Longer chapter, I've been working on this for a bit. Enjoy
The soft darkness enveloped her. She was floating. And then she remembered. And then she woke up.
Her eyes opened slowly, adjusting to the light. She stared up at the ceiling, thinking over what to do next. Play the innocent child.
"Hello." There was someone standing next to her.
"Where- where am I?" she said softly. Time to amp it up.
"You're in the hospital. You were in an accident. Do you remember anything?" Wanda was standing next to her bed.
"N- no. Are you a nurse? Am I dead?" Ever said, widening her eyes. Wanda laughed.
"I guess you can say I'm a nurse. And no, you're not dead. If you were, we wouldn't be talking."
"Well, you wouldn't know would you?" Ever said. She sat up slowly and, faked a groan. Wanda was beside her instantly.
"Take it slow there. You took a big fall there." Wanda said calmly. Ever could feel her trying to get into her head, and she remembered what she had been taught. Deep breath in. Her mind was shielded. No one could penetrate it. Deep breath out.
"I fell? Is that why my back hurts?" Ever looked up at her, turning on the charm.
Wanda gave her a nice smile. "We did a scan and it looks like there was only a small fracture in your back. Which is strange, given the size of the crater around you. You probably should have died."
Ever gave a little gasp. She was enjoying this. "Does that mean I'm invincible?"
Wanda laughed again, but then her face got serious. "Maybe." Her face was wistful. "Who are your parents?"
Ever thought for a minute. "I don't know."
'Do you know their names? Do you know where they are?" Wanda asked, her eyebrows going up.
"Ummmmm, I don't know." Ever said swaying her head distractedly.
"You don't know what?" Wanda said, leaning back in her chair.
"I don't remember." Ever said, throwing the blanket up over her head. She was still in the same clothes that she had arrived in surprisingly. She looked at her wrist, which was fine and normal, so that meant they hadn't discovered the miniscule sensor placed in there to summon her scythes. Thanos' tech was probably way more advanced than theirs.
Wanda gave an exasperated sigh and got up. "Well, someone's here who would like to ask you some questions. Come with me. C'mon." Wanda marched over and helped her out of bed. Wanda turned back to Ever, surprised when she didn't let her hand go.
"What kind of questions are they going to ask me?" Ever said, skipping next to Wanda as they entered the hall.
"Fun questions." Wanda said sarcastically. She liked Ever. She was very small and for some strange reason Wanda could not get into her head. It was almost like… Ever was resisting her in some way. But she couldn't she was only a small child, not even old enough to understand how the world works.
"Well, I hope they're fun. If they're boring then I don't want to answer them. Do you have any candy?" Ever said bouncing up and down. Wanda just laughed and led Ever into a room where Steve and Sam stood in front of a table
At the sight of them, Ever shrunk back behind Wanda. Wanda crouched down next to Ever. "Don't worry little one. They are very nice once you get to know them. Like big teddy bears." Wanda nodded at Ever.
Ever approached them, Wanda hanging back. She climbed into the chair that seemed huge compared to her, never breaking eye contact with Steve. She knew this man like the back of her hand. They gave her kind smiles and sat down across from her.
"I'm Sam and this is Steve and we're gonna be asking you some questions. We want you to answer just with whatever you remember." Sam said looking at her. The chair she was sitting in was low, so her chin came up to the tabletop.
Ever looked at them with wide eyes.
"Can you tell us your name?" Steve said, leaning forward.
"Ummm, sure." Ever said, not answering the question and leaving it quiet, forcing them to speak up.
Steve and Sam looked at each other. "What is it?"
"I'm Ever." Ever said happily, wiggling around in her seat.
"Okay Ever, how old are you?" Steve asked, smiling at her.
"Um I think I'm seven. I can't remember." Ever said, looking up at the ceiling. The truth was, Ever didn't really remember. She just assumed that was the correct age, or something around that.
"Hm, okay then. Where are your parents?" Sam asked, shooting Steve a look.
"They're dead." Ever said after a few seconds.
"What happened? Did they die when you were a baby or did something happen recently?" Steve pressed, looking a bit concerned.
Ever thought for a minute and then answered. "I killed them."
Ever also didn't remember her parents. She didn't kill them, Thanos did. But as far as Ever knew, her father was Thanos.
Both men looked shocked.
"You killed your parents?" Sam asked, looking at Ever with narrowed eyes.
"Yeah. They had to die." Ever said casually. She could hear all three of their heartbeats elevate. She wanted those hearts. She reached out to them, calling them. Sam coughed, grabbing his chest. She pulled at the heart, feeling it. No, she couldn't kill them now, she needed information. She let go of the grip she had on his heart, and Sam gasped.
"What the hell just happened?" Sam said, staring at Ever. She looked the other way, feigning innocence.
"Wanda, could you get into her head?" Steve asked, looking behind Ever.
"I cannot for some reason. She is not a robot like Ultron. We would know if she was but there's something I can't place….." Wanda said, coming closer to the table. She was watching Ever closely.
"Why would a seven year old kill her own parents?" Sam said, leaning back in his chair. He surveyed Ever from across the table, and she looked back at him innocently.
She would get into the middle of this. Even if she had to kill them doing it.
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