The Other Sister [1] [EDITED]

Chapter Thirty

Edited: 12/6/23

It had been three days since Claire had fallen into the lake. Bruce had said that it might take a while for her body to regenerate and let her wake up but it couldn't go any slower to the team. Her dog, Max hadn't left her side unless it was to go to the bathroom. Wanda and Nat had gone to Claire's little cabin and gotten the food that Claire had been using to feed him.

It was just a waiting game at this point and the waiting couldn't have gone any slower than it was going. It was Steve's turn to be sitting with Claire. They had made a chart so that each person would get to be able to sit with her but would also be given time to sleep, eat and do mission reports.

However, even with this schedule Nat, Yelena, Melina, Alexei, and Wanda were the ones that stayed by her side the most. Everyone had heard vision and Wanda arguing a day after Claire had shown up, and after that Wanda had sat with Claire for fourteen hours, not eating, not sleeping.

Steve was sitting in the chair next to Claire's bed, stroking Maxs head and reading a book. He noticed Claire's hand slowly start twitching and he put the book down, putting his hand on top of hers. "Claire?" He asks softly and her eyes slowly start to open.

"Rogers?" She croaks out quietly, blinking her eyes to get them adjusted to the lights. However, Max being the excited goofball that he is, started licking Claire's face as much as possible, laying straight on top of her stomach, his tail wagging furiously. She chuckles slightly, pushing Maxs happy face off of her and groaning. "Gross,"

Steve chuckles and stands up, "I'm gonna go get your sisters and Wanda." He says before leaving quickly. Once he's gone Claire immediately goes to stand up, her legs feeling weak and her head spinning.

Max jumps off the bed and onto the floor, his tail wagging as Claire stumbles to her feet and rips out the wires that were in her arms. She wanted nothing more than to be here with her family but if she was here then her enemies would find her and she couldn't have that happen. They already knew she wasn't dead because of one slip up she had done a year ago.

As she's about to leave the lab Yelena, Nat, Melina, and Wanda all come rushing in, Steve close behind them. When they see Claire up and standing and heading towards the door they all stop, brown furrowing and Claire looks at them, pain in her eyes. "Claire...?" Yelena asks, her eyes holding so much confusion in them. "Were you going to leave?"

"I can't stay." She says quietly, "you're in danger with me here."

"What! No that's not true." Nat states, walking towards her sister only for her to back up so they were still the same distance apart. "I have to leave." Claire pushes and Wanda just rushed forwards, tears streaming down her face as she stands right in front of Claire.

"What no no no I- I- I- I- just got you back you can't leave again you can't." She stated, stuttering as the tears continue to flow down her face. Claire puts her hands on Wanda's cheeks, Wanda's hand coming up to touch Claire's hands that were holding her face.

Claire swiped her thumb over Wanda's cheek, wiping the tears from her face. "You're happy now Wands, you have Vision."

"What no I- I still cry over you every night you're always on my mind I couldn't bear to look at anyone else when I thought you were dead I- please no please stay." She says, the tears still pouring down her cheeks as she tried to beg Claire to stay.

Claire just smiles softly down at wanda, pulling her into a hug. Wanda immediately wraps her arms around Claire, reveling in the feeling of her between her arms again. She had missed the feeling of comfort that claire provided her with.

Claire closes her eyes, breathing in Wanda's scent, smelling that same rose smelling shampoo she always used. She opened her eyes and saw her sister and mother standing there crying, tears rolling down their cheeks and she smiled softly at them, opening her arm for them to join in the hug.