Chapter Twenty-Three: Past will Haunt you

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Harley's POV

I adjust my footing as I look at one of the screens that Zolo is displaying an image

"Accessing archives...hydra was founded on the belief that humanity could not be trusted with its own freedom...what we did not realize is that if you try to take that freedom....they resist...the war taught us much...humanity needs to surrender its freedom willingly...after the war......Shield was founded..I was recruited...the new hydra grew a beautiful parasite inside Shield...for 70 years...hydra has been secretly feeding crime...weeping war and when history did not cooperate.....history was changed...and two people came to be remembered for their sacrifice to help us " Zolo explains as images and videos of Steve and I show up

One image that catches my eye is one of two people I vaguely remember, a black man and black woman standing next to each other in the Oval Office as well as with some Hydra officers in the next photo shown

"That's impossible, Shield would have stopped you" Natasha says

"Accidents will happen...hydra created a world so chaotic that humanity is finally ready to sacrifice its freedom to gain its security, once the purification process is complete....hydras new world order will arise...we won Captain...your death amounts to your life....a zero sub" Zolo says as images of my fathers car accident from new papers shows up and I ball my fists before walking away to calm down when Steve to punch the screen

"As I was saying" Zolo says annoyed from a different screen

"What's on this drive" Steve says angrily and I look at the floor, those two people just can't leave my mind, I've never seen two black peoples look so comfortable in the Oval Office and then they were with Hydra officers

What the hell? How am I seen as a betrayer and they aren't brought up at all

"Project insight requires insight...so I wrote an algorithm" Zolo says proudly

"What algorithm, what does it do" Natasha asks quickly as she comes to Steve's side

"The answer to your question is fascinating, unfortunately...you shall be too dead to hear it" Zolo says

I hear the doors behind us shutting and I immediately throw my shield at them but it bounces off, I catch it and turn to Zolo who laughs

"Agent 43....you definitely take after the ones you were from....they were an excellent help" Zolo says causing me to look at him angrily

"Stark would never help you assholes" I say angry

"Guys we got a bogie, short range ballistic....30 seconds tops" Natasha says catching my attention

"Who fired it" I ask confused

"Shield" Natasha responds and I ball my fists as I look around for an exit

"I am afraid I have been stalling Captain....admit it, it's better this way...we are both...out of time...and you Agent 43....are a woman of your kind" Zolo says as Steve goes over to gate and pulls it open

I glare one more time before grabbing Natasha and Steve and jumping into the hole in the floor as the place blows up, Steve and I raise our shields to block the ruble that rains down on us

I groan as my arm gets weaker but soon one piece of concrete hits my shield causing us to fall down

I groan in pain as I push the ruble away from us, as soon as it falls I look back to Natasha who looks out of it and slightly injured as she lays unconscious suddenly

"I got her...let's find an exit quick" I say before scooping Natasha into my arms bridal style and stepping over the big rocks

I hear aircrafts coming towards us causing me to immediately run

"Come on" I yell to Steve who runs with me
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I stand at Sam's back porch with a now awake Natasha and Steve, I knock on his window before turning to Natasha

"Hey...you sure your ok" I ask and Natasha looks at me sternly

"Yes for the hundredth time Harley, I'm ok" She says and I nod before wrapping my pinky around hers, she jumps but doesn't move her hand nor does she make a move to latch her finger with mine

The glass door opens to reveal Sam who looks shocked but concerned

"Hey man" Sam says to Steve

"I'm sorry about this, we need a place to lay low" Steve says sadly

"Everyone we know is trying to kill us" Natasha says and I nod as I adjust my shield on my arm

"Not everyone" Sam stays before moving out the way, we walk in and I sigh in relief and stretch my arms and back

I reach in my jacket pocket to and feel broken glass with some that stabbed me based off the wet feeling in the edges

I pull out the broken frames and the slightly tattered pictures of my father and Peggy that I stole

"You took those" Natasha asks as she comes behind me

"Yea.....only pictures I have of them.....my fathers dead and Peggy is....not well" I say causing Steve to look at me

"You've gone to see her!?" He says shocked and angrily

"Of course I have...I loved that woman just like you....I won't argue about this with you!" I say before looking to Sam

"Where is your bathroom" I say and he point down the hallway to a bedroom, I nod and walk in

I strip my jacket off and my shirt and put the picture and clothing on the bed before walking into the bathroom and washing my face and hands off

"You know....you two really could just talk one day" I hear Natasha say and I sigh

"That won't happen.....not after Peggy...not after making me out to be a monster....not after...abandoning me once the serum got him some fame" I say angrily and I look from the sink to Natasha

I see her eyes look me over as I stand close to her, she soon walks over to the bed and take her jacket off

"In your own time....but holding that resentment will do more harm than good" She says and I nod and look at her body

Her legs...her hips....her hair and how it shapes her face, it's all intoxicating and I can't get enough

"Well....for now I'll focus on the real threat...and finding out about what everyone seems to know about me" I say as I take my white beater off, Natasha turns around and I see her eyes go to my stomach than my hips where my underwear and v line are visible

"You'll......find out soon enough...now don't hog the bathroom" She says, I watch her walk next to me and to the shower, she turns it on and I grab her arm to stop her from doing much else

"What's going through your head right now" I ask and Natasha looks at me confused

"I'm fine" She says but I don't budge

"Just talk Romanoff.....I'm not a threat nor am I one to tell someone's business" I say and she looks at me with a certain glimmer in her eyes before sighing

"Let's talk after...I'm out of the shower" She says and I nod before leaning down and kissing her forehead

I pull away and she looks at me perplexed and very putt off but I ignore her and walk out without another word

Will she actually open up this time...who knows

A/n yuhhh also Harley and Natasha seem to be a bit more...connected now I guess I mean writing Natasha has its.....inconveniences like how I'm far from her personality but hey.....I'm trying lol

Enjoy:)

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