Promise Me That

The Hunt Begins

Clouds ran across the sky, being pushed by the wind, to block the moonlight. The moon peered behind the clouds, which slowly arose to stare down upon the earth below.
"So I'll meet you tomorrow night?" A young man, named Nathan asked handing his date some chocolates.
Nathan's date looked at the chocolates with close examination before slowly looking back up, to meet her eyes with his as a slow smile appeared on their faces.
"I think," She paused and placed the chocolates on the dark wood cabinet, near the door. "You can just stay, until tomorrow night."
Her rough and scarred hands grabbed his arm and pulled him into her house, closing and locking the door behind them.
"We want the same thing, do we not?" She asked, gently rubbing his shoulders all while looking deeply into his eyes.
"Only if you want to." He answers as she watched the confidence grow as he placed his hands on her waist.
As they made their way to the living room, they took off each others clothes and layed down on the couch. Kissing like they wanted to tear off each others lips.
Something brings them to a halt as they hear glass just outside her house followed shortly after with a pained man's scream
"What was that?" Nathan asks looking to the closed curtains behind the TV, to feel his face being grabbed to look back at her.
"Probably some druggies. This place is full of them." She says as she gently kisses his neck and collarbone.
"No, that sounded like someone was hurt." He persisted making her scoff and get off of his pelvis.
"Well, Go check it out. I don't want any one to break in on our fun." She crossed her arms picking up, Nathan's shirt and putting it on.
He made his way over to the curtain and looked out of the window.
"Is the window locked?" She asked, biting her nails.
"It is," He pushed down on the handle "now."
"Is anyone outside?" She asked another question as she watched him look out the window to only shrug and shake his head.
"Is anyone inside." She stated.
Nathan turned to look at her and saw a dark shadow watching from the kitchen table.
"Who are you?" He requested in a demanding tone.
She turned to look behind her and just walked towards the kitchen and hit the figure over the head.
"Why didn't you leave?!" She whispered through her teeth, but got no answer.
"Estelle, do you know him?" Rightfully so, his tone contorted into many different expressions as he tried to figure out what was going on. "Is that your boyfriend?"
"What? No, I could never." She said as the figure started to stand up.
"Soll ich ihn töten, Frau Estelle?" His voice was smooth yet so dull. He didn't sound human. He sounded like a poor imitation of a human. It lacked emotion.
"Kein Soldat, bring ihn nach draußen und töte ihn." She let out a sigh "Bitte töte ihn leise, ich möchte nicht, dass wir ins Gerängnis gehen."

Nathan listened to them and stammered on his words. "What are you talking about?" Panic started to set in once he saw the figure start to walk in the darkness of the home towards Nathan.
"Don't worry, he's not going to hurt you. Just go with him quickly. He just wants to chat, Sorry." Estelle said as she sat down at the table waiting. Watching.
"Outside, now." Was all the figure said as he took Nathan by the arm, guiding him to the front door. As soon as they stepped foot outside, the figure brought a cloth to Nathan's mouth as well as nose and held it there, The figures arms wrapping around the other watching him squirm and struggle. The muffled screams makes the figure smile.
"Oh don't do that to him. You can just do it quicker. You've already got him." She snapped with a voice which sounded like that of a dogs bark.
"Understood." He replied and dropped the cloth and walked down the steps with Nathan in his arms. His arms restricted by the more muscular male.
Like a snake, he started to squeeze his prey in his arms. The mouse screamed in hopes for it's life, but after the sound of a loud snapping sound, the screaming quietened. A few more loud snapping and crushing sounds echoed between the houses, before the screams came to a complete stop.
The figure released Nathan from his arms and proceeded to hold his head in his hands, snapping his neck and crushing his skull. Once the skull was broken, he threw the now lifeless corpse head first into the curb.
Now what she said was true. All to often were there screaming crack heads. The sounds of things breaking were common. In the darkness of the night, people just learned how to stop listening to the screaming and ignore it.
The figure turned around to look at Estelle who leaned on the door frame.
They looked at each other in silence for only a few moments.
"Hail Hydra." He says as he begins to walk down the sidewalk and away.
"Hail Hydra." She says as she closes the door and proceeds to burn his clothes in the barbecue grill in her backyard.

Watching the clothes burn, she stood back and looked at the dim screen of her phone and dialed a number. Putting it to her ear, she listened to it ring and once it picked up her tone changed to a very serious and harsh tone.
"Get me the winter soldier. I don't care how hard you have to try, just find him and bring him to me." She speaks as she walks back inside her house, turning on the lights. "Yes I know, If you have to tear the world apart to find him so be it. I just want him here soon. Understood?"
She went silent as she listened to the idiot on the other end.
"Professor Nathan has been eliminated- but that's not what I'm telling you. You better find him. He's a weapon who you have lost. Find him or I will hurt you in every way possible you annoying swine!"