"Hey what should I call you?" Tracer asked when they were about to go to bed.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Widow replied looking confused at her.
"I mean Widowmaker seems a little impersonal, and I guess you do not want to be called Amélie." She continued.
"No I don't." Widow quickly replied and looked out of the window .
"But I don't know. What would you like to call me?" She said and looked back at her.
Lena thought for a while.
"Well I'm not that good at coming up with names. But one suggestion I've have is Noir." She said after a while.
"Noir? Like French for black?" Widow said and looked questioning at Lena.
"Yeah. My reasoning is that you are called Widowmaker and you have a black widow tattoo on your back and from that I got black. But I did not like the thought of calling you the English word. So I thought that maybe the french word would suit you better." Lena replied.
"Noir." Widow said to herself again.
"Like I said I'm not good when it comes to names but maybe it's something." She continued.
Widow just sat there quiet for a while.
It was something with that name or rather receiving the name.
Maybe she was more than Widowmaker, More than just an assassin.
Could she become someone else. Like Noir.
Maybe?
"Oi is something the matter luv?" Tracer asked looking at her.
"No nothing. The name works fine." Noir replied.
"Ye really think so I can try to come up with something better." Lena started but Noir interrupted her.
"Oui it will do just fine." She said with a smile.
Lena noticed that this smile was warm.
It was not the cold smile of an assassin.
She could not help herself but to smile back.
But the peace was soon broken by Noir reacting to something.
"What! What is it luv?" Lena asked.
"We are not alone anymore." She replied.
"Could it be that Hanzo have found us?" Lena said.
"It is mostly possible yes." She said and went over to the crates.
She had some more magazines to her rifle, but no more Venom-mines besides the one she already had on her.
She grabbed some of the magazines and turned to Tracer and said.
"This time we fight."
"Right with ya!" She replied and pulled out her pistols.
When they went out into the hallway Noir said to Lena
"Can you give me your radio for a moment?"
"Huh why?" She replied.
"I am going to give you my radio frequency. So we can communicate." Noir said.
Lena doubted for a second. She had been told not to give away her radio to anyone when she was in the field. But she decided to give it to her anyway.
And Noir just put her frequency and gave it back.
"Can you do some scouting and radio me when you find him?" Widow asked.
"Sure thing luv." Lena replied.
"But be very careful. As I said before many of the rooms in this house are dangerous." Noir said.
"Don't worry luv. I will." Lena replied and blinked away.
It did not take long until she found him.
"I've found him." She whispered into her radio.
"Good. Where?" Noir replied.
"In the dining hall." She replied.
"Merde! He's already that close. Okay lead him to the library next to where we where." Noir said.
"Understood." Lena whispered and she moved into position to ambush him.
But just as she got ready to attack he said.
"You should leave now little girl. You are not my target."
"I'm afraid I can't do that!" She said and jumped out and started shooting at him.
"I do not want fight you." he said and avoiding all of her shoots.
"Well I'm not really giving you a choice aren't I." she said trying to push him in the right direction.
"Why would you fight for someone like her? Is she not your enemy?" He said and shot an arrow towards her.
"Yeah she may have been. But I can still see the good in her." She replied.
"So you think you can change the heart of a cold assassin?" He asked.
"Yes I'm sure of it!" She replied and fired of a few more shoots.
"Hm" He simply replied and ran away.
"Noir he is heading towards you luv!" She screamed over the radio.
"Understood. Are you hurt?" Noir replied.
Lena was a little taken by that.
She asked if she was okay.
"Don't you worry luv I'm fine." She finally replied.
"Good. Now make your way back here and we will finish this " Noir replied.
"Ayay!" Lena replied.
Noir laid in position to try to snipe him when he entered the library.
She was hoping to finish this before Lena could come back.
That was her backup plan.
There is two ways he could strike from. The first from the direction of the entrance where Lena was and the one she aimed her rifle towards from the upper level of the library. The other one was below her. It was more of an indirect way but still a possibility for him. So Noir had put her only Venom-mine there as a warning at the very least.
But he came thru the first door from the front, and she aimed up on his head and fired.
But it was not to be so easy. He evaded it with ease.
"Do you really think you would get me that easy Widowmaker!" He said out loud reaching for an arrow.
Noir managed to fire of another shoot not as well aimed but it grazed the top of his shoulder.
"Kuso!" He said as he fired an arrow towards her direction.
It landed dangerously close for being shoot without direct line of sight.
Noir hurried to try to relocate. But Hanzo just stood there listening and then fired of a scatter arrow in her general location.
"Aie!" She screamed when a piece of the scatter arrow hit her in the lower back.
Nothing too deep or to serious. It was nothing that was going to slow her down, and her accelerated healing would take care of it quickly.
"You are slower than I expected." He said sounding a bit surprised.
She did not reply. That is what he wanted her to do. To give away her position.
Instead she tried to get a new aim on him.
But then she saw that all too familiar blue trace, followed by the famous line.
"Cheers, luv! The cavalry's here!"
And Lena appeared and started laying down fire against Hanzo.
"Foolish girl." Noir said to herself with a smile.
"I thought I told you to leave." Hanzo said a little irritated.
"And I thought I told ya that I won't!" She replied.
Noir took this chance to lay down long range fire.
The battle had turned in their favor.
But still they can not afford to underestimate Hanzo.
For he was growing more and more impatient.
But still it was looking like they were winning. Because they manage to corner him.
"Looks like this is the end for ya luv." Tracer said.
"Hm. Don't think so." He replied and his dragon tattoo on his arm started glowing with a blue flame.
"Ryuu Ga Waga Teki Wo Kurau!" He shouted and released his final arrow. And two large spirit dragons appeared.
Tracer manage to evade the attack so did Widow. But she stepped on a unstable part of the floor and fell thru down on to the first floor.
"Noir!" Lena screamed and rushed to her.
"Are you okay luv?" Lena asked as she kneeled down to see if she was okay.
"Don't worry it's only a few scrapes. Aie!" She replied.
But then she saw behind Lena that Hanzo was raising his bow again towards them.
"Lena get down!" She screamed as she pushed Lena out of the way so she covered her and braised for the arrow.
But the arrow never came so Noir turned and looked why.
Hanzo had lowered his bow.
"Why don't you shoot? you've won." Noir asked.
"I have won the battle yes. But I have also been proven wrong." He replied.
"Proven wrong?" She said looking confused at him.
"Yes. It would seem that I am owe you an apology Tracer." He said.
"Huh?" Lena said.
"It seems like it was possible to change the heart of an assassin." He continued.
"Thanks I guess." She replied.
"So you are not going to complete your mission?" Noir asked.
"No I have already failed my mission." He replied.
"Failed? What do you mean?" She asked.
"I was hired to kill the Talon agent Widowmaker." He continued.
"Yes. That much I have understood."
"But I think that you are no Talon agent anymore. A Talon agent would never sacrifice theyself for an enemy. They would rather die taking and an enemy with them." He said.
Noir did not say anything she just sat there quiet.
"What are you going to tell the ones who hired ye?" Lena asked.
"That the Talon agent got taken out by someone else." He replied.
"Maybe there is some truth in what you said brother." He said as he left.
"I am going to take a shower." Noir said after a while and went back to the living area.
"Understood luv." Lena replied and looked worried at her.
Noir did not know what to think.
Hanzo's words echoed in her mind.
"But I think that you are no Talon agent anymore."
Is it true?
Can I go back to Talon now?
What would happen if I returned In the state that I am in now?
They would break me again. To make me into the perfect assassin that they want.
The weapon that they want.
They would remove the little bit of emotions I have regained thanks to Lena.
They would take away my name for the second time.
I would only be Widowmaker once again.
She thought to herself as she let the warm water from the shower pour over her body.
I…
"I don't want to go back." She said and slammed her fist into the wall.
"I don't want to lose everything I am again! I am no longer just a weapon no longer just Widowmaker! I am.. I am Noir! And I want to be with together with Lena because. Because.. Dammit! I still can't say it!" She said and slammed her fist again.
"Are you okay luv?" Lena said and knocked on the door.
Noir just paused for a moment before replying.
"Yes I am just fine." She said and turned off the shower and wrapped a towel around her.
She opened the door and stepped out and saw Lena's worried eyes.
"You sounded upset before" Lena said.
"There is just a lot of things going on in my mind right now." Noir replied
"I understand. But what are you going to do now luv?" Lena said.
"I do not really know right now. But I am not going back to Talon." She replied.
"But where are going to stay?" Lena asked.
"Right now I want to stay with you." Noir said and stepped up to her.
Lena's face turned completely red again and she stuttered.
"You really want to stay with me?"
"Yes I do" She said and put a hand on Lena's cheek and brought her in for a kiss.
This released impulses in Noir that she could not control and continued to kiss Lena passionately. And Lena just gave in to it.
It was a rush of emotions that neither of them could control.
But Lena still had enough of control to make sure that her harness did not fly of.
"Ye can remove that I'm afraid luv." She said.
But Noir did not reply and just pushed her onto the bed and went on top of her.
"You... could... be... more… gentle... Luv.. " Lena Noir hands went all over her body.
"Hey... it's... my... turn..." Lena stuttered and turned Noir over on her back.
But they both soon passed out of exhaustion. There had been no real calm moment this day.
Noir woke up first this time as well. This time she reacted immediately that Lena laid half on top of her chest naked.
What got into her?
Why did she do that?
Why do she feel all good inside?
Suddenly Lena gave of a moan and looked up at Noir.
"Morning luv." She said with hazy eyes.
"Bonjour" Noir replied and stroke Lena on her cheek.
"Yeah this is nice." Lena said softly.
This warmth that I feel from her right now.
I can not really understand it fully.
But it feels good this is what I want.
I don't want to go back now.
But then Noir realized something.
"What? What is luv?" Lena asked as Noir quickly sat up in bed.
"The kill switch!" She replied.
"What kill switch?" Lena asked.
"Talon have put a kill switch in me." Noir replied.
"What?! where ?" Lena asked worriedly.
"Here." She said pointed on the back of her neck.
"Can it be removed?" Lena said.
"I think so. But I Do not know who can do it." Noir said.
"I may know one who can do it. But you won't probably not like it luv." She said.
"Who?" Noir said and looked at Lena.
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