The Kissing Challenge

Ch. 10: Playing Cupid

Kate's POV

"That makes the score 5-1 and I believe that this means that I have once again bested you. You still have much to learn if you ever wish to defeat me young grasshopper." Y/N says with a teasing smile on her face which makes me groan and roll my eyes. I playfully push my annoying cousin who simply grins at me and chuckles as I walk away and head toward the spot where the rest of the girls are. Man, I can't believe that I still can't beat her at a little one-on-one beach soccer. She always has to be annoyingly good at most things, but at least she'll never beat me at archery. I huff and slightly smile once I finally reach the girls. I sit down next to Yelena who fist-bumps me as I finally reach the group.

I notice that all of the girls are unusually quiet which catches me off guard and look over at Yelena for an explanation. However, I soon realize that she's too busy looking over at the brunette sitting across from us. I quietly observe Wanda who practically has steam coming from her ears. I watch her jaw tick as she keeps her gaze ahead of us. I look over and notice my idiotic cousin who is seemingly oblivious to the effect of her actions. She's currently talking to the overly flirtatious blonde. I finally look back at the Sokovian girl and put the pieces together.

I look back over and notice Y/N laughing along with Carol who has her hand placed on my cousin's bicep. I simply shake my head once I see them heading out into the water together. As I look back over at Wanda, the rest of the girls and I can't help but notice Wanda softly sigh in what seems like defeat. Then she pulls her legs towards her chest and rests her head on top of her knees as she continues to watch the two in silence.

Everyone else seems to be at a loss for words and doesn't quite know what to say to cheer her up. I can't help but feel bad once I see the sadness swimming in her eyes as she continues to watch Y/N and Carol interact. They're both so hopeless. How can neither of them see their obvious feelings for the other? Geez just watching this all go down is making me sad. It looks like it's time to play cupid and finally get the ball rolling! Y/N is so going to owe me big time. I smile to myself once an idea suddenly hits me. I look over to see my cousin exiting the water causing me to smile before setting my plan into motion.

"Hey, Wanda?" Everyone's attention suddenly settles on me once they realize that I've spoken causing me to grow slightly nervous. But I make sure to keep my focus on the Sokovian girl in front of me. Wanda seemingly snaps out of whatever sad haze she was in once she realizes that I've spoken to her and she looks over and smiles slightly. "What's up Kate?" Her kind demeanor causes my nerves to settle a bit and I return her smile as I ask my question.

"Have you had a chance to go out into the water yet?" Wanda tilts her head, and the confusion she feels is written all over her face causing me to explain my question. "I'm only asking because... well it seems like you have a lot on your mind at the moment. I know what that's like and as a kid whenever that happened to me, I'd always go out for a swim. Something about being out in these waters can help us clear our mind and sometimes it even helps us gain a new perspective."

She seems to think over what I've said for a moment and then she simply shakes her head at me as she smiles. "No, I haven't gotten the chance to go for a swim, but that sounds like a really good idea. I think I'll take you up on that suggestion Kate," she says as she stands and takes her shorts and shirt off before walking towards the water. The girls were all attentively watching Wanda as she walked off to go take a dip in the water before suddenly their gazes all snapped towards me. I simply kept my eyes on my cousin while keeping a smile on my face.

I glance over at Yelena and noticed her already looking at me with a knowing smile on her face. She simply chuckled softly and shook her head at me causing me to grin at her. I look away from her and my attention is once again drawn toward Y/N. She is finishing up a game of volleyball with the boys and seems to be oblivious to the fact that Wanda is currently in the water. I also don't miss the fact that Vision seems to have spotted Wanda and is now swimming toward her. He is most likely planning on putting the moves on her like he usually tries to do which is what I was hoping for.