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━︎━︎━︎━︎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐎𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 help Liliya train almost everyday, taking the weekends and Fridays to spend with her family. Slowly but surely, Liliya was starting to get the hang of this phasing thing. It was absolutely terrifying to say the least, but despite the fear that she felt every time she phased, it felt good to be in control of something. For the first time in her life, Liliya was in control of something that could possibly be the best or worst thing to ever happen to her. If she was being honest, she didn't want powers. She was perfectly fine with being just a normal assassin, but now that she had these powers she'd come to the conclusion that if she didn't learn how to control them herself, someone else might take her and use her powers in a horrible way and Liliya didn't want to be a pawn in someone's game. She'd done it the entirety of her life, and now that she was free she swore she would never be put in such a position ever again.

Liliya stood in the training room, holding her fists up as she punched a punching bag. Her hair was pulled back into a braid as she hit the bag over and over again. Sweat glistened her body as she threw her fist again and again before finally taking a step back and letting a breath leave her lips. She walked over and grabbed her bottle of water, taking a few sips before setting it back down. She turned to go back to the punching bag and after hitting it twice she stopped upon hearing footsteps.

     She turned her head and spotted Steve making his way over to her. She grabbed the punching bag to stop it from moving and turned to face him. "Hey," Liliya smiled. She wiped the sweat from her forehead. "What's up?"

     Steve shook his head. "Nothing. I just came to see how training was going."

     Liliya shrugged. "It's going." She unwrapped her hands and walked over to the weapons range with Steve following closely behind. She grabbed a couple knives and guns before laying them out. She picked up one of the knives, examining it for a moment before looking at the target. In an instant, she threw the knife and it landed in the bullseyes. "Darling, is there something you need?" She threw another knife. 

     "What? I can't stand here and watch you train?" Steve asked.

     Liliya threw another knife, glancing at him over her shoulder. "Of course you can, however you usually don't. And when you come to visit me while I'm training, you usually have a reason for it. So, tell me, what is it?"

     Steve softly sighed. He really could get nothing past her, could he? "Rosalynn wants to run a few more tests to see how your powers are developing."

     Liliya tossed the last knife and as soon as it landed she brought the target forwards, pulling the knives free and replacing the target paper. She pressed a button that sent the target as far back as possible and she picked up her gun. "Why is she wanting more tests? You know, I'm not a big fan of needles." She held her gun up, taking a second to aim before shooting the gun six times.

     Steve watched her as she reloaded the gun and shot it. He grew nervous, wondering if he'd accidentally managed to piss her off. While Liliya was his girlfriend and she would never hurt him, that didn't stop him from fearing her wrath. She was an assassin after all. "She just wanted to make sure everything looked alright. If you don't want to do it, you don't have to."

     Liliya sat the gun down, staring at the target paper for a moment before a soft sigh fell from her lips. "I'll do it."

Steve felt his shoulders instantly relax. He watched as she turned towards him and a small smile pulled on his face. Instantly, Liliya couldn't help but smile back. Steve reached forwards and grabbed her hands, taking a step closer to her causing her to look up at him. Their eyes met and suddenly they were the only two in the entire world, staring into each other eyes without a single worry. He leaned forwards, gently pressing his forehead against hers and Liliya closed her eyes as she felt the tension leave her body. Just the presence of Steve made her feel relaxed and she would never stop appreciating him for that.

     "I'll do it on one condition." Liliya finally said, opening her eyes and pulling her head back so that she could look at him. Steve raised a brow, an amused smile pulling on his lips. Liliya smiled. "We have to watch a movie immediately afterwards."

     Steve hummed, thinking about it. Finally, he smiled and nodded his head. "I think I can agree with those terms. But, I have a better idea." Liliya hummed, raising her brows. "You let me take you out to dinner, we go down to the actual theater and watch one of the new movies that have come out, and then we can come back home and do whatever you want."

     Liliya smiled. "I like the sound of that." She wrapped her arms around his neck as he wrapped his arms around her waist. She pulled him closer to her and pressed a kiss to his lips. Steve pulled her closer as he passionately kissed her back.

     "You two make me sick."

     The couple pulled away and turned their heads to see Natasha standing there. Liliya chuckled as the woman walked up to them. "Sorry, Nat."

     Natasha smirked, shaking her head. "No need. But, Rosalynn sent me to get you because she claimed Steve probably got distracted. I tried to vouch for him, but he's seemingly just proved me wrong."

     A blush formed on Steve's cheeks as he awkwardly scratched the back of his head. "Sorry about that. I swear we were headed that way."

     Natasha rose a brow. "Sure you were." She looked at Liliya. "Come on."

     Liliya stepped out of Steve's arms. "I'll come find you when I'm done."

     "You better," Steve smiled. Liliya softly chuckled before joining Natasha's side and leaving to do more tests.