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Chapter 38-Lies and Spies (That Rhythms...)

Beni:

I looked up as there was a knock on the door. Sam and Steve were already here, so I didn't see why I had company. But before I could get up from the most comfortable position on this planet, Steve stood up and got the door, and was a bit surprised by who it was.

"N-Natasha?" he said as he stepped aside and let the red head in. "What are you doing here?"

Sam was standing, and Bucky bad gone extremely tense. Especially when her eyes landed on him. I started to stand up, reaching for the spot in between the couch cushions for my pistol if it was needed.

"Hi there. Name's Beni Arlet. You are?" I said, standing in front of Bucky.

"Natasha Romanoff. I see you've found HYDRA's greatest weapon," she told Steve.

I saw her move her hands just behind her hips where and I had a sinking feeling that that was where her gun was. If I knew Steve I was pretty sure she had a gun. No one who knew Steve didn't have one because he was a fucking trouble magnet. My hand itched for the pistol in the couch. (this is a house full of war vets and ex-assassins, of course there was going to be guns in strange places. I had one in the M&M bowl as well, expertly hidden.)

"If you threaten my friends then we're gonna have a problem," I said, voice completely straight, and I was not smiling in the least. Sam's eyes widened slightly, and Steve stepped in between us.

"Natasha obviously isn't here for Bucky, Beni. Natasha, get you hand off the gun and tell us what you're here for," he said. Natasha's hand dropped and I instantly went back to my cheery self and sat back down next to Bucky, but I kept my guard up. Natasha raised an eyebrow but didn't comment on the sudden lack of mood.

"I need your help," she said simply.

"With what?" I asked out of curiosity, no hint of the malice from a few moments ago. Natasha looked at me for a second, eyes narrowed slightly.

"Are you the one that put Steve behind glass?" she asked. Steve groaned and put his head in his hands white I nodded, a satisfied smirk on my face. Natasha chuckled and gave me a high five. "Props indeed," she said.

"I also got him Life Alert for Christmas," I added.

"I like your style."

"Many people do," I quipped. "And then there are the stick-in-the-muds like Steve over here."

"Did he tell you about the time where I was his first kiss since forty-five?"

"And here I thought Steve was a gentleman, but knowing him, you're probably the one that kissed him."

"Public display of affection make people very uncomfortable."

"Depends on who you're around."

"Naasha," Steve whined.

"So how did you two meet, anyway?" Natasha asked, completely ignoring Steve but narrowing her eyes at Bucky.

"Funny story, really. It gets funnier every time I tell it. See, I was in the Marines for ten years and lost a leg, so I came back and had a friend pick me up from the airport. It was rainy and dark, and John has always been a shitty diver, and then Jane Doe here," I jabbed a thumb at Bucky, "Jumped out of fucking nowhere. We've been living together ever since."

"But what she somehow didn't mention was that she knew me and Steve and him," Sam said, "But she didn't know that we knew each other. We just found out at Christmas, where we also found out that Cap here had a police record."

"When are you going to ever let me live that down?" Steve groaned.

"Probably never. Same foes for Buck and the car," I replied with a cheeky grin. Sam snorted in amusement.

"Knowing you I'll be hearing it till I die," Bucky muttered.

"Past it since you're a ghost apparently."

"Well, you've got quite the mouth. Like a... Friend Steve and I have," Natasha said with a genuine smile. My grin grew.

"If you mean Tony Stark I've already met him."

"How?"

"I work for him and since I know Steve I get extra benefits. One being the new leg, the other being really extended vacation time. I knew I was gonna be out on medic but I didn't think he would let me out for this long."

"Can I see it?" Natasha asked carefully. I gave her a shrug.

"I don't see why not," I said, and I pulled up my pant leg, showing her a full view of the gleaming silver that had small doodles all over it because I get really bored sometimes. Natasha nodded in approval, and Steve sighed.

"Natasha, you said you needed help," he reminded her.

"Relax, Rogers. I'm making friends."

Steve rolled his eyes and Natasha sighed, but nonetheless stepped in front of the TV so we all had her full attention.

"I need your help infiltrating one of the head HYDRA bases," she said with crossed arms. Once she said that, I was just as tense as Bucky, and she seemed to notice.

"You have experience with them?" she asked. My smile turned bittersweet.

"Well of course. They're the ones who caused this," I knocked on my metal leg. Steve, Bucky, and Sam looked at me with surprised expressions.

"You were with HYDRA and you never told me?" Bucky said.

"You never asked who caught me," I replied.

"'Caught you?' When were you caught?" Sam asked. I let out a long sigh.

"HYDRA troops blew us up and cut off my leg and dragged us to a secret base and we were tortured for months, I'm not going to get into detail, that's all you need to know right now."

Sam was still staring at me in shock, but I just crossed my arms and gestured for Natasha to continue.

"Right. Anyway, it's one of the head facilities, and has most of HYDRA's top dogs. People like Alistair Smith and Cain Mayes. I need you help blowing the place up."

"I'm coming," I say immediately. "I know Cain better than anyone in this room. I know his tricks, his moves. Everything. If we're going after the base, I'm coming along, and I'm putting a bullet in between his eyes."