What The Shadows Hide ~ Natasha x female OC.

6.3. Сестра

Сестра (Sister)

It was almost pitch black around Costia, she could barley see her own hands. She formed a red ball of smoke with her hand, through the light it made she spotted Natasha just a few feet away from her. She was barely awake when the blonde reached her.

The water was warmer than Costia expected but that didn't mean it was warm. It felt like little needles were poking into her skin, it was really painful. She wasn't sure if she could swim all the way towards the safe land.

The shore was awafully far away but Costia forced herself to stay awake. Natasha and Costia swam close to each other, hoping they'd stay warmer this way. The way towards the shore didn't seem to get shorter, but instead it started raining. That wasn't really helping.

Costia let out a breath she didn't know she was holding when she finally felt the ground beneath her feet. She laid her arm around Natasha and together they stumbled out of the water painting heavily.

They fell down to the ground as soon as they made it out of the water. Natasha grabbed something out of her pocket, it were multiple vials. Each of them was filled which something that was glowing red, they were tied together with a black tie.

"Did we just... get kicked in the ass because of... this." Costia said, she was still breathing heavily. There was a piece of paper plugged in between the vials, Natasha sat up and carefully pulled it out.

"Oh, shit." Natasha cursed as she looked at it. "What is it?" the blonde asked as she sat up too. Natasha held the paper in Costias direction. It was a picture.

She took it from Natasha, it were two different pictures, in each of them were two children. Costia recognised them, the girl with blue hair was Natasha and the other one her sister Yelena.

"I think we need to go to that safe house in Budapest." Costia mumbled.

Natasha nodded.

"How do we get there?" Costia wondered.

"Train?"

"Well, how do we get to the train station. The car is kind of trashed, you know." Costia said as she laid back on the ground, swimming was really exhausting. Costia also still wasn't in top shape. She kept up her training since she came out of the prison but building the muscles back up demanded time.

Natasha laid back down too, they saw the moon between some clouds. "I don't know if this is a good idea." Costia thought out loud. "What if Ross finds us? What if it's a trap?"

"I don't think it is." Natasha said. "I have the other half of that picture." she said while holding it up, "Ross wouldn't be able to get this." she sighed.

"So... We're going to Budapest." Costia sighed. "I'm so looking forward towards the twenty eight hour train ride."

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2016, Budapest (one day later)

"Do you think Yelena will be there?" Costia asked as she looked out of the window from the train, her head was laying on Natashas shoulder. There was nothing but nature, no houses or other buildings. "I hope so. We need someone to explain to us what that red glowing stuff is." Natasha said, she was stroking her hand through Costias hair.

"Do you think we can trust her?" Costia wondered. But Natasha didn't know more than Costia did. Neither of them had seen Yelena since they left the Red Room, neither of them had checked up on her. "I hope so." Natasha sighed.

"Can I braid your hair?" the blonde asked as she lifted her head from Natashas shoulder. The redhead nodded, she knew it calmed Costia down.

The two ended up braiding each others hair, at least their hair was out of their faces now. "I don't even know what she looks like now." Costia realised. "She was like ten he last time I saw her. And that was when, fifteen years ago?"