I'll fight for you (Clintasha)✔️

☆☾3☽☆ Happy and employed

That was an offer Clint simply couldn't resist. It was all he wanted at the moment - to be able to stand and hold Natasha, to piggy back her, to dance with her, to not be her burden any longer.

Clint eyed Nick Fury warily.

"Can you really fix my legs?"

Nick Fury chuckled.

"S.H.I.E.L.D has state-of-the-art technology and the best medical staff. To prevent you from viewing me as an unreasonable man - not that I really care, you can commit after your treatment. But no backing out - your legs get fixed, you join S.H.I.E.L.D."

Clint thought for a brief moment. There wasn't much to lose, if his legs don't get treated, he isn't bound to S.H.I.E.L.D in any way and is free to go. If they get treated, he gains. Just imagining life as it was before with Natasha, he swiftly came to a decision.

"Deal." And he shook hands with Nick Fury.

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"What's made you so happy? Have you been accepted into a school?" Natasha asked while munching on a cracker. She couldn't help but notice Clint's endless smile.

They were comfortably cuddled on the couch at the lounge in Natasha's house.

"You always make me happy." Clint said, brushing a thumb over her cheek.

"Don't lie to me, what's happened?" Natasha narrowed her eyes at him.

"My legs can get better - back to normal." He beamed.

Natasha widened her eyes then her expression turned to one of confusion.

"My new job offers me treatment, if you were wondering."

"New job? What are you working as?"

"Sorry Sweetheart, I'm afraid that's confidential." He tapped her nose. He wasn't going to risk Nick Fury going after Natasha.

Natasha eyed Clint suspiciously, then decided maybe he was just joking.

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A few days later, a happy and employed man walked down the street towards a certain bungalow.

He pressed on the doorbell and waited eagerly.

Jerome was the one to open the door.

"Cli-" He was about to greet him but then his eyes swiftly traveled down and up the man before him. He no longer needed to bow his head to look at the man, but could stare straight at his face.

With his mouth agape, he stretched out his arms.

"Clint! You're all better!" And Jerome hugged him. Clint chuckled and patted Jerome's back.

"Yeah, I sure am. Where's Natasha?" He asked with a smile as Jerome pulled away and patted his shoulders.

"She's up in her room doing a project with Ms Hill. Shall I call her down?"

"No, it's alright, I'll surprise her." Clint said, walking past Jerome and up the stairs. He eyed the wheelchair lift by the stairs that Natasha's parents had asked to be installed just for him, he didn't need that anymore.

There was a knock on the door and Natasha opened it, assuming it was either Rosa or Jerome.

Her eyes widened and mouth hung open as she stared at her boyfriend dumbly. Her eyes darted to his legs and back up to his face.

"Sweetheart, don't you recognize me?" Clint teased with a grin.

The next thing that followed was an overly excited Natasha pouncing on Clint and hugging the life out of him.

"I thought you were joking when ... when you said..." She poked at his chest.

"I know it's April, but not the first." He chuckled and wiped her cheeks from the tears of joy.

Maria came from behind.

"Barton, good to see you've recovered." She said with a smirk, arms folded.

"Yeah, good as new." Clint replied, with Natasha's arms still around his neck.

"I see that both of you will have some catching up to do, we'll continue our project another day, Natasha." Maria said and collected her things.

Natasha mouthed a thank you which Maria returned with a smile as she showed herself out.

"Now that I'm back to the way I was before, there are so many things I want to do with you, Sweetheart." Clint said, twirling a lock of Natasha's hair between his fingers.

"Why don't we start with our prom dance?" Natasha winked.

And so the pair danced their late afternoon away.

Now that Nick Fury had kept his promise, it was Clint's turn to honor his side of the deal.

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