"Maria! " Steve talked with gritted teeth, his eyes emitting fire, "Take care of her" he said.

Maria stepped forward, and held Natasha.

He marched towards the people, who were trembling by now, he was burning with rage.

"How did you dare to hurt my girl? " he asked with bloodshot eyes, "do you have any idea what she's been through "

He grabbed the throat of a woman, "how dare you talk to her that way? " he asked, her throat constricted, she gasped for air.

He pushed her to the floor, she hurt herself bad. Then he walked to the man, taking out his knife  he pointed it to his neck, making blood ooze from there.

"What did you call her? " he asked in anger. He then laughed, like a psycho, laughed out loud.

"No, no, you people won't understand, whatever happened to her, why would you care, who is she to you?" He spoke in a bitter voice, "just a random neighborhood girl, why should we care! The only person who would have felt her pain has died. "

He walked towards the woman on the floor, "How to make you feel? " he said, "uhm? How? How? " he walked around, sounding and looking like a psycho.

"Of course!! " he suddenly turned, "of course. You won't feel the pain of someone's daughter, until... Until its happens to your own" he said.

Everyone gasped, the realization hit them hard. Natasha turned to see him,  shocked at his announcement.

"You all would understand what she went through when your own dear daughter does" he said, "right, right! "

"Very well then" he said, "I'll take all of your girls and then you all can call them whatever you want" he said.

The people fell to their feet begging for mercy. The girls tried to hide behind their parents. The mothers tried to cover them, the fathers tried to shield.

"Marcus! " he called one of his men, "Seize the girls, adults, teenagers, all that would be of use " he said.

Marcus nodded and walked towards Sofia, the 15 year old daughter of Mrs. Brown.

"No, please" Mrs. Brown fell on his feet, "forgive me, have mercy"

"Did you have mercy on that poor girl? Who sacrificed herself for you people? " he asked, "go to hell, I will make sure this one suffers the most " he said sadistically.

It was a mess all around. Marcus caught Sofia by the hair and started dragging her towards the jeep. His men laughed, with their guns pointed at the people, and they cried and begged but no one listened.

Steve's sadistic laughter could be heard all over, echoing on the walls of the suddenly silent lane. The parents cried and begged, but no one listened to their pleas.

Natasha couldn't bear the sight. These were her people, these girls were her friends, and she couldn't even imagine any of them going through what she did.

She was scared, and couldn't respond, until Marcus caught the hair of 12 year old Rita. She had adored that little girl. No she couldn't let anything happen to them.

"No! " she shouted. Steve turned to face her, and she ran towards him.

"Don't do this my captain " she folded her hands, "I beg you" she pleaded,  tears falling from her eyes.

He was shocked, "What?" he said bitterly, grabbing her hair, but not painfull, "You are taking their side? They hurt you my love. They need to be punished. Let them feel the pain" .

"No, please my captain, forgive them" she said. Natasha knew, these girls would have it worse then her. She only belonged to Steve, but their fate would be worse, way worse. They won't be caged in one room to pleasure just one man.

"I don't forgive, they hurt you, they need to pay " he said in anger.

"No, no, please no" she begged. He caught her waist, and pulled her closer.

"Natasha! Look at them, you sacrificed everything for these people and see how they repay you" he said, "yet you? "

"Please, please, don't do this captain  anything but this" she cried.

"Fine" he left her hair, "then I would slash the tongues that spoke ill of you" he said.

"No, no" she started crying, "please my captain "

He looked over to Bruce, "Hey professor " he said, "New wife huh? I think I should take her too" he smirked evilly.

"Please, please my captain  don't do this" Natasha continued, she grabbed hold of his shirt, "I beg you"

"Don't beg for them" he said in maximum anger.

Natasha heard the cry of Rita, and several other girls who were being snatched from their parents, and pulled to the jeep.

She looked at Steve, then took a deep breath. Putting her hands on his neck, she looked into his eyes.

"I will forgive you" she said, with sudden confidence, "if you leave them I will forgive you"

Steve looked at her confused, and in anger, "I will become happy again, be the girl you want, I will forgive you. Just leave them" she said.

He grabbed her waist and pulled her again, "You are doing this again? Sacrificing yourself for them? Can't you see? " he asked

"They are my people" she said, her sobs sub siding, "I love them and I can't imagine anything that happened to me even for an enemy" she said.

"Natasha, don't make me do this" he said in anger.

"Please my captain, I.. " but before she said beg, he silenced her with his finger on her lips.

"Don't, don't say that word again" he said, taking a deep breath, he looked over hi shoulder, "leave the girls" he commanded.

At once the girls were freed, and they rushed back to their parents.

Steve picked Natasha up in his arms, cradling her to his chest, and walked away. Natasha watched, as the girls hugged their parents. If only she could hug her dad one more time. Sighing, she looked away. She belonged with him now. The sacrifice was made, and sealed her fate forever. 

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I typed the whole chapter, and then it wasn't saved and I had to retype 😭. I feel the wordings were better in the previous. I tried to put it as similar as I could. Anyways do give your reviews.