Wanda woke up slowly, the cool air from the open window making her hair stir. She opened her eyes, feeling the warmth from Vision's chest under her. She glanced up and met his eyes. He smiled at her, and she closed her eyes again, reassured.
After a few moments, he spoke. "You slept soundly. No nightmares?"
She paused, opening her eyes again. "No nightmares."
She sat up with a sigh, stretching her arms. He got to his feet. "I'll be right back," he said.
He gently kissed her on the forehead and phased through the door. She smiled and sat back, enjoying the warmth where he had been lying a minute ago.
He came back a short time later, a plate of eggs and bacon. She grinned as he handed her the plate and he sat next to her. She finished surprisingly quickly, enjoying the warm food.
"Thank you," she said when she had finished.
"You are welcome," he said, dipping his head.
She noticed he was holding something in his hand, and she glanced at him. "What is that?"
He seemed hesitant for a moment before handing her a small red flower. She studied it's tulip-like shape, and noticed it's light, sweet scent.
"It is beautiful," she said softly, and he smiled.
"I'm glad you like it"
"I do. I love it," she said, slowly breathing in the fragrance. She summoned her magic and used it to reach for a glass filled with water on the table near the window. It sailed over to her and she caught it with ease. She carefully put the flower in the glass and it lifted into the air once more to soar to the place it had been.
Vision watched her with a curious expression on his face. "Come with me," he said, standing and extending a hand to her.
She took it easily and as they headed for the door, she glanced back, her gaze landing on the flower, its petals illuminated by sunlight and moving ever so slightly in the faint breeze. She closed the door behind her with her powers and followed Vision.
He lead her to the top of the building. where the wind whipped her hair around her face and the dark, heavy clouds on the horizon drew steadily closer.
He pulled her close to him and she looked up him, meeting his eyes. The wind whipped his cape and her hair all around. She smiled and touched his mind. His mind of light and beauty. He was thinking of her. How her eyes lit up when she smiled, how she breathed when she slept, how her hair whipped about when he flew with her in the sky-
Flew? She flinched suddenly as she realized that it was raining, and they were flying high above the facility. Her clothing was wet with rain and she had begun to shiver. Vision's face was wet with rain as well, and he looked slightly concerned.
"Would you like to go back? Are you cold?" He had to shout above the howl of the wind around them.
She shook her head and smiled, though her teeth were chattering. I want to stay, she told him, speaking in his mind so she could be heard over the storm.
He smiled. Would this help? He asked with his mind. His body became warmer, and it helped Wanda fend off the icy cold. She nodded.
She kissed him then, and she forgot about the cold. She could only feel the warmth of his lips, of him holding her close. She opened her mind as well and immersed herself into his. He gasped slightly at the contact, and kissed her harder. They hung there, suspended in air, until she pulled away, breathing hard.
His eyes left her for a breath moment and he smiled very slightly. "Wanda…" he said, a touch of amusement in his voice.
"What?" she asked, glancing around. They were suspended in a ball of red energy, the rain drops frozen in place. The storm still raged outside their sphere, but on the inside, everything was frozen except for them.
It was so unexpected and unintentional that she began to laugh. He smiled and his mind glowed a little brighter. It seemed that he had discovered another thing that made her beautiful.
They begun to descend to the rooftop, the bubble of energy still keeping them dry like a cocoon. As they touched down, the bubble disappeared and suddenly, the two were hit with the full force of the storm. The rain came down in torrents around them, and the force of the wind made her stumble forward, but he was there to steady her.
They ran towards the door off the roof, hand in hand, and as soon as they were safe inside, she began to laugh again, breathless and soaking wet.
After they had recovered, he picked her up in his arms and carried her to her room. He set her down in the doorway, and she opened the door. Her eyes widened in alarm as she saw the rain coming into her room through the opened window. She closed it with her mind and headed for the bathroom.
"I'll be right back," she called over her shoulder to Vision, and closed the door. She headed for the shower and when she was done, she wrapped a towel around her body. She sighed as she realized she had forgotten her clothes in the other room.
She opened the door and was heading for her dresser when the door opened. "Wanda, do you know where Vision is? I was-" Steve stopped dead, taking in the scene. Wanda in a fighting stance, magic flickering around her as she stood in her bath towel, Vision lying on her bed, both wearing startled expressions.
"I'm sorry - I knocked - I thought…" he stuttered, and closed the door quickly.
Wanda felt the heat rising in her cheeks and turned to look at Vision, who had disappeared from her bed. He reappeared a moment later, phasing back up through the floor. He winced.
"Well. I guess the Captain is in the loop," she said, sighing.
He smiled, and she could sense his relief that she wasn't ashamed to be seen with him.
"I should go and see what he wanted," he said, and phased through her door.
She sighed, getting out her clothing and pulled it on. When she was dressed, she headed out the door after him.
When she arrived in the main living room, she lingered in the doorway for a moment. Natasha and Sam were lounging on the couch, poker chips and cards around them. Rhodey was leaning on a counter, a beer in his hands. All three were watching Steve and Vision.
"So you had just come back from flying together. Is that it?" Steve was saying.
"No. We were kissing as well."
He sighed with slight exasperation. "Dating team members could have some drawbacks, you know," he said, and Vision nodded.
"I understand."
"I just mean-" He was cut off by a sigh from Natasha.
"Just let them be happy. No lectures unless something happens."
Steve nodded. He clapped Vision on the shoulder, a slightly wistful smile on his face. Wanda could see in his mind that he was thinking of the woman he had loved and lost, Peggy.
"Good luck," he said, and she knew he meant it.
She stepped out from the shadows and Natasha met her eyes. The red-haired woman had known about her and Vision for a while, maybe before even they themselves knew something was there. Natasha smiled slightly and glanced back at her cards.
Wanda sat down on one of the empty seats, curling up comfortably.
"Well, the reason we bothered you two in the first place was because Nat and Rhodey kept arguing about the rules…"
Wanda just watched, smiling slightly as Vision came to sit beside her as Steve explained their problem. As he listened, she reached over and held his hand, touching his bright mind as well.
She listened as they talked about a game she did not know nor understand, but she still felt part of this little world as she sat there with Vision and the rest of her team. My team, she thought, a small glow of pride and comfort igniting within her.
