A Million Reasons - Under Editing

Chapter Thirteen

Hah I'm back! This is the official end I had in mind a lot of  months ago. I got a random spark of inspiration in social studies. Edit (2) This was supposed to be published before Endgame.))
Nat's POV

I hear footsteps behind me and try to wrench myself from Molly's grasp. I attempt to kick her but she dodges and grabs my wrist again. "Your both going to be in a real hole when James gets here!" I growl but Yelena laughs.

"He isn't coming. Maxwell took care of him, Natalia. Didn't you?"

"Yes, Ma'am." I swivel to look at Max, giving a glare that could kill. He mumbles a halfhearted apology.

"Where in hell is he?"

"Where ever he wants to be. He is gonna be dead soon." The blonde says curtly and paces back and forth in front of me. "Restrain him."

After she says the words I hear footsteps. It must be James and he's running right into the trap. "James—." I'm cut off my Molly slapping her hand over my mouth.

"Quiet, no one is going to save you now." I watch as Max runs out of the room and back in after a minute of scuffling noises, with James all tied up and struggling. To me this is an odd sight. He struggles more as he sees me.

I hate feeling so helpless. It agonizing. Molly lets go of me and I struggle against the chains around my wrist to get to him, but it doesn't do anything. Molly leaves the room for an agonizingly long five minutes before coming back and secretly handing something to her mother. She turns around into the shadows and lights up something. My eyes widen in realization at what the item is.

James apparently recognizes it as well. It's the same exact item hidden away in my bra. A knife. She must be heating it up. I still don't understand what's going on when she turns back around.

3D person POV

James watch's Natasha as Yelena turns around with the knife in hand. He understands what's going to happen next but he can see the red head does not. Yelena hands the knife to Molly as tears start to sting James eyes. He looks at her and smiles, praying it will be quick. Natalia looks at him as pain fills her eyes. He mouths the words, I love you, to her as the knife is pulled back and aimed at her heart.

Natasha is confused on why he says this buts says it back right as the red hot knife enters her back. Tears start overflowing as she screams in pain, choking on her own blood as her life flashes before her eyes.

Every mission, important memory, the Red Room. James. Yelena. Steve. Wanda. Clint. Tony. All the Avengers. Even Pietro, the speedy kid who had died on the floating Sokovian island. Then she quiets breathing. James yells out her name and kicks out at Max. Molly and Yelena share a laugh as they stare at Natalia Romanova's glossy, lifeless eyes. They leave after sending a beacon to alert S.H.I.E.L.D of James whereabouts. As soon as they leave the room, he is inching over to her slowly.

James POV

As I near her body, I shut her pale green eyes, my mind bringing back everything I remember about her. It's making her death more painful than it already is. Tears stream down my face as I cut away the binds around my wrists with a knife Nat had on her hip. I stroke her hair gently, still in shock, watching the blood pool slowly under neath her. I reach down to gently kiss her lips one last time. Voices are echoing down the hall. Steve's, and Tony's mainly.

Steve leans down next to me, murmuring how sorry he is, while Tony stands there in shock as the rest of the Avengers make their way over to Nat's side. I hold the knife tightly as I brush off Steve's hand and walk towards the medical area in the quinjet.