A few months later
He felt the pain but didn't let himself comprehend it. It seared throughout his body but his mind was numb. The light was bright and it pained him. The light causing him to see red behind his eyelids. He gave a shuddering breath and gave in to reality. He opened his eyes as a boot kicked him in his side. He looked up at the female agent that was so insistent on putting him through pain. He turned his eyes at her with malice and pain. She stopped poking him with her pointed black heeled boots. She stared down at him and held out her hand to help him up. He looked at it in disgust. (a mortal dares to offer me help.) he scoffs and aguishly gets up himself. She stares at him with indifference. (how infuriating can this race be, especially Their females.) he added as an after thought.
" I hope you are feeling better." she said with what he thought had a hint of concern. He pushed that thought aside.
"never better." he feels the lie roll off his tongue with ease. He is of course the god of lies. He smirks at her and she infuriatingly smirks back. He can feel his eyes flare momentarily. He calms himself. Her smirk widens as if she can tell it makes him angry.
"stop smiling mortal, I could kill you in seconds." she looks him up and down. She continues to smile viciously at him and laughs.
"I'd love to see you try." he takes a step back unconsciously at her remark. He can tell she means what she said.
"well now that you are awake. I believe its time for you to start your 'penance' as your lovely family explained." she turned on her heel and headed toward the door she waved for him to follow her. He couldn't believe what had just happened to him. He just stood there in shock staring at the young woman's back as she walked away.
"well are you coming or are you going to sit there like a stunned animal?" he shook his head in disbelief and walked behind her. She held up a finger for him to wait a moment and still in shock obeyed the woman's command. He noticed her gentle brown eyes and then noticed the experience and intellect behind them. He also saw the kindness and the mercy as well as the fury and the power behind those eyes. He shuddered at the latter two and examined her again. Her hair was a light brown and cascaded around her shoulders in curls. She would have been tall he supposed for a mortal woman. She was curvy and wore a simple S.H.I.E.L.D uniform, but something about her made her different from the regular agents he had seen in the past. He abruptly stopped, he had been staring at the woman and quickly looked away.
"What is that we must stop for?…" he said with contempt. She gave no response and continued what ever she had been doing at a near by counter.
"What is your name then mortal?" He stared at her this time waiting for an answer. She finally looked at him. A glimmer in her eyes as she turns her body. She takes his hands and clicks a pair of laser cuffs onto his wrists. He unwillingly winces at the offending pressure.
"I have many names Loki, but many I don't find amusing," she laughed a little menacingly and continued, "
but it seems as I know your name it is only fair to tell you mine. But names I find have meaning that are not always for the best." she smirks at him again. He almost snarls at her. "but -you- may call me Aurora, my mischievous fiend." he looked her up and down wondering why this annoying human bothered him so. He was a GOD for Odin's sake he could flick her aside like whimpering pup, but something stopped him. He couldn't tell if it was the power he felt emanating around her or the way her smug grin seemed to invite him to try anything. She hadn't even put a muzzle on him just the flimsy laser cuffs. Aurora came close to him and grabbed him by the collar and pulled him close. Her eyes seemed to be blazing with fire. Her eyes had turned bright green with the brown carefully encircling them.
" don't try anything stupid because if you do I've been informed to slowly and painfully Rip. Your. Throat Out." she whispered quietly in his ear. He looked into those tormenting eyes with a facade of indifference, he wasn't afraid of her. He could feel her saying 'you should be'.
" well lady Aurora I presume we are wanted somewhere. I believe Fury wanted to see me?" she laughed and motioned for him to follow again. They started to walk through the S.H.I.E.L.D flying HQ.
Fury was standing in his usual position. Staring out of the window looking pretentiously dramatic. The super spy turned at their arrival without any help from their completely silent footsteps. He seemed to growl at the sight of Loki.
" it's nice to see you too Director." Loki said sarcastically.
" if I had any say in it I would never see you again you son of a- never mind" he rubs at his temples. " your father believes you must prove yourself to us that you regret doing what you've done. I'm gonna look you in the eye and guess that right, now you don't give a shit. So I've gotten you a babysitter." he nods his head toward Aurora. She smirks at Loki.
" what do you mean babysitter?" he hissed. "I do not understand how this will 'prove myself' to you mortal!" he had air quotes around 'prove myself' which became a little awkward as his hands were cuffed.
" it doesn't. It just keeps you out of my hair." he glared at Loki. Loki laughed and said," I believe, Director you would need to have hair first." Director Fury showed no signs of his name sake. Loki only laughed at the tense one-eyed man and Agent Aurora tried hiding a smile.
"Agent Aurora do you mind taking our guest to his temporary room."
" yes sir." she turned on her heels again and faced him with an easy smile. Aurora took hold of him by his cuffs and led him away.
His mask of indifference playing across his face again after the brief interaction with the director. She could feel his green-blue eyes boring into her back. He was handsome he would give him that but he was arrogant and a little bratty. She sighed inwardly and listened to her surroundings. She heard his breathing and felt his heart beat. Her powers where interesting in the word of Fury and a few scientists who had examined her. She looked back at the infuriating god. She had studied every type of mythology she could major in and did so with flying colors and standing behind her was the Norse God of Mischief. He had taken her breath away when she saw him. A real myth, a real ancient being. She giggled to herself making Loki look at her suspiciously. She just shook her head at his reaction. They reached a metal plated door and she stood in front of it and waved her hand unlocking it mentally. Hiding this action from their 'guest'. She opened the door and waved for him to enter he did so reluctantly. "what is it exactly my father wants me too learn about you dull mortals anyway." she cocked her head and looked at him with an amused smile. "poor Loki, don't get it do you?" she looked at him with a genuine sad smile she reached up and placed a hand on his cheek. " we may look dull to you but we are all different. We think, and thrive but we die. We are all same because we are different. Your beings live and some learn but slowly. Humans learn at different paces but we take our mistakes and change them. Unlike you your majesty, the great and powerful Loki who needs a love that he already has." she gently slaps his cheek and takes the cuffs off. Then pushes him into the glass container he had been held in before.
