Natalia's POV
Early January 1997
I wake up to the sound of the alarm.
Madame B comes and unlocks our cuffs.
To prevent escapees.
A few weeks ago, Anastasia tried to escape. She nearly succeeded but was caught by the guard. The next morning, during practice, Ivan, our master, killed Anastasia in front of us as a lesson, to teach us not to escape.
I watched them dump her body.
Katina trips me as I walk by and nearly succeeded.
But I'm not letting something this stupid make me fall.
I glare back at her. She smirks.
I'm different from the other girls. They have all gotten grouped up. I don't for what reason though. When we are about to graduate, we'll have to fight each other. I might as well do it without guilt about killing my friend.
I reach the training room and see someone.
This 'someone is tall, muscular, and looks sturdy. He has a metal arm.
But his steel, blue eyes have me captivated.
My heart rises with a feeling I shouldn't have.
Love is weak.
Love is deadly.
"Студенчество! He is our new instructor, the Winter Soldier." Ivan speaks out, sharp and clear.
The Winter Soldier
Ivan leaves the room, leaving us with him.
He analyses all the girls. I feel the heat rising off my body as I feel him looking at me.
"Inessa and Viktoria
Natalia and Katina"
He speaks in a strong, deep voice that attracts a lot of attention.
A beautiful voice.
Inessa is stronger than Viktoria, so it will be a small fight.
Katina is one of the strongest and she knows it.
This is going to hurt.
Inessa and Viktoria start, and as I predicted, Viktoria was on the floor in minutes.
Inessa looks at Ivan, who came back to see our fights.
He nods.
She gets Viktoria in a headlock and snaps her neck.
I watched as she fell.
Will I be Viktoria, dead on the floor?
Or will I be Inessa, standing in victory?
I don't know.
I stand in a defensive position.
Katina stands in an attack position.
She always attacks first, she always does.
She lunges for my stomach and I block her and dig my elbow into her back. She then pulls onto my hair, and I scream into my teeth as I pull her elbow back. She screams as I kick her ribs with all my strength. She falls onto the ground and signals for the fight to end. Ivan signals me to stop.
I was confused. Wasn't he going to make me kill her, the same way he told Inessa to kill Viktoria?
I leave her on the floor and stand there.
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The Ghost Warrior
FanfictionMy greatest fear is that people will see me the way I see myself. The names and lives I lived. One can run far from a mistake. The guilt. The pain. But you can't escape them. They are like scars, faded with time, yet etched. ***********************...
