The travel was as disastrous as it could be, something Thor and Loki were both used to, but the first time traveler had never been in a similar situation before. And she had been in terrible ones! It was hard to decide what could describe that sensation. She felt falling but going up at the same time, breathing was out of possibility. The impulse to seek for stability made her grab something and her hands went tight around Loki. She didn't like to show vulnerability at any situation but now was an exception and though she thought that she'd better to cling on Thor, Loki was the one she found so he would have to do. His hands were chained, what prevented him from responding violently to the embrace. If you wanted to upset Loki, you could try embracing him. It was a fast trip, she knew, but seemed to have lasted a millennium.
They crashed landed rather safely; land back to Asgard was never as chocking as landing on Earth. Loki would have landed upright if it had not been for Natasha's arms that were still awkwardly embracing him. They fall and rolled a couple of times, his weight over her nearly smashed her. They stopped both laid with back to the floor; Loki sat eying the agent gruffly and got back to his feet. Thor came to help her.
"Are you all right?" he asked surprised that she came with them.
"No, Thanks for asking." was her answer. She wasn't injured but certainly her body would ache for a week.
"Loki, wait!" Thor shouted as he saw his brother walking a far distance from them. Not a chance that would happen, he was playing the mute, deaf, blind guy. Thor walked fast to reach him, half ignoring Heimdall. Natasha went as fast as she could after him.
"Hey, wait. Get me back. I can't stay here!" She had never in the world imagined she would someday travel to another planet, even having aliens in her own she didn't even consider the idea of other planets. And if there was a planet she didn't want to go it was Asgard, where the almost destroyer of the Earth came from. While running to reach Thor she noticed the place was dark, no sunlight, at least not as she was used to in Earth, the lights were colored with shades of gold and green. The air was quite similar, way more pure than New York's. After a short walk, when Loki was already out of sight, Thor entered a big palace. The gates were open but closed immediately as she approached. Thor was a few steps ahead of her and didn't notice.
"Thor!" she cried rather angry.
"Let her in, Drinnal, she is with us." The watchman obeyed his prince and she passed by, taking sight of the breathtaking building before her. She was already tired of running after Thor so she diminished her pace now, following the way Thor went. He was clearly anxious to see his parents again, something that could not be said about Loki. They entered into the Palace, the guards went opening the doors at the sight of the princes, all of them staring at Natasha curiously. There were a big variety of women in Asgard but she was somewhat different from all of them. Her SHIELD uniform and stern countenance added to the differences. She tried to keep near Thor so she would not be stopped anymore and then they arrived at the king's place. Odin was waiting for them, as well as Frigga.
Thor radiated joy as he went to greet his father and mother, like a school boy coming home. And they received him happily. After observing the room panoramically, Natasha laid her eyes on Loki, who stood expressionless gazing blankly at the happy family. She didn't know much about family, she had little experience on them but that wasn't for a sure the way it should be. She tried to discern some feeling in his face but no, nothing. Not even hate. But what had happened to the Agent that she should suddenly care for an assassin's family problems now? She pushed the thought away when they finally talked to Loki.
"You are back then." Odin said firmly. Loki just raised his eyes to him, who could tell what was in his mind right now?
A/N: Please review. Sorry that the chapters are short. Tell me what you think. Thanks for reading!