Tradgedy's Touch
[Chapter 3]
Wanda and Adamma played in the little baby blue room that was Wanda's and Pietro's playroom. Pietro was getting a snack.
"Mommie's taking me and Pietro for a picnic today." Wanda told her friend, her childish voice making no difference to either children.
"Why isn't she taking me?" Adamma asked, putting her barbie doll down.
"Cause your not her kid." Wanda replied, still moving her barbie about.
"Yua huh!"
Wanda shook her head. "Uh uh, she's Pietro's and mine mommy. Raven's your mommy." The five-year-old girl replied.
"They're both my mommy." Adamma replied in a doubtless voice.
"Noooo, you can only have one mommy." Wanda replied.
"But you have two mommies! Pietro and you do."
"What are you talking about?!" Wanda questioned, slightly annoyed.
"That white haird person. That's you second mommy." Wanda began to laugh. Pietro walked in then with a lidded cup.
"What's so funny?" Pietro asked, sitting down next to the two five year olds.
Wanda didn't reply to him. "That's our daddy Adamma. You only have one mommy."
"What are you two talking about?"
"Then where's my daddy?" Adamma questioned, looking down at her rather pale hands.
"Maybe you don't have a daddy." Wanda replied.
Adamma didn't respond for a long moment and Pietro just kind of watched them, confused.
Finally, Pietro jumped up and tagged his sister. "Tag! Your it!"
"Hey! No fair!" Wanda called, taken off guard.
"Uh huh! I got you, fair and square! You're it!"
Wanda jumped up. "Now I'm gonna get you!" She threatened.
"Yipe!" Pietro took off, Wanda at his heal. He dived behind a small couch and made his way around it.
With the couch between her and Pietro she glared. "That's not fair!"
"What's not fair?" Pietro teased.
With a tiny growl the five-year-old, black haird girl, jumped onto the couch and sprang at Pietro. He jumped away but Wanda's fingers grazed his shoulder.
"Hah! You're it now!" And Wanda took off.
Right as her brother was about to tag her she stopped. "Hey."
"What?" Pietro asked, stopping to look around.
"Where'd Adamma go?"
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"Mommie?" Adamma asked, pushing the door open to her mothers room open a bit.
"Yes?" Raven asked, but without much attention. She was busy doing something, Adamma didn't know what.
Adamma stepped further into the room. "Do I have a daddy?"
"Honey, I don't have time for this." Raven replied, not even looking at her daughter who was playing with a strand of white hair.
"I just want to know. Wanda and Pietro have a mommy and a daddy. All I have his a mommy."
Raven turned around. "Adamma Marie, is that not enough for you?" Raven walked over to the young girl and knelt down before her. "Am I not good enough?"
"I, I didn't say that. Of course you are I just-"
Raven stood up and ruffled her daughter's hair. "Good. Now Mommy's got to go run an errand for Helmet Man." Adamma nodded. "I won't be back for a day or two, Magda should be able to watch you."
"But Magda's taking Wanda and Pietro on a picnic. I don't think they want me coming."
Raven looked at her door. "Hmm... I'll be right back."
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"Come on Eric! You never spend time with the kids, don't go!"
"This needs to be done Magda." Eric replied calmly.
"And our children need to have a father! You haven't been much of one lately."
Eric walked over to his wife, took her chin, then kissed her. She looked up at him after he was done. She opened her mouth to say something but Eric shook his head.
"I'll take them with me. They won't get invovled, I promise. Raven will be there and she can take care of them."
Magda shook her head. "Wanda's looking forward to the picnic I told I'd take her on. She really wants to go."
"Then I'll take Pietro. I'll take Wanda a different day."
"And when will you spend your time being a husband?"
Eric smiled slightly. "As soon as I get back we can go out for a night. Raven can take care of Wanda and Pietro."
Magda smiled. "Good, I've been missing you."
Eric smiled. "I know, sorry I've been so busy. I've missed you too." He took her hands. For a long while they just stared at each other.
A knock at the door diverted their attention and both turned to look. Eric was just about to tell whoever it was to go away when Magda beat him to speaking, "Come in."
Raven walked inside. She looked about to say something when she saw Eric. "Sorry if I interupted anything."
"No no, it's fine." Magda said, once again before Eric had a chance to say anything.
"Right. Well, as you know, Eric and I have some business and I have to leave. I was wondering if you could take care of Adamma."
Magda sighed and shook her head. "Both of you! You never spend time with your children."
"I'm going to take Pietro." Eric clearified. Magda nodded.
"Why don't you take Adamma with you?"
Raven put her hands on her hips and looked at Magda skeptically. "Last time I did that she snuck out of the hotel room and I spent the time I was suppose to be working, looking for her."
"Well you shouldn't have taught her how to be so sneaky yet." Magda replied.
"They learn better at this age. Anyway, it's too late, I've already taught her. Could you?"
Magda sighed. "I'll have to take her on the picnic with Wanda, but alright. Under one condition."
"What?"
"Watch Wanda and Pietro when you get back. Eric and I'll be going out."
Raven nodded. "Of course." She then turned and left.
Eric looked back at Magda. "That probably means that you have to go huh?" Magda asked.
"Soon yes." Eric replied. He hadn't let go of her hand the whole time and now he squeezed it.
"Promise me you'll take a break once you get back, spend a little time with all of us." Magda said softly.
"Magda, I can't-"
"Eric! You're doing very dangerous work." She seemed really upset. "Something's going to happen sooner or later I just know it! You could get hurt or even killed! I, I want to spend more time with you before anything like that ever happens."
Eric frowned and hugged her close. "Don't worry Magda, I'm going to be fine. I'm not easy to kill. I can control metal!"
Magda started crying. "I just worry, every night, that something bad's going to happen to you."
Eric caressed her head. "I promise, I'll be fine. I'm not going to get hurt anytime soon. Most of this stuff is safe. You just exclude yourself from it so much you just don't know it."
"I just want to be normal. I want to be a wife and a mother, with a husband and a normal home. I want to live in one place and be able to raise my kids properly. This isn't a life Eric."
"I'll take some time off. We'll spend more time together. It's going to be fine, everything's going to be just fine."
[To be Continued]