Run to You|Pietro Maximoff

Chapter Eighteen

Ira woke up, and sat up in bed. She quickly realized that she was still wearing the clothes from yesterday. She nimbly unbraided her hair, and got dressed in athletic clothes. She left the room, and headed to the training room.

As she entered the room, she noticed red light glowing through the door in the room that she and Wanda used to practice their powers. She opened the door to find Wanda firing red energy at a target. She turned when she heard the door opening, and smiled when she saw Ira.

"Hey," She said, and smoothed her red dress. "Do you want to train with me?" She asked, and Ira nodded.

"Sure." They each took a stance at opposite sides of the room. Ira formed glowing blue energy in her hands. It curled and drooped out of her hands, and she quickly molded it into a sphere. Wanda attacked first, hurling a volley of energy at Ira. She expanded he sphere, and used it as a shield, deflecting Wanda's attacks. The volley ended, and she compressed it back into a sphere, and launched it at her friend.

Wanda used her own energy to catch and contain the sphere, before throwing to the ground. It exploded in a burst of blue and red energy, knocking Ira to her feet. Ira used her powers to push herself to her feet, and launched a blasts of energy at Wanda. Wanda threw a burst of energy, and Ira encased it in her own energy, and hurled it back at her. Wanda flew off the ground, and used her high vantage point to hurl energy at Ira.

Ira knelt on the ground, and created a shelled, protecting herself from Wanda's attacks. She then pushed the shield upward, knocking her to the ground. Wanda got up, and encased a dummy in red energy. She parted her glowing hands, and in turn the dummy was torn in half. She hurled one half at Ira, who managed to dodge, by the next half hit her. Ira could feel pain where it hit her, and she sent a flow of healing energy to the spot. The pain faded, and Ira gritted her teeth.

She rose to her feet to meet Wanda, blue energy streaming from her hands. She noticed that Wanda's brown locks were floating slightly above her head, and her eyes were glowing a bright red. Her whole body was coated in glowing red energy. Ira's eyes, too, shown a deep midnight blue, and energy surrounded her body.

She warped some of the energy around her, swirling her hands to encase Wanda. But Wanda parted her hands, and the energy encasing her dissipated. She then hurled a sphere at Ira, who threw one back. The spheres hurtled toward each other, before colliding in midair. The collision sent blue and red energy exploding through he room, knocking down both Ira and Wanda, and sending the door flying off its hinges and shattering to the floor.

Ira and Wanda looked at the pile of splinters that was once the door, and turned to each other, their eyes wide and their mouths open. Ira tried to conceal her laughter, but it came out in a snort. This caused Wanda to burst out laughing, and they both laughed until tears.

The commotion caused Tony and Steve to run into the room, Tony with his Iron Man hands on, aimed at them, and Steve with his shield. Tony lowered his hand upon seeing them, then looked at the destruction they had caused. "What?" He spluttered. "How did you even...?"

Wanda and Ira stood up. "We were training, and it got a little bit out of hand." Wanda explained.

"Note to self, upgrade power room," Tony muttered.

"Are you both okay?" Steve asked, and they nodded.

"We should probably go," Ira whispered to Wanda, who nodded. They left the room, murmuring apologies to Tony and Steve on their way out. "We should probably be more careful next time," Ira said to Wanda in the halls.

"Definitely. Apparently we're stronger than we thought," Wanda agreed. They split up, each going to their respective rooms. Ira showered, and changed into jeans and a shirt.

She left to the living room, and started immediately made a beeline for the fridge, opening it and taking out the leftover pasta from her dinner last night. She was thankful that no one had eaten it, especially since Clint was known to skim people's leftovers.

She heated it up, and sat at the table to eat it. She was finishing the bowl when she heard a creak behind her. She whirled around with her hands glowing, to find Pietro. "Oh, it's just you." She said, relieved. She got up, and put her bowl in the dishwasher, with Pietro following. She placed a kiss on his cheek, before sitting on the couch. Pietro sat next to her.

"When did I fall asleep last night?" Ira asked him.

"Immediately after we went on the Ferris wheel," he told her. "You pretty much collapsed." Ira laughed, and leaned her head on his shoulder. Neither of them said anything, but she could picture him smiling. Clint walked into the room, and made a gagging noise.

Ira rolled her eyes, and sat up and looked at him. "You're like a five year-old," She told him, to which he stuck out his tongue, further proving her point. Clint grabbed something from the fridge, and sat down at the table to eat it. While he was eating, Natasha came in. Then Steve, then Wanda, then Tony, and soon they had all trickled into the kitchen.

"We should do something tonight," Natasha suggested.

"We could have a game night?" Clint suggested.

"No." Tony said immediately. "You and Nat always win, and everyone gets super competitive."

"Sam threw his controller at my face because I beat him," Clint recalled.

"Okay, so definitely no on the game night." Steve said. "What about a movie night?"

Everyone nodded. "Sure, but what kind of movies?" Sam asked.

"Horror movies," Wanda suggested.

Everyone agreed. "Alright," Tony said. "Clint, Pietro and Sam, you're in charge of snacks. Steve, Vision, and Natasha, set up the seating. Ira and Wanda, pick the movies. And I will supervise."

Steve looked at him. "You know it's not that big of a deal-" he began, but Tony interrupted him.

"No time, everybody move!" They split up into their respective groups, and Ira and Wanda headed to the living room. They both sat on the couch, and turned on the TV.

"Alright, what horror movies should we watch?" Ira asked. "There are way too many to choose from."

"Okay, pick your favorite movie, and the scariest movie you've seen." Wanda suggested.

"Um, the Conjuring, and Annabelle: Creation," she decided.

"For me, Paranormal Activity, and The Ring," Wanda said.

Ira used her phone,a don quickly looked up the runtimes. "That would be a combined total of," She added the numbers, "Seven hours and thirty-three minutes. That should be enough," she said. They waited for a few more minutes, until everyone was ready to start.

The chairs and couches had been moved to face the TV, and each had a blanket. There seas popcorn, candy, and other snacks that Clint, Pietro, and Sam could find. Wanda and Vision sat on the loveseat on the right of the TV, Natasha, Steve, and Tony sat on the couch, Pietro and Ira sat on the other loveseat on the left of the TV, and Clint and Sam laid on the floor.

The first movie they watched was Paranormal Activity. Ira munched on popcorn as she and Pietro cuddled together. Pietro wrapped his arm securely around her. A jump-scare happened, and Ira jumped slightly. "I'll protect you," Pietro whispered, and Ira smiled. The. The next jump-scare happened, and although Ira didn't jump, Pietro did.

"I'll protect you," she whispered teasingly, and he sighed. They next watched The Conjuring. Ira didn't jump at all, as she had memorized every scare. She looked around, and noticed Sam and Steve looking slightly sleepy.

They next watched The Ring, and during the movie, Sam, Steve, Tony, and Wanda fell completely asleep. If androids could blush, Vision would be bright red, because Wanda fell asleep on his shoulder. Steve had fallen asleep, and kept leaning on Natasha, who didn't even seem to notice. Sam leaned on Clint, who immediately pushed him off. He fell, and woke up, glaring at Clint.

Finally they watched Annabelle: Creation. Pietro fell asleep during the movie, as did Vision, Sam, and Natasha. Ira and Clint were the last ones awake. Clint glanced at the clock and scoffed. "It's only two o'clock," he whispered. "It's not even that late." The movie soon finished, and Ira closed her eyes. She felt safe and warm in Pietro's arms, and she soon fell asleep.