Sweet Dreams

Chapter One: Wanda Maximoff

It had surprised even him that he had managed to sleep through the night without any bad dreams of what he had recently gone through. And that was good, he really did not want to worry his mother any further, his injured leg and the fact that he had been spending more time than she would have liked around his father had her on the edge.

Sighing, Peter sat up and noticed that he was not alone in the room. His twin sister was sitting by his bed, a book in her hands, aware that he was awake yet she did not look up from her book. Not even when she spoke.

"You had mom freaking out," Wanda stated, turning to the next page on her book. "Even before you showed up like this..." she added, finally looking at him. "Sometimes I can't help but wonder what goes through your head."

"I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard for you to find out," he shrugged. Even Wanda wasn't entirely sure of the length of her powers and he wouldn't be surprised if she found a way to see his thoughts.

"That is not the point of this conversation," his sister replied, looking a little exasperated. As if she was dealing with a small child. "Honestly, what were you thinking? or rather, were you thinking anything at all?"

Peter was not surprised by his sister's reaction. Out of the two of them, she had been the only one to listen to their mother. Unlike him, she had decided not to go look for their father even after they both had learned who he was. She seemed to have no interest in learning more about their father.

"Of course I was thinking," he answered, avoiding his sister's gaze. "I was thinking I didn't want to be late again..."

Wanda's expression softened at his words. She understood why her brother felt that way and their father wasn't the only one cause for those feelings.

"I imagine you did not tell him about us, right?" she asked, even though she already knew the answer to her question. She figured the man in question would have already made an appearance if we knew about the twins... and Wanda still was not sure if him showing up would be a good thing or not. She was more concerned about her mother's reaction.

"The time just wasn't right," was Peter's simple answer, bringing his sister's attention back to him. "But I will tell him. He deserves to know."

Wanda shrugged. "I suppose he does," she answered.

"He really isn't that bad," he said, hoping that his words would do something to soothe his sister's nerves. She was always so tense when they spoke about their father. "He just has lost too much..."

Wanda was silent for a moment. "I do not think is the worst person imaginable but I just can't deal with that, Peter. Not yet at least. I have my own problems to deal with."

"The professor could help you, Wanda. If you would like that," he offered and his sister smiled as she always did when he had mentioned the school for gifted people and the professor in the past.

"I'll think about it," she said, surprising her brother. She had always been quick to refuse the offer whenever he had brought it up in the past. "Now you saved the world and I had to hear the details from our mother. I am sure there were many things you left out," she continued, changing the topic so her brother would let that topic go. At least for a little while. "Come on, I want all of the details she did not get."

Peter smiled, eager to share with someone else all that he had been through in the last couple of days.

Spending the morning with his sister had been nice. It had been a while since the pair had spent that much time together in some time. After all, Wanda, who without a doubt had her life in order unlike her twin brother, was very busy as of late with her new job but that did not matter to her. Wanda loved every part of working in a hospital. She really did enjoy helping others in need. Everyone in the family knew that so it was no surprise when she announced what she would be studying after high school.

"You know staring is not polite," Wanda stated as she caught her brother staring at her as they ate dinner.

Peter shrugged. "I was thinking about something..."

"That doesn't happen often," she joked as she grabbed another slice of pizza. "What's going through that head of yours?"

Peter looked down at his empty place for a moment. This was something that he had left out from their earlier conversation and was not sure if it would be a good idea to speak with his sister about it. He had not even discussed it with his mother... but he figured if someone was going to understand his decision, that would bee Wanda.

"I'm going back to the school," he answered, and he did not need to say which school for his sister to know which was the one he meant. "I was offered a place. In the team," he continued, looking up at his sister, who's expression revealed nothing. "I sort of, already said yes."

The silence that emerged after his words was not something Peter liked. It was not awkward but it also was not reassuring.

"You should do what you feel is best for you," she stated after the prolonged silence between them "I just hope you are doing this because you want to do something that matters and not because you want to be near him..." she didn't need to say a name for Peter to know who she was talking about.

Peter was quick to shake his head. "I want to do it. For me," he said.

"Then be careful," she said, a little smile playing on her lips. "And do tell out mother what you are planning to do soon... I would love to be around for that conversation," she almost giggled at the thought of how that conversation would go. "I really don't want to miss it."

Peter laughed at Wanda's words, though a part of him was worried about how that conversation would go. He was certain that his mother would have her reservations, especially since he would be spending time with his father, even though the man was not aware of the relation.

Author's note: Thank you so much for reading this chapter. I really hope you guys enjoyed it. Don't forget to favorite this story if you like it and to a review. I would really love to know what you guys think so far on this story.

Thanks so much to HoldingOntoFireflies, Anonymous & Leax for the reviews on the previous chapter.

HoldingOntoFireflies: I too love Peter Maximoff so much! I'm really happy that you are enjoying this story.

Anonymous: I am glad you have liked the story so far.

Leax: Thanks for reading! I also think there were many questions left unanswered by the film. I will try to answer some of those questions with what I believe could have happened. I'm also really happy that you are enjoying the story so far.