"knowing what's right doest mean much unless you do what's right"
-Franklin Rossevelt
Steve's POV,
I woke up this morning to the sound of my mother coughing like I do most mornings. I quickly got up from my bed, ran to the kitchen and grabbed a cup, filling it with water before walking into my mother's room.
"Here you go" I said as I handed her the cup of water that I had made
She gave me a small smile as she took the cup "thank you" she replied taking slow small sips "you better start getting ready for school" she said as she looked at the clock on the wall
I nodded before walking back to my room to get dressed
'Another day' I thought to myself
"Bye mom, I'm leaving" I said as I walked past her room
"Okay, have fun, be safe" she replied
I gave her a small smile before walking out the door
"Took you long enough" Sharon said as she rolled her eyes
"Sorry baby, family thing" I said as I intertwined our fingers together
She rolled her eyes in annoyance "whatever" she muttered
Once at school I saw Tony and walked up to him, Sharon and I's hand's still intertwined with one another.
"So, you prank red yet" I asked with a smirk
He sighed in frustration "no I can't find her, I've looked everywhere" he stated as he continued to look over the large crowds of people
I couldn't believe it, the Tony Stark couldn't find someone, in his own school, I almost wanted to laugh it sounded so ridiculous.
"You lost her" I asked with furrowed eyebrows
"Isn't that what I said, do I have to repeat myself" he asked frustration in his tone
I rolled my eyes and was about to say something
"Who cares anyway, it's not like anyone here likes her" Sharon interrupted
"Sure we don't care about her, but you gotta admit, she's fun to prank" Tony said with his signature smirk
The bell then rang and it was time to go to my first class of the day. I bid goodbye to Tony and kissed Sharon on the cheek before heading to homeroom. Once I was inside I looked around for the red head but couldn't seem to find her anywhere.
'I wonder where she is' I thought to myself, my thoughts were quickly interrupted by Mr.Stork
"Take a seat now please Mr.Rogers" he said with a friendly smile
As I sat down the bell rang again and it was time for the class to begin. The whole class period I kept on glancing at the door, trying to see if the red head would show up, but she didn't. After four classes and eight bells there was still no sign of the red head. I started to wonder, where did the red head, with perfect attendance go. Ever since I've known her she's never missed a day of school ever. As I sat down at the lunch table Tony approached me with a defeated look on his face.
"Any sign of her" he asked with an eyebrow cocked
"No" I replied "you" I asked
He shook his head "nada"
"Please tell me your not talking about that red head again" Sharon asked as she interrupted us
"N-"
"Yeah, we are, haven't been able to find her" Tony said interrupting me
Sharon rolled her eyes in annoyance before looking at me "your still coming to my cheer practice right" she asked
"Sorry, I can't, my mom needs me" I replied giving her a sorrowful look
"Ugh, you have to chose, me or her" she asked with frustration in her tone
"If your asking me to choose between you and my mom, it's gonna be my mom" I said anger in my tone
Tony's eyes grew wide, he let out a whistle before walking to another table.
Sharon stomped away in anger and to be honest, I could care less.
'How dare she ask me to choose' I thought to myself
After school I walked home alone in silence, till a black SUV pulled up beside me.
"Need a ride" a darker man with an eye patch asked me as he rolled down his window
"No I'm good" I replied as I kept looking forward
"Are you sure" he asked again
I sighed, clearly this guy wasn't gonna leave me alone.
"Fine, but if you kidnapped me, my mom will call the police" I said in a threatening tone
He put his hands up in surrender "I'm not gonna kidnap you" he said in a matter of factly tone
I then opened the door and sat down in the back seat as I looked up to were the dash is I see a photo of a brunette and a red head, the red head I go to school with.
"Who's that in the photo" I asked curiously
He looked up at me from the rearview mirror "the brunette is my daughter the other one is a friend of mine" he replied nonchalantly
"Your friend" I asked with a light chuckle and an eyebrow cocked
"Yes a friend, I drive her to school everyday as a thank you" he replied
"A thank you" I asked confused
"Yeah, she helped me through a tough time, I'm trying to do the same" he replied with a sad smile
Help her through a tough time, I wonder if she told him about us.
"What do you mean" I asked curiously
"Not my place to tell" he replied
After that it was silent for a while
"What are there names" I asked curiously
"Maria" he replied pointing to the brunette "Natasha" he added pointing to the red head
This whole time I've picked on her I never knew her name. Just then his phone dinged, he got a text.
"Give me a sec" he said as he pulled over after a while he put his phone back down and continued driving
"Here we are" he said as he stoped in front of my house
"Thanks" I said as I was about to get out
"Have a goodnight" he said
"You too" I replied before getting out of the car and going inside the house
"Mom I'm home" I said
"Hi sweetie I'm in here" she said from living room
As I walked in she turned off the TV and faced me
"So how did school go" she asked curiously
"Good" I replied nonchalantly
"Something wrong" she asked
I shook my head "no"
She sighed before putting a hand on my shoulder "what's wrong"
"Someone I know wasn't at school today, I don't really talk to her but I know her" I replied
Truth is I don't know why it bothered me so much that she wasn't there today it just did.
She sighed and gave me a half smile "sweetie, I think you're feeling guilty" she said softly
I looked at her and gave her a confused look
"Let me guess the girl your talking about is Natasha Romanoff" she said
I didn't know she was a Romanoff, if I did, if anyone did the bullying would have stopped right then an there.
"How'd you know" I asked with furrowed eyebrows
"Mr.Stork called me yesterday told me what you did to her, I have to admit I'm disappointed" she replied
Hearing those words from her stung, I didn't want to disappoint her ever.
She took a deep breath before continuing "you shouldn't bully someone, no matter what they look like or how they talk, you never know what that person's going through behind closed doors" she paused again "I think next time you see her you need to apologize"
I nodded in agreement
I know she's right, I never thought about how her life could be at home.
"I think I know what I'm gonna do" I said with a small smile on my face
She looked at me confused "well go on" she said
"I'm going to apologize right now" I said before grabbing my backpack off the chair and heading towards the door
"Okay sweetie" she said
I walked out the door, everyone knew where the Romanoff house was it's the biggest house in the neighborhood. I walked up to the gate and pressed the button.
"Hello" a voice said from the other side
"Hi, my name is Steve Rogers I'm a friend of Natasha Romanoff's" I lied
"She's not here" the voice said
"Well when will she be back" I asked curiously
"Never" the voice replied before shutting off
'Never' I thought to myself with furrowed eyebrows
Thoughts started to run through my head like wildfire. What if Tony and I's bullying caused her to do something that cost her her life that would mean that her life's on our hands. Once I got home I sat next to my mom on the couch.
"How'd it go" she asked curiously
"She wasn't there" I replied as I looked down at my feet still consumed by my thoughts
"That's okay tell her tomorrow" she said calmly
"I can't" I replied
She looked at me confused "sure you ca-"
"The guy said she wasn't coming back" I interrupted
"I'm sure he meant she wasn't coming back today" she tried to reassure me
"No, I asked him, when she was coming back, he said Never" I replied
She gave me a sad smile
A/N
Do you think Natasha's okay?