FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LYRICS
"Shake It Out"
Regrets collect like old friends
Here to relive your darkest moments
I can see no way, I can see no way
And all of the ghouls come out to playAnd every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues drawn
It's always darkest before the dawnAnd I've been a fool and I've been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I'm always dragging that horse aroundHawk Eye walked casually down the dimly lit corridor trailing The Black Widow and Fury as they headed toward Rumlow's hospital room. Like Nat, he was completely indifferent about killing the rat bastard traitor having no love for Hydra whatsoever. In addition he felt particularly disgusted with this man as he had actually spent time with him on a few missions as had Natasha. It bothered him that he had not realized the guy was Hydra Scum from the get go and even more that Nat had been in situations with him watching her six. Clint suppressed a grimace at the thought of what could have happened while those two had been on a mission alone together. It wasn't like she couldn't take care of herself, and certainly never asked the man she frequently called Bird Brains to be her Knight in shining armor and yet he had always felt a kinship with her that drifted between lover and friend to brother and confidant, the lines never clearly drawn and boundaries left blurred, no definition needed. Neither of them lived in a world of black and white, right and wrong. For them it was a rainbow of grays and this comfortable understanding and acceptance of one another was what helped them deal with the not so nice parts of their individual and collective pasts.
Clint looked up as they stopped outside of the door that was reinforced with high tech security, listening to the conversation between Nat and Fury.
"I got to say Natasha,... it makes me pretty uncomfortable to know that Hydra's most lethal and sought after weapon, responsible for countless deaths and international crimes over the past century is just kicking back at the Avenger's home base...." Fury stated, his one eye giving her a serious look that demanded reassurance.
"If it makes you feel any better Fury... I am not exactly at ease with it either,... but Cap is pulling rank on this one,... and to be honest,... despite the blood on his hands,... I think the Winter Soldier... or at least the man he use to be, probably deserves a second chance a lot more then I ever did." She stated with a matter of fact tone. "He was good,... and then Hydra turn him bad,... I started off bad.... and then had a change of heart." Nat smirked at Barton who snickered back with a shake of his head.
"Nat you were always good,.... too good,... you just had the wrong people pulling your strings!" Clint interjected.
"And I suppose thats why you are also following Captain America's lead on this,...identifying with the Winter Soldier's whole.. 'The Bad guys made me do it'... thing." Fury questioned Hawk Eye with a cynical undertone.
"C'mon Fury,... you still holding a grudge,.... it's been nearly over a month since the demise of all you have ever worked for!" Clint fired back with an unapologetic smile. "Surely you cant blame the Winter Soldier for that."
"No,.... I blame the God Damn 1940's Boy Scout for that!.... The Winter Soldier I blame for killing almost an entire squadron of my pilots.....Destroying my Bad Ass SUV and filling my chest with bullet holes!" Fury fired back.
"Hey,..." Natasha sighed as she patted his back with an understanding smile. "Your not the only one sporting scars from the Zombie Assassin.... But Live and Let Live Director,.... life's too short to stay all mad and grouchy!..... Besides...." She turned toward the thin window on the door and her expression turned hard as she stared at Rumlow. "The Soldier was just a weapon,...I am more interested in the men that helped pulled his trigger!" She stated with an icy tone. Fury sighed and shook his head.
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No More Pain
FanficHe knows Pain. He Knows Fighting and Killing and Obeying Orders. But then there is Steve. The Winter Soldier struggles to understand humanity, desperate to be more then Hydra's weapon. Yet at the same time the man known as James Buchanan Barnes is f...