Blurred Bloodlines

Rebecca was silent the entire trip to the south side of the city. Of course being the 'pet' assassin she really never spoke so it wasn't completely out of character for her so the guards never suspected anything out of turn.

The guards were in the front chatting between them in English, oblivious to the fact that she could understand them. She played along, staring at her bound hands. She was hoping that they would drop their guard and let slip some information that could be useful to her.

"Hey, what are we supposed to do with her?" The driver jerked a thumb back at their passenger.

Rebecca's eyes narrowed at his words. 'What about me?'

The other guard shrugged, "Don't know. The boss didn't sound particularily happy with her 'pet' last time I spoke with her. Apparently if this doesn't pan out and she doesn't complete her targets, we're supposed to terminate her."

Becky inwardly growled, Apparently Viper had thought of every contingency. 'Damn it.'

So she had only two options left....Escape or die.

Rebecca shook her head at the last one. Death wasn't an option to her. Not now. Not when she just found out who she was. she had her whole future riding on this.

She only hoped that what ever path she choose after this that Pietro would be there for her just like he'd always been before.

She smiled softly to herself at the memory that thought dredged up.

/ ~ / ~ / ~ /

It was the fourth time they had fought. They had both again beaten each other to the brink of exhaustion. Her final move beaing to grab his shoulders and flip him, holding on to land on top of him straddling his abdomen and holding a blade to his throat.

"You win yet again, little moon. How do you do that?"

"You are still too slow, moy vikhr'."(My whirlwind)

She smirked at the surprised look on his face. That was the first time she had ever dared to call him by a name other than 'Maximoff' and it had felt...good.

"The guards change watch at midnight." He whispered.

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Meet me later tonight? We need to talk and I'd rather do this away from 'them'."

'Could I do that? Sneak out with Pietro?' Well its not like it would too difficult to do. The guards were rather stupid.

She gave a quick nod.

He grinned up at her and the bright blue light that made up his eyes turned a darker blue that made her skin tingle and the room suddenly felt much too warm.

They were interrupted by Strucker's voice yelling over the intercom. "That's enough for today! Asset, you will stand down and allow Maximoff to his feet."

She gave a visible nod, but before she moved Pietro quickly surged forward and pressed his lips to hers for a split second before disappearing and reappearing a foot away.

Her cheeks felt like they were on fire.

He had kissed her.

She smiled at him and let her head drop forward so her bangs could cover her face as she gently touched her lips.

Pietro had kissed her.

And he wanted her to sneak out to meet him at midnight. This funny feeling inside her chest only happened when she was around him and she rather liked it.

A lot.

She quickly wiped the smile from her face and glared at the guards when they approached her with guns drawn. They really knew how to ruin her good moods. She growled low in her throat at them making two stop in their tracks and grip their guns tighter.

She shook her head at their blatant stupidity but let them lead her away but not before sneaking a look back at Pietro and giving him a small smile.

He smiled in return and nodded.

"Same time tomorrow, little girl?"

"Yes, and I'll give you the same lesson again, slowpoke."

The door closed behind her just as he sputtered a response, "I'm faster than I was a month ago. What do you mean, Slowpoke?!"

/ ~ / ~ / ~ /

That night she laid awake and counted down the seconds to midnight.

10...9...8....7...6....

She smiled to herself but the smile quickly fell as she thought about the cameras in her room. They were in every corner of her room, how was she supposed to get past them?

5...4...3...2...1...

She took a deep breath.

It was midnight.

Just then a beeping noise caught her attention and she looked up and watched in confusion as one by one the camera's shut off. The lock on her door clicked and when she pressed a hand against it, it gave way and swung open, revealing Pietro on the other side. She grinned.

"How did you-"

"You are not the only one with skills, moya malen'kaya luna. Now don't move, I have to support your neck for this next part, okay?"

She was defensive of course but this was Pietro, he could be trusted. She was sure of it.
She gave a nod and he stepped close to her and gently gripped her neck at the base of her skull and smiled softly at her.

"Just breath okay?"

And they were gone.

She felt like she was flying they were moving so fast. And just as suddenly as they had started moving they had stopped and she gasped.

They were outside.

The night sky above her swirled with brilliant waves of colored lights and her eyes widened, letting the sight flood her eyes.

"Do you like it?"

"We're outside."

"Yeah, I thought you would like it. Do you?"

She shrugged, "I've never been outside."

When she looked up at him she was confused to see anger and hate in his eyes.

"You mean to tell me that they have never allowed you outside?"

"It wasn't a part of my training at the time. Plus I think they were afraid of me running away."

"Did you want to?"

"Run away? No. Where would I go? I don't know anyone other than the Hydra personal here and even that is limited."

"I don't like it. A beautiful girl like you, shut away from the world like....like an animal."

She shook her head, "I am an animal though. Just an asset to use as they see fit. Nothing else."

He surged forward and grabbed her arms and shook her roughly, "You are not an animal, little moon. You are a person. A breath-takingly beautiful woman who deserves to live a normal life away from all this."

"Why do you keep calling me that?"

"What?"

"You keep calling me beautiful. Why?"

He smiled at her, "I thought that would be obvious."

"What would be obvious?"

"I'm attracted to you. Have been since we first met. And I'd like to kiss you again, properly this time."

Her heart stuttered in her chest and she laid a hand over it. "What is this feeling?"

He looked at her slightly confused, "What? What's wrong?"

She pressed the hand harder against her chest, "This feeling. Like my heart wants to escape my chest and I always want to smile around you and when your gone I feel...lost."

He grinned brightly at her and chuckled before stepping close to her. He lifted a hand to trace fingers softly across her cheek.

She shivered.

"I do believe that is called attraction, moya vozlyublennaya." (my sweetheart)

"Oh, then you feel the same?"

"Yes. All the time."

"Then-" She was cut off by his lips pressing against hers softly.

When he pulled back, she pressed her fingers to her lips, letting out a slow breathy, "Oh."

That had felt good. Far better than that first kiss earlier today. If they kissed longer, would it feel even better than that?

He moved to speak but was interrupted by her gripping his shirt in both her hands and pulling him forward and slamming their lips together.

He groaned, using his hands to quickly loosen her hair from its braid and letting it fall around her shoulders freely before tangling a hand in the silver tresses. His other hand slid around her waist and pulled her body firmly against his.

She melted against him, one thought still swirling around her head.

'Kissing longer is definitely far better.'

/ ~ / ~ / ~ /

The driver's voice cut through her memory and brought her back to the present.

"Soldier, we've arrived at the location you gave us."

She nodded and motioned to the door. She had to have her hands and arms free before she could make her move. Then she could escape.

The other guard stepped out and walked around the back of the vehicle and stood at the ready, gun pointed directly at her.

The driver finally stepped out and un-fastened his pistol before unlocking her door and opening it. He grabbed her arm and helped her out.

When she was standing he turned her around and unlocked to cuffs that bound her wrists together. She placed her hands on the back of her neck, remembering the tingle she felt at Pietro's touch there, and turned slowly to face them.

The other guard held a FN P90 out to her and nodded.

"Complete your mission, soldier."

Her eyes lit up with excitement and she smiled behind the mask they gave her. She gently took the P90 from him and checked it over quickly.

'Time for a new game, Viper.'

She looked the guard directly in the eye when she spoke, "Thank you."

His eyes widened in shock but before both could move she had already opened fire on them.

Both were dead before they hit the ground.

She took their guns and stuffed them into a bag along with other supplies that she had found in the back of their vehicle. She had decided to keep one of the radios and smashed the other under a boot. She shrugged the bag onto her good shoulder and took a deep breath, letting it out in a slow hiss. She had made her decision and squared her shoulders in determination.

"Let's see how you like being the hunted one this time."

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