AN: Enjoy!
Easter had become a rather frustrating time of the year for Wanda Maximoff for multiple reasons, all of which were related to her much hated job.
Yes, she was dressed as a bunny.. Ears, make-up nose and whiskers, and worst of all, a stupid fluffy tail. However, that didn't mean she was open to extra unwanted attention from sleazy customers.
Yes, Wanda was a bunny. No, she was not a Playboy Bunny, or a Penthouse Pet. She was the Easter Bunny, bringer of chocolate eggs and happiness and whatever the Hell else the damn bunny was supposed to do.
No, she wouldn't wear the ears for him in private. No, the Easter Bunny was not going to make a 'Special Delivery' to his house, and stop trying to grab the damn tail, Idiotule!
Of course, because Wanda could not risk losing her job, no matter how much she hated it, she did not actually swear at the stupid sleazy customers. Instead, she kept smiling her increasingly forced smile, and counting the days until Easter was over.
Then there were the customers who weren't sleazy, just stupid, and couldn't understand that she could not just magically produce items that her store didn't stock.
"Can you show me where you keep your chocolate eggs?" A rather snooty looking woman with a designer handbag and too much make up asked, tapping her fingers on the counter.
Somehow, Wanda knew this was not going to go well.
"I'm sorry, Ma'm" Wanda once again pasted on her best customer-service smile. "We don't sell those."
"Then why are you dressed as the Easter Bunny?" The woman frowned.
"Because it is Easter, but.."
"Then you should have Easter Eggs!"
"Ma'm, this is a Party supply store. We sell costumes and decorations and paper plates and stuff, but we don't have many edibles. We'll get in a few novelty lollipops now and then, but.."
"Easter eggs are a novelty!"
"Not the kind of novelty we usually sell.."
"Well, I suppose I will have to take my business elsewhere!" The snooty woman sniffed, hefting her designer bag higher on her shoulder as if making sure Wanda could see it.
"That would probably be for the best, Ma'm" Wanda forced her smile a little wider, worried that her jaw was going to freeze in place, "Since this store simply doesn't stock the item you want."
The woman huffed and walked out.
Wanda sighed, slumping behind the counter.
Unfortunately, it was apparently a day for stupid people, as Wanda suffered through painfully similar exchanges with her next few customers. Shortly afterwards, while Wanda was facing away from the counter adjusting a display of plastic chicks, a little voice said:
"'Scuse me, do you.."
Wanda turned, her smile even more forced than usual, and only just managed not to snap as she replied,
"No, we do not have any chocolate eggs." Wanda immediately froze, her face reddening, when she realized that the voice belonged to little Vivian, standing by the counter with her Father.
Vision looked at Wanda with a concerned expression, but little Viv took things very much in her stride.
"'Course you don't have chocolate eggs" The little girl told Wanda matter-of-factly, before bursting into giggles. "The Easter Bunny brings those!"
Wanda relaxed at Vivian's giggle, and couldn't help the genuine smile that now spread over her face.
"You are exactly right, but some silly people think that the Easter Bunny hides eggs in my shop.." Wanda moved out from behind the counter, her smile brightening further when Vision laughed as well. She crouched to Viv's eye-level. "Your name is Vivian, isn't it?"
"Uh-huh" Viv nodded. "Hi!"
"Hi" Wanda chuckled. "My name is Wanda. What are you and your Daddy looking for Today, Viv?"
"We want stuff to decorate our Easter baskets with" Viv replied.
"Every year we make new baskets and decorate them together the day before Easter Sunday" Vision explained. "It's a little tradition for us."
"Sounds fun.. I think we have a few nice stickers that could work, come see if there are any you like.."
So, as Viv chose which sticker sheets she wanted, she explained their Easter Sunday plans to Wanda, while Vision looked on with a proud smile.
".. And then Daddy puts all the eggs away and only gives me one every day, so Easter lasts way longer!"
"Lucky girl. Make sure you save some eggs for me, okay?" Wanda joked. She took Viv's chosen stickers, ringing them up under her staff discount without even thinking about it.
"Okay!"
"Thank you again, Wanda" Vision smiled at her.
"You're welcome.." Wanda felt a strange flutter in her chest at Vision's smile, but tried to ignore it. He was a customer. Less annoying than most, maybe, but a customer all the same.
Of course, Wanda had been entirely joking when she'd asked Viv to save her some eggs. So, she was completely caught off guard when, a few days after the end of the Easter Holiday, she saw Viv running into the store clutching a small homemade basket with a few Easter Eggs inside, covered in the stickers Wanda had sold to her.
"Don't run indoors, Vivian!" Vision called after her.
"Sorry, Daddy" Viv's feet screeched to a halt. "Wanda, I saved some eggs! We even made another basket, just for you!"
Wanda's jaw dropped. She looked to Vision.
"You didn't have to make her.."
"I did not make her do anything" Vision smiled. "Vivian wanted to save some eggs for you, and I decided not to discourage her generosity."
"Oh.. Well, thank you, Vivian" Wanda gently took the basket.
"You're welcome. Don't eat them too fast!"
As quickly as they had arrived, Viv and Vision were gone, off for a playdate with Cassie.
Wanda stared at the basket. Then, she glanced beneath the counter, where the rose Vision had given her on Valentine's Day still rested. The flower was long dead, dried up and missing a few petals, but Wanda had found herself unable to get rid of it. After a while, she smiled softly, tucking the basket in beside the rose.
