The Angel Dressed In Black

Chapter Seven

Isa had been getting ready to go on her usual afternoon walk with Bucky when the sound of F.R.I.D.A.Y's voice made her stop what she had been doing.

"Miss Reed, Mr. Stark wanted me to tell you he needed you in the conference room immediately"

"Uh sure thing F.R.I.D.A.Y But what's wrong" Isa asked as she finished putting her shoes on.

"Apparently there was a sliver haired female at the gate demanding to see you, she was speaking in fluent Russian and all the guards caught before they called Mr. Stark were that she had to see The Arctic Viper. Mr. Stark had her brought straight in...." The AI said, though she barely got to finish what she was saying before Isa was practically racing out of her room. She didn't need the AI to tell her who it was, she already knew.

The second she reached the conference room that also was the debriefing room she saw her. Pacing on one side of the room was the one person she thought she would never see again. Most of the team was waiting on the other side of the room while Natasha had been standing in front of the pacing girl, speaking soothingly, even if it was in Russian. Isa wasted no more time and pushed the door open stepping into the room catching everyone's attention. Including the female in question.

"Изумрудный ты жив (Emerald you are alive)" Isa said in Russian locking eyes with the other girl.

At the sound of Isa's voice the silver haired girl stopped pacing, her body went ridged as she looked over at Isa. Tears pooled in the girls green eyes and before anyone knew what had happened she had thrown herself at Isa, collapsing into a pile of tears in Isa's arms. Isa stood there holding the other girl, soothing her the best she could while the rest of the team stared at them in shock. Only Natasha and Bucky knew what was said, and when Steve prodded one of them for a translation Nat had filled him in.

Once Isabelle had gotten the other girl to calm down; and moved over to the small couch on one side of the room, she had convinced her to speak in English so everyone else could understand. Holding tight to her Isa had looked over at the rest of the team, deciding to speak first.

"Sorry about that guys. This is Emerald, my old teammate." She said her arms still wrapped protectively around the other woman.

Emerald took a slow shaky breath before looking at all the other people in the room, offering them a small smile. She had heard of some of the people in this room, due to the fact that she had been trying to find Isa for the past six months. Tony spoke first, not looking up from the file screen in front of him right away.

"Ava Emerald Lynn only goes by Emerald or in the field Emerald Viper. Age 25, silver blonde hair green eyes, speaks fluent Russian, as well as Italian, French, German and Spanish. Partner in the field to Arctic Viper. Was on a solo mission in Japan at the time of the bombing at The Viper compound correct?" He looked up from the screen and directly at Emerald and Isabelle. "So what brings you here little lady"

"Well you are correct about me being in Japan when our home was blown up. When I got back and saw it gone I freaked, I took off to that hotel that Isa and I had stayed in, in Italy. At least until I could get my funds together and such. Then when I heard that Isa was here working for the Avengers I had to come see for myself" Emerald said wiping the tears from her eyes, straightening her spine as she spoke.

"An now that you are here, where are you staying сестра" Isa asked, calling Emerald her sister in Russian.

Emerald turned to look at Isabelle "Right now at a hotel in here in New York. I really didn't think of a permanent living place. My only thought was finding the only family member I had left." She said sheepishly, one of her shoulders rising slightly in a nervous shrug. Isa knew that move all too well, it was how Emerald acted around large groups of people she didn't know.