Assasin Love

Free For Once

A/n kind of associated with the last chapter.

It was a cold Russian night. Natalia was getting ready for her "date" with James. He was going to take out to have some fun and finally be free to do whatever they wanted. She was lucky to have her own bedroom, so no one could see what she was doing. But it wasn't easy to get it. You had to earn it. That's how the Red Room works; to get what you wanted, you need to work for it, and sometimes it included death of another.

She put on an elegant, but comfortable dress, that she once wore on a mission. It was an emerald green 3/4 dress. It suited very well to her green eyes and fiery read hair. She jumped out of her window and climbed up to James's room. He was, as usual, in his winter soldier outfit. His pockets were packed with guns in case anything happened.

They quietly climbed out of the window and left the building. It was roughly 3 am, so everyone was asleep. They ran a long distance till they were finally far enough from the academy.
Hiding in an alleyway, Natalia couldn't contain herself anymore and jumped into James's arms. She took him by surprise, but quickly composed himself and twirled her in the air. That was when they heard a snapping noise next to them. On full alert, they turned around cautiously, only to be met with an old man in his 70's. He smiled at them innocently, holding a camera. They let out a breath they didn't even know they were holding.
"Извините, если я вас поразил, но вы напомнили мне о моей жене и мне, прежде чем она скончалась.  Должен был сфотографировать вас двоих, потому что вы выглядели так красиво вместе. Вот если хочешь. Я больше не буду тебя беспокоить, спокойной ночи." I'm sorry if i startled you, but you reminded me of my wife and i before she passed away. I had to take a picture of you two, because you looked so beautiful together. Here it is if you want it. I wont bother you anymore, have a goodnight.
"Большое спасибо" Thank you very much
He smiled in return and gave them the Polaroid pictures. They truly looked beautiful. Natalia's hair flowed around her head like a halo and her dress flew all around her. They both had the biggest grins on their faces and for them that was the most unique thing about the picture. They never smiled; only on missions. But even then they weren't sincere. The snow around them added the magical touch of the picture.
"Wow" Natalia whispered.
"Yeah" James agreed. "But now we're going to the place I promised we'd go to."
"Which is?"
"Well doll" he knew she didn't like it when he called her that. "That is for me to know and for you to find out."
"Ok, then let's get going."
They arrived to the "secret place" which turned out to be a fun fair for adults only. They both had a go at throwing darts and shot every one. As a reward, they won a shot of vodka each. Natalia only had alcohol on missions, which happened once every few months. She squinted her eyes from the strength of the drink, but enjoyed it anyway.

Unfortunately, it was time for them to go back to the academy, but they didn't mind. Once they climbed into Natalia's bedroom, they took the pictures out and admired them once again. Luckily, the old man took two pictures so James could have one and so could Natalia. They kissed each other goodnight and went to sleep for another tough day in the academy.             
The reason why they weren't allowed to be in love, was because it was banned in the red room. To them love was a weakness, it would get you distracted during a mission or day to day life. But with them it was the other way around. Love is a strength, not a weakness. It didn't lower them down, it rose them up. Because love was on their side and they will forever be in love.

Even now, James at age 97 still loves his wife. She may be dead, but that would never stop him loving her. Till this day he misses her, but he knows that he will visit her in not a long time. He decided to go back in time as did Steve and live his life in peace with Natalia aka Natasha. Though it was impossible to change her past with the red room and the sterilization, they still managed to adopt children. Then they had grandchildren and soon expecting their 3rd greatgrandchild. He couldn't be more thankful for the life he had with his family, but would like to join his wife in heaven-if there even is such a thing. He thought of commuting suicide a few times, but thought other way. If Natasha couldn't live, then he had to live for her. And that was when he passed away, a few weeks later. He died in a calm way, during his sleep. He knew the time was near and instead of being sad, he was happy. He lived the life he always dreamed of having and he felt it was slowly time to end it. People were devastated about his death, but were happy for him.

A/n another oneshot which is kind of associated with the last oneshot. Hope you enjoyed. I was in Prague so I couldn't really type.
Ps. Great place to go to 🖤