W A N D A x N A T A S H A - R E D

42. I promise you

POV Natasha

'The kid..' Fury says as he stands up. I feel my heart beat in my throat.

'What do you know Romanoff?' Fury sits down at the edge of his desk and crosses his arms.

'I don't know much..' I say while looking at him.

'You knew his mother better than we did.' Fury speaks.

'I did.' I say slowly. 'But I told you everything on the phone already.' 
In my head I sigh. I don't feel like talking about Quinn anymore. I want to close the case, and never have any thought about her again.

'Romanoff...' Fury starts, but he's been interrupted by the door that opens behind us.

'Sir.' I look into the face of Maria, she holds documents that she hands over to Fury.

'Maria!' I hear Wanda say. Her enthusiasm irritates me somehow, I just don't want her near Maria after everything that happened.

'Good to see you, how are you?' Wanda asks. Her genuine way of asking makes me realize how empathic she is. She's always so concerned about everyone, always thinking about the needs of somebody else. I love that about her. Even tough it's Hill she's concerned about...

'I'm good. I recovered almost completely, just working half days and night shifts, but I'm going back in the field when I'm ready. But for now..' with her head she points at the papers. '..office job.'
Wanda smiles as she says: 'Bet they're happy you help them there.'

Maria chuckles. 'Yes, but I can't wait to go back.'

'Thanks, Hill.' Fury nods while he looks at the documents. 'Enlighten us please.'

Maria clears her throat. 'Otis Demeroy. 10 years.' Maria starts while she sits on the desk next to Fury. 'The boy is raised in the APS, by his mother Quinten Demeroy. We had to search extremely well to find anything anywhere about those two. But secret files of the prison made it clear what was going on.'

She crosses her arms and looks at us. 'The boy possesses the same power as his mother, they both perform dark magic that's been damn evil if you ask me.'

She grabs the papers out of Fury's hands. She leafs through the documents and stops when she encounters a picture.

She turns it around.

We look at Otis, who stands before a couple of people lying on the ground. All their veins are black as his eyes are too. The image is scary, mostly because it makes clear that this evil looking 10-year old killed all of the adults on the image.

'Is that..' Wanda starts but she doesn't finish her sentence.

Maria nods. 'He killed hundreds by order of his mother. His powers are the reason he lived in a protection cell. He can kill people easily, if he turns his magic on and his dark eyes take over, he can kill by just a touch. The boy is also able to see memories and is highly intelligent. His IQ is 'out of this world' so is described in one of the reports.'

I knew it. This child is just as dangerous as his mother.

'The boy is being evaluated now by Bruce and Tony, we need to keep him here. He can't go to Child Protection or some residence, he's way too dangerous for that.' Maria goes on.

She than clears her throat and turns the next page. 'There are more pictures, I want you to know that.' Maria looks specifically at me. I grab the papers and open it. I swallow when I see a picture of me and Quinn, we both smile brightly. Quinn in her uniform of the APS. I wear my suit. My hair was long back then, it's braided and falls over my shoulders.