A short while later Natasha and Harry were sat at a table in a local restaurant. Harry, who was the first to admit that he was no expert when it came to dating, thought that it was a nice and safe option for a first date. The restaurant itself was pretty expensive but highly recommended online, and thanks to a few charms by Harry the couple looked just like any other regular couple to everyone apart from each other. Plus Harry had also cast a few spells to make it sound like they were just having regular conversations, that particular act was done because he knew they were very unlikely to have regular conversations.
"So," Natasha said as they began eating. "I have a question I was hoping to ask."
"You have my attention." Harry replied.
"Do you go on many dates?" She asked.
"Not really," Harry admitted. "in this life I've never really gone beyond a one night stand."
"And in your previous life?
"Well I had been on a few but never any serious ones." Harry answered. "Just didn't have time for that, couldn't find the right woman either."
"High standards?"
"I suppose you could say that," Harry nodded. "you have to remember that there was a war going on. Voldemort was leading the enemy side, the blood purists and 'dark side' depending on who you ask. Dumbledore was leading the 'light side', which were basically the 'good guys', except they fought to maintain the status quo, and they were just as narrow minded as the blood purists in certain ways. As for me? Well I was the celebrity wonder child who was leading the third option, those who wanted change in the wizarding world but not because of blood status. We wanted a world where blood status didn't matter."
"Did it work?" Natasha hesitantly asked, hoping it wouldn't upset him to ask.
"Well… nobody cared for blood status and the world did change." Harry said with a smile that didn't quite meet his eyes. "Anyway that's enough about me, what about you? Have you been on many dates?"
"I've been on a few, not counting those that I've gone on for missions." Natasha answered. "None of them ever really reached past the second date." She admitted.
"Assholes?"
"Big ones," She nodded. "I can't really date a civilian and those I date from Shield are hoping to 'bag' the famous Black Widow."
"I here you," Harry said in a sympathetic voice. "I have had more than a fair share of people trying to get with me because I was famous. You ever get any really old people?" Harry asked.
"I beg your pardon?" She blinked.
"Did you ever get any old guys trying to have a feel or something?"
"Once or twice." Natasha nodded, they both knew that meant a lot. "what about you?" She asked as she brought her glass to her lips and began sipping on her drink.
"One old lady offered to take her false teeth out and show me just how good a toothless woman is." Harry commented, causing Natasha to nearly choke on her drink. After some small coughing she recovered.
"You've got to work on your timing," She said before letting out a laugh. "admittedly I've never had an old man offer to remove his teeth."
"You're missing out." Harry said in a jokey voice.
"I'm sure," She said in a dry voice. "how are you liking your new apartment?" She asked.
"Well it's better than my old one," Harry replied. "though I can't help but wonder what was exactly going through Fury's head when he decided to place me opposite you, my guess is that it's his attempt to be funny."
"Director Fury with a sense of humor?" Natasha said with mock fright.
"We're doomed." Harry said dryly. "By the way Padfoot has asked me to ask you if he can come on our next date?"
"He wants to come on our next date?" Natasha said slowly, as if she couldn't understand the words.
"Hey, I just promised to ask, neither of us have to agree to it."
"Fine but we're blaming you for it."
"Wait… why are we blaming me?"
"Because I don't want Padfoot to get upset with me." Natasha said as if it was obvious.
"By the way, I'm sorry to bring a bit of business into the date but Fury and me are working on something that you might find interesting."
"Oh?" She asked, waiting for him to continue.
"Me and Fury were secretly working on a project called 'RS-3'." Harry continued.
"I've never heard of that one."
"You wouldn't have," Harry replied. "RS-3 stands for Runespoor 3."
"Runespoor?" Natasha asked.
"I chose the name, it's sort of a bad joke, where I come from there is a three headed species of snake called Runespoor. Now… can you name me another creature with multiple heads? Hint… I'm thinking of a specific one." Natasha racked her brain for several seconds before she was able to come up with an answer.
"Are you talking about 'Hydra'?" She asked, hoping he wasn't. Hydra was an organization that was originally founded by Johann Schmidt AKA 'Red Skull' as an advanced weapons division of the Nazi Schutzstaffel, HYDRA became an independent terror group bent on global domination during World War II.
"Yes that's preciously what I mean," Harry sighed. "we named the project RS-3 as we didn't even want to mention Hydra and risk tipping someone off."
"Why?"
"Because they are in every level of Shield." Harry answered calmly, shocking Natasha.
"What… what do you mean?"
"They're in Shield, I'm a mind reader remember." Harry said as he tapped the side of his head. "When I first joined Shield I didn't really trust anyone there so I used it much more than I usually would. I came across a few members of Hydra, I told Fury about it once I was sure that he didn't know. Me and him then made plans to go after them."
"You didn't go after them immediately," Natasha noted. "you were playing the long game."
"Yes," Harry nodded, glad that she understood. "the one thing that Hydra was good at was hiding. They've divided themselves to the point where none of them, even the head of Hydra, know every single Hydra member."
"Who is the head?" Natasha asked in a very interested voice, it shocked her to know that Hydra was hiding in Shield. She couldn't imagine how Steve was feeling about this.
"Alexander Pierce."
"As in Secretary Pierce?! Secretary of the World Security Council Pierce?!"
"The very same."
"Holy shit!" Natasha cursed.
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