Why Does a Spider Kill?

Chapter 19

"Alright team listen up." Commanded Jack Morrison with urgency in his voice. Amelie and Lena had just about arrived to hear his speech about their next assignment. He tossed them both files and while Lena revised it to see what it was Amelie had already looked at it the night before. She didn't want to question how Gabriel got it first but the less she questioned it the safer she felt.

"We have information that there's going to be an attack on the Shambali monks in Nepal. We have to protect them." He said bringing up the temple on the holo-map. Zenyatta made a small robotic noise of distress while Genji grabbed his robotic teacher securely by the arm. Amelie looked guilty but stayed quite.

"I will protect my home." Said Genji who then held Zenyatta's hand to comfort him. Amelie felt bad that she was going to partially cause chaos there but nothing could be done about it now. Amelie looked down to see Lena grabbing her hand. She often said that if one couple in Overwatch was threated then the other couples should group up and support them. Amelie gripped it tighter than usual and gave Lena a small smile.

It was taking all of her will power not to cry in front of her.

"When do we depart?" Zenyatta asked.

"We have a carrier ready. We leave in 25 minutes." Jack replied seemingly leaving to go get his ammunition and anything else he might need. With the short time scale they had everyone was instantly up and about trying to get their weapons and make sure that they are working.

Lena was already rearing to go but Amelie was running around to try and get all of her things sorted. She found her purple visor and her biotic weapon given to her courtesy of Ana Amari. She had grown attached to it but she guessed she would be trading it in any day now for a real weapon. Something that would kill. As she was putting the strap on it she felt Lena grab her from behind in a big hug.

"Lena, how are you doing?" She smiled down at her. She was so innocent of the knowledge of what was going to happen. Like a naïve child.

"I'm fine Amelie. I can't wait to get out there." She released her from her grasp and then proceeded to be a show off and spin her pistols on her hands while moving fancifully. Lena was always one to show off her tricks at parties.

"I just want you to know I love you so much. I can't wait to see you out there." Lena didn't seem to see anything out of the ordinary, just her wife reminding her that she was in love but for Amelie it was so much more. It was like her real final parting words before she left her. She knew that they would be together again soon one day but it would kill her having to wait for it.

"Cheers. I can't wait to see you too. You don't have to come on missions anymore you know." Lena was still also partially afraid that Amelie was just coming on missions now because she was scared of losing her again and she didn't want to make her do anything she didn't want to. With one simple second long glance she could tell exactly what was going on through her wife's head.

"I know, I just like being close with you." Flirting. They only way to confuse Lena. She gave her a quick nibble on the ear and had completely melted Lena's mind.

Lena didn't know why Amelie seemed so loving today but she wasn't going to question it. She made the logical assumption that the danger possibly made Amelie feel alive so maybe she was obvious with her flirting. Either that or the fact that they were back to their nightly activities.

She got the overwhelming urge to let everyone know how perfect Amelie was and it just so happened that two agents just happened to walk in. "McCree, Ana, look at Amelie. She is the best wife in the whole world and I love her." She squished Amelie's cheeks together and both of the agents laughed while Amelie was turning a shade of crimson red from the embarrassment her wife was exposing her too.