Steve.
"Let me finish, Captain," Fury said, hiding a smile. "I'm aware of that. Barton is as bad as you are, and that's why Carter is going with the two of you," Fury pointed Sharon, whom was sitting next to Bruce.
"How am I going to train them, sir?" she asked him, confused.
"You have until tomorrow to find it out," Fury said and Sharon nodded. "Banner is going to stay in the Quinjet as last source. If things get complicated, you get in," Fury said, looking at Bruce. He nodded.
"What about me?" Stark asked, looking at the man with an eye patch.
"You're going to provide them with tools. Tools that are going to keep Rogers and Barton alive while they go undercover," Tony nodded and smiled. He loved to create new things.
"You need to control your feelings, including your nervousness. You need to protect your identity with a poker face," Sharon said to the two men in front of her. "If you make a mistake, hide it. Don't let people see it,"
"How do we hide it?" Steve asked her, worried. Sharon moved closer to him.
"With lies, compliments, and flirting," she said, looking from his eyes to his lips. Clint swallowed.
"If you feel like you're going to be discovered, improvise. You can kiss, dance, hit, whatever. You must believe your own story," Natasha's voice came from the doorway. Steve ignored Sharon and started to write down what she was saying.
"Agent Romanoff," Sharon said, smiling. Natasha rolled her eyes and stood in front of her friends.
"What was Agent 13 doing when I got in, Steve?" she asked him, serious. Steve raised his gaze from his piece of paper and looked at her.
"She was answering my question," he said, shyly. Natasha smiled and got closer to him.
"Don't be naive," she whispered, moving even closer to him. They were inches apart. Clint and Sharon were watching the scene with attention. "What am I doing?" she said, licking her lips while looking at his own. Steve followed her gaze.
"Flirting. You're flirting," Sharon said, serious. Clint realized what was going on and he couldn't help but wish to disappear.
Natasha gasped and smiled. Her mouth was inches apart from Steve's. Clint could have sworn that they were going to kiss, but Natasha stepped back.
"Thank you for your demonstration, Agent Romanoff," Sharon said in a cold voice. "If they discover you, fight, treath, and shoot. It doesn't matter what you do, just make sure to move the body to a place no one will find," Sharon said, trying to avoid eye contact with Steve. "Your story is your identity. Any doubt?" she asked.
"Are you going to be with us during this mission?" Clint asked her. She nodded.
"I'll be playing your cousin, Barton," she said, smiling. She turned to Steve. "And I'll be your girlfriend, Captain,"
How is the Black Widow going to react? Find out in the next chapter :)