What Heroes Do -- [Male Reader x Wanda Maximoff]

Book 1: Chapter #11

Y/N was training on the specialist punching bag made for him when Pietro ran in.

"Wanda's awake." He announced as Y/N instantly stopped working out and grabbed his things as he ran to the med bay to see Wanda talking to Pietro. He was about to give them some time alone when Wanda called his name.

"Y/N, Come in." She said as Y/N put his head through the door and walked in and smiled at Wanda.

She gave a small smile back.

"I hear you're the reason I'm still alive." Wanda said as Y/N looked at his shoes.

"He carried you across the battlefield and took a bullet for you, somehow it's healed already." Pietro said as Y/N sat down.

"I guess I owe you for protecting me...again."

"No you don't. You're my team mates and friends, I'm always going to do what I have to to protect you both." Y/N said as Wanda looked at her brother using her powers to ask for a moment, Pietro got up and left, patting Y/N on the shoulder. 

"I know what she...made you do." Wanda said as Y/N looked her in the eyes.

"I'm sorry, you shouldn't have had to-"

"Why are you apologizing? You always apologize when you're the victim in something." Wanda said as Y/N began to blush. "She drugged you, and used you, made you think you loved her, and then she ripped your heart out. You have nothing to be sorry for." 

"I-I just wish I knew, why? Why did she choose me?" Y/N asked as Wanda looked at him and used her hand to brush his cheek.

"I don't know, and maybe you shouldn't know, some answers, they do more harm than good." Wanda said as Y/N looked to her. He put his hand on Wanda's and ran his thumb over her hand. He was silent as Wanda leaned in and kissed Y/N on the cheek before smiling at him. "Thank you. For saving my life."

Y/N just blushed as he stood up and went to walk out.

"Can you send Pietro back in please?" Wanda asked as Y/N nodded.

"Of course." Y/N said as he stepped out of the room. Pietro was waiting. "Wanda said you can come in now."

"Thanks. For everything." Pietro said as Y/N nodded and walked away, heading to his room where he found Natasha looking through the photo album he always kept in his desk.

(Y/N's room design at the compound)

"How's Wanda?" Nat asked as Y/N paused for a moment.

"She's awake and she's fine." Y/N said as Natasha looked at her son.

"Wanda told me, about what Cirilla did...about how she--"

"Drugged me, used me for sex to lure me into a false sense of love." Y/N said as Natasha made herself a vow, he wouldn't get hurt like this not again, even if it mean stopping him from ever having a relationship.

"I'm sorry, Y/N. I let you down and you lost your innocence because of it." Natasha said as Y/N looked at her.

"No, you didn't. Before you go on about how you're gonna stop me getting into relationships to avoid me getting hurt again...don't. Pain is part of life, pain only makes me stronger, right?" Y/N said as Natasha looked at him. "If you live your life letting fear get in the way of you, letting it rule you, stop you from pursuing a meaningful relationship, that's not living, that's a fate worse than death."

Natasha looked at him.

"You read minds now too?" She asked.

"No, I just know how you think." Y/N said as Natasha laughed.

"Yeah, well, right now I'm thinking why don't we head out for the day, me and you, ease you back into civilian life." Nat said as Y/N thought about it for a moment before nodding.

They went out and headed to the nearby shopping centre, Y/N and Natasha found their usual coffee shop and went in, ordering their usual drinks and snacks.

"Y/N, look, about before, the no relationship thing-"

"Mom, please, not here-"

"You can have relationships if you want but on one condition. I get to meet them before you get together, if I don't like them you end it. Deal."

"Mom, you don't like anyone if you're meeting them for the first time." Y/N said as Natasha looked at him.

"Then they better impress me."

"No deal. Mom, I know what happened to me has you in this paranoid state but honestly, I can survive a normal relationship." Y/N said as Natasha shook her head.

"I'm just trying to protect you-"

"I know Mom, and that's great really. But it's irrational. Would you prefer that I grow old and die alone? That really how you want me ending up? Some sad decrepit old man with no one left to care fore him and no loved ones to leave behind." Y/N said as Natasha gave a sigh.

"Fine, then you can't get into a relationship until you're eighteen." Natasha said as Y/N sighed.

"Mom-"

"Eighteen, last offer before I say no relationships at all." Natasha said as Y/N relented and nodded.

"Fine. What if I fall for someone before though, it's only natural."

"Then you wait until you're eighteen." Natasha said bluntly as Y/N groaned.

"Eighteen my ass." Y/N muttered as Natasha held her hand out.

"Dollar please, I'll put it in Steve's jar."

"Jar?"

"Rogers has a swear jar."

"Right, here, but if you swear I'm getting it back." Y/N said as Natasha scoffed.

"Please." Natasha said as a civilian looked at Y/N.

"What you looking at you little shit." The civilian said as Y/N looked back to them.

"I don't know but whatever it is, it's looking back at me." Y/N quipped as the man who was evidently drunk began to read the boy's body language. The civilian must have just come from the bar across the street.

"You know who I am boy?" The man said as Y/N looked unimpressed.

"No, you know who I am?"

"No."

"Fuck off then." Y/N responded as the man looked at him and re-evaluated his chances.

"Another dollar." Nat said as Y/N sighed and handed her the money, they headed home after a bit longer, Y/N headed straight for the Wanda's room and knocked on the door. 

"Come in." Wanda called out as Y/N walked in. "Y/N, hi."

"Hi, how are you?"

"Confined to the compound until I'm declared fit for missions again." Wanda said as Y/N nodded.

"Yeah, I got that update earlier, so I decided to get you a few get well soon gifts, hopefully these should help while away the days." Y/N said as he handed Wanda a collection of various British comedy box sets. "All the classics and that. A few new ones as well."

"Thanks." Wanda said as she hugged Y/N.

"Yeah, well, I best head off to bed, school tomorrow and all that." Y/N said as he stumbled over his words.

"Yeah. And Y/N, nice to have the real you back." Wanda said with a smile that made Y/N blush every time he saw it. "Night."

"Night Wanda." Y/N said as he left, heading for his room down the corridor and getting to sleep.