AVENGERS: Fate.

PART 4

2006:
FATE POV:
Dad and I are training together, when Mr Goodall walks in "Soldier, you're needed at the front door, your helicopter leaves in five minutes." I look up at dad "Where are you going?" "Mission." "Actually-" Dad and I both look to Mr Goodall "The Soldier is being transferred to a different base." "And I'm not?" "You're not." "Why not?" "Because we have other plans for you and you need to be ready for them." I look to dad, he's silent and avoiding eye contact with me "When will I see him next?" "I'm not sure. Come now, Soldier." My dad follows Mr Goodall out of the training room. I turn straight to my right and punch the hanging bag with everything I've got, it swings off the hook and slams into the wall behind it.

I'm never going to see him again, am I?

When Mr Goodall returns, he walks around me "We've noticed that your father has been holding back on your training." "No, he hasn't." "I'm afraid he has. So, you'll have some different people training you. One for martial arts, one for weapons training, one for basic hand to hand combat with daggers. You will be using the treadmill and weights in your free time and once every month you will be tested in all areas. You're 14, we're running out of time, you have 4 years to be ready." "Ready for what exactly?" "Your first mission, the biggest mission of your life."

2010:
TONY POV:
I'm working out with Happy, when Pepper Potts walks in "The notary's here! Can you please come sign the transfer paperwork?" "I'm on Happy time!" I knock Happy's hands down and hit him in the face "Sorry." "What the hell was that?" "It's called mixed martial arts, it's been around for... 3 weeks." "It's called dirty boxing! There's nothing new about it." "Alright, put them up. Come on." He raises his gloves to continue, but I suddenly feel a tingling in my body, I look over my shoulder, to see walking into the room is the most gorgeous woman I've ever seen. She's wearing smart trousers, a tight blouse and has beautiful cascading dark ginger hair.

What is this I'm feeling? Why is she making me feel like this?

We make eye contact for a moment, then she walks over to Pepper, who speaks "I promise you, this is the only time I will ask you to sign over your company." I watch as the beautiful woman opens up a book of files and hands Pepper a pen "I need you to initial each box." I'm gently knocked on the back of the head, I then turn to face Happy "Lesson one, never take your eye off-" I cut him off by kicking the pad on his chest, he is thrown backwards and hits the corner of the boxing ring "That's it, I'm done." I take a sip of my drink and turn to the woman "What's your name, lady?" "Rushman, Natalie Rushman." "Front and centre, come into the church." Pepper retaliates "No. You're seriously not gonna ask-" "If it pleases the court, which it does." Natalie smiles at Pepper "It's no problem." "I'm sorry, he's very eccentric."

Natalie strides over, takes off her heels and enters the ring, and for a moment we just stare at each other. I feel my heart beating hard in my chest.

This isn't normal, she's gotta be my soulmate, right?

I take a swig of my drink and Natalie watches me intently, I notice her beautiful green eyes. I take my bottle away from my mouth "What?" I look to Happy "Can you give her a lesson?" "No problem."

NATASHA POV:
The man in front of me, Tony Stark, genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist, with his big brown eyes and his messy dark brown hair, is ogling me and I can't say I don't like it. It's strange for me to be okay with the way he's looking at me, but there's just something I'm feeling.

He asks the other man in the ring to give me a lesson and steps out. I turn to the man, who starts giving me a little run down on boxing, not that I need to know, I already know I'm going to beat him "You ever boxed before?" "I have, yes." He smiles "What, like, the Tae Bo? Booty Boot Camp? Crunch? Something like that?"

Is that what he's expecting? Do I really look like that kind of woman?

Tony speaks "How do I spell your name, Natalie?" I look over my shoulder "R.U.S.H.M.A.N." The boxing man speaks "Rule number one, never take your eyes off your opponent." I turn around while he's mid swing, I grab his hand, cartwheel and latch my legs around his neck, I then flip him onto the ground. He grunts as he hits the ground and struggles beneath me, but my legs are still around his neck. Pepper gasps and jumps up from her chair "Oh my God!" I then remove my legs from around his neck and get up. The man stumbles, but gets to his feet, as Pepper hurries over "Happy!" Tony walks over and winks at me "That's what I'm talking about." The boxing man denies everything "I just slipped." Tony smirks "You did?" The man groans "Yeah." "Looks like a TKO to me." Tony rings a bell. I get out of the ring and slip my heels back on. Tony and I face each other once again.