promise me this; that you'll stand by me forever

2019 (pt. 2)

happy sunday everyone! i think this story's going to get updated only on weekends from here on out (it'll be double uploads, though) and hopefully that'll give me some breathing room to stay ahead of updates. anyway, this is a v cute and mildly angsty chapter that people on ao3 very much enjoyed, so... enjoy :)

Natasha's acting weird.

It's after a trip out with Yelena that she comes home and starts acting weird. Weirdly elusive, weirdly evasive, weirdly weird.

And Wanda can't say that she's used to any kind of weird or elusive behavior from Natasha. Despite being a spy, Natasha's very up-front with Wanda, something that Wanda has appreciated over the duration of their relationship.

That doesn't change her girlfriend's weird behavior over the last week since she got home from that day trip with Yelena.

Currently, Natasha's at the Avengers Tower, working. At least, that's what she told Wanda. The Find My iPhone that they set up on each other, though, tells a different story.

Natasha's in Queens. Why the hell is she in Queens?

Her stalking is brought to a halt by the apartment's buzzer going off.

"Hey, let us up," Yelena says, voice a little garbled by the, "It's Yelena."

Wanda sighs. Why is Yelena here? And who's with her?

(Stupid question, it's probably Kate.)

Wanda lets them up regardless and tidies a little in the couple of minutes that it takes for them to get to their floor.

She's unsurprised when Yelena is trailed by Kate, but is admittedly confused by the amount of bags in Yelena's hands, almost like she's looking to cook something.

"What'd you bring, Lena?" Wanda asks as she picks up Liho to move her away from the bags. It takes her a second, but Liho quickly relaxes against Wanda and gives into some gentle scratching on her neck.

"Well, our apartment's ventilation system is shit," Yelena half-explains before pulling out a little tub with a greenish substance inside, "Kate Bishop wanted to get high. And edibles are expensive, so I thought we could make some here!"

"You want to make weed brownies in this apartment?" Wanda clarifies.

Yelena nods, "I've done it before. Besides, didn't you say that you wanted to try getting high?"

Wanda's taken aback. Sure, she mentioned one time that she'd gotten high with Pietro and a couple of his friends prior to their involvement with HYDRA and that she wonders how it'd be if she did it again but...

"I did say that, didn't I?" Wanda scratches absentmindedly at Liho's fur, "do you promise to clean up after yourself?"

"And we'll share," Yelena assures her, rummaging through the bags, "just, keep Liho out of the way. You wouldn't want her getting these."

"Yeah, one time Lucky got into my stash and he ate a bunch and acted like a zombie - it was ridiculous," Kate chimes in with an amused smile on her face.

Wanda smiles softly, "I'll keep her out of your way."

Kate and Yelena dissolve into their own conversation and Wanda decides to watch something - anything - on the TV. She falls on a random episode of How I Met Your Mother and can't help but find herself reminiscing.

This episode specifically - The Wedding - was the first episode that Natasha fell asleep during. She's not sure why, she found the episode amusing enough, but she remembers the feeling in her chest when she realized.