Natasha had resolved at the market after her minor meltdown that she couldn’t continue on as she had been, and when she had told Clint to buy all the cat stuff that had only been the beginning. For years she had closed herself off, never letting anyone or anything into her heart, until Clint had somehow managed to worm his way in. She hadn’t even realised it was happening at first, and had denied it for even longer, but now that she had opened herself up to him, now that she had admitted that she loved him and wanted to be with him... it was amazing. Love didn’t have to be a weakness, nor something reserved only for the innocent. She felt stronger with it, stronger with him.
In the end, this little creature needed them, and no matter what the future held she couldn’t deny it just because she was afraid of the hurt that would come later. Once she had accepted that it was a little easier to move forward.
“I could give it a try,” she said, though she was a little reluctant to use anything that might be make it easy for anyone to track them to this location. It wasn’t just paranoia, they had Fury’s permission; it was more the thought of risking sullying this place. It was like a treasure hidden so well she didn’t want anyone to find it, or maybe she was just deluding herself. If Clint had been here on a mission before then it couldn’t be as much of a secret as she liked to think. “Or I might ask around. Even if there are none in the village someone might know of something close.”
Watching Clint take over playing with the kitten, she felt herself warm even more to the whole idea. Even though he was toying with the little one, it was very clear he was already fond of it. “She will grow up very strong, you will see,” she said. It was tempting to coddle it, but she knew Clint was right. They had to make sure it could still fend for itself.
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Date: 2014-05-07 12:41 am (UTC)From:In the end, this little creature needed them, and no matter what the future held she couldn’t deny it just because she was afraid of the hurt that would come later. Once she had accepted that it was a little easier to move forward.
“I could give it a try,” she said, though she was a little reluctant to use anything that might be make it easy for anyone to track them to this location. It wasn’t just paranoia, they had Fury’s permission; it was more the thought of risking sullying this place. It was like a treasure hidden so well she didn’t want anyone to find it, or maybe she was just deluding herself. If Clint had been here on a mission before then it couldn’t be as much of a secret as she liked to think. “Or I might ask around. Even if there are none in the village someone might know of something close.”
Watching Clint take over playing with the kitten, she felt herself warm even more to the whole idea. Even though he was toying with the little one, it was very clear he was already fond of it. “She will grow up very strong, you will see,” she said. It was tempting to coddle it, but she knew Clint was right. They had to make sure it could still fend for itself.