𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐇 | 𝐀. 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐑 [𝟏]

➛⠀𝟰𝟬 | 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗

You scoured the woods for tree branches and sticks with which to construct a small bonfire. You and the others ended up going back to the woods to rest after what happened this morning to save Karolina. Karolina stayed in the van to change her clothes while you, Nico, Molly, and Chase looked for the sticks. You picked up a few and lifted the tree branches with your powers. As you previously stated, despite being weakened after utilizing your powers, you wanted to practice using them more frequently.

'Trying to be useful, huh?'

You ignored the voice and continued to pick up more sticks.

'I missed the times when I was the only one you talk to. You got these 'friends' and now you're ignoring me. Little rude there, Maximoff.'

You furrowed your eyebrows as you stopped in your tracks. "How did you...?"

'You do know I can hear everything you're saying, right? You were Pietro's sibling.'

"Yeah, and Wanda." You replied as you continued picking up more sticks. "I'm their adopted sibling before."

'Do you actually believe that Wanda is still alive?'

You froze and stood straight, glaring at nowhere. "Of course, I do. She's probably all alone and I need to be with her side."

"Who are you talking to, Sitcom?"

You stretched out your arms and used your powers to hold the person behind you in defense. You let go of Alex and breathed a sigh of relief when you realized it was only him. "You really need to stop scaring me like that."

Alex chuckled. "Ah, sorry." While you were picking up a light tree branch, he walked towards you. As he watched you move down the mountain in search of additional sticks, Alex scanned his eyes on you. "You didn't like the hoodie?"

You changed and put on the flannel that Nico had purchased for you. You gave him a sidelong glance and shook your head. "No, I love the hoodie." You chuckled. "I just think of it more to wear it when I'm sleeping."

"I see." While you continued going, Alex trailed behind you. He noticed the floating branches behind you, which indicated that you were employing your powers. "You're not gonna get tired of using them?"

You shook your head. "Nah, I can handle it. It doesn't matter if I'll get weakened or not. I don't want to be seen as weak around you guys."

"Hey, you're not weak." Alex frowned as he walked beside you.

"I kept on fainting whenever I use my powers." You pushed your bottom lip out as you looked at the city of Los Angeles. "It's getting annoying. I want to help more and I don't want to be held back by the usage of my own powers."

"You don't have to prove yourself to be useful and powerful. You're fine just the way you are."

You turned around to face him, smiling a bit. "You going somewhere?" You asked, changing the subject. Alex nodded, tucking his hands in his pockets. "Uh, yeah. I'm going to make a call."

"Call?" You asked again. "Call who?" You thought for a moment and looked at him earnestly. "You're not going to call your parents, aren't you? We both know we're not going back home."

Alex looked down at his shoes and shook his head. "No, no. Not them. Just someone." He was about to walk away, but he turned around to face you. "Do you, uh, want to say something to your parents? If you ever have the chance to call them?"

You clutched onto the sticks and shrugged. "I really got nothing to say to them."

"How about your real parents?"