Sorry for the long wait guys, I've been super, super busy. If it wasn't for my friend, I would never have got this chapter finished and the next one started.

Without further ado...

The shining sun woke me up the next morning, breaking through the gap in the curtains. I stretched my back out, noticing something, or rather, someone was missing. Panicking that they'd left without me, I was relieved to hear the sound of the taps run from the bathroom. They squeaked loudly and then the shower kicked in. I glanced over at the clock on the wall. Half seven. I groaned and slumped back onto the pillows. It's far too early to be awake. I waited ten minutes and the bathroom door opened. There was no point pretending to be asleep around Wanda so I rolled over to greet her. She was dressed in just a dressing gown with her hair wrapped up in a towel.

"Good Morning," I smiled.
"Morning, Piper. How'd you sleep?"
"Very well. What about you?"
"Amazingly well, actually." She sat on the bed, removing the towel and starting rubbing her hair dry.
"Ready to go back?" I sat up.
"Nope. Do we have a choice?"
"Nope," we laughed. "We've got to finish training. I don't want to let any of them down." Wanda laid herself back down and cuddled up to me. I wrapped my arms around her as we snuggled together in silence. I hid my face in her long, brunette tresses, her hair soft and silky against my cheek. She shivered slightly and hugged me tighter. I responded with a gentle kiss to the side of her head along with the tightening of my arms.
"I'm gonna miss this place. They've been so welcoming here and life is so relaxing," Wanda sighed.
"You know, I can see myself in twenty years owning a farm with a family and tractors and everything else that goes with it, just like Barton."
"That's really cute," she smiled gently.
"What about you? Where do you see yourself in twenty years?"
"Well, it used to be causing chaos with Pietro but now, now I don't know. Maybe travelling the world, learning different cultures and the like."
"You're so adorable," I tapped her on the nose. She was about to speak when someone knocked.
Clint opened the door and smiled. "You're awake then?"
"Physically, yes; emotionally, no." I twisted my head to look at him. He laughed.
"Breakfast is on; wanna wake the kids for me?"
"Sure," I smiled, making no effort to move
"Tell them ten minutes and it'll be done," he chuckled and left the room. I turned back to Wanda who was grinning.
"My body is refusing to move. I'm too comfy right now."
"Same here but we kinda have to."
"I know," I grumbled and then snuggled closer to my best friend.
"Piper," she paused. I looked up to see her adorning a smirk; one that I'm fairly sure she adopted from me. "That isn't moving."
"Technically it is. I'm just moving in the direction I should be." She raised an eyebrow.
"C'mon, I can't move until you do." I grinned mischievously. "Nuh-uh. That is not a hint to not move, Piper Louise Knight." Her accent thickened slightly with laughter.
"Well…"
"Piper," she reprimanded me.
"You are such a spoilsport," I grumbled, loosening my arms so Wanda could sit up. I instantly felt cold without her lying next to me. She started pulling some clothes on and I covered my eyes out of respect, (not that I haven't accidentally walked in on her after she's just got out of the shower and her not having a care in the world; I, however, blushed so profusely that I've picked up the habit of covering my eyes whenever she gets changed.
"I'll make it up to you later."
"How?" I sat up, rubbing my eyes.
"We'll hit the town this weekend - like we were meant to last weekend."
"Sounds like a plan." I nodded my consent which was accompanied by a yawn.
"Good. Now I shall wake the kids, you head downstairs." She left the room with a smile at my obvious reluctance to move. Cheers could be heard from down the hall as the youngest of the Barton clan woke up.

I dragged myself out of bed and sleepily wandered to the stairs. As soon as I reached the bottom step Lila was there with an innocent smile and shining eyes. She held her arms for a hug. I grinned and picked her up. I wandered over to the table and sat her on one of the chairs and took the one next to her.

"Good morning, lil sis. How did you sleep?"
"It was great, I had a dream about a magic carpet and a lamp with a genie. So with my three wishes, I wished for a pet unicorn named Rainbow. My next wish was for the whole world to be happy and love everyone, everything and full of rainbows and sparkles and princesses and then my last wish was to set the genie free because I could see how unhappy he was. Then because of how happy he was he gave me one last wish," the little Barton was just bouncy and full of joy then you couldn't help but feel jovial too. The whole family was smiling at her cuteness. Wanda had sat herself opposite me and was grinning like a Cheshire cat at the littlest Barton.
"What was your last wish then?" All of a sudden she turned shy. "Hey," I whispered. "You can tell me."
"I wished that you and Wanda were my actual sisters and you didn't have to leave." This girl was impossibly cute. I patted my lap and she scrambled out of her seat. Wanda moved from her seat opposite me and came and sat next to us both.
"Lila, and Cooper, as well, if you want us to be your actual sisters then we will be. We've both loved spending time here and meeting you. We feel like we're part of a family again which both of us have been without for a while. There will be times when both of us will be unavailable but whenever we are, we'll ring you both just to catch up and we'll visit whenever we can."
"You promise?"
"Of course we do, young lady," Wanda told her firmly. Lila hugged me and then climbed over to hug Wanda. Cooper came over and received a hug from the both of us as breakfast was delivered.

We sat through breakfast all chatting and laughing before I was sent up with a death glare from Wanda to go get ready. That girl knows how to scare me. After throwing on an old shirt and some jeans, along with my boots, I picked up my bag and Wanda's and carried them down, placing them by the front door. Clint's were already there's. Laura was rocking baby Nathaniel in her arms as he cried. Wanda was hugging Lila and Cooper simultaneously while Clint watched the scene in front of him. I wandered over to where Wanda, Lila and Cooper were standing and wrapped my arms around all of them. Wanda, to comfort her (she's really bad at goodbye's). Lila and Cooper as a promise to return soon. When we released each other, Clint hugged both of his elder kids.

Laura had placed Nathaniel back in his cot and hugged Wanda and I. With reminders to stay safe and to ring whenever possible, she released us. I noticed Wanda wipe away a tear as she nods. I took her hand and gave it a small squeeze. She turned to face me and I saw her eyes were blurry. I pulled her into a hug and pressed a gentle kiss to the side of her head. I knew how she was feeling because I was feeling the exact same. Here, there was no pressure to work hard and prove ourselves. Here, there was a warm, gentle, family environment that was caring and loving. I felt safe here; Wanda felt safe here which was why it was hard to leave. My inner monologue was disrupted by the feeling of hot tears on my shoulder.

"Shh, we'll be fine," I whispered, weaving my hands into long, chocolate tresses in an attempt to soothe her. It was one of the things she found relaxing, apart from me just holding her. I pulled back to look my best friend in the eye. "We've only got our team tasks left which we can totally do." Wanda half-smiled but it never reached her eyes. "Wanda? What's wrong?" I pulled her back to me, my protectiveness showing fiercely; I hated seeing my best friend upset.
"I feel so loved here and when we get back, I'll have to deal with Sam and James and their lack of faith in us which I don't want to do, Piper."
"We're better people than them, Wanda. We know they need us, Clint knows they need us. Steve knows how much we're needed. Even Tony knows. They all need us. And soon, Sam and James will realise that too when we go out and help save the world. Hell, Vision realises how much a part of the unit we are. Like Nat said, we all have our place on this team, even us." I smiled. The tears had stopped and a smile was threatening to escape at my attempt at a pep talk. "Plus, Sam Wilson still owes me an apology." She smiled fully. "There we go; there's the smile that I know and love." Dude, what? Get it together, man. "We're gonna totally nail these team tasks and you know it." She nodded.
"Ready to go girls?" Clint wandered over and wrapped an arm around our shoulders. I nodded.
"You ready, Maximoff?" I grinned at the young Sokovian. She smirked back.
"More than ever, Knight." I winked at her and she laughed.

With a final hug from each member of the family and placing a kiss to the forehead of baby Nathaniel, we picked up our bags and left the Barton residence.

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