The World Needs You [closed to zydrate]

[vitasenzaamore]

Steve's legs carried him across the shiny floor with long, purposeful strides. He'd been asking everyone he came upon if they'd seen Wanda, and none of them had. He wasn't even sure where to start looking for her, but it was pretty clear that she was no longer at the base. He ran into Vision, and after a brief conversation, had come up with some idea of where she might be going. If they could track Bruce into a third world country, he could track a young mutant.

Leaping on the back of a motorcycle, he sped through the streets, dodging cars on his way to the airport. With mind control powers, it wouldn't take much for her to get seated on a plane, so he had to get there before the plane took off. He had no idea where she would even try to go, but something nagged at him. He ignored it for the time being, and left his motorcycle at the curb while he sped through the airport.

He glanced at the departing planes and saw one that was heading to London before it went on to Russia. That had to be the one, and in a comm link conversation with Vision who was hacking computers to see, he noted that someone else had just been bumped off the flight to accommodate someone else. It was fishy enough to encourage him to run toward that terminal.

He found her, sitting alone on one of the seats. He'd recognize the long brown hair and her trademark red jacket anywhere. He settled into the seat next to her and, without looking at her, said in a voice only she could hear, "I wish you would reconsider."

 

[zydrate]

She missed Pietro so much.

Wanda had been thinking about him as she watched a brother and sister run around a block of chairs at the airport. Her flight hadn’t boarded yet so she had just been sitting there…thinking…remembering her brother. Although it had only been a few weeks since she was working with the Avengers, her time with them was all but glorious. Life at the base wasn’t anything but training. Although she enjoyed that, she couldn’t train 24/7. There were a few instances where her temper got the best of her and things…exploded…or broke…

And there was the downtime she hated the most...the time her thoughts would wander back to her brother…her family and her time in Sokovia. Quickly, she wiped a lone tear that feel along her cheek. She blinked them back a few times before getting a hold of herself.

Then, she felt someone sit next to her and a familiar voice whisper, “I wish you would reconsider."

She should have jumped but she didn’t. Steve always was calm…the voice of reason for the team, and also, always encouraged and looked after Wanda. The last time she had seen him was four days ago when they were practicing…well, she was practicing lifting him and moving him to different degree of heights. It wasn’t hard to do but it was handy to know in case they needed to ever do that in the field.

She snapped out of her daze and finally looked at him, giving him a weak smile, “No. This is what’s best…for the team and me,” she stated, although seeming confident, she wasn’t.

“Wait…how did—“ she stopped and shook her head, “wait, let me guess…Vision…”

“I don’t belong Steve…” was all she finished with as the boarding process started. “I need to get going.”

 

[vitasenzaamore]

Steve frowned. He had expected her to disagree with him, to get up and begin the boarding process. He wasn't sure how many times he could ask her to stay before he began to look like a moron, but he leaned forward and pressed his elbows into his knees, folding his hands together and resting his chin on them. "You can go if you really think that's what's best, but I know everyone back at the base is going to miss you. I'm going to miss you. And you're wrong if you think you don't belong. You're one of us. You belong with us."

He stood up and turned to face her, holding out a hand to help her into a standing position. "What about this," he started, "Give me twenty-four hours before you make up your mind. We can go somewhere and talk and figure out why you don't think you're a good fit for this team. And if after twenty-four hours you're still convinced you don't belong with us, I'll buy your ticket and make your travel arrangements myself." He raised a questioning brow and gazed at her steadily. "What do you say?"

 

[zydrate]

Wanda stopped as Steve gave her his proposal. Find some place to talk and then, go from there. What would it hurt to wait one more day?

“OK Steve—24 hours.” She repeated.

****
An hour later she and Steve were in a hotel room located in the middle of downtown. She barely had time to get her heartrate back in order after he moved his bike expertly through traffic.

She didn’t have luggage so she sat on the edge of a bed and Steve on the other, “Well, now what?” She asked quietly.