•Night Angel•

CHAPTER - [ERROR]

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2009. 23:50. LOCATION: UNKNOWN.

-Is she here yet?.- Sophia asked as she walked inside the room. The agents around turned to look at her, but only one answered.

-No, ma'am. She's near. 15 minutes out, tops.- The agent answered and Sophia nodded.

-Keep me posted. When she arrives, tell me.- Sophia commanded and the agent nodded.

-Yes ma'am.- With that, Sophia walked out of the room.

As she was making her way to another room, she got a call. Pressing the answer button, she took it to her ear, her voice a little mocking.

-Aren't you supposed to be on a mission right now?.- Sophia asked with a small smile. A laugh sounded on the other side.

-Yeah, well, we're about to go inside. I just wanted to know how the mission was going. How's Romanoff doing?.- Michael's voice came through and Sophia came to a stop in front of a window.

The view was not even that clear. Their headquarters were an abandoned factory in the middle of nowhere. It was surrounded by trees and a mile and a half away from a driveway.

It was as silent as you could imagine and the only light outside was the moon.

Sophia sighed as she looked at the forest ahead of her.

-She's doing good. Extraction went smoothly, first trip successful, no setbacks. We're just waiting for her to come into territory and we'll make the second extraction.- Sophia said as she leaned on her side on the wall.

-The package?.- Michael asked and Sophia smiled.

-Package secured.- Sophia answered with a smile and she could almost feel Michael smile on the other side.

-Good.- He said and both of them fell silent.

It was one of the first conversations Sophia and Michael had since they started to speak normally again. It was still a little awkward, but they overcame it easily.

-How's your mission going with Barton?.- Sophia asked after a few seconds and Michael smiled.

-Well, besides him being a pain in the ass, we're good. We'll go inside in a few minutes.- Michael answered and Sophia nodded.

-Hey, don't talk about my best friend like that.- Sophia said with a laugh and she could almost feel Michael rolling his eyes.

-Of course you'd defend him.- Michael laughed.- Have you spoken to René?.- As difficult as it was to say the words, Michael said it.

He was trying to support and understand Sophia's choice of wanting to get to know René, no matter how difficult it was.

-Yeah, we uhm... We spoke a few minutes ago. I'll see him when I get back.- Sophia said and Michael nodded.

Without a lie, this was a tough moment for both agents. As much as Sophia and Michael had started to talk to each other again a little after her father's death, it was still weird. Especially because sometimes Michael could just spend days without even talking to her.

-That's good, yeah.- Michael said and Sophia squeezed her eyes shut. She took a deep breath and opened her eyes.

-I need to go, I gotta check on the mission.- Sophia said and Michael nodded, then remembered Sophia couldn't see him.

-Yeah, alright. Tell me when you're done.- Michael said and Sophia hummed in response.

-I will. Say hi to Barton from me.- Sophia said.