Before I even get into this story, a few things I feel I have to explain.. I am a huge BlackHawk shipper, so in this story, that weird and out of nowhere 'family out of nowhere' plot twist did not occur. Instead, Laura is Clint's sister and the kids other than Catherine, my oc, belong to Laura. Catherine is my original character and she's the daughter of Clint Barton and a previously deceased OC named Marion. Clint and Natasha married secretly when Catherine was 3, and Natasha became the adoptive mother. This happens betwee and CACW. So it's most likely going to be an AU fanfiction. Pietro Maximoff is still alive, damn it. They've been resurrecting him using the Cradle and TAHITI. Wanda is staying at the farmhouse and when Pietro recovers, he will too. And yes, my original character has a kind of angsty set of circumstances. There will be action here and there but this will most likely wind up being fluffy / sexy and a true romantic story. Because I fucking love Pietro Maximoff. I REALLY HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE THIS. I HESITATED SO MUCH BEFORE UPLOADING. I'M WORKING ON MORE NOW BUT.. SHOULD I KEEP IT GOING?

ONE

She parked her car in the driveway of her father's farmhouse and got out, stretching. It had been a long drive and right now, all Catherine wanted to do was get inside and pass out in her old bedroom and preferably sleep the next few hours away. Looking around the driveway, there wasn't a sign of her father's SUV or her stepmom's vehicle either, so she guessed they were at the SHIELD compound.

"They didn't mention a mission last night, weird." Catherine muttered as she messed with the keychain in her hand, finding the key to the Barton – Romanoff farmhouse. She'd made it halfway up the porch steps when the door opened and a girl with long and flowing red hair stood leaned in it, eying her critically.

"Who are you?"

"Catherine, who are you? And how the hell are you even in my parents house?" Catherine asked the girl, hand going to her long brown hair as she stared her down intently.

"I am here because I am staying here. I did not know that Agent Barton and Agent Romanoff had a daughter." Wanda watched the girl carefully, using what she'd learned at SHIELD about harnessing her abilities to try and get a read for the girl. All she could sense was that the girl was both tired mentally and physically. That she'd been through a lot in a short period of time. You could look at her and tell, really.

"Yeah, well, safety reasons. Dad's a stickler for safety. They don't want me in danger. I didn't know they were letting people stay here, either, so you're not the only one who is not in the loop right now." Catherine explained. The conversation halted and a few seconds later, Catherine said quietly, "Sorry, I just… My stepmom probably mentioned you staying when I skyped her, I've just had a lot on my mind lately.. Can I come in?"

Warily, Wanda stepped to the side and let the brunette step into the den of the farmouse and Catherine shed her shoes and jacket, hanging up the jacket, lining the shoes up in the little shelf by the door just like always. She took a long deep breath and then said aloud, "It feels so good to just be home again."

Wanda gave a small and wary smile and then she saw a picture on the mantle which confirmed Catherine as actually being who she said she was. Wanda asked quietly, "Why were you away?"

"College.. And I got engaged but that's… It's over now, actually, and I'm extremely glad. So I decided to come home, kind of clear my head and figure out what I was going to do with my life now… How long have you been staying here?"

"It's Wanda.. And I have been staying here for about 2 months now.. While they straighten out this mess with my visa." she spoke with a thick accent, a foreign one that Catherine noticed sounded like Natasha's did occasionally when she was really mad and forgot English for about five seconds, lapsing back into Russian. Wanda straightened a throw pillow on the couch and then said aloud, "My brother.. He was badly injured and they are trying to heal him. Until then, I am here.. And training. I will be joining SHIELD."

"Ahh.. So you're one of the team then… And your brother… he's Pietro, right? I think I remember my dad mentioning you guys being here now.. I hope Pietro is okay and that he heals." Catherine said quietly, sinking down onto the couch, resting her head on her hands for a moment.

Wanda sat down and asked quietly, "You act as if something is wrong?"

"Everything, Wanda.. Everything is wrong.. And when I talk to my dad and my stepmom, they're going to be so disappointed in me and my stupidity… I can't believe I… I fell for the lies Baron gave me. And then things got serious and he vanished. Story of my life.." Catherine ventured, eying the red head as she took a few deep breaths. "I had my whole life planned out and now it's just.. All messed up. All because of my own stupidity."

" I'm sure it is not so bad." Wanda attempted to comfort the girl, and Catherine took a few deep breaths as she laughed quietly; almost in a bitter way and then said "Oh trust me.. It's pretty bad.. But it's not the end of the world.. I just need to figure out what I'm going to do now.. And how I'm gonna do a lot of it alone."

"A lot of what?"

"My fiance, the one I told you about? He walked out on me because I was pregnant and I wouldn't give up the baby or something. Said he's 'not ready for all this bullshit'. I lost my scholarship, therefore I lost the money to keep going to that college… But I can go to the junior college here and live at home… If my dad and Natasha don't completely disown me." Catherine muttered quietly.

"So you are.."

"Mhmm… I'm a month pregnant right now. As soon as the college I was going to found out, my scholarship vanished. And the internship I was going for."

"But that is not fair."

"Sometimes life isn't. This is pretty much the story of mine, Wanda." Catherine looked at her hands and sighed, standing as she said quietly, "Should probably call my dad and see where he is, get this shit show on the road already… You, umm.. You might want to find somewhere and hide out a few hours. Because my dad is probably going to be furious and we will probably argue."

"I will go to visit my brother. I do anyway, I sit with him a few hours a day. I think maybe you are worried about nothing."

"I hope so but I'm pretty sure I'm not." Catherine said quietly, biting down on her lower lip. This was probably the worst thing she'd done in her life. Before all this, she hadn't even really gotten a detention before. She'd been a relatively boring and safe girl.

She'd thought with her heart one time; look where it was landing her now.

"I think it will be alright." Wanda put her hand to Catherine's shoulder warily, and Catherine felt a momentary wave of calm. "I've got to be going now. Maybe we can talk to each other later." Wanda offered as she stood and made her way out of the house.

Catherine sat there, trying to figure out how the hell to tell her parents what she knew she'd have to tell them when they arrived home from wherever it was that they'd gone off to.