FROST (Natasha Romanoff x female reader)

Chapter 12: Natasha

(5 days later)

Mara walked across the Veluwe, surrounded by fields of lavender. She loves coming here to enjoy nature and the wildlife. She even bought a cabin near the Veluwe, for when she needed an escape, like now.

However, today she was not here for a casual walk through nature. She arranged it as the location to meet with Natasha.

It wouldn't take long before she spotted her 50 meters away from her, she caught a glimpse of a familiar redhead walking her way. They walked towards each other with smiles on their faces. 

Mara somehow missed Natasha most of all the Avengers, even though they did not know each other too well. They kept in touch every once in a while throughout the 2 months they spent apart, but did not see one another.

When they came within arms reach of each other, Mara engulfed the redhead in a long hug. One Natasha gladly returned. She too had missed the brunette, for a reason she cannot yet explain.

"Good to see you Mara" she said. "Missed you too, Nat" the brunette smiled. They looked into each other's eyes for a moment, before continuing on a walk together.

"It's beautiful our here" Natasha said whilst admiring her surroundings. "I know right? In my opinion, the Veluwe is the most beautiful place in the entire country. Sure, Amsterdam is nice, but they don't have wildlife and nature like this over there." Mara stated. 

"Is this your first time in The Netherlands?" She asked the redhead. "I've been here once, but that was for a very short mission. I didn't really get to go sightseeing."

"Well, you can probably see the entire country within two days, so I can show you around." Mara smirked, making the redhead chuckle. Again, Mara's stomach started to stir with the same feeling she got on the quinjet two months ago. She ignored it and kept walking.

"So what am I supposed to help you with?" Natasha asked once they sat down on a bench overlooking the Dutch nature reserve.

Mara took a deep breath, knowing she had to tell Natasha about her parents' death. "My parents died when I was four years old. I am looking for the people involved in their death, but keep hitting dead ends."

"How did they die?" Natasha asked. "It's kind of mysterious. I have no recollection of the vent itself, but it wasn't an accident. I know that for sure. The circumstances are too suspicious in my opinion." Mara stated. "I kind of have the feeling Hydra is somehow involved because they took me in after my parents' death."

"Where did your trail run cold?" The redhead asked. "The last guy I interrogated was located in Arnhem, where my mom was often located. Before that, I had leads in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Sochi, Kazan and Utrecht. So kind of all over the place."

"So basically just the countries where your parents are from?" Mara nodded. "I also checked their Hydra files, but came up empty there too. I don't know if they had codenames just like me..." Mara trailed off. 

"What was your codename?" Natasha asked. "Frost." Mara replied. "The translation of your last name." Natasha thought out loud, causing Mara to nod. "Do you think there are any clues in your own file as to what happened to your parents?"

"I already looked at my file, but maybe we can look together to see if you find something I missed." Natasha nodded and they both stood up from the bench, making their way over to Mara's cabin.