Wanda woke up to the message that Vision had left for her. She smiled, still sleepy, but then it hit her. She felt like she'd been through battle. Her muscles ached, her head was pounding, her eyes burned, her chest still hurt.
This wasn't the first time it had happened, but it was definitely the first that anyone but Pietro had seen, let alone experienced alongside her. She felt immense guilt for the fact that Vision had to go through that.
It had become worse in the years since the experiments had started, and unbearable in the most recent years since Pietro died and she had been going through everything having to do with being a part of the Avengers. She still didn't know what "it" was, though, and that troubled her even more than the fact that it was happening.
She found a cup of hot tea and some pain pills on the small table next to her cot. She wasn't sure who brought them, but was thankful nonetheless. She downed the offering quickly and soon began to feel drowsy. Chamomile and lavender were a bit of a weakness of her's. She drifted off for a while, knowing that they didn't yet have to leave.
When she woke up again, she felt much better; although, she missed Vision in her head acutely. She made her way to the kitchen to find something to eat. Sam was sitting there, and thankfully just nodded at her. She wasn't up to carrying on a conversation with him at the moment.
Finding a snack, she snuck to the only safe location outside so that she could get some alone time and enjoy her meal. She was sure that sitting out in the woods for a while would help her to get a handle on things.
She sat down on the trunk of a fallen tree and munched on her suddenly unappealing snack when she felt him again.
"Wanda, my love," Vision sounded devastated, "are you alright? You aren't hurt, are you?"
"I'm ok." Her response was a bit clipped, and it made him nervous.
"Are you sure? It wasn't something I did, was it?"
"Seriously Vis, I'm alright. I have you. I'm alright." She sounded like she was reassuring herself.
"What happened last night?" He asked as gently as possible, projecting calm into her head for fear of upsetting her.
"It's nothing Vis, it just happens sometimes. I'm so sorry you had to see that. It's a part of my life that I'm used to, but you shouldn't have to deal with it."
"No, Wanda. We are together. If you are in pain, I will share it. It is my pain too."
A tear slipped down her cheek, but she felt comforted knowing that he still wanted to be with her after living through the hell that was last night.
"I love you Vision."
"I love you too, my Wanda."