Connected... {A Scarlet Vision Fanfic}

A New Home

(Wanda's POV)

I walked along the modern corridor that lead to my room. Tony had just made 3 of the rooms in Stark tower readily available to Vision, Pietro and I. They had officially made us Avengers, and to be honest I was excited to stand for freedom and protection. Although, it would take time to adjust to being in America.

Thank God we speak English.

The Avengers occupied their own floor, each with their own bedroom and bathroom. In another area of the floor, there was a common area with a kitchen, fully equipped and stocked, and a living room with couches and love seats, all arranged in an open concept layout.

I walked into my room.  Of course, I knew it would be large and extravagant, it was made by Stark's ginormous ego. But it was surprising to see a space so large that belonged to me. It was between Pietro's and the Vision's. The other Avengers were on the other side of the Vision's room. There was a large, soft bed in the center of the room, and a TV on the wall, there were several shelves filled with assorted things that I examined fleetingly. I saw a guitar sitting in the corner of the room. I opened the closet doors only to find it filled with clothes similar to the ones I would wear in Sokovia, all in hues of black, red, and navy blue.

Perfect... Wow Stark really went the extra mile...

It was so out of character for Stark to do something like this, I thought to myself. Or perhaps, I just don't understand his character.

I was so lost in thought I didn't notice Pietro speed behind me. He removed the leather jacket from my back, and began to rub my shoulders. I leaned into his touch, it gave me a sense of home.

"America...SHIELD..." He began. "It's not... What I expected." He admitted.

"Good or bad?" I asked.

"It's not bad." He said. I hummed in agreement.

"I think it's going to be good." I said, hopeful for the first time in a long time.

"As long as you're happy." He said with a smile. I reached out to play with his curls.

"Now that you're here, I am." I assured. "I want you to be happy too."

"I know." He assured. He paused, digging into his pocket. He pulled out a faded picture. It was a photo of the two of us before we inherited abilities, before all things went to hell.

"You kept it." I noticed, a smile creeping into my face. He quickly took a frame off one of the shelves, took out the random piece of art, and inserted the picture of us. He handed me the framed picture, and I placed it on my nightstand.

That's when I noticed the ceiling. There was a mural painted on it. It was a black and white map of Europe with the small country of Sokovia painted in a deep red color.

It's beautiful. I commented internally.

There's a similar one in my room, except Sokovia is painted blue. Pietro said.

I need to find Stark. I thought with a genuine smile. This seemed to disturb Pietro.

You're ready to forgive him? Just like that? He killed our parents!

He can't be blamed for every bomb dropped. I mean sure he designed them, but it's not like he specifically targeted our parents. I think we've been looking at this all wrong.

You're too kind. I don't mean that as a compliment. He quipped.

He saved our lives, I think we're even.

Even?... Even? That's insane Wanda. You can't be 'even' with someone who killed your family.

I don't want to hate him forever, he is a teammate of ours now.

You can go kiss and make up, but I won't.

I never expected you to. You've always held onto things. I said, frustrated tears stung the back of my eyes, and I stormed out of the room, separating my mind from his.

I could hear his mind calling out to me in the background as I made my way down the hall, when someone stopped me.

"Miss Maximoff, are you alright?" The shooting voice questioned. It was the Vision.

"I'm fine." I insisted wiping away angry tears.

"I'm sorry, but I don't believe that. You are in distress." He insisted. "How can I help?" He looked eager, or almost desperate to help me. I hated to let him down. His vulnerable mechanical eyes gazed at me with such intensity and feeling, I lost my words.

There was this strange connection between the two of us that I couldn't quite understand.

"I'm not sure you can help me." I said, feeling extremely nervous and vulnerable.

"Let me try." He insisted. He then wrapped him arms around me, holding me close to his vibranium body. I was shocked at first, unsure of what to do and how to react. "This is a gesture of comfort, is it not?" He asked. I laughed at his comment and wrapped my arms around him.

"Yes," I assured. He didn't leave my side, he waited patiently for me to break the embrace. His hand rubbed my back soothingly. "Thank you." I said with a small hint of a smile.

"You're welcome." He said as we parted. And I left feeling a lot better than before.

I went over to the elevator and waited for it to open. Once inside the sleek metal contraption I asked the strange Celtic A.I. to take me to Stark's floor. He was talking to a redhead I hadn't met before.

"Excuse me, Stark?" I inquired. They turned to face me. "Is this a bad time?"

"Not at all, Wanda, this is Pepper Potts." He introduced the redhead. She was clay and elegant, and very friendly. Seemingly, the opposite of Stark, but one look at them and you could see they were in love.

"Nice to meet you." She said with a sweet smile. I went to shake her hand and received a hug. "Welcome to the Avenger's Tower." She said before exiting with a file in hand.

I turned back to Stark. "Wanda, do you need anything? Is the room okay?"

I smiled at his concern. "The room is wonderful, everything is, really." I assured him. "I wanted to thank you, actually.... I misjudged you, I blamed you for my parents' deaths. But, I see now that you're not responsible... Though, my brother doesn't agree."

He didn't respond right away. "Thank you." He said, looking as if a weight had lifted off of him. "I hope you like it here, Wanda, you always have a home with the Avengers."

"Thank you."

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Thanks for reading! I'm sorry this took so long to update, I was super busy with my brother's wedding. I thought I would give you guys some Scarlet Vision action to make up for it. Comment and vote!