Falling for a Maximoff

Chapter 13: Forest and conversations

When I look at it realistically, the chances are pretty low that something's gonna happen between us. I don't even know if she likes girls and even if she does, it doesn't mean she has to like me. A sigh leaves my mouth and I look up at the sky that is mostly hidden by leaves but a few peeks of blue are still visible.
This would be a wonderful place to take her, especially after all the time she spend in that cell. Maybe one day I'll be able to get her out of there and show her. A smile forms on my lips when I think about it and my decision to build a small shelter here is settled. Now I just need to find some ropes and stuff to get it all together.

I spend the rest of the day going back and forth between the compound and my spot in the forest. I'm only slowly getting things done and I soon realize I might need something to cut the branches but mom probably wouldn't allow me to take a saw with me into the forest. My pocket knife has to do it's best, even if it takes an enormous amount of time.

By the end of the day, I am pretty exhausted but happy with what I did so far. Tony asks me if I fell into a dirt hole because I have quite a lot of dirt on my cloths. I tell him I was outside and he lets it be after a bit more teasing.
Mom seems to be happy that I had a good day and smiles when I tell her I explored the forest a bit. She warns me to look out for wild animals and I nod.

After dinner I hop under the shower real quick and get ready to sneak down to see Wanda.
Her head turns when I arrive and a small smile creeps onto her face. She turns off the TV when I sit down and comes to sit on the ground too.
"You came back." She says and the surprise in her voice almost makes me pout a little. Did she not think I would come back? I mean I told her I'm not sure if I'd make it every day but I was planning on coming back as soon as possible.

"Of course, I wanted to see you." I reply, almost a little too fast.
"What did you do today?" She starts the conversation.
I tell her about my day, the forest and the spot I found. The fact that I'm building something is something I rather keep to myself, not wanting to sound childish in front of her.

"We had a forest close to us back in Sokovia." She says, her thoughts far away.
I stay silent and let her remember until her eyes meet mine again.
"Did you grow up in Sokovia?" I ask interested, and notice that I barely know anything about her.
She tilts her head from one side to the other, thinking about her answer. Her eyes scan my face before she answers. "Kind of. I spent a lot of time there." She speaks slowly and I get the feeling she is choosing her words wisely.

"Did you like the forest?" I push a little, wanting to know more about her. For a second it looks like her eyes grow sad but she looks away before I can surely tell.
"I didn't get to go there often." She says and I get the feeling she isn't quite in the mood to talk about it. Maybe she misses her home a lot.
A thought shoots through my mind and I suddenly wonder if her family isn't looking for her when she's locked up here. They must be worried sick. Or maybe they don't, if they were some of the civilians that died during the whole city-in-the-air thing.
My throat feels a little tighter, feeling bad for her and I decide to not get into this further.

"May I ask how old you are?" I ask instead and she looks back at me, with a hint of thankfulness that I changed the topic.
"I'm 17. What about you?"
"I'm still 16 but in around three months or so I'm turning 17." I answer and wait for her reaction. She nods and our eyes lock for a few seconds. The butterflies inside of me get excited over this and I try to calm myself down.
I'm first to break the eye contact and notice that she wears something else today. Just some simple sweatpants and a shirt with my mom's jacket over it.

"Does someone take care of you while you're here?" I ask silently, not wanting to be rude.
"Taking care is a little much to say. Someone brings me food three times a day and some fresh cloths every second day. I have a little bathroom behind that door with a toilet and a shower." She shrugs a little and my heart aches a little at how sad this is. I've never noticed the doors behind her. One is for the bathroom and the other is probably to get in and out of the cell. That reminds me of my thoughts earlier today and images come to my mind of the both of us cuddled up in her bed and watching something on her little TV. Subconsciously I bite my lip and try to get rid of these thoughts, I don't want to get my hopes up.

Wanda chuckles a little bit when I look back at her and I wonder why but don't want to ask her and sound like a creep.
"What do you do the whole day?" I ask, wanting to know more about her days.
"There's not a lot to do so I mainly watch TV." She answers and I frown a little in thought.
"Do you like reading?" An idea just came to my mind.
"Yeah, I guess. Why?" She asks back and I nod in response.
"I could bring you..." I facepalm myself as I remember that I'm not able to give it to her.
"Sorry, I forgot it's not possible." I say and feel my face heating up with embarrassment.

"It is. There's a small lid at the bottom at my door. They slide in the food and cloths through it." Wanda informs me and I smile a little.
"I could bring you one of my books if you like, then you wouldn't have to watch TV all day." I suggest and she smiles at me.
"That would be very nice, thank you."
I nod and can't help but to keep smiling.

We talk a little bit about which kind of stories she likes and turns out, she hasn't read that much and doesn't really know what she likes. So I decide to bring her a little selection so she can pick whatever sounds good to her.

When I get tired, we call it quit for today and say our good nights before I leave her alone. Back in my room I notice that it's already 0:30 am and sigh a little, knowing I will be tired tomorrow. But it was definitely worth it. 

A/n: Sorry for not updating yesterday, I was a little busy. But today's chapter is a little longer, I hope you enjoy it.
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