WONDER | MARVEL

- 01 -

"Hestia!" The woman looks up towards the familiar voice and a smile appears on her lips.

"Coulson." He opens his arms to her and she wraps hers around him, squeezing tight. "It has been a while. How are you fairing?" He nods.

"Good. I'm not here to catch up." He sighs and sits down, taking in the scene around them.

Hestia had found a home at a beautiful farm far away from the busy world that they had taken her. She didn't like the fact that they would always see her on the cameras, though they hadn't told her about satellites and maybe that was a good thing. She hadn't told her whole story either and some - Fury especially - were (very) hesitant in trusting her.

A frown creases Hestia's eyebrows. "And what is it that you are here for?" She walks inside and walks back out within a few seconds with a boiling cup of coffee for him. He smiles at the gesture and hands her a file.

"I think we need you." He sees the curious look on her face as she grabs the file. "Nick doesn't seem to think so." She grins. "He thinks you'll be a bother." She starts to laugh and shakes her head in the process.

"Good ol' Nick." She mutters before she looks at the papers. She quickly shuts the file and hands it back to him. "I think he's right." She leans back in her chair and observes Coulson. She knew that he wanted her at SHIELD. He had wanted that ever since he had encountered her, he knew that she was holding something back. Of course he was right.

He was disappointed that she didn't accept. His appearance deflates at her answer and he frowns as he holds the file in his hands. She noticed how he kept looking at his watch though he tried to be subtle about it.

"Anywhere to be?" She asks him with narrowed eyes and he simply gives her an awkward laugh.

"Something like that." She narrows her eyes again and sighs.

"You already promised to have me be there, did you not?" He looks at her sheepishly and she shakes her head. "It is only because I like you well enough Coulson that I do not harm you at this moment." Hestia stands up and walks inside.

"What are you doing?" Coulson asks her cautiously as he stands up, keeping a hand towards his pocket. She glances down and smiles.

"You can relax. I'm simply getting a few of my belongings."

"A few of your belongings?" Coulson looks at her confused.

"And I thought you were supposed to be smart?" She teases and realisation dawns on him. "There you go." She laughs before getting inside and returning seconds later with two bags.

"You had them ready to go?"

"Something like that." She smiles at him before looking towards the car before them. "Where to?" Coulson points towards the sky where some sort of plane is making an attempt to land in one of her fields.

"That's your ride. I have an extra stop to make." Hestia narrows her eyes as she walks towards the plane.

"Are you insured for lawn maintenance?" She shouts at Coulson but he simply laughs and waves her at her before getting in his car and driving off.

Hestia walks unto the plane and awkwardly waves towards the pilot before taking a seat in the back. She had hoped for something more comfortable but she assumed that the plane was made for missions.

She sighs as she sits down and puts her seatbelt on. Hestia feels the familiar nauseating feeling of the plane lifting towards the sky and once they are fully in the air, she takes a deep breath.

She had no idea what was to come and she did not like that feeling. She had that certain feeling for quite some time just a few years back and she hated it with all of her being. She hated that he was the reason that Coulson had to come get her and she hated that she knew he wouldn't be coming here alone.

And here she was, remembering moments that she wished were forgotten.