A Love To Kill

Part 4

There was an awkward silent between Natasha and Steve, only the sound of plates hitting with spoon and fork was heard. Natasha afraid to ask more about Steve because she realized with who he had talk.

"You are right Natasha.." Finally Steve speak, breaking the ice and Natasha staring at him. "About what?"

"This killing stuff.. I have another option for my life and yes, I choose that path."

"What do you plan? Come on.. share it with me.."

"I want to run a business but I don't know what I should do.."

"Since.. when you have aim and target in your life?" Natasha glad Steve finally try to stay away from his killing stuff.

"Since I met you." Steve directly points Natasha with his word. Natasha likes his way, he is not same like other guy who always play with words.

"So.." she wipes her mouth with tissue on the table prepared by Steve. "..did I captivate you?"

"I don't know but I like the feeling of feel freedom when I with you. From the day I let you go, I just hope you stay and never get out from my door."

"Oh really? Then you need to propose me to be your wife.." Natasha jokes and this time Steve comes closer, take a seat nearest her and say something unexpected from what Natasha's thought. "Will you marry me?"

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"I don't think so Natasha will agree if I take this task from her James!" Clint said with a high pitch voice.

"Look with who you are talking, Clint Barton."

"Okay, Sir James." Clint took the file case and left James's office room. While walking to his car at the basement parking lot, Clint calls Natasha.

"Hello Nat, listen okay. We need to met now."

"Just meet me at the office."

"No, this is very an important case. Your case about Tony Stark.."

"What happen?"

"Just meet me at our usual place." The line ended and Clint need to discuss that matter to Natasha. He knows what Natasha can do and her capablity of something she work on. Every person in every department respect her because of her work frame and timeline. All in schedule and perfect.

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"I need to go.. thank you for the breakfast and about yesterday." Natasha afraid to stand up from her chair but Steve laughs at her. "Why Steve?"

"No.. nothing.. you still afraid of me.."

"Hmm yeah, I afraid if you will shoot me from there.."

"I'm just serious when I'm doing my work. Don't be afraid of me.. it will hurt me to see you scared like that."

"I'm sorry.. especially after the joke you just made about the wedding and marry things.."

"It is nothing, we are from a different world and of course.. you got surprised." Steve take out something from his pocket and put on Natasha's table. "This is my key house.. if you feel like want to come, you can just come here.. make it like your home.."

Natasha scream of joy inside her heart, finally she can have an enough time to digging out the truth about his activities. "Are you sure? We just knew each other."

"No objection. Please accept." Steve put the key onto Natasha's palm and close it tight by tightening Natasha's palm become like a fist. "Alright.. but not for now.. one day.." Natasha smiles and she stand up from her seat and walked out from the door. Steve shoved his hand inside his pocket pants. It is a black box with a diamond ring inside and he not plays about his intention towards Natasha but he realized who he is. He is a criminal and Natasha is a justice ruler. That ring is special because Steve bought it from his own money selling his painting. He remembers about his painting suddenly and rushed to his studio room.

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"I can't believe you left your car here.. the parking cost is very costly." Clint mumbles in the car while Natasha check on her car. She left it yesterday because Steve bring her home with his own car.

She knocks on Clint's window. "My car looks okay.. no bomb.. lets get inside!"

"What? No no Nat.. this is not our meeting place."

"Sometimes you need to change your direction. Cannot be too straight to get something." Natasha smirks at him and both of them entering the cafe that's located near the bar Natasha went last night. They have a simple mocha and latte.

"What's so important news?" Natasha asks Clint.

"Your task about Tony Stark, have being transfered to me to handle."

"What?! No! It can't be! I almost get my target!" Natasha loudly say and lucky not so many people in the cafe.

"Duhh calm down Nat!" Natasha feel shy about her reaction and then back to focus on Clint. "What target?"

"Steve Rogers."

"Who is that? Wait.. that name sounds familiar to me.. uhmm no.. no.."

"Do you know anyone name Steve Rogers?"

"No so really know.. but when I was in a military school, there have one person name Steve being kicked out because have a scandal issues with our trainer Peggy Carter. I don't think so this guy is Steve that you mean. Anyway why with this Steve Rogers?"

"He is the hired killer and this morning, I just met him." She smiles and Clint feel weird.

"You sounds like he is very dangerous but the way your react like you have fall in love with this criminal."

"Maybe.. and that's why I being close with him, no matter what would happen, he must received all the punishment sentence on him, which is I want to ask your help, please reject the case about Tony Stark."

"I will help you because I have a lot of case need to settle. I wondered why James give the incomplete task to me."

"He arranged a new task mission of where he and I make an undercover as married couple. And how dare you call him James at outside the office?" Natasha smirks and tease Clint.

"We are a really good friend at military school, and with a certain dirty tactics, he made one boy name Steve, the one I told you before, kicked out from the school. He framed him. Well, that boy is absolutely perfect, good in ethics, academics and human relationship. Top student you can say." After heard the statement from Clint, Natasha feel interested to know more about their past.

"Do you think that, he have a blue eyes?" Natasha try to confirm the look of Steve boy that Clint told her.

"You think I'm gay huh? Stare into his eyes and do all kind of winks? Euwww Natasha.. I'm straight!"

Natasha only laughs with Clint but with the access Steve give her by giving his key house, that will make her task get easier. She will dig the truth and Tony Stark's case getting expandable as she was not expecting this would happen.