Jump Scares
You climbed to the top of the stairs to see what Natasha wanted when something jumped out at you. “Boo!” Shouted the figure in a scream mask. You jumped back instinctively, only realising it was Natasha when you were hurtling to the floor. You felt something smash into the side of your head and you heard a crunch, you felt a sharp searing pain from your wrist and then everything went black.
Natasha rushed to the bottom of the stairs. “(Y/n), (Y/n), oh god (y/n)” She said as she felt the unusual feeling of panic sweep through her. She tried to shake you awake but your eyes stayed shut, she picked you up in her arms; it would be easier to take you to Dr Cho herself. She ran, a horrible gut retching adrenaline running through her veins. She laid you down on the hospital bed and Dr Cho went to work.
Natasha refused to let you walk back to the level the two of you shared, even though there was nothing wrong with your legs. You had a broken wrist and a nasty bruise on the side of your head but apart from that you were fine. She carried you straight to the sofa the two of you had. She sat down with you on her lap and pulled a blanket over the two of you.
She held you tight “I’m so sorry (y/n)” she said as she pulled you closer to her, “I never meant to hurt you, I just wanted to scare you a little”.
You felt her bury head in the crook of you neck. Your non casted hand reached up to her hair and stroked it gently. “Nat, you didn’t know that would happen, you didn’t try to hurt me, babe it’s okay” you whispered gently to her.
“That doesn’t matter, my actions meant you got hurt, I promised that I would never hurt you, and I did, I broke my promise to you”. You could feel her frame shake, you moved to straddle her lap and with two fingers you moved her chin so that she was looking at you.
“You didn’t break your promise Nat” you took one of her hands and brought it to lie over your heart, “You promised to never hurt me here, in the way that everyone else who I ever loved has, and you haven’t Nat, its stronger than ever, you have kept your promise Nat” You said gently.
She pulled you in for a brief kiss before bringing you in for a cuddles under the blanket. Her arms around you protectively for the entire time.