Begin Again

 So the other day I had been listening to Taylor Swift's "Begin Again." It's not a personal favorite but certainly gave way to many one shot ideas based on the song. Surprisingly the couple that kept coming to mind was the Black Widow and Hawkeye. (I know that not "officially" a couple but it works. And if not couple they are definitely good friends.) So here is a one shot that is a product of my imagination.

 

I do not own Taylor Swift's song or the Avengers. I am simply borrowing them for a bit. :)

 

 

 

Walked in expecting you'd be late
But you got here early and you stand and wave
I walk to you

 

She came in fully expecting her target to be late. She heard stories about Clint and of all the misnomers given to him "on time" was the best. Apparently he was strikingly handsome but not incredibly tall which was why she was picked for this particular mission. She was shorter as well and her employer was adamant that the American would quickly be falling for her red hair and more petite stature.

 

So when she came into the diner and saw him stand up and wave she couldn't hold back the surprised reaction that quickly took over her features. With practiced ease she slipped on a more cheerful expression and started walking towards him desperately trying to keep the butterflies in her stomach at bay. He was just another man but something about him seemed different then the rest of the men she had had to deal with. It took a moment but she quickly saw it was his eyes. They weren't hostile or glazed from too many hours of working; they were kind and welcoming. Something she was completely un-prepared for.

 

And you throw your head back laughing
Like a little kid...

Thinking all love ever does
Is break and burn and end

 

She tells stories, fake ones as to not reveal her identity, and he laughs. She holds back her astonishment as he tells another story and she picks up a hint of desperation from him when she doesn't laugh like he did. eventually she starts to get comfortable and laughs a little harder and a little more than she probably should but around him it's nearly impossible to keep a facade when he was being so honest and true.

 

She thought she knew love, the endless cycle of regret an pain, but Clint made it so hard not to love him back. Their fist time to ever see each other and she already felt almost a tiny bit in love.

 

At the end of the "date" she pushed back those feelings as he hugged her goodbye and left. But watching him go down the street she couldn't help it. She smiled thinking to herself it just might be time to begin again.

 

 

There you have it, hope it wasn't too bad. Thanks again for reading and God bless,

-Gwen