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The week flew by for Wanda, to such an insane degree that it almost felt like time had sped up considerably. Not much had happened over the course of the week, aside from training if she was being quite honest. That really had to be a good thing though when superheroes weren't being called to save the day on a regular basis. She did try to learn more about American culture as per Steve's insistence so that she could acclimate better to society. It certainly didn't hurt, since Wanda was a foreigner after all, but after six month she was starting to grow tired of "studying" American culture. Of course it wasn't the worst thing in the world she had been doing. That was dealing with Natasha and her insistence on making Wanda wear as many outfits as possible even after she found one that worked for her

The young girl just stood in Natasha's insane closet and was practically in a daze after Natasha proceeded to use her for a mannequin for the number of outfits that she made Wanda wear, which ranged from outfits that Wanda just didn't like to completely outrageous outfits that Wanda wouldn't be caught dead wearing. It was like Natasha was purposely trying to irritate Wanda with this process even though she should have had a good idea of what Wanda liked to wear already, or what would be appropriate for the occasion based on how many infiltration missions that she went on during her time as a KGB and SHIELD agent. But no here Wanda was, in front of an absurdly large mirror looking at what must have been the 100th outfit that Natasha had picked out for her. The problem was, Wanda was getting tired of looking at herself in the mirror even though she had to admit she looked great, but how much longer was this going to go on for. The young girl was perfectly happy with several of the choices Natasha had provided for her. Right now she was wearing a dark teal blouse a brown leather jacket and dark blue jeans as well as a pair of black pumps, once again from Natasha's own selection. All in all, Wanda had to admit that she looked rather nice and this would definitely catch anyone's eyes, especially those that she wanted to catch. She might not know exactly what Xander liked as far from what she knew about him thus far, but she had to assume that he would like this outfit on her. It was after this outfit that Wanda had decided that she had enough clothing and glanced at Natasha , who was looking at Wanda with an amused smirk. Wanda didn't need to have her powers to tell what Natasha was thinking, and Natasha was good at blocking her mind anyway. "is there something you want to say about this Natasha, or are you going to keep staring at me like that?" she asked, Natasha smiled coyly and stood up from the seat she was on and walked over to Wanda. "I think that what you have on is a pretty good outfit, but are you sure you don't want to try anything else on?" she asked gesturing to the folded laundry that was awaiting Wanda

Wanda took a quick glance at the pile Natasha was referring to then turned to her attention to the pile of discarded cloths made up of everything that Wanda had dismissed (which was made up of far less cloths than what she still had to try on), gave Natasha a pointed glare and all but stomped out of the room despite Natasha's protesting. There was just no need to continue. She had her cloths for the date she didn't need to waste any more time going through the mountains of cloths that Natasha still had in the changing room. She could hear the red head shout behind her but Wanda just stopped and turned around to look at her senior wit an annoyed look on her face. In all reality, Wanda wasn't that intimidating for an 18 year old female, at least until she cut loose, but she did manage to get the assassin to stop in her tracks with a magic infused glare. Clearly remembering the last time Wanda did that to her, Natasha simply stood her ground. Wanda gave her a sly smirk before exiting the room completely . Natasha just stood there bemused until she heard the door to her room open and close with a small bang. Natasha just shook her head "crazy kid, she has no idea what she's getting herself into trying to be a normal teenager" Clint would really want her to tell him about Wanda's status here at the compound. Whether or not Clint knew Xander was here in New York was a good question but he was going to be excited to hear that Wanda was happy regardless. It was certainly a change from when she first arrived scared and alone. Here she was young in love and ready to tackle any problems that the world would throw at her. She only wondered if Wanda was going to be able to handle it in the long run. Clint made it look easy but in all honesty a relationship wasn't going to be. Her relationship with Bruce certainly wasn't going to be, if she ever saw him again that is. In a way, it made Natasha jealous that Wanda was able to find the love that had eluded her, but at least Wanda wouldn't have to deal with anything so complicated

As soon as Wanda returned to her room, she stripped off the cloths that she had on and set them aside in a nice safe place wanting to keep them safe for the time being until the day of the date. Xander had sent her several movies that they could go watch, but most of them were franchises Wanda wasn't familiar with and would require watching other movies to understand or were just flatout uninteresting to the young witch. She and Xander eventually settled on a movie called The Martian" but even that was based on process of elimination rather that a real desire to see the movie. She was actually more interested in seeing a movie called Krampus due to it being more cultural, but unfortunately the movie wouldn't be released for a few more weeks, so the two made plans to see that as well for a second or third date, assuming Wanda would actually be able to make those dates.

Sitting down on her bed, Wanda curled up in a fetal position resting her head on her gazed out at the lake that sat not to far from the compound; the same lake that the group regularly went to so that they could all hang out together whenever they went outside, like the time they all went out for smores. Wanda couldn't help but smile at the memory; as horrible as she had been that night it was still nice to look back at the moment. It certainly wasn't the last time they all had been together. The only thing Wanda wished that he could change was Pietro being there. Even after all this time she still missed him he would have certainly gotten a kick out of all the woman and the cars that Americans seem to own. It wouldn't surprise her if he stole any of the ones from Avengers tower that Tony loved to stock there. Shame he didn't keep any at the Compound, but he wasn't on active duty anymore so sadly there was no need for any of his cars at the facility. Definitely wouldn't have stopped her brother though. He might have been fast but there was just some thrill that cars gave him and he learned how to hotwire them while they were on the streets of Sokovia

The poor girl let out a sigh. She missed her brother but it would do her no good to dwell on his passing. She cherished the time they had together and for now that was more than enough. The past was the past and all she had left was the future, which seemed like a very bright one. For now she should just try and focus on not letting her nerves get the better of her for the time being

Wanda did enjoy the peace and quiet but she was far more anxious to actually go on her date with Xander. She still couldn't believe that there was still several days worth of time before the actual date. She blamed it on the fact that Xander had a school life that conflicted with Wanda's technically more free schedule. As a superhero she had loads of free time unless she was on a mission. It was sort of like being a doctor on call, you were free until you weren't. that being said she couldn't blame Xander or anything; he was trying to make a life for himself and he had to put the time in to do that. She was proud of him for that much at least.

She still hadn't been able to tell Xander that she was an Avenger and what worried her was the fact she was going to have to tell him eventually. That wouldn't stop her from enjoying the date but it would still weigh on her mind. She didn't want to be worried on her very first real date, aside from being nervous about it being her first date. She wouldn't really count the day at the bench and their meeting for coffee as a first date since they weren't really a couple at the time, but she treasured those times none the less. To alleviate her concerns Wanda spent any free time she had to do research on how to act on a date. Based on some of her research, she would have to do her best not to act in rather disgusting manners that would serve only to drive Xander away. Not that she intended to act distasteful, but she still wanted to be careful. Being in a different country could have that affect on a person. Sure she had been in this country for a few months but Xander grew up in America so there would be no question who the more knowledgeable in social skills were, at least in America. But Wanda was going to make sure that she was going to be the best girlfriend possible regardless of anything and everything that Xander and the world could throw at her. If she could take on an evil robotic meglomaniac and his army then certainly a date couldn't be any harder, right?

She wanted more than anything to stay by his side and give him the love he deserved, but she knew that it would be tough once he found out the truth. She decided that that's what she would do; tell him everything after the date, no matter what. she only hoped that she wouldn't end up heat broken by his reaction. People already seemed to be scared of the Avengers in her own country. America might be more accepting of their super heroes but she was a foreigner and different from humanity to begin with thanks to her abilities. Would everything change once her lover knew the truth about her identity? No she couldn't think like that. Xander seemed nice enough and he would certainly give her a good explanation. Besides it was going on sixth months, perhaps he already knew and was just holding it? If that was the case then Wanda was worrying over nothing. Still didn't get rid of her nerves though. Deciding to try and distract herself Wanda pulled out her phone and began surfing the web hoping to find ideas with which to calm herself down or ideas for future dates if this one went well.

That was three days ago and now it was Friday morning. The date was mere hours away (as the couple had decided on a mid morning movie) and Wanda was all dressed up and ready for it. She had barely got any sleep the night before as her nerves kept getting to her. It was here first date after all. It surprised her that she was able to keep calm until today to begin with but she was able to keep herself busy with her training and studying. Of course much of that didn't mean anything now since it was like she had forgotten all of it. She would have talked to the other about her feelings but considering most of them hadn't been in her situation, all they could do was give their advice on what they would do in the same situation and she already went through that when the team found out she was seeing someone it would have just rang hollow. So here she was in front of her mirror in the bathroom for the umpteenth time checking her hair and make up after showering for an insane amount of time (after spending quite a bit of time doing some research on what she should do for makeup on her own) just to make sure it looked alright. She didn't want to add to much, lest it take away from her natural looks, rather than enhance them (something she learned about in her research)and she didn't dare touch her hair which was in her usual style. Not only that she had brushed her teeth and washed her mouth with mouthwash multiple times to make sure that everything was perfect for her date. They may be watching a movie but she still wanted to do her best.

God she was going crazy just thinking about this. The young woman sighed and placed her hands on her sink. She could do this, she could do this she told herself. If she didn't then she was a failure as a woman. Absolutely nothing was going to go wrong on this date. Steve had already promised her that they would only call her in the event of a world shattering emergency and there were not many of those going around lately.

Wait a minute were her hands shaking? "Keep it together Wanda!" Wanda mutter to herself "You can do this!" she said.

After a few more chants, Wanda managed to pull herself together and walk out of her room, heading over to the garage so she could leave. It was going to be quite the trip to the city and she certainly didn't want to wait until the last minute to get there. Thankfully she programmed her GPS to take her to the movie directly so she wouldn't have to worry about looking for it. With every step she took her nerves became all the more unbearable, but there was absolutely no way that she was going to back out of her great challenge yet.

The young woman soon made it to the garage, before hopping on her bike and speeding out of the compound an everlasting smile on her face.

After a short ride to the main city, Wanda pulled up in front of the movie theater that Xander had sent her the location too. To her surprise it had a small bistro attached to it. More than likely, it was where Xander intended to get some food before the movie. Not that Wanda minded. Xander was likely on a budget and it wasn't like she had extravagant meals every night. Wanda couldn't help but smile as she parked and locked her bike, before walking towards the movie theater entrance. She pulled out her phone intending to text Xander to let him know of her arrive, but before she could she heard his voice. "Wanda!" the young sokovian turned to see Xander walking towards her a dazzling smile on his face. Wanda immediately put her phone back in her pocket and all but sprinted to met her boyfriend. As soon as she was close enough, she leapt at him throwing her arms around his neck and kissing him passionately. In the back of her mind she knew it wasn't the best thing to do, but she had been away from Xander long enough as it is and she missed him. Immediately she felt him respond, their lips melded together in a sensual dance, until the pesky need for air broke them apart.

Wanda pulled away from Xander, a smile beaming on her face. Xander locked at her with a slightly surprised look on his face, before his face broke into a wide smile and he said "I missed you too". Wanda stepped back and took in Xanders appearance. He was wearing a dark blue polo, with a black leather jacket and dark brown jeans and black sneakers. For some reason Xanders appearance made Wanda feel hot and bothered in a way that she had never felt before but she quickly shook it off, not wanted to get distracted. Instead she moved to Xander's side holding her arm out so that Xander could lead her in. just like how she practiced and researched for the whole week. Quick on the uptake, Xander linked his arm with hers and the two walked into the movie theater.

Neither of them noticed a pair of eyes watching them from a dark alleyway across the street.

As soon as they entered the theater, Wanda was absolutely amazed. The lobby was huge with loads of people walking around, there was a concession stand to get snacks (which made Wanda wonder why there was even a restaurant in the first place but she wasn't going to complain) and she could see many hallways that led to the movies that the people around her would no doubt be watching. She hadn't seen anything like this before in her life. Was there anything else that could possible be so amazing? She kind of felt like a kid in a candy store. Id she and Xander could do more dates like this Wanda would be absolutely ecstatic.

"we still have quite a few minutes until the movie starts." Xander told her causing Wanda to snap out of her awed stupor. She looked at him and nodded, before taking a look around. At the small restaurant attached to the theater, there appeared to be a few empty tables, perfect for a couple on a date. Still holding onto his arm, Wanda dragged her boyfriend to the restaurant where a young woman greeted them. To Wanda's surprise, there was a slight shift in her emotions as soon as she took a closer look at them. She went from bored and annoyed to almost surprised and rather…. Lusty. It was no surprise from there that Wanda realized that this girl intended to flirt with Xander as soon as he got close enough. Involuntarily she tightened her grip on her boyfriends arm. Knowing Xander as she did she didn't have to worry about him being unfaithful, but the idea of him being hit on really rubbed her the wrong way.

And boy she was not disappointed. As soon as She and Xander stopped in front of the other girl, her eyes lit up with wonder and she subconsciously began twirling her locks. It made Wanda almost gag at how pathetic she was being. Didn't this girl see that Xander was taken? She probably thought she had a chance.

"hello there…" the poor girl said sensually, her eyes on Xander, completely ignoring the seething Wanda beside him "May I take you to your table?" Wanda wanted to throttle this girl. But Xander just smiled kindly and clearly sensing Wanda's unease just said "Yes please, my girlfriend and I would like to eat before out movie" much to Wanda's satisfaction, the girls face fell briefly before returning to her professional smile. "Of course. Follow me." She said before leading the two to an empty table. Wanda and Xander sat down, while the girl stated that their waiter would be with them shortly." Wanda stared Daggers at her back until she was out of sight, her eyes swirling with her powers. She may have control, but the idea of some floozy trying to snatch of her boyfriend pissed her off. Xander looked at her a solemn frown on his face "Wanda." She looked at her boyfriend, realizing he was probably concerned and her red glow faded. "You don't have to worry, you're the only one for me" he told her with a warm smile. Wanda had the decency to blush. He read her mins so easily and she was being uncertain all for nothing. She smiled back and nodded "I'm sorry…."

"Don't be." Xander replied "Id feel the same way if our roles were reversed." Wanda felt her heart swell at the honest reply. Xander really was a good man. The two chatted briefly for a few more minutes before a young man approached the table Menus in hand. He handed one to Wanda and the other to Xander. "Hello there my name is Robert and I'll be your server. Shall we get started with some drinks today?" he asked in a polite tone. The couple just ordered some water and Robert went to fetch the drinks.

Wanda glanced at her menu scanning the variety of items that the restaurant had to offer. It wasn't particularly extravagant in any way but there were several items that she liked to eat on the menu. She decided on the salad as she didn't want to be too full. Glancing at Xander she asked "what are you going to get?" she asked him. Xander looked up from his menu "Mozzarella sticks" he replied cheerfully. "I hear that they are cheesy" Wanda giggled at the poor joke, before placing her menu down. " I'm really glad we got to do this Xander." She told him her voice coming out in a small whisper. She wasn't sure what else to say if she was being honest. It wasn't like they could talk about the movie yet since they obviously hadn't seen it. They had conversed over texts several times over the course of the week (mostly about the movie and such) and Wanda didn't want to ask how his class was going for the umpteenth time. She couldn't get tired of hearing that he was improving in his skills but she felt like it would be boring if she kept asking the same questions over and over again. Maybe she could try something different. But what?

"could you tell me a bit about your family?" she asked. In the short time she had known Xander she hadn't once asked about his family. Since they were technically a couple know, it seemed an appropriate question to ask.

Xander nodded. "there isn't much to tell really." He began "My father is a real estate agent and my mother is a veterinarian." He stopped and glanced away, a small wistful smile on his face, before returning his gaze to Wanda "I miss them though. They've been supportive of my dreams to be an artist since I was a child and they taught me the value of hard work. I couldn't really ask for better parents." He said.

Wanda smiled but inwardly, couldn't help but feel sad. Xander already knew about Pietro's death, but how would be feel about finding out that she was an orphan? It was just one more thing that made her feel on edge when she really didn't need to. Sure it wasn't like tell him that she was working with the Avengers but she would have to tell him the specifics because "friends " was a vague answer to the question he was bound to ask. Not to mention she really didn't want to lie to him about anything

Thankfully it would seem that she wouldn't have too, for Robert came back with their drinks, placing waters in front of both Xander and Wanda before asking them "have you decided on what you both would like to eat this afternoon?"

Xander gestured to Wanda to go first. "I'll take the house salad," she said "and one order of Mozzarella sticks." She said winking at Xander." Robert took the order and stated he would be back shortly with their meals. As soon as he left, Wanda took a sip of her water, hoping that Xander wouldn't continue to press the issue. Sadly this was not the case. "and you Wanda? You haven't really mentioned much about yourself since we got together. I know you mentioned that you had a brother, but given what you said about just being him and you for most of your life, I'm going to have to assume…." He trailed off and Wanda sensed he didn't want to continue out of concern that he would be insulting her if he continued his sentence. Wanda couldn't blame him. It was a sensitive subject but he did need to know eventually. Smiling sadly, she glanced down at her lap and clasped her hands together, before taking a hold of her ring and twisting it around her finger, a habit she picked up whenever she was nervous. "If you know that much, then you might of guessed where I am from." Wanda said, before forcing herself to look up at her boyfriend. "Sokovia" Xander replied.

Wanda nodded. "My parents died in a bombing when Pietro and I were just 10 and it was just us on the streets until we met…." She stopped not because she was afraid to explain to Xander that she teamed up with Ultron of all people, which no doubt would be ripping the band aid off faster and harder than expected but because she sensed a sudden shift in the air, her powers piking up malice pointed directly at her. She leaped up from her seat and turned around, just in time to see a man not to far from the restaurant entrance pull a gun out from his pocket and point it directly at her. Training kicking in, Wanda raised her arm, flinging the would be gunman's weapon out of his hand and then shooting a pulse of red mist causing him to fly off his feet and onto the floor.

Fury took a hold of Wanda and all but forgetting about Xander, stomped over to the criminal on the floor. "I try to have a day off…" she began her voice dripping with rage "try to have a semblance of a normal life…." Her eyes glowed red, her powers building within her "but you had to pick today to pull something." She reached the man, who was struggling to crawl away, clearly afraid of her, and trust her arm out red mist waving around her hand threateningly. Unfortunately for her, she didn't notice a second gunman approaching, but she did hear Xander scream "Wanda! Look out!" followed by the bang of a gunshot.

What happened next shattered Wanda's heart….

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