Avenger's Family Night...
***THREE MONTHS AFTER SOKOVIA***
A courtesy of Tony Stark.
When he opened the new compound, he established as a rule that whoever lived there had to have fun. So, ‘family’ game nights, movie nights, and/or karaoke nights (that hasn’t been used very much yet) have been enforced to bring the team together.
Tonight, was game night. Monopoly was picked, so here they were. Steve, Nat, Pietro, Veronika, Wanda, Vision, and Sam were all sitting around a table and playing and suddenly Pietro started yelling at Wanda.
“HEY, AI PELAT!” He yelled.
(HEY, YOU CHEATED!)
“NU AM FACEUT!” She countered.
(NO, I DID NOT!)
“Uh…Romanoff, or Little Romanoff care to translate?” Sam asked.
“He accused her of the cheating.” Veronika said while eating popcorn watching the two siblings fight as if it were a movie. She chuckled as they kept arguing in their native tongue.
“Nu mai minți Wanda! Ți-ai folosit telepatia, nu!?” he glared.
(Stop lying Wanda! You used your telepathy didn’t you!?)
She scoffed. “Idiotule, n-am făcut-o!”
(You idiot, I didn’t!)
They kept yelling and fighting for about ten minutes when someone stopped them.
“Alright, alright you two break it up! It’s fine we don’t have to play anymore.” Steve said, trying to calm the siblings down.
Pietro glared at Wanda, and she glared back. Veronika felt the anger radiating from them. She never recalled siblings being this insane…well…never mind that wasn’t this.
“Admit that you cheated. Admit it!” His accent a little rough from all the yelling.
“No, because I didn’t.”
“Whatever liar.” Pietro scoffed walking away from the game table to the kitchen.
“Prost.” Wanda mumbled and stormed to her bedroom.
(Dumbass)
“Well, that was fun to watch.” Veronika laughed while eating more popcorn.
“I didn’t understand any of it…” Sam stated.
“I’ll tell you later.” Veronika stood, “I’ll check on silver boy.” She walked to the kitchen but not before seeing the look her mother gave which she rolled her eyes at. She went in and saw him leaning into the open refrigerator. “Hi.” she said, grabbing a glass and sitting on the counter next to the sink.
He stayed quiet and kept scavenging through the fridge looking for something.
“Oh, okay you’re staying quiet, got it. I just came in for water but if you’d like to speak about what happened I’ll be here.” she said motioning to her spot on the counter. She filled her glass and sat patiently when he turned around with a few items of food he closed the door and placed it on the counter. He had a lot.
How does this guy stay fit? He eats so much. She couldn’t help but think about it, he really does eat a lot.
“Hungry?” She said jokingly.
“Fast metabolism.” He grumbled and started making what looked like a sandwich.
“Oh okay.” She sighed and watched him make his sandwich. This obviously didn’t sit with him well.
“What do you want prințesă? Here to lecture me?”
“No, just to get water, lectures, not my job, dad’s yes they are his.”
“Then leave me alone.” He said looking up at her she laughed,
“You’re a snappy one aren’t you.”
“When it comes to you, sometimes.” He smiled sarcastically; she rolled her eyes.
“Okay look, I’m sorry, I just wanted to see if you were okay, and if you plan on apologizing to Wanda.”
“Why should I apologize to Wanda?”
“Cause she’s your sister?” She said, “and because she didn’t cheat.”
“How do you know that prințesă?” He looked up at her for a second.
“It is really hard to cheat at Monopoly Silver. So, I’d be surprised if she found a way to, I mean, it’s not impossible to cheat at that, but you know.” She shrugged. He scoffed.
“I’ll apologize when she does. You do not know Wanda as I do so I suggest you keep out of our business.” He finished making his sandwich and in a flash, everything was back in the fridge. He was starting to leave with it. She put her glass down and jumped down in front of him.
“So, that’s it? You just blame her because you know her better? She is your sister. Couldn’t you give her the benefit of the doubt?” he shook his head and looked her right in the eyes.
“What do you know about siblings?” He asked, she tilted her head.
“What?”
“What do you know about siblings? From what I’ve seen of you so far, you’re not a sibling, you’re always by yourself.” He looked at her with his eyebrow raised and an annoyed expression on his face.
She now glared a little herself. But she couldn’t say anything ‘cause what did she know? She didn’t even have a family, the small part of something like that died years ago. But never a real family, before this. So, she just shook her head. “You know what, you’re right, I’m sorry, enjoy your sandwich, Silver.” She rolled her eyes.
“I will,” he smirked and looked at her. He must have had a switch because his eyes were flirting with her again. She just left the kitchen and went to her room. But before she went in, she turned to Wanda’s door. She knocked.
“Pietro you better be here to apologize, or I swear-” Wanda opened the door seeing Veronika, “Oh! Veronika hi, everything okay?”
Veronika smiled. To be honest she liked Wanda more than anyone on the team, other than her parents of course, she liked that Wanda was nice. Also, the fact she is the only other person to understand what these powers and things feel like. The traumas and gifts they possessed.
“Yeah, I’m fine thanks, I was just checking on you. But from the sound of the yelling, I can already tell. I’m sorry he called you a cheater to the game.”
“Oh, it’s not your fault, Pietro has always been that way. Between you and I he’s a bit of a sore loser when it comes to games. Even as kids.” She chuckled with a sigh. “He just better apologize this time.”
“Oh, well I’m sure he’ll come to his senses. Again, I’m sorry,” Veronika said, turning to go back to her door.
“Hey,” Wanda said, Veronika turned with a questioning look. “I’m sorry about Pietro he’s not great with talking to people, ever since…he doesn’t like telling people things.”
It took her a second to understand what Wanda was saying but then it hit her. “OH, you read my thoughts-” She laughed, not used to the mind reading being done on her. “But uh, yeah, it’s great I’m fine. I get what you mean,” I guess he and I do have something in common. “But thank you Wanda, and please, don’t read my thoughts. Glad there’s someone else here to share that with but just don’t do mine got it?” Wanda laughed.
“As long as you promise not to do mine.”
“Promise, I mean we’re friends at this point if we have something important just cross the hall.”
“Friends?” Wanda smiled.
“Yeah, friends, I’ve never had one of those before.”
Wanda smiled and put her hand out. “Alright then we have a deal right friend?”
“Deal.” Veronika took the girl’s hand, shaking it. She had a flash of purple go in front of her as she took Wanda’s hand, but she shook it off. “Well goodnight, Wanda, see you tomorrow.”
“Goodnight Veronika. See ya, thank you again for checking on me.” Wanda said the other girl nodded and they both each went to their rooms.
Veronika went into her room and sat on her bed with a sigh. Thinking through the conversation her and Pietro had. She had experience with siblings…whether she acknowledged that or not was her choice. It was hard and painful to recall her past but yet that’s all she did. She has this place and this family…but she still wished that the person she misses most got to live to see this, to be here.
She wished that she got family game nights too, that she had a home. But she can’t change the past no matter how much she wishes for it.