"A New Identity"
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"And that's what happened. After that, Dr. Weber introduced me to my handlers and the Asset, their first super soldier, was assigned as my trainer. They never really told me what the name of the facility was, but only that it was the Russian branch of their organization. One day, they took the Asset away, and I lost it. I attacked the doctors and killed the agents before I climbed out through a vent and lived in the forest for about a week before Clint found me." Motomiya finished her story.
Once the story was finished, Motomiya looked up from her lap as her mind was assaulted with the memories of the past.
Fury was silent, staring down at the girl and kept his face blank, but on the inside he was angered by what he had heard.
Hill was barely keeping the emotion off of her face while Natasha and Clint both looked close to going on a murder spree.
"I see. Well, you're free now and that's all that matters." Fury told her.
Fighting off the tears she felt gathering in her eyes, Motomiya glanced back up at the large man and watched as he pushed off of his desk.
"I called your parents." He revealed.
Eyes growing wide in shock, Motomiya stared at the man with hope and worry reflecting on her face.
She wanted to see her family again, but she was also scared that they would reject her after they laid eyes on her.
After all, she was no longer the same person she used to be, that innocent, optimistic boy who believed that anything was possible as long as you never gave up.
The facility had molded her into an assassin, a deadly weapon of mass destruction and she had so much blood on her hands.
There was no way her family or her friends wouldn't want anything to do with her once they learned about all of the blood she had spilled.
"Did you tell them about me or are they expecting to see their son?" Motomiya asked.
"I told your mother that you were experimented on and look different now. I plan on fully explaining to them what happened to you after they arrive. Your mother said that they should be arriving in a few days. They're making plans first before they come to get you." Fury informed.
Sensing how nervous the cat hybrid was, Clint placed a hand on the girl's shoulder and she glanced up at him, staring up at him with what he was sure was called the 'puppy dog eyes' which made his heart melt.
"Don't worry so much, kid. Your parents will be excited to see you. They aren't going to care that you're now a girl. Or that you're now part cat. They'll just be happy that you're safe and alive." He told her.
Smiling up at the archer, Motomiya placed a hand on top of his and Fury watched this with a curious gaze in his eye.
He had heard once before that animals have the ability to imprint on their parents, mostly their mothers, and form a bond with them.
It was why ducklings were always seen following their mothers around.
Was it possible that Motomiya had somehow developed an imprinting instinct from her animal DNA and had imprinted on Clint?
It would explain why she always listened to him and was calm when he was around her.
Shaking this thought from his mind, Fury then dismissed the people in his office, allowing Hill to return to her work and for Clint to take Motomiya away to make plans on where the cat hybrid would be staying.
(The next day...)
Motomiya was sitting on the couch of the apartment that Clint and Natasha shared.
She had been invited to stay with them until her family arrived from Japan and she was happy to stay with the two agents since she felt comfortable around them.
Sitting on the couch, Motomiya was also flipping through channels, checking to see what new TV shows had come out while she was gone.
She had quite a few things to catch up on.
Walking out of her bedroom and spotting the Canadian-Japanese-Bulgarian girl watching television, Natasha sighed and held the book she had to her chest.
"Hey." She greeted as she walked over.
"Natasha. What's up? People still say that, right?" Motomiya asked.
"Yeah, they do. Anyway, I wanted to talk to you about something." The Russian woman said.
"About what?" Motomiya blinked up at her.
Dropping down on the couch beside the girl, Natasha then held out the book she had to her and Motomiya took it in her hands curiously, wondering what it was and why the Russian had given it to her.
Reading over the title, she saw that it was a book on baby names.
"What is this?" She questioned.
"Natasha Romanoff isn't my real name. It's really Natalia Alianova Romanova. My attempt to wash out the red in my ledger. After I left my old life behind, I changed my name, to help myself move on from all of the murders I comitted and the evil I have done. I know that you probably don't feel like Davis Motomiya anymore, but you do have a chance to reinvent yourself. So, take this book and try to find a name that you think will suit the new you. Something that can help you move forward rather than keep you stuck in the past." Natasha explained.
Looking the woman in the eyes and seeing the reason behind what she said, Motomiya couldn't help but feel like Natasha had read her mind.
Accepting the book of names, Motomiya glanced over the cover and found her being compelled to open it and start searching for a new name for her.
"Thanks, Natasha." She smiled.
Feeling her own lips pulling up into a smile, Natasha reached over and brushed the girl's bangs out of her face to look into her doe eyes.
"Don't worry about it." She said.
Then, she stood up and walked into the kitchen, finding Clint there cooking breakfast for the three of them.
He was also giving her a knowing look.
"You like her don't you?" Clint asked.
"How many times have I told you not to turn up the volume on your hearing aids? You're going to ruin your ears." Natasha scolded.
Chuckling at that, Clint then held out his arm towards the redhead who walked over to him and allowed him to pull her into his chest, placing a kiss on her temple.
"It's okay for you to like her, Tasha. She's a sweet kid and needs some friends who can look out for her." Clint said as he rested his chin on her shoulder.
Leaning into the embrace, Natasha looked back over to the living room and saw Motomiya had opened the book and was looking through it for a new name to call herself by.
Flipping through the book, Motomiya landed on the D section and started looking for a new first name that was closer to Davis so it was easy for her to answer to it.
Eyes roaming down the pages, she found various girl names that all began with D-A-V and started looking them over, sounding them out to see which one sounded better.
"Daveigh Motomiya. Daviana Motomiya. Davinee Motomiya. Dava Motomiya. Daveney Motomiya. Davita Motomiya. Davida Motomiya. Nah, that sounds too much like my dad's name. Davina Motomiya. I kinda like that. Davinia Motomiya. Hmm. Sounds pretty." She said.
She continued looking through the book until she came to the C section, searching for a middle name.
Her eyes went down the list, her finger dragging down the page as she pronounced the names, trying to find one that would sound good with her first name and last name.
"Man, people nowadays come up with the weirdest names." She muttered as she read over some of them.
Reading down the list, she stopped when she came to the name Cat.
She grew still as she remembered how the Asset used to call her Cat, knowing that she hated when people called her Red Death.
It had been a special name he had given her and it always made her feel light hearted and happy when he did so.
Although she was sure he wasn't very fond of her calling him Jack Frost or even Snowflake as a mockery of the code name the facility had given him.
Taking a look through the list of names that began with C-A-T, she didn't find any she liked, so she moved on to the K section where she knew there had to be some better names that sounded like Cat.
She found two names that she liked equally, Katia and Katerina.
Both names meant 'pure' and sounded lovely, but she wasn't sure which one she liked better.
Biting her bottom lip, Motomiya stood up and made her way into the kitchen where she found Clint sitting at the table with Natasha, trying to feed her the pancakes he made.
"Come on, Tasha, say 'ah'!" Clint grinned.
"Stop acting like a dope." Natasha teased before she eats the piece of pancake.
"Hey, guys, I need your help with something." Motomiya said.
Hearing that, the duo looked over at their young ward, both looking ready to jump out of their seats if she asked them to.
"What is it?" Natasha asked.
"Well, I was looking for a new name like you said, but I'm having a hard time trying to pick out a middle name." Motomiya explained.
"Middle name? What did you choose as a first name?" Clint questioned.
"Davinia." Motomiya said.
The sound of the name made Natasha and Clint perk up, hearing the slight accent the girl took on when she spoke.
"Davinia." Clint sounded it out curiously.
A small grin appeared on his face, liking the way it sounded and turned his attention back onto the 16 year old.
"Sounds pretty, but too formal. I'll just call you Davey for short." Clint decided.
Blinking at that and thinking it over, the cat hybrid decided that she liked the way Davey Motomiya sounded.
It was very close to Davis Motomiya and it was easier to say than Davinia.
"I like it. Davey. Davey Motomiya." She nodded.
Clint grinned at that while Natasha slapped his arm and then turned her attention onto the newly named Davey.
"What were you thinking for a middle name?" Natasha asked the girl.
Snapping back into focus, the girl then saw them looking at her expectantly.
"I like these two names; Katia and Katerina." Davey said.
When the girl spoke the names, Natasha noticed that she said them with an accent.
She recognized it as Bulgarian and assumed that she had picked it up from her Candian-Bulgarian ancestry from her mother's side of the family.
"Both very good names." Natasha commented.
"Yeah, but I don't know which one to choose." Davey told her.
"Just flip a coin." Clint suggested.
Slipping his hand into his pocket, Clint found a quarter and held it between his fingers.
"Okay, heads will be for Katia and tails is Katerina." The archer said.
Davey nodded at this, agreeing and moved to sit down at the table with the two agents as she watched Clint flip the coin into the air.
Watching it spin, the three followed it until it fell back down and Clint caught it, and then slapped it down onto the back of his hand.
Lifting his hand away, everyone peered over to see which side the coin had landed on.
"Tails. So, it looks like your name is now Davinia Katerina Motomiya." Clint said.
Feeling a smile come across her face, Davey felt herself relax a bit more.
Davis Motomiya had died three years ago when he was injected with the super soldier serum.
But a new person had been born that day and through all of the experiences she had gone through.
She was now Davinia Katerina Motomiya and she was going to try and live her life the way she wanted now that she was free.
To be continued...