For Them

Chapter Twelve: The Winter Soldier

"And who would that be?" He asked

"Peters father. The Winter Soldier." She said slowly

"Peters father is the Winter Soldier?" Nick asked

"Yes." She says

"And you know where he is? And you didn't think we should know this information?" Nick asks loudly

"I don't know exactly where he is. I just know someone who might. He trusts me. We had a bit of a relationship for a while." She explains

"Oh really? I wouldn't have guessed. The baby upstairs definitely doesn't give it away." Nick says sarcastically "The baby of a fucking murderer who killed Peggy Carter and Howard Stark. The same one that has killed multiple different SHIELD agents. The cold blooded killer who you know how to find and you didn't tell me"

"Look I don't need you to tell me that I fucked up ok. I know I did and we were never supposed to get together, but he's not bad. They just made him that way. He didn't want to do any of the things they made him do. So I'm not gonna sit here and let you talk bad about him. It's not his fault." She says angrily

"How isn't it his fault? He's the one who who rigged the bomb to blow up Stark's car not anyone else. That was him. So how are you going to sit here and tell me he's not bad?" Nick asks angrily

"I've killed people, so has Yelena. I've eliminated entire families and yet you took me in. Why is that different?" She asks

"Because you and Yelena are children. He's 18, he's a grown ass man who shouldn't be anywhere near you in the first place. We find him and get the information we need then he's being locked in The Raft and you're not seeing him anymore." Nick yells

"You have no idea what he's been through. He doesn't have a choice in what he does. And you can't tell me who I can and can't see. You don't even know him and when we find him and he's safe from Hydra I will see him whenever I want because Peter is his baby to and he deserves to know his kid." Nat yells at Nick before storming up the stairs

"You will do as I say. That's an order. Otherwise you and Yelena will have to be locked up with him. You joining forces with the Winter Soldier is not something we need right now. I don't give a fuck what you think of him, he is dangerous." Nick yells as she stomps away

She stays silent. She knows he scares people. That everyone just sees him as the Winter Soldier, the killing machine. But to her he has always just been James. From the first time they met he was there for her. Even when he knew he could get in trouble for doing so. She just wanted people to see what she saw in him. The good man he was before all the bad things that happened to him.

Kolkata, India

Nick, Yelena, Maria, Sharon, and Nat all walked along the streets of Kolkata, Natasha cradling Peter as she tries to block his face from the hot sun. She didn't want to leave him in America, in the custody of SHIELD agents, as she still didn't trust them, so she opted to just bring Peter with them. Which she was regretting now. He kept crying and always wanting to be fed or needing to be changed. Taking care of a baby is a lot of work and she didn't expect it to be this much.

The one adult, four teenagers, and one infant all tried to stay in the shadows the best they could as they searched for the address and old friend of Nats, Rick had given them of where the Winter Soldier might be staying.

After a long time of walking and Yelena complaining about how hot she was, they finally came up to the place. A wooden shack that seemed to be falling apart a bit. Most of the wood surrounding the area was rotting and looked as though it could break at any moment.