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"He.. can't be serious" said Nat, after the Avengers had gathered to hear Rhodey deliver a piece of news from Tony.
"He's serious. He's got something he wants to announce to us all, and he figured, why not some fun and revels beforehand. So, Game Night" Rhodey explained. "He said to tell you there'll be some things delivered for it this week."
"We already have a huge Games Room" said Steve. "What could he possibly need delivered?"
"I'm just the messenger boy, Cap" Rhodey shrugged. "I don't pretend to know what goes on inside his head."
"I don't understand.." Vision said to Wanda after the Avengers had dispersed, some grumbling.
"Don't understand what, Vizh?" Wanda always tried to be patient with him, respecting the fact that he was still so new to the world.
"Why is everyone so concerned about Mr. Stark's Game Night. Games are supposed to be fun."
"They are."
"I enjoy playing Chess with you, and Dance Dance Revolution.."
"I doubt we'll be playing Chess at this Game Night" Wanda chuckled. "Maybe DDR, if Stark can get a machine. I wouldn't put it past him. Honestly, I think everyone's more worried about the thing he wants to announce on Game Night rather than Game Night itself."
"Why?" Vision cocked his head curiously.
"Because its probably something we're not going to like, and they think he's trying to butter us up" Wanda explained. "That, and, well, this is Stark we're talking about. He probably wants us to play something potentially embarrassing like strip poker, or do three-legged races."
Vision brightened.
"I enjoy races."
Wanda smiled softly. She had begun joining Vision on his morning flights around the compound, and this sometimes evolved into friendly races. Vision usually won, except when he let Wanda win. She never called him out on it when he did, sensing that he was just trying to boost her confidence. Sometimes, they'd completely forget they had been racing at all. They both found joy in flight.
"Not like our races, Vizh. In a three-legged race, you tie your leg to someone else's, so it's kind of like having only three legs between you. Then, you race other tied together people. The whole process is designed to make sure pretty much everyone falls flat on their face."
"I see.." Vision thought. "And.. Strip poker would be embarrassing because.."
"Don't worry. No one will agree to the strip poker. And even if we did end up playing that for some reason.." Wanda thought back to their shopping trip, blushing slightly, "You have nothing to be embarrassed about."
Vision's brow furrowed innocently, not at all sure what she meant.. But Wanda was very pretty when she blushed.
In the days leading up to the Game Night, the Avengers compound received quite a few special deliveries. These included a custom made Twister set with a slightly bigger mat, and later, a Dance Dance Revolution machine. Despite her earlier comment, Wanda was surprised and a little bit impressed that Stark had actually managed to get his hands on one at relatively short notice.
While none of the other Avengers had gotten to know the Android well enough to tell, Wanda knew that Vision was excited, and she let his innocent enthusiasm infect her as well. How bad could this be, really?
"Hey, Vizh. Want to practice DDR with me when the machine's all set up? We have a reputation to defend."
Vision smiled.
"Of course!"
As well as their DDR training, Wanda helped Vision learn the more subtle rules and skills needed for the other games they were likely going to play. At least all the ones she knew herself. She didn't want the fun of Game Night to be ruined for him by his inexperience.
She taught him Street Fighter..
"If you can't work the combos out, just mash the buttons really fast." Wanda wasn't much of a fighting game person herself, but that strategy had always seemed to work for Pietro. "You've almost got him, Vizh!"
Vision's fingers flew over the buttons, accidentally crushing the controller as he unintentionally increased his density.
"Oh dear.."
"Don't worry, we've got plenty more of those."
Jenga..
Vision focused on the tower of wooden blocks, preparing to make a move.
"Whatever you do" Wanda instructed, "Don't take one right from the bottom first.
Vision turned to her, confused.
"That's rather obvious, isn't it?"
"It should be. Unfortunately, this world has a lot of idioti."
Apple bobbing..
"You're water proof, right Vizh?"
"I am."/bg
"Good. Go for it."
Mario Kart..
Both Wanda and Vision clasped their wheels, the competition heated.
"Whenever you have the blue spiky shell, fire it."
"Alright."
The next time Vision had the shell, he fired it, costing Wanda first place.
"Vision!" she tried to sound annoyed.
"I am sorry.."
"I was joking, Vizh" Wanda chuckled. "Never apologise for what you have to do to win this game."
And of course, Twister.
"Someone sits out to spin the wheel" Wanda explained as she spun said wheel. "And whatever it lands on.. Ah, 'Right hand Blue'. So you put your right hand on one of the blue circles.
"Like this?" Vision did as instructed.
"Mmhm." This continued for a few more spins, until all of Vision's limbs were occupied. Since he happened to be facing away from her, Wanda became momentarily distracted. Vision did have a very nice..
"Wanda?" Vision dropped his head to peek at her through his legs.
Wanda jumped slightly as she was snapped out of her daydream. She had not just been checking out her best friend. Not at all.
"Yeah?"
"This game does not seem all that difficult."
"Not when you're by yourself. When we actually play there'll be other people on the mat. You get all tangled up and have to try not to fall."
"And therein lies the difficulty" Vision realised, standing up.
"Exactly."
When the Game Night finally arrived, Vision was very prepared.
He beat everyone but Sam at Street Fighter, and while he didn't win every race, he proved a force to be reckoned with at Mario Kart.
"Oh, come on!" Tony groaned as a shell hit his character just in time for Vision to zoom past and take first place, with Wanda taking second. "Who gave him all the secrets?"
Wanda smirked.
Most of the Avengers gaped as they watched Wanda and Vision play DDR, their scores rising higher as Everytime We Touch blared from the machine.
"How did they get that good?" asked Sam, awed.
"They've been practising all week" replied Nat, impressed.
"And now for the highlight of our Game Night" said Tony proudly, spraying globs of shaving cream onto each coloured circle, "Messy Twister!"
"Messy Twister?" Vision looked to Wanda.
"The shaving cream makes the mat slippery, so the game is harder" Wanda explained. "And makes a mess when you fall."
"I'll be the spinner" Rhodey offered. "I'm getting too old for this crap anyway."
A short while later, Steve, Tony, Natasha, Sam, Wanda, and Vision were tangled together, all trying desperately not to slip. All the players were both impressed and a little bit frightened by Nat's flexibility.
On the next 'Left Hand Yellow', Vision found himself quite embarrassingly close to Wanda's chest. He tilted his head in search of her face. They were close enough to make Wanda blush once again, and Vision felt a pleasant little flutter somewhere inside him.
"Hello."
"Hi, Vizh" Wanda managed to chuckle. "Tough game, huh?"
On the next turn, Sam was first to fall, bringing Steve and Tony down with him, losing their grip on the slippery mat. Wanda's arms and legs gave way a few seconds later, and Vision, forgetting the game, instinctively moved to cushion her fall, letting her crash against his chest.
"Wanda, are you alright?" He looked up at her with concern, noticing her cheeks had reddened further. "Your heart rate is rising."
"I'm fine.." she replied quickly. "Just got very into the game, that's all."
Amidst all this, Natasha had managed not to fall.
"Nat Wins!" Rhodey declared.
"Great" Nat replied, slowly twisting back into a more normal position as the others began getting to their feet. "Now that's over.. What's Stark's big announcement?"
"Oh, right.." Tony had almost forgotten. "Two months from now, we're having a ball!"
"A Ball?" Steve frowned.
"With dancing and fancy dress and stuff?" asked Sam.
"Yeah! Its a big charity Ball to raise money for Sokovian refugees. Maximoff can be our poster girl."
"I'm not being anyone's poster girl" Wanda frowned.
"Fine, no poster girl. But it's going to be great, right?"
The Avengers looked at each other, sharing a single thought.. Tony Stark was nuts if he thought this was going to turn out well.