Three months later…

Pietro swung his axe through the air and it came flying down on to the log. Before even a second had passed he had gathered the broken pieces, dropped them into a pile by the farm shed, and grabbed the axe again and another piece of wood. Chores were always easy for Pietro. It was a simple price he was more than willing to pay.

Clint didn't have to ask the twins to help around the house. From the first day the two wanted to assist in any way they could. Clint supposed they also wanted to prove themselves to Laura. He had told her before the twins had come over about his invitation to them. She had agreed, but Clint knew his wife. She was wary. The same twins were the ones she knew had messed with the other Avengers. Laura had seen what they could do. But Wanda and Pietro had proven to be much different than from what she had expected. The two were so quiet and reserved, almost shy and in awe of the new environment. At first the two were hard to read. But after a few weeks (and a fast friendship between the children and the twins), Wanda and Pietro fully became part of the Barton household.

Pietro swung the axe again. To any watching, it was simply of blur of motion; a figure of a young man leaving a trail of blue energy darting around the area, taking firewood and splitting it and doing it all over again. In less than a minute half the pile was gone and placed in the shed. Just as Pietro was ready to bring down the axe, someone called his name.

He slowed down and looked up to see Cooper and Lila running towards him. A grin appeared on Pietro's face. He loved Clint's kids. Carefully Pietro set down the axe as Cooper ran up and tackled him to the ground.

"Whoa!" the young man yelled as his back hit the soft earth. Cooper jumped on top of him laughing, and Lila joined, causing Pietro to groan. It didn't cause him any discomfort, really. He began laughing with the giggling kids. Pietro pulled himself up and planted his hands on the grass to support him. Cooper sat next to him but Lila refused to get off, instead just laying on Pietro's stomach and giggling.

"What are you two doing out here?" Pietro asked.

"We were bored," Cooper groaned as he flopped backwards onto the ground. The kid was only ten years old, and he was already a complete dramatic. Pietro smirked as he thought about Cooper getting the theatrics from his father.

"So so bored," Lila nodded fervently. Pietro laughed and ruffled her hair.

"And what are you wanting me to do?" he asked the two children smiling. Cooper's head perked up.

"A game of tag?" he asked hopefully. Lila jumped up.

"Tag!" she yelled in approval. Cooper grabbed the sleeve of Pietro's white long sleeve shirt and tugged on it.

"Please?" he asked hopefully. Pietro smiled and waited a few seconds before answering. The kids were just as impatient as he was sometimes, holding their breath for an answer. He swatted Cooper on the arm.

"You're it!" he yelled. Pietro jumped up and began running down the hill towards the field. Cooper and Lila began running too. Cooper tried to run after Lila, but the five year old girl was faster than she looked. She bolted towards Pietro.

Pietro could've easily outrun them. He could dodge nearly anything (except Stark's bullets from a certain jet when he was distracted). But, smiling to himself, he began to run agonizingly slow. Lila started to run by his side, and Cooper wasn't close behind, gasping for breath but laughing hysterically. The three of them got closer to the pond near the forest. The wind whipped through Pietro's hair, and looking at the gold sunset and the two kids laughing behind him; a feeling surged through him. A sense of peace. Of pure contentment. I could get used to this, he thought.

Without warning, Cooper leaped through the air and caught hold of Pietro's ankle. His eyes widened in shocked as he fell through the air. He landed on the ground with a thud and Lila ran over to him. Cooper got out of the dirt and knelt by Pietro, all three of them shaking and howling with laughter.

"I did it! I got you?" Cooper screamed ecstatically, thrilled to have finally caught the legendary Quicksilver. Pietro got up and ruffled his hair.

"You didn't see that coming!" Lila said, using the phrase Pietro always used. Pietro grinned.

"No I didn't," he affirmed. "My goodness you two are fast," he said, hands clutching his knees and pretending to be out of breath. Out of the corner of his eyes he saw the two kids beam proudly at each other.

"Pietro! Kids!" a faint voice yelled, carried by the wind. All three of them turned around. Far away back at the house, Laura stood at the door, waving for them to come in. Dinner was probably ready. Pietro grabbed Cooper and quickly threw him over his back, and he scooped up Lila in his arms. She let out a squeal of delight and Pietro bolted with full speed towards the back porch. A blue flash swept across the field, and then Pietro skidded to a halt at the floor of the porch steps. Letting both of the kids down, he saw their hair was windswept and their eyes were wide.

"That. Was. Awesome!" Cooper yelled. He and Lila ran up the porch steps, Pietro right behind them. Suddenly, Cooper stopped mid step and Lila ran through the door. Pietro stopped too, tapping the boy on his shoulder.

"You alright?" he asked. Cooper has a confused look on his face.

"If you can run that fast," he asked, "then how did I catch you?" He looked puzzled at Pietro. Pietro smirked.

"Then you must be one fast kid," he winked.

So this was mostly just an adorable chapter with those adorable kids and Pietro. Some chapters will be all cute like this; some others will be a little bit darker and about character development and the twins dealing with the past. Thanks for the tremendous support; I couldn't have asked for more awesome readers! I'll try to update whenever I can!