Epilogue

One Week Later

"So how long have you had a relationship with the Winter Soldier?" Pietro crossed his arms over his chest.

"He's not 'the Winter Soldier.' His name is Bucky." Wanda mimicked his stance. "And I love him."

Pietro stared at her for several moments, not saying anything. Then he grinned. "I know you do. And I also know that he loves you."

Wanda sighed in relief.

"But," Pietro held up a finger. "That doesn't mean that I'm not going to act like a protective older brother."

Wanda smiled and hugged him. "I wouldn't want it any other way. And you're only older by twelve minutes."

"I know." Pietro laughed. "How could I ever forget with you reminding me every ten seconds?"

Wanda stuck out her tongue at him. "Usually, you're the one reminding me."

...

"Bucky, do you want to box with me?" Steve was dripping with sweat, having just come back from sparring with Natasha.

Bucky nodded. "Just let me get my gloves."

As he put his gloves on, he smiled a little. He never thought that he would have a normal life. He still had nightmares, but at least when he woke up, his life wasn't worse than his nightmares.

Hearing a noise near the door, he turned his head just as Wanda entered the room. She caught him staring at her and smiled. Pietro, who had just come in behind her, narrowed his eyes at Bucky.

It might take a little while for Pietro to get used to their relationship.

Wanda slipped her hand in his and gave it three squeezes. That was her secret way of saying I love you. He grinned at her and gave her a quick kiss, which she returned and then smiled sweetly at him.

She was too good for him. But she loved him. His life has been so bleak before he met her.

He recalled one time during World War Two, when he had been trapped in a Hydra base with Steve and they didn't think anyone was coming. Then, they had seen a flare in the sky and had known that help was on the way.

In a way, Wanda was his flare. She had saved him from the person he had become.

"Do you hear a helicopter?" Wanda asked, glancing up at the ceiling.

Suddenly, Tony came storming into the room. "Fury thinks he can just land his helicopter on my roof and demand to see me? He can't demand anything of me." He threw his hands up in the air. "You know what? I'm not even going up there. Forget it."

Bucky exchanged a look with Steve. Things were about to get messy.

"Tony, just go meet him." Pepper told him, patting her red hair into place. "I'm sure it's nothing." She was always the one to calm Tony down when he got upset.

Tony sighed, but agreed. He opened the door that led to the roof, muttering under his breath. Before he could start up the stairs, Fury came down with his cloak billowing behind him, and looking rather angry.

Wanda's eyes widened. She had seen Fury from a distance when he came in the Helicarrier and saved the people of Sokovia. He looked much more intimidating up close. Especially when he was glaring in her direction.

She gulped and backed up until she was standing between Pietro and Bucky. Pietro clasped her hand and she smiled at him gratefully.

"Why would you think that you have the right to make these people Avengers?" Fury bellowed. "They were trying to kill you two months ago. And him." He pointed to Bucky and frowned even harder, although it didn't seem possible that he could frown much more without cracking his face. "He tried to kill me."

"You know he was brainwashed by Hyra." Steve interrupted angrily. "He's not like that anymore.I trust him with my life."

"I'm going to have to take him with me." Fury continued, as if he hadn't heard Steve. "He's too dangerous to keep here. And I might have to take the twins with me too."

By now, all of the other Avengers had come to see what all the commotion was about.

Natasha folded her arms across her chest. "I seem to recall a Russian assassin who became an Avenger."

Wanda knew Natasha was referring to herself. Before Natasha had come under Shield's radar, she had been a Soviet trained killer.

"We don't turn away people in need." Bruce said. He was the most compassionate of all the Avengers, and had already grown attached to the new recruits.

Fury rolled his eyes. "They're coming with me."

"No, we're not." Wanda let go of Pietro's hand and walked over to where Fury stood.

Pietro followed and narrowed his eyes at Fury. "Look. We're staying here. End of story."

Fury looked like he was about to argue, but he stopped when Tony came to stand beside Wanda. "If you take any of them, you have to go through me."

Wanda glanced at him in complete and utter shock. Tony caught her eye and winked.

"And me." Bruce stood beside Pietro.

Natasha, Clint, Steve, and the newly restored Vision stood in front of Wanda, Bucky, and Pietro. "And us." Steve said.

Vision patted Wanda's shoulder comfortingly and she covered his hand with her own. She was glad to have him back.

Fury sighed. "Fine. I'm not about to take on the Avengers. But those three are your responsibility. Understand?"

"They'll be fine with us." Natasha informed him, throwing a smile in Wanda's direction. "After all, they are Avengers."

Looking at all the Avengers standing around them, supporting them, and fighting for them, Pietro and Wanda didn't have any trouble believing that.

A.N- So this is the last chapter of my story :(

I loved taking this journey with all of you. Thank you to everyone who reviewed, followed, and favorited my story. It means a lot. You were all very sweet in your reviews.

I hope you all enjoyed reading this story as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Goodbye, my darlings!