Loki walked into the pale room which Sophia had been residing in for all too long. He returned to his usual routine, which always began with Loki reading her the news. It was one of the few memories he shared with the others, and sometimes the other Avengers would throw their pennies worth in too.

As he read the story on the main page, he threw in his own satirical comment – remembering how it used to make her laugh. And as much faith he had in Sophia nothing could've compared him to what happened.

"As cheerful as ever," she snorted when he finished reading. A ghost of a smile appearing on her face, her eyes still shut.

"As sarcastic as ever my dear," Loki tried to say nonchalantly, but his actions betrayed him. He leant forwards and placed a hand on her cheek, planting a feverish kiss on her forehead. "How're you feeling?" he asked her after a pause. Each of them enjoying the contact which the other provided.

"My head hurts," she muttered. "And I really fancy bacon."

"Glad to know you're alright," he whispered. As if he was afraid of by saying it out loud that it'd change everything.

"Glad to be alright. I thought you were going to lecture me about being stupid," she murmured as Loki pushed back the loose strands of her red hair. He kept his hands on contact with her skin, afraid that if he left go that she'd leave. That she'd slip back into unconsciousness.

Sophias startled Loki out of thoughts with the gasp which pierced the air. "Loki," she cried. Her eyes wide and flickering around the room at alarming speed. "Loki this isn't fucking funny."

"Sophia?" Loki asked, confused at what was causing her this much fear. He couldn't remember the last time that such fear had graced her face. "I'm not doing anything."

"I can't see god damnit. Why can't I fucking see?" She cried, sitting upright. Her hands clasped around Lokis arm.

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"Sophia, I am going to shine a light. Let me know if you can see it?" Banner asked once Sophia had calmed down enough. Once she realised that she couldn't see anything she worked herself into such a state that Loki put her to sleep using a simple spell. After however everything in that room had been smashed and she'd got herself covered in small bruises from tripping over nonstop. The loss of one of her senses taking a toll.

"I can't see anything Bruce," she said emotionlessly. She'd assumed that Loki was standing somewhere in the room because she could hear him shifting slightly on his feet – she could tell it was him from the mutters in a language she didn't understand penetrating the air.

"How about now?" he asked. She could hear him put something down on the table she assumed was beside her before picking something up.

"Bruce I can't fucking see anything," Sophia muttered, her voice cracking slightly as fresh tears kept pooling out of her eyes.

"We'll fix this Sophia," Stark said confidently as he strolled into the room, placing a bacon sandwich into her hands as he did so.

"What if you can't?" she growled, trying furiously to blink the tears away. Although she don't know why she bothered. It felt as if she was wearing one of those stereotypical white hospital gowns so she already assumed she looked like death. "Call Natasha." She demanded after a length silence. "I want to get dressed and I can't do that myself can you just fucking call Natasha." She snarled. Hating that she was an invalid.

"You've only been awake a few days," Bruce sighed as he put an awkward hand on her arm to try and comfort her. Once he realised there was no way that he'd change her mind, or any of them for that matter he relented. "Just try to keep yourself calm."

"Figure out what's wrong Brucie," she patted his arm softly as she leaped ungracefully from the table. All three men in the room walking towards her with the intention to stop her from falling until she righted herself. She ran a shaky hand though her hair as she carried on. "Figure out what's wrong and I think I'll be hell of a lot calmer."

I'm sorry for the delay but if it makes you feel any better, I've got the middle part of this already written I'm just struggling on getting it there.

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