Final Lap - Sambucky AU

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The next morning, Natasha woke up on the couch. Clara was curled up in a chair by the window.

Natasha sat up and held her head as her vibrated. She looked at saw Maria calling her. "Hello?"

"You do know you have a photo shoot to be at now, right?" Maria said with a serious voice. Natasha went into panic mode.

"Shit! Uh... sent me the address, I'll be there as fast possible. I got a bike." She hung up and immediately and scrambled to get ready.

Clara woke up and noticed her getting her stuff. "What's wrong?"

"I have a photoshoot and I'm very late. Do you want to come?!" Natasha said as she ran into the bathroom to mess with her hair a bit.

"Yeah!" Clara ran into her room and got changed into a outfit that matched her normal aesthetic.

Natahsa pulled the leather coat she was borrowing on again. "Let's go!"

The two ran out and headed to the photo shoot.

Natahsa pulled up in her bike, and parked. She made it there in about five minutes. Natasha ran in and saw Maria standing there.

"Finally you're here. This is a vogue photoshoot, you can't be late like that." Maria said as Natasha took off her helmet, revealing her short hair to her.

Maria looked at her and nodded. "Suits you. Come on, Kylo is in here waiting."

Natasha handed Clara her helmet and rushed in. Clara took hers off and headed in. She watched from behind the camera.

They placed Natasha in a suit with a lace top underneath, and dress shorts. He hair was combed back with a curl in front of her face.

Kylos hair was combed back, he was wearing a black tank top with long dress pants.

The camera flashes filled the room. Natasha stared at the camera with such a calm as casual look. A look as if she had done this her whole entire life.

Clara was fascinated by her.

It was time for Natasha's solo shoots. They put black eyeshadow on her with clear lip gloss, covered her in many pieces of jewelry. She had rings on all of her fingers, a silver chain, her earrings, and a faux nose piercing.

She wore a black tank top and had fake tattoos on her, and her hair was a curly mess. She looked at the camera and posed. As she took the photos, she caught the gaze of Clara.

Natasha winked at her and then looked back at the camera. Clara just walked out of the room. "Oh gosh..." she said as she stepped out.

Natasha was able to get a break. She stood up and stretched as she noticed Clara wasn't in the room anymore. She stepped out and saw Clara sitting outside in a waiting area on her phone.

"Clara? You okay?" Natasha asked.

Clara looked at her and took a deep breath that Natasha didn't notice. "Yep. You are every fine- I am very fine." She said clearing her throat and standing up.

Natasha was going to say something when Kylo called her over for the final outfit change.

Natasha was put into a red dress, with doc martens underneath. She had her chains still on, and earrings all over her ears.

Kylo wore a red suit without a shirt underneath. He had matching dress pants, matching docs to Natasha's, equal amount of jewelry and his hair to the side.

The two posed together as a power duo for the cover.

They did another pose where he was behind her, looking back at the camera while Natasha stood straight on with her arms crossed.

Finally it was all done.

Natasha chuckled as she was given some clothes by the ladies who worked there. They gave her the black tank top, shorts, and doc martens.

She got all the make up off and walked over to Clara. "Ready to head back?" She said to Clara as Kylo walked behind her.

Clara closed her phone. "Um. I actually am getting a ride. I have something to discuss with Ford. " she said as a car pulled up to pick her up.

"Thank you for everything Natasha. I'll see you in Austria!" She waved and ran out to the car that was waiting for her. Natasha watched her run off and sighed a bit.

"Well. I guess I could head back over to my parents. Want to come with?" Natasha asked as she handed him her extra helmet.

"Yeah, I'll come with you." He said with a smile. She walked out to her motorcycle and sat on it as she pulled on her gloves.

He crossed his arms and looked at her. "Wow... you really do like her." He said. She shot her gaze towards him.

"Besides the fact I called you last night, why do you say that?" Natasha said as she looked at him.

"You had a look in your eye when she had to leave." He said.

"And what Look was that?"

"Disappointment." Kylo said. Natasha just chuckled and shook her head. "Nah... it's not that deep. Just a little crush. It'll go away."

"Have you ever been in love, Natasha?" Kylo asked. Natasha looked at the ground when he asked her. "No... no I haven't. I'm not good at it. So, I tend to avoid it for both parties sake." She said as she looked at him.

He was going to say something when she pulled her helmet on. He sighed and did the same and got on behind her. He held onto her, and she raced down the road to her hotel.

Natasha never thought she'd be able to date or be in love. She considered herself too career focused to even settle down. Another thing to worry about was the hate she has to deal with, who would want to deal with that?

She didn't want to burden someone with low moments. She didn't want to Love because she felt she was too difficult to love.

She just pushed the throttle and kept going.