#team don't try and warm your hand up literally an hour after you get stitches out of your drawing hand

[kavinskysdick]

back on my bullshit (drawing dark souls women) after getting my hand stitches removed (reader, my hand was not ready for this)

[guigz1-coldwar]

'Special day' : New chapter for "Redemption in a Spirit in a Cold War" is out !

"Special day"

Chapter Summary : Yirina awake in the car, relieved to know that Zasha was safe even if questions are still there....but she didn't notice something.....

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Words : +300

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I did it.....I helped Zasha escape that prison in West-Berlin, I helped them flee away from Perseus men and they were away from his sight.....but now, where are they ? Are they still in England with their brother Dedov under a fake identity ? Are they still living with their reals ones as Perseus thinks that they are dead ? Zasha told about an place that we were supposed to meet in London once I have retrieved Portnova & Beans but that day never came actually in fact. I couldn't remember where was that place, trying to find it in other memories but also because Portnova was never able to flee with me.

Something important must have happened between the moment I left Zasha go alone in England and this day in Turkey : What if Perseus wanted me to join Arash Kadivar once I was done with Zasha with me not been able to return to Russia ? It's something I need to know quickly but I'm certain of something now : I finally know that I was able to help Zed to get away from West-Berlin but my others questions remained in my head : Where are they now ? What happened to Portnova ?

All of these thoughts in my head make me woke up with an start in the car, sweating by an lot and I was trembling by it, having some sort of a knot in my chest. I looked all around me, we were in the morning, still parked near the Farmoor Reservoir but Park wasn't there at her seat. I started to panick, feeling the anguish inside of me about it until I saw her out of the car, sit on the hood of the car. I took a relieving breath to think that I was almost panicking for nothing as she was just there out, not been literally able to saw her when I woke up.

I shook my head to clear up my mind....well trying in fact.....before I decided to leave the car, letting my jacket inside as it wasn't so cold outside. I slowly opened the door, not wanting to put an scare in Park by brutally open the door.

"Finally awake !" She started in an funny tone, giving me an quick lovely glare as I stepped out outside. "I got us some coffees and something to eat." She showed me, with her free hand, a cup of coffee with an apple next to it, right on the car's hood, next to where she was sit.

"Thanks." I breathed as I installed myself next to her, looking in the horizon, precisely the reservoir, thinkful and taking the hot cup in my hands, warming me up.

"Looking peaceful, isn't it ?" She asked me, taking an sip of her own coffee.

"Yeah." I replied in a very low voice, causing her to look at me, worried.

"Something's wrong ?" She questioned me, getting close to me.

"I've got an memory back this night...." I started, cutting myself to take a deep breath away from her. "It was this day....the day I had to save Zasha."

"Oh." She was sounding surprised and very curious about it as it was an memory I've been trying to relive for days & days.

"I helped them, I succeeded to make them flee." I added, proud of it for an moment before I looked at her with an smile. "I also saw you for a second in that place.....just an few moments before the prison's alarm rang." I looked back at the reservoir, still smiling, trying to think at where Zasha could be living. "They must be living in England now."

"That's cool, Yirina !" Park exclaimed, sounding happy for me & feeling her left hand getting on my right shoulder. "That is proving that you didn't let your friend down."

"I couldn't leave them like that." I whispered, taking a sip from the hot coffee, almost burning my tongue with it but I managed to control it. "It was either me or Perseus was sending Stitch himself to do it."

"You did the right choice." She acclaimed, putting her hand on my lap.

"Yes but....I want to know now where Zasha is living, you know ?" I told her and she nodded at me, understanding. "I've maybe saved Zasha from Perseus but he could find out that they're still alive." I added, thinking that finding them was an priority as Perseus could found out about it very soon.

"I understand." She agreed to it too.

"But there's still an question in my head : what happened to Portnova after that day ?" I said, trying to find an answer in my head but as always, it was hard to find it. "We could find that answer when we will be in Moscow."

"Like Woods told me, we can join them in two days now." She affirmed, remembering me of what she has told me yesterday about the call he made to her. "We will surely find your answer there once we will be there with them."

"Did he tell you about the lead they have ?" I asked.

"No, he just said that it was something very concrete about Adler and so, they had to go to Moscow to pursue it." She responded before she drink her coffee. "We will maybe be able to cross any intels we got in person and maybe help them on their mission."

"Well, we can say that we got almost nothing on Adler." I scoffed. In all the missions we did since I'm in Park's team, we didn't find anything useful that was going to help them in their track to save Adler's stupid head. "And them, almost nothing on Stone." I added, knowing that our missions were very separate from each other. Even, I don't know if we can even make an link between Stone operations and Adler himself.

"At least, it wil be good to join them...." She started before she snorted, passing her hand below her nose. "If we don't count Hudson in it."

"That's the risk to take if we're going back to Moscow." I suggested before I moved my free hand on her shoulder while with the other, I start to eat an part of the apple she gave to me. "It will be strange for me to do." I added as the last time I was in Moscow, I was alone and just at the beginning of my slow recovery.

"Do you think you'll be able to handle it ?" She asked and I nodded, sure of me.

"It was sure that I will have to go back to Moscow in case." I affirmed to her, eating the apple. "By the way, you didn't tell me why we're going to London."

"I told you yesterday before we left Hereford, Yiri." She exclaimed as apparently, I forgot about that, according to her. "We need to get back at my office to grab some things and also because I asked about the report of the Spandau Prison's events."

"Oh, I see." I breathed, remembering everything now.

"Even if you knew now what happened, you still maybe want to take a look." She guessed and I nodded again as I couldn't talk with pieces of apple in my mouth before she looked at me with an big smile. "You look so lovely, Yirina."

"Thanks." I blushed from her remark as I was taking a last sip from my coffee.

"I don't know but I think there's something new about you." She proclaimed, making me raise an eyebrow.

"Really ?" I asked, confused and curious before she move from the car's hood to put her cup of coffee and the remaining of her own apple in an trash bin.

"Don't know what it is but maybe we can find out on the way to London." She replied as she walked back to her door, not opening it. "Come on, time for us to take the road again." She then opened her door as I moved too to put in the trash bin, my empty cup ans the apple before I got inside the car.

"Which time is it by the way ?" I questioned her, she checked her own watch for that.

"10:21 PM....should be arrived in London at noon." She responded before getting her hands on the steering wheel.

"You think that you can handle the rest of the drive or you want me to do it ?" I scoffed, retaking the same words I used yesterday night to her.

"Seriously ?" She said in an funny tone, looking at me with narrowed eyes. "You know the way ?"

"Of course, it's....." I pointed in front of me before I stopped myself to laugh "Fine, you drive."

"Thank you, my dear." She scoffed back at me, laughing before she start the car's engine and then, drove off away from the parking, leaving the place to get to our destination : her office in Century House in London.

All the way, I was wondering what was new about me and honestly, I couldn't find out about that : was it just Park who decided to joke with me after I woke up ? Or did she really told the truth about something new in me ? Was it my hair that changed ? No, still looking red, long & beautiful for me. Was it my scar who has maybe disappeared ? Nope, still there on the side of my head. To be honest, I think it was just an little funny joke that she decided to pull on me....maybe just something to start the day.

We arrived in London one hour and a half after we have left Farmoor, passing through Oxford and arriving at our destination at almost noon like Park predicted to me before we drove off. Like the first time I got to Century House, we parked the car in the same underground parking as before getting into the elevator and then, walking to her nice office at the fifth floor of the building.

"Feels like home here !" I exclaimed as I entered her office, letting me going first in it.

"Like I told you before, it seems that you love my office." She said as she got in too, closing the door behind her.

"It's not my fault that it's looking so lovely." I admitted as I sit down on the chair in front of her before I looked at her desk, seeing an file on it. "I think that you got something." I added, looking at the file as she was walking to her desk.

"Must be the report about what happened in that prison." She put her hand on it, taking an look at it. "Yes, it's the one." She affirmed before handing it to me, taking it in my hands.

"So, let's see what the MI6 has said for that." I whispered, opening the report. "As you entered the building to check with the guards, they were astonished to face another duo of MI6 agent....." I looked at Park who was sit on her seat.

"At this moment, the alarm was raised and we started to look around the building." She added, having remembered the events of that day by looking at the report I have in hands. "We found 2 bodies in the boiler room....you did this, right ?" She asked me, I nodded,

"The guard and the other were Perseus agents and according to this report, it was believed that they were both communists agents." I fully responded to my nod. "Ouch.." I breathed, seeing the picture of the two dead bodies.....their neck broken, Dietrich body still on that table, his mouth fully opened, his face looking shocked

"You literally broke their necks !" She said, stunned knowing that I was looking at the pictures. "Well, they got what they deserved." She taunted, nodding again to her with an smile.

"I couldn't let them both get to Zasha because even unarmed, the guard could have given his gun to the other guy I was teamed with." I told her, giving my thought about it. "I had no remorse about killing them, Park." I admitted to her, proud of it....I hate Perseus like everyone else.....

"And you're right about it !" She approved, snapping her fingers towards me before we could hear some knock at her door. "Come in." She ordered and the door opened, revealing an man...probably an MI6 agent.

"Agent Park, what you have asked is finished." The man told her as she got up from her seat, smiling.....and me wondering what is she planning;

"Thanks for bringing me the news, I'm coming." She breathed and the man left without closing the door as Park got next to me, tapping me at my shoulder. "Stay here, I'm not going to be long."

"What is this about ?" I asked.

"Just an file I have requested to be prepared for me." She replied before giving me an quick on the forehead before walking away. "Stay here, it's an order !" She added with an funny tone, holding the door handle in her hands.

"Yes, ma'am." I whispered, joking around before she close the door, leaving me alone in her office.

I took a breath, looking around her office before I stood up to take a look outside, through her window, overlooking an part of the Lambeth district and also the Thames. I can say that she was really loving her office and me too, it was so damn charming to have an occasion to have an office with this view on London. For joking, I decided to sit on Park's desk chair and then to look at the city with an big smile, wondering where Zasha could live in here. I know that they were maybe still alive and I hoped for that.

As I was still sit on her chair, I could hear Park coming back in here but I preferred to stay on her chair, looking outside.

"Seems that you like my chair !" She expressed as she entered the office.

"Yeah, it's very comfy and so warm." I affirmed, still looking outside as she put something on the desk, like....a plate before she walked back to the door to close it. "Hmm, why does it smell cake in here ?" I asked but she didn't respond.

"Just turn around maybe." She proposed to me as I could hear her getting next to her office.

"Fine." I breathed, rolling my eyes before I turned around....seeing an cake on an plate with an candle on it. "What the....." I was suddenly speechless as I looked at Park, a big smile on her face.

"Happy birthday, Yiri !" She whispered, making me realize that today, it was my birthday.....I forgot that but not her....It was the something new about me she talked about and to say, I was so much surprised by it.

"My god....that's wonderful." I expressed, sounding so enthusiatic as I approached the desk, sit on her chair. "I've got 32 years old now." I smirked at her, knowing that I was older than her now.

"It was the little surprise for you." She admitted to me. "We got to London because I wanted to surprise you for your birthday." She added, realizing that she just wanted to be here with me only. "Garrett & Greta were aware of it and we will be celebrating that with them tomorrow."

"Thank you, Park." I smiled to her, very happy.

"Come on, blow the candle and make a wish." She ordered me as she leaned on her desk, just next to me as I moved to blow the candle on the cake. "So, what did you ask for ?"

"Just to be with you." I responded before she start to move to get on top of me, on my lap. 'But...."

"I closed the door and if someone knocked, he need my permission to get in." She whispered and putting her index finger in front of my mouth, cutting me in my words. "Now....kiss me." She put her hands on my shoulders, awaiting for me to move.

"Park...." I breathed before I moved to kiss her and slowly, I started to got up from my chair still kissing her.

We weren't stopping in kissing as we got up from her chair and then, we started to slowly go down on our knees before I put my arms around her, her back getting on the floor with me on top of her just behind her desk. We broke the kiss for just an second, looking at each other with an big smile on our faces before I moved to kiss her neck, removing her scarf along the way, giving her groans as I was kissing all along her scar. It was just us in here, enjoying the moment until.....we started to hear another knocks at the door.

"Shit." Park said in a low voice, panicked and we quickly got up from where we were, starting to put our clothes back in order like if nothing weird happens. I was remaking the ponytail for my hair as she was reputting her shirt buttons in place. "Come in." She ordered as she was finished with it and quickly, putting her hair back too as me was finished too. The door opened, revealing the same MI5 agent that came here the first time to give the encrypted message.

"Ladies." The man greeted us, holding an paper in his hand.

"Is this another transmission you had from your source ?" I asked, trying to sound normal as I was sort of blushing from Park.

"Yes." The man replied, handing me the paper. "Our mysterious source called R. has given this to us this very morning and since Agent Park told us she was going to be in here with you, we wanted to have you to decrypt it." He added as I took the paper in my hands.

"It's looking like an small transmission." I said, seeing that the transmission on the paper wasn't so big enough before I looked at Park. "Paper & pen, please." She gave it what I needed to me before I started myself to work....on my little birthday party....what an way to greet me in my 32th year in this world.

"Which of you is celebrating this birthday ?" The man asked as I was working.

"It's hers." Park replied, seeing me focused on the transmission

"Oh...uhm...happy birthday then, miss Grigoriev." The man finally told me, giving me an little smile on my face, nodding at him briefly before getting back to work. It wasn't so long.....until I realized that.....

"No...." I whispered, looking at what I just write, realizing it just now.

"What ?" Park asked confused. "What do the transmission is saying ?" She added as I slowly remove the pen that I had in my pen, looking at the transmission and the paper I just write on to decrypt the transmission....

"It says.....Happy Birthday, Yirina Grigoriev !"