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(Nikki’s POV)
After lunch, we all headed to the intern labs. Peter had to help some interns solve a problem which surprised everyone who didn’t believe about Peter’s internship and Flash seemed to get really mad at it. (Idiot).
Anyways, after that we headed down to the training room where we’re able to spar with some Avengers! (Fake enthusiasm). People keep asking me if I’m okay and if I know why Wanda pinned me to the wall with her powers…and it’s like obviously I’m not okay and obviously I know why she did that to me. But I’m not gonna give them the satisfaction of the truth so I just say that I’m fine and that I have no idea why she did that and probably confused me with someone else.
We step out of the elevator and see Captain America and James sparring. Great…he’s here. Just the person I wanted to see after years. (10-11 to be exact, I think). (Whatever that’s not the point). After Captain America takes James down people start to clap? Eh okay, I guess that’s their thing. Then all of a sudden, fucking Natasha Romanov comes out of the shadows from the corner and walks towards the ring where James and Captain America were fighting. Ashanti and I both look at each other before looking back at Natasha, James, and Captain America.
Natasha turns to look at the Aca Deca team as James and Captain America goes to drink some water and catch their breath. “Hello everyone, as you may know I am Natasha Romanoff aka the Black Widow. And for today after Bucky and Steve catch their breaths we will sparring, we will pick three people to spar with either me, Bucky, or Steve, and then we’ll pair up the rest of the remaining students together.”
James and Captain America come back to the group, standing next to Natasha, luckily Ashanti and I are standing in the back so there’s less of a chance for them to see us.
“Okay, raise your hand and we’ll pick who gets to spar with either me, Bucky, or Steve.” Natasha says as everyone raises their hands except for me, Ashanti, Peter, and Mj. Natasha and Bucky look at each other before looking at the back and staring at both me and Ashanti.
“You two, the ones who aren’t raising their hands.” Natasha says.
Ashanti and I give each other an unamused look, already knowing that they know about us.
“Aq shumë për të mos na njohur asnjë nga Avengers.” (So much for not having any of the Avengers recognize us.) I say to Ashanti in Albanian.
“Can’t live a damn day without something or someone from our past coming back to our lives.” Ashanti replies back in Wakandan as we both sigh and walk to James, Natasha, and Captain America along with Peter since Natasha picked him as well.
“Uh ma’am how come those three were picked when they weren’t even raising their hands, that’s not fair to everybody else.” Betty says annoyed.
“Life’s not fair Betty, if it was I wouldn’t be in this position right now.” I reply.
Betty scoffs and rolls her eyes as Natasha pairs the other students up to spar. “Alright everyone spread across the training room and you can start sparring just be careful, we don’t want any accidents.” Natasha yells out then looks back at the three of us.
“So how will this be separated?” Peter asks, clearly unaware of the tension between me and James, and Ashanti and Natasha.
“Isn’t it obvious Peter? I have to spar with James and Ashanti has to spar with Natasha, and you’re going to spar with Captain America.” I say, already tired of the bs that’s gonna come.
“I’m sorry but how do you know this?” Captain America asks me.
“Were you not informed of their obvious plan? Alright well I’m sure Natasha and James here will tell you soon enough. But let’s spar before anyone gets suspicious. They’re already suspicious after a certain witch thought it would be a great idea to pin me to the wall using her powers. Oh- and also Peter you’re probably confused as well but either Ashanti and I or James and Natasha will explain to you what’s happening.”
James and Natasha gives each other a look as Ashanti and I give each other an annoyed look as we already just want this field trip to be over before one of us have another flashback and/or panic attack.
“Well how did you two of our “obvious” plan?” Natasha asks.
“We’re not stupid Natasha, it’s clear that you two and Wanda recognized us and clearly want to confront us because you guys think we’re still with Hydra/Red Room. Well let me tell you, we are not with them anymore. We escaped and we are not on any mission to hurt the Avengers or anything. Peter has known us for years and we have no intention of hurting him. You and I both know that no mission ever lasts years.” Ashanti says with bitterness in her tone.
Natasha nods as her and Ashanti go into one ring, James and I go into another, and Peter and Captain America go into another ring. We all get into our fighting stances and start to spar.
(Peter’s POV)
I start to spar with Uncle Steve, it was like how regular training he didn’t go too hard on me but it was still kinda difficult. I’m mainly just focused on sparring with Uncle Steve so I have no idea how it’s going for Nikki and Ashanti. (Also can we talk about how Nikki and Ashanti know Aunt Tasha, Uncle Bucky, and Aunt Wanda??? Like you’re telling me that NONE of them thought it would be good to tell me “oh hey btw I knew so&so from when I was in Hydra/Red Room and I know you know them as well. Like what the fuck! But I mean like I guess it makes sense on why they never wanted to come to the tower whenever I invited them but they still should’ve told me.)
(Ashanti’s POV)
Fuck. I haven’t sparred with Natasha in forever. I mean the last time must’ve been- nope, nope we’re not going to think about that place and trigger another flashback. Not in front of the Aca Deca team. And not in front of Natasha.
We get into our fighting stances and we start to spar. She tries to kick me but I catch her leg and flip her over but she lands on her feet. (Good, she’s not going easy on me.)
“Ты стал лучше сражаться с маленькой вдовой” (You’ve gotten better at fighting little Widow) Natasha says to me as she smirks.
“Ну, дело не в том, что у меня был выбор, они научили меня быть таким же, как ты, еще сильнее после того, как ты ушел.” (Well it’s not like I had a choice, they trained me to be just like you, even harder after you left.) I reply as Natasha’s smirk drops.
The sparring goes on for another 10-15 minutes until I take Natasha down with a head scissor leg throw.
“Кстати, Наташа, больше не называй меня маленькой вдовой.” (By the way Natasha, don’t call me little widow again.) Ashanti says as she gets up.
“Хорошо, отметил немного - извини, Ашанти.” (Okay, noted little- sorry, Ashanti.) Natasha says as she gets up as well.
I look to my side to see everyone staring at me and Nikki after we get out of the ring.
“Well seems like people are getting even more suspicious after we just beat two assassin’s ass.” I say to Nikki in Wakandan.
“Hm, po më thua.” (Hm, you’re telling me.) Nikki responds back.
(Nikki’s POV)
Why? Why did I have to go on this goddamn trip? I knew the plan wasn’t going to work, I should’ve risked being kicked off the team. Now I’m here, sparring against the one man who has beaten my ass every time he was told to. I understand that he was brainwashed to do so, I mean so was I so I can’t really blame him. But that’s not the point. (Do I have the right to be scared? I mean I shouldn’t be scared, I was in Hydra for fucks sake. But then again, so was James.)
James and I start to start to spar, I try to go easy on him but still tough, seems like James is taking pity on me though so I kick him in the stomach to knock some wind out of him.
“Ты легко относишься ко мне, Джеймс, мы с тобой оба знаем, что ты можешь сделать намного лучше, чем это. Особенно, когда это пришло ко мне.” (You’re going easy on me James, you and I both know you can do way better than that. Especially when it came to me.) I say with a hint of bitterness in my tone from the memories.
Bucky sighs, “Kreshnike-” he starts to say before I cut him off.
“Нет. Никаких разговоров, мы просто будем спарринговать и не будем идти легко, Джеймс, или я клянусь Богом.” (No. No talking, we’re just gonna spar and no going easy James or I swear to God.)
Bucky sighs again as he nods, we both get into our stances again and start to spar. He’s not going easy this time. (Good). After 10-15 minutes James almost takes me down but then I deliver a kick to his face that made him fall to the floor.
“Ты там в порядке?” (You okay there?) I ask reaching my arm out.
“Да, я в порядке, Крешнике.” (Yeah, I’m fine Kreshnike.) Bucky says as he takes my arm and gets up.
I get out of the ring and walk to Ashanti and notice everyone staring at us.
Well seems like people are getting even more suspicious after we just beat two assassin’s ass.” Ashanti says to me in Wakandan.
“Hm, po më thua.” (Hm, you’re telling me.) I respond back.
Peter walks over after sparring with Captain America.
“Okay, Nikki, Ashanti. What the fuck is going on and why do you know Aunt Tasha and Uncle Bucky from Hydra and the Red Room.” He whispers so no one from the Aca Deca team could hear.
“We’ll explain later on patrol Peter, okay? We promise.” I say back.