Not When They're Around
Scared and confused, Wanda found herself in the busy streets of New York, people were chattering, cars were honking, birds were chirping. Wanda shrugs her shoulders and started walking.
"WANDA! Come back please! I SWEAR I DIDN'T MEAN IT! WANDA!"
Wanda froze in place, she saw her father, Clint running down to her, with one of his hands reached out. She then lost control of her legs, her legs started running on their own. Away from him. She screamed for them to stop, but she kept running, running away from her father. Looking over her shoulders, Clint faded away. She felt her throat getting dry, she then realize... New York was now ruined. Building were strike down, the air was polluted, she then heard them screaming. Looking over, she saw Shuri and Peter in mid air, screaming as T'Challa and Tony were begging to someone to put them down. She turned over, horrified as she saw Clint screaming out for her, she felt herself being lifted in the air...
She screamed. She screamed for her dad, her mom, her siblings, her friends... she saw all purple when...
"DADDDDDYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Wanda screamed on top of her lungs as she jolted up her bed, her throat was all dry, sweat was gong down her forehead... she burst to tears. Unaware she woke up the entire tower. It was then Clint came rushing into her room with a bow in hand with a few arrows.
"Sweetie, w-what happened? I saw you crying in my head... a-and," Clint trailed off in mid-sentence as he saw his daughter all curdle up in tears, sobbing. Clint, without hesitation, dropped his bow and arrows down, placing himself next to her. He slowly touched her arm, as he did, Wanda jumped onto him, wrapping herself around him.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." she repeated as he stroked her back.
"It's okay, I got you..." he whispered, kissing the side of her forehead as Wanda continued to cry.
They didn't noticed Peter outside her doorway, leaning outside, in the hall, sinking to his knees, quivering. His mind was going crazy, he saw terrible visions. Clutching onto his head, he held in a sob, he first saw Uncle Ben. Then his parents... Aunt May screaming for him. He saw Wanda seeing purple. Shuri seeing all red. He saw himself seeing all orange.
Peter gasped as he clutch on his head tighter, tears were flowing down from his face like a waterfall, he twitched ever so often... something bad was going to happen, he could feel it.
'Peter, don't go...'
'Peter, stay by my side... please!"
"Peter! Don't... don't leave me..."
Peter panted, inhaling and exhaling at different points, trying to ease his breath.
"No... no. Shuri. Wanda..." Peter whimpered.
"Peter..."
Peter looked up, breathing heavily, seeing his dad, Tony, with worried eyes as he slowly knelt beside him.
"Peter... are you..." Tony placed a hand on Peter's shoulder as the poor boy was quivering. As soon as he touched the boy, Peter flung himself at him, wrapping his arms around as he cried in Tony's shoulder. Tony quickly began to rub his back, comforting,
"Hey, hey, it's okay.I got you. I got you..."
Peter breathed in and out... slowly peeling himself away, still holding his father's hand,
"Thanos..." he whispered, before collapsing into Tony's chest, whimpering as Tony stared at nothing with wide eyes.
Biting his lips, Tony whispered,
"He would have to go through me first if he wants to come near you..."
T'Challa was rushing towards the stairs, in reach to see what has happened. Finally, making it to the stars, just before taking the first step, something caught his eyes. Slowly looking over at the corner, he saw Shuri all curled up in her own personal ball, rocking herself back and forth, tears gliding freely down her cheeks. T'Challa winced at her first sob, causing Shuri to look up at him, startled as she then trembled.
"Shuri..." T'Challa found himself making his way towards her, kneeling down to her level. He slowly reached his sister's arm but Shuri flinched as he came near. T'Challa stared in shock... and in concern. "Shuri... please."
Hearing her brother's gentle voice, Shuri slowly grabbed his hand.
"I-I'm... Peter, Wanda, we are... he will take us away," Shuri whimpered, leaving T'Challa stunned. "P-please don't let him kill us..."
Quiet at first, T'Challa pulled her into a warm embrace.
"You three aren't going anywhere... not when Clint, Tony, and I are here. Not when we are all here..." he whispered, he heard his little sister sobbing in his shoulder as he then realize... he was too.
Hours past...
Clint had Wanda in his room, holding her tightly in his embrace as they laid in bed. Beside them, was Natasha, who was on her sided, next to Wanda as she gently stroked the young girl's hair. Clint just held Wanda close to him, eyeing Natasha with sorrow. Wanda was asleep, it took a while, a lot of tears, and convincing... she was finally asleep. Though, tears did flow freely down her eyes.
Tony wasn't any different with Peter, holding him close as they slept in the same bed. Peter has been crying for the last few hours as Tony could do nothing but comfort him. He was finally asleep with dried of tears on his face... Tony had Rhodey sleep on the armchair that was present in his room and Pepper was laid a few inches away from Peter. All three adults shared a worried as they watched Peter squirm in his sleep.
T'Challa rested a few feet away from Shuri on his bed as his sister slept, trembling ever so often. He had his hand on her forehead as he watched her sadly... Bucky slept beside his mom, just a few inches away from her as he gently held her hand. He was looking in distress as his mom would filch so often. They loved her, they would do anything to protect her...
Though, it was scary... none of them would be let anything happen to these kids. Not when they are around.