This chapter wasn't going to be in the cut at all but WhiteRaven3713 asked for it and I thought I would write it anyway. It's not really part of the story line more of an extra but I hope you'll enjoy it all the same.
Chapter 6 – Missing Widow
Normal dimension – Avengers Tower, 1 week after Natasha's "disappearance"
All of the Avengers apart from Bruce and Tony sat in the main floor of the tower not saying a word. After the portal had closed behind Natasha the machine blew up sending them all flying and causing half of the compound to fall down around them. Unwillingly they fled the compound before carrying out the rest of the mission. As soon as they had got back from the Helicarrier, Bruce and Tony went straight into the labs to try and figure something out. No one had seen them for days let alone heard anything from then.
Suddenly the lift doors pinged open causing there's heads to snap up. Bruce and Tony walked out of the lift in a very sorry state. No one spoke for what seemed like hours until Steve finally spoke up. He nervously gulped before clearing his throat.
"Well... Have you… em… have you found anything?" he whispered nervously. The pair shook their heads sorrowfully. That was not the answer they wanted to receive. Seeing this Rosie got up and stormed to the window whilst Clint punched the couch angrily.
"I hate to be the one to say it but she's gone. I'm sorry Clint but with the machine destroyed she's as good as dead," Tony muttered sorrowfully. No one spoke. They all just sat there too caught up in their team mate's apparent death.
"This is not your fault Rosie," Thor shook his head. Rosie span round angrily to face the group once again anger in her eyes.
"Yes it is! You're all thinking it! It should be me! She saved my ass! Again! If I could just use the fucking suit properly none of this would be happening!" she shouted her anger finally spilling over. Clint got up and walked over to her. He leant against the window arms crossed looking at her sorrow in his eyes.
"None of this is your fault Rosie and for the record you can use the suit properly," he gave her a weak smiled. Rosie tensed.
"What? No shouting? You've not come to blame it all on me again?" she whispered the tears finally starting to fall. Clint just shook his head before pulling Rosie into a hug.
"So what do we tell Fury?" Clint asked as soon as he had handed the still crying Rosie over to Tony. They all looked at each other. How were they going to tell him?
"What? That we've lost half of Strike Team Delta again? That's going to go down great!" Bruce looked at Clint sarcastically. Clint rolled his eyes at Bruce's sudden cockiness. Rosie turned in Tony's arms to face the team.
"Fury's gonna flip! We can't tell him," she muttered weakly.
"He's going to find out eventually though. Just imagine how pissed he'd be if it leaked to the press and he found out that way!" Clint glared at him. Tony groaned and pinched his forehead leaning his chin against Rosie's head.
"Erg this is the whole Winter Soldier mess all over again! Where are the girls when you need them?!" he groaned.
"How about this, we leave it for a couple of days giving us more time to try and get Natasha back and more time to figure out how to tell him then we tell the Director if we haven't found her?" Steve put the idea forward. After a minute they nodded before disappearing to their own floors.
11:37pm Avengers Tower
Rosie stood on the balcony of the tower leaning against the rails looking at the city beneath her. Sighing she let her head drop. Everywhere she goes trouble seems to follow. Why was it that the second most important woman in her life had to give her life for hers? Too caught up in her own world she didn't notice Clint come up behind her.
"Can't sleep either hu?" he asked.
"How can I with news like that? She gave her life for mine basically," Rosie scoffed.
"Yeah I know, I was there…" he sighed. Rosie turned to look at him before speaking.
"I'm not giving up. She never gave up on me so it's the least I can do," she started causing Clint to look up at her, "I will find her Clint I promise you that, I will find her." Clint raised an eyebrow sceptically.
"And how are you going to do that? If both Bruce and Tony couldn't find anything then how do you think you can?" he asked. Rosie shrugged.
"I don't know I just have to try. I understand that they are smarter than me and are some of the best brains in the world but they don't have my determination! Tasha means more to me then both of them combined!" she cried defensively. Clint sighed and rubbed his forehead he was not going to get her to change her mind.
"When are you leaving?" he asked. Rosie thought for a moment.
"I don't know it could be days, weeks, months…" she sighed.
"Well I'm coming with you." Rosie shook her head. No this was something she had to do alone.
"No, you have to stay here. Watch my back ok?"
"You know I will." Rosie smiled at him before walking past him and towards the door leading inside. She'd nearly gone inside when Clint shouted at her.
"Rosie! Whatever the hell you're doing just be careful ok?" he shouted to her. Rosie smiled before nodding and disappearing inside. With her now gone inside Clint moved to the balcony rails. Hands linked together he looked at New York.
"Wherever you are Tasha… be careful, we're coming for you, I promise we will find you…" he whispered before closing his eyes.
A couple days later – S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
"YOU WHAT?!" Fury shouted. Using Fury's rage Rosie slipped out the room closing the door silently behind her. Through the door she could hear Steve trying to explain everything to Fury. Quickly she walked away from the office and towards the hanger. She was about half way there when someone shouted at her.
"Rosie!" someone shouted behind her. She turned round to see Clint walking towards at her. She thought she'd got out unnoticed but apparently not.
"Where are you going?" he asked once he'd finally caught up with her. Rosie looked at him before pulling a disposable phone out of her S.H.I.E.L.D. catsuit boot. Shoving it in his hand she spoke.
"I'm going back to South Korea, don't tell anyone they'll just worry, use this to get into contact with me if it's extremely important like New York disaster important. I'm going rogue ok, this is completely out of S.H.I.E.L.D. I'll see you later Clint," she smiled.
"Be careful," he smiled pulling her into a hug.
"I will, don't tell anyone," she whispered.
"I won't see you later Lill' Red." Rosie winked at him before turning and running down the hall and out of sight, for how long neither of them new. Clint watched until her red hair and gone out of sight before turning and heading back to Fury's office.