all the stars; scarletvision {ABANDONED}

freedom

Vision knew when the package appeared in front of their hotel room, there was going to be trouble. No one should have been able to find them. But someone did. And that was a threat for what he had with Wanda. 

He wasn't nervous per se. They had disappeared before. They getting a package shouldn't be a problem. But what was inside it changed their whole situation. 

Wanda's hands where white-knuckled on the back of the chair she was leaning on. There were two things on the table in front of them: a sleep black transponder and a neatly written letter from Tony Stark. It was the latter that put Wanda on edge. Vision could tell from how she looked, and the fact that worry and anger were practically flooding the area around her. 

"We- how- this shouldn't have happened." She was fumbling with her words. Vision walked over to her and gently placed a hand on her shoulder. "Wanda, love, you need to calm down. This was bound to happen, this is Tony Stark we're talking about. To be quite frank with you, I'm surprised he hadn't found us sooner. The fact that he didn't report to the authorities should be our main concern right now." Wanda furrowed her brow. "Why? It doesn't seem like he's planning anything. We- I'm technically a criminal. I could just, you know. Fight my way out." She didn't mention the fact that Vision wasn't. It didn't matter anymore. He'd follow her anywhere. 

Vision sat down and tugged Wanda into his lap, stroking her hair. She relaxed immediately, wrapping her arms around his. "I suppose if he wanted to turn us in, he would have already. But perhaps he wanted to make sure he was right before he did so," Vision said. 

Wanda hissed through her teeth. She tensed up again, trying to scrunch up into a ball even though she was still in Vision's lap. This happened when she was nervous. Vision thought it was from her time in prison, and he felt a little sick. He started to play with the ends of her hair, staring at the sleeve of her heather gray cardigan. She always wore such muted colors, but Vision knew she always looked best in crimson red.

"I think we need to go for coffee," she said. It was later than they usually went, but it was their day. Vision nodded on her shoulder, then leaned forward to press a chaste kiss on her temple. "I love you," he whispered. "I love you too, Vizhe."

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As it turned out, coffee was a horrible, horrible idea. Their meeting with Steve Rogers left Wanda even more shaken than before, and it was painfully obvious how scared she was.  They both knew she didn't want to go to prison again, and they both also knew that if she did, she wouldn't get out again, no matter how hard anyone tried. It was Steve Rogers, and again, if he wanted to in prison he wouldn't have broken her out in the first place. But if Tony and Steve found them that quickly, who was to say that more sinister forces couldn't. Plus, there was the very real possibility that other people could track them down if they turned on the transponders.

Wanda was pacing around the hotel room. The sun had already set, and a soft orange light was leaking from their window. Vision was sitting done on the edge of their bed, nervously tapping on his knee. This is what would keep him up at night if he could sleep- the thought of losing the love of his life. He knew there was nothing he wouldn't do for her.

Wanda glanced up at him, her green-grey eyes searching him. He was certain she knew exactly how he was feeling right now. "What do we do?" she asked softly. Vision looked behind her, where the two transponders sat innocently on the wood table. He shook his head. "I don't know. How much do you still trust Steve Rogers?" Wanda stared at her feet. "Plenty," she said softly. Vision got up from the bed and softly wrapped his arm around her.

"What about his ability to protect you?" Wanda shrugged. "Hit or miss, obviously. But...." she sighed and closed her eyes, leaning into him. "I know he'd be there for me as soon as possible." She shifted in Vision's arms and looked up at him. "What about Stark?" Vision's arms tightened around her slightly. Stark was the real wild card. He let Wanda go when the Captain broke her out of prison, but he was also the one who got her in there in the first place. And who's to say that Steve would be able to fight him a second time if it came down to it.

"If you aren't sure..." Vision stopped her with a soft kiss on the lips. "No, I trust him," Vision said. Wanda swallowed and nodded. She was unsure, he could tell. But she trusted him to make the right decision. "And if worst comes to worst, we still have each other," he said gently. Wanda nodded a second time. "I know." He placed a soft kiss onto her cheek. "I love you, darling." "I love you too, Vizhe."

"Ready, love?" "Ready." Wanda closed her eyes, and with an almost unintelligible sound, clicked on both transponders with her mind.

It was done.

[POV Tony Stark]

"Boss?" F.R.I.D.A.Y's smooth voice emanated from the sleek bracelet on Tony's wrist. Tony was sitting with Pepper, pretending to pay attention to the nature documentary that was one. Pepper glanced over, but went back to the show almost immediately. Tony took a sip of his wine. "The transponder you sent out has been turned on." Pepper's head snapped over to look at him as Tony spilled his wine all over the carpet.

"Are you serious? Show me their location." A hologram of a map appeared above the black band, a bright red circle pinpointing their location. Edinburgh, Scotland. Just as they hoped.

Pepper breathed out a laugh ans Tony sat back, not even caring that there was still wine all over him. They still trusted him. And quite frankly, that's all that mattered.

[POV Steve Rogers]

"Steve. They turned it on."

Steve barely moved from where he was laying down. He knew it would happen, deep down.

"Good," was all he said, his eyes closed. He knew that Sam was smiling and shaking his head and that Nat was rolling his eyes, but that was okay.

At least he knew that they would be safe, so long as he knew where they were.

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Can y'all BELIEVE that I updated?

Because I can't.

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~Cas