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It’s been 3 years since Yelena has been stateside. She has been busy traveling all over the world: Europe & Asia freeing widows and taking odd jobs to fund her expenses. Plus she was slightly embarrass that she was easily manipulated into thinking her sister’s best friend was responsible for her death. There was a widow in California that needed to be freed therefore decided to stop by Ohio before she headed back to Europe for another mission. She thought about stopping by New York, but didn’t want to bring any trouble.
As she put the flowers down, “Sestra, it’s been awhile. I apologize for that, but saving widows will do that to you. I also ran into the Winter soldier and helped him out with his team. What the psychology term..oh yes we trauma bonded over our brainwashing/mind control. I miss you.”
“Yelena, is that you?” Clint was walking up to put flowers down. Yelena had cut her hair short and had a bull nose ring now.
Yelena looked at Barton and back to the headstone “sestra, I’ll see you later. Barton all yours.”
“Yelena, wait how have you been?”
“I’m doing well Barton, freed another widow, visiting my sister, now taking my leave.”
Yelena started to walk away until Clint yelled out “aren’t you stopping in New York?”
Yelena looked puzzled “Why would I stop in New York Barton?”
Clint tried to keep his face stoic not to reveal a huge secret “You and Kate hit it off as friends. Thought you would pay her a visit.”
“She better off not having a friend like me, I only bring danger. We are no you and Natasha.”
“Yeah you definitely aren’t” he whispered which brought Yelena to know he knew of their night together. She let out a little chuckle and said goodbye Barton.
Clint tried again without revealing “I think you should stop by New York.”
Yelena gazed at him hard “What is it you are not telling me, Barton?”
Clint eyes were tired “Just go and you will see. It not really mine to tell.”
“Barton”
Clint sighed. He knows Yelena will just continue on her journey but he owes it to his best friend not to make her sister lose valuable time with another love one “I told her if she really wanted me to, I could try to find you, but she told me not to bother. Kate said if you wanted her to find you, you would have given her the non burner phone number. …
As Clint continues in his explanation. Yelena tried to absorb the information until he got to the part of the story that has her eyes widening in disbelief.