Sorry for the shortness of this chapter!
Previously:
"We um...we have an interrogation to be at…" He slowly started walking towards the door and I shook my head.
"You're not going anywhere." I said and scowled.
"Well, you're not dressed, so there is nothing you can do about it." he said, grabbing the door handle.
"Don't you dare." I said angrily.
"See you in the interrogation room." he smiled and exited. God damn it. I quickly got dressed, without tearing my stitches, and went to meet him in the room where Ward was being held.
"Tell me where Barnes is." I demanded, punching another fist into his face.
"Don't you think I've already had this treatment from every other agent in your facility." Ward spat back handcuffed to the interrogation table that was now mostly covered in his blood.
"But you haven't been interrogated by me yet." I said, smiling. Suddenly, a projection came up on the nearby wall. "What is this?" I asked curiously.
"This isn't you?" Ward asked. Clint entered the interrogation room and slammed his fists on the table.
"Tell me where the facility is or…" he said, looking over at the screen and pressing a button from a control in his hand. "she dies…" On the screen was Daisy Johnson, otherwise known as Skye.
"Clint, what are you doing?" I asked.
"What we need to do to get our information?"
"By killing? Even I know this is wrong." I said, but it was no use and he turned back to Ward. "Tell me where the facility is or she dies."
"I'm sorry, I think i've forgotten." he said, smugly. Clint leaned forward to his face.
"Let's make you remember then." he said and pressed a button on his remote control. We watched on the screen as an agent came forward and stabbed her in the stomach. I heard Ward's breath catch as he watched her, trying not to scream.
"CLINT, ARE YOU CRAZY!?" I screamed.
"TELL ME WHERE THE BASE IS!" Clint continued, not caring about Daisy at all.
"I don't know. Now stop hurting her." he said, anger straining through his voice.
"Fine." Clint said and hit another button. The guard punched Daisy in the face and she fell onto the floor.
"HELP ME!" she screamed out, coughing afterwards.
"Please! STOP DOING THIS!" Coulson shouted from the sidelines, who was being held back by Thor.
"CLINT STOP THIS!" I said, trying to take the control off of him, but he pushed me against the wall.
"Please, please stop hurting her." Ward begged. He really cared for her…the same way I care for Clint.
"He's talking sense. Just stop."
"No!" Clint shouted at me and then turned back to Grant. "I will get this information no matter what the cost."
"This is not what S.H.I.E.L.D is usually like." I said, trying to reason with him, but he wouldn't have it.
"Shut up! I don't care anymore." he said, pressing another button. "You've underestimated what lengths S.H.I.E.L.D will go to." On the screen, the guard put a gun to her head and Ward looked at Clint.
"Please, don't do this." he said. "She means everything to me. I don't know what I'll do without her."
"Give us the location." Clint pressed.
"CLINT! This is not the way!" I argued.
"Shut up Natasha!" he shouted and hit me round the face. "TELL ME!"
"I DON'T KNOW!" Ward screamed back.
There was silence for a couple of seconds. Just silence. Clint clicked his earpiece. "Shoot her."
"NOOOO!" I shouted, but the gun shot went off anyway. Daisy fell to the floor on the screen and I fell to my knees. "Clint...how could you?" I asked him, wiping tears off my face.
Ward was completely broken, his eyes locked onto where her dead body lay. Coulson cried at the side of the video and Grant couldn't take it. "Berlin." he said quietly. "52.5167 degress North and 13.3833 degrees East. Where it all began…" he continued. "I have nothing else to live for. Just kill me now." He sounded so desperate.
Clint picked up his gun and held it to his chest. "As you wish." he said and shot him in the chest, the shot causing Ward's head falling onto the table.
Clint walked over to his body and checked for his pulse. He lifted one of his eyelids and said, over the comms, "He's out."
I got up and scowled at Clint. "Did you really have to slap me so hard?"
"I had to make it convincing. I'm sorry."
"Apology accepted. Now let's just get his body out of here." I said, walking over to Ward. Me and Clint carried him outside, put him in handcuffs and placed him on a chair.
"How long does that sedative knock him out for?" May asked, walking over to us.
"At least a couple of hours." Clint replied. "Well that's what Stark said.
"Good." she replied and then punched him in the face. "I'll be on the helicarrier." she said and left us with that.
"He's going to have a lovely set of bruises when he wakes up." Clint chuckled as we walked towards the others who were coming towards us from the interrogation room where Daisy was shot.
"Brilliant acting skills by the way." Coulson said to Daisy as he came over. "Hey guys. Thor really does have a grip on him doesn't he." he added and rubbed his arms, faking pain of being held by him.
"He is a God. It's kind of what is expected." I replied.
"I should've been held by Cap." he said, smiling. "Anyway, you sure you guys can keep Ward locked up for a while?"
"It's fine. We've got lots of holding cells for him to spend his time thinking about life in." Clint smiled.
"Can I just say that it is such an honour to meet you guys?" Daisy said, extending her hand to us that was covered in fake blood. "Whoops sorry." she said and offered us the other hand that was cleaned. "My name is Daisy-"
"Johnson." I finished, shaking her hand. "We've heard a lot about you."
"Really?" she asked, surprised. "You have secret chats with Coulson a lot or something?"
"I read over your file the other day. It's some pretty impressive skills you have there." Clint commented. "It's amazing how talented you are. I'm sure that Cap will want to recruit you one day."
"You really think so?" she asked excitedly.
"Hang on, you're not taking her away from the team." Coulson said, frowning.
"Don't worry. We'll wait a couple of years. You will be truly dead by then old man." Clint smiled and Coulson punched his arm playfully.
"I'm not old yet." he warned, glaring at Barton. "Anyway, where is Stark? I need to speak to him about our helicarrier."
"I think he's in the kitchen." Clint said.
"As usual." I added and they both left after saying goodbye to us. "Good to know that he is alive."
"Yeah. I'm happy that he didn't die by Loki's hand. Damn it, I want that demi-God dead." Clint said, angrily.
"Believe me, we all do." I agreed and walked with him to the lift.
"Hey, when d'you think we'll be leaving for the co-ordinates?"
"I don't know. Maybe later today?"
"Later today?" he asked. "It's nearly half eleven." I looked down at my watched and saw the time 22:24.
"Wow. I was asleep for a while."
"Scared the life out of me." He huffed out a laugh, but I could tell that he was worried about me.
"I'm better now." I assured him.
"Well that's all that matters." he said smiling at me. I stared at him for a second, really observing the way he held himself for some reason. He had brilliant posture, but weighted himself slightly to his left, because of an injury sustained from a mission with me a couple of years ago. Why am I thinking about this? I think I was always attracted to Clint..I just never wanted to admit it.
The elevator pinged and I snapped out of my trance, exiting with Clint to find Coulson talking with Steve and Maria. "I can't believe you didn't tell me." Phil said to Maria, punching her arm lightly.
"Well, we knew that you would freak out." she replied, smiling.
Coulson looked like he was in heaven. "One of my closest friends and my hero, together at last."
"What do you mean at last?" Steve asked and Coulson went wide-eyed.
"Fury and me kind of had bets on you two." he admitted and me and Clint giggled slightly.
"Talking of that bet…"Clint started, holding out his hand. "You owe me twenty for saying that they wouldn't get together before Christmas."
"Damn it." Coulson said and gave Clint the twenty dollars.
"Actually, can I talk to you two?" Steve asked, pointing at me and Clint.
"Umm...sure?" Clint said as Cap walked past us, indicating for us to follow him. Me and Clint gave an unsure, nervous looked to each other and then looked back at Maria and Coulson who just gave comedic scared looks at us. I rolled my eyes and we went to join Roger's in an abandoned corridor Steve had selected.
"What is it Cap?" Barton asked and I raised my eyebrows, showing the same confusion.
"I saw the shirt on your floor Romanoff." he said. What?...Steve saying that almost made my insides explode and splatter all over the glass floor.
"And…" Clint said. How could he be so calm about this?
"I'm guessing you want it kept a secret?" he asked and Clint nodded. "It's fine, just don't let it interfere with missions. Agreed?"
"Agreed." Clint said and smiled at Steve. Steve nearly walked past us, but stopped Clint by the arm.
"I'm happy for you two by the way." he said, looking at both of us. He smiled and walked off.
"How did that go that smoothly?" I asked. "What if we do become compromised in the field? This could end terribly."
"Or it could go brilliantly." he said and kissed my nose lightly. "Think about it. Not dating me wouldn't change your feelings and even if your feelings changed, you are compromised by us just being friends, so technically it won't make a difference." He actually has a good point. He held my hand reassuringly and smiled.
"Man of Hawk and Lady Widow." Thor's voice boomed through the corridor. He was there by the doors, smile beaming out at us. For goodness sakes. These interruptions need to stop. "Such a happy occasion must be celebrated!" he said, walking up to us. "We must tell the other's immediately."
"Wait, Thor!" Clint stopped him, almost not being able to hold him back. "We're not telling anyone just yet."
"Ahh!" Thor said in understanding. "The love must be secret to exist until it finds it's time to share."
"Yeah…" I said. "That is exactly what it is. Wait!" I said, suddenly becoming a bit flustered. "I didn't mean the love bit. We are not in love."
Thor looked between me and Clint. "Whatever you say Lady Natasha." he said, smiling. "I shall leave you in peace." he said and nodded a goodbye. How come people keep finding out? We need to be more careful.
"Back to before...okay…" I said. "but we're not telling anyone still."
"Fine by me." he said, smiling, but I could tell he wasn't completely happy.
"Hey, what is it?" I asked, catching him before he could leave.
"I just...I want everyone to know you are mine. I know that sounds possessive, but you are so beautiful and talented and I just...I want everyone to know how much I-" he stopped himself. "I want everyone to know how much I care about you."
"I can't let everyone know just yet. Is that okay?" I asked, letting go over the fact that he hesitated.
"That's fine." he said, smiling. "I'd rather have you in secret than not have you at all."
I chuckled slightly and we went back to join the others. "You have a plan Steve?" Tony asked, also joining us, along with a glass of something..
"We'll leave tomorrow at 6."
"6am or 6pm?"
"6am, Tony." Tony groaned and Pepper took the alcohol off of him.
"No." she told him.
"I knew it would be a mistake marrying you." Tony said, only joking, but Pepper glared at him.
"Why do I put up with you huh?" she asked herself, as well as him.
"Because you love me." Stark replied and lightly kissed her lips. "And the financial benefits." She rolled her eyes at that and then we returned to the conversation.
"6am on the rooftop. Get all your weapons before unless they have been preloaded on to the ship. Hawkeye, your bow and arrows are up there and Stark, there is a suit up there for you to use, but I think the rest of us need to bring up our equipment. There should be a few guns up there, but obviously bring your own weapons selected to you. I would suggest everyone sleep now, because we need to be ready for tomorrow." Steve ordered. "See you tomorrow." he finished and walked back to the rooms.
Everyone else followed suit and I was about to from the back of the group, but Clint stopped me slightly. "Are you tired?" he asked.
"Not one bit." I replied, smiling, as we made our way back to my room. I opened the door and we walked over to the sofa.
"I mean, I never thought marriage and Tony would be two consolidating items, but he loves Pepper." Clint said.
"Yes, I am really happy for them." I replied, smiling at him, as we sat down together.
"You think you'll ever be like that one day?" he asked and I shook my head.
"I can never be like that." I said and he looked at the floor. "If that makes you uncomfortable, then you can end this relationship if you would like?" The thought of not being with Clint did affect me, but it was his decision.
"No, no definitely not. I mean, unless you want to, which is fine, but I didn't want to...you know it's you-" I shut him up, as much as I could anyway, with a kiss. It started light and I felt my stomach flutter slightly, not that I would ever tell him or anyone that information. He leant me down on the sofa and kissed me harder, almost desperate to do so. He was kissing me so hard and I could hardly breathe, so I had to push him back slightly.
"Clint, stop!" I said, holding him back.
His breathing was heavy and he hardly had the energy to apologise. "Sorry, I just...got a bit...carried...away…."
"Yeah, just a bit." I replied and sat up, next to him. He sat up too and I put my head against his chest. "I'm sorry, Clint. It's just too much right now." I said, feeling very comfortable against him. It is like he is my new personal mattress, almost better. The movement of his chest going up and down on a cycle relaxed me and I felt something I have never felt in a long time...peace.
"I'm sorry. I just didn't want to stop." he admitted and I nodded.
"It's okay." I replied and we just sat there in heaven for the next half an hour, before I said "We should go to sleep."
"I know." he said and we got up. I walked him over to the door and before opening it said "Thank you."
"For what?" he asked.
"For being here with me." I replied and smiled slightly. I kissed his cheek lightly and opened the door for him. "Goodnight Clint."
He stared into my eyes and smiled. "Goodnight Natasha."
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