AN: Enjoy!
Tony and Pepper's Wedding was now only a few days away. Due to the considerable distance between the Barton Farm and the City, Clint, Wanda, Vision and the twins were heading over early. Natasha was coming to pick them all up in the Quinjet the following day.
While Wanda put the twins to bed, Vision, with his well-organised mind, had taken on the job of packing everything they would need for their trip. No easy task when travelling with two seven-month old babies, one of them just beginning to crawl. Babies needed quite a lot of luggage. A few sets of extra clothes for each day of the trip. More diapers than you ever think you would need, lest you be left without a spare when you need one most. Wipes. Bottles, blankies, favorite toys.
He had left a cooler by the fridge, ready to pack some frozen breast milk (the boys' ever increasing number of teeth made it difficult to continue physically nursing, but Wanda was happy to pump for a little while longer to ensure her sons had the best) and portions of homemade baby foods Wanda had lovingly prepared. They wanted Tommy and Billy to have the very best start in life, and part of that was knowing exactly what they were feeding them.
Finally satisfied that he had packed everything, Vision set aside the twins' bag so he could begin packing for himself and Wanda. Just as he was carefully packing up his tuxedo, Wanda entered the room.
"Packing going okay Vizh?"
"Just finished with the boys" He looked up at her with a smile. Vision always smiled when Wanda entered a room, even if it had only been a few minutes since he had last seen her. "Did they get to sleep alright?"
"Like mici ingeri" Wanda replied, her eyes sparkling. "Now, how can I help?"
"Uh.." Vision thought for a moment, his gaze flickering towards her underwear drawer. Even though he saw Wanda in her underwear all the time (now that they lived alone, she would often walk around the house in it to tempt him when the twins were asleep), and she had given him permission, because, 'packing', but somehow, going through her intimate apparel didn't quite sit right with him.
"Sometimes, Vizh, I think you are too much of a gentleman" Wanda shook her head, chuckling. "But alright. I will handle my lingjerie". She sat on their bed beside him, opening her drawer. "So, how are you feeling about our first big family trip?"
"It.. well, it will be an experience" Vision sighed.
"You're still worried about Billy, aren't you?"
"No.."
"Vision" she raised an eyebrow.
"Well.. maybe a little" He admitted. "It's just.. Tony's wedding is such a big event."
"It is" Wanda nodded. "But we'll be surrounded by people who love Billy. Besides, it's been pretty quiet on the baby powers front."
"That is true" Vision smiled, trying to relax.
"So as long as Tommy doesn't suddenly develop any fantastic abilities" said Wanda, "We should be all clear."
They both laughed, then froze, sharing a look. But.. No. They had nothing to worry about.
The next morning, they all headed up to meet Clint at the house, and before long, Natasha landed in the Quinjet to pick them up. Nat hopped out to say a quick hello to Laura and the kids, and Bucky Barnes, seeming quite a bit happier than he had been the last few times Wanda had seen him, appeared to help load up their bags. Bruce was visible inside the jet, working away at a computer.
Slightly surprised to see them both for a simple pick-up, Wanda gave a questioning glance in Nat's direction.
"I thought I should drag Bruce out of the lab for a bit, even if it was just onto the jet" Nat explained with a shrug. "But since Steve and Tony made up, Tony decided he wanted Steve in the wedding party, so he's been off at a bunch of last minute suit fittings, and Carol's visiting her friend Maria until tomorrow. Something always ends up broken if we leave Sam and Bucky home alone together, so I just asked which one of them wanted to come help with all the bags. Bucky got in first."
"That makes sense" Vision agreed, as they all headed inside the jet, and Wanda chuckled. They were touched to notice that baby seats had been installed in the jet for Tommy and Billy, and carefully strapped the twins in before taking their own seats nearby.
"Ahh" Clint took his old place in the pilot's seat, with no argument from Natasha, who happily resumed the role of his co-pilot. "Just like old times, right Nat?"
"Hopefully with a little less danger, since we've got babies on board" Nat grinned. "But otherwise.. yeah."
"So, we were thinking, kid" said Clint, when they were around halfway back to the compound. Wanda looked up, knowing immediately that he was talking to her, since there was no one else on the jet whom Clint would call kid, and definitely not with that much affection in his voice. "We've got a night free, and you and Vision don't really get enough time alone together. How about you two go out for a bit? The rest of us can watch the kids."
"Well.." Wanda and Vision shared a look, then looked over to Tommy and Billy, both, apparently, on their best behavior.
"We've baby proofed a whole floor" said Bucky, grinning, seeming quite proud, and Wanda couldn't help smiling back at him. This Bucky Barnes, happy, bright-eyed, smiling.. This was the Bucky that Steve had been trying to save, and he was most definitely worth saving.
"Alright" Wanda agreed. "But.."
"You'll have to keep a special eye on Billy" Vision warned.
"We know" said Nat.
"And Tommy's just started crawling" Wanda added.
"No problem" said Clint. "I've seen three kids safely through crawling age."
"The twins will be perfectly safe with us" said Nat. "Right Bucky, Bruce."
"Right" Bucky nodded.
Bruce looked up from his work to find both twins smiling at him, angelic little smiles. He smiled back at them.
"Sure. We'll watch the little guys."
Vision still seemed slightly concerned, but Wanda was optimistic. Counting Sam as well, there would be five people watching the twins. What could go wrong?
So that evening, Wanda and Vision headed out for the night, leaving Nat, Clint, Bruce, Bucky, and Sam to baby sit Tommy and Billy. Nat set up the twins with a rug on the floor and some of their favorite plush toys, while the others popped 'Toy Story' into the DVD player, since Bucky had never seen it.
Around the time Buzz and Woody got left behind at Pizza Planet, Bruce got up to get a drink. He cast his eyes to Tommy and Billy, playing together happily, then headed for the Kitchen. As he raided the fridge, Bruce thought he spotted a tiny, almost familiar blue blur in the corner of his eye, but when he turned, there was nothing there. A few moments later, it happened again.. still, nothing. He shrugged, taking a can of soda and heading back to the lounge..
And there was one less baby on the rug.
"Not to alarm anyone" said Bruce, trying desperately to keep himself calm, "But where's Tommy?"
"He's just.. what the hell?" cried Sam, also realizing Tommy was gone.
"He.. was right here, just a second ago!" Bucky panicked.
A flash of blue, and they noticed Tommy, in crawling position, right on the other side of the room.
"Oh, great.. Clint frowned, picking up Billy. "Little Stinker takes after his Uncle."
"Tommy" Natasha crouched, smiling her sweetest smile, "Come here to Auntie Nat.."
Tommy giggled, and zoomed away, once again out of sight.
"It's okay" Bucky tried to stay calm. "This whole floor is baby.."
Bucky was interrupted by the sound of the compounds elevator, and five Avengers yelled in unison.
"NO!" as they all desperately rushed to stop it.
This was definitely not going the way they had hoped.
Translation:
mici ingeri: Little angels
