Chapter 6-The Aftermath

A few hours later, Sam was recovering in the hospital wing, Rhodey was locked up in the underground levels, Wanda was recovering from all the stress of what just happened, and Steve and Nat were upstairs, relaxing on Steve's bed. Steve had calmed down, and was regretting what he had said to Tony. He knew he had gone overboard. But, there was no way to tell this to Tony, because after what just happened, it was likely Tony would never even look at Steve the same way, let alone listen to an apology. He sighed, and lay down, causing Nat to fall over, so she was lying on top of him. He smiled up at her.

"Sorry about… all of that," Steve said. She laughed.

"I'm as much of an Avenger as you are, Steve. I helped you save a city," She said, then stopped for a moment, thinking.

"No," She said, once again smiling at him. "I helped you save New York, most of the world, and Sokovia, just to name a few. And me and Barton saved Budapest." She added. Steve sighed.

"Yeah, yeah." He kissed her, and sat up, making her roll off of him. "Now c'mon, let's go check on everyone." She nodded, and got up.

They made their way downstairs, looking at the damage caused by the fight. There was an Iron Man-shaped hole in Steve's wall, a massive dent in the wall of the hall right above the staircase, one of the doors leading to the main hall was gone, lying on the floor in front of the spot where it once stood, and there were cracks in the marble flooring of the main hall. He grimaced, thinking about how much it would cost to repair everything. He surveyed the area, and turned to Nat.

"You go check on Wanda," He said. "And I'll check on Sam." She nodded, and went back upstairs, heading to Wanda's room. Steve suddenly remembered something.

"Nat!" She turned. "Get Vision to come with you." With a quick nod she was gone. Steve made his way to the hospital wing. He suddenly wondered what Bucky was doing when Tony arrived, but pushed it out of his mind. With a squeak, the hospital wing doors opened, and Steve walked in, looking for Sam. It didn't take long.

He was in the first bed, as he was the only one who got injured badly. He seemed to be sleeping, but his eyes shot open at the sound of the door, and he grinned as he saw Steve approaching. Steve sat down in a chair to the left of him, and surveyed the damage. There was a bandage on his side, covering a blood-soaked wound, but other than that he seemed fine.

"On your left," Steve said, smiling. Sam laughed, but his face soon became pain filled.

"Very-ow- funny, Rogers."

"Hurts to laugh?" Steve asked, knowing the answer anyway.

"Hurts like hell," Sam answered. "But you would know, wouldn't you?" He smiled.

"Oh, I know." Steve got up, and patted Sam's shoulder. "I gotta go check something. See you later, Sam," He said, and exited the hospital wing.

Nat sat down with Vision at the end of Wanda's bed. She looked at him, and nodded, and Vision got up, and lightly shook Wanda's shoulder to wake her up. She opened her eyes slightly, and smiled at the two of them.

"Hi Nat, hi Vision." She said sleepily.

"Hey Wanda," Nat said back. "How are you?"

"I've been better…" She answered, grimacing slightly as she sat up. "Is Steve okay?"

"He's fine. He told me and Vision to check on you." Nat answered. Wanda smiled.

"That's good. And Rhodey?" She asked, now almost fully awake.

"He's locked up downstairs," Nat answered. "We've asked Banner to watch him." She added.

"Banner? He's here?" Wanda looked concerned now.

"He's fine right now," Vision finally spoke. "But, if Rhodey tries anything…" Wanda nodded.

"I can't believe Rhodey would…" She started, but Nat finished for her.

"Betray us? He's always been loyal to Tony, so have a lot of others. But, lots of people seem to be on our side, so there's no need to worry." She added, as Wanda looked even more concerned.

"It's like… a Civil War between the Avengers… it's horrible." Wanda said, tears in her eyes. Vision wrapped his arms around her, causing Nat's eyes to widen in surprise.

"It'll be okay…" He said softly. Nat cleared her throat, and they immediately let go of each other, Wanda's cheeks glowing red.

"I'll… leave you two alone." She said, and slunk out of the room, closing the door behind her. She smiled, excited to tell Steve what she just witnessed.