Burning Passions

Missions

I wake up to my phone going off, I groggily grab my phone and answer. 

"Hello"

"You need to get here. And if you know where Homelander is, we need him too," 

And with that Stillwell hangs up the phone. 

I sigh and put my phone back on my dresser. 

When I fully come to my senses I see that Homelander is deeply asleep, and his arm is wrapped around my stomach, pulling my back into his chest tightly.

I smile and lay there for a moment, putting my arm around his and relaxing, his breathing is calm, I turn and face him. 

His face is clean and his usual hardened expression is soft. He looks beautiful and at peace. I don't want to have to wake him but work is work. I turn back around and he pulls me closer in his sleep. I begin to rub his arm lightly and begin softly saying his name. He wakes slowly and nuzzles his face into my neck. 

"Five more minutes," he groans. 

I chuckle. 

"Alright five more minutes, but you get to deal with Stillwell then,"  I say. 

He groans louder and mumbles profanities under his breath as he stands up. I get up too and pick my suit up, Homelander goes into the living room to grab his, quickly throwing it on. I do the same. 

"Did you sleep okay?" I ask. 

He looks at me and smiles, a real smile. 

"That's the best I've slept in years," he replies.  

I smile at him and stretch a bit, relaxing my muscles, preparing for work. 

"You're more then welcome anytime Home," I say. 

He rushes towards me and embraces me in a hug, and I gasp in surprise before quickly returning his embrace. 

We break out of our embrace and we fly to the tower. 

When we arrive Homelander is called into one office with Maeve, and I'm called into another with Black Noir. 

"We need you two to break into this facility and destroy it, but there's people inside who need to be out of the building before you take it down. You'll know who they all are when you get inside, leave no one else alive but the assets," someone in a suit explains. 

Black Noir and I nod, and are given the location of this building, I shoot Noir a wink and he quickly looks away from me. I think, it's kinda difficult to tell. 

We head out to head to our mission, and I see Homelander flying away with Maeve. It must be serious. 

"Alright Noir, puts your arms around me and hold on tight, it'll be like a piggy back ride. But in the air," I explain. 

He looks at me and tilts his head to the side in confusion before he wraps his arms around my neck nice and tight. I take off into the air and head to our mission. 

"Everything okay back there? I know my hair kinda gets everywhere," I half shout. 

I can feel him nod his head yes. 

As we approach the location I land quietly in a tree nearby. He gets off and gives me a thumbs up that he's okay and we begin to asses the situation. This building looks, old. Almost abandoned even, if there wasn't lights on inside and armed men around to perimeter. 

"You get the ones on the left, I'll get the ones on the right. Meet back up on the roof when we're done?" I suggest. 

He nods his head and hops down, disappearing. I fly over and silently land on the roof of the building, assessing the amount of men on the right. There's one man alone on in the back, I drop down on top of him, covering his mouth with my hand before snapping his neck. I head over to the side of the building where there's two men talking, in a language I don't know. 

"Hi boys," I say. 

They go to raise there guns at me which I snatch out of there hands and melt. The one pulls out a knife and lunges at me, I grab his wrist with one hand and snap it, and I use my other hand to cover his mouth, which I proceed to also melt. The smell of melting and burning skin fills the air as he falls to the ground, his partner starts to run. I run behind him and jump up into him, taking the knife has partner had and I slit his throat. Red pouring out all over the place. I head to the front of the building quietly looking around the corner to the front, seeing the same two men from before. I sneak over and I take the knife from before, throwing it into the skull of the one farther away before the other can react I break his neck. I fly up to the roof, sitting on the edge, as I wait for Noir. I light a small flame in my hand and have it dance around my fingers. I hear light foot steps so I turn around to see Noir. 

"You good?" I say. 

He nods again. 

"Alrighty then, time to go see what all this fuss is all about,"