Natasha watched silently as Clint loaded up another arrow. "I don't know why you're practising on a stationary target, we both know there's no way you'll miss it," she said standing up and striding over to him. She pried the bow from his hands and discarded it. 799Please respect copyright.PENANAFgnnGBkUme
"You can't be certain of that," he replied, ducking past her and picking the bow back up.
She sighed and placed her hands on her hips. "You're going to work yourself into the ground."
"I have to practice," he muttered, checking the arrow was still correctly loaded.
"Oh please," Natasha sighed exasperatedly. "You have more than skill or talent Clint. It's something else; it's like second nature to you."
"That doesn't mean I won't make a mistake," he grumbled, shooting and hitting the bull's-eye.
"I know you've stopped training with Steve. Why?" she probed.
"I need to perfect my archery before I can start working on hand to hand combat."
She ran a hand through her scarlet hair and sat down again. "Why can't you just be honest with me?"
Out of frustration, he threw his hands up in the air and began pacing back and forth. "I'm embarrassed, okay? I can't fight Steve; I'm not superhuman like him. He's ten times as strong as me and ten times as quick. I'm an athlete, nothing else," he ranted and Natasha sighed, pulling Clint into a hug.
He wriggled in her grip slightly but eventually he wrapped his arms around her slim waist.
"There's no need to be embarrassed. How about I talk to Steve and see if you can train with me?" Natasha murmured.799Please respect copyright.PENANAG7r4CAj5cs
He didn't give her an answer. Instead he pulled her even closer to him and cradled her head against his chest. He listened to her heart tremor. She was breathless, as well, and he felt as though if he let her go her lifeless body would fall against the lacquered floor.799Please respect copyright.PENANAhqB9xQ7Io6
"I'm going to take that as a yes," she whispered, almost tantalizingly, in his ear allowing her arms to loop around his neck.799Please respect copyright.PENANAl7F0VLhQY5
He lifted one hand from her waist to her cheek and caressed it softly. Soon, he found himself using that hand to angle her chin allowing him to connect his lips with hers. Her response to his touch was like a raging inferno; the more fuel he supplied the hotter and faster she seemed to burn.799Please respect copyright.PENANAkFgfNhac4N
When he finally pulled away, he was equally as breathless as her. They watched each other silently as their chests heaved in sync.799Please respect copyright.PENANA1e4RV6HiCr
"I think that sounds like a good idea," Clint said, a broad grin spreading across his face.799Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4hepMcSVK
Natasha nodded and out of nowhere her right fist jutted out, swinging towards Clint's jaw. At the last moment he leant back, grabbing the fist and driving her arm back sharply.799Please respect copyright.PENANA13DPo9jVZm
"Lesson 1: never let your guard down," she said, dropping her arm to her side.799Please respect copyright.PENANANWZpxXzqUg
"I see, although I would appreciate it if you made it even remotely clear when you're going to attack me."799Please respect copyright.PENANAvu8jNGMy9w
"That's no fun," she replied, giving Clint a wink.799Please respect copyright.PENANAq5bs7UlcLD
She lowered her body almost to the ground in a position that looked like that which a sprinter might go into before a starting gun was fired. She then launched herself at him and he caught her by the waist in mid-air. He brought her toppling down upon him and then flipped her over, pinning her arms above her head.799Please respect copyright.PENANADC0P1EYX7I
He smiled down at her. "You know I rather like being stronger than someone for once."799Please respect copyright.PENANAZS8YXBNPTf
"You're stronger but seemingly not as clever," she said, hooking her legs around his waist and flipping them over yet again so that she was straddling him. When she noticed his defensively raised hands, she laughed. "I'm not going to hit you, don't worry; I wouldn't want to leave a bruise on your pretty face."799Please respect copyright.PENANAlSmKjRHfxq
"Pretty huh?" he asked, lowering his hands and raising an eyebrow.799Please respect copyright.PENANALbEoZoYl0s
"No, beautiful," she murmured in response leaning down to kiss him again.799Please respect copyright.PENANALoqIhNtgy2
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