It was two months later when Wanda and Vision decided to tell everyone.
It had been easy to hide her pregnancy. Wanda hadn't experienced many of the unpleasant symptoms that would give anything away, so she and Vision simply kept silent around their teammates and gushed in private.
Thankfully it was a calm day at the Compound. The Guardians had left a few weeks ago, and T'Challa and Shuri stayed in Wakanda, so the Avengers were lounging around in the main living room watching a comedy on the television.
Wanda and Vision entered the room hand in hand and made their way to stand beside the TV.
"Wanda and I have something we would like to announce."
Tony turned off the TV and everyone turned their attention toward them. Stephen smiled knowingly at the couple.
"What's going on?" Steve asked kindly.
"You're not leaving, are you?" Thor asked.
"Oh no. No, no, no. We're not leaving." Wanda reassured. She looked up at Vision and smiled. He kissed her temple proudly and she placed both hands on her abdomen. The fabric of the baggy red sweater she wore curved and clung to reveal her small bump. "I'm pregnant."
The massive roar of sound that erupted made Vision and Wanda laugh.
Natasha and Maria rushed over to hug Wanda while Scott and Hope cheered. Thor, Loki, Steve, Sam, and Rhodey all clapped. Tony and Bruce just kept looking at each other repeating "how?" over and over. Stephen clapped and laughed at all the reactions. Everyone else was a little frozen.
"Uh, Mr. Vision, sir," Peter spoke with his hand raised, "this is wonderful, and no offense to you or Miss Wanda, but how?"
"No offense taken, Mr. Parker. We're still not entirely sure ourselves, we found out in Wakanda after… everything." It was still hard for everyone to talk about it.
"I'm gonna be an uncle!" Peter exclaimed, joyfully.
"You're telling us that you've known for eight weeks and didn't tell us?" Clint practically yelled.
"We wanted to be sure they were all right before we said anything, but everything's been going along perfectly." Wanda beamed. "Vision and I wanted to tell you sooner."
"We thought it best to wait." Vision finished.
A quiet murmur of noises echoing in agreement spread across the room.
Rhodey raised an eyebrow in thought. "Wait… Wanda, did you say 'they'?"
"I did." Wanda glowed. "We're having twins."
The roar of sound erupted again.
Stephen spoke up, "I've known about this since Wakanda, my guess is that Wanda's powers allowed it to happen. I don't think we'll ever know exactly how, though."
Bruce and Tony both began to discuss ideas between themselves when Hope chimed in from where she was curled up with Scott. "Maybe my parents and I could look into it?"
"No. Uh uh. Nope." Tony interrupted which caused Scott and Hope to shoot him dirty looks.
Wanda held up her hands to keep any impending arguments at bay. "We do not even care how it happened anymore. Vision and I are just incredibly happy it did."
Vision wrapped and arm around Wanda's waist and placed a hand on her bump and smiled.
"Okay y'all, I think it's time we give the new parents a group hug!" Sam called.
No one was frozen this time.
Peter bounded over first, and everyone else followed suit.
When Bucky approached, he hovered his hands tentatively. "May I?" He nodded toward Wanda's belly.
"Of course you can, Bucky," Wanda granted. Bucky smiled at her and gently placed both of his hands, flesh and metal, against her bump. He smiled wider than they had ever seen, and he practically melted. Wanda and Vision couldn't get over how sweet that was to see.
The group hug was tight, and full of love and friendship, and some sniffles could be heard from Clint along with laughter from others and the sound of claps on Vision's back.
Everyone was happy, and excited, and Wanda was definitely right. These were going to be the most protected babies in the entire universe.
Happy team makes me happy! Billy and Tommy will be sooooo loved!
The little Bucky scene and Peter's excitement are two of my favorite things I've ever written. 3
I've been working on this story on and off since August, and I'm finally happy with it. So nice to be done. Lol.
Thanks so much for reading!