It all started when I was 7. The day my parents died. Me and my brother December were dressed in black. The air was cool and crisp. Our parents had died three days before, murdered right in front of us. The grief I felt was crushing. I didn't show it.

Silent tears streamed down my face as the preacher talked. "Mr. and Mrs. Young were two amazing people. A mother and a father, a friend to all. They did not deserve this, but we must put that behind us.

"They are in a better place now, watching us from above, protecting us. We may never forget what happened, but we will remember the good times we had with them. They left behind two amazing children."

I push that memory away. It hurts. I have a job to do. I have all of my gadgets with me. I've also got a power on tap that'd I'd prefer not to use. If I do, then it's rare. I can control the weather. I'm also telepathic. Like Jailiana. She got her powers first.

I line up my sights. Target acquired. I take a deep breath. If I don't do this, December dies. So do I. I exhale. At the same time, I fire. Job complete. I can never watch.

I place my sniper on my back and haul ass away from there. I've never been caught and I don't intend to. My heart pounds. My comm beeps. "I'm finished. They're dead." I report. "Great work. You can keep your life. For now." That's almost how every conversation goes with the boss.

I have stepped out of line before. I was punished. Tortured. Beaten. I'm a weapon to them. I'll never be able to leave.

Unless, I escape. I could do that, but where would I go? I have no one to run to and I've got December. If he dies, it's my fault. I reload and jump across the rooftops. I'm called the Silencer for a reason. I kill people.

It's not something I want to do. At all. If I don't, I'm dead. No one will save me though. I've caused them all too much trouble. Especially the Avengers. They hate me. Sure, I do like causing mischief, but killing people... no.

I leap onto another rooftop and jump through an open window in one of the buildings. You never here me land. I'm supposed to set up cameras here. I pull out my micro-cameras and shoot them up on the wall. I check my monitor. They're operational. Now, we can keep an eye on things without being there.

I place my tech back in my bag. Daylight's breaking. I'm off of duty. I jump out the window and run through the streets. That's when I run smack into Jailiana. We tumble to the ground. "Silencer. What a joy." She says sarcastically. That causes me to smirk.

"Hello Secret Soldier." I say. We know each other's real names, but we use our secret identities. "Chase, what are you doing here?" She asks, getting to her feet. I stand. "The usual." I say and study my nails. "You're lucky you're off duty, or you'd have hell to pay." She tells me.

She can't do anything to me off duty because she never saw me do anything wrong. I smirk. "You'll never catch me on duty." I say. She rolls her eyes. "Your times coming." She warns. "Oh, I bet it is." I say, sarcasm dripping from my words. She narrows her eyes. I do have to say, she's kinda intimidating for her small size.

"What are you gonna do about it Tic-tac?" I ask her. "Don't call me that." She says, anger building in her eyes. I love calling her that. It pisses her off, which I'm fine with. I have the nerve to laugh. "Chase, get out of my sight." She tells me. "Oh I'd rather not." I say. She rolls her eyes and zips away.

Didn't plan for that one. I think to myself. I almost forgot she was a speedster. I sigh. My fun's over. I dash home. Once I'm in the door, I place my shoes down beside it. I close the door and go upstairs to change. I have to get ready for my next job.

I'll be undercover in a SHIELD facility. I have to place a few cameras and things like that. I also need to find a few files. Should be easy. There are other agents to do this but I'm the best. I pull on the clothes HYDRA provided for this mission. My comm's on my wrist.

I look at myself in the mirror, than I look away. I look too much like my mother. I hope to see him along the way. Yes, the one I'm 'smitten' with. He was in HYDRA too. I've seen him there a few times. Only, he got out. I didn't. I sigh. There's no point in trying to get him to love me. He loves Jailiana.

Jailiana's engaged to marry, so I don't know why he's trying. Maybe she'll change her mind. Maybe not. I hope not. I groan out of frustration. I hate her, but I don't. It's strange. She's like an annoying sister that I never wanted but got anyway.

I apply a little make-up to my face, just to fit in and look like I belong. I pull my hair up into a tight bun. I look distinguished, business-like. No one will know I'm the Silencer. To them, I'm dead. I faked my death a few years back. A fake bomb.

The world thought they got rid of my permanently. I find that funny. You can't kill silence. You can only add sound. Sorry, had to give you a little bit of my philosophy.

I take a deep breath and walk out to my car. I'd much rather drive my motorcycle, but noooo. I have to look 'natural'. Whatever. I can't ride my bike in these clothes anyway.

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A. N. : So, what do you think? I'll be extremely surprised if anyone figures out Chase's crush.