chapter ten, reunion — act one, the reunion
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Present time                                                    Location: Budapest
                                                                                    July 9, 2016

FUCK THIS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA, thought Emily. But she is already here and may as well go in. Emily carefully opened the door and slowly made her way into the apartment. A sudden chill came up on Emily's spine. She heard a distant sound that came from the kitchen. Emily made a slow turn to the kitchen and saw Yelena who had a gun pointed at her. Emily just chuckled, some things don't change, "A bit dramatic don't you think."

Yelena just smirked slightly, as she was looking at her, "Maybe just a bit but it is part of my charm."

Both girls heard a sudden sound coming from the front of the apartment. They both turned their heads and had a gun pointed to the direction ahead. They both instantly knew who it was. Emily just chuckled slightly as she grabbed a chair from the edge of the kitchen and got ready for this fun reunion.

"I know you are out there," teased Yelena as she kept her gun pointed ahead. Knowing Natasha was going to be dramatic. Natasha slowly walked in and kept her gun pointed straight ahead, "I know you know I'm out here."

Emily let out a low chuckle, they really were all dramatic, "Then why you sulking about like it's a minefield."

"Cause I don't know if I can trust you, both" stated Natasha but hearing Emily's voice caught her off guard a bit. Both Yelena and Emily chuckled at that. Yelena responded back to her, thinking the exact same thing, "Funny, I was going to say the same thing."

With that, both Natasha and Yelena faced each other with the guns facing ahead. Natasha took a moment to look at Emily then back to Yelena, "So we are gonna talk like grownups?"

"Is that what we are?"

Yelena kept a straight face on. But  Emily could not hold her laughter in, she really just lost it and started to laugh, "I'm sorry this is just too much but to answer both of your questions we are grown ups so let's drop the guns now."

Natasha and Yelena ignored Emily and just kept staring at each other. Emily knew that they had some weird tension. But why? I mean they all did. They haven't seen each other in so long. She just watches them and keeps her guard up in case they will do something they regret. Yelena looked at Natasha intensely, "Put it down before I make you."

Natasha was not going to give up, "You put yours down." Yelena started to back up and head towards the kitchen but she stumbled a bit. Natasha just smirked at her, "Watch your step."

Yelena just 'hmm' at her but kept moving. They were just in the center of the kitchen staring at each other until both of them grabbed each other's guns and changed positions. But they both won't give up as Yelena grabs Natasha's collar, pushing her towards, Yelena then grabs her and throws her slightly as Natasha slammed to the door frame. Natasha does the same thing back, and runs with Yelena to the cabinet, and keeps her jaw in place, "Stay down. Stay down Stay down."

Emily had enough of this, they were literally grown adults. "Okay stop it. That is enough! Natasha let her go."

Natasha did not listen to her and kept Yelena in place but Emily was running out of patience. Emily grabbed a plate and smashed it on top of Natasha's head as Natasha grabbed a towel to tie it around Emily's neck, choking her. Emily was turning slightly purple so she put her foot on the counter pushed off, making Natasha hit a glass door.

As Emily tried to get her breath back to a steady pace, Yelena grabbed a kitchen knife, charged headed towards Natasha. Emily just rolled her eyes at them, damn they are childish, also she came out of a literal coma, was in tremendous pain and did not feel like dealing with this bullshit.

Natasha saw what Yelena had and grabbed a metal bar that was on the side table and used it to defend her. They both ran at each other and Natasha was able to get Yelena into a headlock position. But Yelena was not giving up, she broke free and ran Natasha to the wall.

Emily immediately went to help Yelena get up and stopped this but Natasha was able to quickly wrap the curtains on both Emily and Yelena's necks pulling them tightly. Yelena stubbornly managed to trip Natasha and wrapped the curtain around her neck and the three girls were pushing off each other making it harder to breathe.

Emily, being the oldest, knew it was time to stop this, "перемирие." (truce)  Both Natasha and Yelena let go and stood up. They all stared at each other until Natasha broke the silence as she looked at Yelena, "ты вырос" (you've grown up.) Yelena rolled her eyes, "нет дерьма" (no shit.)

Emily just chuckled at both of them. Natasha just was running out of patience, "You had to come back to Budapest didn't you?"

"I came here because I thought you wouldn't," Yelena really didn't think she would come back here. Emily stayed silent because she really didn't know what to say with so much tension running through the entire room. She did try to steer the topic as she saw holes on a wall, "Hey what bullet does that?"

Natasha turned in the direction Emily was looking at, "Not bullets. Arrows."

"Ah, right." It made sense, thought Emily. Yelena went to the kitchen, grabbed three glass shots, and poured them all into a drink. Emily and Natasha gladly accept the drink and pour it down like nothing. Natasha took out the red vials that she literally fought for and slammed against the table, "If you didn't think I'd come here, why'd you send me this?"

Emily was confused. What was that? Yelena just stared at her in disbelief, "You brought it back here?"

"I'm not here trying to be your friend, but you need to tell me what that is." Natasha needs to know what is so important. She is on the run, she risked getting here.

Yelena signed and started to explain, "It's a synthetic gas. The counteragent to chemical subjugation. The gas immunizes the brain's neural pathways from external manipulation."

Emily just kept quiet. She had an idea where it came from but from what she had learned when she came out, was when Natasha came out as well she had killed Dreyko but she should know that nothing is ever simple. Natasha didn't have time for this, "Maybe English next time?"

"это противоядие, которое контролирует умы." (its an antidote that control minds) Emily just stared at Yelena. There was no reason for her to lie but the red room died years ago.

Natasha went to Yelena's room, looking for clothes, but Yelena being petty as ever stated, "Why don't you take it to one of your super-scientist friends? They can explain it to you. Tony Stark, maybe?"

"Oh, yeah. We're not really talking right now, so..." Natasha was really tired of everyone bringing up the avengers. Why can't she just catch a break? Yelena signed.

"Okay can someone explain what the hell is going on?" Emily really ran out of patience. What the hell is going on here?

"Well, I kept checking the news, expecting to see Captain America bringing down the Red Room." Yelena stated bitterly.

Natasha just stared at her in disbelief. There is no way she is telling the truth. She killed Dreykov. Emily looked down and shut her eyes. If Yelena knew this is because she never left. Fuck. Her little sister barely got her life back. Emily opened her eyes and saw Natasha was in disbelief. Natasha knew that it wasn't possible.

"What? Taking down the Red Room? What are you talking about?
It's been gone for years. Dreykov is dead. I killed him."

Natasha knew this. The process of killing him wasn't the way she wanted to go but she had to do it. She needed to be free. Emily just couldn't believe it. Yelena just scoffed and looked at Natasha, "You don't actually believe that, do you?"

"You really do believe that." Of course, Natasha thought this, Yelena just chuckled out of frustration. Emily signed, "How is this possible if Nat killed him?"

Both little sisters ignore the fact that Emily addresses Natasha in her nickname. Natasha just shook her head, "That is not possible. He is dead. It took almost destroying the entire city just to get to him."

Yelena really couldn't believe it that she thought it would be that simple to get rid of him, "If you're so sure, then tell me what happened. Tell me exactly."

Natasha answered her, "We rigged bombs." Emily questioned her, "Who's "we"?

"Clint Barton. Killing Dreykov was the final step in my defection to S.H.I.E.L.D." Yelena wanted to scream out of frustration. She took a deep breath, "Simple as that?"

Natasha scoffed, she wished it was simple, "Yeah, sure, "simple." That's what I'd call imploding a five-story building and then shooting it out with the Hungarian Special Forces. Took 10 days in hiding before we could even get out of Budapest."

Fuck. Emily hoped she actually was sure. She sighed and looked at Natasha, "And you checked the body? Confirmed the kill?"

"There was no body left to check.", Natasha closed her eyes. There is still no way that he could be alive. Yelena really wanted to cry out of anger. Took deep breaths in and out. They were forgetting a key detail.

"You're forgetting Dreykov's daughter."

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notes!
AHH OUR GIRLS ARE SO DRAMATIC!! I love them though 🧡
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