As We Collide

twenty-six.

"Careful." Sharon cautions as she leads me out of the car while Yelena does the same to her sister on the opposite side.

Today is basically our bachelorette party and the two knuckleheads or our maid of honors decided to start with a surprise. Covering our eyes with blindfolds in the car right before we left our penthouse building. After the incident that happened three months ago, the last thing we want want is to be blindfolded but I do trust Sharon and Yelena with all my heart so I convinced myself that everything will be fine.

"Yelena, where the fuck are you bringing us?" Natasha questions her sister.

"We're almost there. Just wait. You're always so impatient." Yelena rasped.

"Alright. We're here. Just stay where you are and don't remove your blindfolds until we say so." Sharon instructs and her hand left her grip away from my arms.

I can sense that we're outdoors and that we're stepping on a flat concrete. It's also very windy because my hair just kept slapping me on the face but I still couldn't tell where could we possibly be.

"Wanda?" Natasha checks.

"I'm right here, babe." I responded, holding my hands out to my side as an attempt to look for her hand and I immediately felt hers before her fingers entwined mine. I let out a breath of relief and we wait for Sharon and Yelena's signal.  

"Okay!" Yelena hollers, her voice sounded like she was a few meters away from us. "Remove 'em!" she adds.

Natasha and I removed the sleeping masks that covered our eyes and we were immediately greeted with the word, "Surprise!" said by multiple people standing in front of a private jet which made me immediately realize that we're on an airport. That explains the completely flat concrete and the harsh wind. I scanned the people that stands about five meters away from us and I see our friends all together with wide smiles on their faces. We both approached them to give them warm hugs because we haven't seen most of them in a while.

"Val! Maria! I'm so glad you could come!" I grinned, before wrapping them both in my arms.

"Well, we heard that you're about to get hitched and we needed to celebrate with you first before you seal the deal with your girl. Congratulations, by the way!" Maria beams.

My close friends who I work with at Stark Industries, Darcy and Monica also made it and I instantly ran towards them with a squeal that can only be heard by dogs, "Holy shit!"

"The bitch is getting married! Can you believe it?" Darcy squeals as we pulled away from each other's embrace.

"No. My gosh. It only feels like yesterday when she was crying over Vision, the asshole that dumped her for a woman named Friday. Both people with the most ridiculous names I've ever heard." Monica reminisces. (a/n: no hate towards FRIDAY and Vision guys. Swear. Haha.)

"Shit. Stop!" I laughed, playfully slapping her on the shoulder.

"No! But look at you now, after everything that you have gone through. You're standing strong with a woman that adores you so much and you're about to marry her. I wish I could get me a Natasha Romanoff." Monica teases with a giggle.

Both of them instantly grabbed my hand to admire the engagement ring Nat gave me after I proposed to her. Apparently she was also keeping a ring for me when the day that she proposes to me arrives but since I had beaten her to the punch by proposing first, she instead handed it to me the next day. It's a gorgeous ruby that used be her mom's when her dad proposed to her and I definitely cried when she told me about it.

I glanced over to her while Darcy and Monica is distracted with my engagement ring and I can see her surrounded with her closest friends I met a few times in a club or dinner parties. I see her best friends, Jane Foster and Hope Van Dyne surrounding her who's also laughing and giggling about her finally being engaged.

"Alright! I know how exciting this day is but let us explain what's about to happen." Yelena hollers, suddenly holding a megaphone. "We're here because this bachelorette party will be a two-day celebration for my sister and my soon-to-be sister-in-law. So! Everyone! Get in as we're about to take off to our secret destination." she instructs all of us.

Nat and I instantly locked eyes because we suddenly felt nervous for whatever Yelena and Sharon has planned for the weekend with the girls. Both of them are such party-goers that I suddenly realize that it probably wasn't a good idea to have them collaborate together but judging with the people they invited, regardless of what they have planned, Nat and I are more than happy to spend it with all of them. 

After spending about five hours in the plane, we were then notified that we are all about to land. I spent half the time sleeping because I was up all night because I was slightly anxious about today, having no idea of what our maid of honors had planned for us. The plane was starting to lower itself from the sky and my breath started to hitch again as my fear of landing kicked in. Right before I shut my eyes, I felt Nat's hand on mine and I immediately held it tightly.

"Hey, babe?" she whispers, to get my attention.

"Hm?" I shuddered.

"Remember that we're about to get married, okay? And we're about to spend the entire weekend with the best of our friends so happy thoughts. I also would like to remind you about how much I love you and that I will always be here to protect you. Also, did I mention that we're about to get married? That you're about to be mine forever?" she rambles, giggling at her own words.

I realized that she's comforting me by distracting my thoughts away from the plane's landing and it was sweetest thing ever. She remembers my fear of landing and it shows her great attention to details. I smile at her before a tear escaped in the corner of my eye. She went on and on about our memories together and our future plans that I got lost in her words, I didn't even realize that the private plan has landed all its wheels on the runway.

"We're here!" Yelena squeals, immediately standing up from her seat. "Let's go, ladies!" she hollers before making her way through the small aisle with Kate following behind her.

"I love you." I told Nat before kissing her on the cheek to show my appreciation for what she has done during the plane's landing.

"I love you more, angel." she responds.

"Okay. I know you both are celebrating this occasion together but this is still a bachelorette party so you're ours, Nat. Sorry, Wanda." Jane teases as she grabs Nat's hand to pull her away from me. 

"What the fuck?" Nat hisses as she was dragged by her friends out of the plane, all of them laughing at the process.

Meanwhile, Darcy linked arms with me as she lead me out of the plane next. "And you're ours." she smirks. Monica giggles as she followed us. 

We were then greeted by three dune buggy cars which immediately gives me the idea of what this weekend's vibe will be. I saw Nat jump up and down in burgeoning excitement as she calls shotgun for one of the dune buggy cars. Wanting to drive one of them to wherever we're going. Nat is known for her love for anything that has something to do with the feeling that makes her adrenaline pump through her veins while I am just somewhere in the middle because I get anxious a lot.

"Where are we?" I asked.

"Welcome to Aruba, ladies!" Sharon announces as she stands behind the driver's seat on one of the cars, signaling me to ride with her. 

Yelena, Nat and Maria were the ones who drove all three cars and the rest of us appreciates the view during the drive. Feeling the salty air on our skin, wind just flowing through our hair and the beautiful view of the sunny and tropical Aruba. Now, we just need to make sure that none of us gets kidnapped from yet another tropical island.