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Natasha POV
Ever since Y/N left without a word three year ago, I felt as if a part of me went missing. I kept making gestures as if she was there but she was not. I was alone.
I could also feel that the team was treating me differently after Y/N left, especially Wanda. Even Tony, who usually makes snarky remarks, refused to talk to me.
I know why. I kept blowing her off and leaving her alone. I deserve this now.
Fury was getting tired of the synergy of the team but we were completing missions so there was hardly anything he could do.
I couldn't track Y/N, she left everything behind as if taunting me. All of the memories with her she left behind were killing me, her scent was fading in the room. I hugged her pillow to sleep every night and sometimes even slipped her hoodie over the pillow so it felt like her even more.
It's my fault, it's all my fault. If the world gave me another chance I wouldn't let her slip away from me again.
Your POV
Fury contacted me when I was at my safe house. I wanted to reject his proposition but I owed him a favor, one too big to say no.
"Please don't let me regret this." I said when I entered SHIELD once again. It's been some time since I've entered this place. There have been some changes but overall it was still the same. The rooms didn't change but the people sitting inside the rooms did.
"It's only for this mission." Fury said.
"I sure hope so." Fury entered the room and I followed behind him. I was greeted with the entire team of Avengers who were too stunned by my appearance to say anything. Fury started the introduction and began speaking about the mission. Once he was done with the briefing I continued following him, ignoring the calls from the room from a particular person.
"All the best for the mission tomorrow." Fury said.
"Yeah, I have to go home after all." I said before entering my temporary room. It was a standard issue room that everyone gets. You get to decorate it however you like but since I'm just staying here for this mission, I see no point in doing so.
I went through the mission brief once again, I always like to pay extra attention to the floor plans. They tend to tell a lot more once I am in the field.
I heard a knock on the door and I took a deep breath before answering the door.
"Hi Maria."
"Hi. Fury told me you're back."
"Not for long. I'm still a lawyer. A criminal defence lawyer though, I get to pick and choose my clients." I told her while still staying at the door. She could sense that I didn't want to continue the conversation and left me alone.
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"Alright, Rogers and Barton to your places." I ordered them once we were reaching.
"Who are you to give me instruction?" Rogers stepped forward and asked while Clint shook his head and got out of the jet.
I got up from my seat and stood closer to him. I may be smaller than him in size, but I wasn't going to back down. "Ever heard of special pass agent?" I questioned him. "No, because you are nothing compared to me so get to your position." I answered for him before he opened his mouth. He scoffed before walking away.
"Y/N." Natasha stopped me before I was able to walk away.
"It's Agent Y/L/N to you, Agent Romanoff."
"Agent Y/L/N, can I speak to you-"
"If it's not urgent, we'll speak after the mission." I cut her off.
It was an intricate mission, everyone needed to play their part in order for it to be successful. No one was supposed to know we were infiltrating their base even after we left. In and out without anyone knowing.
It was a huge scale mission where a lot of agents needed to cover all areas of the base. Only Rogers and Natasha were heading in. Maybe I'll step in, if need be.
"I said, report every fifteen minutes so why am I not getting any?" I spoke into the comms, frustrated that my orders were not adhered to.
"Because there's nothing to report."
"Then say it! Or I am going to send someone else in." I'm tired of getting looked down just because I am a woman and they haven't seen me in the field.
"Yes ma'am." He said tiredly.
It was a tough mission dodging everyone in the base, Tony was using his heat sensors to try and inform them about incoming as much as possible. But a single misstep was all it took to spin the mission in a whole another direction.
"Shit! Everyone, move in." It was going to be tough to extract the both of them when they were deep in the base surrounded by enemies.
After announcing our presence in the base, everyone was in on all sides, slowly making their way to clear a path for them. I went in from the top planning for worse case scenarios, if all goes wrong, up is the answer.
It was hard to concentrate on the comms with all the shooting and shouting but honestly once you are in the field, it is all based on instincts. I let my body take over and moved across the base.
"Agent Y/L/N, Natasha is not planning on moving." I heard Clint speak through the comms.
"You better start moving your feet before I get there Romanoff." I shouted through the comms as I ran to her last location, dodging bullets the best I could. "Rest of you, start making your way out."
I kicked open the door and there she was, still in front of the computer. I walked towards her and started dragging her out. "What are you doing, Y/N? It's almost done." She shrugged my hands off and went back.
"You got to go before they come."
"It's almost done."
"NOW!" I shouted at the same time the glass shattered. We ducked under the table and cursed under our breaths. "I told you to leave." I said after shooting a few shots blindly.
"It's done." We left through the planned route because wherever we went it would be the same, might as well be the route we were confident in.
"Fuck!" I muttered when I felt a bullet go through my shoulder. I dropped my gun somewhere during the impact but I continued running while holding my wound.
We managed to get to the quinjet with what we needed and I went to Bruce to get my wound stitched. "Y/N, sit down." He said in a hurry and panic.
Natasha POV
I heard Bruce talking to Y/N and I made my way over to them. Y/N was laying uncomfortably on the seats while Bruce was hovering his hands over his med box.
"Is she okay?" I went to assess her wound through her blood soak uniform. I made her hurt again, if I had followed her orders, she wouldn't have landed in this spot.
"Tough, but she'll make it." He began closing up her wound and I stood by her hoping it'll all be okay. It's really been so long since I've been able to see her face in front of me. I have to resist the temptation of getting closer to her.
Your POV
I could hear murmuring and footsteps in my sleep and I groaned at the noise until I realised where I was. I shot up immediately and the pain surged through my body. After a few deep breaths while waiting for the pain to reside, I got out of the bed just as Dr Cho came in.
"Glad to see you're awake Y/N, the blood lost was something."
"Fury, where's Fury?"
"I sense that you're okay now. He's in his office I believe." I took my jacket that was hung over the chair and made my way up. I went in without knocking and Rogers and Natasha were there talking to him, presumably talking to him about the mission.
I could see Rogers' face change when I entered the room but I ignored them as I made my way to Fury. "So I can leave now?" He nodded and I turned on my heels and left in a hurry.
Natasha POV
"She doesn't even have to address you?" Steve said
Fury ignored his comment and continued talking about the mission we've just been on, saying how reckless we were and that we were supposed to follow Y/N's order... Which reminded me this may be my only opportunity to talk to Y/N.
"Sorry Fury, I need to go." I started running out and tapping on my phone, hoping to be able to trace Y/N's phone. I got into my car and placed my phone on the phone holder while it loaded. I scanned my eyes on the road, hoping to be able to see her but there were too many cars and pedestrians. I heard a ping on my phone and got her location and changed my destination.
I followed her into a suburban district. It was getting harder to hide my presence as there were fewer cars around but I took my chances and maintained my distance. Soon, she drove into a garage and I stopped a few houses down.
When she didn't come out after a few minutes, I got out of my car and walked towards the house on the opposite side of the road. I could hear giggles and laughter coming from inside the house from the quiet street and I hesitantly made my way towards their door. Placing my hand on the doorbell, it took my everything to press it.
"I got it mama!"
"Stop it. What did I say about opening the door to strangers?"
"Don't open the door without checking." I heard a girl speak in a small voice. "Sorry mama."
The door swung open and Y/N was standing in front of me holding a girl on her hips. I blinked a few times frozen and Y/N was the first one to react. "Vic, can you go and play in your room?"
"Okay." She cheered before running away with her little feet. I smiled slightly at the sight until Y/N stepped in front of me blocking my view.
"Uh um... how old is she?"
"Three."
"... Can I come in?" She stepped aside and opened the door slightly wider.
An uncomfortable silence surrounded us but Y/N didn't seem to mind as she flipped through her documents that were spreaded across the table.
"You're an agent and a lawyer?" She hummed and continued reading and sorting through her papers with her glasses now resting on her face.
"Is Vic yours?" She stopped her movements and I knew I hit a sore spot. She sighed and placed down the papers.
"Yes."
"And the father?"
"I don't know."
"You don't kn-?" I asked until the realisation hit me. "Oh..."
"Are you here to interrogate me about my life? Because as you can see, I'm quite busy." She shot back at me, making me remember the times I pushed her away because I was busy. I'm pretty sure she has more on her plate right now than I was then.
"I just wanted to say I am sorry for neglecting you back then."
"Well it's too late for that isn't it?" Y/N got up from her seat abruptly and I took a step back. She walked towards me with conviction and at the end she raised her hand and I thought she was going to hit me.
Y/N reached her hand behind me to a shelf for a cup with a sigh and I moved aside for her. She took a sachet of powder and poured it into the cup with warm water and shook it to make sure everything got dissolved.
"What are you doing?" I questioned her. "Are you sick?" I picked up the trash to look at what she just dissolved.
She didn't reply to me but just transferred the content into a sippy cup and went to Victoria's room. "Baby, it's time to drink some water."
Vic stopped playing and glanced at the clock before taking her cup and gulping everything down. "Great work baby. Love you." Y/N kissed Vic's cheeks before leaving her to play again.
"Love you too mama."
"It's just vitamins, she's not as strong as compared to others." Y/N said when she saw me staring at her. She went back to the kitchen to wash her cup when I caught her wrist and spun her around. "Natasha."
"Y/N, give me one last chance and I'll make it up to you. I know I did wrong. I should have made time for you, spend more effort remembering our dates and making you feel worth it. I shouldn't have been distracted and wasted your effort years back. You should have been my priority. I really regret all my actions and I hope you can give me one last chance and I won't disappoint you." I started rambling because I knew if I didn't say everything now, I'll never have the chance to do it again.
Y/N slowly raised one finger in front of my face. "One chance. One chance is all you get, nothing else. Don't make me regret it." I nodded my head instantly, grateful that she would give another go. "I don't want to see you near Rogers all the time."
"I got it. I'll make it up to you this time. You and me on a date tomorrow, is that fine? With Vic? " I asked and she nodded. "Great, I'll come and pick you guys up at 6pm tomorrow."
I finally got a chance to win back my girl. The world gave me another chance and I won't let it slip this time.
Written on 31 March 2022
Posted on 4 April 2022
This was hugely requested by a lot of people and that would be way too many for me to tag but thank you for requesting!
Ideas by: CalixtoWho Aby_1017 ffonamoRashataN
It may be all over the place because I tried merging the ideas so some ideas may just be mentioned and not hugely explored.