I'll fight for you (Clintasha)✔️

☆☾1☽☆ New beginnings

"Besides Maria and Bruce whom I see everyday, I can't wait to meet up with the rest of our friends! It's been so long." Natasha chirped and Clint chuckled at that as they headed down the street towards the Italian restaurant.

When they got there, everyone but Steve was already present. Laura had gone overseas to study and hence wasn't present at the gathering.

Natasha rushed forward to hug Jane, Darcy and Pepper while Clint greeted the boys.

"I guess you took PDA to a more neutral level huh, couple outfits this time." Tony commented, directing everyone's attention to the matching red flannel overshirts Natasha and Clint were wearing.

"You and Pepper are wearing matching colours too!" Natasha pointed out.

"That is purely coincidental." Tony said, looking between Pepper and himself, just realising.

As Clint and Natasha took their seats, Steve arrived, hand in hand with a girl.

Everyone ooh-ed and ahh-ed.

"Who's this pretty lady, buddy?" Thor asked.

"Let me introduce, this here is Peggy, my - uh, girlfriend." Steve introduced, a little shy. "Peggy, these are my friends I was telling you about."

Peggy smiled sweetly and greeted everyone. She received warm welcomes. Steve pulled out a chair for her to sit.

"I'm out of the singles club, Buckaroo." Steve snapped his fingers at Bucky, as if challenging him.

Bucky rolled his eyes, chuckled and shook his head in feigned annoyance.

"So how are you guys doing?" Natasha asked after they ordered their food.

"I've gotten a place in my college basketball team. And Jane has gotten an internship at a space research company." Thor said, putting an arm round Jane.

"That's great!" Natasha replied and looked towards the others.

"Buck and I are doing fine at our new school." Steve explained and Bucky just nodded.

"Except that he keeps rejecting all the girls wanting to date him. I wonder why?" Steve chuckled, eyeing Bucky, and Bucky turned red. He stole a quick glance at Natasha, only to find her fiddling with Clint's fingers.

"Still the same old red cheeks." Darcy smirked.

"Learning to be the manager at Stark Industries is getting a little boring though." Tony chimed in after realising the attention wasn't on him.

"Believe me, being his secretary is even worse." Pepper shook her head.

Everyone laughed, then the food came.

"What about you, Natasha? And Clint?" Pepper asked.

"I'm doing a Psychology course." Natasha replied nonchalantly and everyone nodded.

All eyes were now on Clint.

"I'm still looking for a sports school offering archery courses that'd take me in." He shrugged. Natasha slipped her hand into his as an encouragement.

The group of friends talked and laughed over dinner, recounting memories and catching up. They found that Peggy was a very nice girl and got along easily with everyone.

After their meal, Tony offered to send Clint and Natasha home.

He got into the driver's seat with Pepper next to him, while Clint and Natasha got into the back.

"Sooo...who's house tonight huh?" Tony asked with a smirk.

"My house. I don't want Clint going back to the house of a thug."

"Natasha, I told you Mr Grimes is a nice man."

"Maybe he doesn't have nice friends. Besides, I don't want you suffocating in his cigarette smoke." Natasha narrowed her eyes at Clint and he surrendered.

"Alright, I know you care about me." He kissed her on the cheek.

Tony whistled at them and started the car.

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Clint was sitting on Natasha's bed reading a book she had left on her bedside cabinet when she came out of the bathroom in a loose white tee and cupcake-printed bed shorts, with a towel round her shoulders, hair dripping with water.

"Come here, I'll dry your hair for you."

Natasha bit her lip grinning, then sat down on the bed in front of Clint.

She closed her eyes and relaxed while he picked up the towel and began drying her hair.

After putting her towel away, she climbed into the bed with Clint.

He wrapped his arms around her and buried his face in her hair.

"Sweetheart, you smell great." He grinned and placed a kiss on her shoulder.

Natasha snuggled up to him and grabbed her laptop from the side.

"Ready for the next episode of Jessica Jones?" She asked, logging in to Netflix.

"You betcha I am." Clint replied enthusiastically as he pulled the covers over their legs.

The couple entertained themselves till the wee hours of the morning before they fell asleep.

In the morning when Rosa opened the door to wake them for breakfast, she was greeted with an adorable sight.

Natasha was fast asleep on her stomach on Clint's back, with her head slightly tilted face-down on her folded arm. Her other hand was on top of Clint's that was below her. The both of them were sleeping ever so peacefully.

Rosa smiled and decided to leave the couple alone for a while longer for she couldn't bear to wake them up.

Perhaps new beginnings meant later mornings. Or simply waking up having each other's back.

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