The Russian

Chapter Fifteen: Goodbye

We stood at the window, watching. Watching as they tried to save the life of Nick Fury. Amira say under the window playing with her Thor doll. It drove Steve crazy inside that Thor was her favorite avenger. I thought about Fury, and the day he changed me.

Natasha left me in the training room. Me and Amira have been here for three weeks. If I wasn't in Amira's hospital room, I was in the training room. It was the only thing that was familiar to me. Natasha has been trying to talk to me, but I can't open myself anymore. The last person I did that to died in my arms.

"I see you have been training." I look up to see the dark skinned man with the eyepatch and black trench coat. I look at the punching bag that was falling apart from my power from each blow. I shrug and look back at the ground. 

"IF you don't talk to us, we can't help you." He tells me. I scoff.

"I talk, you test." I spat at him. He kneeled to my level and looked me straight into my eyes, with his one eye.

"Agent Romanoff has been more than compliant to your and your sister's needs. We have kept you healthy. Why don't you trust us?" He asked.

"Because you can still toss us away." I mumble. He nods in understand ment then stands up. I can hear his knees cracking.

"I wanna make a promise to you." He says. I stand up to hear this promise. "I promise, you and your sister will always have a place here. This can be your home." 

I feel the tears in my eyes.

"Promise?" I ask him with shakiness in my voice.

"Promise."

The door opened and Natasha came running to the window. She was shocked. She held back tears holding her tough exterior. Amira didn't say hi to her because we told her she had to be silent.

"Is he gonna make it?"Tash asks.

"I don't know." Steve admitted.

"Tell me about the shooter." Tash ordered.

"He is fast, strong. Had a metal arm." Steve tells her.

"зима." (Winter) I tell Tash. Her eyes widen. Tash has met the solider, but doesn't know about his connection with Amira. Hill stepped closer to the window.

"Ballistics?" Natasha asked.

"Three slugs." Hill told her. "No rifle and completely untraceable."

"Soviet made?"

"Yeah." Hill looks at her confused, on how she knew that. That's when the beeping started. His heart was giving out. They brought over the machine to shock you back to life, and with each shock, his memory hit.

CLEAR!

I promise you and your sister will always have a place here. A home.

CLEAR!

We want you to become an Avenger

CLEAR!

You're a good kid Mika. Don't let your past change that.

CLEAR!

The doctors examine him, only to stop working. We knew what it ment. Nick Fury was Dead. Steve walked away from the window as Natasha held back tears. Hill was crying silently. I watched Amira go to Steve and he picked her up. She was crying, she knew Mr. Fury was gone.

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Steve stood back with Amira, as me and Tash said our goodbyes to Fury. I watch Natasha shed tears she never let fall. Tash was close with him, he brought her back from a red life. Fury gave her a chance, just like me. He was the only father figure I had, tried to keep me in line. Didn't work but he tried.I stared at his lifeless body with a hundred different things running through my head.

What was on this flash drive? Why Did he give it to me and Steve? Who was not SHEILD? He said trust no one, does that included Tash?

"Natasha, Mika." Steve called. He was still holding Amira. He was calling us for them to take him. Tash placed a hand on his head then bolted out the door. I took Amira, then me and Steve went after her.

"Natasha!" Steve called to her. She turns to face us.

"Why was Fury in your apartment?" She asked. I look at Steve for his awnser. Was he going to lie or tell her the truth.

"I don't know." He told her.

"Cap!" We turn to see Rulemo. "They want you and Shadow back at SHEILD."

"Okay, just give us a minute."

"They want you now." He demands. I was about to snap at him.

"Okay." Steve says more sternly. As he walks away, We turn back to Tash.

"Can you take Amira?" I ask her. Tash nods and opens her arms out to Amira. Amira leaps into them. We start to walk away when Tash calls us.

"Steve. You're a terrible liar." And then walks away with Amira. I look at Steve, then at his pocket that held the flash drive. He looks at the vending machine and looks back at me. Behind the gum, he hides the flash drive. It was stupid, but it worked.

Now to go see what the hell SHEILD wanted.