Natasha Romanova (

redheadspy) wrote in

marvel_nextgen,
2008-12-20 02:07:00

Nightmares

Natasha woke with a start and sat up in bed. Goddamn nightmare. With as long as she lived and with what she did for a living it wasn’t a wonder her dreams were plagued with nightmares, but this one, this one had been with her almost her whole life.

She rubbed the bridge of her nose and shivered. Her skin was damp with sweat despite December outside trying to get in.

The nightmare had seemed so real she’d swear she could feel the heat of the fire and the smell of the smoke. She had been so young when it happened, yet she remembered it clearly.

Stalingrad had been under siege by the Germans. Her mother and she had remained at home while her father and brothers…yes, brothers left to fight in the war and defend their city. She could remember their faces, but not their names. Her mother and she got by, but then came the explosion from enemy artillery and the house caught on fire. The fire blocked their escape route and they had been trapped inside the burning building.

Her lungs screamed for air and felt like they were on fire. She cried out for her mother in between coughing. Arms went around her and picked her up, her mother holding her tightly against her. Soft words of encouragement came, but even at that age she could hear the panic and fear in them.

If she closed her eyes she could see her mother’s expression of panic and the tears falling down her cheeks. Then Natasha was falling through the cold night air and into the arms of a waiting soldier. More explosions rocked the building and it came crumbling down. She remembered calling out for her mother, but only the roaring of the fire answered her.

Natasha took a deep breath and wrapped her arms around herself. She hated that nightmare. It had been haunting her for her whole life.

She was not going to get back to sleep anytime soon so she climbed out of bed and slipped her robe on. It was time to make some tea and wrap some presents. Anything to get her mind off the fire and smoke from her dream.

Tags: iron man

Post a new comment
Error

Comments allowed for members only

Anonymous comments are disabled in this journal
We will log you in after post

We will log you in after post

We will log you in after post

We will log you in after post

We will log you in after post

Anonymously

switch

LiveJournal

Facebook

Twitter

OpenId

Google

MailRu

VKontakte

Anonymously

Insert Bold

Insert Italic

Insert Underline

Insert Strikethrough

Insert Link

Insert LJ User

Insert Photo

Insert Video

Your reply will be screened

Your IP address will be recorded
Help
37 comments

December 20 2008, 07:28:24 UTC 3 years ago

Slowly a hand reaches out and lands on her back. "Dreams?"

December 20 2008, 07:31:20 UTC 3 years ago

"Nightmare. I'm going to go make some tea. Want some?" Yes, she said tea and not vodka. She hadn't had much since the day Tony had asked her to empty the houses of it during Anya's disappearance.

December 20 2008, 07:38:55 UTC 3 years ago

He nods. "Water's already on." It must have been a bad one for her not to notice. So bad he feels the need to wrap his arms around her and wait for the water to warm up a little.

December 20 2008, 07:40:39 UTC 3 years ago

"Lose track of time in the lab again?" she asked as she leaned into him. Ask about something else and he won't ask about the nightmare. An old and proven strategy.

December 20 2008, 07:44:11 UTC 3 years ago

"Had one of those nights, yeah." There are times he just knows if he falls asleep without doing something that it just won't be worth it. "Also bought the rings and see what I might be doing with them."

December 20 2008, 07:46:04 UTC 3 years ago

"Do I dare ask?" she said as she grabbed two mugs out of the cupboard.

December 20 2008, 07:51:32 UTC 3 years ago

"Sure. I'm not going to give you a ring that's just for show if you're going to have it on all the time. If I didn't add a few things to it it would be from Tiffany's - not from me."

December 20 2008, 07:55:05 UTC 3 years ago

Honestly, she should've expected this. Tony liked to tinker with things and their daughter was just like him. "A few things like what?" she asked ever so carefully.

A pause.

"A laser cutter would come in very handy."

December 20 2008, 08:01:41 UTC 3 years ago

"Mild bullet deflection, noise reduction field, solar powered LED light, communicator. Simple, I know but there's not a heck of a lot of room. What out of all that sounds good to you?"

December 20 2008, 08:12:15 UTC 3 years ago

"Noise reduction field and a laser cutter would do nicely." How many times in her career had she been bound? How many times had she wished she could move a little quieter?

She set the mugs down on the counter and then wrapped her arms around him. "I'm surprised you're not forging them yourself."

December 20 2008, 08:37:38 UTC 3 years ago

"Who says I'm not? Jewelry design is not my area of expertise. I found a couple of ideas from other sources, but that's what they are - ideas." He shows her a picture. "I like this one. Simple, clean, and just bulky enough to throw a few toys on."

December 20 2008, 14:38:13 UTC 3 years ago

"I like that," she said as she looked at the picture. "You just said you bought them, that's why I made the comment about forging them."

She snuggled in against his chest for warmth and comfort.

"It's kind of funny we're talking about adding stuff to the ring. I was going to talk to you about retiring from S.H.I.E.L.D. for awhile."

December 20 2008, 22:34:52 UTC 3 years ago

"Okay, you got me. I bought several rings for templates. I needed them for testing. I just didn't want to seem wasteful."

He blinks a little. "You? Retire?"

December 21 2008, 02:58:10 UTC 3 years ago

"Yes, retire. From SHIELD, not from the Avengers," she clarified. "Which of course actually means I'll refuse to go on SHIELD missions until something drags me back in." Like it always did. Spies didn't really retire. The only retired spies were dead spies and Natasha didn't have any plans to die soon.

December 21 2008, 03:04:32 UTC 3 years ago

There's no real response to that other then to kiss her. She's been a spy all the times he's known her and a break is nothing short of a miracle.

December 21 2008, 03:12:12 UTC 3 years ago

She returned the kiss. "I'll take that as a good response and you think the idea is a good one." She smiled. The nightmare was already fading from her mind, or more like she was an expert at burying things that bothered her.

"You do realize that something will eventually drag me back in, right? I've tried this a few times and it never quite takes, but I'll give it my best shot."

3 years ago

link
Collapse
Expand
New comment

3 years ago

link
Collapse
Expand
New comment

3 years ago

link
Collapse
Expand
New comment

3 years ago

link
Collapse
Expand
New comment

3 years ago

link
Collapse
Expand
New comment

3 years ago

link
Collapse
Expand
New comment

3 years ago

link
Collapse
Expand
New comment

...and 5 more comments... from

redheadspy Expand

December 21 2008, 07:57:27 UTC 3 years ago

"You've been engaged before. I haven't. I'm trying to make sure this all works and I -" He chuckles nervously. "I'm a clueless man."

December 21 2008, 08:15:22 UTC 3 years ago

"That was a few lifetimes ago." Hell. It was. It was during the 50's. When did she get so old? "I think you're doing fine. Great even." She turned and gave him a few light kisses. "I'm not the one for fuss and a wedding on the beach in Tahiti is perfect. And if we're lucky, the media won't get wind of this until after we're back and Fury won't hunt me down to get me to take my resignation back." If she were really lucky, all...two...three of her children would be there. Somewhere along the way James became one of hers.

December 21 2008, 08:33:48 UTC 3 years ago

"I like this...You telling me I'm not ruining your whole world." He's kidding. Mostly.

December 21 2008, 08:40:57 UTC 3 years ago

She chuckled. "Yes, well the ring isn't on my finger yet." She's totally kidding. "What else do you like, Mr. Stark?" That look on her face? Totally a seductive look.

December 21 2008, 08:51:56 UTC 3 years ago

"To wear you out."

December 21 2008, 08:56:49 UTC 3 years ago

She smiled and took his hand, giving it a tug. "Let's go see if you can wear this old woman out, shall we?"

December 21 2008, 09:03:19 UTC 3 years ago

"And everyone thought I'd be bored stiff during retirement! Not bored at all...no sir..." He's going to babble until she shuts him up.

December 21 2008, 09:13:09 UTC 3 years ago

She stopped and turned around. Her hand went to his crotch. "Getting there," she said and then shut him up with a kiss. They had an empty house. Why not take advantage of it?

December 21 2008, 09:21:34 UTC 3 years ago

And with that there's a growl, as he throws her to the bed and pins her before she can or wants to react with a mouth going lower...

...lower...

...lower...

Undressing her expertly as he goes.

Post a new comment
37 comments

Username:		Create an Account Forgot your login or password? OpenID Google Mail.Ru VKontakte
Password:
	Remember Me
	English • Español • Deutsch • Русский…