The Russian

Chapter Eleven: Pep Talk

Steve went straight to Fury, but I went home to get Amira. I knew she would be waiting for us. I knock on the old apartment door, to have a woman with poofed up blond hair and a dress from the fifties.

"Hello Mika, Ready to get little Amira?" Mrs Lolli asked.

"Yeah. Is Tyler home?" I ask her. I needed to talk to my best friend.

"He sure is!" She says with a tooth smile. "I'll send him over with Amira." She turns to go get him and Amira. I lean against the tan walls of the worn apartment building. I close my eyes and hit my head against the hard wall. I need to talk to Tyler.

"MIKA!!!!" I turn and see little blonde Amira running to me. She throws her body at me, and when she smacks into my torso, I stumble back. I smile and hug my baby sister.

"She missed you." I look up to my blonde friend. He was leaning against the door is his long sleeved shirt. "Heard you were looking for me."

"Nice to see you too Ty." I say as I give him a tight hug. He chuckles and hugs me back. I let go and he puts an arm around my shoulders.

"Lets go home." He says with a smile. Amira runs to the elevator to push the button first. We get it the rickety old elevator and head to our floor.

"Where is Steve?" Amira asks. Usually Steve comes and gets her from Mrs. Lolli's. She gets so excited when she sees him. It was too cute.

"He is talking to Mr. Fury right now. He will be back in a bit." I tell her. She looks disappointed but when the bell dings at our floor, she runs to our apartment with excitement. I have no clue how that girl has so much energy. I unlock the door, and Amira runs straight to the bedroom.

"Amira? Me and Tyler are gonna be on the fire escape. You good by yourself?" I ask her.

"Yup! I'm gonna make a card for Steve!" She says with a large smile.

"Okay but no more glitter." I chuckle. I head over to the window and open it. I crawl out of it and Tyler follows. I close it behind me and take out my pack.

"You got an extra?" Tyler asks. I roll my eyes and give him one. I put one in my mouth and Tyler snaps his fingers. A flame appears above his fingers and lights my cigarette.

Tyler is like me. He has abilities, except his is fire. Unlike me, he was born with it. When he showed me and thats when we became close. We tell each other everything, because we get it. The feeling of being different, the feeling of being a freak.

"So whats up? You seem off." Tyler says as smoke leaves his mouth from the stick. I sigh and run a had through my hair.

"Ty, I.....I did something that scared the hell out of me....." I tell him.

"Can't be that bad." He says but I shake my head.

"I was on a mission and the guy was getting away. I grabbed him and started to turn his mind against him. I enjoyed him screaming in agony.......and My fingers started to turn black....." I tell him. I stared at my feet.

"Oh.....what did you do to his head?" He asked.

"I made his nightmares a reality. Made him scream in pain from his mind being demented. I.....I turned into a monster." I tell him. He lofts my chin up so I look at him.

"Bullshit, I don't accept that. Mik, you aren't a monster. You just lost control for a bit. It happens, you just have to be prepared for next time." Tyler says. He was always here for me, no matter what. I give him a light smile. "How are your nightmares?" he asks as he takes another drag.

"Worse." Not only am I having my own nightmares, I have Loki and Steve's nightmares. Plus everyone I have used my power on, I see them torturing me or Amira. I just stop trying to sleep now. I inhale the last of my cigarette, then chuck the butt into the world. the window opens and Steve pokes out. There was glitter in his hair. Me and Tyler start to die in laughter.

"I'm glad you find this funny." He says with a smile.

"I told her not to use it." I laugh. He shakes his head and looks at Tyler.

"Mind if I steal her?" He asks and Ty just shrugs. 

"Your girl Cap." Ty says with a smirk then turns to me. "See you later Shadow." He gives me a kiss on the cheek then climbs up the fire escape to his apartment. Steve starts to grin.

"And Natasha tries to set me up, but I see those eyes." Steve smirks. I roll my eyes and push him away from the window, so I could climb in. 

"Shut up. It's not like that." I tell him.

"Okay, just for future reference. He is supposed the man of the house before taking a girl out." Steve says with a smile.

"Oh your the man on of the house now?" I say while crossing my arms. I look at his glittery hair. "Totally the man."

"Get dressed and get Amira ready. After I get this crap out of my hair, we are going to the museum." Steve says as he heads to the bathroom.

"We putting you there finally?!" I shout and joke. He waves his hand to motion me to go away. I chuckle and go get changed.

Time for an adventure.