"I can tell you that's definitely not going happen." He expected her to move her hand, in anger but she just grabbed onto his hand tighter. 
                              
"Does this happen often?" She asked, wanting to help him more, even if it was just in talking about it. 
                              
Stephen ran a hand over his face, "No. I don't usually sleep- well, I do but not in the way you'd think."
                              
He tried to give a simple explanation of how he entered the Astral Dimension and she seemed to have some understanding. "So you fly around like a ghost instead of going to sleep?"
                              
"Well, no. I read books."
                              
"Oh, that makes it all better," Wanda voiced sarcastically, "You've got to get sleep, Stephen."
                              
"I actually do sleep, I just don't physically sleep-"
                              
"I don't care about the technicalities of it. You're getting some sleep whether you like it or not."
                              
"Ooh," Stephen felt a smirk arise at the corner of his lips, "You trying to take care of me now, Maximoff?" 
                              
"Maybe..." Wanda tried to be subtle but changed her mind, "Actually, yes."
                              
He took her face in his palm and pulled her in for a kiss, it was slow and satisfying, wanting to make it last as long as he could.
                              
Wanda detached from his lips, "Don't try and get out of this with seduction."
                              
Stephen laughed, "I wasn't even thinking of..."
Wanda gave him a look, which made him break out into a smile, "Okay, maybe I was. A little."
                              
"Another day," Wanda assured him. 
                              
The conversation led her to thoughts about their first time together, "Did you do that astral thingy after we slept together?"
                              
"Yes," Stephen answered honestly.
                              
"Oh no," Wanda shook her head, "You are definitely getting sleep because that is not happening every time we have sex."
                              
"Really? You could do it with me."
                              
She laughed, "No."
                              
After a minute, there was silence again. It was mainly because the topic had drifted to yesterday, which reminded them of what happened this morning.
                              
Stephen turned to face Wanda again, "I'm so sorry. I was a complete dick."
                              
"It's alright. I'm sorry too." Wanda gave him a reassuring smile, "It was my fault...I was being stupid. I-I will join the Avengers."
                              
"Are you serious?" Stephen asked.
                              
"Yes." Wanda was serious, she had never been surer of anything else right then. She was ready to start a new phase of her life that didn't mean running or hiding or plotting... 
                              
And, she was more than ready to see Pietro again.

                              
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WANDA FIDDLED WITH the sleeves on her cardigan, she fumbled her fingers around them as she followed Stephen nervously.
                              
Stephen noticed her odd behaviour, she was usually scared of being recognised on the streets but this was a whole new level.