I'm dedicating this chapter to CindyCat14, who inspired this chapter was well as something a little later down the line! Thank you!


Xander and Wanda were just lying on her bed wrapped in each other's arms. The sun was just barely rising over the skyline of the city, basking the two in a soft morning light. After Xander had shown up, Wanda and him had just been laying on the bed, just enjoying the others presence. Wanda had been so depressed ever since her nightmare and Xander was outright preventing her from slipping into the insanity that was threatening to overtake her. Not that anyone was worried that Wanda was going to end up in a mental asylum; far from it as a matter of fact. But she had been teetering the edge of depression ever since the death of her brother, which no one could really blame her for; they all knew what it was like to lose someone, but Pietro was all that Wanda had ever had.

Xander was in effect, her new lifeline, or at least that's how it seemed to Natasha when she had managed to get him here in the first place. But she also saw something else, something that Maria had believed was a bad idea, something that Natasha herself had seen reflected back at her when she looked at Bruce. Pure love. The way her face lit up like a light when he walked into the room with a shy smile on his face. Wanda had reacted like any teenager in love; Natasha could practically feel her heart rate skyrocket. It was true….

The couple had been lying on the bed for hours now; the two had even managed to take a nap (though in effect, it had last the entire day and into the next). Wanda had been surprised about it to say the least. She really wasn't expecting to just fall asleep so easily after the day she had, with all the nightmares that she had been having, but to her surprise, sleep just came natural to her and the best part about this was that this time she didn't have any nightmares. Though that didn't stop the morning from being a tad bit awkward at first.

Wanda awoke, blinking away the lingering affects of sleep. It didn't take long for her to realize that something was wrong. One, she felt warm, but she didn't feel a blanket over her. two her arms were wrapped across someone's shoulders, while her legs were lying on someone lower body. Wanda was confused, when was her bed ever so… hard. She lifted her upper body off of the bed and looked down. it was only then she realized something and her face lit up like a Christmas light, she wasn't lying on a soft pillow, or even a warm bed, at least not totally. Instead she had been lying on a warm, muscular chest. Memories came flooding back from yesterday. After spending the entire day with Xander once more she had fallen asleep with him by her sided, wrapped up in his arms with her head buried in the crook of Xanders neck.

Her face burned from the amount of heat that she was feeling. She couldn't believe what was happening to her right now. Never in her wildest dreams would she have thought that she would fall asleep and wake up next to someone like this she hadn't even thought about this, not once. Not even as a little girl, since she never spent her time dealing with fairy tales. But this? She had never been so embarrassed in all her life! Wanda gulped, trying to quell the blush that was prominent on her face. hard to do, since the more she looked the more heat built in her cheeks.

Unfortunately her movement caused Xander to wake up as well. he stiffened slightly, before opening his eyes. Their eyes met and Wanda felt her breath hitch. Oh… how was she going to be able to get out of this one? This was just so embarrassing for her (though she did have to admit that it felt extremely nice, because she did like Xander after all.)

Before Wanda had a chance to even think of something to say, Xander flashed her a grin, before leaning up and pecking her lips in a short and simple chaste kiss which was probably Xander language for 'good morning' succumbing to her desire, Wanda kissed him back, deciding that this was probably the best way to get over the awkwardness. At least they were alone. No one would be able to interrupt them or even worse make fun of them at a moment like this. Wanda just wanted this to remain a private moment. Anyone who disagreed with her would be sent into a paradise akin to their personal version of hell. Vision was already on her list of people she was going to torture eventually. And when you were on that list, there was no getting off of it until you suffered the consequences. Of course Wanda had yet to find the perfect moment to actually subject Vision to his upcoming torture. That and he was technically too much of a nice guy and had no personal demons to exploit in order to actually go through with her plan. Not that it would stop her.

And that was how they ended up in this situation. Wanda smiled "oh Xander what am I going to do with you?" she laughed in her sweet melodious voice. Xander just raised his hand and caressed her cheek. Wanda grasped his hand and leaned into his touch sighing. His touch, his very presence was soothing. She hadn't had any nightmares last night, for which she was grateful. Xander hadn't even attempted to ask what was wrong last night. He had just stayed with Wanda until they had both fallen asleep

Wanda laid her head on Xanders chest simply listening to the sound of his heartbeat. His heart was beating fast, like he was so nervous. Was he nervous? Wanda resisted the urge to read his mind. She could easily find out it that was true of course, but she just didn't want to; she hadn't done that to anyone of her teammates despite her mischievous nature or even out of her irritation of them sometimes (though that honestly hadn't been very often; she was considering doing it to The Vision after the events earlier. She still wasn't really over that).

Instead she just continued to lay there a small smile working its way onto her face. She felt Xanders hand on her back, massaging her spine. She let out a small moan. His hand was so soft. His touch was so gentle so caring. He did care about her. He had come after all. And after everything that had happened the past few days. Wanda was ready to open her heart again. She curled tighter against him wrapping her arms around him once more, before she kissed his cheek. "Thank you Xander" she said once again. Xander blushed. He still wasn't going to get used to Wanda. No matter how many times they were together. He didn't care if anyone else thought she was weird. She was more than that. Maybe she didn't se it, but he did. He just didn't know what it was yet.

Wanda them proceeded to roll off of Xander, stretching her muscles,. She felt a satiisfyig pop in her spine; being curled up like that really hadn't been all that comfortable, not so much to be uncomfortable, but she did need that stretch. She ten turned and hopped off of the bed, turning back to look at Xander "'I'll be in the shower." She told him. Xander gave her a grin and nodded. Smiling, Wanda walked into her bathroom and shut the door behind her.

Xander turned over and placed his feet on the floor, standing up. He was pretty happy, considering that he had spent the night wit Wanda. They hadn't done anything of course, but being around her made him feel happy. Not only that, he was also happy that she felt better. She certainly looked happier after everything that had happened last night. Just like when she had stayed over at his house, they had just spent time together. She had looked so broken when he had arrived. Naturally of course, he didn't pry because it was her business; she didn't have to tell him anything if she didn't want to. He was just happy that he could make her feel better if he could. Given how she had a large smile on her face when they woke up this morning, he could happily assume that he indeed managed to make her feel happier.


Wanda stripped herself of her cloths, fully exposing her naked body. She couldn't help but blush lightly, knowing that Xander was right there. Granted he couldn't see her, but still, she felt a little more sheepish than usual, since, you know, she just happened to like the guy. Granted, Wanda never minded about how she looked and all that (though she did always make an effort to look nice because she liked it). But lately she was feeling more self-conscious about it, due to the fact she wanted to impress Xander. Most of the time she had been upset while around him well today she was going to make a damn good effort top fix that and be a clean cut picture of perfect emotional health. She just needed to actually get clean first. She stepped into the shower, turning the water on to hot. The water cascaded down on her like rain and it just felt so good.

She sighed. Today needed to be much better than yesterday. Sure it was a Tuesday and all that. Her eyes widened. It was a Tuesday. That meant that it was a school day right? Which meant that Xander had to leave again so he didn't miss his usual daily routine. Wanda's happy smile faded slightly upon the realization. Sure her day wasn't exactly a clear cut picture of relaxation, far from it, but it bummed her out that she couldn't spend more time with him; though any punk who tried to take them on could do that, couldn't they? At least in this case, it was because he had a life to get to, rather than someone intent on causing chaos.

But speaking of a normal life, what was a normal life for Xander? She had glimpses of it while they had hung out together during the past weekend, but that was a far cry from what he did outside of his personal life. She was just curious on what he did during school. He eyes widened in realization. She should go and join him at a day of school. Sure she was an Avenger, but if Natasha could create a multitude of identities, then surely she could help Wanda make up some sort of cover that could allow her to sneak around with Xander at his school unnoticed by the crowds. That was a perfect idea! She could learn more about him without being restricted to texting him or haphazardly hoping that she could hangout with him without having to worry about being called away because of her responsibilities.

Wanda grinned giddily; this was just going to be too perfect. She grabbed her lavander shampoo and body wash, lathering her hair and washing her body. After a few minutes Wanda rinsed off and stepped out of the shower, going to her mirror and brushing her still drying hair. When she was satisfied. She put on some makeup; not much because she didn't worry about make u all to much, but she still wanted to look better, especially since Xander was right outside the door. For once, she wanted to do her best to look good for someone other than her self.

Unfortunately, Wanda didn't realize something important until it was too late. She realized that something was that she had forgotten to grab her cloths to change into. She blushed heavily, realizing that she would have to go out in a towel in order to actually get her cloths. The problem? Using her senses, she could tell that Xander was still on her bed, looking at the rising sun in the distance. He must have realized that he would have to leave to get to school soon; he was going to have to shower and head to school from here; he didn't have time to go all the way back to his house in order to do all that. Wrapping her arms around her naked body, she grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her body to give her some form of modesty, before none to subtle walking out the door into her bedroom.

Needless to say, Xander's face turned about as red as Wanda jacket was. His head immediately turned away, obviously trying not to check out how… incredible that she must look in nothing but a towel. Wanda tried to stifle her own blush. It wasn't like she was planning this at all, and she honestly did not want to embarrass him like this. Gulping she stuttered "Xa-Xander… its o-ok… just… take a shower in my room!" she blurted. Xander looked at her like she was crazy. She didn't have time to argue with him over this! Huffing, Wanda gripped the towel tighter to prevent the towel from falling off and exposing herself, and she raised her hand, an orb of red light appearing in her free hand "Xander… don't make me have to use this!" she warned.

Normally Wanda was not one for threatening her friends, but she did not want her bedroom door to open right now.

Xander gulped and nodded, definitely not wanting to argue with a woman who could make him do just about anything, willingly or not. Plus she did have a point; he didn't have much time to go looking for anywhere else to shower and asking someone else might just be a tad bit awkward. So since he was here he might as well make the best of it. He made his way closer to Wanda, trying very hard not to stare at the cleft of her breasts that the towel failed to cover and rushed into the bathroom closing the floor behind him. Wanda heard the lock latch almost immediately afterwards.

She grinned. The power of feminine wiles was nothing compared to the power of magic. Or maybe it just helped. Laughing. She let go of the towel and went to the dressing, proceeding to pick out her undergarments and putting on her uniform. She had to admit that had been the most fun she had yet today. And if Natasha was willing to help her out with what she was hoping to do later today, then there were going to be plenty more times for her to do that. But not at the moment. She could tease Xander more later. Right now she had a job to do. She opened her door and went down the hall to Natasha's room.


More to come soon!