Ultron Aftermath

Chatper 2

"I'll go first I don't mind"

Wanda bravely volunteered taking a seat on the hospital table.She did mind,she was terrified but she needed to at-least try and put on a brave face for AJ's sake. Luckily for the older girl she only had a few grazes and a sprained wrist.

"Looks good to me,just make sure you ice your wrist the next couple of days"Cho instructs.

Wanda finally allowed herself to breathe again as she climbed out of the hospital bed.
It wasn't bad at all but that didn't mean the environment didn't still spook her.
Natasha had picked up on the fact Wanda was still very much on edge and really didn't want to keep her in this area for longer then deemed necessary.

"Wanda how about we go upstairs?,you can have a wash and get out them dirty clothes and I can get you some ice for your wrist?"

Wanda thought about Natasha's offer,she wanted to say yes of course but she couldn't leave Aj here.

"No it's okay we can wait for Aj"

Hearing her name,the girl was broken out of her trance. For the last 10 minutes AJ had stared aimlessly at the table,eyeing up the needles which bore a striking resemblance to the ones she had become all too familiar with at Hydra.

"I can stay with her?" Steve offered.

AJ felt vulnerable in this lab and she was aware Wanda felt the same,the girl knew if she had the opportunity too she would get out of here right now. She wasn't gonna make Wanda stay.

"You can go" Aj stuttered as she looked over to Wanda.

"Aj don't be silly"

"Wanda. Go it's okay" Aj nodded.

"Okay. I'll be upstairs alright if you need me come and get me" Wanda reassured Aj before hesitantly following Natasha up the stairs.

Dr Cho instructed Aj to get on the bed but for some reason,even though Aj had told herself to obey her body had a different idea.She found herself backing up into Steve,she gently tugged on his shirt.

"I'm scared"

The girls voice was barley audible but Steve just about heard. For some reason AJ felt like she could kinda trust Steve,maybe it was because he had made the girl smile for the first time in 5 years or maybe it was the warmth that radiated off him. Aj knew what bad guys were, she'd dealt with them for years and from what little she had gathered Steve was far from being like them. He seemed like a genuine good guy.

"What about this makes you scared?"

AJ pointed a shaky hand
towards the table,

"The needles,I don't like them.They had them at the other place"

This broke Steve's heart,the kid was traumatized.

"Sweetie,how else are we gonna fix this?"

Steve spoke softly as he delicately traced his finger over the large gash on the girl's forehead.
AJ looked down.

"How about I hold your hand? I'll stay with you the whole time"

Aj nodded as she bit her nails out of anxiety.
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Steve just like he said,didn't leave the little girls side. He had squeezed her hand,constantly reminding her how brave she was. AJ didn't agree. She hated people touching her but she needed stitches so she had to get over it but actually she had discovered it wasn't bad at all,She had been through much worse.