.AN: Enjoy!


Vision quite enjoyed his job. While he would get the occasional little brats who would try to tackle him, or grab his cape mid-performance, for the most part, he liked be around children.

Wanda, it seemed, had a knack for working with children as well. He had joined her for another Hospital performance recently, and the kids loved her. Added bonus, now that they were dating, Vision was able to tell her just how gorgeous he thought she was in her Scarlet Witch outfit, at which Wanda had blushed adorably.

And, of course, she was brilliant with Viv. While Wanda would not usually stay over on weeknights, if she'd had the day off, or worked a Morning shift and therefore had the afternoon free, she would often drop by when Viv got out of school. She would help the little girl with her homework (Mostly basic reading and sight words), which gave Vision time to catch up on a few household chores, or work on his writing. Sometimes, at Viv's request, Wanda would teach her more Sokovian words.

Viv could now say, 'Buna, numele meu este Vivian' (Hello, my name is Vivian), and count to ten in Sokovian. They were currently working on getting to twenty.


The Fourth Of July was approaching once more, and with it, the traditional party in the park. Vision, as usual, was going to put on a show for the children.. however, he thought that this year, maybe he would ask if Wanda might like to join in.

So, he saved the latest 'Vision And The Scarlet Witch' story he had been writing, and headed out to the lounge to find his girls.

"Unsprezece, doisprezece, treisprezece.." Wanda said slowly.

"U-Unsperece.. doisperece.." Viv tried to mimic.

"Very good for a first try, Fata dulce" Wanda chuckled, ruffling her hair. "I'm sure you'll get it soon."

"Sorry to interrupt, girls" said Vision, his heart warming as he looked at them both, "But I need to ask Wanda something.."

"Intreaba, Vizh" Wanda replied, before translating, for both his benefit and Viv's, "Ask away."

"Well, I was wondering if The Scarlet Witch might like to join The Vision for a performance at our Fourth of July party this year."

"I'm sure she would" Wanda smiled. "What else do we need for the party? I can set some stuff aside at the store for whoever wants to come pick it up."

"I'll text you a list" Vision replied, smiling at her use of the word 'We'.


A few days afterwards, when Wanda was working, stuffed into an American flag T-shirt and over-sized 'Uncle Sam' hat in preparation for the upcoming Fourth Of July holiday, a young blonde-haired woman came into the store.

"Hello" Wanda pasted on her best customer service smile. "Can I help you?"

"I think so" The young woman replied, in a rather thick Russian accent. "You are Wanda, Yes?"

"Uh.. yes." Wanda replied, a little confused, as she had never seen this woman before in her life.

"I am Yelena.. Natasha Romanoff's sister. She sent me to pick up supplies for a party?"

"Oh" Wanda's smile relaxed into a more genuine one, and she grabbed a bag of supplies, which she'd already paid for herself, from behind the counter, handing it to Yelena. "Here they are. Is Nat around? It's a little weird she'd send you by yourself.. you're still pretty new around here, right?"

"Yes, but I will be staying a little longer than originally expected" Yelena explained. "Natasha would like me to get to know my way around the area, and she has always been, well, a 'boot you out of the nest and force you to fly' sort of teacher.. I am supposed to meet her at the food court when I am done here.. could you point me in the right direction?"

"Sure. You just keep heading down that way, then turn at.." Wanda proceeded to give her directions to the Mall's food court, and, feeling slightly confused, watched Yelena as she walked away. Wanda really didn't see the family resemblance.


For a few minutes after Yelena departed, the store remained empty, and so Wanda zoned out, a slightly goofy smile on her face as she looked at the store computer's screensaver, currently a picture of herself, Vision, and Viv, taken on a recent outing in the park. The boss didn't mind them personalising the computer, and Mantis didn't mind either, because 'Oh Wanda, your little girl is so cute!'. Wanda had stopped correcting Mantis when she referred to Viv as 'your little girl'.

"Hey, Wanda. Whatcha looking at?"

Wanda snapped out of her pleasant daydream, finding Natasha leaning against the counter.

"Hey, Nat. I think your sister was.."

"I know. Thanks for being nice to her.." Natasha craned her neck to look at the computer screen. "Aww.. cute pic. You guys are starting to look like a real little family."

"Oh.. I guess so.. maybe." Wanda blushed.

"You really do love both of them, don't you? Vision and Viv."

"I do." That much was easy to admit to, because she did. "Your sister is probably.."

"She'll be fine for a few minutes. You know, Yelena isn't actually my sister."

"I did wonder.. is she a stepsister? Half?"

"No.. and no" Nat replied, only making Wanda more confused. "Yelena is.. my heart sister, I guess you'd say? That sounds cheesy, I know, but the whole story is kind of complicated, and I can't explain it all right now because I guess I really should go find her in the food court before she wanders off looking for me and gets lost.. The point that I'm making is, family isn't just blood. It can be people you choose yourself.. people you choose to love, and I think that's pretty damn cool, isn't it? I only ask because, well, I think you understand what I'm talking about."

Wanda paused, glancing back at the screensaver. At Vision and Viv. And, for now, chose not to listen to the voice in her head, the one trying to tell her that they were not family, that they never could be.

She chose not to listen, because she was beginning to think that that voice was wrong.

Wanda looked at the screensaver, and that goofy smile returned to her face.

"Yes.. I understand."