Natalia understood the severity of it better than he might have thought she would. She knew the situation she was heading into and how it was entirely possible that by means other than wash out, the program would be less a few students in a week. She was prepared for this, it meant they had watched her progress, it committed her to this "My performance has made me stand out, if I fail to live up to the promise of that, my superiors may decide I am unfit for further training at any time. The only hope I have is to continue and excel."
AS she saw it that was the only choice she had, if she refused, if she failed she was as good as dismissed, and that was only a kind word for a undesirable fate. She nodded to the idea with a cold acceptance; but the thought of being away from this place, of testing her metal and seeing him daily, it was enough to bring a smile to her lips.
"I'm not afraid." Clearly the words of one who hasn't yet come to understand what she had to lose. She only knew the thrilled of her heart when she was with him like this, the way her body warmed and tensed when they kissed. He made her feel like no other ever had, to her it meant it was worth all the risk involved for each and every moment together.
"James," His name a prayer on her lips, whispered reverently and with so much longing. "I want you." With what innocence she still retained it was not a wantonly sexual statement. It meant exactly what it said, she wanted him. Natalia wanted him in her life; to be with her, to talk to her as they did now, to be her friend and mentor, her guide and teacher of things beyond battle. Most of all she wanted him; she wanted James. That was the name she addressed, not The Winter Soldier. Could he have any lingering doubt of her affections? Surely he had to see by now that the girl was completely and utterly smitten with him.
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AS she saw it that was the only choice she had, if she refused, if she failed she was as good as dismissed, and that was only a kind word for a undesirable fate. She nodded to the idea with a cold acceptance; but the thought of being away from this place, of testing her metal and seeing him daily, it was enough to bring a smile to her lips.
"I'm not afraid." Clearly the words of one who hasn't yet come to understand what she had to lose. She only knew the thrilled of her heart when she was with him like this, the way her body warmed and tensed when they kissed. He made her feel like no other ever had, to her it meant it was worth all the risk involved for each and every moment together.
"James," His name a prayer on her lips, whispered reverently and with so much longing. "I want you." With what innocence she still retained it was not a wantonly sexual statement. It meant exactly what it said, she wanted him. Natalia wanted him in her life; to be with her, to talk to her as they did now, to be her friend and mentor, her guide and teacher of things beyond battle. Most of all she wanted him; she wanted James. That was the name she addressed, not The Winter Soldier. Could he have any lingering doubt of her affections? Surely he had to see by now that the girl was completely and utterly smitten with him.