Little Ballerina (A WinterWidow Story)

Ch. 18 New Soldier

Alexi smirked, "I will tell you who you are"

Rina titled her head, confused. She didn't know what he meant.

"Stars"

The girl saw a flash of a book of constellations and a boy who looked at her as if she had hung the stars herself.

"Ribbon"

She saw the ribbon of a ballet slipper

"Snowflake"

She saw snow all around her, in her hair, her eyelashes, it basically covered her. 

"Red"

Quickly the girl saw a flash of red hair cross her mind

"Blue"

Her mind showed her the bluest eyes she had ever seen.

"Sugar"

She tasted something sweet and she saw a memory of herself holding a bag of sweets as she laughed.

She knew that these memories were not her own and before she could barely register them before they were completely gone. She opened her eyes and looked at the strange man smiling in front of her.

"Who are you?" He asked

This question she knew the answer to,

"I am the Little Ballerina. I was born a fighter of an endless war. The lines of right and wrong do not exist anymore. I am Hydra's judge, jury and executioner. I am the weapon that hands out the sentence. I am the last thing that they'll ever see" she said

Alexi smiles,
"Good, good. Are you ready for your mission now?"

The girl simply nodded

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Another five months had passed since they first saw the news reports of the Little Ballerina. Maxim has officially moved into the Tower, he loved training but he was getting restless always staying at the Tower. They wouldn't let him go on missions because they said he was untrustworthy, which he laughed at but didn't fight it further. He walked into the Rina's room, it was around three in the afternoon and he was hopelessly bored. He had avoided her room for he feared the memories it would bring but his curiosity got the better of him. He pushed open the door and gasped when he saw all of the maps of constellations covering the room. He lightly touched the maps and looked around the room, so that's how she knew so much, he thought to himself. He heard the door being opened and saw Natasha step into the room,

"I thought I saw you go in here" she said softly, standing in the doorway.

Maxim just nodded,

"It is my fault he said"

Natasha sighed, she knew that it was not his fault and she wanted to make the kid feel better but she didn't know how. She silently wished that James was there because he was so much better at dealing with the kids than she was.

"No it's not. There's nothing you could have done" was all she said.

She was about to continue when Friday's robotic voice cut her off,

"Both of your presence is being requested in the lab"

The red head sighed, "let's go, kid" she said holding the door open for him.

Tony was running around the lab frantically. Natasha ran inside,

"Where's the fire?" She asked, concerned.

Tony continued to run from monitor to monitor, checking and double checking his work. Out of breath he turned to her and breathlessly said, "I found her"

"Where is she?" Bucky asked rushing into the lab, Steve running behind him.

"Right now" Tony said checking the monitor, "she's in Bulgaria"

"We have to go then!" Peter's voice came from behind all of them.

Natasha shook her head, "you need to stay here, little spider. But I promise we'll bring her back" she reassured the boy.

"Yes, we will" James said.

Natasha shook her head, "you are staying here too" she said

His blue eyes widened, "what do mean? I'm not staying here! Rina is out there, we need to get her" he argued

She simply shook her head again, "no, it's too dangerous for you, they still know the words that turn you" she said forcefully. "I... I can't loose you again" she said softly, resting a hand on his cheek.

He turned away, obviously hurt but he understood, "fine but take the punk with you" he joked pointing to Steve, who nodded.

Maxim stepped forward, "I'm coming too, I know the terrain better than anyone. You need me" he said.

"Fine, the two of you follow me" the red head said, "let's go get our girl" before walking to the jet.

Hi!! I'm still alive!! Summer has been so busy but I missed writing so much!! I hope y'all enjoy this chapter, expect more soon!
Xoxo,
Renee