Infinity | B. Barnes

The Sokovia Accords

The avengers compound was quiet, eerily so.

Ever since the team had gotten back from that mission in Lagos, everything has been tense. The others have been walking on eggshells around Wanda, trying not to upset her. Though she has spent most of her time in her room.

(Y/n) could hear the noise of the news coming from Wanda's room, as well as other rooms in the house.

She could hear the voice of the king of Wakanda speaking about the incident.

The main topic of the news has been the Lagos incident, and understandably so. As much as Wanda didn't hurt those people on purpose, (y/n) knew she couldn't expect people to not be upset by it. They wouldn't just brush an incident like this aside.

But she also knew that this incident was taking a huge toll on her friend.

(Y/n) was in her room. She was taking a break after training earlier that day. she could hear the noise of footsteps going down the hallway in the direction of Wanda's room.

Then the noise of the TV fell silent.

"It's my fault." (y/n) could hear Wanda say through the walls.

"That's not true." Steve. That's who was checking up on Wanda.

"Turn the TV back on. They're being very specific" Wanda replied to him

"I should've clocked that bomb vest. Long before you had to deal with it." Steve retaliated, trying his best to take the weight of guilt of her shoulders.
"Rumlow said "Bucky"...and all of a sudden I was a 16 year old kid again, in Brooklyn. And people died. It's on me."

(Y/n) felt her chest squeeze. She knew about Bucky Barnes, Steve had told her about him one night. About how they grew up together, that Steve thought he had died in the war only to find him still alive as an assassin for Hydra.

Steve said that Hydra had done something to him, made him into a weapon instead of the kind man he knew. (Y/n) believed him. She knew what Hydra was capable of first hand. It wouldn't surprise her if they had turned him into the winter soldier.

"It's was both of us" Wanda said to him.

(Y/n) felt guilty for listening in to what they were saying, she couldn't help that she could hear very well. But she knew it was wrong to eavesdrop so she picked up her headphones and blasted some music. Blocking out any other sounds.

After a few minutes, (y/n) heard a knock at her door. She paused her music and got up to answer it.

Steve greeted her on the other side, he gave her a kind smile that she easily returned.

"Hey, Steve. What's up?"

"Tony's back. And he's brought the Secretary of State with him, We've been called for a meeting."

"A meeting? About what?"

"I'm not sure, but I have a feeling it's not good."

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The avengers all sat around a long conference table. At the head of the table stood the Secretary of State. Tony Stark sat in the corner of the room.

"Five years ago, i had a heart attack." He mimics playing golf. "And dropped right in the middle of my backswing."

"Turned out it was the best round of my life. Because after 13 hours of surgery and a triple bypass I found something 40 years in the army had never taught me. Perspective."

(Y/n) felt tense, she had a feeling she knew where he was going with this.

"The world owes the avengers an unplayable debt. You have fought for us, protected us, risked your lives. But while a great many people see you as heroes. There are some...who would prefer the word vigilantes."