Two of a Kind | Wanda Maximoff

Chapter 34: Dating 101

Two months have passed since their trip to Wakanda, and everything was going great for Claire and Wanda. They had found the right time to break the news to Natasha about them dating, only to find out that Sam was right and that she already knew and had known for a while but was still happy to hear them say it. The two even contacted Clint and made a visit to him and his family (Wanda's idea) and told him and Laura in person, who in response jumped for joy and hugged them all while Clint gave Claire the normal "dad speech" while Laura slapped him in the arm.

Like always, the pair were inseparable, and because they had come out to the team, felt more comfortable showing simple displays of affection in more public areas of the house, keeping it PG of course; Steve's orders. Unbeknownst to them, the only thing they haven't done was go on a proper date. When Natasha brought it to Claire's attention one day when her, Jemma, and the Russian redhead were sitting at the kitchen table talking, Claire nearly fell out of her chair in a panic.

"How have we not a had a real date yet?" she asked more to herself than to the table, but regardless they gave their two cents anyway.

"I mean, you two have been busy," Jemma said as she took a sip of her tea.

"And besides, it's not that big of a deal. You two just started dating, so she can't really crucify you," Natasha said taking a bite out of her peanut butter sandwich.

"Do you think she's been waiting for me to ask her out on a date?" Claire asked, now visibly panicking. "Has she said anything to you?" she asked directing the question to Jemma.

"Relax Claire, she hasn't said anything to me. You forget, Wanda is a take charge woman; I'm sure if she was waiting for you to ask her out, she wouldn't have waited this long. She would've asked you herself." Natasha nodded her head as she still chewed, taking another bite.

"What do people even do for first dates?" Jemma and Natasha looked at each other and then looked back at Claire. Natasha swallowed her sandwich and sighed.

"Well, most of the time the first date acts as a way to get to know the other person, so going to an open public place where you can talk is ideal, but you guys already know each other pretty well..."

"The first date can also kind of low-key and meant to take any pressure off the couple," Jemma said taking over from where the Russian spy left off. "All in all, the first date is more like an initial meeting. Something to do for a first date might be to go out to dinner. That's a classic. Of course, you could take her to a movie or to someplace just to hang out."

"What should I do? What if she doesn't enjoy herself and she's bored?" Natasha grabbed Claire's hand, ending her rambling rant.

"Claire, relax. Wanda is already interested in you. I'm sure she'll love anything you plan for her."

"And don't worry, we're here to help you come up with an idea." Claire smiled at the two older women and proceeded to listen to their advice. "Alright, I think to make it easy on ourselves, we should start listing things that would not be good ideas. For instance, there's a haunted house that the city's throwing in town; that would not be a good idea. Wanda gets scared easily. Hmm...let's see. What else?"

"Going along with that, if you do decided to take her to a movie, no scary movies," Natasha said resuming her sandwich. Jemma nodded and moved to grab a piece of paper and a pen and began writing down their ideas.

"What about taking her trick or treating on Halloween?" Claire asked, curious of the idea. Jemma made a face as she thought about the idea.