Chapter 5: Together Again

I turn the car around and start heading back toward the compound, I have to find Wanda. I pull into the garage and run inside. I go to Wanda's room and knock on the door, when she opens the door a look of relief comes over her face. She pulls me inside and closes the door behind me.

"Hey Wanda can we talk?", I say wearily

"Yeah of course", she says as she sits on the bed

I sit down next to her and take a deep breath, "Wanda these past few weeks without you have been agonizing, I'm sorry you had to find out what Nat and I did that way but she's not the one I want to be with. When I lost you, it was like I had lost my entire world in the blink of an eye. I really thought you didn't love me and that was what hurt most of all".

A look of pain shows on Wanda's face, "Ivy I will never stop loving you. I met you in the dark, you lit me up. You made me feel like I was enough. After my brother died, I felt like life wasn't worth living anymore but the day that I met you I knew I had to stick around. I knew I loved you then and I want to stay with you until we're gray and old. I love you so much".

"Just say you won't let go again, please", I say with tears flowing down my cheeks

"I promise Ivy, I will never let you go again", Wanda says as she wipes my tears

She leans in and I put my lips to her, nothing will ever compare to the feeling of being with her. I thought I lost my soulmate forever but I just get to love her harder now. She stands up and takes my hand in hers, I stand and she pulls me into a slow dance. She puts our song on and we dance round and round her room. "I'm so in love with you", Wanda says as she kisses my cheek. I put my forehead to hers and I smile. She's the only woman I will ever love, now the hard part is telling Nat that we need to just be best friends.

I walk toward Nat's room with a feeling of panic in my chest, I know she'll understand because that's just who she is but I know it will hurt her feelings. I knock on her door; she answers looking clearly upset but when she sees me her faces changes into a smile. She invites me inside and we both sit on her couch.

"Hey Nat, we need to talk", I say nervously

She grabs my hand and runs her thumb across my fingers, "of course Ivy. What is it?"

I look into her eyes, "Nat you're my best friend and I love you so much, you'll always be one of my lights in this dark world but Wanda is who I want to be with. What happened between us was real and I will never forget it. I'm so sorry and I hope you still want to be my best friend after this".

A smile forms on her face and she looks at me fondly, "Ivy I love you too, you have taught me that my past doesn't make me who I am now. The love you and Wanda have for each other is never ending and I knew you weren't going to pick me and that's okay. You'll always be my best friend".

I lean forward and give her one final kiss; she meets my lips and strokes my cheek. I knew she'd understand but I know neither one of us will forget. I put my forehead to hers and do the first part of our whistle, she finishes it and we both smile. I leave her room and see Steve standing in the hallway, he sees me leaving Nat's room and gives me a stern look.

"Oh knock that crap off Steve, I let her down gently. You know I would never try to hurt her", I say with a slight attitude.

His stern looks turns into a small smile, "I'm glad you found your way back to Wanda kid, she's been dying without you.

He hugs me and leaves to deal with business. I've been dying without her too Steve, you have no idea. Just then warm memories flood back. I see my mother and father standing before me, my mother looks like me and my father has short brown hair with green eyes. The shock of the memory makes me stumble backwards and I feel a power surge go through my fingers. Holy Shit, I just saw my parents. I just remembered my parents!

It's been a few days since my first memory came back, Tony has run every test in the book on me and everything is the same except the memory of my parents. They think we've hit another dead end but I say this is progress. Wanda is so proud that I can remember my parents, she's always supported me through my worst moments and I guess my first moments in this case. I'm reading a book in the common room when Steve comes in looking for me.

"Hey kid, Wanda is looking for you. She needs to talk to you", he says with a concerned look

His look makes me jump off the couch and run to Wanda's room, I open the door and it's dark. I walk over to the light switch, turn it on and see Wanda standing in the middle of the room surrounded by rose petals. I walk over to her and kiss her forehead.

"What is all this love? It's not our anniversary.", I say confused

"Ivy before I start talking, I should say that I'm going to say some pretty corny stuff", She says as she reaches in her pocket. She pulls out a small box and I suddenly know exactly what she's going to say.

"The last 4 years have been the best of my life and I want that feeling to stay with me forever. My future was something I didn't want to stick around for until I met you and now all I can see is you. When I let you go, I thought that was the best option for both of us but in reality, it killed us both every day without each other. It would be an honor if you became my wife and gave me that good feeling every day for the rest of my life", She says as she opens the ring box in her hand. "Will you marry me Ivy?".

Tears form in my eyes and I smile super big like an idiot, "Yes! Of course! One thousand times yes!", I say as I scoop her up into a hug. She slides the ring on my finger and I stare at it fondly. She grabs my cheeks and pulls me into a kiss. I hear clapping and cheering behind me, I turn around and see all of our friends cheering us on. Even Nat had the biggest smile on her face and that's when I knew everything was going to be okay. I get to marry my soulmate and my best friend is still happy for me despite everything I've put her through.

We've spent the last few weeks planning the wedding and now the day has finally come. I'm nervous but also more ready than I have ever been for anything. I'm standing at the alter with my hands in my suit pocket as Nat is adjusting my boutonnière and wiping my jacket clean. I hear the music start and place my hands behind my back. The door opens up and I see her standing there, my eyes widen and tears start to flow. Her dress falls just below her knees and her veil flows behind her, she has red and black flowers in her hands and black converse on her feet. She's so beautiful and now she's going to be mine forever. Steve walks her down the aisle and we join hands when she reaches me. She also has tears in her eyes.

"Hello everyone, we are here today to join Wanda Maximoff and Ivy James in holy matrimony. The couple has prepared their own vows", Tony says with a smile

"I love you more than any storm that's coming, let the sky keep falling; the world has nothing on us. I will forever fight by your side and protect you when you can't fight. I promise to love you on our worst days and never let you slip away again. My life belongs to you now my love and I know you'll take care of me", Wanda says as a single tear drops down her cheek

"Wanda my dearest love, ever since I met you my life has become a lot less confusing. I barely knew who I was and now I know who I was always meant to be, your wife. Never did I imagine how beautiful our life would turn out to be. One day we'll be on the porch of the house I built for you with our children running around us, Tommy and Billy. My love for you will never fade, it will only get stronger as time goes by. My life belongs to you now, I love you.", I say as I stroke her cheek.

"Now that the couple has exchanged vows it is now time to for the exchanging of the rings. Wanda and Ivy do you promise to love each other in sickness and in health, for richer or poor, till death do you both part", Tony says holding out our rings

The rings are black with red gems, "I do". We both say simultaneously, we slip the rings on each other's ring fingers and I kiss her knuckles.

"By the power invested in me by the state of New York I now pronounce you Mrs and Mrs Maximoff. May your life together bring nothing but beauty", Tony says as he puts his hands on our shoulders. "You may now kiss your bride".

I lean forward and kiss Wanda passionately, the crowd erupts with cheers and claps. All of our friends love us so much, I'm glad they're here for us today.

We spend the night partying at our reception, Wanda smashed cake on my face and I had just a little too much to drink. I'm just glad Tony is paying for all this and our honeymoon because I have a stick of gum to my name right now and that's about it.

After the reception we go back to the compound so we can get ready for our honeymoon, Tony got us a private on the water bungalow in Barbados. I told him it was too much but he insisted and we honestly couldn't say no to a vacation like that. People talk about making passionate love on their wedding night but all we did was jump on the bed and pack the rest of the stuff for the trip. I still can't believe Wanda Maximoff is my wife.

Footnotes: Hey guys this chapter is really short and I do apologize for that, I'm starting to have some writers block so if you could comment ideas for this story or future stories that would be amazing. The next chapter will be the honeymoon and she's going to start to remember more things about her parents and where she's from, her powers will also grow stronger. I love these characters and I love writing their love story it's just been a little difficult for me. Till next time readers and have a great evening.