Natasha Romanoff: Killer of men, Lover of women

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"Wait!" I sat up from my position lying on Iris' lap.

I turned to face her and she looked at me confused, waiting for me to explain myself.

"The agency that made you, Taura, they're enemies of Scorpia right?" I asked hopefully.

"Yes..." she sounded unsure.

"I'm still technically an assassin, so what if I went to Taura and offered to take down Scorpia for them for a large sum of money? That way, we can eliminate Scorpia, and get enough money so that neither of us have to work again if we don't want to! And then, after Scorpia, we can use Taura's trust as an advantage and take them down too as revenge for all the shit they put you through!" I almost jumped up and down in excitement for my new idea. This could work!

"Nat, Taura are dangerous, you don't know what they're capable of. And they'll recognise me in a second and lock me away." Iris sighed, dipping her head sadly.

"I can handle them, and don't worry, I'm not letting you go anywhere near them unless it's to slit their throats."

"Even so, it still feels like a lot of work and you won't at all be safe."

"I can heal myself, remember?" I smirked.
"And besides, we'll plan it out perfectly so that nothing can go wrong." I assured her, taking her hand in mine and brushing my thumbs over her knuckles soothingly.

"I just don't want to lose you." She sighed, looking down at our hands.

I moved my head forwards so it was millimetres away from hers. Feeling my breath on her skin, she looked up to me, her own breath catching in her throat.

"I'm not going anywhere My Love." I husked, kissing along her jawline to her mouth. I took her lips between mine, the sweet, soft feeling sending shivers down my spine, but at the same time, filling me with warmth.

"Ok" she breathed as we pulled away.
"Let's do it."

***

I stood in front of Iris, gazing into her worried purple eyes as my hands held still her trembling ones.

"It'll be alright Iris, I'll be in and out, don't you worry." I reassured her, placing a kiss on her cheek.

"If you're sure. I'll be right here." she sighed, patting the seat of the motorcycle next to her.

We'd arrived in England that morning, not planning on staying long. I was to visit Taura, offer to assassinate Scorpion for a generous price, and then return to Paris to finish this, once and for all.

I smiled warmly, pecking my love on the cheek again, before turning towards Taura's base.

"You call that a goodbye kiss?"

I turned back to see Iris smirking at me. I rushed towards her and took her lips between mine, pouring all the affection and love I had for her into it. She hummed, gripping my waist tightly, as though she never wanted to let go.

"I'm never going to say goodbye to you Iris. It seems too, for ever. How about we say this instead? See ya in a minute." I proposed, tucking a stray piece of hair behind her ear.

"Yeah. See ya in a minute." she nodded, letting me go.

I walked away quickly, not giving either one of us time to panic.

Everything is going to be fine, Natasha.

As I stepped through the doors, just as in Scorpia, a group of guards escorted me through the building. However, they had only three.

It made sense, they had no reason not to trust me. Fools.

I was brought, as per my request, to the head of Taura. He went by Toro, the Spanish word for Bull, which fitted him perfectly.