i still hate you , pietro maximoff

Part Two

12 years ago- age six

Ashlynn woke up in the hospital with tubes in her arms.

She was scared and afraid until she saw her adopted parents Lucy and Xavier, and Wanda. She started to calm down and Wanda noticed she was awake.

"Hey Ash, it's okay. We're right here for you." Wanda reassured Ash but she still felt sore.

"Hey honey. Are you okay? Still in pain?" Lucy asked in a soft, soothing voice as she walked up to the bedside and sat next to Ashlynn.

"I- I feel better. I still hurt. A lot."

"The doctors said they don't know what is going on. Wanda told us what she saw, but do you remember what happened?" Xavier asks as he walks over from the windowsill.

"I- I remember there w-were kids. Tearing up the grass and picking at the flowers. I- I was asking them to stop. They didn't stop." Ashlynn paused for a second thinking what would happen if she actually said his name, and decided to play it safe. "Someone walked up and I fell to the ground. Everything hurt. Wanda held me in her arms and told me everything was okay. Then all I remember is darkness."

"It's okay honey, we're right here for you. The doctor said you should be able to go back to school in a couple days. Until then you need to rest, okay?" Her mother asks.

Ashlynn nods in response.

"Hey Ash, do you want me to stay with you?" Wanda questioned.

"I would like that, thank you."

Wanda climbed into the bed with Ashlynn and they both fell asleep.

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Throughout the rest of the school year Ashlynn and Wanda grew very close.

Ashlynn got hospitalized twice more, and had three other episodes.

Wanda protected her from Pietro and the other bullies.

They played with each other the first month of summer, and then didn't see each other again until the start of second grade.

That's when everything started to fall apart for little Ashlynn.