I'll stay with you (Clintasha)✔️

♥︎❁4❁♥︎ Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip

That afternoon, the audition results were to be announced and all the participants gathered at the auditorium.

Natasha was there with Bucky and Pepper. The teacher announced the successful candidates for the more minor roles first, then moved on to that of the fairy godmothers, King and Queen.

Pepper managed to get the role of Flora and she was exhilarated.

Then the role of Princess Aurora was announced. Natasha had successfully been appointed the role. She was thrilled and Pepper and Bucky were happy for her.

The teacher paused when it was time to announce the role of Prince Phillip and flipped through the papers on a clipboard.

The boys waited eagerly, now knowing that Princess Aurora would be played by Natasha.

Natasha suddenly felt someone bump her on the shoulder. It was none other than Joseph.

She scooted away from him and almost collided into Bucky, who was standing next to her.

Joseph smirked at her, licking his lips with much lust, and Natasha had a newfound fear that he would get the role of the Prince and she would have to kiss him. He continued to study her face, eyes roaming all over her. She looked away and shrank away from his intense gaze, leaning into Bucky to get as far away from Joseph as possible.

The teacher adjusted her spectacles and stopped at a page on the clipboard, clearing her throat in the process.

"I'm sure you all are eager to find out who plays Prince Phillip." She smiled.

The boys cheered and pressured her to get on with the announcement. Joseph had a smug look plastered on his face.

Natasha had her fingers interlocked and she nervously chewed on her lip. If Joseph was to get the role of Prince Phillip, she would rather give up her position and let someone else play the princess.

"James Barnes."

Bucky's eyes shot up as if not believing what he had heard. Pepper patted him on his back and congratulated him. Natasha threw her arms around him and hugged him, extremely relieved.

And the smug look on Joseph Lanier's face was wiped clean. He shot a glare at Bucky before slinking away.

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"Congrats, sweetheart." Clint said, squeezing Natasha's shoulder.

"Thanks. And guess who's playing Prince Phillip?" Natasha replied excitedly.

"I don't know. Enlighten me, your highness."

"Bucky." Natasha bit her lip and smiled. Clint nodded approving before suddenly turning to her.

"Wait, Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip kiss right?"

"Mmm-hmm." Natasha replied nonchalantly.

"Man, I so wanna be Prince Phillip now." Clint pouted.

"Don't be silly, you don't have to be Prince Phillip to kiss me." Natasha giggled and pinched his nose.

"Right." Clint grinned, before pecking her on her lips to prove her point.

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It was Saturday, and Natasha lay in bed under the blanket, with a mountain of tissues by her bedside.

Why? She was down with a terrible cold. Because of her immunosuppressive medication, she was more vulnerable to common illnesses.

Her phone vibrated on her bedside table, she sighed and flung her arm to the side, searching for a hold on her phone, while trying to keep her 'water tap' from flowing.

Natasha sniffed and groaned, and after getting hold of her phone, looked at the message through watery eyes.

[Clint]
Good morning, Sweetheart. Wanna go for breakfast then have a stroll in the park? :)

[Nat]
Can't. You wouldn't want to take Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer out.

[Clint]
What's wrong? :(

[Nat]
I've got a cold *sniffs* :(

[Clint]
I'm on my way to your house.

It was a challenge just to send those texts, as Natasha sneezed after typing every other word, and her head was pounding.

In a nutshell, she felt awful.

However, she smiled after seeing that Clint was coming over. It warmed her heart to know he was so caring and protective of her. He never fails to brighten up her day just a little bit, if not a lot.

While waiting for Clint to arrive, Rosa came in with some flu medication. Natasha downed the tablets and returned to sleep.

She was woken up by a kiss on her cheek. Upon opening her eyes, captivating gray pupils stared back at her, set in a soft, affectionate gaze.

Fingers combed gently through her hair, soothing her.

"Good morning, Sweetheart."

Natasha smiled, and brought her fingertips up to Clint's cheek.

"Feeling better?" Clint asked, in a tone that could only sent a surge of warmth through her.

"Yeah-" and she sneezed in the most adorable way possible.

"I guess not." Natasha giggled and sniffed, while Clint placed a hand on her forehead to make sure she didn't have a fever.

"Don't come so close to me, I might spread the germs to you, Clint." Natasha said while pushing gently on his chest to get him to move further away.

Clint gently grabbed her hand that was on his chest and and placed it back over her tummy.

"Don't worry Sweetheart, the germs are afraid of me." He winked and Natasha grinned.

Then Rosa came in with a bowl of chicken soup, and Clint offered to help Natasha with it. Rosa smiled and left the room.

Clint helped Natasha sit up and placed a pillow behind her against the headboard of the bed.

Then he blew on a spoonful of soup before feeding it to her. Natasha was almost on the brink of tears, she felt so loved, and so contented.

After finishing the soup, he sat down next to her on the bed and kept her company.

"I hope I get better soon. Rehearsal for the play starts on Monday." Natasha seemed bothered.

And Clint embraced her from the side in a tight hug.

"I shall squeeze the cold out of you then." He chucked, and Natasha burst out laughing.

Natasha then blew her nose in a tissue before settling back against the pillow, nose a tinge of red. She caught Clint staring at her while stifling a laugh.

"I'm Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer right?" She playfully rolled her eyes a little.

"Yeah, but you're my Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer."

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