Family
*NO POV*
The quinjet landed safely in the tower, Tony was already waiting for them in the landing zone with his sunglasses and his casual jacket suit, typical of Tony Stark. Although he no longer lived in the tower, it is still his, with which he controls everything that happens in it. Also, he was worried about Nadya and had a proposal for her, but he could wait until after this problem.
All the members of the group quickly got out of the quinjet, Jean was next to Kitty and Lila accompanied Nadya. The two sisters were very restless, they did not know what to do with all the nervousness they carried inside. They were going to meet their biological mother.
They all entered the tower as Tony informed them that Dr. Watson had left and would be back in the afternoon. Which meant they had to wait.
- Hey, Nadya, I'm going to eat something with Kate, do you want to come? - Yelena asked her sister.
- No, I think if I eat something I'm going to vomit it, I'm very nervous -
- Okay, don't worry, you try to breathe, Wanda and Lila will be here all the time, okay? - she said, giving her a kiss on the forehead, while Nadya nodded.
Yelena went to the cafeteria with Kate, and when they got there they sat at the first table they saw.
- You're very close - Kate commented.
- She is my little sister and she needs me, I will always be there for her - Yelena replied - And I know that she is always there for me -
- It's good that you are there for each other in a world like this - she said smiling
- It is - the blonde said - It was very hard for both of us to find out about Natasha's death, there were times when we had to help each other when we couldn't take it anymore - she began to say
- More than once the I found myself locked in the bathroom and I had to remove a blade from her, and she found me many times lying in the shower having a panic attack - Yelena didn't go out to tell these things except to Nadya or Wanda, but there was something about Kate that She let me know that I could trust her
- I'm sorry, can I give you a hug? - asked the archer, Yelena, a little doubtful, agreed - You are no longer alone, you can count on me, on us, for whatever you want -
- I know, and thank you - she said resting her head on Kate's shoulder, it had been a long time since someone other than Nadya gave her a hug like that - Nadya is convinced that she can bring Natasha back, and although I want to go back to see Natasha, I don't know if I want her to, many things can happen -
- I know, when what is happening now is resolved, we can talk about it, have a plan, and if something happens, we will solve it, we are not going to let Nadya die, she is part of the team - she told her
- Okay - I accepted - Sounds good to me -
- Wait, they texted me - Kate said, taking her mobile out of her pocket - It's Lila, Dr. Watson has arrived, apparently Tony wrote to her to come earlier - she read
- Let's go - Yelena said getting up
They quickly reached the room where the others were, Sam and Bucky had just arrived too. Tony was talking to Valeria, explaining to her what was happening and she was frowning and didn't understand anything. When Tony fell silent, she turned to Nadya, who was holding Lila's hand, and then to Jean, who was standing next to Kitty. Tony let him take it all in and went to sit next to Nadya, who had a very panicky look on her face. He put his hand on her shoulder and told her that everything would be fine to comfort her. Knowing that her sister would be fine in their hands, Yelena went to sit with Kate next to Jean, she too was nervous.
- Are you my daughters? - Valeria finally said, seeing that they did not answer, Kate answered her
- They are -
Going out of her mind, Jean began to speak
- We are not here for you to take care of us or anything like that, we are here because we want answers - she said quickly
- And how do I know that you are really my daughters? - she said, still not leaving her astonishment
- That's easy to solve, you just have to do a blood test and so we can make sure that you are sisters and their daughters - Tony said - Let's go to the laboratory, Bruce can do the test -
After the tests, Tony and Bruce were looking at the results.
- Well, from what it says here, you are both daughters of Valeria, but you are not sisters completely - Bruce began by saying
- As? - asked Jean
- Yes... I know why that is - Valeria began - Jean, do you remember your parents who were with you all your childhood? -
- Of course I remember -
- Your father, he is your biological father, let's say I had an affair with him, before I met your father, Nadya, when I had you Jean, I couldn't take care of you, he loved you very much, so we made a deal, he he would take care of you like the good father he was and I would help him with the money and the house - he said
- Why didn't you love me? - she asked
- It's not that I didn't love you, you were amazing Jean, but I wasn't ready to be a mother, and I know that maybe it's no excuse, but I knew you'd be in good hands, and I wasn't wrong, you might have a hard life , but look at you now, you have a beautiful family, I couldn't have given you that - she explained
- You're right, and my parents, biological or not, are the best thing that has ever happened to me, and the family I have now is also perfect - she said firmly, which made everyone, including Valeria, smile.
- I'm glad, I know I wasn't wrong in leaving you in John's hands - he said smiling
- But, I still don't understand, so Nadya and Jean don't have the same father? - Yelena asked hugging Nadya from behind.
- No, Nadya's father is Dreykov, he was the worst mistake I could make. After having Jean and leaving her with her father, I went to live in Russia, where my mother lived, there, in a hotel, I met him, he was very well dressed and seemed very nice, a total cover, after a few months talking, we started going out, and one thing led to another, and I got pregnant with two girls, I didn't want to have them, but Dreykov forced me, he said that if he didn't have her, he would kill me, so I listened to him. After having them, I realized how blind I was to fall in love with him, he was a monster, he only behaved well when we were close to one of you, we called her Antonia, but with you he was a monster, I never understood why he was like that with you and not with Anthonia. When it was time to take you to kindergarten, he said that only Antonia was going to go, you were going to another center, I didn't know what he was talking about, I tried to stop him, but then it was the first time he hit me, we were in front of Nadya, like that which I assume it was why he controlled himself. After that, I let him do what he wanted, I'm sorry Nadya I was a coward, after two years, Nadya you were still in that center, I never knew what it was, but from time to time you came home, you were always feeling bad , then I knew that the place was not good, I began to make a plan for us to escape, but I did not know how and one day he caught me. That same day was when I escaped, I hadn't planned for you not to be there, but I couldn't take it anymore, so when he shot me and then threw me into the street, I left, I waited for him to leave to run away. Years later, I kept looking for you, but you didn't appear anywhere, I thought you had died, because of him, I even made a small tombstone in the garden of the house that I bought with your name and Antonia's. A few months after I gave up, I saw on the news the explosion of the building where Dreykov was, when I saw your names in the dead people list, and although I suffered a lot when I found out, at least I knew that you would not suffer anymore because of him, you would be free - she explained - But, now you're here and I don't understand anything - she was already crying and Nadya was trying to hold back her tears
- Well, I wasn't exactly free, quite the opposite - were Nadya's first words addressed to her mother
- What was that center, Nadya? - she asked sitting next to her.
- That center was called the Red Room, it is a program that trains girls to be the deadliest assassins and spies in the world. There they brainwash you and do whatever they want with you, they train you in martial arts, ballet and weapons, so they can kill whoever they want. But that wasn't the first place he took me, it was HYDRA, I guess you do know what that is -
- Yes- she said sadly - Can I hug you both? - she asked and the two redheads nodded.
At first they hugged a little hesitantly, but when their bodies came together, all the emotions they were holding back came to the fore. They grabbed each other, Nadya and Jean tried to hold back their tears but in vain, their eyes were crystals that had already been broken. When they separated, the first thing Nadya did was get closer to her sister Yelena and her girlfriend, she needed to be next to her family, even though it wasn't her biological one.
- Jean, I want to tell you that even though I didn't raise you when you were my baby, it doesn't mean that I stopped thinking about you, it's true that I was never your mother, but I did think about you. And you, Nadya, I'm sorry I didn't fight more for you, you were my daughter, even though I couldn't raise you the way you deserved, and I loved you with all my heart. I will never be able to forgive myself for not having fought more for both of us, but I hope that now that we are here, I can be part of your life, I am not asking you to forgive me, or to go live with me, although you are always invited to my house, just at least be able to be in contact - asked Valeria
First, Jean and Nadya looked at each other, both thinking the same thing, although Nadya then looked at her sister and Lila, she also needed their support in this decision.
- Okay, I'll really need time but I think being in touch doesn't sound bad - Nadya finally said and Jean nodded in agreement.
- Yes, it doesn't sound bad at all, it's true that I really don't know if I can still consider you my mother, but it doesn't sound bad to get to know each other more -
- I'm more than happy with that - she told them
A few hours later, Yelena and Kate were sitting talking on the couch, while Nadya was with Lila and Wanda talking about her powers; the boys were in the bar drinking; and Jean and Kitty were at billiards. Entering the room where everyone was, Valeria approached Yelena and Kate.
- Hello, I'm sorry to bother you, can I talk to you for a second? - asked them
- Sure, what's up? - Kate said
- Nothing, I just wanted to thank you for what you have done for Nadya, it shows that you love her very much and you are incredible with her, thank you - she told them
- You don't have to thank us, she deserves it, Nadya is incredible, and Jean too, although I don't know her that much - Kate affirmed
- Yes, she is my sister, by blood or not, she does not deserve anything that happened to her, but that past that she has is what has created her, it is what has led her to be what she is now, and what what she is now is to be an amazing person and my whole world, I love her with all my soul - said the blonde
- It shows, thank you very much, well I'll leave you, I should go back to my house now, I'm going to say goodbye to everyone -
When Valeria left, everyone also began to clean up, it had gotten quite late and it had been a very emotional and hard day for the avengers. So when it struck 12 at night, everyone went to their rooms to sleep.