The Angel

Blackwidow 4

Yelena placed everything down on the counter, still talking to Nat. "Why do you always do that thing"
"Do what"
"That thing you do when you're fighting. The... like, the... this thing that you do when you whip your hair when you're fighting with the arm and the hair. And you do" yelena says mimicking Nat posing.
"A fighting pose" I finished off.
"It's a fighting pose, you're a total poser" yelena saying, us both chuckling
"I'm not a poser"
"Oh, come on. I mean, they're great poses, but it does look like you think everyone is looking at you,like, all the time"
"Well. All that time I spent posing  I was actually trying to do something good to make up for all the pain and the suffering we caused. Trying to be more than just a trained killer"
"Why do you always turn a joke into something so serious Nat." I said

"Well, then you were fooling yourself because pain and suffering is everyday and we are both still trained killers. Except I'm not the one on the cover of a magazine. I'm not the killer that little girls get to call their hero."

Yelena left, me following behind leaving Nat to pay for everything.
It was late at night when Nat brought us out beer and I started to help yelena tend to her wound. I put alcohol on the wound as yelena started talking about the gas. "That gas, the counteragent, it was synthesised in secret by an older widow from melina's generation. I was on a mission to retrieve it and she exposed me and I killed the widow that freed me."
"Did you have a choice"
"What you experienced was psychological conditioning. I'm talking about chemically altering brain functions. They're two completely different things. You're fully conscious but you don't know which part is you. I'm still not sure"

"Is that all there is left"
"It's the only thing that can stop dreykov and his network of widows. He takes more everyday. Children who don't have anyone to protect them. Just like us when we were small. Maybe one in twenty survives training, becomes a widow the rest he kills. To him we are just things. Weapons with no face that he can just throw away. Because there is always more. And no one's even looking for him thanks to you and Alexei."
"Alexei"
"Who's Alexei" I say as I finish up.
"Dad"

"Did you ever look for your parents. Your real ones."
"Well my mum abandoned me in the street like garbage"
"What about you"
"They destroyed my birth certificate so I reinvented it. My parents still live in ohio. My sister moved out west."
"Is that right"
"You're a science teacher. You're working part time though, especially after you had your son. Your husband has renovates houses."
"That is not my story."
"What is your story."
"I never let myself be alone long enough to think about it"

"What about you" yelena asks me
"I got parents haven't seen them for sixteen years, got an older sister. Aunt she died not to long ago but I couldn't make the funeral."
"How old are you"
"22"

We left that topic and started talking about some other things. "Did you ever wish for kids. I want a dog."
"Where you gonna go"
"Don't know. I don't really have anywhere to go back to, so I guess anywhere. Dont"
"Don't what"
"You're going to give me some big hero speech. I can feel it"
"Speeches aren't really my thing"
"Huh"
"It was more like an invitation"
"Yo go to the red room and kill dreykov"
"Yeah"
"Even though the red room is impossible to find and dreykov is too slippery to kill."
"Yeah"
"That sounds like a shit load of work"
"Yup. Could be fun though."
"Yup" yelena said popping the 'p'.

"I saw where he put the keys"
"Top drawer, green cabinet"

We started driving to our next location which Nat would not tell me where. "You know this is the first price of clothing I've ever brought for myself."
"That"
"Yeah, you don't like it"
"I love it" I told her.
"Thank you"
"Is that like a... is it like a army surplus, or..."
"Okay it has alot of pockets. But I use them all the time, and I made some of my own modifications. Whatever. Shut up. The point is, I've never... I've never had control over my life before, and now I do. I want to do things."
"I like your vest"
"I knew it. I knew you did. It's so cool right."
"It's good. Yes. I like it"
"And you could put so much stuff in there. You wouldn't even know. I really don't know where the red room is though. I'm sorry"
"I know. But I think I now somebody who does."
"Oh yeah, who"
"We're gonna need a jet"

We arrived at a field to be met by Rick. "I said we needed a jet."
"Yeah, you know what you didn't give me. Time. Or mony, I'm not made of jets."
"I thought you were supposed to be the best. Like a real pro"
"Oh, I beg your pardon, tsarina. Was the free flat and lifetime supply of kissel not to your liking"
"Ha"
"Don't let her wind you up"
"No I take exception to impugning my professionalism."
"Well you did set us up with a generator that crapped out after six hours" I told him
"You, too, tag team"
"Aww, he's sensitive. See why you keep him around."
"Where's the rest"

Rick brought out a bag and unzipped it "violà"
Yelena picked up a wrapped piece 9f food. "Oh, I stashed that like five years ago. How is it"
"It's dry. Really dry"

Yelena got into the helicopter me walking in after her.

"You know you're getting dangerously close to running out your tab. Supplies I can tally, but you bring me attention from the authorities, all my prices go up"
"What's that supposed to mean"
"Your mate, secretary Ross, has been sniffing around my affairs to the point I've got contacts declining my calls. I'm a private contractor"
"You are sensitive"
"You're a very annoying individual"

"I'll make it up to you"
"That's what you say everytime"

As they were still talking me and yelena were having our own talk.
"So when did you meet Nat" she glared at me.
"Um, not that long ago actually. Why"
"Just want to make sure she is safe with you"
"Well she is safe. But I was thinking after all this, I don't think I want to go with Nat"
"Then where are you gonna go"
"Not sure. Travel the world maybe. I've ran around countries alot but I've got a chance to breathe it all in"

We heard the door close as Nat entered. "Come on people put on your suits"
"Can I wear my own suit"
"Sure we only have two suits any way. Here yelena."
"Wow you're the Angel. That's so cool"

Me and Nat both looked at each other. " How do you know them"
"They're basically famous in the red room. The one thing I can remember is dreykov being really scared of them."