TROUBLE, mcu

natasha + yelena prologue

NATASHA hated the red room. But for now, she was free in Ohio. She was able to ride her bike, make friends, and be free. She loved feeling free. Even if it was just temporary She was currently riding her bike home to see her "little sister."

"Hey, nat!" She passed by 3 kids playing on a tire swing. They waved Natasha waved back. Once she was back at her home, she walked to her backward doing her secret whistle. She heard the whistle back.

Natasha started to jog to her as she saw Yelena in a backbend so she joined her.

"We're both upsidedown." Yelena smiled at her older sister.

"And I bet you're gonna fall first," Natasha stated in a matter-of-fact tone.

"No, you will," Yelena denied while she moved towards Natasha, "you can't hold it much longer" Natasha made a silly face making Yelena fall.

Natasha stood up. "I told you you'd fall first!" Yelena went running after her before she fell and hurt her knee.

"Mommy" Yelena called While Yelena was crying in Natasha's arms, Melina came in and settled her onto the ground.

"What happened?" She asked.

"She fell on her knee," Natasha explained.

"Oh, you bump your knee?" Melina asked Yelena. She nodded.

"Oh... Kiss it better. There we go," she kissed her knee and shushed Yelena's sobbed, "Oh, come on little one. Get up. You're okay. Come on. You're a brave girl. Your pain only makes you stronger." as they started to walk around, "Right, you?"

"Yeah," Yelena said.

"Yeah?" Melina repeated her.

"Look! Forest stars." Yelena pointed at lightning bugs.

"Yeah. You know what? Those are actually part of the Lampyridae family. And the glow, the glow that you see, that comes from a chemical reaction called... bioluminescence. Come on, time for dinner." Melina explained to the duo.

"Bio-goomin-pheasants?" Yelena tried to pronounce the word but failed.

"Bio-goomin-pheasants." That's right." She repeated Yelena's pronunciation.

"Dinner! Come on, dinner, big girl!" She called for Natasha.

"I want mac and cheese," Yelena complained when they made it inside. Melina turned to her.

"Oh, you want mac and cheese? Okay. Well, I want... caviar and champagne. Grab the napkins. You take this. Thank you. Oh, would you grab the ranch dressing for Dad?"

"Okay." Natasha complied while Yelena grabbed the napkins.

They started setting the table "Green beans are my favorite vegetable." Yelena commented. They heard a distant thud, notifying Melina.

"Dad's home!" She called. He walked in and was acting strange.

"Hey dad" Natasha waved to him, but he didn't seem to care. "Hey baby" he patted Natasha's head before pushing her away to grab a beer. The girls sat down while Alexei went to look out the window and sighed.

Melina noticed. "Everything okay?" She asked. He didn't respond but turned to give her a look.

"How was everyone's day?" He asked instead of answering her question. He knew that she knew what was about to happen. Yelena started to talk about her day, but no one seemed to be listening to her except Natasha.

Melina stood up and went to the hallway outside of the dining room. Alexei followed her there.

"No" she wanted to deny but he nodded. "How much time do we have?" She asked, a Russian accent coming out.