The Waiting Room
Nat ended up getting to the compound at the same time that Wanda did. She wasn't sure if it was because she had broken all the speed limits on her way, or if it was because her mate was flying carefully to avoid jostling Y/n.
When Wanda landed she strode into the compound and was met with a small team of medical professionals. Carefully she lowered her injured mate to the gurney they had with them. She watched them wheel Y/n off as she felt the arms of her other mate circle her in a solacing embrace. She let out a shuddering breath she didn't know she was holding in as the doors to the elevator closed behind her omega. This wasn't how to celebrate the anniversary of the day they found their last mate was supposed to go; she didn't want to have to save her again on the day the we're celebrating saving her in the first place. Wanda could only hope that this didn't become a trend in the future.
The two mates waited in each others’ arms as they waited for the evitator to return to them. When it did, they rode silently to the waiting room of the medical floor in the compound and sat down. Once they were seated, Nat finally let loose a few tears she’d been holding back.
Wanda immediately hugged her mate into her chest and started pumping out soothing pheromones.
She knew her alpha had been just as scared as she was, and having to be the one to work on y/n must have been traumatic to say the least.
“It's okay my alpha, she's okay” wanda soothed as she rubbed her mate’s back “ You saved her.” Again and again she repeated that until at last Nat’s crying lessened to a sniffing and they were interrupted by the sounds of Yelena, Kate, Carol, and Peter all rushing into the waiting room, each talking at the same time and over the other in their concern.
“Sestra!”
“What happened?!”
“Who did this?!”
“Is she okay?!”
Yelena immediately went to her sister's side, hugging the still sniffling alpha. She knew her sister loved more deeply than others realized, and that finding her mates had been everything for her, had healed some part within her. Yelena knew that if anything had happened to Kate she'd be in shambles. The blond alpha knew they had both gotten lucky enough to still have their mates after going through the widow program; many of the other widows were not so lucky. She didn't ever want to see her sister suffer through the loss of either of her mates.
Kate did much the same, but hugged Wanda instead, she knew the brunette alpha had already lost so much and that whatever this was must have terrified her more than she was currently letting on. Unconsciously she started letting out soothing pheromones. She didn't like seeing her family so sad, and she could feel Wanda’s magic restless and buzzing just beneath the surface of her skin. Kate knew the alpha needed her omega to be okay.
Carol leaned against the far wall in the room not wanting to agitate the grieving mates with her alpha pheromones after everything that had happened, whatever it was. Being an alpha, who was strong, who was powered, and who was off world at times, it was hard for the Alpha to make connections and friends. Sure she knew why the avengers wanted her. She was a great asset and a good pack member. Y/n though ,despite her background had still managed to befriend the alpha. Y/n had offered her friendship without asking for anything in return. Y/n in befriending her had helped her connect fully with the pack. The omega had even told her that she'd helped her trust certain alphas again. Carol had been touched and loved y/n like a little sister, her best friend and was fiercely protective of her. She could only hope that whatever happened y/n would be okay and that the one or ones responsible would pay.
Peter paced, giving them a few minutes. Y/n was like a sister to him as well , and he wanted to know what happened and if she was okay. Losing Aunt May had devastated him, and he didn't want anything happening to his sister, or any one in the pack for that matter, but y/n was the one of them with no powers or a suit. Sure there were other omegas in the pack,he himself was an omega,but they could handle themselves. Y/n could not. “Please Alpha, what happened?” he asked quietly.
Natasha wiped at her eyes and was able to pull herself together now that she’d had a good cry, but she didn't let go of her sister.” we don't have all the details but I'll tell you what we know.” the redheaded alpha paused to take in a breath before she started “ Wanda and I wanted to get y/n a gift for today but we wanted it to be as surprise and Y/n was tired” Natasha clenched her fists. “ So we left her alone in a sitting area while we went to pick something out. We were in the middle of our shopping when she linked us for help. We ran. When we got there” the alpha pulled out the remainder of her omega’s phone. “ she was gone and all that was left was her busted phone.” Dejectedly she let her hand fall to her lap as she looked over the cracked surface of the phone. “We didn't know where she'd gone until I heard her whimper in the distance and we followed” The widow stopped and looked at her mate as Yelena tightened her hold around her.
Wanda continued where Natasha could not “ Nat had shifted so when we followed her to the restroom she'd been forced into, I was the one who blasted the door open,” Wanda's eyes glistened anew as she continued. “When it opened we saw Y/n on the floor bleeding and unconscious under the hold of another alpha. He was choking her ''Wanda reached over and took a hold of her alpha mate’s hand. “ Nat was able to get him off of her. She placed herself between the two of them. He was submitting when I entered so I caged him as the mall officers entered, but we didn't care, Y/n was all that mattered to us.” the alpha’s voice wavered as she squeezed her mate’s hand “ y/n, she wasn't breathing so Nat had to h-help her.” she cleared her throat “ they took the man away and then we had to answer some questions before we could bring her here. That's what we know of what happened. We really didn't see anything, we just stopped it”
Worried and anxious pheromones were swirling around the air by the time the mates had finished recounting their side of the events that took place. However, before any of them could respond, Dr. Banner walked into the room with them, making them all hold in a collective breath.
Gesturing towards Y/n’s two alphas, Bruce said, “ You can see her now, I'll take you to her”