The Witch 《Scarlet Vision》

Chapter 26: Mind

"The secretary of state." 

The Avengers were sat in the conference room, sitting next to the long oval table. Staring at the secretary making his silly attempt of small talk about his golf game or something? Frankly I wasn't listening, since I was just thinking about the things that he was thinking of. 

I clenched my jaw, I should've not slipped through his mind, I suppose my curiosity got the better of me. 

The answer to my curiosity was a contract, a stack with hard copies of paper. However, that white packet felt like a white wall that would soon close us in, not letting us escape. 

The secretary pushed it towards us, as if the message wasn't already clear. "Approved by 117 countries, states that the Avengers will no longer be a private organization, instead will be operated under the United Nations. Therefore every action will be decided by the UN." 

I look around the room, slipping my powers into each and everyone of them. 

Rhodes, decided.

Natasha, looking over everyone with no opinion of her own, shifting slightly with Rhodes.

Steve, thinking that the situation was ridiculous. And it seemed as if Sam was with him too.

Stark was in the corner, his head in his hands. Defeated with only what seemed as one option. 

I looked a Vision, wondering if I should slip through his mind as well. I remember the last time I did, it caused a shock through my mind, with pain and destruction as it's imagery. 

"Talk about it among yourselves." 

I wasn't really listening to the argument that persisted between Sam and Rhodes. The bickering that seemed like a back and forth tennis match, didn't seem to have an end. Which made it seem like a blur to me. 

I felt like it was my fault. Of course as Steve tried to explain it, it wasn't anyone's fault. But to me, it was like saying, it wasn't only your fault it was the mistakes we made that piled up, until you came and toppled it all down. 

My mind was a clutter and it wasn't that hard to see as Nat puts a hand on my leg. Her warmth keeping me company, making me feel a bit safer with her by my side. 

(People are starting to think this is a Nat x Wanda book)

"The team's divided," I said to what seemed like myself. But it really was with Pietro, his named carved onto the tombstone. "It's my fault, really." I said putting down the Soviet Accords onto the fresh cut lawn. "No matter if anyone else tries to say it isn't, I was the last straw. The reason why we're under this agreement, but ironically so divided." I say to myself in a low whisper, "Maybe it's better if I just signed it....."