Double Agent (Fem Reader X Tony Stark)

Chapter 19 - Nick

Late tonight I received a call that Nick was in surgery...he was attacked in Steve's apartment.

I rush into the room and stand next to Steve as I watch the doctors operating. "Is he gonna make it?"

"I don't know." Steve whispers.

"Tell me about the shooter." I say.

"He's fast. Strong. Had a metal arm."

I frown as I think of one person who could of done this....someone who Nat had crossed years ago, "Ballistics?" I ask as Maria walks in.

"Three slugs, no rifling. Completely untraceable."

"Soviet-made." I nod.

"Yeah."

"He's in V-tach. Crash cart coming in." Nick starts to flatline.

"Nurse, help me with the drape. BP's dropping. Defibrillator! I want you to charge him at 100."

"Don't do this to me, Nick." I whisper. Tears sting my eyes as they shock him over and over. "Don't do this to me, Nick....Don't do this to me."

He was gone.

I walk into a private room and stand in front of Nick's body. I stare down at him and softly place my hand on his head. A sob escapes my lips as I feel how cold he already was. Steve walks in and stands behind me.

"I need to take him." Maria whispers as she walks in behind us.

Steve walks up to me and softly puts a hand on my shoulder.
"Y/N." I look back down at Nick and shove past Steve and make my way into the hall. "Y/N!" Steve chases me.

"Why was Fury in your apartment?" I spin around angrily.

"I don't know."

"Cap, they want you back at Shield." Rumlow says behind Steve.

"Yeah, give me a second."

"They want you now." Rumlow insists.

Steve turns angrily. "Okay."

I shake my head, "You're a terrible liar." I spin on my heels and walk out. When I get into my car, I fully break down. Sobbing as I rest my head against the steering wheel. I then pull my phone out and call Nat...but after two rings the call ends.  I then call Tony, only to be sent to voicemail. "Tony....I really need you right now....please call me when you get a chance." I hang up and throw my phone aside.

I go home and take a long shower, thinking about Nick.

Then it hit me....the flash drive.

I wrap my towel around me and pull out my laptop, hacking into the hospital security cameras. It was clear that Nick's assassination had something to do with that flash drive....but what was on it?

I smile as I see myself walking off on camera, then of Steve putting something in the vending machine. "Gotcha."

I change into a hoodie and jeans, buying all the gum to get the flash drive. About five minutes later Steve arrives and stares at the vending machine.

I step behind him and pop a bubble in my gum, causing him to turn and stare at me. He suddenly grabs me and pushes me into the room behind me, pushing me against the wall.

"Where is it?"

"Safe." I nod.

"Do better."

"Where did you get it?" I ask.

"Why would I tell you?"

"Fury gave it to you. Why?" I tilt my head.

"What's on it?"

"I don't know." I shrug.

"Stop lying." He grips my shoulders.

"I only act like I know everything, Rogers." I roll my eyes.

"I bet you knew Fury hired the pirates, didn't you?"

"Well, it makes sense. The ship was dirty, Fury needed a way in, so do you." I nod.

"I'm not gonna ask you again."

"I know who killed Fury....Most of the intelligence community doesn't believe he exists. The ones that do call him the Winter Soldier. He's credited with over two dozen assassinations in the last 50 years." I say.

"So he's a ghost story."

"Five years ago, Natasha was escorting a nuclear engineer out of Iran. Somebody shot out her tires near Odessa. They lost control, went straight over a cliff. Nat pulled them out.... But the Winter Soldier was there. She was covering the engineer....so he shot him straight through her. Soviet slug. No rifling." I say. "Going after him is a dead end. I know, We've tried. Like you said, he's a ghost story." I hold up the drive.

Steve grabs the drive and steps back. "Well, let's find out what the ghost wants."