ꜱᴄᴀʀʟᴇᴛᴛ ᴊᴏʜᴀɴꜱꜱᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʙɪᴇ ꜱᴍᴜʟᴅᴇʀꜱ ʟᴇꜱʙɪᴀɴ ᴏɴᴇ-ꜱʜᴏᴛꜱ

Fate Has Brought Us Together (M.H & N.R)

Natasha and Maria had been living together in the high mountains for 4 years now. They had retired from being an Avenger and S.H.E.I.L.D agent. The snow was a constant in their lives, covering the mountain top and providing a peaceful blanket of white to keep away prying eyes. With only the two of them, they had to rely on each other to survive and provide for the essentials of life.

Maria was the hunter and would take long trips away from the cabin on snow-frosted days to collect food and the fruit that would grow on the mountain. She had become a master of hauling her heavy gear which included a bow & arrow and sometimes throwing knives, and finding the food they needed to survive. While Maria was away, Natasha kept busy. She would chop the wood they used for their fire with a handcrafted axe that she had made in the past winter with the metal Maria had found just laying in the snow covered ground a mile away from their cabin. Slicing through the thick trunk of a nearby tree, several logs would be put away to dry for the coming winter and to be burned during the long, cold nights.

At the end of each day, both of them would collapse into their large cabin and lounge in front of the fire in the soft light of the fireplace. They would sip either vodka or scotch, depending on their mood, and talk until the sun disappeared behind the mountains. The years had not been easy, but they glowed with a warm, satisfied feeling as they reflected on all they had accomplished together. While the snow may never stop coming, they could still enjoy the moments they had together, taking a moment to just relax and appreciate life.

However everything changed when a snow storm hit. The morning after the snow storm Maria had left to go collect food again. She was following a deer trail with her bow and arrows ready when she heard loud coughing coming a few feet away. She stopped in her tracks before putting her bow and arrow away. She walked over to the tree that the sound was coming from. She had walked around it and froze when she saw a girl laying in the snow with just a long sleeve shirt and ripped up pants. Maria saw blood in the snow causing her to act quickly. She rushed to the girl's side before reaching out for the girl who flinched. "Hey hey it's alright I'm not going to hurt you" Maria muttered out and the girl looked up from behind her hair to see Maria looking down at her.

As the girl looked up at Maria her vision began to blur before she passed out causing Maria to act quickly and roll her over. Before she picked the girl up she heard rustling causing her to look over to see the deer she was following came out from behind a bush. Maria looked down at the girl before sighing. She scooped up the girl before standing up. As she stood up the deer pranced away when it heard the sound of the snow crunching. Maria watched the deer disappear before looking down at the unconscious girl that was in her arms. Maria looked at the girl and realized she was quite beautiful.

When Maria arrived back at the cabin Natasha had just finished chopping the last of the wood up. Natasha looked up and smiled when she heard the snow crunch. Her smile dropped when she saw the girl in Maria's arms. She dropped her axe onto the big tree trunk before rushing over. "What happened is she alive" Natasha asked and Maria looked up at her wife. "Don't know and yes she's alive but she's freezing we need to get her inside and start a fire quickly" Maria said and Natasha nodded before rushing towards the cabin quickly followed by Maria.

Maria had laid the girl on the couch as Natasha was kneeling in front of the fireplace. She watched as the fireplace lit up before standing up and putting another log in it. "Where did you find her" Natasha said as she turned around to see Maria was cleaning up the girl's wounds. "I found her behind a tree while I was following a deer to catch for dinner" Maria said as she put a bandage on the girl's forehead. She stood up and walked into the hallway before coming back out with a fluffy black blanket. She put it over the girl's shivering body and tucked her in. "Who knows how long she's been out there what if she was out there when the snowstorm hit" Natasha said as she sat down on the other side of the couch. "She wasn't covered in snow when I found her so she wasn't out in the storm" Maria said as she joined Natasha. "Poor girl" Natasha muttered as she rested her head on Maria's shoulder. Maria looked over at the girl who subconsciously curled up into the blanket before gripping Natasha's hand.

The two woke up when they heard coughing. They both over to see the girl was completely covered with the blanket. Natasha stood up before removing the blanket from the girl's face causing the girl to whine. Natasha shushed the girl before moving the stray hairs out of her face. She reached over and touched the girl's forehead and felt it burning up. "Ria can you go get a cold towel and some Tylenol" Natasha said and Maria nodded before standing up and walking towards the kitchen. The girls eyes fluttered open before looking up at Natasha. The girl's eye's widened in shock before she bolted up and scooted away from Natasha. "Hey hey it's alright it's okay I'm not going to hurt you you're safe here I promise" Natasha said as she put her hands up slightly. The girl looked around the room before she heard footsteps causing her to look over. The girl looked at Maria who looked back at her. Maria slowly walked over before setting the glass of water down on the wooden table along with the pill. "Tasha are you alright" Maria asked and Natasha nodded before stroking her hand through her hair. "Yeah I just spooked the girl is all" Natasha said as she lowered her hands. Maria looked over to see the girl already looking at her.

"Sorry for scaring you Sweetheart I didn't mean to" Natasha said as she was now sitting on the couch next to the girl. "It's alright" the girl said as she buried herself farther into the cozy blanket. "What's your name Darling" Maria said and the girl peaked out from under the blanket before going back under. "t's Y/N" the girl said causing the two women to smile softly. "Well it's nice to meet you Y/N I'm Maria and this is Natasha" Maria said and Y/N grumbled before curling up into a ball even more. "Are you still cold" Maria asked and Y/N nodded under the blanket. "Come here" Natasha muttered out softly causing Y/N to look out from under the blanket. She saw Natasha's arms open causing her to think before scooting over and falling right next to Natasha completely still under the blanket. Natasha chuckled quietly before looking up at Maria who smiled.

Even though they met in an unusual circumstance their worlds were about to change in a good way of course. Their futures were filled with Happiness, Laughter, Peace, Joy, Friendship and most importantly Love. Natasha and Maria knew that Y/N needed them both to protect her and Y/N knew that the two needed her to keep them company even though they would act tough in the future.