Why Not?

Chapter Ten: No Place Like Home

You grumble awake, grabbing your phone and turning your alarm off as you blink the tired feeling from your eyes.

You usually remembered things when you slept. That was your form of "dreaming", but they were usually about.. death– if you were honest with yourself. So, why were you dreaming about how you got here?

You decide to ignore it as you got up, walking down the hall to take a shower, as you usually do.

"Up so soon?" a voice called from behind you. You didn't even have to look at Sam to know he was jokingly smiling at you.

This was normal, of course. Sam had to get up this early to go running with Steve and Bucky (which was absolutely hilarious to watch, by the way), but the encounter made you smile none the less.

You just shrugged, "I've gotta shower and start making breakfast before my kiddos wake up." you replied, your own smile increasing as you thought about Kate's 'pancake pirouette'. She was gonna freak when she saw her pancakes in the shapes of dinosaurs this morning.

Oh! And Chole was gonna lover her 'pan-cat'!

Sam chuckled, "Alright then," you turned in time to see him shrug, "But please get some more sleep. Two- o'clock is not the appropriate bedtime on a school night." he winked at you, and you couldn't help but chuckle. If only he knew that Malissa sneaks out half of the time, you thought.

But you weren't going to tattle, that was your guys' secret.

And you took that as your que to leave and take a shower, which was amazingly warm and awesome at first. Unfortunately, as you ran your fingers through your soapy hair, you began to think about your "dream".

Why did you get adopted? Why would Tony Stark, and the all-powerful Avengers, take interest in the likes of you and Katie?

What were they using you for?

Along with a new feeling in your chest, these thoughts came with realizations. You realized smaller things that you hadn't before. Like the way you were being trained, and the way Nat was starting to teach the girls how to fight...
But isn't that normal? Your subconscious countered, trying to defend your new family–

No, you didn't have a family. Not anymore. They're dead, remember?

There was a knock on the door. Your hair was free of soap, and your fingers now resembled soggy prunes.

How long have you been in here for...?

"Y/n? Y/n, are you okay?" It was... your mind blanked, unable to focus on anything.

"Y/n?" Wanda! Her name is Wanda.

Wait, how the fuck did you forget Wanda?

"I'm fine." you quickly blurted, your mind somehow catching up with your situation. You'd zoned out again. Huh...

Moments pass, and you finally decide to get out of the shower. It was about time anyway.

So, you did. You got out of the shower and asked FRIDAY what time it was. Apparently, you were in the shower for an hour. No wonder Wanda was concerned...

In fact, she was waiting outside the bathroom for you, which you actually found to be quite surprising.

"Sorry for taking so long! Did you need something?" You asked, opening the bathroom door to allow yourself some cooler air. You could hardly breathe with how hot it was in the bathroom.

Wanda looked up, looking a little surprised like she didn't actually expect you to come and talk to her. "Uh, no, I'm alright. I just wanted to make sure you were okay in there. Your showers are usually ten minutes at most." she answered. And with that, you realized her accent had toned itself way down since the two of you had first met.

"Well, that's very observant of you," you replied with a smirk. That was borderline creepy attention to detail, in your opinion.

Then again, you knew everyone's schedules like the back of your hand, including Wanda's. Maybe it wasn't as creepy as you thought...

"Is everybody up and ready to go?" You finally asked, turning to look for your clothes from the door. No sign of them. Did somebody take them? Or were you just that out of it today?

Today is too full of questions, you decided.

"Yep. Natasha and Clint woke them up and Peter made them all breakfast. He even made the pancakes spider-shaped." Wanda smiled, obviously trying her best to comfort you, "They're eating right now."

She'd never confirmed, but you were sure Wanda wasn't straight. Whether she was gay, pan, bi, or whatever else, has yet to be clarified, but you were sure she at least wasn't straight.

And, using Sherlock's brilliant ways of deduction, you figured she was attracted to you. Although, whether it was just a crush or she just really liked you was also undecided. And for right now, you didn't really care. Being in love wouldn't benefit anyone, including anyone you decided to date, and you made it your job to be helpful. (Which Tony kinda thought was ridiculous, because that meant you didn't really have a social life and all that, which is something he really stood for with all of you, but he sucked it up when he realized you weren't going to stop.)

Using these deduction methods, you also learned that Peter and Pietro also had feelings for you, although what those feelings were was also under investigation.
You could've found out easily. However, if you weren't careful, you'd have a full-on love mess that nobody has that time for. Especially you.

You quickly thank Wanda and tell her that you need to get dressed. She responded with a nice 'you're welcome' and let you go with a warm and understanding smile.

Once you got to your room, you sighed. This is going to be a long day, you thought. That means it'll feel like you've lived longer! you practically heard Malissa's bubbly voice telling you.

Huh, as if you wanted to live longer...

But you'd keep that part to yourself.

And all you could do was sigh when you heard a large crash come from what had to be the kitchen.

You were not ready for the day to begin.

A/N: Okay so you probably won't like this, but you're not going to find out what Scott and your lovely selves talked about until later in the story. (Sorry) Also, did I use too many pronouns? Feel free to tell me because I have no idea. :p Also, if you'd like to be added to the tags list, please let me know! :D

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