Life Happens

Wanda

Wanda, Vision and Tony sat at the island eating the leftover waffles is comfortable silence.
"Wanda? Are you ok?" Vision asked inside her head.
"Yes. Well I'm feeling a lot better thank you." She replied. The two of them often did this. They would have conversations in their heads where they could talk privately without being disturbed. It created a special bond between them.

"Sir, Miss Potts is on the line." F.R.I.D.A.Y said breaking the silence.
"Put her through" Tony replied with very little enthusiasm.
"Tony where the hell are you?!"
"What do you mean?"
"You were supposed to be at a meeting remember?"
"SHIT!"
"Where are you?"
"Kitchen. I was eating breakfast."
Pepper huffed. "Get your ass here as soon as possible or so help you." She said hanging up. Tony stood abruptly and ran to the door and left without another word. Vision and Wanda let out a little laugh.

"Have you been doing anything new recently?" Vision asked out loud.
"Well I just started reading the Harry Potter series and I'm really enjoying as of now." She said as she tapped the book that was on the surface next to her.
"What is it about?"
"It's about witches and wizards and a school called Hogwarts. Clint said I reminded him of a character called Luna the other day when I was reading in the trees outside the compound. I didn't know what he was referring to and so he told me about it."
"Well it sounds very intriguing." Vision said with a smile.
"Miss Maximoff, Clint is ready and waiting." F.R.I.D.A.Y said.
"Tell him I'll be right there." Wanda said as she stood up.
"Until later." Vision nodded.
"Have a good day." Wanda said giving him a bit of a hug as she left.

When she got to the elevator Clint hugged her.
"Sorry if I seemed a bit grumpy earlier, the coffee hadn't started to work yet." He said when he pulled apart.
"No worries everyone knows you are grumpy when you first wake up." Clint laughed. Whenever Clint laughed Wanda's mood lightened. He had been through a lot and from she could tell, he still felt guilty for Pietro.
"Come on then princess. We shouldn't keep him waiting." Clint says as he takes her arm and leads her into the elevator.

****

They had been sat at Pietro's side for a few hours now. Wanda would sing a Sokovian song to him every so often. It was a song that their mother used to sing when she was cooking or doing random chores. Clint would stay silent yet close. He would never leave his side. Wanda would get cups of coffee for him whenever she needed to stretch her legs.

Pietro wasn't a pretty sight. Wires covered his body. His eyes were dark and the rest of his skin was pale. Although the bullet holes had gone thanks to Helen, Wanda could still see them. She doubts she would ever forget them. His silver hair was no more. Instead it was a dark brown. He looked like an almost completely different person.

Wanda was holding Pietro's hand. It seemed warmer that what it has been. "We had a party last night. It was really nice even though I'm not into party's that much. But you already knew that." Wanda laughed. She looked up from Pietro's and saw Clint smiling at them.
"I started reading Harry Potter." She tells both of them as she looks down once again. Clint quirks his eyebrow. "It's very interesting. I have to say I'm about to finish the first book and I'm pretty sure that there is something deeper to Snape. He just has this thing about him. My favourite character or characters I should say are Fred and George. They are twins like us. I've got a feeling you would like it." She tells Pietro as she strokes his knuckles.
"Hey, when you finish the first book we should watch the film on movie night if you'd like." Clint says.
"I'd like that." Wanda smiles. "Do you want a coffee?" She asks as she stands.
"Sure. Thanks." Clint says with a smile. Wanda leaves the room and walks towards the coffee machine.

"Mr Stark we cannot allow that at this time. No amount of money will change that." An old nurse says.
""We'll see about that." Tony mutters under his breath as he walks away.
"Tony?"
"Wanda? I thought you were at the tower?"
"We got here a couple of hours ago. What are you doing here?"
"We? Oh Clint. I was just trying to get doctors and nurses to help with the Avengers you know incase civilians get injured." Tony said. "How is he?"
"Um... He's warming up?" Wanda says questioning herself.
"That's good then. Can I see him?" Tony asked cautiously.
"Of course! It might help him." She says happily. She grabs his arm and pulls him towards Pietro's room. The coffee long forgotten.

The three of them sit around Pietro for about half an hour before Tony has to leave for a meeting. Wanda and Clint sit in silence for a short moment.

"Wanda?" Clint said getting her attention.
"Yes?"
"When we go back to the compound.... how are we going to see Pietro?" That surprised her. The past couple of months at the compound they would leave early in the morning and spend most of the day at the hospital. However, they were now needed to help on missions.
"I...." She didn't know. She had to help the Avengers but she also needed to be with Pietro. "We leave tomorrow.... What are we going to do?" She said quietly. Clint left his chair and pulled her into his arms.
"It's ok we'll figure something out. We might be able to borrow a quinjet so we would spend less time traveling. I'll talk to Steve. It'll be ok."

After a few minutes of hugging Clint's phone vibrated.
"Honey, we're needed." He said quietly rubbing her back. She nodded and stood. She pressed a kiss to Pietro's forehead.
"See you soon brother."

****

"Clint you stay back and watch. Me and Tony will push through the defences. Nat you stay hidden. Sam, Rhodey you keep to the sky. Wanda and Vision... You do what you do but stay out of trouble. Bruce like normal, wait for a code green. You all got that?" Steve asked when finished giving orders. They all nodded and headed towards the quinjet. It was a simple mission in theory. Go to the possible Hydra base, take whatever they were hiding and head back to the tower. Simple.

It wasn't.