Two days had passed since the incident. The avengers were back to working normally, though most were still concerned about Serafina. They had discussed about her triggers and decided to let her arrive first. During this time, Stephen was trying to make sure Serafina returns to her normal state. Serafina felt horrible, as if she was back to square one. All these years she trained to control herself, but she let go so easily. Even though she was scared of their reactions, she wanted to go back. She decided she should ask Stephen to send her back, but before she could even take a step forward, a portal appeared in front of her. To her surprise, she saw Tony's lab and decided to walk through it. She found Tony sitting on his desk, focused on something. Quietly, she walked towards him, and hugged him from behind. Tony felt Serafina the moment she entered the room but didn't want to scare her so he sat till.

We both sat in silence as she snuggled in my arms. "What are you working on?", she asked. "This is a gift for you.", I tell. I chuckle as I watch her eyes widen with curiosity as she peers over the items on my desk. "What is it?" "This is a bracelet....I tried to make it as pretty and sophisticated as I could. But when you need it, this would cut through any type of restraints, no matter what they are made of.", I try to explain to her. "May I ?",I ask for her permission, knowing that this was a sensitive issue. Quietly, she lifts her hand, allowing me to clasp it around her wrist. She sniffles lightly, as she stares at the bracelet. "I thought I was back in the cell. He was there too.", she whispered slowly. I rubbed her back gently as she continued, " At first, it was just a little panic but soon everything faded. The room changed. I was back on the chair where he would so the experiments on me. I didn't realise when my magic flared. So I ran away. I tried to calm myself in here but when you all entered suddenly I panicked again. What Nat said, he would always say that to me before the procedures. I didn't want to hurt them Tony." She was now sobbing against my chest. "It's okay, darling. Nat and Steve are not hurt that much physically. But they both are quite upset as they think you might hate them.", I tell her. "I could never. Can I meet them?",she asks quietly, making me smile.

"Of course. I would suggest you meet Steve first as he is doing better than Nat. You might have to spend some time alone with her...........she hasn't come out of her room since. Hasn't eaten anything either, so maybe being close to you might help her.", I suggest.

Honestly, I was quite worried about Nat. If I were in her position, I would have gone back to excessive drinking or done a lot of damage but she just isolated herself which seemed much scarier. I knew Sera would be able to console Nat, and knowing how whipped Nat is.......she'll feel much better to have her soulmate close as well.

After a few minutes of silence, she got up and walked towards the door. "I'll go and meet Steve....please tell the others Tony." I nodded, giving her a thumbs up before returning back to my work.

My fingers were sweating due to nervousness.

What if they hate me?

How will I apologise for this?

As I knocked on Steve's door, I kept thinking of what I should say. As he opened the door, his eyes widened when he saw me. "H-hi Stevie....May I please come in?" He walked towards me and pulled me in for a tight hug, lifting me completely off the ground. "Oh doll, I was so worried. How are you? Are you hurt ?"he asked me a dozen questions nonstop while sitting us both on the bed. I hugged him tightly and felt him run his hands through my hair," I'm very sorry for what happened. I lost control so easily. I have been practising thus control for years and I snapped so easily. Please forgive me Stevie....I-I had n-no i-idea ....what I was doing....I never wanted to hurt you or Nat. I love you all so much..I.....",I couldn't finish the sentence, once again sobbing violently. The guilt of hurting your soulmate was eating me from the inside and I had no idea what to do. Before I could say anything, I felt Steve's lips on mine. As we both kissed, I felt myself calm down. I broke the kiss before Steve could deepen it. "Please forgive me.",i beg. "Doll, it was not your fault....there is nothing to forgive. If anything we should be apologising for not paying attention to this detail. Please don't feel bad Sera... you did not hurt us. Although I must say....I am quite impressed by your powers. We all were....well after everything calmed down.",he says. "Will Nat forgive me?",I ask....afraid to hear his answer. I did hurt quite badly, mentally if not physically. Steve's face grew serious," I don't think she is mad at you Sera....she must be angry at herself. I think she blames herself for everything that happened. We haven't heard from her ever since.",he explains. "I should talk to her as well..", I mumble. He kissed my cheek,"Yeah you should... and don't worry about me....I am fine...we'll talk later....It's important to check on Nat first."

I nod and walk out of the room.

On reaching Natasha's door, Serafina knocked a few times but got no reply. She then asked the AI to unlock the door, knowing that she was the only one who could do so. As she walked inside the dark room, she couldn't help but gasp at the condition of the room. Everything was broken and Natasha was nowhere to be found. "Nat....baby where are you?",she tried calling out but in vain. It was then she noticed a figure crouched on the floor near the bed. As she switched on the lights to get a better view, the sight shattered her heart.

There was her soulmate, covered in cuts and wounds.

With swollen eyes and dried up blood.

She refused to meet her gaze and kept her eyes downcast.

Serafina felt helpless as she had no idea how to help her soulmate.

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