The Assistant

Part 57

Y/N POV-

I walked into the room, the man sat there scanning around.
He looked at me as I walked in, files in my one hand that worked whilst the brace visible to the him.

Y/N- Jesus, they really did a number on you, not fair really
Bastian- Yes, some crazy redhead.
Y/N- what about this big and really scary eyes?
Bastian- that would be correct
Y/N- she's such a bitch, I'll make a note and ensure a proper evaluation into her tactics is taken.
Bastian- sure.
Y/N- please tell me you got some punch or move in?
Bastian- she was bleeding
Y/N- nice, good for you.

I could tell he was studying me, I was sat with an open stance and I was making myself feel sorry for him. I needed him to believe I wanted to help him.
Y/N- those cuts are bad, did you want a medic? Or anything actually, Water? A snack?
I took his silence as his answer, I stood up walking to the door before he cleared his throat
Bastian- a water would be great
Y/N- sure I'll get someone to bring it in for you, I'm a little broken to open a door and carry water, would make a right spillage.
A small smile appeared in his face, that was a good sign already.

I left the room and saw a couple of guards stood outside.
Y/N- One of you get a cup of water, don't fill it to the brim and make sure it's slightly warm.
A nod from the guard and he disappeared down the hallway, Fury ushering me into the watch room.

Nat- A Bitch?
Y/N- I need him to trust me, of course I don't think that of you
Nat- so you just want him to slag me off instead?
Y/N- calm down Natasha, I'm building a relationship with him. If he mentions one of you then I'm pulling him where I need.

She stormed out of the room, I could hear her footsteps all the way to the exit.
I was gonna be dealing with this for a long time.

Fury- what do you think?
Y/N- it's going to take time but I can do it.

It had been a couple hours since I last saw Bastian, I was letting him simmer for a while seeing if anything happened.
Y/N- I am so sorry, I got called into a meeting and the guy just went on and on, like he didn't shut up
Bastian- it's fine.
Y/N- I hope you don't mine, I brought my lunch with me.
Bastian- only if you share
Y/N- sure yeah, here.
He was hesitant at first to eat but after I took a couple of bites, he gave into the overwhelming hunger.

It had been 15 hours since he was taken into custody, I'd given him the night to sleep. Fury didn't want me to but this guy wouldn't react to being beaten or tortured, he needed something different.

It was a new morning and I was sat waiting for our guest, food and water on the table as he arrived
Bastian- Good Morning Agent
Y/N- hey Bastian, how'd you sleep?
Bastian- well, thank you
Y/N- awesome, so I was hoping we could write up the details of what happened to you?
Bastian- Ja
Y/N- hit me with it.

He slowly started talking, mentioning the Avengers by name which meant he had studied them but he kept avoiding Steve.
Y/N- at any point did you see Captain America?
Bastian- Ja, what a disappointment he is
Y/N- did they treat him like a bitch again?
Bastian- he was like a doll to them
Y/N- imagine being the greatest hero, such a big strong and tough man but really, he can't even stop a little women from pushing him around
Bastian- they hoped for better when making him
Y/N- I think we all did, if only the serum could've been structured to make him fearless
Bastian- adding in cortisol to the mixture would stabilise his fear allowing a stronger man to be born, it's what we've been doing

There it was. The start of what I needed.

The next few hours went quickly, he was giving us a lot of information without really noticing.
Y/N- have you ever fought a super soldier? Like they are horrid
Bastian- Ja, Manuel is a very good fighter
Y/N- did he beat you?
Bastian- he did indeed, his power is better than I've ever seen.

Finally. All I really needed was a name and we could link it back through the Hydra database.
I stood up, tapping my hand against the wall, guards rushing in and dragging Bastian out of the room.

Fury- well done Clarke, he gave us everything we needed.
Y/N- you're welcome, as it's 1am now I'm gonna head home and get some rest.

The compound was quiet, everyone asleep.
I checked on Mila and she was asleep, her favourite cuddly toy tucked under her arm. Nat's door was open as I walked past, she wasn't in her room.
Y/N- Friday, where is Romanoff?
Friday- she went out on a date and hasn't returned yet

A date? She hadn't told me anything about that. From the mess left in the playroom that meant Wanda and Pietro had been babysitting which was always a disaster.

I got changed, sleeping only in a pair of shorts and settled into bed. I thought I was making a breakthrough with Nat but I was obviously wrong.