Scared To Be Lonely

Chapter 15: America's Sweetheart

 ✘ ✘ ✘

After getting home to the Compound, Nick had showered - ate what Wanda had made, as she caught up with her - before she went to her room and passed out. 

But after sleeping for about four hours already, Nick had suddenly shot awake from her powers - the same feeling in her stomach before something happened. 

She looked around herself confused, before got out of bed and slipped on her sneakers, in a t-shirt and sweatpants. Her hair was pulled up into a messy bun, but as she walked down the hallway and to the main room - she suddenly looked over to the windows, before sharing a confused look with Wanda and Vision, as they all moved to the windows when there was an explosion.

"What is it?" Wanda spoke up first, and Vision just said. "Stay here, please."

Then he went forward, fazing through the wall to go across the property. 

All while Nick and Wanda both felt something behind them - the two quickly turned around, Wanda using her powers to grab a knife from the counter and throwing it - as Nick had thrown a dagger. 

But thankfully Clint had dodged the dagger, as the knife stopped a few inches from his face. 

He nodded his head, looking at the girls, before pushing the knife to the side and it dropped to the floor. "Guess I shoulda knocked."

"Oh my god." Wanda stood up straighter with a breath, as Nick ran forward with a smile and hugged him. "Uncle Clint!"

"Hey, kiddo." He patted her back with a chuckle, but then she pulled back and glanced over, as Wanda began walking towards them while saying. "What are you doing here?"

"Disappointing my kids." Clint moved forward, passed Wanda as he grabbed an arrow and shot it at the wall at a certain spot, before shooting another at the counter - which made Nick tilt her head a bit, realizing that they were even to each other, and she already knew that this had to have something to do with what's going on recently. 

"I'm supposed to go waterskiing." Clint looked back at them, before glancing at the window, then walking forward and taking both Wanda's and Nick's hands. "Cap needs our help. Come on."

"I just saw him. What could he have possibly done that fast?" Nick questioned as he rushed them towards the door, but then they stopped when Vision reappeared by the windows. "Clint! You should not be here."

Clint let go of the girls's hands and turned around, "Really? I return for, what, like five minutes and it all goes to shit."

Nick looked at him with a shrug and nod, before glancing back over to Vision, who began moving closer to them. "Please consider the consequences of your actions."

"Okay, they're considered." He didn't skip a beat to answer, before the arrows he had shot - suddenly shot out electricity, keeping Vision incapacitated for the moment as the shocks kept him from fazing.