Chapter 55: Interest
AN: Sorry for the dy. I was having a mid-life crisis. XD Short version is, I wasn''t in the right mood to write the next scene. And actually, I still am not but I still tried anyway. If I don''t I''ll just keep procrastinating and this won''t end well for any of us. Mostly me cause I''m sure people will hunt me if I stopped writing...
There will be a few more smol arcs till we get to the next big Avengers arc but it will be soon. At least, before Natasha gives birth XD
That''s all, enjoy!
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<strong>Chapter 55: Interest</strong>
<span style="font-weight:400">After what seemed like an eternity, Benjamin finally snapped out of it and embraced Natasha in excitement.
<span style="font-weight:400">Natasha initially felt uneasy when Benjamin didn’t show any response. But now, feeling his warmth, she smiled in relief and hugged him back.
<span style="font-weight:400">Rogue and Death didn’t say anything and merely let them have their moment.
<span style="font-weight:400">That night, Benjamin and the others sat at the dining table as they ate and talked merrily. It was quite a festive atmosphere.
<span style="font-weight:400">As they ate, Benjamin also introduced Death to them as she would be living with them in the meantime.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, right. Ben, I heard you’ve met Carol already. How is it?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hm? Well, she’s certainly an energetic one.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Did you do her already?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I…err…i-it just sorta happened…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin coughed in embarrassment.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was still fine before but now after knowing he’s going to be a father, he can’t help but think his actions were not proper but he also didn’t want to lie about it to her.
<span style="font-weight:400">Natasha chuckled as she could tell what he was thinking.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It’s fine. Our rtionship is still the same as before. Just that now, we won’t be able to do it as much anymore while I’m pregnant.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry! I’ll take care of Ben!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Rogue grinned while giving a thumbs-up.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Haha. Can you handle him yourself?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’ll just pull Ororo too then.”
<span style="font-weight:400">The two girlsughed while Benjamin could only smile wryly.
<span style="font-weight:400">At the side, Death looked at the three of them curiously but said nothing.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin felt he needed to exin so he spoke.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ah, you see, these two are-”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Your lovers. I know. It is not unusual to see a man with multiple women or a woman with multiple men in the universe. More often than not, those with great power would often take in multiple wives. Considering your strength, this much is normal.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I-is that so…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Well…Death has a different culture after all. It’s normal she would think so…
<span style="font-weight:400">Looking at her small figure, one can’t help but forget how she’s one of the most powerful entities in the universe…
<span style="font-weight:400">Death, seeing Benjamin look at her in awe, smiled teasingly.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Like what you see? Although this body of mine is that of a child’s, I’mpletely able to do it you know? And I’m sure my age ispletely above whatever legal age of consent you have in this world.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Somehow, the way she spoke was quite seductive…
<span style="font-weight:400">Thinking of this, Benjamin quickly snapped out and shook his head.
<span style="font-weight:400">Natasha and Rogue were looking at him with a snicker.
<span style="font-weight:400">So this is also your type huh~?
<span style="font-weight:400">-Is what their eyes were saying.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin’s mouth twitched a bit.
<span style="font-weight:400">He decided to change the subject immediately.
<span style="font-weight:400">“A-ahem. Anyway, what’s you n now, Nat?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hm? What do you mean?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I mean…are you going to take a leave or something?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ah. Actually, I’m thinking of retiring now.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Eh?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked at Natasha in surprise. He didn’t expect that she would retire just like that.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Of course, if the world is in trouble, I’ll still help if needed. But now, there are already a lot more heroes. Especially after the establishment of the EPD. I don’t think I’d be needed anymore.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Natasha just smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">It wasn’t a sad smile where in she was sad that she’d be retiring. It was a smile of relief.
<span style="font-weight:400">For a long time now, she had always wanted a family. Because she couldn’t, she just devoted herself to her work. Being an agent and an Avenger.
<span style="font-weight:400">But now, after the emergence of the EPD, there had been less work for her to do as most of the fieldwork is handled by either SHIELD agents or the EPD.
<span style="font-weight:400">She only takes to the field when one of the viins she’s familiar with resurfaces. But even those are getting less and less.
<span style="font-weight:400">Other times she works are also when they go against HYDRA. But now, HYDRA is also under Benjamin and isn’t much of a problem anymore.
<span style="font-weight:400">Now that she had also gotten pregnant, it was the right time for her to retire.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So that’s it? You ready to hang up the ck Widow suit?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Rogue asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">Natasha smiled and shook her head.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hang it up? No need.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Didn’t you say you were going to retire?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I am. But there’s no reason for ‘ck Widow’ to do the same.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Natasha looked out the window as if looking beyond the horizon in search of someone.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I think it’s time I pass it on to my little sister.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yelena, was it?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">Natasha had spoken of her quite a bit in the past and would often praise her too.
<span style="font-weight:400">She was her little sister not by blood but in the sense that the two of them were both ‘Widows’ back when they were in the Red Room.
<span style="font-weight:400">Natasha nodded then looked at Benjamin with a smile.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What’s with that look? Do you want to meet her and make her yours too?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“That’s not it!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Seriously…these girls always think I’m nning to sleep with any woman they mention…
<span style="font-weight:400">The four of them continued to chat before finally turning in for the day.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin naturally showed Death to her room as they wouldn’t be sleeping together.
<span style="font-weight:400">Rogue also slept in another room to give Benjamin and Natasha some time alone.
<span style="font-weight:400">That night, neither Benjamin nor Natasha slept for a long time as they continued their ‘talk’ on the bed until the morning.
<span style="font-weight:400">As for what they talked about. It was naturally the mysteries of the universe…
<span style="font-weight:400">The following morning, Benjamin got out of the room and saw Death already eating breakfast on the dining table.
<span style="font-weight:400">She gave him a nce before going back to eating but not before saying her piece.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Next time, don’t wear the crown.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I am still bound to your Soul Stone after all. With you wearing it, I can feel all sorts of things too.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin’s mouth opened but no words came out from it. He was speechless!
<span style="font-weight:400">Does that mean…Death was also ‘feeling it’ when he was ‘feeling’ Natasha!?
<span style="font-weight:400">“Umu. It was certainly quite an experience. Due to the nature of my powers, I have never actually had sex with anyone before. To think that I would experience it before having my first time…it’s quite interesting.”
<span style="font-weight:400">So she really was feeling it too!!!
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin’s face blushed in embarrassment.
<span style="font-weight:400">It’s not that he was embarrassed that someone was ‘watching’ him do the act, but the person watching it is Death! One of the most powerful beings in the universe!
<span style="font-weight:400">And also a loli!
<span style="font-weight:400">Although her age was well beyond his own, her appearance still makes him think that he did something wrong by letting a kid watch something she shouldn’t!
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin felt like he should say something but didn’t know what to say.
<span style="font-weight:400">Unfortunately, Death wasn’t finished.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Do people of this world see their mothers in a sexual way too?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Of course not!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Then howe you were calling her Mo-”
<span style="font-weight:400">“AHHH!!!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin panicked and quickly closed her little mouth with his hands.
<span style="font-weight:400">He red at her, not caring about her real identity or her power over Death.
<span style="font-weight:400">“FORGET. EVERYTHING. YOU. HEARD.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Death was speechless.
<span style="font-weight:400">After seeing Death nod, Benjamin sighed and fled to the bathroom to take a bath.
<span style="font-weight:400">Seeing him leave like that, the corner of Death’s mouth curled slightly.
<span style="font-weight:400">“No way I’ll forget it just like that. Hehe, I’ll see how long it takes before you call me Mommy~”
<span style="font-weight:400">Having spent millions of years in istion, Death finally found something interesting.
<span style="font-weight:400">This man called Benjamin Freed.
<span style="font-weight:400">A person from another universe. Not to mention he seemed to possess something that can even override ‘that brat’s’ powers.
<span style="font-weight:400">She wouldn’t let him off easily.
<span style="font-weight:400">She looked at her own small body and smirked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It’s good that I’m not in my original form. Otherwise, conquering him won’t be a challenge. I’ll see how long he can take being seduced by a kid. Hehe.”
<span style="font-weight:400">In fact, Death can already tell that Benjamin was indeed interested in her.
<span style="font-weight:400">But her current form is still holding him back.
<span style="font-weight:400">Death wanted to see how long it would take for him to give in.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was quite interesting.
<span style="font-weight:400">Before, it would be other people courting Death. But now, Death seems to be the one courting someone else.
<span style="font-weight:400">As for feelings of love, Death didn’t have any. To her, it was just ‘interesting’ to do.
<span style="font-weight:400">After all, she was Death.
<span style="font-weight:400">How can Death fall in love?
<span style="font-weight:400">Death shook her head and continued to eat her breakfast.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Umu. As they say, to eat is to live. It’s nice to have something to eat again after so long.”
<span style="font-weight:400">She enjoyed the food although she didn’t need to eat to survive.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Speaking of, that little girl Natasha seemed to always drink Ben’s semenst night. Does it really taste good?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Death licked the corner of her mouth, seemingly in anticipation.
<span style="font-weight:400">In the bathroom, Benjamin suddenly shivered out of nowhere and quickly looked around.
<span style="font-weight:400">It felt as if he was being watched by a predator…
<span style="font-weight:400">After some time, Natasha and Rogue also woke up and started to chat with Death in the living room.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin got out of the bath and asked Death.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What’s your n today? Or are you still going to follow me around?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t you need to take care of something? It’s boring. I’d rather stay here and chat with Nat and Anna.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded and sighed in relief in his mind.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was a bit stressful taking care of this little miss…it feels like he’s walking in pins and needles all the time.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright. I’ll get going then. Call me if you need something.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin said to the three then left the mansion to go look for Ophelia.
<span style="font-weight:400">A few momentster, the two of them met in a public park near a university.
<span style="font-weight:400">On the way, Benjamin had already called Ophelia and told her his purpose in looking for her so they decided to meet up here.
<span style="font-weight:400">Here, they could catch a glimpse of a certain someone sitting in one of the ssrooms in the university by the window.
<span style="font-weight:400">She had short red hair and a yful smirk on her face while listening to the lecture.
<span style="font-weight:400">As told before, Sinthea is actually living a normal happy life now which was why Benjamin didn’t intervene before.
<span style="font-weight:400">There were two choices now.
<span style="font-weight:400">Let her continue to live a blissfully ignorant life and take care of Red Skull discreetly. Or intervene and pull her back into the world of heroes and viins before Red Skull can reach her.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin wanted to choose the former but they still don’t know when and where Red Skull will arrive. It may be toote if they just monitor her like this.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What’s the n now?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Ophelia asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin turned to her and was about to answer when he caught a glimpse of the professor in Sinthea’s ss.
<span style="font-weight:400">[Helmut Zemo - Baron Zemo. Affiliated with HYDRA]
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin frowned then turned to look at Ophelia.
<span style="font-weight:400">“...I’m asking just in case, but were you the one who put Zemo there?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Zemo? He’s here?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Ophelia also frowned and zoomed in on the window using her high-tech sses.
<span style="font-weight:400">After all, bringing a telescope is too inconspicuous so she was wearing special sses with an HUD and other functions since earlier.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Do you mean the teacher? I’ve investigated but from what I know, the professor’s name is Daniel Bruhl. I checked his background and it was clean.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“How much do you know about Baron Zemo?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">Ophelia shook her head.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Back then, I only met him once or twice and he always had that stupid mask on. After I took over, he never showed up again. I’ve been trying to find him again but I was unable to.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin sighed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“For him to be here is no coincidence. I’ll act once sses ends.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“How about me?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Your identity is still useful. We canpromise it yet.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Understood.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Ophelia smiled and gave him a kiss before leaving.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’ll wait for your good news then.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You seem awfully confident I’ll seed.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin chuckled.
<span style="font-weight:400">Opheliaughed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“If even you fail, then there’s no need for anyone to try anymore.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin watched her swaying ass as she left for a bit before turning back to where Sinthea and Zemo were.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hopefully we’re not toote. If we are…then it’s a pity.”
<span style="font-weight:400">It wasn’t like all hope was lost if they werete. It would just mean that he would need to deal with Sinthea too and it would be a pity. That’s all it was.
<span style="font-weight:400">After all, Sinthea was already having a happy lifestyle. It’s a pity that it won’tst long anymore.