Through the Dark|| Steve Rogers

Bye, Bye

*One and a half years ago*

"Are you sure this is the best idea?", Natasha asked Clara. She looked concerned.
"This is the best idea.", Clara walked up to her and put her hands on her shoulders as she said," I really did enough fighting. I finally wanna live my own life. With Steve."
"But we're your family too.", she whispered.
"And I will always love you but it's time for me to start something new."
One second both just looked at each other and then Natasha wrapped her arms around Claras shoulders and pulled her into a tight hug. "Promise me we'll stay in touch.", she said.
"I promise."
"Now are you gonna help me pack my things or are you gonna cry like a little baby?", Clara smiled at her after they finished their hug.
"I'm not gonna cry I'm not my sister.", for a moment she looked around, "What are we gonna pack now?"
Without saying anything Clara opened her closet.
"Lots of work, I see.", Natasha mumbled.

"Steve are you sure you wanna do this?", Bucky asked, "This is a decision for a lifetime."
"I know.", he responded, "And I'm sure."
"I'm just saying. I really like Clara, she's family but you have to be 100% sure you wanna start this. Move away, start a new life. It's nothing like the Avengers life, Steve."
Steve was folding a shirt as he looked up and said: "Dramatic as always, Buck. But I am sure. I love Clara and I'm not saying I'm never coming back for this life here."
"That's all I wanted to hear.", Buck said.
"And you know you'll have to visit us every second day."
"I know."
Bucky stood around not doing anything as Steve smiled: „Now are you gonna help me or what? I still need to pack all these things."
„Yea, sorry. What should I do?"
„Can you bring those boxes downstairs please?"
„Sure."
Steve watched how Bucky grabbed the three boxes all at once and walked downstairs.
Quickly he left the room and looked for Clara. He found her standing on a chair in the kitchen grabbing all her cups and putting them in another box.
„How do you feel, honey?", Steve said calm. Clara turned around and looked straight into his eyes. „Good, like happy but also sad."
„Come here.", he whispered, even tho he knew he didn't need to help her he grabbed her hands and helped her jumping on the floor.
„Nat and Bucky will visit us, right? And Tony? I don't wanna loose them just because we move away.", she sighted.
„Hey, we're not gonna loose them."
Steve pulled her into a tight hug and kissed her forehead.

„That's it.", Tony realised when he put the last box into the truck. Steve and Clara looked at him and both of them knew Tony didn't want to show any emotions.
„That's it.", also Clara said.
„I can't believe you guys are leaving us.", Tony said.
„Don't put it like that.", Steve rolled his eyes.
„I guess.", Natasha said and looked at Bucky, „This is a Bye, Bye."
„But not forever.", Clara said and pulled Natasha into a last hug.