all the stars; scarletvision {ABANDONED}

bittersweet goodbyes

It was a slow walk back to the hotel. Neither of them wanted the night to end. It was one of those days- the ones that seemed to be over too quickly and were bittersweet to say goodbye to. Vision's hand was warm in Wanda's, the complete opposite of the night air around them. Her breath came in puffs out of her mouth, filling the space in front of them with mist.

"I had fun today," she said. Vision flinched slightly and he looked on edge for a second. But it was gone just as quickly when he realized Wanda had said that. "Me too. We need to try the whole taste thing again." She grinned slightly and looked up at him. He was nervous again. That same look she saw when he thought she was turned the other way. Wanda was close to resenting the feeling. The feeling of being left in the dark. She stopped walking, and his robotic hand almost tugged out of her human one. He turned and looked at her, his nervousness almost borderline panic now. "What's wrong, Wanda?" He stepped closer, and she stepped back. The panic morphed into confusion.

She shook her head, a plethora of emotions building inside her. "Why do you keep doing this? It's like you're always somewhere else, Vizhe. I think the better question is what's wrong with you. It's almost as though you need to fake being happy, and-" She broke off, looking away. The ground looked very interesting. Vision's hand slipped out of hers and she felt cold. She wondered if that was how Vision felt sometimes. Cold and lost and afraid. "Yes," he whispered. She looked up and saw Vison looking intensely at her. "I often do feel that way. Cold because you aren't there. Lost because I have no idea where I am when you aren't standing next to me. Afraid because I don't know what's happening to you when I'm gone." He paused and Wanda wasn't sure what was happening. He had never looked that vulnerable before. She was next to positive that eh had never looked that way before.

"After you got captured, I had a lot of time to think. Perhaps too much. I thought about how much I shouldn't have fought you. How I should been beside you. How I should've been the one to break you out, not Steve Rogers. Why the hell I waited so long to find you. I failed you, Wanda. I don't want to do it again. I want to protect. And every second I'm with you, I think that something will go horribly wrong, just like last time. I think this time, I'll lose you forever. I can't do that, I won't do that. Because to be honest, you are all I care about, all I have. And....." he pressed his lips together and looked away. Tear were streaming down Wanda's face. She didn't for a second did she think his emotions for her were that strong. Vision took in a shuddering breath he didn't need and finished. "I love you, Wanda. I always have."

Wanda blinked hard. Her vision was blurring because of her tears and she clumsily stepped forward. He gently wrapped his arms around her and she silently cried into his chest, her breath hitching. They stood there, right in the middle of the sidewalk, for a long while. He cradled her, stoking her hair. She finally pulled herself together and she said, "I love you too." And Wanda certainly didn't have to look to know that Vision was smiling from above her.

They pulled apart and Vision brushed away the last of the salty wetness on her face. "It's alright, Wanda. I'm here for you." She smiled and nodded. "I know you are." She couldn't get his words out of her head. They were beautiful and she wasn't sure what to do with them. She had no idea what to say, and a heavy silence filled the air between them. Vision took her hand once again and they started to walk again.

It was a bittersweet goodbye that day. But Wanda knew she'd never trade a single moment with Vision for anything.

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Hello! Your (not so) favorite procrastinator is back! I don't have a good excuse for not updating in almost a month other than I have no motivation. Whoops.

BUT I have updated now! I hope you liked it. Plenty of cute stuff in there. At least that's what I was going for.

Anyhoo thanks for reading! I'll hopefully be back soon. I'll see you all next time!

~Cas