Chasing the tesseract

Chapter 19

The following day, I finally leave my hammock, heading for the lake where I find Wanda and Vision. Wanda is sat around a fire whilst Vision paces back and forth in front of her, his hand to his head. Closing my eyes, I focus on Vision, channelling my power so that I can hear his thoughts. Conflict. Guilt. Grief. So he can sense it too.

"Ah, Wanda. Vision. Just the people I was looking for." I say as I step out from the bushes. Jumping slightly, Wanda turns to face me, her hands glowing red as she sends a blast flying at me, just skimming my head. "Nice to see you too Wanda."

"Sorry." she mutters, looking down at the floor as I sit down next to her. "Vis keeps seeing things, bad things, and it's made me a bit jumpy." she explains as Vision takes a seat opposite us. Shaking her head before looking up, Wanda smiles at me kindly, turning her attention to me. "What's up Abi?"

"You two are dating right?" I ask, pointing between Wanda and Vision. Exchanging a glance, Wanda and Vision simultaneously smile before Vision turns to face me.

"Why do you ask?" he questions, his eyes narrow as I take a deep breath. This is harder than I thought.

"I need some advice." I admit, looking up at Vision before looking back at Wanda. A smile tugs at Visions face and Wanda has to bite her lip to contain her laughter.

"On dating?" asks Wanda, as she turns to look at Vision, a small chuckle escaping her lips. Nodding, I smile genuinely at her as her eyes widen I shock.

"You want advice?" says Vision, his voice drowned in disbelief. Nodding, I narrow my eyes at him. Why is that so hard to believe? "On dating?" he asks again, his smile growing even bigger.

"Why is that so hard to believe?" I question, glancing back and forth between the pair, both of them in the verge of laughter.

"Because you're you." adds Vision, pointing at me and he stands up, a smirk in his face. "You don't do dating. Or people for that matter." Rolling her eyes, Wanda places her hand on my arm, turning to me with a serious expression.

"Vis is just winding you up." she hisses, narrowing her eyes at him causing the smirk to drop off his face. Once he's sat down again, Wanda turns to me, her expression softening again. "Go ahead."

"Okay, well erm..." I pause, contemplating on what to say next. This could quite possibly be the hardest thing I've done yet. "There's this guy."

"Stephen by any chance." corrects Wanda, her eyebrows raising suggestively as she nudges me. Heat rises in my cheeks, a blush appearing as I look away and towards the ground.

"Yes." I admit, clearing my throat and taking a deep breath before turning back to them.

"What about him?" ask Vision as he leans forwards, resting his elbows against his knees as he listens.

"Well he may have sort of said that he's in love with me." I confess, my cheeks growing a brighter shade of pink as a strange feeling rises in my stomach, a feeling unfamiliar to me. What is it? And why do I kind of like it?

"It only took him long enough to admit." blurts out Vision, resulting in a glare from Wanda and another elbow to the ribs. Frowning, I look at Vision through narrowed eyes.

"You already knew?" I ask, leaning forward as I look back and forth between Wanda and Vision who are both glaring at each other. Rolling her eyes and sighing, Wanda turns to me again.

"You can see it in the way he looks at you Abi." she explains, her tone soft and gentle. I open my mouth to say something, only to close it again when I realise I have no words. "His eyes light up when he sees you."