It started off as a joke. Wanda always created thosw scenarios in her head where someday, someone would come and grant her wishes. She kept a list of her wishes and hopes when she was younger, and somehow, it stuck. She still had it tucked in her notebook, the childish messy scrawls would make her smile as she read her list over and over again. Wanda decided that wishes did exist when at the age of seven, she watched Aladdin. She would picture herself finding a genie, a floating annoying little spirit that would grant her wishes. And over the years, while she knew it was a stupid thought, Wanda still clung onto that shred of hope where the supernatural did exist in the world.

The girl was seventeen now, and her father recently sent her and her twin brother Pietro to Shield University for futher studies before she went out to fufil her dreams (not the unrealistic genie ones, the one where she would become the world's most famous fashion designer). As she stepped out of the cab, she caught a glimpse of red hair. Grabbing her luggage and bags of fabric, Wanda turned her head and the redhead locked gazes with her. Wanda arched and eyebrow as the cab drove away. The redhead gave Wanda a wink before stepping behind the tall tree and disappearing.

Wait, what?

Wanda blinked twice and stared at the spot where the girl was at. She pulled her stuff over and circled the tree thrice before deciding that she just looked stupid. Wanda licked her lips as she felt noises in her head. Scrunching her nose, she picked her things up and made her way to her dorm.

It was two days before she saw the redhead again. This time, she was alone in a deserted hallway. It was late and Wanda just showered in thw communal toilets. She hummed softly as she padded lightly back to her dorm. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the familiar redhead again and a shiver went up her spine. The redhead stepped out into view and did a bow infront of Wanda.

"Wanda Maximoff." Her voice was angelic and bubbly. Wanda's mouth hung open in shocl as she clung on tightly to her shower items.

"Uh hi?" Wanda waved awkwardly. She walked slowly to the girl. Now that she was paying attention, Wanda noticed that the girl had a certain glow to her. Not like the radiant kind of glow, but she was literally glowing softly in the dim lighting of the hallway.

"I'm Natasha." The girl stuck her hand out for Wanda to shake. Wanda pressed her palm to the girl's and a certain kind of calm washed over her.

"Do you go here?" Wanda asked, pointing around. Natasha merely shook her head before letting out a laugh.

"I grant wishes." The redhead simply stated as she let go of Wanda's hand. Wanda blushed and pulled her hand back quickly.

"You what?" The younger girl was shocked to say the least.

"Grant wishes." Natasha pursed her lips together. "You know like, I wish I could have a pet elephant."

Wanda rolled her eyes and pinched herself, she's had thses dreams a long time ago when she was a kid. Natasha frowned at Wanda's actions before lightly hitting Wanda's hand away.

"You're not dreaming." Natasha twisted her lips to the side. Wanda gave the girl a laugh and narrowed her eyes.

"Oh yeah, I definitely am." Wanda cocked her head. "You're a genie?"

"Well, no but yes?" Natasha tried. " We wouldn't call ourselves genies but we basically act like them."

"We?!" Wanda raised her hand. "What the hell is we?"

"Us 'genies'. Natasha used air quotes. She pulled on Wanda's arm and led her back to her dorm.

"Everyone has a genie?" Wanda asked as she reached her doorstep.

"Uh, no" Natasha thought for awhile. "We just gwt assigned jobs, we don't know who orders us."

Wanda nodded before slipping into her room. "So what do you do?"

"I grant you wishes, and then I move on" Natasha stated, a matter of factly. "If you don't use your wishes before five months is up, I go."

"Where do you stay?" Wanda asked softly as she looked over to her sleeping roommate.

"Oh I'm supposed to follow you all day long."

"What?!" Wanda exclaimed a little too loudly and Natasha winced, while her roommate turned over in her sleep.

"Yeah," Natasha dragged out the word. "And also, no one else can see me, so if you want to avoid looking like an idiot in public, you shouldn't talk to me when there're people."

Wanda swallowed and nodded. "Does that mean no one can hear you too?"

"Yeah, watch" Natasha turned to the brunette and shouted in her ear, eliciting a laugh from Wanda as Maria remained asleep. Natasha grinned before walking over to Wanda's bed. "I'd get ready for bed if I were you." Natasha yawned before collapsing onto Wanda's bed and falling asleep. Wanda watched with her mouth agapr as the redhead fell asleep instantly on her single bed. She rolled Natasha as much as she could to the corner of the bed before lying down, half her vody hanging off the bed.

Two minutes later, Natasha pulled her in.

"Hey! What the heck." Wanda grumbled as she felt Natasha's front press to her back.

"Go to sleep, I'll be gone after five months anyway, it won't be awkward." Natasha grinned. "Just treat me like a blanket."

"You're a human"

"I'm technically not." Natasha yawned again and Wanda did too. Wanda shut her eyes and chose not to argue with the redhead as she drifted off, feeling safe suddenly for no particular reason.