Final Lap - Sambucky AU

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Natasha sat in her room with Kylo in silence. But little did she know it was going to get a bit louder.

Bucky and Sam were already asleep, and the two were bored, and Kylo thought about secretly calling people over.

As Natasha scrolled on Instagram, looking at different posts and such, she heard a faint knock at the front door.

She raised a brow and walked over, taking a look through the peep hole. As she did she saw, Anthony, Clara and Mina.

"Guys?!" She opened her door as she said in a loud whisper. "What Are you doing here?" She said.

"Kylo told us to come cheer you up." Mina said in a loud whisper. Natasha sighed and motioned them in, but brought a finger up to her lips so that they be quiet.

She smuggled them into her room. She met gazes with Kylo. He looked at her and smiled innocently. "Imma kill you." She said with a soft smile.

He chuckled as they all came in. Natasha closed her bedroom door. "You all did great today." She said as she sat down on her bed.

"So did you! You were on fire today, and your upgrades were amazing!" Mina said with excitement in her voice.

"You and Kylo both did great. 2nd and 3rd are great feats." Anthony said as he glanced at Kylo and at Natasha.

"Thank you..." the Red Bull duo said. "So, are we having a sleepover basically?" Clara said as she sat on the windowsill.

"I guess so. I would rather I know about it, but sudden is fun." Natasha said.

Everyone ended up playing games quietly as Natasha sat on the bed watching. She fiddled with her hair and tugged on it slightly.

As she did, Clara sat next to her. "Hey champ." She said quietly. "Hey..."

"You okay?" Clara asked. Natasha nodded slightly. "Yeah... I- I just feel so much better not trying to live up to the scary expectations that I was given." She said. Clara understood. She had to beat the allegations of being a criminal and a horrible driver cause of her father.

"I get it." Clara said.

"I figured you would..." Natasha said with a soft smile. She looked at clara and caught herself staring. She flinched and then looked back at the others playing games.

Natasha held a piece of her hair and realized she wanted one more change. She got up and quietly left her room.

She snuck into Sam and Buckys room and started looking for the hair clippers. As she was, the lights turned on.

Sam was sitting up, and Bucky was half awake. She immediately stood and put her arms behind her back. "What are you looking for?" Sam said tiredly.

"I'm sorry,.. I didn't mean-"

"Sweetheart, it's okay. We're not able to sleep anyway, what's up?" Bucky said as he sat up tiredly

She looked at them nervously. "I... I want to cut my hair really short." She said.

Sam slowly pulled himself out of bed as Bucky started to. Bucky pulled his shirt back on and walked over to the bathroom.

"I- hey, I can cut my hair on my own, you guys can go back to bed." She said feeling bad. Sam simply walked over and kissed her head.

"Sweetheart... it's okay. We were awake. Now come on."

They all went into their bathroom and sat her down. "So, how do you want your cut?" Bucky asked.

"Like yours honestly... just with a little bit more on time. I was the sides shaved." She said.
Bucky nodded as Sam sat next to her. She held his hand and let Bucky do his thing.

As he started cutting her hair, she felt the bits of hair fall onto her legs, shoulders and back. She squeezed Sam's hand.

Bucky carefully did the cuts, making sure it was perfect for her, frames her face well, and still had that Natasha charm.

After she felt Bucky stop. She opened her eyes. "All done." Bucky Said as he smiled softly. She looked in the mirror. The biggest smile on her face appeared.

"Oh my- wow!" She ran her fingers through her curls and giggled to herself as she gazed at her new look. She teared up slightly.

She made a change, a change that felt wonderful. And now that she didn't care what anyone had to say, she could do anything. Cut it, let it grow, braid it etc, she could do anything.

She pulled the two into a hug tightly. The two hugged her tight and kissed her head. "We're so proud of you... we love you... and we're proud of all the decisions you've made." Sam said. Natasha stayed in the comfort of her fathers. This was the safest place she knew...

She wanted to stay right here for as long as possible, like she did when she was little. "I love you guys..." she mumbled.

"And we love you too beautiful." Bucky said

She eventually said her good nights and ventured back to her room where everyone was asleep besides Clara. Natasha walked in, making sure to be as quiet as possible.

Clara looked at her and smiled softly seeing the haircut. "Looks good." The British girl said. Natasha chuckled. "Thanks."

Natasha sat next to her on the bed and looked out the window. Natasha fidgeted with the necklace around her neck. The necklace Clara got her.

Clara noticed and smiled softly to herself. "If you ever want something, let me know. Okay?" Clara said. Natasha looked at her but back out the window.

"Clara, you don't have to buy me things." Natasha said.

"I will continue." She said as she looked at Natasha. Clara carefully reached over and held the gem of the necklace in her hands.

"I'll do whatever to make you happy. Okay?" Clara said. Natasha looked at her surprised. She nodded and sighed.

"Well... thank you for protecting me earlier from the paparazzi."

"You're welcome, lovely."