My Safe Haven

Chapter 2: Connection

Nat's POV:

Well, today is gonna be interesting and a challenge especially when Wanda is really strong because of her powers. But we also have to train them to the best of their abilities and not just about their powers. They need to be agile, be great in stealth mode and they need to work on their critical thinking as well.

I see Wanda as a very vulnerable person most especially now that it has only been a few months since she lost her twin brother.

I zipped up my jumpsuit, went straight to our headquarters to get Wanda's records and made my way to the training grounds. It was also just in time to see Rogers and Wilson fly away with the new Quinjet. I waited for Wanda and it seemed like she was running late.

She finally arrived after 5 minutes.

"You're late, Maximoff." I jokingly said.

"I know. I'm sorry," she apologized.

"It's all good. You ready?"

"I am, teach."

5 hours of training later, I noticed that she's learning pretty quickly that we don't have anything else to do for today. Seems like she also passed all the other trainings that agent Hill did with her. That's pretty much what all her training entails and the next one would be the battlegrounds where they will be partnered to some of us and fight against us to see if they were able to apply everything they have learned during training.

"Huh!" Wanda grunted as she landed in front of me. "What's next?" she asked. Her thick Sokovian accent growing on me

"Honestly? There's nothing left for me to teach you. We only have the Battlegrounds tomorrow." I answered.

"Really?" she asked.

"Yeap. You can just go and relax for today and get yourself ready for tomorrow. It is gonna be much more physical between you and me." I replied.

Suddenly, she just stood there staring at me as if she froze and didn't know what to say.

"Uh, Wanda? Are you okay?" I asked.

"What do you mean physical between you and me?"

"Uhm, we fight? Tomorrow? You know, just to test the lessons we taught you. Don't worry. It's not gonna be that violent. I'll take it easy on you." I assured her.

"Oh! Right. Fight. That's what you mean about getting more physical." she responded nervously and I could actually see a drop of sweat sliding down her forehead.

I smirked at her as I realized what made her froze. She thought I was gonna get my way with her. I honestly thought that after my one time thing with Maria Hill, this side of me would never come out anymore. Especially after that little thing between me and Bruce. But last night, I just felt something when her head was on my lap and I just stared at her sleeping. I didn't know for sure in what was I feeling until I noticed she was slightly flirting with me this morning in my room. I didn't even know that she's somewhat bisexual.

Wanda's POV:

I swear I felt tense when she said the words "physical between you and me". I just know that she figured it out because she's smirking right at me.

"You're dismissed, Maximoff." she said. Still smirking.

"Thanks." I responded and before I was able to fly away, she grabbed my hand.

"On second thought, instead of you having a vacant afternoon, I'm about to head out for a small mission later. Gonna hunt for Strucker's right hand scientist, Dr. List. Remember him? Wanna come with me so you can get a piece?" she asked.