True Love Never Runs Smooth (Natasha Romanoff)

Chapter 12

I woke up to something warm on my face. When I opened my eyes, Natasha was wiping the blood off my face with a warm towel. When she was done, I gave her a smile. She set the towel to the side and just stared at me. Everything about this moment was perfect and I felt so warm like I had a loving feeling in my chest. Wait, I love her? All this time I was trying to push my feelings aside and just hate her, it made my feelings grow stronger. Damn it, why did she have to be in my room last night? Why did she have to act like she cared about me? She hates me but I love her. Of course, the one time I fall in love, it's with my enemy. I was pulled out of my thoughts when Natasha sighed.

"How long has this been going on?"

"Um since the day you asked about my bruised eye."

Her eyes widened at that.

"That was almost two months ago Naomi! Why didn't you tell someone like Wanda or Bucky? Hell even me."

"What and seem weak to everyone? I'm a freaking Avenger and I can't get out of an abusive relationship. That's pathetic on my part."

"Naomi, that doesn't make you pathetic. They use certain mind games to make you stay. He found your weakness and used it."

"I don't have any. I was raised to have none."

"That's the thing, Naomi, you weren't raised normal. You think you deserve that pain or that it's your fault that he may hit you but it's not. You deserve everything but you settle for less."

"Stop acting like you know me, Romanoff.  We may have similar pasts but we are different. You know nothing about me."

Natasha threw her hands in the air, showing her frustration.

"Stop pushing me away."

"I have to."

"Why? Why do you have to push me away?"

"Because I love you. I have never loved someone but I somehow fell in love with the person that hates me. How could someone like you fall in love with me? Since the first day I got here you have hated me, you can't even trust me. So how could the daughter of the Hydra leader fall in love with an Avenger, someone who has vouched to take down Hydra?"

I was now breathing heavily. Somehow during my rant, I stood up. I was staring at Natasha and she just looked shocked, her mouth slightly open. I knew she wouldn't return the feeling.

"I'm just going to go."

With that, I left and headed to the place that I thought I deserved to go. To Luke's.

Natasha's POV

I sat there on her bed, lost in my head. She loved me but I thought she hated me. She never even showed a little interest in me, she always seemed annoyed by me. But she loves me. at that thought, a smile came to my face. She loves me but thinks I hate her. I need to tell her I love her but when I looked to where she was just standing, she was gone.

"JARVIS, where is Naomi?"

"She left the building ma'am."

"Where to?"

"She didn't say."

I furrowed my brows at that. Where would she go? Maybe Wanda or Bucky know.

I found Bucky first. He was cuddling with Steve on the couch, looking like a couple. I want that with Naomi.

"Hey, Bucky. Do you know where Naomi went?"

"No. Sorry Nat, maybe ask Wanda."

Wanda was in the kitchen making lunch. Her food always tastes amazing.

"Hey, Wanda. Do you know where Naomi went?"

"Sorry, no. Did something happen because yesterday when I hugged her, she winced?"

"Yea, a few things happened but she'll have to tell you about them."

"Why do I feel a loving feeling coming from you?"

Wanda's face quickly turned from confused to full of joy.

"Oh my god, you love her."

"I do. She told me she loves me but ran off before I could say it back."

"Wow the two people who were taught not to love, love each other."

"Alright, I'm going to go try to find her."

"Bye. Keep me updated."

When I made it to my room, I pulled my phone out and tried to call Naomi. She didn't pick up so I tried again. After my fourth time, I became worried. Something didn't feel right.

It was now midnight and Naomi still hasn't answered. I was currently pacing and thinking about what I should do. All of a sudden there was a knock on my door. When I opened my door, I was met with a pair of broken blue eyes. They were her eyes. I started to take in her appearance. She had fresh blood running down her face and she looked broken. She was barely keeping herself up and she had a hand pressed against her stomach. She was stabbed and blood was starting to soak into her shirt. She then started to sway as she started talking.

"I didn't know where else to go."

She then collapsed and I caught her before she hit the ground. what the hell happened to her?