Vision had never stepped foot in his college's dance theatre before today. Confident, extroverted people stepped foot in here; representing everything Vision was not. He liked to keep to himself, pour his knowledge into coding and anything technical. That was the only reason he was at the theatre today, to fix something technical. His best friend Tony's girlfriend Pepper had called him asking him to come look at the sound system in the theatre. Tony could have fixed the problem easily himself, however, being the confident guy he was, knew there would be girls in the theatre; deciding to act like the selfless wingman for his best pal. When the duo walked in, Pepper immediately sprang to her feet and greeted her boyfriend with a kiss while Vision stood behind; looking anywhere else but at the couple. It's not that he felt awkward around them, he just wished he had that confidence to go after women like Tony did.
"Thank goodness you're both here, we seriously need to get this routine finished, and it's not good enough playing the song on our phones" she explained, gesturing to the sound box up the stairs at the back of the theatre.
"Well it's your girls' lucky day, I've got just the man" Tony grinned and smacked Vision on the back of his shoulder, bringing him out of his thoughts. The blonde haired man just nodded and headed up the stairs with Tony. Vision busied himself under the ledge that held the audio mixer while Tony just stared out the window towards the stage.
"Are you going to help or stare at your girlfriend?" Vision questioned.
"Stare at my girlfriend" he replied bluntly, causing Vision to roll his blue eyes. He soon identified the problem, someone had clearly been moving stuff around and plugged whatever cable fit into whatever port.
"Can you ask Pepper if anyone has been up here?" Vision called out from under the ledge. Tony repeated the question as Vision stood up and looked out.
"Yeah someone was up there yesterday after we left, have they broken something?"
"No, but they were clearly in a hurry to complete their task. Don't worry, I've figured it out" he smiled down at the girls, two he'd never met before, before returning to the job.
"Told you I have connections" Tony winked, smirking when Pepper sent him a look he knew too well.
Within minutes Vision had the cables in the correct ports and turned the mixer on, pressing play and grinning when sound emitted from the speakers. The girls squealed in delight while Vision and Tony headed back down to the stage.
"Vision you're our hero" Pepper gave him a warm hug before turning around and gesturing towards the girls.
"By the way, this is Hope and Wanda. Girls, this is Vision" the blonde woman introduced him, and immediately Vision's eyes were drawn to the girl identified as Wanda. Her brunette hair was intricately braided twice and her attire was slightly more conservative than the other girls. Both Hope and Pepper were in sports bras and leggings, whereas Wanda had opted for a grey mid-sleeved crop top, showing only part of her clearly toned stomach. She smiled kindly at him, but not saying a word.
"Nice to meet you both" he smiled at both girls pleasantly.
"How long are you gunna be, may as well wait for you" Tony offered with his signature smirk.
"At least an hour, maybe more. You'll be bored" Pepper tried to argue, but she knew her boyfriend.
"That's OK, Vision and I can do project work. Carry on as if we're not here" he practically dragged Vision along with him, settling at the back of the theatre while pulling his laptop out of his bag.
Wanda lived in the dance theatre. If she wasn't in psychology lectures for her degree, she was in the theatre or studio rehearsing. She didn't have a lot of friends; adding only her twin brother Pietro and roommate Natasha Romanoff to Pepper and Hope. She didn't have time to make friends, let alone think of anyone else to become more than that. Both Pepper and Hope had boyfriends, and her brother had a different girl in his bed every two weeks. But Wanda wasn't that confident, that comfortable in her own skin to allow anyone else to admire her. However, there was something about the guy Tony Stark brought with him. As they continued to rehearse, she couldn't help but shift her gaze over to the blonde haired man slouched over his laptop; typing furiously. Although she kept up easily and didn't miss a step, she couldn't help her eyes when they took breaks to discuss the next part of the choreography. She suddenly became conscious of her exposed stomach, pulling her top down every other move in an attempt to cover it. Pepper hit play again on the remote, starting the song from the beginning and Wanda forgot the world around her. She followed Pepper's lead as she was front and centre, staying in sync with both girls and letting the music take her. They all decided to try a bit of improv for the last few counts, and Wanda suddenly had the urge to throw in some of her best moves. Wanda would like to say she was an all-rounder, but turns were her thing; and she was always taught to improv with your strongest moves. That's all it was, right? Certainly not to impress anyone…
Vision stared in amazement. How could someone possibly turn that many times without losing balance? He barely registered the music, someone talking about being called señorita, as all his senses were focused on her.
"She's good huh?" Tony commented, nudging him in the side. Vision nearly dropped his laptop at the sudden movement, clearing his throat as he righted himself.
"Who, Pepper? Yes she is" he answered, focusing again on his laptop.
"I didn't need your confirmation for that, of course Pepper's good. I was on about Maximoff" Tony elaborated, smirking as Vision's cheeks turned red.
"I wouldn't know what's good and what's bad when it comes to dance" the blonde shook his head, as if shaking his thoughts away, and tried once again to focus.
"Can you do that?" He pointed over to Wanda who had just performed a triple pirouette without a single wobble.
"Well no but-"
"Then she's good. I heard she's single too"
"Tony! Stop it" Vision ended the conversation, not wanting to discuss anything of the sort with him. Before Tony could argue however, the music stopped and the three girls climbed down from the stage, Wanda and Hope gathering their things while Pepper skipped over to the boys.
"You ready to go?" She asked, biting her lip at her boyfriend.
"Always" Tony took her hand and slung his bag over his free shoulder, Vision following behind. The five students walked out of the theatre and headed towards their dorms. Hope, Pepper and Tony fell easily into conversation, while Vision and Wanda fell in silence next to each other; happy to listen to their friends. That is, until Vision took the plunge and spoke to her directly.
"So erm… What's your major?" He asked. Not the most exciting topic, but a good ice-breaker. Wanda turned to look at him, her green eyes wide in surprise that he was talking to her.
"Psychology, how about you?" She returned the question, her voice soft and her accent prominent.
"Computing" he responded, a small smile tugging at the side of his lips.
"Sounds like my worst nightmare" she giggled, and it was the most beautiful sound Vision had ever heard. "I'm useless with technology" she continued.
"I have always been fascinated with it: how quickly it changes, how much we're becoming to rely on it. It's a scary yet intriguing world" he explained, his English accent bringing a calmness to Wanda's forever frantic mind. She could only offer a kind smile towards him, having no idea how to carry the conversation on after learning how intellectual he was. Shortly after their brief conversation, Wanda said her goodbyes and headed off towards her dorm. She made her way up the stairs and to her door, turning the key to reveal Natasha Romanoff on her bed with her headphones in place. She looked up and offered a small wave before moving her headphones off her ears and around her neck.
"Rehearsals go OK?" She asked, shutting the lid of her laptop.
"Yeah good thank-you" Wanda replied, grabbing her stuff for a shower. She didn't dare tell the newly dyed blonde about Vision – she would never hear the end of it.
"Hey I was thinking we could have a movie night tonight. Get some popcorn and vegetate"
"Sounds good to me. You pick the film, I'll get the popcorn after my shower?" The brunette suggested, smiling when Natasha nodded and headed out towards the communal showers. As she walked down the hall, she couldn't help but bite her lip as she thought of the blonde man. His bright blue eyes, his smooth voice and his small yet innocently cute smile. However, just as quickly as the thoughts came to her, she shook her head to get rid of them. She was too tainted to be worthy of anyone like him; someone who seemed too pure and good.
There was no way anyone like that would want her.