Chapter 4: Please Don't Leave
It's been a year since the snap and everyone is still trying to cope with what happened. We lost so many and the gaps they left will never be able to be filled. We're back at the compound and Thanos is dead, we tracked him down to get the stones back but he had already destroyed them. Thor, in anger sliced his head clean off and that was the end of it. Wanda and I have been together almost 5 years now and we've hit a rough patch recently, she's going on an important mission soon and is very distant from me. Almost as if she heard my thoughts she walks into my room and sits down next to me on the bed.
"Ivy there's something I need to say".
"Of course love. What is it?", I say as I outstretch my hand but She doesn't take it.
"I'm breaking up with you".
The words are like bullets to the heart and it takes me a second to process what she just said. Tears begin to form in my eyes and I can't help but let them fall. My whole world is falling apart right in front of my eyes and I start to cry even harder.
"I'm sorry", Wanda says
"Don't leave me, I want you here with me", I say as the tears fall from my eyes
"You know that my love is gone", Wanda says as tears form in her eyes
"I can't breathe, I'm so weak", I say
"I know this isn't easy", she says trying to hold back her tears
It finally becomes too much for her to bear and she leaves the room and closes the door behind her. I fall onto the bed and sob into my pillow. My soulmate just told me she didn't love me anymore and it feels like someone is squeezing my chest. I can't lose her even though I think I just did.
Wanda's POV:
I can't believe I just told my soulmate that I didn't love her anymore, that is the farthest thing from the truth but if I don't come back from this mission alive, she won't have to suffer through my death. I'm walking through the halls when I bump into Steve. He stops me and sees the tears in my eyes.
"Did you break up with Ivy?", He says slightly concerned
"I did", I say as the tears finally fall from my eyes
"I'm sorry our mission has to hurt you and Ivy", He says while he places a hand on my shoulder.
"Worst part is I don't think Ivy and I will get through this one", I say
"You guys will get through this, I promise. I've never seen two people love each other so much before. I truly believe you were meant to be together", he says trying to cheer me up.
"I hope so Steve because I can't live without her".
Ivy's POV:
I make my way to the common room to watch some TV when I see Nat on the couch watching the bachelor, she's a sucker for that show and I will never know why. She sees me walk in and her demeanor changes when she sees the look on my face.
"Hey Ivy. What's wrong?"
"She hasn't told you yet, has she? Fuck me, I'm so glad I didn't miss this", I say getting upset again
At that moment Wanda walks in and sees us talking
"What's going on?", Wanda says concerned.
"Wanda doesn't want me anymore. Do you princess?", I say with tears flowing down my cheeks
"No", Wanda says as she walks away
It's been a few days and the pain is still unbearable. Nat has been keeping me company and I'm grateful for her. She's keeping me from staying in bed and wallowing in my pain.
"How are you doing", Nat says as she rubs my back
"I stay up all night thinking about her", I say holding back tears
"you'll be alright Ivy, I'm here for you", Nat says
Tears start flowing down my face, "Am I really that hard to love?".
Nat pulls me into a hug, "No of course not. It's okay, I've got you".
Nat sticks out her hand and I take it letting her lead me to my bedroom so I can take a nap. She lays me down in bed and lays next to me.
"Will you Stay with me Nat?", I say with my arms outstretched
"Of course, always", Nat says snuggling into me
It's the next morning when I'm awoken by the sun shining in my eyes. I roll over and see that Nat is still next to me in bed, she's sitting up against the bed frame reading a book. She sees that I'm awake and sets down her book.
She smiles at me, "Morning sunshine. How did you sleep?".
"I slept great because of my very comfortable cuddle buddy", I say smiling back
"Oh really?", she says teasingly
"Really!", I say, feeling happier than I've been in days
"So what do you want for breakfast", Nat says as she boops my nose
"Pancakes and bacon please".
"Race you to the kitchen loser", She says getting out of bed.
We race to the kitchen and I beat her by a hair. Her and I cook breakfast together and for the first time I don't feel like I want to die. I'm so glad Nat is my best friend, she's the only thing that makes sense right now.
It's been three weeks and the pain of losing Wanda has lightened a bit. I see her around the compound sometimes but I think she tries to avoid me so she doesn't have to see my face. Nat and I hangout almost every day and I think my feelings for her are growing beyond friendship. I'm going to ask her to go dancing with me and hopefully she says yes. I'm going to take her to that new club that just opened up in the city, it's called Honey. I find myself outside her door with my heart on my sleeve and a question to ask. I knock on the door and she answers with a smile on her face,
"Hey Nat I have a knock knock joke for you. Knock knock".
"Who's there", she says giggling a little.
"Honeydew", I say
"Honeydew who"
"Honeydew you want to go dancing with me", I say with a smile
"Good one Ivy, I like that".
I look at her seriously, "No, really. Do you want to?".
"Go dancing with you?".
"Um yeah", I say nervously
She smiles at me, "I would love to Ivy".
I'm standing in front of the mirror putting on my lipstick for tonight, I'm not expecting this to be a date. Just because I like Nat doesn't mean I'm going to make her my rebound, she's way too important to me for that. I put on a little red dress and black heels to match; this is the first time I've shown myself off since Wanda. The only thing Nat has seen me in since the breakup is sweats and a food-stained t shirt. I grab my purse and head to Nat's Room and knock on the door. When she opens it, I stop dead in my tracks, she's wearing a black dress and black heels with her makeup done to perfection. It takes everything for me to not drop my jaw to the floor.
"You ready to go dancing milady", I say sticking my hand out
She takes my hand in hers, "of course madam, lead the way".
I escort her out to the front of the compound and open the door to the car Tony let me barrow for this occasion. I drive us downtown to the new club and we go inside. We spend the night dancing arguably too close for best friends.
Nat looks at me with a gleam in her eye, "we should go back to the compound, this dress is getting a little too tight".
My mouth finally hangs open a little bit and I take her back to the compound. She practically drags me to her room and we end up in a heated kiss, neither one of us is holding back our feelings anymore. I find myself unzipping her dress and pull the shoulder down, it falls to the floor and I'm left with her beautiful body in front of me. I unzip my own dress and it falls to the ground as well. We both kick off our heels and she leads me to the bed, she lays me down and opens her bedside drawer. She pulls out a length of red rope and ties my hands together and then ties them to the bed. I never knew she was so kinky but I'm definitely not going to complain. She takes her tongue and starts gliding it over my body until she lands at my bikini line, she then looks at me and puts her mouth right where I need it. She glides her tongue back and forth; it feels like complete euphoria. She then stands up and walks over to her closet, she opens a box and pulls a strap-on from inside it. My face blushes red and I bite my lip in anticipation, I think she likes that because a look of lust crosses her face. She slides the harness around her waist and lubes the strap. I watch her walk back over and slide my legs apart, she slowly inserts the toy into me and a shiver of gratification runs through my body. I moan in pleasure which causes her to thrust faster into me, I surrender my body to her and this feeling. She fucks me until I have a shivering climax, while the strap is still inside me she kisses my whole body and unties my hands. She slowly slides out of me and my body relaxes on the bed. Nat unhooks the harness and slides out of it; she puts it in the bathroom and comes to lay next to me in bed. She holds me and starts kissing my forehead. We fall asleep in each other's arms and for the first time I don't miss Wanda.
It's early in the morning when I'm awoken by a phone call, it takes me a second but I realize I'm still in Nat's room. I look at my phone to see that it's Wanda and my face drops, I answer the call and I hear wind in the background.
"Ivy, I know I'm the last person you want to talk to but please I just need to talk to you. I'm drunk at a bar at 2 am and I just want to talk to my best friend, I know I said I wouldn't call", Wanda says clearly upset.
"Wanda, we said we wouldn't talk at all", I say trying to hold back tears
"But right now, all I want to do is hear your voice and pretend it doesn't hurt like hell. Drink some wine and talk about the past and not go ten steps back anymore", Wanda says.
I realize I can't leave her drunk and alone, "Wanda stay there and put your location on, I'm on my way".
I slip my dress back on and grab my heels. I quietly leave Nat's room and head to mine; I put on some comfortable clothes and head to the garage. I barrow one of Tony's cars again, I'm sure he won't mind. I follow Wanda's location and find her sitting on a curb in front of a back-alley bar on the outskirts of the city. I park and walk up next to her; I grab her hand and pull her up onto her feet. She stumbles a bit but catches herself before she falls. I help her to the car and she climbs inside. I get in the driver's seat and starting making my way back to the compound. We sit in silence for a bit before she speaks up, we start reminiscing about all the good memories we have together but mostly about the times we've taken Tony's stuff and gotten in trouble. Totally worth it in my opinion.
She looks down and then speaks up, "Do you love her? Does she make you happy?".
I think about it for a second, "she does make me happy but I'm not sure if I love her yet Wanda".
We arrive at the compound and sit there in silence for a minute before Wanda looks at me with tears in her eyes, "well I'll be waiting to love you again when you're ready Ivy". She leaves me in utter silence and I take the car back to the garage. I make my way back to Nat's room and cuddle up next to her.
It's the next morning and Nat and I are in the kitchen cooking breakfast when Steve and Tony walk in. "Good morning boys", I say while flipping a pancake. They start to tease us about the noises we were making last night and my face goes beat red, I turn to my right and see Wanda and Thor walking down the hall. I beg them to stop but they keep carrying on about it; Wanda enters the room and hears the conversation.
"What the fuck Ivy! You had sex with her?!", Wanda says clearly pissed off
I start to get mad at her attitude, "What Wanda?!".
Everyone clears the room except for Nat and Wanda and I start to argue
"Do you think it's easy for me to see you with another woman? You're best friend of all people". Wanda says with tears in her eyes.
"You know what Wanda! You're the one who ended things remember?".
"Yeah because of the mission! Not because I stopped loving you!".
"You still love me?", I say shocked
She avoids eye contact with me, "No", she says unconvincingly
"You still love me".
She stares at me for a moment, "Yes Ivy, I still love you".
"You can't just do that Wanda; you can't just tell her you still love her and expect her back in your arms", Nat says annoyed.
"This is between Ivy and I. It has nothing to do with you Natasha", she says giving an icy glare to Nat.
"You want to fight witchy? Let's go!", Nat says while getting into Wanda's personal space
"Will you two stop it! I'm not the last slice of pizza. I need space from both of you right now. I'm going for a drive.", I say as I feel power surges flow through my veins, they get worse when I'm upset.
I get into a car and start driving down the road. Tears flood my vison as I think about all the memories I've had with the two most important women in my life. I think about Wanda and I's first talk and how much I truly love her, I also think about our first time and how scared I was but she made me feel beautiful. I think about the night Nat and I went dancing and all the times we watched the bachelor together, I think about all the times she has been there for me when Wanda wasn't. But Nat is not the one I love.
"Goddamnit Wanda!", I say turning the car around.
Footnotes: Hey guys I really hope you like this chapter; I've worked the last two days making sure it awesome for you guys. This chapter was definitely a roller coaster and I'm so sorry if you wanted Ivy and Nat to be end game. I might just make a Nat story in the future for all you guys. Feel free to comment what you want to see in this story and where you want it to go. Thanks guys and have a great day :)
