AN: Enjoy!

As the days passed aboard The Side Of Life, Wanda, Vision, and the twins slowly settled into their new lives together, beginning to form a routine.

In the mornings, he would help Wanda change and dress the twins, and while they ate breakfast, he would start a few jobs around the ship. Sometimes, after breakfast, Tommy would toddle around after Vision as he worked, his adorable new little shadow. He was a quick little thing, always managing to keep up with Vision despite the Synthezoid's much longer stride. Sometimes, Vision quite rightfully suspected that Tommy's special abilities were to do with how quickly he moved.

On his braver days, Billy would follow too, at a distance if he was on his own, or clinging to Wanda if she was around.

Wanda, it turned out, was very helpful around the ship. Sometimes, she would use her power to give Vision extra light if he was working in a dark spot. Others, she would use them to adjust things that he could not reach, or to connect cords that would have been unsafe to touch with bare hands, not even Vision's Vibranium ones.

In the evenings, Wanda would bathe the twins, and afterwards, Vision would watch them if Wanda wanted to bathe or shower herself.

It was taking him some time to teach the boys to not just barge in on Wanda when she was in the bathroom, and his task was somewhat complicated by Wanda's still rather skewed sense of modesty.

They hadn't had a separate bathroom area in their cell, just a toilet and a bucket with a washcloth for bathing, so she hadn't done either of these things without the twins present since the day that they had been dumped in the cell with her.

It didn't bother her, at first, when Tommy or Billy wandered into the room while Wanda was in the bath or shower, and she didn't quite understand why Vision closed his eyes when he came in to retrieve the offending child. After all, he had already seen her once.

"That doesn't matter" Vision had told her, his eyes still squeezed tightly shut. "Your body is your own, Wanda. Nobody has the right to just shamelessly ogle you. You deserve privacy."

"I.. Wanda paused, seemingly thinking about this for a moment. "I deserve privacy.. And to not be ogled."

"Yes, on both counts. So, if you wouldn't mind letting me know where Billy is, we can be out of your way and let you finish your bath in peace."

"He's right by the bath.. Just a few steps away from you" Wanda told him, before turning to speak to Billy, who had been clinging to the side of the bathtub, "Billy, sweetheart, you go with Vision for a bit. Mama needs some.. Privacy."

"'Kay, Mama" said Billy reluctantly.

The sound of the little boy's voice let Vision guess his location and scoop him up without the need to open his eyes. Billy, while still quite wary of him, did not cry when he picked him up anymore, which Vision was grateful for. Then, he carefully felt his way back to the bathroom door.

"Enjoy your bath, Wanda.." He carefully shut the door behind him.

Once Vision was out of sight, Wanda added a bit more warm water to her bath, and let herself relax, for the first time in she couldn't really remember how long. She repeated Vision's words to herself like a mantra, a small smile slowly crossing her face.

"I deserve privacy.. No one has the right to ogle me.."

In between tending to the needs of his three passengers, and maintenance work on The Side Of Life, Vision continuously scanned his maps and star-charts, looking up information on planets, seeing if he might be able to find somewhere safe for them all to set up shop.

Drifting endlessly through space was no life for children. Tommy and Billy deserved some sort of stability. A place they could run and play outside, a place where they could be normal kids for the first time in their lives. Wanda, too, deserved a place to settle down, maybe call home, even if it was just for a little while.

As for Vision, well, the thought of settling down in a single place had never occurred to him. Mostly because he hadn't yet found a planet where the locals didn't look at him like he was some sort of monster. Who wanted to deal with that day after day? But maybe, if he was with Wanda..

Wanda didn't look at him like he was a monster. Wanda looked at Vision like he was a man, just like any other, and treated him like one. She didn't flinch at the sight of him. He thought of how she hugged him, how she smiled, and his synthetic heart fluttered.

If he was with Wanda, it wouldn't matter how anyone else looked at him. If he was with Wanda, with brave Tommy and sweet, shy little Billy, maybe Vision could handle settling down.. As long as his presence didn't put them in more danger

At that moment, almost as if she'd read his mind, Wanda traipsed into the cockpit, seeming in a rather good mood.

"Hey."

"Hello.. How are the boys?"

"Sleeping like babies.. it seems like a miracle, they were always so unsettled before we came here" Wanda flopped into the Co-Pilot chair. "What are you up to?"

"I'm trying to find a planet we could maybe settle down on for a while.." Vision explained. "Somewhere nice and quiet, where the twins have some room to play."

"That sounds nice."

"I thought you'd think so.. The only problem is me."

"Why?"

"Well, I tend to stand out," said Vision. "I might draw attention, and that's not what we want. Maybe I should disguise myself somehow.."

"You shouldn't have to do that.." Wanda frowned. "I don't want you to do that."

"Wanda.."

"I like you as you are.. As yourself. You shouldn't have to hide yourself."

"But.."

"I have my powers back" said Wanda, letting red energy curl around her fingertips. "Using them doesn't make me tired anymore. I can fight. I'll help you protect the boys. Don't disguise yourself."

"I.. alright."

"Good" Wanda stood, pressing a quick kiss to the top of Vision's head. "I'm going to grab a snack, then I'll come back and help you pick somewhere."

"Oh.. okay.." Vision felt warmth and redness creep up his already red cheeks, then smiled. "Okay.."