Alright. Here we go. Finally getting around to a bit of romance.

As for story news. I'm still working on what conflict to do before Civil War. I'm considering Savitar, another evil speedster of my own creation, perhaps my own version of another DC speedster (Godspeed perhaps), HYDRA, or something else. I've almost made my decision, and you'll be finding out soon.

Enough chitchat. Let's begin.

Chapter 7- First Date

Wanda rocks back and forth on her heels a bit. She's been waiting outside for about 10 minutes. Admittedly, she got out there early, but she's getting a little anxious.

The team's reactions to Wanda telling them she had a date with Barry had been embarrassing for her. Steve had just smiled and wished her a good time. Sam and Rhodey had both snickered to each other, making Wanda blush. Vision had just commented that it was nice, and floated off.

And Natasha. She had insisted on helping Wanda get ready. Wanda had tried to say she could do it herself, but Natasha was incredibly stubborn, and refused to back down, and Wanda had to relent. She had somewhat regretted it, as Natasha had teased her a little bit while helping her.

But, she was pleased with Natasha's work. Natasha had selected for her some black pants, a light red shirt, and a dark scarlet leather jacket to go on top. She had also done Wanda's hair, slightly curling it and putting in some red highlights. Wanda thought it might be a bit much, but Natasha said it looked great.

She fiddles with her purse, a little nervous. She's a little nervous, as she's never actually been on a date. She had just never had the time for it in Sokovia. Not that she had been terribly social either.

Suddenly, there's that familiar sound, and a flash of lightning, and suddenly Barry is standing in front of her, wearing a nice button up shirt and jeans, and holding a solitary flower in his hand.

Unlike her reaction the last time he had done this, Wanda giggles a bit. "You must just love doing that," she says cheerily.

"A little bit," Barry admits, chuckling a bit as he does so.

Wanda giggles a bit more. Then, gesturing towards the flower Barry's holding, a lily, and asks, "Is that for me?"

Barry chuckles. "It's only one, but I thought it would look nice on you," he says. Wanda realizes what he means, and smiles, bending her head just the tiniest bit to allow Barry to slide the lily into place in her hair behind her left ear.

Wanda looks up at Barry. And Barry is just floored. With that flower in her hair, she just looks like the picture of beauty to Barry.

Wanda notices the way Barry is looking at her. After a few moments, she asks, "What is it?"

Barry stands there for a few more seconds. Finally, he says, "You...you just look beautiful."

Wanda starts blushing almost as red as her magic. After a moment, she asks, "You like what Natasha did to my hair?"

Barry grins. "Do I like it? I think it looks amazing. Natasha should be a hair stylist as a side job," he says with a chuckle, making Wanda blush more.

Barry offers his arm. "I'm not gonna run you to the restaurant. Don't want you to lose that flower," he says with a grin.

Wanda smiles too as she takes his arm. He walks her over to the parked car he has ready, and they get in and head off for the restaurant.

When they arrive at the restaurant, Barry leads Wanda in and they are seated. They soon order, and are left to themselves.

"So, Wanda, tell me more about yourself. I still don't know much about you," Barry says.

Wanda smiles. "Well, what would you like to know?" she asks him.

"Well, I already know your history since you got your powers. Tell me more about your childhood," Barry asks.

Wanda smiles in return. "Okay," she responds. She then tells Barry about her early life, before she lost her parents. She tells about some of her childhood friends, and her adventures at her uncle's farm just east of Novi Grad. She tells Barry all about her love of horses she developed as a result of her time on the farm.

Barry smiles as he listens to Wanda tell a story about a time Pietro fell off a horse the two of them were riding as he was trying to show off when they were riding through a pond, and he fell into the water. "He always struck me as a bit overconfident," Barry says.

Wanda laughs. "Yes. Even after he got his speed, he could be overconfident," she replies.

Barry chuckles. Then, Wanda asks, "Can you tell me some stories from your time as the Flash?"

Barry nods. "Sure thing," he says. He then launches into a story about his first fight as the Flash, against Clyde Mardon.

Barry tells Wanda several stories. Among them are the story of how he defeated Thawne with the help of Oliver and Ronnie, and the story of when he met Supergirl. He then tells the story of the incident with Bivolo. When Barry gets to the part where he tells about Cisco accidently sending the boomerang flying through the cortex, Wanda laughs.

"I hope I can meet this Cisco one day," she says. Barry smiles, then remembers where he left off with Cisco, and his face falls a little bit.

"Yeah. Hopefully it'll be a pleasant meeting, though I wouldn't trust that," Barry says. Wanda's face falls a bit too. She remembers what Barry said about Cisco's brother being dead after Flashpoint.

"It's okay, Barry. Cisco will come around. There's no way of knowing what would've continued to happen before Flashpoint. You couldn't have known. If I didn't know the dangers, I would've gone back in time to save my parents in an instant. You doing that just means you're human," Wanda says. As she finishes, she reached out and takes Barry's hand in hers. Barry looks into her eyes, which are shining as she smiles comfortingly back at him. He can't help but smile back.

"Thank you, Wanda. I hope you get to meet Cisco too, and the rest of my team," Barry says. Wanda smiles.

Unknown to them, atop a building across from the restaurant, a dark figure with a sniper rifle sits nestled against the edge of the roof, his gun trained right on Barry.

Suddenly, his phone starts to ring. The man quickly picks up and answers, "Hello?"

"Clint, where are you? I called Laura, and you're not at home, so don't tell me you're at home," Natasha quickly says.

Clint freezes, caught in the act. "Ummm..." he begins, not sure what to say.

"Ugh. You're on a building keeping an eye on Barry and Wanda with a sniper rifle or bow trained on Barry, aren't you?" Natasha asks.

Clint sits there for a moment before he says, "Maybe."

"Oh, come on, Clint. Wanda's a big girl, she can take care of herself. Plus, I think she can beat Barry in a fight, so you don't have anything to worry about," Natasha says.

"But..." Clint starts, but Natasha cuts him off with, "No. No buts. They're fine. Plus, your daughter wants you to be home to tuck her in. So get your a** back to your family and let Barry and Wanda have a pleasant, uninterrupted date."

Clint sits there for a moment before he says, "Alright." He then hangs up. He looks back at Barry and Wanda through his binoculars, seeing them laughing together. "You treat her right, kid," Clint says, before he packs up his rifle and disappears.

They continue talking. Soon, the servers arrive with their food.

The rest of their date goes wonderful. They are able to learn a lot more about each other, and each other's interests. And when, they leave the restaurant, Barry slowly takes Wanda's hand. She smiles and squeezes his hand back. They walk to the car, hand in hand, smiling.

When they return to the facility, Barry walks Wanda to her room. They stop right outside her door before turning to each other.

For a few moments, they're quiet. Then, Wanda says softly, "I had a wonderful time tonight, Barry."

Barry smiles back at her and says, "Yeah. I had a great time, too. We should do this again some time."

Wanda smiles broadly. "I would like that very much," she says.

They stand there for another moment. Then, Wanda leans up on her tip toes, and gently kisses Barry's cheek. As she pulls back, she sees Barry looking at her in surprise.

"That was my way of saying thank you. For being such a good friend," she says. Barry smiles a little shyly in response.

Wanda smiles at him, then walks into her room, leaving Barry standing out in the hall.

Barry feels a little giddy with joy. He runs back to his room before he gives a cheer. He could not have hoped for a better first date. And maybe, just maybe, they might be have another date.

And, there we have it.

I hope I did Barry and Wanda's first date well. I didn't want to do a ton of dialogue this time, so that's why I skipped over the story telling with little dialogue. I also hope you liked me sticking Clint in there as the overprotective dad figure. I just had to. And I figured for this, Clint would use a sniper rifle instead of a bow, so the kill wouldn't be immediately traced to him.

I actually put a little bit more sparks in here than I originally planned. I think Barry/Wanda in this will progress rather quickly.

I hope you all have enjoyed this story. I'm really proud of it. I realize that I've been updating this rather frequently. But, I don't like it when good fanfictions go long periods without being updated. Even breaks of a week can drive me nuts when the story is really good. Plus, I am not working or going to school right now, so I have a ton of free time. So, I hope to be updating this between 2 or 4 times a week, at least.

Well, I liked writing this, but this chapter is over.

Or is it...?

(A few hours after Barry and Wanda's return)

Pepper is in her office at the newer Stark Industries building in Washington D.C. She's going over some logistics for a major purchase by the U.S. government. It's almost midnight, but she needs to get a few more things done before she leaves for the night.

All of a sudden, alarms start going off. Startled, Pepper gets to her feet. She sees two security guards draw their guns. Suddenly, there's a flash of white light, and they drop dead.

Pepper feels her terror rising quickly. Then, theres another flash of white light, and she's suddenly pinned up against the wall by her neck. And holding her up against the wall is some humanoid, clad in some strange metal suit. Blue light glows from under the suit, and set in the middle of the twisted metal head are two eyes of solid blue light. But, this creature looks more like a demon.

"Wh-who are you?" Pepper asks in panic.

"I am Savitar, the God of Speed. And you...you are my bait," the being answers Pepper. And with a flash of white lightning, Savitar disappears, with Pepper.

Boom! There we go. I didn't lie at the beginning of the chapter. I hadn't entirely decided whether or not to do Savitar when I started writing this chapter. I made the decision part of the way through. Plus, I said it to throw you all off, to try and maintain some of the element of surprise.

Also, I've made a decision. Doctor Strange will not be appearing in this story. He may appear in another story, before the Infinity War story, but there is a chance the Masters of the Mystic Arts may appear in this story, to lead up to a future appearance by Doctor Strange.

Well, next chapter will begin the conflict with Savitar. I hope you're all excited for that. I'm not sure how many chapters it will be, but I've got a basic plan of how it will work out. For now, you'll just have to wait for the next chapter, and the Avengers' official introduction to Savitar.

Until next time!