Infinite

Lives Changed

Geneva, Switzerland-Your house.

"Y/N, sweetie, are you sure you want to go back?"  Olivia asked. Frustration was evident in her voice. She did not like the idea of you going back to New York. 

"Yes, mom. I'm sure. I've been away for far too long. I miss Wanda, Tony, and Peter." You could sense the frustration in her voice, but you've been away from New York City for five years, and it was time for you to go back.

"and her?" 

Your facial expressions changed quickly. Your eyes become serious, and your mouth turning into a frown. "What about her?" 

"Do you miss her too? Your mother asked. 

"No, mother. The only thing I feel for Natasha Romanoff is hatred. Just pure hatred." You respond. 

Your mother feeling satisfied with your answer, let the subject go. "What about Veronica?" 

"She and Mark will be coming with me, mom. The only favor I'm going to ask of you is to make sure Leo is taken care of while I'm gone." 

"You don't have to tell me twice, sweetie. He's my grandson; of course, I will take good care of him. I'll take him to live with me while you are gone."

"Thank you, mom. I leave tomorrow morning, so I have to finish packing, but after that, we can go out for dinner, if you like. What do you say?" 

"I love the sound of that." 

You finish packing everything you need and head out to eat dinner with your mom and Veronica.

Meanwhile, In New York City

"This is Y/N Maximoff. I'm sorry  I couldn't answer the phone right now, but leave your name, number, and message after the beep, and I'll get back to you soon as I can. Thank you!" 

"Hey Y/N! How are you? I miss you, Y/N! I know you said you'd be back one day, but it's been five years since you've left, and things have not been the same. I love you, and please take care of yourself." Wanda sighed as she hung up the phone. 

"Hey, Wanda! I was...are you okay?" Steve asked as he entered Wanda's room and sat by her. He saw that she was lost in thought. 

"I'm okay. I've just been having a rough day, and I need to talk to Y/N, you know?  I really miss her. It's just... it's been five years since Y/N left, and she said she'd be back, but when? Steve, what happens if she doesn't come back?" 

"She will. She will come back, Wanda. She needs time to move on from the pain. You know how much pain she was in when she left." Steve answered her, trying to reassure the witch, but was failing. He hoped that Wanda wouldn't read his mind, mainly because he didn't know how she would react if she knew the truth of what happened years ago.

"I get it, Steve. She was really hurt, but five years! Five years, all I got was a phone call or a FaceTime, and when I tried to visit, she would always come up with an excuse for me not to go!" Wanda responded angrily. She had to take a deep breath to calm down. 

"I know Natasha broke her heart. I told Nat not to hurt them, and what did she do? She broke Y/Ns heart! Y/N already had trust issues and didn't open up to people. So when she trusted Nat, it made me incredibly happy." 

Steve was deflated because nothing he could say could take away the hurt Wanda was feeling from your absence. "I don't know what to say-" 

Just then, Vision comes in and interrupts them. He overheard the entire conversation and wanted to help ease Wanda's pain.

"Wanda, you're her sister. Your bond with her is strong, and she will come back. Give her time. When a heart breaks, sometimes it can take a very long time to heal. She will return, but for now, Mr. Stark needs us in the conference room. We have a new mission, and he also wants to talk about the two agents that are coming." Vision told them. 

After having dinner with your mom, and Veronica, you went home and got ready for bed. You couldn't help but stare at the little piece where your infinity tattoo used to be.

"We'll see each other very soon, Romanoff," you said. Your voice oozed nothing but hatred and resentment.  

A couple of hours later. 

You look around, confused until your eyes focus on the person in front of you. "Is this a dream? What are you doing here?!" You ask angrily as you start to get up from your bed. 

"Yes, that's it. Don't wake up. Just keep loving me. I couldn't stand being away from you anymore, and I came to be by your side." Nat answered you as she caressed your cheek. 

You just stayed staring at her. Your eyes showing nothing but hatred and a little bit of pain.

"Love is tested through pain. One day, you'll be able to forgive me, and we will be together again." She finished saying. 

You felt your anger rising. "Why should I? You never loved me!" 

"Shhh... keep dreaming, babe. That way, I can be with you. Your head against mine. I could stay like this forever." 

"SHUT UP! STOP TALKING!!" You started to raise your voice. 

Nat put her hand on your chest, right where your heart is. "I'm stored right here, in your heart and soul, Y/N. You'll take me with you till the day you die." She said, looking right at you.

"You already killed me." You responded. 

"D-did you forget me?" Nat questioned you. Her eyes looked hopeful. 

You start smiling. 

"I did, Romanoff. I don't love you, Natasha. I don't love you. I don't love you! I DON'T LOVE YOU!!" 

You woke up breathing heavily—those words echoing in your mind.

"It was just a dream, Y/N." You said to yourself as you started to calm down and get up to get ready. The day finally came for you to go back. For you to go back to the place that caused you so much pain.