Behind these eyes
Found this prompt on live journal, so I decided to expand. . ?thread=141118#t141118
Chapter 1:
With the last of the Chitauri defeated, and the portal opened by the Tesseract's power closed, Loki watched as Tony Stark's unconscious body fell to the Earth, only to be saved by the Hulk. His army gone and mission failed, Loki had lost.
As he waited in the silence for the crowd of angry Avengers to come through the newly made hole in the wall, Loki closed his eyes and thought back on the day he'd realized his true identity.
"Am I cursed?"
"…No"
"What am I?"
"You're my son"
"What more than that?"
Loki still remembered the look that had crossed Odin's face as his true form had been revealed. The guilty, apologetic look that still haunted his dreams.
He did not need pity, Loki was a god, and no one pities a god.
His thoughts were interrupted when the team of Earth's mightiest heroes came. He noted that the Hulk, Banner was it? Had reverted to his human form. Tony Stark looked like he could collapse, relying on Clint and Captain America's strength to support him. The female, the Black Widow, had in her possession, a dagger, which she clutched closely as she and Thor came to put on the cuffs and shackles. Loki made no effort to struggle. As he was escorted out, he noted that Captain America was the only that still held the strength and backbone of the team.
After he and Thor were sent back to Asgard, Loki stood before a trial with his father, no, Odin, being the judge to decide his punishment. Much to Thor's delight, and Loki's horror, his punishment is for Loki to be sent back the Midgard and stay in the captivity of the Avengers. Thor accompanying him to keep a watchful eye and to rejoin the group. The two were immediately sent back to Earth through a portal, scaring two Iowa farmers in the process.
Making their way back to the Avenger's tower, Thor attempts to regain a friendship or brotherly bond as he tries multiple things to cheer Loki up. The first was trying to talk to him, the second was buying Loki an emerald scarf. The third, was again, trying a simple conversation. None work. Luckily for Loki and Thor, the travel from Iowa to the Avenger's tower is fast. Only 2 days by Mjolnir. They are greeted by a security guard and taken to Fury.
"What in the hell am I supposed to do with him?" Fury asks Thor, stern and cold.
"Keep him in captivity , use him for his knowledge. I assure you Son of Fury, my brother has a vast amount of knowledge, as well as his skills with magic are quite great, as you know, and also he-"
"Alright, enough. We'll keep him in the basement cell. But you've kicked the hornets nest and I can't help you with the shit that's going to come from this. Should I assume you're staying as we'll? I might as well get your room ready. We have a debriefing, in the conference room."
"Oh thank you son of Fury! I shall attend immediately, but what shall I do with Loki?"
"Leave him to me, now get your ass down to the conference room"
Fury turned to Loki, eyes cold, as Thor bolted through the door. Loki looks down, avoiding eye contact. Silently but harshly, Fury grabs Loki's arm and takes him to the elevator. After pressing a large button labeled B, the elevator shoots down, fluorescent lights blending together as level after level is passed. After what seems an eternity, the elevator comes to a halt. Fury steps out, Loki trailing behind. A quick view is all Loki needs to tell him he will be the only in captivity. The hall is endless, and apart from two guards, there is no sign of life. They reach a dome, and Loki is put in it, he can feel the atmosphere change in it. Fury stares at him through the bullet proof glass.
"This cell has stripped you of your powers, and has been tested by our own heroes. I assure you that if you attempt escape, you will not get off so easily as you did this time. I bid you good day." And with the click of the door, Loki is bolted inside.
He walks away and Loki turns to look around. There is a cot, a smaller room that he can only assume as a bathroom, and a table. He sits on the edge farthest from the dome entranced and buries his face in his arms.
Upstairs, Fury returns to the conference room to begin the debriefing only to be met with a book in his face. He could see the entire team, including Thor, yelling and throwing objects. The only two attempting to regain peace were Bruce and Steve.
"What the HELL were they thinking sending him back?" Clint yelled at Fury.
"We just cleaned up the fucking mess he made, and now they want US to keep him? We aren't maids" Tony shouted.
"Calm down…. calm down… JUST CALM DOWN" Fury bellowed. Putting everyone to a halt. "Loki can be used as an asset later after the proper instruction and teaching. We're keeping him in the basement under captivity, and if he puts one toe out of line, I will allow each and every one of you to do as you please with him."
Tony attempted making a comment before he was shut down by Thor. "I assure you, fellow teammates, that if my brother causes and wreaks more havoc, that I will join you in destroying him, but I believe he might want to make peace."
"Okay, great,now can we get back to the debriefing?" Fury asks, and everyone nods. "Good."
After the meeting Fury stops Steve "I want to you to look after Loki. As a Captain I am leaving you with the responsibility. I want you to see to it he doesn't stir anything up. You start today. I suggest you move your things and personal items, as I've already set up a room to be made for you there as well"
Fury leaves them with the info, leaving Steve standing there, who slowly, begins making his way toward the elevators, and pressing B. He releases a huge sigh as he thinks of what is to come. He is greeted by the two guards who immediately leave, claiming it's their lunch break, and point him to Loki's cell. As he reaches it, he can hear Loki.
"Are you the first of many to come and lecture me? No wait, beat me?" He asks, a hint of sarcasm dancing in his words. His face is still buried in his arms.
"I'm here to look after you" Steve says cautiously, careful not to say anything that would set off Loki.
"Look after me? I thought that was what the cell is for" Loki sneered.
"Think of me as… Your new companion" Steve suggests half-heartedly.
"Who put you up to this? That boss Fury of yours? Well I feel sorry for you, being stuck with me."
"Who said I'm stuck with yo-"
"Nobody wants me."
That stopped Steve's talking altogether. Loki slowly lifts his face. It takes Steve a moment to register what he sees before him. Gone is the face of Loki he knew. Now he stares into the same intense green eyes, surrounded by a sea of blue, solemn and unemotional.
"I am not of the same blood as Thor. Or species. I am as they are called, a Frost Giant. I was taken from my dying planet and raised as the secondhand son. I do not belong with the Frost Giants now, or Asgard, or here. I am unwanted. A foster child, thrown from one place to another until I take my last breath. Everyone is just waiting for me to die so I can no longer burden them. I have no home." Loki reburies his face, shutting out anything Steve might have said.
Steve lets this information set in. Then, he slowly gets up, and makes his way to the elevator. The guards returning from their lunch break. Pressing level 5, he goes to the security room where the team had been watching Loki from the cameras.
"Wow, he's blue! Can you believe it? FUCKING BLUE. No wonder he uses magic to hide it, I knew he was weird, but what a freak show" Clint says, roaring with laughter. Tony and Natasha join in. Their laughter is put to a halt as Clint flies back into the tables as both Steve and Thor had gone to punch Clint.
"I respect you greatly, Man of the Bow, but I will not stand to have you ridiculing my brother" Thor bellows.
"That smurf is definitely is not your brother" Clint says, wiping the blood off the side of his mouth. Before Thor can give him another beating, he is held back by Steve.
"It's not worth it" Steve says. Thor nods, and Clint is helped up by Natasha and led out of the room. Tony and Bruce return to the lab. Thor gets up to go apologize to Clint. And Steve is left alone. He stares at the screen for a moment, looking at Loki's huddled form. He was so vulnerable, so weak. After a minute, Steve leaves to begin gathering his things for the move to the basement.