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Cheating Death VIII

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Summary: End of the line for this crazy ride.

A/N: Thank you so much for sticking with me for this story. I hope you like how this ending.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Carol didn’t come home until the sun’s already high in the sky. She can hear the telltale commotion in the living room even before she rounded the corner. When she stood at the doorway, everyone was suited up which makes her wonder why she never received a directive.

“Where are you guys going?” She asked, startling the whole team. When Nat heard her voice, she almost tackled her in the ground.

“Where have you been?” Nat murmured in her hair while she wrapped her arms around the redhead tighter, committing every last detail of Nat and Nat’s hug in her memory.

“I’m sorry I went for a run.”

Everyone knows that it was Carol’s code for when she goes on a quick fly off-world. Sam chuckled, breaking everyone out of their reverie.

“Alright, Cap’s back. Let’s change and head for breakfast, yeah?” He said while walking towards the door. “Meet me at the garage after 15 minutes.”

Everyone nodded their agreement except Carol. “You guys go ahead, I’m gonna catch some sleep,” she said with too much enthusiasm that alerted her girlfriend that something was amiss. Carol knew she didn’t sell it when Nat foregoes breakfast to stay with her. When everyone’s out of the room, Nat watched her like a hawk.

“What’s wrong, Car?”

There’s a worry in her voice that makes Carol’s stomach twist and turn. She walked towards the fridge and popped open one of Bucky’s can of beer. Another sign for Nat to believe something’s about to go down. Carol took a long swig of the beer before delicately putting it down at the marble counter.

“Carol?”

Carol sighed heavily. She went to space to clear her head, to figure out what to do and she did. She swears she has decided but knowing what to do doesn’t always mean it’ll be easier.

“Do you love me, Nat?”

Nat's face fell, her eyebrows knitted together. “What kind of question is that? Of course, I do. I wouldn’t be with you if I don’t.”

“But you weren’t really with me,” Carol whispered, still not looking at the redhead directly. “Not since you found out Y/N’s alive.”

Nat felt a wave of guilt wash over her. “I’m -”

She wanted to apologize. She wanted to tell Carol she’ll make it right, that she’ll do better but Carol cut her off.

“Do you want to be with Y/N?” This time Carol lifted her head to look at Natasha’s green eyes.

There’s a hint of resignation in her voice, Nat noted and it’s making her frantic inside. “I don’t know,” she replied. Carol sensed that Nat has more to say. So, she stayed quiet and waited for Nat to continue. Nat started pacing on the other side of the counter. Nat knows that there’s no use lying to Carol, she also doesn’t want to anymore. “I do, Carol. I want to be with her but I also don’t want to hurt you.”

Carol smiled and gave her a small nod before downing the rest of her beer. She rounded the kitchen counter and stood in front of the redhead. She cupped Nat’s face. “But you already are, and you’re not just hurting me. You’re hurting both of us and yourself.”

“I’m so sorry, Carol.”

“I know,” she said before pulling Nat in another hug. “Me too but you deserve to be with who you want and who makes you truly happy.”

“You made me happy.”

Carol smiled and pulled away. “I know, you made me happy too but you should hurry. You’re running out of time.”

Nat’s confusion is written all over her face. “What do you mean?”

“Y/N’s leaving for good,” Carol clarified watching Nat’s expression turn from confusion to that of panic. Nat would have questioned how she knew this but Carol’s already turning her and pushing her towards the door.

Nat put her foot down even before she could cross the threshold and turned towards Carol and kissed her, one last time. “I need you to know that what we had is real,” Nat almost pleaded. Carol smiled because under the Black Widow’s intimidating demeanour is a soft, kind, and loving Natasha Romanoff.

“I know it’s real, Nat. I don’t doubt it.” Carol turned her on her heel again. “Now, go before you miss her.”

***

After Nat left, Carol stood at the doorway, watching the empty hallway.

“Are you sure that’s the right thing to do?”

Carol startled. She poked her head out to see Agent Hill leaning against the wall with her arms crossed. “Jeez, is it really necessary for you to be as stealthy as Nick?”

Maria chuckled before walking past her to go to the kitchen, completely ignoring the question. Carol followed closely behind.

“So?”

“Yes, and I meant what I said, which you probably heard, since you were clearly eavesdropping,” Carol teased. In the course of her staying on earth, she’s grown really close with the team as well as Agent Hill.

“I was not.” Maria continued to rummage through the fridge.

Carol can hear the smile in her voice. “Anyway, I meant what I said, she deserves to be happy.”

Maria emerged from the fridge empty-handed. “Well, you too. So-” Maria looked uncharacteristically nervous. “Let me take you to breakfast.”

Carol squinted at her brunette friend. “Are you? Are you asking me out on a date?”

Maria laughed, making her started giggling as well. When Maria recovered, she looked at Carol’s beautiful hazel eyes. “Not today, Captain. Today breakfast’s platonic,” Maria teased. “For now.”

Carol almost choked at her own spit before she promptly turned a shade of a tomato. It’s not like she never thought Maria was gorgeous. She just didn’t think she’d ever stand a chance, then again, she dated THE Natasha Romanoff.

“For now,” Carol agreed with a soft smile. Maybe things really do happen for a reason.

***

Your sisters are having breakfast with Meg and Cass who just got back from flying you to Egypt when one of their stationed guards knocked on the dining hall before poking his head in.

“What is it, Max?” Talia asked softly after wiping her mouth with the cloth napkin on her lap.

“Ma’am, Natasha Romanoff is here to see you,” he answered respectfully.

“Send her in.”

Meg and Cass eyed your sisters as they resumed eating their breakfast in silence and with their completely impassive faces intact. For outsiders, your sisters can be downright intimidating without doing anything at all.

“It’s rude to stare, Megan,” Talia admonished lightly.

“I’m -” Megan opted not to finish her sentence but instead avert her eyes and continue stabbing her food. Talia smirked, making Nyssa roll her eyes. Nyssa’s absolutely sure that Talia likes having people on their toes that’s why she keeps the faux stern attitude. Before she can call her sister on it, there’s a faint knock on the door and then Natasha walked into the room.

“Hello,” she greeted almost shyly. “I’m sorry to interrupt your breakfast, again.”

Talia put her utensils down before leaning back on her chair. She’s sitting on the head of the family, making her even look more badass than she already does. “She’s not here, Natasha.”

Nat thank whatever higher power there is in the universe for her training that she’s able to resist the urge to shuffle in front of your sisters. “I know,” she said softly. “I didn’t come here for Y/N. I came here for both of you.”

When no question was forthcoming, Natasha took it as a sign to continue. “Y/N came to space to die to bring me back, I will turn this world upside down to find her but before that, I need your blessing.”

Nyssa’s eyebrow shot to her hairline. “Whatever do you need our blessings for?” She asked confidently.

“When I find her, I intend to ask her to marry me.”

Megan and Cassandra choked on their food and drinks simultaneously. Natasha eyed them for a few seconds to check if they’re alright before turning back her gaze to your sisters. “I lost her a decade ago, I’m not losing her again.”

The silence was deafening. Talia and Nyssa just stared at Natasha for what seems like a lifetime, seemingly trying to look for something before they decide. They both seem to have come to a decision at the same time but Talia spoke first.

“I’m sorry Natasha but we can’t help you. We don’t know where she is,” Talia lied smoothly.

Nat sighed. It’s not like she expected your sisters to cooperate and make things easy for her. At least, they already know the plan; that’s a consolation. “Alright. I should go then, thank you for your time,” Nat said with a polite smile. She turned to leave.

“Wait -”

“What are you doing, Nyssa?” Talia whispered through gritted teeth. Nyssa ignored her in favour of speaking to Natasha.

“She already died for you twice. I’m tired of losing her every time too.” Nyssa smiled sadly. “We love having her here. So please bring her home.”

“I will,” Nat said with a smile. She turned to leave again but this time it was Cass who called for her. When she looked at the raven-haired girl, she yelled, “catch!”

Nat scrambled to catch the item and was surprised to see a key. She looked at Cass in silent question. “Y/N said you know how to fly. I’m sure my father won’t mind if you borrow one of his jets,” Cass beamed.

Nat turned the key over in her hand. Lo and behold, the key is indeed one of Batman’s jet. She looked back at Cass. “Thank you.”

***

You rolled on your back with a groan. When you opened your eyes, a beautiful shade of tangerine bathes your room. Great, you slept the day away, you thought to yourself. You sighed while staring at the flickering shadows on your ceiling. You didn’t come to Egypt to mope. You came to Egypt to move forward, no matter how hard and painful that is. You count up to a hundred before rolling out of bed, you decided you’ll not spend your first night back staring at the ceiling and thinking what could have been if you just stayed.

You took a cold shower and dressed in a soft shirt, light trousers and a light jacket since it can be chilly at night even in the desert. Your new landlord waved you over when she saw you come out of your rented room.

“Hello,” Rashida - you barely remembered her name since you arrived so early - said with a smile. “Is everything in order in your room?”

You smiled genuinely thinking she can’t be more than a year older than you. “Yes, thank you so much. The welcome basket - with all the fresh pastries - was a saviour.”

Rashida can tell that you weren’t lying about enjoying the food. “If you like it so much, make sure to wake up on time tomorrow for a complimentary breakfast. I bake all the pastries,” she said with obvious pride.

“I’m already setting an alarm,” you said while fishing for your phone at your back pocket. Rashida laughed, and you decided you wanted the woman to be your friend. “I’m serious. I am, when was it again?”

“You’re ridiculous. It starts at 7AM. See you?”

“I’ll be the first in the dining hall,” you said smiling while walking to your black 2017 Ford Raptor. You feel a little lighter after making friends with Rashida. You pulled out of the parking lot with no real destination in mind. So you when you stopped the car, you surprised yourself by driving all the way to the pyramids subconsciously.

The sun was almost kissing the horizon, bathing the sky and everything around you in seemingly varying colours of red, yellow and orange. You looked at the last vestige of tourists leaving the area as it’s soon to close, and then you turned your gaze at the towering structure in front of you. You cast a glamour to shroud you from the naked human eye until you were absolutely sure there’s no living soul left around the area. After all, what you planned to do is highly illegal.

It took only about a fraction of your semi-immortal life until you’re utterly alone in the desert. You thank whatever power there is in the universe for all the gifts that come with being the heir to the demon, you were able to scale the pyramid without breaking a sweat. The sky has turned from orange to grey, and you can already see the telltale signs of the thousand little stars in the sky.

You took a deep breath before sitting down at the only flat surface in the pyramid that you could find. You opened your backpack and procured an expensive bottle of wine, care of your sisters fully stocked bar. You smiled thinking about how they would react if they find out you helped yourself on their precious stash. You drank a glass for them and Cass and Megan for putting up with your bullshit for the longest time.

***

You sat there for heaven knows how long, drinking and texting your sisters and your friends. You were relaxed and relatively having a good time, all things considered, that you didn’t hear anyone coming.

“You know it’s illegal to be up here right?”

You startled so bad, you knocked the bottle of wine over and spilt the blood-red liquid on the pyramid. For a split second, you made a face at the mess you made before turning to the person who caused you to make the mess in the first place.

“What are you doing here, Tasha?” Your heart is hammering in your chest, yet your voice is laced with surprise and confusion. “How did you find me?”

Nat smirked before tossing you a key, which you scrambled to catch without falling to yet another one of your deaths. She chuckled at your unusual display of franticness. You glared at her before turning the key over in your hand.

Ah, Cassandra Cain, you thought to yourself while she sat down and watched the stars littering the dark Egyptian sky.

“Why are you ticking off items in our bucket list without me?” She asked with a deep frown and a sadness in her voice that’s as clear as the water flowing down the Swiss alps. When you didn’t speak, she glanced at you with unshed tears in her eyes and the sight pulled you down on your knees beside her.

“I didn’t think I’d still be able to do them with you,” you whispered. “I didn’t think you still want to do them with me, either.” You bit your lips to prevent yourself from sobbing uncontrollably but Nat’s heart broke, all the same, to see you so defeated. The mighty, semi-immortal, heir to the demon, Osiris, down on her knees just because you think she didn’t want you.

Nat turned her body towards you and reached over to touch your face and make you look at her eyes. “There’s really no one else I want to do them with but you,” she confessed wholeheartedly, making more annoying tears roll down your cheeks.

“Carol?” You asked between wet hiccups.

“I love Carol, I do but after all this time - ” Nat paused to scoot closer to you. “-I’m still in love with only you. I thought I lost you forever a decade ago. I don’t want to lose you ever again, Y/N.”

You almost fell off the side of the pyramids when you couldn’t contain any longer and you tackled Natasha in a long, tight hug. Thankfully, Nat’s time in the red room gave her so much control of her extremities. For a moment, you just kept holding each other, making up for the decade you lost.

“Marry me, Y/N Al Ghul.”

The declaration made you pull away surprised. You searched her face for any sign of insincerity. “I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Please, say yes,” Nat continued when you just stared at her.

“Oh! That was a question?” You started grinning at her. “It didn’t sound like a question. I didn’t think I had a choice in the matter.”

Nat rolled her eyes playfully at you. “I take it -”

She wasn’t able to finish her sentence before you crashed your lips together in a passionate kiss that lasted for what seems like an eternity. You were grinning again when you both pulled away for air. “No take backs, never ever,” you said while shaking your head.

“So, what’s it gonna be, dorkus?”

It’s your turn to roll your eyes at her. “Yes!”

“Who’s there?” Someone at the foot of the pyramid yelled.

You and Nat scrambled to get away from the edge. You can see a lone flashlight trying to search the edges to see if someone is actually brave enough to scale the pyramid and face the harsh Egyptian punishment for caught offenders. After a minute or two of huddling away from the light, the guard was convinced no one was there and left eventually. Leaving you and Nat giggling like two stupid teenagers.

“Let’s get out of here before someone comes along and catch us for real,” Nat says offering you a hand. You held her hand for a minute.

“Psh. Catch Osiris and the Black Widow? I’d like to see them try,” you said before teleporting both of you to your car.

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The arguement had gotten way out of hand long ago. It was almost at the stage where neither person could remember who had fired the first shot, but both women were too stubborn and too proud to back down and deescalate the situation.

Carol had been away from Earth for three weeks and subsequently away from her girlfriend for just as long. Not that Natasha wasn’t understanding when it came to Carol’s work commitments, she’d known from the very beginning what dating the other woman would entail. What she hadn’t been prepared for was how much she would miss her. At first it had been bearable, a dull ache in her chest that was easy to ignore if she kept herself busy enough. But as time went on, Natasha felt herself actually craving Carol’s company. Even if they weren’t doing anything special. Just a hand slipping into her own or a gentle smile shot in her direction. It was enough to bring her a kind of comfort she was unable to find anywhere else.

So when Carol had announced she had to head back into space after just a week at home, naturally a fight had broken out. Natasha had tried and failed to hide her disappointment. And Carol had pushed. And eventually tempers got the better of both women until they were screaming and swearing at one another about every minor issue they could think of. Not wanting to get even angrier and say something she’d come to regret, it was Carol who finished it, shooting a final ‘fuck you’ at her girlfriend for good measure before storming out of the room slamming the door to their apartment door shut behind her.

That had been over two hours ago and Natasha had silently seethed on the couch for a little over half of that time. By now she was more upset than anything, frustrated that what little time she actually had with Carol was being ruined by such a stupid fight. She hated how much they butted heads sometimes, both women getting a little too much of a kick out of pushing each other’s buttons. But for the most part it worked, and when it did work it worked beautifully. Carol could be stubborn and pig-headed and god she could drive Natasha crazy sometimes with how impulsive and reckless she was. But what actually bothered Natasha the most was that none of it really even mattered. She’d take all of the fights and the squabbles if it meant being together. Natasha hated how pathetic that sounded.

The sound of a key turning in the lock broke Natasha from her thoughts. Looking up she saw Carol making her way back inside, her head ducked in such a way that Natasha couldn’t actually determine if she was in a better mood or not.

Carol threw her jacket to one side, combing a hand through her hair before finally looking up at her girlfriend. Her features softened immediately when she saw the expression on Natasha’s face, already tired of fighting and just wanting to go back to normal. “I’m sorry Nat.”

“I know you are.” answered Natasha quietly, raising her legs to her chest and resting her chin on her knee.

“I just ... this is hard for me too. Being away from you so much and I get so frustrated and ... baby, I’m sorry I shouldn’t take it out on you.”

Natasha took a breath, already feeling a lump forming in her throat and trying to ignore it, “You don’t know what it’s like. Waiting here for you and not knowing how long we’re even going to have when you’re back.”

“I know. I know that.”

“And you acting like I’m being unreasonable for getting upset just makes me want to punch you in your beautiful face.”

Carol clenched her jaw and raised an eyebrow, “That’s only because you act like it doesn’t hurt me too when I’m away from you.”

“I didn’t say that.”

Hearing the irritation returning to Natasha’s tone, Carol hurriedly took a few steps forward and held her hands up in surrender, “Look wait .. hang on. I’m not good at admitting when I’m wrong okay?”

“Really? I hadn’t noticed.”

Carol rolled her eyes and chuckled quietly, “Well in my defence you don’t exactly make it easy.”

“You were saying?” asked Natasha, looking back at the blonde expectantly.

“I was saying ...” started Carol, taking the last few steps towards the sofa and sinking down into the spot beside Natasha, “I’m sorry for what I said before. The only reason I get so annoyed is because ... well, it’s hard being away from you all the time when I love you so much.”

Natasha pursed her lips, using all of her energy to stop from breaking out into a smile, “That’s not fair. You can’t say things like that when I’m in the middle of hating you.”

“You could never hate me.” teased Carol, nudging her shoulder against Natasha’s playfully, “Cause I think you love me too.”

“Maybe a bit.” muttered Natasha, looking off to the side in a bid to hide her face from Carol.

“Just a bit?!” laughed Carol, shuffling a little closer so she was pressed against Natasha’s side and could wrap an arm around her and prod her in the ribs gently, “I’m gonna have to work on that.”

“Don’t worry, I have a few suggestions.” hummed Natasha, finally conceding and turning her body so she was facing Carol. She grabbed the blonde’s face in her hands and pulled it towards her own with a smile, “Showing me how sorry you are is gonna be a good start.”

Carol laughed again, “Now I have no problem with that.”

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