Here but Not Here
You had been in the car for at least 20 minutes watching the rolling scenery before the vehicle slowed. Pulling to a stop at the entrance of an alleyway where a familiar figure stood waiting.
"Interesting meet up spot" you joked upon exiting the car "budget tight or something?" earning a smile and a head shake from the brunette. "Long time no see y/n" she started, giving you a quick hug before answering your question "not quite, we’re going to a secured location so Fury insisted on an elaborate secretive entrance" her tone humorous as she teased your boss' love for extravagant hidden entrances and locations.
Turning slightly she nodded in one direction signaling for you to walk with her "there's a car this way" she explained as you began to walk alongside each other. Silence briefly fell over you (minus your steps echoing around the alleyway) before she spoke up again "How's Romanoff?"
You smiled at her question continuing your walk, you were aware of the friendship between the two and if anything were grateful for it. Maria's input had been lifesaving in the beginning stages of your relationship with the assassin.
"She's good, we're all good. You should come over some time so we all can catch up, it's been way too long." You offered earning a smile from the spy.
Having now reached the end of the alley - or you guess it was more of a walk through - you climbed into the back of a black car with Maria. Immediately noticing the lack of light and how difficult it was to see out of the car's windows. Noticing your curiosity Maria spoke, answering the question you were about to ask.
"Security reasons, the location we're going to has ... special individuals so Fury insists that every person brought in is oblivious to the location, especially with the increase of spies in our ranks. Thought this was classier than walking in with bags on our heads." You smiled at your friend nodding before looking at your phone briefly to check for messages from your girlfriends.
After adjusting her seat she glanced over at you "it's about a 30 minute drive" looking at her watch briefly, as you put your phone down. You smiled at her "perfect, gives us time to catch up. Tell me, what happened to that agent you were hanging around with a little while back" you responded wiggling your eyebrows suggestively.
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The car ride flew by, you having spent most of it teasing Maria about a sort-of romance she was caught in the middle of recently. Stepping out of the vehicle you followed her out into what appeared to be an underground garage walking towards more developed scenery. "I'm taking you to meet the other people on the mission" she explained "you should know, this team knows each other well they've been working together a while now so they may be hesitant towards you. Don't take it personally."
You nodded at her, processing the information. This must be one of Fury's secret squads you thought to yourself.
Maria walked you into an open area where a few people were crowded around a table. You glanced around the room before nearly crashing into Maria who had stopped walking and was lightly cursing under her breath "I forgot to mention, you remember bo-" she didn't get to finish her sentence as a man walking over to you interrupted with a greeting.
Recognising him immediately you raised your eyebrows "Agent Coulson? I thought you were dead-" your shock evident in your tone. Nat and Maria had told you a lot about the man in front of you, giving him a large amount of credit for the formation of the team you were currently a part of.
Your shock earned a smile from the man "technically I am." Answering you before nodding at Maria who nodded back "Agent Hill." He turned back to you "I assume Fury didn't give you many details regarding the mission?" After seeing you briefly shake your head he pointed to the table the others in the room were crowded around. "That's okay I'm just about to brief everyone."
Having now walked over to the table, you hot on his heels, Coulson paused to address the people standing around it "Everybody this is y/n, she's helping us out on the mission."
The people around the table turned to look at you, one man frowning speaking before the others could "aren't you that one who’s dating avengers?" he asked before being silenced by a jab from another man standing next to him. A light blush painted on your cheeks earning sympathy from the man next to him "Ignore Hunter, I do. I'm Trip." He introduced himself, arms now folded across his chest whilst the man next to him -Hunter?- mumbled how it was a valid question under his breath.
A short while after you were acquainted with everyone around the table, a brunette named Skye, a nerdy guy named Fitz and someone you recognised - Agent Melinda May (allowing yourself a minute to fangirl over being in the same room as The Cavalry) and were briefed on the mission.
Long story short they had an agent placed inside a HYDRA facility who had gone radio silent and they needed intel as to whether her cover had been blown and if an extraction was necessary. They needed you as the rest of the team were unable to infiltrate HYDRA without being detected.
You nodded along during the man's explanation (making a mental note of the potential length of the mission as he mentioned team training) before feeling Maria tap you on the shoulder. Turning she moved closer to you allowing herself to whisper so as to not interrupt the man's explanation.
"I have to go, at the end of the mission Coulson will arrange a ride for you" frowning at her you tilted your head in confusion - a habit you had picked up from your witchy girlfriend. "I would stay if I could, be safe, your girlfriends will have my head if I give you back in damaged condition." She squeezed your shoulder teasingly before walking out of the room presumably back to the car. You turned your attention back to the group listening as Coulson continued explaining the mission's logistics.
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Turns out when Maria called to inform you of the mission she left out a few key details. The main one being the time the mission would take. It had been almost a month since the day she called you - not that you had a problem with longer missions, just that you wished you had been given the chance to give a proper goodbye to your girlfriends.
You had gone undercover in HYDRA after a week of training with Coulson's team, entering as a scientist as that was the department the team's spy was in. It was definitely interesting seeing the inside of your enemies' operations but you'd be kidding yourself if you said you weren't missing your girlfriends horribly. You had been able to text them and have an occasional facetime but that paled in comparison to being with them.
The day was dragging on like any other until it wasn’t. It appeared that the agent you were watching may have been discovered. In a matter of minutes labs were being raided and alarms were blaring.
Alerting the team of the development you noticed the team's agent slip out of the room. Allowing a moment to pass before following her you immediately ran into four HYDRA agents attempting to arrest her. Taking out the two closest to you, you turned and watched the other two in front of you also fell. Confused, you briefly glanced at the team's agent ensuring her safety before turning your attention to the person standing over the now unconscious soldiers. The second your eyes found her face you felt them widen "Bobbi?!"
There was no way Maria put you on a mission with your- wait what was she. You two had been together in the academy but she had got pulled on a no contact mission, then you ended up joining the Avengers (safe to say the relationship ended shortly after that) but you never really “left” each other. Either way Maria was going to get an earful when you saw her
Standing up straight Bobbi smiled at you "y/n." Her tone much calmer than yours "So you're the backup agent they sent, thanks but I had it covered" her signature half smile half smirk painted on her face. You went to respond but were cut off by the agent who had been impatiently trapped between you both "lovely that you both had..whatever this is, but I'd really like to know what exactly is going on here ."
Bobbi's eyes remained trained on yours for another second before snapping to the girl in between you "Agent Jemma Simmons right?" pausing to receive a brief nod from the girl before continuing "I'm agent Bobbi Morse, Coulson sent me to watch over you whilst you were undercover" her eyes shot back to you "and I'm guessing the same applies for agent y/n y/l/n here." Your gaze matched Bobbi's as you raised your eyebrow slightly at her "probably thought you'd need the help."
The woman opened her mouth to respond to your teasing remark when a group of HYDRA soldiers appeared behind you. "Shit" you mumbled quickly ducking to avoid their fire. "We need to get out of here" you shouted forward, turning to shoot the agents as you did so. Bobbi nodded, turning the other way "follow me, stay close" she yelled taking the lead.
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You were backed up onto the roof, surrounded by a bunch of HYDRA soldiers and officials. Your back pressed against Bobbi's as Jemma hid behind your barricade-like stance. Counting the agents you quickly became aware of the fact there was no way you were making it out of this with sheer force.
"Any thoughts agent Morse?" you whispered just loud enough for her to hear. "Agent Morse? That's a very different name then what you used to call me back in the academy love." She whispered back and you felt your cheeks pink slightly at her words
"i-" surely she wasn't bringing up you guys now of all times.
Clearing your throat slightly you whispered back, attempting to keep your tone professional "this guys gonna stop blabbing soon when he realises we aren't listening. What's your plan?"
As if on cue a loud whirring of helicopter blades became present as a black chopper appeared next to the railing the 3 of you were backed up against. Using the wind from the blades as a distraction Bobbi looked at the chopper watching the door slide open "That's my plan!" she yelled as Jemma hurriedly jumped into the aircraft.
At that point the HYDRA agents seemed to have regained their focus and shots were now beginning to be fired at you. "Shit, come on!" Bobbi shouted walking back towards the aircraft shooting at the soldiers, you doing similar.
You watched as she jumped into the aircraft continuing her fire, giving you temporary cover. You began climbing into the helicopter when what felt like fire spread up your leg. Falling inside the chopper you reached down attempting to feel the area only to be jolted by the helicopter (most likely something making contact with the blades).
You felt yourself falling across the aircraft and then a burning erupt across your head as you made contact with a hard metal wall. Your vision began to fade as you attempted to focus your eyes. Bobbi now knelt over you, a concerned expression painted on her face as everything went black.
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Your eyes began fluttering open only to close again immediately at the bright light you were met with. God your head was killing you, and what was that incessant beeping-
You could sense movement at your side accompanied by some muffled sounds but were still waking up to the world around you and weren't bothered to process them yet.
As your eyes slowly focused you took in the room around you, were you in a hospital? Your eyes briefly drifted around the room before training on the movement you had sensed earlier.
Two redheads stood at your bedside, eyes red and swollen. One of them was holding your hand whilst the others arms were wrapped around her front.
Frowning you pulled back your hand earning a wide eyed stare from the woman previously holding it. You groaned again, your hand going to your temple attempting to sooth the throbbing there.
Looking back at the two you tilted your head slightly before speaking. Your throat hoarse from having just woken up “do I know you?” The question rang around the room, the two redheads just staring at you blankly
“What?” You asked confused, the pounding in your head soothing slightly. The redhead who had been holding your hand tilted her head slightly "detka, it's Wanda" her voice was incredibly soft. The look in her eyes enough to make your heart skip a beat.
You frowned staring at her "detka? What's that mean? And am I supposed to know you or something?" You were very confused. You watched as Wanda turned to the other redhead whispering in panicked albeit hushed tones.
Your eyes remained trained on the two while the other stepped forward, her hand now linked with Wanda's "y/n, do you know who I am?" Did you not just say this? You shook your head slightly frustrated at her question and in doing so missed a small frown taking over her face.
"Okay, that's okay. Can you tell me what happened? What were you doing before you woke up?" You looked down attempting to remember where you were before the hospital bed. Frowning you bit your lip in concentration "um, I was-" you paused, the memory escaping you as you looked back up at the redhead who nodded encouragingly "take your time."
You closed your eyes trying to jog your memory "I- I'm not sure..." a picture of a woman you knew very well popped in your head "Bobbi!" You exclaimed, your eyes shooting open.
The redhead raised an eyebrow "you were doing, Bobbi-?" Her tone a mix between seriousness and humour. You blushed a little at her words "no, I was with Bobbi, where is she? She's probably wondering where I am." Your eyes studied the redhead's face which was now slightly paler than before. Before switching to Wanda as she spoke up "she's not here detka, We don't know who that is."
You frowned at them "I'm pretty sure she'd be here- she'd be a pretty crappy girlfriend if she wasn't" you said with a laugh. The two of them stared at you as if you had just called them and their mothers the worst names under the sun.
You blinked at them, opening your mouth to repeat the earlier question as Wanda turned pushing past the girl and out of the room in a hurry. Frowning once more you looked at the redhead still in the room "Is she okay?" Extremely confused as to why Wanda had all but bolted out of the room.
She didn't respond, still staring at you blankly, you cleared your throat shifting slightly in your bed. What was with these two and giving blank looks? - It was unnerving, their stares made you squirm.
Sensing your discomfort the woman's eyes dropped to the floor "yeah I’m sure she's fine, I'll go check on her" her words only just reaching your ears. Nodding you watched as she turned towards the door before calling out "Oh hey, can you do me a favour and get someone to find Bobbi? She's probably pretty worried." You watched as the woman nodded at your words, not bothering to turn to face you and walked out the door.
Interesting…
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She hadn’t slept much that night, or the night before, or even the one before that if she was going to be honest. In fact she probably hadn’t slept properly in just under a month. She had been missing you horribly and despite her attempts to distract herself with training and her other wonderful girlfriend she couldn’t shake that bad feeling she had when you left.
And now here she was. Sat in a room of some fancy hospital Stark had bought, begging that you would just wake up. Maybe she should’ve been more specific.
Upon hearing you wake up her and Wanda had jumped up immediately situated at your side but it was like you hadn’t woken up at all. The usual glint in your eye upon seeing Wanda and herself wasn’t there, or the cute smile at whatever nickname she or Wanda had designated you that day. Yeah sure you were y/n but that wasn’t her y/n
Walking out of the room her brain was overflowing with thoughts, her main priorities being to find Wanda and then find a doctor who can tell her what the hell was going on. The first step being relatively easy as when she stepped out of the room she ran straight into the witch whose eyes were now glazed over.
Her face softened at the sight of her girlfriend “hey” she cooed pulling Wanda in for an embrace the witch quickly sunk into “hey it’s okay.” She ran her hand along Wanda’s back, attempting to sooth her. Instead she felt Wanda's head shoot up “okay?” her voice was croaky most likely from crying.
The witch frowned at Nat “what part of this is okay Natalia?” The spy felt herself wince at Wanda’s use of her real name. An action reserved for when she was angry. The witch took a step back, breaking out of her embrace “Our girlfriend got shot, then knocked unconscious and when she finally wakes up she doesn’t know who we are and is asking for some random person who she claims is her girlfriend.” Wanda’s tone was acidic and Natasha could sense the anger radiating off her, however misplaced it may be.
Sighing at her words the spy flicked her eyes to the floor “wands” her tone was calm hoping to sooth the witch “Obviously not everything is okay but we can’t panic till we figure out what’s going on. I’m going to go find a doctor, do you want to come with me?” Her eyes had moved back to the witch's face who was now avoiding eye contact. Answering with a quick nod Natasha moved forward linking her hand with Wanda's “I'm worried about her too Moya lyubov.”
She needed you to be okay, for once everything in her life was good. Her thoughts bounced around her head as she and Wanda walked in silence to find a doctor. There was no way she was going to let someone take her happiness from her. Take you from her. She wouldn’t let it happen. She needed you to be okay.