Title- Sting

Rating- T

Summary- She stared at him for a moment... "This is what I want." Wasp/Yellowjacket/Ant Man. Rated 'T' for curse words. Set after episode 26.

A knock at the door, which was odd. They usually ignored him nowadays. He raised his head but didn't respond; the door opened anyway.

Wasp entered the room and he raised his eyebrows under his mask. "What are you doing here?" he asked, as she sat on his bed and began to shift around in her handbag. She seemed to be looking for something. "Mr. Lang returned your costume yesterday." she said without looking up from the costume, which she was refolding. "Said thanks, but no thanks, if you get my meaning."

She glanced up at him to gauge his reaction before setting the helmet on top of the costume and sitting down on the bed, checking herself out in the small mirror on the wall. "So, now you can stop ripping off my color scheme."

"Jan, I had a spare costume. If I wanted to—"

"Actually, you have three." replied the Wasp, pulling off one glove and examining her French manicure.

"I do–um, did?"

"Yep. Now go put it on." she pointed towards the bathroom. He frowned at her, eyeing it. "This isn't mine. I'm Yellowjacket."

"And I'm getting really annoyed with that." Jan replied, tossing the helmet at his head. He caught it quickly, putting it down on the dresser. He kept his hands on it, back to her and facing the wall. "Be careful with that. There's technology in there that—" he stopped when she shrunk and landed on the helmet, crossing her arms.

"Buuuut its not yours, remember, Yellowjacket? It's Hank's."

"He's dead."

"Then who are you?" she only moved her eyes and not her head to look up at him. He shrugged. "I'm Yellowjacket."

"Yeah. We established that." and there it was. She had failed. It used to be so easy, but now, she couldn't get through to him. Why not?

"Um, Jan, are you crying?"

"No.." she touched her cheek and brought it back wet. "Yes."

"Why?"

"Not sure. Probably your fault," she sniffled, fluttering over to the tissue box on the dressed and sitting on it, using a corner to dab at her eyes so not to look like a raccoon. "Hank."

He turned suddenly and punched the wall next to the dresser. This wouldn't have been so bad if the tissue box hadn't been on the edge of the dresser, and as it was, she heard the full impact, and jumped. "Ms. van Dyne? Iron Man informs you he heard the commotio—" she ignored JARVIS.

"What the hell, Hank?"

"It's Yellowjacket, damn it!"

"NO, IT'S REALLY NOT!" She hopped off the tissue box and grew to full size, still sitting on the dresser. Putting her head in her hands, she muttered, "Your name is Hank Pym. You are a...scientist, an Avenger," she paused for a moment before adding the last bit. "And my best friend."

He stared for a moment, then shook his head. "I'm better then him."

"Do you really believe that?" she replied, her voice just shy of yelling.

"What is wrong with you?" Yellowjacket yelled, throwing the helmet to the floor. "Am I never to be rid of him?"

"What's wrong with me? What about you? You're talking about offing yourself just 'cause you dislike...yourself! And...woah, that sounded better in my head." she yelled back because she could, balling her hands into fists.

"What is wrong with you is that I am fighting for you! I'm not ignoring you for scientific endeavors! I am everything that he could not be, and you still don't—"

She missed the rest of his rant while picking her jaw up off the ground. "But I don't want—"

"Yes, you do!" he pointed to his mask, which still covered his face. "This is what you want!"

There was silence.

Wasp stared at him for a moment, then a look of pain came over her face. She reached up and pulled off the mask, staring at the reflection in the mirror. "This is what I want. Not Yellowjacket, Giant Man, or even Ant Man. I want Henry Pym."
A few tears slid down her cheeks.

She closed the door behind her on her way out, leaving him to sit down and think about a few things.

I don't think Hank has multiple personality syndrome, but it is still a serious condition when you think that you have to become completely different persona because your real self isn't adequate. But...whoever he is needs a therapist.

Jan X Hank is my all time favorite A:EMH pairing, and I am very interested in the concept of Yellowjacket, Yellowjacket X Wasp X Ant Man, etc. I enjoy learning about mental problems, probably cause I have a few myself.

So be prepared to be flooded with angst and fluff :)