𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍
❝ I really, really hate you. ❞
the time when a russian spy
lands a job at S.H.I.E.L.D...
... then gets arrested with
three other agents for a crime
they...
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━━ TONY AND THE AGENTS WORKED FOR THREE DAYS, occasionally stopping for breaks. Still, they continuously fell short. The sneakiest agents, Natasha and Clint, even risked their freedom and scoured New York, looking for any clues that could lead to HYDRA. Still, they found absolutely nothing.
On the fourth day, Clint pulled Xiomara into his room with a grave expression on his face. "There's something wrong." He shared bluntly, his skin pale as his hands trembled. "I don't know what though."
"Reiterate real quick?" Xiomara watched as Clint paced around anxiously.
"When Fury, Tony, and I were talking a few days ago, something about Fury was off. I can't name it, but he had a look in his eye that I just... I can't place it. But something was really wrong. I don't have a good feeling about it."
"Well, you know that I hate to say this, but we can't just attack our boss without any proof. We can't get ourselves fired based on how you feel." She explained calmly, though she hated to disagree with her friend. She sat on the foot of his bed as he continued to pace around.
"I asked if I could call Laura and the kids," Fear hid behind his eyes, which scared the woman. Clint rarely showed his apprehension, so the fact that she could see it meant that this was truly troubling him. "His eye twitched. It was very slight, but his eye twitched."
"It's an eye. Eyes twitch sometimes."
"Xi, no. It wasn't like that." He glared at the tanned woman before calming himself. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This is just... it's stressful. He seemed angry that I wanted to speak to my family. He never did that before."
"Look, if you seriously believe that there's something wrong with Fury, then I believe you. However, we can't go in blind. You could be wrong and- and paranoid." Xiomara repeated, keeping her calm. Two unnerved agents wouldn't be good for anyone. "I wish we could, though."
"Look, just-" Clint closed his eyes momentarily before returning his attention to Xiomara. "Look out for anything odd. And don't tell anyone about this."
"Why'd you tell me, Clint? Why not Maria or something?"
"Maria would look at me like I'm crazy. I knew that you'd understand and keep it to yourself. You'll keep it to yourself, right?"
"I will. I promise."
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While Clint and Xiomara held their secret meeting, Natasha took the time to confront Maria. "You keep saying that Xiomara and I are in love. That's not true." Natasha confirmed with a hard glare. "I've known you all for, what, a week? What Disney princess do you mistake me for?"
