Two Assassins *A Winter Soldier Love Story*

Chapter Two

"Is he gonna make it?" Nat asks, we're standing in front of Fury, who is lying unconscious in bed.

       "I don't know." Steve says.

       "Tell me about the shooter."

       "He's fast and strong. He has a metal arm." I reply.

       "Ballistics?" She asks.

       "Three slugs. No rifling and completely untraceable." Maria Hill answers.

       "Soviet made?" Nat asks.

       "Yeah." Maria says. We watch in shock as Fury's state deteriorates. The doctors and nurses run around frantically, trying to revive him.

       "Don't do this to me, Nick." Nat says, "Don't do this to me, Nick. Don't do this to me." Nat says again.

       "What's the time?" The doctor asks, Steve turns away from the scene.

       "1:03, Doctor." One of the nurses says.

       "Time of death, 1:03 A.M." The doctor says those word, those few harsh words that cut through you like knives. I felt a few tears slip down my cheeks and notice Natasha is crying too.

       "Not you too." I whisper.

       "We need to take him." Maria says.

       "Natasha, Trinidad." Steve says, I reluctantly back away and stand by Steve. Natasha touches Fury's forehead and storms away.

       "Nat." I call.

       "Natasha!" Steve calls.

       "Why was Fury in your apartment? Trini? Why were they there?" She asks.

       "I don't know." Steve lies.

       "Captain, they want you back at SHIELD." Brock says.

       "Yeah, just give me a minute." Steve says.

       "I'm so sorry Natasha, I'm so sorry." I say, my eyes watering as I walk back outside. I get on my bike and drive away, not sure if I should go home or not. I decide that home was the only place I had to go, I walk cautiously inside, holding my gun in my hand. I don't see anyone in my kitchen or living room, I walk into my bedroom and find the place has been torn apart. A man, the assassin, is sitting looking through my computer, he doesn't seem to notice me. "Who are you?" I growl. The man gets up and turns around, pointing a gun at me. We stand there, neither of us moving. "WHO ARE YOU?" I bark, my finger moving to the trigger. He moves and I shoot at him, he runs from the room and dives out the window. I run to the window and shoot at him, but he was in a car and gone before I could go after him. I pick up the phone and call Steve.

       "Steve?" I ask.

       "Trini? Are you alright." He asks.

       "No, I'm not." I answer.

       "I'll be there soon, I'm not too good either." Steve says. An hour later I managed to clean up the mess in my room when there is a knock at the door. I open the door with my gun out to see it's only Steve and Natasha.

       "Woah, whats with the gun?" Nat asks.

       "I couldn't kill him. I don't know why, he was fast, a-and and I..." Steve and Nat come in and sit down in the living room and I tell them my story. "I didn't even hit him this time. Thats never happened before. No enemy has ever seen me up close and lived! Now they know what I look like." I put my head in my hands. He was in my room, going through my computer. He's seen it Nat, he's seen everything on my computer!"