The Assistant

Part 20

Nat POV-
Y/N was battered and bruised, she had put up one hell of a fight and she'd won.
I helped her walk upstairs and into her room, gently pushing her onto the bed.

Nat- what the hell were you thinking?
Y/N- I wasn't really, it's what I'm trained to do
Nat- you could have died
Y/N- don't you think I know that? It's why I didn't tell you what was going on.
Nat- do you even care?
Y/N- of course I care
Nat- it doesn't seem like it, you are reckless
Y/N- I'm too tired to argue with you, can we please just do this another time?
Nat- you've got blood all over you, let me clean it up

I help her into the bathroom and she takes a seat on the floor. I run water into the sink basin and grab a cloth to clean her up with.
I take her shirt off and gently wipe the blood off of her stomach. She twitches at the touch and tears glaze her eyes
Nat- does this hurt?
Y/N- yeah, a lot
I stand up and grab her painkillers whilst getting a glass of water for her. She takes them and I help her back to her bed.
Nat- get some rest, I'll see you later.
I walk out the door before letting her say another word. I was so angry at her right now because she put her life in danger again. She could've stayed in the comms room and been fine but no, she had to go and fight.

It's been a few hours and screams fill the compound, I know exactly where they are coming from. I throw my paperwork down and run up the stairs towards Y/N's room. I had propped the door open so I could check on her before.

In her room, she's rolling around and mumbling to herself. I lay down next to her and wrap my arms around her, I didn't know what she was dreaming off but it wasn't good and seeing a friendly face could help her.
I hold her tight and her body fights against me, she wasn't hurting me but trying to hurt herself.

It's been 20 minutes and she's started to calm down.
Y/N- what are you doing here?
Nat- hey it's okay, you were having a nightmare
Y/N- sorry, did I disturb you?
Nat- of course not babe, I just wanted you to feel safe. No one is going to hurt you okay
Y/N- I'm starting to remember what happened but I still can't see who did it
Nat- that's okay, don't push yourself
Y/N- I'm sorry
Nat- for what?
Y/N- I shouldn't have fought those guys, it was stupid to think I'd be okay

I pull her closer and she lays her head on my chest, looking up at me
Y/N- you're so beautiful
I can feel myself blushing as Y/N lowers her head back down
Y/N- can you stay?
Nat- I'm not going anywhere
I lay down and Y/N gets comfortable, falling asleep quickly.

It's been a couple days now and the nightmares are getting worse, she's sleeping a lot but having nightmares every time.
Tony- Nat, you've got a mission
Nat- I can't leave her
Tony- you have to, Wanda is staying here so she will look after Y/N
Y/N- go Nat, it's your job and I'll be fine

Wanda POV-
Everyone had left for the mission, they'd asked me to stay behind because I hadn't fully learnt how to control my powers and I wasn't a great fighter yet.
I head into Y/N's room and find her flicking through the TV finding something to watch

Wanda- can I join you?
Y/N- yeah of course, take a seat
She taps at the space next to her on the bed and I jump down next to her
Y/N- are you settling in okay?
Wanda- it's taking some getting used to but the guys here are great
Y/N- they're good people, if you ever need anything then don't be afraid to ask
Wanda- same goes with you, what do you need?
Y/N- some help with getting to the bathroom
Wanda- let's go then

I help her into the bathroom and shut the door
Y/N- can you grab me a change of clothes?
She tells me where the clothes are and I open the door to hand them to her
Y/N- this is awkward but I need help taking my shirt off
Wanda- it's not a problem
I lift it over her head and see the scars from the surgeries on her back as well as a tattoo at the bottom. It was an eye, it was incredible. The detail made it look so real, almost like it was watching me
Wanda- nice tattoo here, what does it mean?
Y/N- sometimes you have to cover your own back and it was to signal that at least something could always be watching for me. It's a silly thing
Wanda- I think it's beautiful, you got any other tattoos?
Y/N- I've been thinking about it but that's the only one so far
Wanda- it suits you, should really show it off more

I help her change and then back into bed, she sits up as her alarm goes off
Y/N- can you grab the red box from the table?
I bring it over and hand it to her. She takes out a few tablets and some bandages before giving it back
Y/N- I need your help again
Wanda- what are we doing?
Y/N- just changing the bandages on the front
She lays down and lifts her arm up placing them under her head
I gently peel back the bandages and trace my fingers along the stitch line, they were remarkable
Wanda- I don't have any
Y/N- any what?
Wanda- scars
Y/N- they aren't something you should want
Wanda- can you tell me about yours?