The Winter Widow

Chapter 5

AURELIA NATALIE HEART

James made me take a shower. Natasha gave me some of her old clothes to use in the meantime but James said I had to shower. He turned it on for me and everything told me exactly what to use then Wanda came in giving me different products.

She said those she gave me were for girls and not use James products. James said he's going to take me to get clothes my size but Natasha's clothes aren't that big on me at all.

I'm just staring in the mirror at myself looking at the scars on my arms from my punishment from when I didn't listen or if I failed a mission most of them are from failed missions.

I have a lot more on my stomach and back not much on my legs though. "Aurelia?" I hear Natasha call for me as I walked out the bathroom.

"You okay?" She asked me as I gave her a nod. "I'm okay," I answered quietly. "Can I ask you something?" She asked me as I gave her a nod, it's not like I can say no to her anyway.

"Why don't you like getting your hair brushed?" She asked me as I stared at her. "You don't have to answer me love." She immediately said right after noticing my silence. I took a deep breath before speaking. "They used to cut my hair," I told her.

"They gave you haircuts?" She asked confused as I shook my head no. "They gave me punishments from when I wouldn't listen or fail at something. It was my fault I should've listened. They would do my hair for me and one day they cut it all off." I told her.

Only because maybe she'll understand I hope. "Oh love, that's horrible!" She said coming close to me as I took a step back. "Don't worry no one here will ever punish you okay? I can promise you no one will do anything against your own will." She said crouching down to my height.

I think all the testing from Hydra stopped my growth. But I could still grow hopefully. "Love, may I brush your hair? It is your decision, okay, everything from here on out is all your choice you have a say now and no one will ever take your choice away from you again."

I felt myself tear up but quickly blinked it away. I gave her a nod I just hope I'm not making a mistake on letting her brush it.

It has been three days since Wanda asked to brush my hair and I hadn't even let anyone touch it either.

"Come on we'll do it in the bathroom." She said as I walked into the bathroom with her behind me. She grabbed a brush from out of the drawer. "Sit on the counter love." She said as I climbed up on it. I'm a solid 5'4 right now I will grow more.

She started to detangle my hair starting with the bathroom. I let her brush my hair but I kept an eye on her making sure she wasn't going to cut it. I haven't brushed my hair in over a year now so it's pretty tangled from not brushing, ever since I grew it back out I hadn't let not one person touch it.

Even if it meant I got punished for it.

After what felt like forever Natasha finished. "All done." She said putting my hair on my right shoulder she braided it as well for me. "You look so beautiful, love." "Thank you, Natasha." She smiled at me.

"Of course anytime okay, if you want to do your hair or if you need help come to me I'll help you." I gave her a nod and got off the counter. "Let's go show Bucky." She said as I followed her out of the room.

We entered the kitchen where James was with everyone talking about something. "Look at you, you look beautiful!" Wanda told me. "Thank you." James turned and looked at me and smiled. "You brushed your hair!" James said shocked as I nodded my head.

"Natasha helped me," I told him as he looked up at her. "Thank you." He told her as she waved him off. "Are you hungry, dinner just got done?" Wanda asked me as I looked at James. "She'll eat." He answered for me as I sat down next to him.

"You don't have to ask for permission little doll, you can eat whenever you want okay?" I gave him a nod. "The test results haven't come in yet?" I asked him. "No, Bruce had to rerun them because something messed up in the system so it'll take another day." I gave him a nod.

"So Aurelia." A man called me as I looked over at him. "How old are you again?" He asked me. "15 sir," I told him as he stared at me. "You don't got to call them sir little doll," James told me. "Right sorry," I mumbled.

"Here's your food sweetie." Wanda placed the plate in front of me. It was white rice with some beans and meat. I ate my food in peace tuning out their conversations and just enjoying the food. James would quietly ask me if I was okay every now and then.

I finished my food as Wanda took my plate from me before I could place it in the sink. I'm so tired I don't know why before I was never this tired.

"I'm going to go the room now," I told James. "Okay, I'll be up in a little bit okay, I'm going to finish the conversation then I'll be up." I gave him a nod. I don't like sleeping alone because I get these horrible nightmares that feel so real.

"Goodnight," I announced out quickly regretting it. But soon they all told me goodnight which made me feel a little bit better. I walked back to the room got in bed and fell asleep.