Avengers Sickfics

"That is weakness, I am not weak" (Natasha Romanoff)

●Nat's Pov●

There are many things that I hate and things hat I don't like... I can't stand pink or fucsia, I hate unicorns, but there is one think I hate more...

Showing weakness and in this exactly moment, at the SHIELD quarters in a meeting with my nose stuffed, this shivering and sweat, I am sure this is one of this moments when something I hate the most happens.

"Nat, are you ok?" Bruce whispered, he is always next to me in this meetings, and I am grateful because I am more relaxed, but he is a doctor.

And let me be clear, I am a spy, a spy talent is to be discret, not make sounds and learn everything you can from someone; a doctor's talent is to find and notice your illness, give you medicine and take care of your health.

So, if Bruce is asking me that, he knows, but I am not going to look weak. I am not sick, it is just...the weather?

"I am fine, Bruce" I said and smiled reassuringly towards him

"Are you sure, Nat? You are shivering and sweating at the same time, and you sound congested" Bruce pointed out

I am about to reply, but Fury cut us

"Dr. Banner, agent Romanoff, Is there something you want to share with the rest of the class?" Fury said kind of mad, but with a blank face... His normal self, if you ask me.

"Everything is fine, he was just asking me something personal" I said and smirked a little for them to let it go.

"Well agent Romanoff, I want to talk with, when this meeting is over" he said

"Sure Fury" I said

"I want to talk with you too, when you finish talking with him... But at the Compound" Bruce said, I nodded.

The meeting continued for another half an hour. It was really boring and I usually don't get bored, but I was so exhausted hat I just wanted to get to the Compound, go to my room and sleep in my comfy bed until this was out of my system.

I was about to stand up and leave, but Fury made a sign and I remembered what he told me and stayed behind.

"Hey Nat, we are gonna wait for you in the quinjet" Clint said

"Please, don't spend too much time talking with the pirate here, is movie night" Tony said then left with Cap shaking his head behind him. 

"You knoe how Tony is, don't worry Nat take your time" Bucky said

I nodde and they left, Bruce at the end sent me a little smile and left

"So agent Romanoff, you were a little disrtacted during the meeting, is somthing wrong?" Fury said

"Absolutely not, is just a little problem that will be solved at the Compound" I told him with the most blank I could muster right now.

"If you are not going to say it, I am gonna do it. You have been shivering constantly, then the sweat in your forehead is another sign, and finally how congested you sound when you talk. Agent Romanoff, you are sick, I think it is a cold" Fury said

"I am not sick" I replied

"Yes you are" He said

"That is weakness, I am not weak" I argued back

"I am not saying you are weak and it is not a weakness. It is only a sign that you are human" Fury told me

"Then, I hate being human" I said

"You can hate it, but you are, so I have a mission for you" Fury said

I felt really bad, so I only hoped it wasn't a long, I am not saying that I don't want to do it though, is just that maybe I am a little sick... Just a little

"What would that mission be sir" I answered

"You have to go home, the Avengers Compound, let Dr. Banner check what is wrong, take some medicine, rest and let them take care of you" Fury said

"But they are a bunch of idiots" I told him a little annoyed, to sneeze after saying it.

"Maybe, but that bunch of idiots are you family agent Romanoff, so now go with them and complete your mission" Fury said. 

I rolled my eyes and nodded recluctantly, then made my way to he quinjet.

"Well agent Romanoff, what did Fury told you?" Sam said

"Nothing of your bussiness" I snapped back and went towards my seat next to Bruce.

Clint decided he wanted to drive the jet.

"Nat, do you remember I wanted to talk to you?" Bruce said 

"Sure, what is wrong Bruce" I said

"I think you are sick Nat, and before you say that no you are not or something like 'That is weakness, I am not weak', I want you to know that I am here for you and I want to protect and take care of you Nat because I... Because I love you Nat and I don't want anything bad to happen to you" Bruce continued saying and that made me really happy, well not the part that I am indeed sick, but the one that He loves me.

"Ok Bruce, I will let you see what is wrong with me, and I love you too" I told him and he smile. Then I put my head on his shoulder and I think I fell asleep, because when I opened my eyes again, we were at the Compound and Bruce was moving me lightly. I supossed it was for waking me up. 

"Hey Nat we are here" Bruce said

"Thank you for waking me up" I told him and smiled towards him then stood up 

"Nat go to the medbay I will be there in a minute" he told me and went to talk to Tony, I think they will talk about the classic things for them, Science and things along those lines.

I made my way towards the medbay and took a seat, a few minutes later Bruce entered through the door with a tablet in hand

"Well Nat I am going to scan you and see what is wrong" he said and I nodded

"Well good for you is just a cold" he smiled and smiled in return

'His smile make me smile, he is brilliant and strong, he is perfect' I thought

"You only need to rest and take cough drops if you have a cough, then maybe hot drinks will help to discongest you if not tissues and drops will help, then maybe some pills if you get a headache, and you have a light fever, but if it goes higher then some tablets are necessary" he finished and gave me the things he mentioned

"Thanks Bruce" I said

"It is my job" he said

"No, I mean thanks for worrying about me" I replied

"As I said, it is my job" he told me back with a smirk and then we laughed... until i started sneezing and he sent me to my room because he was going to prepare soup.

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1188 words! It was short, but well... Thanks for reading