Risen (The Maximoff Twins) •On Hold•

For The First Time in Forever

My baby sister chose the picture...

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-<•>- THREE YEARS LATER -<•>-

"Why do I have to wear this?" A young boy groaned. There were many more people in Novi Grad than anyone was used to, all because of-

"The king has come of age! It's coronation day!" His mother excitedly reminded him.

"That's not my fault!"

"It's this way! Faster, Percy! A woman exclaimed to her husband.

"That's right. Open those gates so I unlock your secrets and exploit your wishes! Did I say that out loud?" A man said.

Pietro woke up to a few knocks on his door, but he was only half awake. "Yes?" He questioned, before quickly dozing back off.

"Prin-King Pietro, it's time to get ready!"

"Ready for what?"

"Y-you're coronation, sir."

"My coronation..." It took a few seconds for it to really sink in. "The coronation! It's coronation day!"

He jumped to his feet, rapidly but carefully pulling his clothes on before running out the door. "It's coronation day!"

He looked around at the many busy servants. "The window is open, so's that door! I didn't know they did that anymore! Who knew we owned 8,000 salad plates?!" He ran past the people loaded down with the plates, sliding down the railing.

"For years, I've roamed these empty halls. Why have a ballroom with no balls? Finally they're opening up the gates!

"There'll be actual real-live people, it'll be totally strange. But wow, am I so ready for this change!

"Cuz for the first time in forever, there'll be music, there'll be light. For the first time in forever, I'll be dancing through the night! Don't know if I'm elated or gassy, but I'm somewhere in that zone! Cuz for the first time in forever, I won't be alone. For the first time in forever, there'll be magic, there'll be fun!"

Wanda slid off her gloves, her heart racing. She needed to be able to control her powers at least enough that her nervousness didn't activate them.

"Don't let them in. Don't let them see. Be the good girl you always have to be," She glanced up at the portrait of her parents. "Conceal, don't feel. Put on a show. Make one wrong move and everyone will know." She quickly shoved her hands back into her gloves as red mist started to pour out of them.

"But it's only for today."

"But it's only for today!" Pietro said longingly.

"It's agony to wait."

"It's agony to wait! Tell the guards to open up the gates!"

"The gates," Wanda groaned.

"For the first time in forever!" Pietro ran out of the castle.

"Don't let them in, don't let them see." Wanda took a deep breath.

"I'm getting what I'm dreaming of."

"Be the good girl you always have to be."

"A chance to change my lonely world."

"Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know!"

"I know it all ends tomorrow, so it has to be today! But for the first time in forever. For the first time in forever, nothing's in my way!" Pietro rammed into something- or rather, someone-, falling over in the process.

"I'm so sorry!" The young man on horseback exclaimed.

"Oh, no, it's my fault, I wasn't looking where I was going!" Pietro assured him.

"I'm Prince Loki, of Asgard."

"I'm Prince Pietro, of Sokovia."

"Oh my- I really am sorry!"

Pietro laughed. "Ah, it's fine. I don't mind. I mean, be glad that it wasn't my sister, Wanda. If you ran into HER that would be-" He cringed, remembering how his sister's temper could rival his own. "Yeesh. But lucky for you, it's just me."

"Just you, huh?"

Pietro opened his mouth to reply, but then heard church bells starting to chime. "The bells, the coronation... I have to go, I have to go! It was nice meeting you! Goodbye!" He waved behind him as he ran off.

Loki waved back, watching Pietro disappear out of sight, and then running to the castle as well, having temporarily forgotten where he was going.