When you Awoke{Romanogers}

Ch13

A/N: can I do 2 chapters? Screw it, I'm doing it anyway.
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Natasha had a brief moment to realize her mistake before the doctor came in and sent her to the ER room. She coughed up a bit of blood before a needle was stuck in her arm.
She took a gasp of air before blacking out entirely.
~X~
"Natasha!"
Steve lurched forward out of his bed and breathed heavily, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
"It was just a dream."
But he didn't believe that completely. He looked over his bed and saw red. After that, things were a blurry haze.
Steve rushed out of his room and heard a scream from down the hallway.
"Natasha!" He cried out, desperate to get to her side.
The other Avengers noticed him and tried to hold him back.
"Steve stop! She's.....she's already dead," Bruce looked up at him with sadness darkening his eyes, "they couldn't save her. The knife had damaged several organs and cut off one vain to her heart. Even if she survived, Natasha would be in pain for the rest of her life, and die very soon as well."
Steve looked at Bruce and then at the room Natasha was in.
Did.....did they even try?" His eyes has small droplets of tears falling out.
Guardian was the one to answer this.
"They tried Steve, they really did. But nothing would have saved her."
"I just can't let her go."
"But you have to Steve. Remember her not just being killed by a knife, remember her as the woman who saved your life. She was your partner, friend, teammate. But more importantly, she was your lover, and she sacrificed her life so you can still have yours. Don't let that be in vain." Guardian's pupils narrowed into strips as she turned away from him and opened a window.
Steve, now out of his daze, reached for her hand and grabbed it, stopping her from leaving.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to find her murderer." Guardian lept out the window and Steve saw a snake-like figure silently fly off.
"Steve," It was Fury's turn to consult with Steve. "They laid out her body, would you like to go see it?"
Steve nodded and followed him to the room Natasha was placed in.
When they got there, the place fell into a silent hum. The group scooted away to make room for Steve.
When he saw the body, he rushed over to her side and grabbed her now lifeless hand.
He squeezed it, trying to still feel heat. Nothing but coldness was there.
He turned to look at her face, now pale and calm as ever.
It was as if she was sleeping.
~X~
2 years later
July 4, 2014
Steve locked himself away from the world two years ago. He still was Captain America but he would never go out in public anymore.
Not since Natasha died.
It pierced his heart when he watched her coffin being lowered into the ground.
He watched the dirt cover the last of his beloved Little Red.
He didn't even remember it was his birthday, he didn't even want to know the time at all anymore.
But today he went out and stopped at her grave. When he heard someone behind him, he pretended not to hear.
"Nice day isn't it?" Asked a feminine voice.
Steve slowly turned behind him to see a mysterious short-haired blond behind him.
"It's never a nice day to me anymore." Steve mumbled to himself.
The girl pretend not to hear him.
"Names Lucy. You're Steve Rogers, correct?"
Steve nodded and gave her a blank stare.
"Are you mourning someone?"
"Just a friend." Steve said before turning back to Natasha's grave.
"She seems more than a friend. Tell me about her, it might make you feel better."
Steve sighed and started talking.
"She was the most beautiful woman I've ever met. Strong and clever, but also sneaky and kind. She was definitely more than a friend. I just realized that to late. I would give anything to have her back."
Lucy swiped away a tear from her cheek.
"You really care about me do you?"
Steve looked up at Lucy in surprise.
"I don't care about you! I just met you!"
"Correction, you met me three years ago." Lucy then removed her blond hair and a waterfall of short curly red-auburn hair fell out. Hazel eyes flashed once before switching over to bright emerald.
Lucy, no, Natasha flashed a smirk at him.
"See, you do know me."
Steve took a step closer to her and pulled Natasha into a tight hug.
"I'd thought I would never see you again."
She placed her head on his shoulder and gave a small chuckle.
"It takes more than a knife to kill me."
"But, they said you died! Everyone told me you suffered serious injuries."
"Steve, I'm not scared of death, I pretty lucky when it comes to avoiding it too. And it was just some internal bleeding, punctured flesh, minor scrapping of some organs. Nothing that couldn't be fixed."
"But I saw your body."
"Clone. I did actually get stabbed with a knife though." She lifted her shirt up a bit to reveal a long scar across her stomach.
"I'm glad your back Natasha. And I don't ever want to lose you again." He held her out in front of him and gave her a serious look. "I mean it."
"And happy birthday to you too." She grabbed the back of his neck and brought him down for a kiss.
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A/N: I did it with only 10% battery power left! XD
Anyway, this is not the end! In my view it's the climax of the story. More to come very soon(I hope)

Happy Reading!
~Forever RedWind