Clint and Steve shouted Natasha's name. Clint left the jet on autopilot and ran to the door of the jet, he looked Steve and shake his head like saying "don't".

Steve looked desperate, he put the shield in front of him and threw himself into the sea, he stretched his whole body until and hit the freezing water holding his shield.

Steve swam to the surface and Clint watched from above. The strange thing is that the body of Natasha wasn't anywhere.

Steve looked around for any sign of her and nothing. He looked up to Clint, who also didn't know why her body has not emerged.

Steve dived in the water and keep swimming and looking for Natasha, when he went up to breathe, he saw the motionless Natasha's body, tied to a hardware of some ancient vessel.

Steve went to get air and dove quickly to reach Natasha. He released her and brought her to the surface.

Clint turned to walk toward the pilot bank to rescue them when he almost was throwed out of the jet.

It was Carol Danvers who flied above Clint's head, she made a move and went down towards Steve and Natasha. She grabbed Steve by the arms that held Natasha tight.

She put them on the floor of the jet and Steve was shaking with cold. Clint ran to get blankets. He put one over Natasha and other covering Steve.

C: Let me put her on the stretcher.

Steve could not speak or release Natasha. Clint saw that Steve was petrified and he pulled Natasha from his arms. Steve grabbed Natasha harder.

C: Steve...

Steve looked Clint like a panther looks at anyone who tries to get close to their children. He would not free Natasha at all.

Carol touched Clint's arm.

Carol: We need more blankets.

Clint nodded and moved to get more blankets.

Clint approached Steve again.

C: Cap, I need to check her pulse.

Steve was shaking too much and just nodded, but didn't let her go. Clint checked Natasha's pulse, it was very weak but was still there.

C: Steve, it's better put her on the table...

Carol interrupted.

Carol: It's okay, Steve's body will level the body temperature of Natasha, but... Rogers, she's not breathing. I must revive her, okay?

Carol was comprehensive with Steve. Steve didn't answer. He laid the body of Natasha on the floor and held her icy hands. Carol started doing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on Natasha and managed to bring her back. Natasha spat water that was suffocating her and coughed a lot.

Steve hugged her again and pressed his face against her. Natasha revived but she was very tired and soon fell asleep.

Carol ran her hand on the back of Steve.

Carol: She will be all right.

Clint put more blankets over the two and returned to the driver's seat and called to Avengers base.

Tony answered the call.

T: Hey Hawkeye. Why that face?

C: It's Natasha.

T: Um, okay. I'll call Dr. Cho.

Clint thanked him and hung up. He activated a way to the jet travel much faster than the usual. Instead of five hours of travel, they would take two hours to the base.

Throughout the trip, Steve held Natasha in his arms, his heart wasn't decelerating. The only thought in his mind was that he almost lost Natasha and he never felt a fear like this before. Steve held her stronger with the memory of her fall. Her face was in his neck, he felt her breath touching his skin and it comforted him, it brought sure she was alive and that she would be fine.

Natasha occasionally woke up, but didn't open her eyes, she was very weak, she went back to sleep because she heard the heartbeat of Steve. She didn't care about anything else, she knew she would be safe in those arms.

Carol spent time observing them both, to see if either of them would go into a thermal shock.

She noticed that the jet began preparing to land, she sat next to Clint and tightened her belts.

Clint landed and there was already a stretcher and an ambulance waiting for Natasha.

Tony and Dr. Cho protected themselves from the wind generated by the turbines and ran to the door of the jet when it finally landed on the floor.

Carol: Steve, we're here. We need get her to the hospital.

C: It's ok, we have the best doctors here.

Steve was still, he didn't shake anymore. Carol touched his back and explained they needed to leave the jet and that everything would be fine. Steve stood with Natasha in his arms and walked with her out of the jet, followed by Clint and Carol Danvers.

Dr. Cho: Leave her here with me.

Steve ignored everybody and continued carrying Natasha to the Avengers Medical Center. Nobody understood anything except Clint and Carol.

C: Let him take her. Lets go.

Dr. Cho consented and followed them to one of the treatment rooms. Steve sat down on a bench with Natasha in his arms. Dr. Cho didn't understand Steve's behavior.

Dr. Cho: I need to examine her. Put her on the stretcher.

Tony watched the scene without understanding also outside the room. Clint approached Dr. Cho.

Clint: Cho, let him hold her. He will let you examine her.

Dr. Cho was still confused but understood what Clint meant. She checked Natasha's pulse and temperature. She took a medication and applied in Natasha's vein.

Dr. Cho: Your turn, Captain.

S: I'm fine.

Dr. Cho: The standard procedure is to examine, please.

S: I'm fine, take care of Natasha. Will she be fine?

Dr. Cho nodded.

Dr. Cho: Yes, but she needs to rest. No missions or training for 3 days.

Dr. Cho walked out the room and Clint stood looking to that 2 cursed souls. Once Cho left the room she saw Bruce Banner running towards the room, she looked at Steve and Natasha and sensed that it would led to trouble.

Dr. Cho: Clint, can you come here a minute?

Clint went to the door and seen Bruce almost reaching the room. He ran inside, closed the curtains and closed the door by the time Bruce was about to enter.

B: What are you doing? Is she here? What happened?

Dr. Cho: She has been medicated, Dr. Banner, I took care of everything. She needs rest.

B: I know, but I want to see her.

C: She's very tired, Dr. Cho doped her and you know how Natasha is, let her sleep, tomorrow you talk to her...

B: I won't wake her up.

Dr. Cho: You're her boyfriend, right? You will end up creating distraction, you will be nervous and will make her nervous too. I want she to rest. Come back tomorrow morning for a visit.

Bruce was defeated and desolate. Bruce knows the responsibility of Dr. Cho, she is better than him in these medical issues, then he relaxed and decided he should return the next day. He walked away from the hallway, along with the others and Tony still wondered what the hell is going on.

As the night come, Steve got rid of his covers. He ran his thumb across her face and kissed her forehead gently. When he pulled the lips from her forehead and looked at her, Natasha was beginning to awake.

Natasha blinked slowly a few times until she really wake up. She was a little dizzy and disoriented until her eyes cross with Steve's. That look she would recognize in anywhere. Natasha felt like her heart was getting pressed and her breathing began to accelerate, her mind was empty, any thought she was trying to pull, escaped.

Steve looked at her in a way she felt completely naked, she has never been disarmed like that in her life. Her lips parted to try to say something, although no words came out. How can he make her feel like that? That is not allowed, she cursed him for breaking into her soul like that, how dare he.

Steve looked at her with so much love in his eyes, he said nothing, but his eyes screamed that he was afraid of losing her, that he cares abou her too much, that he would never leave her, that he wanted her completely, that he wanted to be part of her. Steve noticed a tear that rolled by Natasha's face, he kissed that tear with all love and it causes to more tears roll from Natasha.

She didn't know why she began to cry. The love that Steve was giving to her now, she never felt from anyone, she felt bad, she didn't deserve that love.

Steve tried to contain her tears, running his fingers lightly over her face, he spread several soft kisses across her face. He took a more lingering kiss on her eye and then in the temple, right next to her ear.

S: Why are you crying?

He whispered in her ear.

Natasha didn't answer, but stopped crying, Steve's voice in her ear was the fatal hit for her. Natasha looked up and made her face slide through Steve's lips until they found her lips.

That kiss... Why it took so long to feel like that? The way his tongue caressed her tongue, was like he was playing the sweetest song inside her mouth, she felt chill, she got breathless, she put her hand on his neck and scratched hard when he invaded further her mouth.

This is not allowed, this is not allowed, that's what she thought.

They kissed over an hour, Steve was with neck and back bruised caused by Nat's nails. Steve lifted her in his arms and walked to the strecther. He laid her on it, and turned to see the other, since he would spend the night taking care of her, he need a place to lie down.

Before he could took a step away, Natasha grabbed his arm.

N: Please.

S: I'm not leaving, I'll prepare this strech...

Natasha interrupted.

N: Will you stay with me?

Steve had just said he would, he was just put a blanket on the other stretcher so he could be next to her. Steve took a time, but he finally realized what she meant by "Stay with me"

Steve lifted Natasha's blanket and he lay beside her, Natasha embraced Steve's waist and laid her head on his chest. She needed to hear his heart again.

This is not allowed.