What We Hide

Side effects

Natalia was being smothered by both of them.

"Heyyyyy guys!" She said muffled

They let go of her and she saw there faces, they had red, puffy eyes like they've been crying.

"Have you guys been crying?" She asked them

They indeed had been crying. They were about to answer her. she jumped in and interrupted them.

"Did you do the experiment already?" She said " I don't feel different, am I supposed to feel different."

"Yea we did it and you d-" Dr banner said before he was interrupted by Natasha.

"You did great and you slept for a long time."

"Yea it was a long time no wonder I'm not tiered do any of you know if Howard is still awake I need to tell him something." Natalia asked

"Yea all the kids are having a movie night in the auditorium " banner replied

"Okay thanks, but first I need to shower I haven't showered in ages. So if any one is wondering where I am I'm going to be in my dorm. Then I'm going to the library. In so excited I have never had a movie night. Okay anyways I'm gonna go bye guys." Natalia said rapidly

Natalia left to her dorm

"She's not okay." Natasha said

"Yes she is she seems happy and she wants to interact with other people. How can you say that she is not okay." Clint said

"She's not okay clint you know what happened to her." Banner told him

"I know what happened." Clint said

"You can't tell her, any thing about what happened. She would be devastated and hearing the truth might be the thing that changes her. She is already damaged and we can help her. But if she finds out what happened no one will be able to help her." Natasha said

" your just going to keep that from her. She deserves to know the truth. If not about this about her parents. You need to to tell her Natasha." Banner said

" I will tell her about us. but I just can't tell her about the process." Natasha replied

While the adults were in the medical wing Natalia showered and when to the auditorium. She opened the door and looked for Howard. He was sitting in between two boys. One boy she did recognized he was Chris and the other boy she didn't recognize. She wasn't able to see his face but she got closer them. As she walked to Howard the other kids were staring at Natalia. She smiled and waved at all of them. She even introduced her self to some of them. She finally reached Howard. He didn't see her so she went behind him and she covered his eyes with her hands.

"Guess who it is?" She said

Thea?" He replied

"Nope guess again" she continued

"I don't know Miranda?" He asked

"No silly its me Natalia!" She said

"Natalia what are doing here I though you were in the medical wing" Howard said

"Yea you already used that line. You can't use it anymore." Natalia told him as she laughed

"Are you okay?" Howard asked because he has never seen her talk or smile so much

" Yea why wouldn't I be okay?" She said

"You don't seem your self." Howard said

"Thats because you don't know the real me." Natalia said

"Okay? But your acting different today." Howard said

" You've only known me for a couple of days and most of he time I was in the medical wing." Natalia told him

"Hi I'm Natalia but our can call me Nat or Red." Natalia said as she extended her hand to the kid next to Howard

" I'm Sebastian Barns" the kid replied

Sebastian had dark brown hair, a chiseled jawline, green eyes and was tall.

"Nice to meet you Sebastian. Your pretty cute." Natalia told Sebastian

"Thank you your not so bad your self. Would you like to sit next to me." Sebastian told her

"I would love to!" Natalia replied as she walked closer to Sebastian

"Your new here right?" Sebastian asked Natalia as she sat next to him

"Yea" Natalia replied

"You remind me of Romanoff." Sebastian said

"Yea I know I've heard that multiple times. I've seen her my self and I don't think I look like her." Natalia said

"Yea I don't think so I either. Your way hotter than her." Sebastian told Natalia

"Thank you. Your hot too, but you already knew that. Right? Natalia told him playfully

"Do you have a boyfriend or are you single." Sebastian asked with a smirk

"I'm single and you?" Natalia told him

"I'm not the relationship type." Sebastian said

"Neither am I. Maybe you and I can have some fun." Natalia told him as she sat on his lap

" I like that idea." Sebastian told her

"Do you want to get out if here?" Natalia asked Sebastian

Natalia was getting closer to Sebastian's lips and howard saw them and he ran to them wrapped his arm around Natalia's waist, stopping her from kissing Sebastian. He pulled her off Sebastian making her stand up.

"Um what are you doing Howard?" Natalia asked as she tried to get out of his grip

"Can I talk to you?" Howard told Natalia as he pulled her away from Sebastian

"Yea, we can talk but you didn't have to grab me. Didn't you see I was in the middle of something." Natalia told him

"What's up with you today Natalia your acting very strange. Are you drunk?" Howard asked

"Drunk? What the hell I don't drink." Natalia said sounding offended

"Well your acting drunk." Howard said raising his voice

"I'm not drunk and I'm not acting drunk. I don't know where this is coming from Howard. If I was drunk why should you care?" Natalia yelled back at him

Every one was staring at them. So Howard pulled Natalia out of the auditorium.

"I care because-" Howard said stopping in the middle of his sentence

"Why?" Natalia asked

"Because i-" Howard said"

"Come one Howard just tell me" Natalia demanded

Howard got closer to Natalia and grabbed her and kissed her.

"What the hell, Howard?" Natalia yelled as she pushed him off of her.

" I'm sorry Nat." Howard said

" Holy fuck I can't believe you just did that. Howard why?" Natalia said as she went back into the auditorium

"Natalia! I'm sorry! Wait!" Howard yelled

Howard went after Natalia. Natalia was surprised by Howard. She didn't know what to do. She didn't want to hurt Howard's feelings but she needed time to think about what just happened.