The Red Widow

24

Just under 2 years later

"Heya, I am heading out! Meeting with a few friends for drinks and all that... see you in a few hours" Kat smiled as she saw Wanda

"Want me to tell Natasha?" She asked

"No, let Nat keep training up Sam" Katty laughed as she pulled her dress down a little before she walked off and out to the gate where she jumped into her friends car

Several drinks in, Kat was spinning around and dancing away before she noticed her phone going off
"2 minuets guys" She slurred as she went outside to the relatively empty street
"Yellow"

"You mean hello?"

"What I said" Kat laughed

"Want me to come pick you up? You sound wasted" Nat offered

"No, I am gonna get a cab in a hour or so. Just keep a look out incase of a code red or something. Love you Tash" Kat giggled as she hung up the phone

The Next Morning

Tony and Steve were walking down from the kitchen before noticing Nat asleep on the couch. They exchanged a small confused look before going upto Nat
"Wakey wakey" Tony said, touching Nat which resulted in Nat flipping over him the couch and Steve laughing

"Asshat. Did Katty come home last night?" Nat asked the two

"Not that I am aware of, why?" Tony shrugged as he got up

"She went out and got drunk" Nat answered

"Probably fell asleep in a trash pile somewhere again" Tony shrugged it off before getting a call from Hill
"Yes?... okay" He said before she hung up. He grabbed the TV remote and switched to a news channel

"Why did Hill tell you to put this on?" Steve asked

"I don't know" He said as the small headline roll said about a shooting downtown
"Maybe Kat went on a killing spree?"

"She doesn't take a gun out if she gets drunk" Nat shook her head as she finally got her phone switched back on. Tony and Steve muttered between themselves as to what was happening while Clint and Wanda came into the room. Nat waited a second before she ran out

"Did we do something?" Wanda asked

"Not that I know of" Tony shrugged a little before Clint ran out after Nat but Wanda just stood in shock for a moment as she got a glimpse of what happened on the TV

"Natasha!" Clint shouted as they got down to the cars, Nat not saying anything as she kept walking with car keys in her hand
"Natasha! Tell me" Clint shouted

"Kat... Kat... Kat was the victim" Nat said as she unlocked the car

"What?" Clint asked

"The drive by shooting? They killed Kat" Nat said as she showed him her phone as they got in the car
"She is dead"

"Maybe she is faking it? I mean it isn't the first time" Clint shrugged as Nat started the drive to the hospital.

As they arrived, they were greeted by a doctor
"Miss Romanoff, Mr Barton. I knew someone would come eventually" He said as they walked upto him

"Where is she?" Nat asked

"Follow me" The doctor said, taking them to a private room where they saw Kats body. Nat walked upto her, seeing the hidden tattoo under her hairline on the back of her neck.

"Its her" Nat whispered in disbelief as she knelt down a little, placing her hand on Kats forhead as tears fell down her face
"Im so sorry" Nat said

"Nat" Clint sighed as he placed a hand on Nats shoulder not too long before Wanda appeared at the door. Nat walked away with Clint, allowing Wanda to walk in and go upto Kat

"Rest easy" Wanda said in Sokovian as she then used her powers to look into how Kat died
"Oh my.... I won't tell them. I promise you" Wanda said before she walked away

A week later

Nat was sat up at the bar, drinking a fair few bottles of Vodka while the others all stood around talking about Katarina.
"Miss Romanoff. I am Matt Murdock...  a friend of Katarinas. She hired me to ensure that incase of a moment like this, she could give some stuff to you" He said as he made his way to her, passing her a envelope, the front covered in brail

"Thank you" Nat muttered as she placed it down

"Is there any known leads about her killer?"

"No otherwise they would have been caught by now... thank you Mr Murdock for the stuff but feel free to stay while I am going out" Nat said as she grabbed the bottle and envelope and made her way to the roof. She sat on the edge, watching the moon and stars as she drank until Clint came up

"She left you something?" He asked

"Apparently but doesn't matter. I'll open it whenever this feeling goes away" Nat slurred a little

"Nat... you gotta let it go through your system"

"The alcohol is"

"No the grief. You haven't lost anyone this significant for years. Let yourself grieve"

"What part of this is normal? My non biological sister got shot by my other. We can't do anything because we are going on the one thing Wanda said happened and have no clue where Yelena is or what else to do with her"

"We will find her"

"I don't think she had a choice to do it... I think she still feels like she has to be what we were raised to be or someone else has control of her or something" Nat said

"Nat, stop questioning it. We don't know anything until we find Yelena. Just come back downstairs and we will take you home in an hour" Clint told her

"I can't do this shit without her"

"Come on" Clint sighed as he pulled her into a tight hug before they went downstairs to everyone else