In Memory of Jane Foster, Darcy Foster Erik Selvig

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It was after midnight when Steve heard the doorbell ring about three times until he managed to wake up and get up.

Steve opened the door, still drowsy, but woke immediately to see who it was.

S: Natasha???

N: We have a problem.

S: What happened? Come on in.

Natasha came in and Steve closed the door, Natasha folded her arms and stared at Steve, she was angry for being pregnant with him, but none of that mattered now.

N: Are the children sleeping?

S: Yes, do you want to talk to them? To say Goodbye?

N: To say Goodbye??

Natasha frowned.

S: Yeah, because of the mission tomorrow.

N: Jesus...

Natasha sighed and made negative with her head because she didn't remember about the mission.

S: I can wake them up.

N: No, no, let them sleep. Steve, it's Torunn.

S: Torunn? The one who was here today?

Natasha nodded.

N: Yes, Hill just called me telling me there was an accident, a truck hit Jane's car.

Steve's eyes widened and he frowned.

S: Oh my God. Is she okay??

N: She's dead. We couldn't reach Thor yet, I guess he's in Asgard.

S: Thor surely already sensed.

N: Yes, it's what Fury and Hill thinks and as he has not yet appeared, they're kind scared of what he can do... But I don't quite understand the reason for this fear.

S: Thor, he loved Jane too much and he is somewhat explosive and impulsive, he won't forgive this death, he will want revenge.

N: There's one more problem.

S: What?

N: Torunn watched the accident.

S: God... Where is she?

N: She's with Hill and Fury.

S: Jesus, this poor child.

Steve sighed and Natasha noticed that he was suffering from all this, of course she also feels for Torunn, but Steve takes the pain of others for himself.

Natasha could see that Steve was already thinking about how to solve the situation and it's not even his problem, why does he act like that every damn time? He's always putting himself in the shoes of others, she's never met someone so empathetically like that, but she still doesn't know if it's something she admires in him.

S: I... I have to pick Torunn.

N: Why?

S: She must be very scared, Hill and Fury will not know how to deal with a child. Jane was my friend too. Here she can be safe and get distracted with James and Sarah. Only this mission of tomorrow...

N: Forget about it, we'll postpone the start.

S: Impossible, it is a mission of the President.

N: He will have to understand.

Steve looked at Natasha and saw that she was determined.

N: How can I help?

S: Stay here while I go there and pick her.

Natasha nodded.

Steve went to his bedroom, he changed his clothes, and when he came back into the living room, he noticed that Natasha was a little crooked and protecting her belly, as if in pain.

S: Are you okay?

N: Yes... I'm just hungry.

S: There's food in the fridge, just warm up, make yourself comfortable.

Steve ran to get the car and go to the scene of the accident, obviously Hill didn't volunteer to take Torunn out of there, she was accompanying the police and the paramedics and she has no notion that there is no place for children to stay.

When Steve arrived, he approached Fury and greeted him, he asked for Torunn and Fury indicated the other side of the street. Steve spotted Hill sitting on a bench, with Torunn on her lap, who seemed to be sleeping, a blanket covering Torunn's back.

S: Is she sleeping?

H: What do you think??

S: Is she Okay?

H: Obviously not.

Steve came closer and Torunn was awake, but with tears in her eyes and an empty stare. Steve stroked Torunn's head and crouched to stay on her high.

S: Hey... I'm so sorry you've seen all this.

Torunn: I'll never see my mother again?

Steve shook his head and almost cried with Torunn.

S: Do you want to stay at my home, until your father came to get you?

Torunn grabbed Hill's arms and shook his head.

H: You'll be better with Steve, Torunn.

S: You can sleep in Sarah's room. And you can play with James in the morning, too. Would you come with me?

Torunn shook his head.

Hill looked at Steve.

H: I don't know why she refuses to leave me.

S: You were here with her all the time. She trusts you. She need's you.

H: Oh, God, Steve...

S: Hill... She just lost her mother, you can do that. It's only until tomorrow, so Thor can appear here. Anything you need, you can call me.

Steve left and went back to the apartment, he opened the door and didn't find Natasha in the living room, he went to the hall and saw Natasha sitting next to Sarah's bed.

Natasha had her back and head resting in the closet and seemed to be sleeping.

S: Natasha?

Steve was surprised that Natasha didn't wake up with the noise of him opening the door, even more with him calling her name.

Steve came over and crouched next to her, he leaned against her arm.

S: Natasha??

Natasha took a fright and Steve made a gesture with his hands for her to calm down.

S: It's me. It's Okay.

N: S-sorry, I...

Natasha yawned, still very sleepy. She leaned against the cupboard and struggled to her feet. Steve noticed.

S: Natasha, are you okay?

N: I'm just sleepy, but I'll be fine.

Natasha yawned and staggered to get to the door, Steve ran to help her.

S: You can't go out like that. Sleep here.

N: No...

Natasha was half awake and half asleep, so she didn't know whether she was dreaming or whether it was real.

N: You.... You...

S: Sh... It's Okay.

N: It's not Okay...

Steve took Natasha out of the room, so she didn't wake Sarah, Steve took her in his arms and Natasha laid her face on Steve's shoulder. Natasha closed her eyes and yawned again.

N: No...

S: Come on, Natasha. It's fine.

N: You... I don't want... Don't want another baby... I need to go.

Steve frowned, not understanding what she was talking about, but by her condition, she can only be drunk, which irritated Steve a little, he put her on his bed and covered her. As he moved away from the bed, Natasha opened her eyes again and looked at Steve.

N: Are you going to hate me?

Steve stopped at the door and turned to stare into Natasha's eyes.

S: I would never hate you, Natasha.

Natasha took a deep breath and closed her eyes again.

N: Yes, you'd hate me. You will hate me for what I will do...

Steve shook his head, he left the room, and slept on the couch.

The next morning, Sarah woke up and went straight to her father's room, she opened the door and saw Natasha on the bed, she opened a huge smile and climbed on the bed.

Sarah lay down next to Natasha, her face close to hers, watching her.

Of course Natasha woke up feeling that she was being watched, as soon as she opened her eyes, Sarah began to laugh. Natasha sighed and turned to the other side, her back to Sarah.

Sarah climbed on top of Natasha and was still looking at her face and laughing.

Sarah: Mommy??

N: Sarah...

Sarah: Hi, mama!

S: Sarah!

Natasha opened her eyes, startled at Steve's voice, she and Sarah looked at him.

S: Let your mother sleep.

Natasha sat on the bed, trying to figure out what she was doing there.

S: Come on, Sarah.

Sarah threw herself at Natasha, hugging her neck.

Sarah: No, I want to stay with my mommy.

N: What?? What the hell am I doing here? Why am I in your bed? Oh God, did we....

Natasha frowned.

N: Oh God, not again...

S: No, you slept alone in my bed, I was in the living room. You fell asleep yesterday and I brought you here, don't you remember?

Natasha shook her head, then made a confused look.

N: Maybe... I, uh... I thought I was dreaming.

S: Were you drunk?

N: What? No!

S: You weren't saying anything that makes sense, you talked about not wanting another baby.

Natasha panicked and pulled Sarah away as she stood up.

N: Did I say that?

S: Yes.

N: I was not drunk, just very sleepy. Anyway, how is Torunn?

S: She wanted to stay with Hill.

N: Hill? And you left her?

S: What could I do?

N: She doesn't know how to deal with children.

S: Torunn who wanted, I tried.

Natasha phoned Hill who complained that Thor had not shown up yet.

H: We have to go to the mission in a few hours.

N: No, we don't.

H: Of course we have.

N: Jane will be buried today, we'll be there.

Steve looked at Natasha and was surprised that she wanted to show support for Thor and Torunn.

H: But it's the president!

N: Hill, we'll postpone another day. Tomorrow we board.

H: You know you shouldn't even go on the mission because you are... you know...

N: I can't talk about it right now. Steve and I are going to the funeral, and so are you.

Natasha hung up and appeared to be angry, she was more upset than the usual, she rubbed her forehead and sat on the bed, feeling dizzy.

Sarah: Mama?

S: Natasha? You don't seem fine.

N: I am. I'm just tired.

S: Yesterday you were feeling bad and today also, something is wrong.

N: I'm fine!

Natasha took a deep breath and looked at Steve, who felt her gaze steady.

N: Let's take the kids?

Sarah: Where?

N: To the funeral.

S: No... of course not.

N: Why not?

S: Natasha, they've never seen...

Sarah: What, what?

N: They have to know that this happens.

S: Not like that, it can traumatize them.

Natasha rolled her eyes.

J: What happened?

Natasha and Steve looked at James, who also woke up and appeared in the bedroom.

S: I'll talk to him. Can you give breakfast to Sarah?

Natasha nodded and went into the kitchen with Sarah, James stayed in the room with his father.

S: You know your new friend, Torunn?

J: Yes.

S: So, she lost someone she loved very much yesterday.

J: Lost how?

S: Her mother is gone, James.

J: To heaven?

Steve nodded. James looked thoughtful and serious.

S: James...

J: I want to see her.

S: She's getting ready to go to her mother's funeral.

J: I want to go.

S: No, James, I don't think you should go.

J: I want to go, Dad.

Steve noticed that James was determined, the same expression that Natasha makes when she is decided.

Steve went into the living room with James.

Sarah: Daddy...

Sarah was crying, Steve was startled and picked her up.

S: What happened?

N: I told her that Torunn's mother died and now she thinks I'm going to die too.

S: You should not have told her, Natasha.

N: She asked what happened to Torunn, did you want me to lie to my daughter?

S: She's very Young to these stuff.

N: Steve, next week she'll be four. Stop treating her like a baby.

Sarah: I don't want Mommy to go to heaven.

S: She won't, princess. Don't worry, it's all right.

Steve looked at Natasha with reproach, who showed no regret.

Tony Stark called Steve and told him where the funeral would be. Steve ended the call and looket at Natasha.

S: James wants to go.

Sarah: Me too.

S: No, you're going to class. Laura's going to stay with you, Sarah and James comes with me after class.

Sarah: Not fair!

N: I'll meet you there. I have to resolve the postponement of the mission.

Natasha kissed Sarah's face and Sarah hugged her mother tightly.

Sarah: Mama don't leave me!!!

Sarah threatened to cry.

N: Sarah, I'm not leaving for good. Okay? Stay calm.

Natasha crouched down and asked for a kiss from James who kissed and hugged Natasha.

N: See you later.

Natasha took a fruit from the basket and left the apartment.

Steve left the kids at school and when he walked out, Elisa was waiting for him on the sidewalk near his car.

E: Good morning... I thought a certain soldier would be on a mission for days, you know... I think it was just an excuse to not see me. I'm very disappointed.

Steve did not smile.

S: Elisa, the wife of a friend passed away yesterday. She was a mother of a little girl, we are all very sad with what happened.

Elisa broke the smile.

E: Dear God...

S: Their daughter watched everything and we had to postpone the mission.

E: I'm so sorry, honey.

Elisa leaned against Steve's arm and stroked to comfort him.

E: When is the funeral?

S: Today, later.

E: I'll go with you.

S: You don't... you don't have to do that.

E: No, I want to be there for you. I will always support my man.

S: But what about your work?

E: My boss will have to understand that my boyfriend comes first.

Steve was surprised by the "boyfriend", he didn't actually asked her to be his girlfriend, but if he slept with her, it means that now he is in a more serious relationship with her, he was embarrassed to correct her about that.

E: Come on, I'll cook you some breakfast.

Steve followed Elisa to the diner.

...

Natasha met with Fury at SHIELD.

N: Maria?

F: She's babysitting the girl.

N: Yet?

F: I told her to stay home with the girl. She just wants to be with Hill and Thor didn't show up.

N: That's very weird, from what Steve told me, he is very vindictive.

F: Yes, I am monitoring the accesses to Earth, so we will not be caught by surprise. The truck driver is in the protection program, because we do not know how irrational he can be.

N: From what Hill told me, it wasn't his fault, the traffic signal was't working right.

F: Yeah, we'll just keep him on the program until we're sure Thor understands it was not his fault.

N: And if he understands that it's not his fault, does he go after another responsible one?

F: Probably....

N: How do we fight against gods?

F: We don't fight them. I'm counting on your ex-husband for this issue.

N: Steve? No...

Natasha was extremely concerned, Fury raised an eyebrow, surprised at Natasha's reaction.

N: You can't get Steve to fight Thor.

F: He's strong.

N: He is, but Thor is a god! Are you kidding me? He could kill Steve with one hand, or leave him drooling for the rest of his life with a lightining!

F: Easy, Natasha. They would never fight like that. Thor has a huge admiration for Steve and Steve is good with words, he can convince Thor to give up revenge.

Natasha looked relieved.

F: That your reaction...

Natasha rolled her eyes.

N: He is the father of my children, I was thinking about them.

F: Yeah, right. Have you found a clinic to take care of that matter?

Natasha looked at Fury, confused, then she realised that Hill had already told him about her pregnancy. Or Dr. Cho who works for him.

N: Not yet.

F: Do you want me to call the clinic for you? I can get a time for you to do it today.

Fury picked up his cell phone and started looking for the clinic contact on his cell phone. Natasha looked at Fury's cell phone, she frowned, and she got extremely angry at him.

N: I'll figure it out! That's my bussiness!

F: Right...

Natasha took a deep breath, angrily.

Fury seemed to be being ironic. Does he doubt she will do the abortion? She will do it, but not today, she needs to go to the funeral and ensure the safety of whoever is there.

...

Toward the end of the afternoon, Natasha was already arriving in the cemetery, she got out of the car in a black dress and Hill was with Torunn on her side, receiving many people who hugged and tried to comfort Torunn in some way.

As Natasha walked toward the entrance to the chapel, she heard James call.

J: Mommm!

Natasha turned and smiled at the sight of James running toward her.

Natasha glanced at Steve as he got out of the car and she couldn't help broke her smile as she saw Elisa got out of Steve's car and held onto Steve's arm in a possessive way.

Steve looked rather unconfortable and embarassed at Natasha, who turned her back on them and entered the chapel with James.

Natasha approached Hill and bent down to talk to Torunn.

N: Hi...

Torunn looked at Natasha.

N: I'm so sorry for what happened. How are you, darling?

Torunn shrugged and she was not crying anymore, but anyone could tell she'd cried a lot, through her red eyes and red nose.

James took Torunn's hand and said nothing, just stood beside her. Natasha got up when she noticed Steve approaching with Elisa.

E: Hello, I'm sorry for your loss. Poor thing, watched everything.

S: Hill, this is Elisa. Elisa, this is Maria Hill.

They both shook hands. Natasha was a little on her back, pretending not to notice the presence of Steve and Elisa.

E: Hello, Natasha.

Natasha turned and looked at Elisa. She nodded and stepped away from them again.

J: Why are three boxes there?

Torunn: They are coffins. My aunt Darcy and my uncle Erik went to away too.

J: My dad said we can see who goes to heaven again.

T: Really?

J: Yes. When we go too.

T: But this can take too long.

J: Yeah, I know. But it is not better to know that we will see them again, than to know that we will never see again, don't you think?

Torunn took a deep breath and nodded.

T: I wish my father was here.

J: He will come.

The priest entered the chapel, and they all sat down as he prayed for the souls. At the end, the coffins were closed and all the avengers and friends followed in procession, behind the car that carried the coffins to the burial area in the cemetery.

James held Torunn's hand all the time, and Elisa hung on Steve's arm all the time as well.

As soon as the priest said the last words, a gale began, with thunder and lightning. It started from nowhere.

They all looked up at the sky, frightened.

S: He's coming.

A huge lightning struck a tree that burned down. Then a meteor was heading toward the graveyard field. It was not a meteor, it was Thor coming at full speed and causing a great overflow to land on the ground.

Thor's condition was regrettable. He looked horrible like someone who had cried a lot.

People drew back in fear of him, he approached the coffin, opened it, and looked at Jane. Thor sobbed again and touched Jane's face.

Steve released Elisa and approached Thor. Natasha watched Steve and positioned herself to act, since Thor was out of himself and Steve is stupid enough to not care about it.

S: Thor... I'm so sorry...

Thor stopped crying and his look was pure hatred, he looked at Steve with hatred, as if everyone there was guilty of Jane's death.

S: Thor, you're scaring everyone right now.

Thor: Am I?

S: Your daughter...

Thor: My daughter? She was there! She saw her mother die!

Thor looked at Hill and pointed his Hammer towards her.

Thor: You! You let her watch, you're going to die!

Thor positioned himself to head for Hill, but Steve stepped in his front.

S: Thor!

Natasha approached Bucky.

N: Barnes...

Bucky looked at Natasha.

N: You need to get my son out of here.

B: What about the girl?

N: He won't hurt his daughter.

Bucky nodded and approached James, who was still holding Torunn's hand.

B: James, come with me?

J: I can't.

B: Your mother told you to.

James looked in the direction of Natasha who nodded at him.

J: Come on, Torunn.

T: No!

J: You need to come.

T: No! My father is here!

Bucky picked James up, so he would free Torunn's hand, but James pulled her by the hand anyway.

T: No, James! Let go!

J: Bucky, we need to get her too.

B: No, James, let her go.

Thor turned his attention to his daughter and thought Bucky was trying to take her away.

Thor lifted the hammer in Bucky's direction and threw a bolt of lightning at him, and Steve had to throw himself on Thor to prevent him of hiting Bucky and his son.

Bucky grabbed James and ran away with him. Hill ducked down to protect Torunn, while Carol Danvers, Jessica Drew, and Sam helped the civilians to move away and seek shelter.

T: FATHER!

Thor: TORUNN!

Thor pushed Steve to get to Torunn.

Thor: Stay out of it, Rogers!

S: Thor, Hill is helping Torunn. Try to reason!!!

Thor didn't want to know, Steve was what preventing him from reaching his daughter, so he is the enemy now. Thor raised the hammer to hit Steve, but before he lowered his arm, Natasha threw a thin steel rope around Thor's rist and she had to ran around a tree and pull the rope to prevent him from hitting Steve.

Thor didn't look at who was trying to stop him, he didn't know it was Natasha, he just wanted to get rid of the rope, so he pulled his arm hard, dragging Natasha along, making her crash against the tree.

Natasha's body crashed against the tree and she fell to the ground next. She couldn't move, she was extremely dizzy. Steve noticed that Natasha was not well, especially with the early episodes. She has already suffered worse blows and has not been paralyzed as she is now.

Steve was running toward Natasha, but Thor grabbed him by the throat.

Torunn struggled to break from Hill, until she managed to run to Thor, she hugged his father's leg and cried non-stop.

T: FATHER! Father, please. Stop, father!

Thor snapped when he felt Torunn embrace him, his heart ached so much that he turned his mourning into hatred and hatred blinded him to what made sense or not.

Steve was his friend and Torunn needed him.

Thor released Steve and grabbed Torunn in his lap. He hugged her and kissed Torunn's forehead.

Steve coughed as he was released, he fell to his knees and was still staring at Natasha.

Thor flew back to the sky, disappearing with Torunn.

Steve finally got up and ran to Natasha.

Tony, Wanda, Clint and Vision rushed over to Steve and Natasha.

S: Natasha?

Natasha couldn't speak, she just had an expression of pain. Steve tried to move her and she moaned.

Tony: Don't move her, she may have broken something.

N: It hurts... It hurts a lot.

Natasha was breathing heavily, and the words came out faintly. Steve touched her hair, desperate to see her in pain. Natasha put her hand to her belly and tried to breathe, but the air seemed to be missing more and more.

Wanda and Vision approached. Wanda was astonished to see Natasha.

Hill ran to them with her cell phone in her hand.

H: I already called an ambulance.

W: She's losing...

Vision: Losing what?

Wanda was staring at Natasha's belly.

W: The babies...

S: Babies??

Steve frowned and looked at Wanda

W: She is pregnant.

Steve opened his mouth in surprise and schock, than he stared at Natasha, who was out of herself right now.

H: Babies? Plural? It's just one, right?

W: It's not just one. There are two babies. I can feel them.

Steve was even more schocked.