Finally! now its time to go somewhere! after this, its nothing but plot! thank you all for reading!
After the day was over, the two young teenagers began the trek back home to the Avengers tower. Wanda had an absolutely magical time at school. After lunch, she felt much happier. Even though as an avenger, she should be above such things she couldn't resist one upping that son of a… well that bully, to put it mildly she supposed. The rest of the day she spent her time in classes with Xander making sure no one else bothered him. Much to her satisfaction, there didn't seem to be anyone else who seemed to have a problem with Xander and the rest of the day went by fairly quickly. Now the only think Wanda was looking forward to was taking off this incredibly itchy wig. Seriously the entire day the thing was just driving her incredibly nuts. She had to resist pulling it off in front of anybody (showing that she didn't have blond hair might be confusing, but the point was she had no time to dye it since she hadn't had much time to prepare a disguise.) the good thing was she was almost to the tower and she would soon be able to take off this wig,
She looked at Xander, who seemed to be trying not to look at her. Wanda shook her head; she knew exactly why he was so nervous. Looks like Natasha had been right; Xander couldn't help but look at her. Wanda never particularly cared for her appearance very much, but that look that Xander was giving her… it made her feel warm and it made her knees feel weak.
Wanda had long since truly fallen for him, but it felt so wrong to even think to pursue it. They had kissed, but… Wanda could say 'I love you', while Xander could not. It just felt so wrong. Even if the feeling was mutual. Wanda sighed, biting her lip. She wasn't sure what the future would hold for her. All she knew is that she wanted Xander to be a part of it…. even if they could only be friends.
But now was nit the time for that. Now, she and Xander had to deal with their homework… ugg. That was the worst part of it. Xander had to deal with this on a daily basis. It was better than constantly dealing with a majority of life threatening situations that she had to deal with as an avenger, but still, she hated homework. She hoped that Xander was good with it because despite picking up the skills briefly during the class, she was not going to be enjoying any of this.
Wanda drove through the streets of New York on her motorcycle, Xander holding on to her with his uninjured arm. The two had gotten quite comfortable with this (even though they had only done it twice before. Xander was kind of scared of Wanda's reckless diving at times, but he knew that she meant no harm. Plus, it was just so much fun being with her that he didn't mind it in the slightest. He just wasn't sure that he would ever get used to it. Wanda might not ever admit it but she was an insane driver. Then again this was New York, so he wasn't sure what to expect.
Wanda pulled up to the tower, parking next to a very extravagant red Audi. Wanda's eyes widened. She knew only one person who owned such a car. She had seen it before. The day she first arrived her at the tower when they were building the new Avengers facility. It was a car that could only belong to the wretched tony Stark. Wasn't he supposed to be in Malibu right now? When did he get back here? For what reason would he want to be here? He had retired from the Avengers and was happily not being around them so why in the world would he want to be here right now. Surely he was not here to rejoin? Sure Wanda wouldn't have minded that, but she could already here his sarcastic comments about Xander and Wanda really didn't want to be put in that position, more for Xanders sake then hers. Stark wasn't exactly to modest person she had ever met and he could turn even the smallest thing into a big joke even at the expense of other people. When she had briefly read Xanders mind, she had seen that he wasn't exactly the boldest individual. He was quite shy and she was certain that Starks grating personality was not going to mesh well with that of Xander's. If he so much as annoyed Xander…. she groaned. She wasn't going to like this at all. Hopefully he wasn't going to be staying too long. Wanda turned off the motorcycle and hopped off, helping Xander off as well. She gave a sigh "Xander… don't speak to him, ok?" she asked pointing to the car. "He is insane."
She knew that Xander might not believe her. She hadn't exactly read his mind on what he thought of people like tony Stark; just because she didn't like him, it didn't mean that he felt the same way about the situation. She just didn't want tony corrupting him in any way. Dear god she would never forgive Stark if that was the case. Together, the two entered the tower.
Later, Wanda would wonder what the heck she had been thinking when she decided to do this. She had created a monster. In more ways than one and it would continue to haunt her for the rest of her life.
It was an absolute madhouse. Tony was going through the lab like a maniac (as he always did, crunching in data in his new iron man suit. Unlike the other suits, this one was smaller and sleeker; it was a prototype of one he was hoping to build in the future, but he wanted to use a smaller one for a test run since it was far more powerful than any other one he had previously built.
He had only managed to fully program a few parts of it in the past few days. The worst part was making sure that there wasn't a sudden power surge. So far he hadn't had any close calls, but the technology here in the tower were better at holding the power than his lab in Malibu. If he could just work without any sort of distraction (minus F.R.I.D.A.Y, who was helping him out here in the lab. It wasn't the same as J.A.R.V.I.S, but it was still fun) then it would be the perfect day. Just another day of work and he would be…
"Sir, there are two new arrivals at the tower." Tony dropped his equipment, looking up at the ceiling his eyes blazing with annoyance. He said he needing no more interruptions. Even though Natasha had been here earlier, she left to help poster boy back t the New Avengers facility, where she was needed. Now apparently, more people were here! Darn it, he was going to make a stark tower that was only going to be able to be accessed by him when he really needed to work. "Who is it?" he asked rubbing his chin "Ms. Maximoff and a guest." The A.I answered.
Tony looked at a screen where he accessed a camera for him to look at. Indeed her saw the dark haired Sokovian (wearing a highlighted blond wig) and an unfamiliar teenage boy with dark hair and green eyes. Why would someone be here with Wanda? He didn't know much about her, but she didn't seem the type to bring boys home. So what was going on around here right now? He sighed. "Well what are we going to do? Lt them in" it wasn't like he could really do anything else. Maximoff, at least was a fellow Avenger. But he really had to question what she was doing with this guy. His eyes lit up…. oh boy. He could already think of ways that he could make this a very fun little visit for the kids. Ever the masochist. He just had to hope that Wanda wouldn't kill him for this. Did he care? Not in the slightest. He was Iron man; he wasn't scared of a little girl with hypnotic magical powers.
Wanda immediately noticed the difference in the tower. She could practically smell the alcohol that was in the air. She crinkled her nose in disgust. She hated that smell. It made her want to vomit and throw it at the man that was responsible for even creating the vile substance in the first place They were only gone for a few hours? How could one man cause so much damage in the span of a few short hours? Then again this was tony stark the same man who created a suit of armor and weapons that were capable of wiping out entire towns in a few short minutes. So why she was surprised, or should she be surprised was something that she was shocked she could still feel
The two walked into the lobby, Wanda intending to get Xander up to a private living room so that they could get started on their home work. The last thing she needed right now was to deal with Stark and his crazy attitude. But of course fate could just not feel it in itself to be kind today.
Just as the two were approaching the elevator to get to their destination, the said door opened revealing none other than Stark himself, wearing that infuriating smile. Wanda had to suppress a groan. She wanted to kill Stark right now, but couldn't for two reasons. One she would have to face justice from her own teammates. And two, she didn't want to set a bad example of her heroism by killing Stark right in front of someone she was certain she liked.
"Hi Magica!" the Billionaire said folding his arms as he looked down at the two young teenagers "what brings you here on this fine day!" he asked them. Wanda rubbed the bridge of her nose. "Listen stark! We don't have time to listen to you!, Xander and I need to do a lot of homework and your just a giant distraction!"
Stark raised his hands in surrender "alright… alright…. Just saying hello!" he said, before he moved out of the elevator, allowing the two to enter the elevator "I was just getting some supplies… at the new avengers facility. I will be right back. He said before rushing out of the building. Wanda sighed; she was never going to get use to that guy. At least he was so busy that he hadn't take much notice of Xander. Which was perfect for her because she did not want to deal with him whatsoever. She closed the elevator and pressed the button that led top her own personal floor, courtesy of Romanoff, who had threatened stark if he didn't give her one by threatening to remove several important limbs from his body. Naturally because Natasha was very persuasive, Stark acquiesced to her demands. Wanda of course was very grateful because she liked her privacy. It gave her time to think and no one could bother her when she wanted to be alone. Like right now since she needed Xanders help with her homework. She may be a quick leaner, but some of these things that she was being asked to do… well. It was very confusing to say the least. She looked at Xander and smiled "are you ready to get started. She asked Xander nodded placing a hand on her shoulder. The door opened and Wanda and Xander walked into her floor. Wanda quickly threw off her wig and facemask, throwing them on a nearby chair, before guiding Xander to a nearby table.
Wanda wasn't sure what had happened. One minute she was doing history homework. The next the alarm was blasting through the tower signaling that someone had broken in. Wanda looked up from her paper giving Xander a look of fear "stay here!" she said, running out of the room. She didn't even bother with the elevator. If there was an intruder the last thing she needed was to be in an elevator. She was the only person here. If there was someone out to attack; then she was going to have to protect Xander. Why of all days did it have to be today that someone was out to attack the Avengers? Why couldn't it be a day when they were all here, ready to fdefend their home?
Wanda thought that the fates were terrible whenever they decided to throw Tony Stark at her. Now she knew they were going to be difficult whenever they damn well wanted to. God dam it she was going to kill whoever was here! Screw waiting for back up and screw mercy she was out for blood! As she Ran down the stairs and loud bang sounded below her. Debris and dirt kicked up everywhere blocking her view, but she could see something down there. Whatever it was, it was huge bulky and very strong as it just took out a solid wall with just its body.
Her heart rate elevated. There was only one reason it would be in the stairwell. That meant that it was after something. Just what it was after was the question. The thing below her suddenly turned facing her. In the mist, she could just vaguely see red eyes. It frightened her, but she knew that she had a job to do. Wanda felt her powers surge throughout her body getting ready, a orb of red light appearing in her hands. Quickly she fired it at the monster, the heard it yelp in pain, but before she could think to attack again she heard it roar. The roar was almost supersonic and she covered her ears in an attempt to block out the sound.
She screamed in pin, dropping to her knees. It was just too much. Blindly she gathered her energy and in a blinding explosion, her powers released a large amount of energy in every direction, causing the entire structure in the stairwell to collapse. It was an attempt stop the monster maybe bury it alive. Anything to make sure that it didn't get to Xander. The last thing she heard as the stairwell collapsed was an angry roar from the monster
how long she was down there she didn't know but when she awoke she could see the stoic looking iron man armor looking down at her "Wanda!" he cried. She could feel him lift her up. she was still in the stairwell and she hurt… she hurt everywhere.
"Xan… Der." Wanda whispered. Her eyes snapped open "Xander!" Adrenaline pumped through her veins and she flailed in Tony's grip, causing him to drop her when she kicked him square in the face. she fell to the ground with a grunt, but she ignored the pain, getting to her feet and all but ran to her floor and opened the door to the room where she and Xander had been staying in.
her eyes widened and she fell to her knees, screaming in anguish.
Well looks like something happened to Xander… just what is the question. review follow and favorite if you like.
