As Darcy was flittering around the kitchen she heard Eric come back down the stairs. "She seems worse. What happened?"
"I don't really know, after you left she got worse. Said something about everyone leaving her"
"Do you blame me?" Eric asked with a scowled on his face as he leant against the door frame.
"No'. Yes!Darcy thought to herself as she felt anger bubble to the surface. She knew it wasn't al of Eric's fault but Jane wasn't particularly happy to find out that he was leaving to work for S.H.E.I.L.D. The every organization that took their research two years ago
"Darcy, I can you're lying." He shifted in the doorway crossing his arms.
"Why did you have to go and work for them? You know she can't stand S.H.E.I.L.D" Darcy paused as if a revelation hit her. "Something happened didn't it? I saw the news reportage of New York. Where you involved?"
"Darcy I don't want to talk about it." Eric snapped, before moving over to the kitchen island and burying his face in his hands. "Eric you need to talk to me, why did you come back?. Something bad must have happened for you to come all the way back here" she said trying to pressure him into talking.
Eric sighed and kept his face buried then slightly shook his head with small frown and said "Thing's got bad Darc' I killed them… I killed them." He stepped back into the hallway, his hands trembling. Darcy came towards him hesitantly but with caution.
"WHO? Who did you kill? Please Eric I may be friend but I can't hide you." Darcy stopped and looked at Eric who was again failing to look her in the eye. "They were innocent. They are dead because of me. If I hadn't built that portal-" and "What portal? The one that opened in New York? Oh god Eric please don't tell me-." Darcy started cutting him off before he pushed passed her.
"Your right I can't be here…"
"Eric. Please, just stop we will talk about this-" Darcy reported with a nervous smile, trying to reason and comfort him.
"Really? Darcy, there's nothing you can do. I have to go they will be looking for me".
"Of course there is! We can sort something out. We can… we can" Darcy trailed off not knowing what to say
Eric gave out a nervous chuckle "Darcy there's nothing you can do. This isn't like college where you go out and get your college credits. This is serious"
"You think I don't know that?" Darcy yelled. "Wait a minute. Let me get Jane"
"Jane? What for?"
"We are going to New York, the three of us." Darcy snapped. Seeing that she could see that Eric was about to protest she added:
"I know you, Eric. This isn't something you would choose to do. Come on grab your coat. JANE!" She hollered from the bottom of the stairs. "Come on we're leaving."
The journey back to New York was a tense one, neither Eric or Jane were talking. Eric was pining over what happened in New York and Jane was upset that Thor came and went without a hello or a goodbye
"Jane, you know that he wasn't able to' Darcy said trying to comfort her on the plane
"hmmm" was her only reply
"Jane please talk to me". Again nothing. "Jane-'
"I know Darcy" Jane snapped. "I heard you the first five times, I'm fine so just leave me alone"
The rest of the journey remained in silence with the occasional worried glance from Darcy aimed at Eric and Jane. Things didn't change either when agents Barton and Romannov picked them up and drove to Stark Tower, glancing a Eric now and then. Things go worse though when they pulled up outside and Eric was taken away by more agents from S.H.E.I.L.D. This time Darcy couldn't help but see how broken Jane had become
"He wouldn't. He never would' Jane commented as she saw Eric being dragged away. Darcy was still unsure what to say at this point, putting her hand on Janes arm was the only way for comfort at this moment
Upon hearing Jane and Darcy enter the penthouse, a shorter than average brunette man walked out of the hallway into the large, now destroyed, living space. Darcy couldn't help but smirk at the Loki shaped indent on the floor. Agent Baron managed to fill them in as much as possible as soon as they arrived
"Oh, hello." He said giving the girls a quizzical look.
"Hi. You're Tony Stark right?" Darcy asked.
The brunette man smiled and extended his hand. "Tony Stark. Lovely to meet you But you already knew that." He said with a cocky smirk on his face
"Darcy Lewis. Lovely to meet you too. And this is Jane Foster" Darcy said after he released her hand and pointed to Jane who was standing a few steps behind her.
"So. You're Thor's girl? "Stark asked picking up Jane's name. "Did you meet him last year after New York?"
"No, he didn't visit." Well done Jane mood killer
"Oh, I thought he would have" he said walking over to his bar and pouring himself a brandy
"Stark should you really be drinking this early" another brunette walked in slightly smaller than Stark, his shirt un tucked from his pants. He was attractive Darcy had to admit, but he wasn't really her type.
"Technically its not early. I never went to bed last night, so it's still late."
Darcy stood there with a smirk on her face watching the men banter whilst Jane absent mindedly picked at her nails, until the brunette took the brandy from Stark and walked towards them. "Sorry don't mind him" he said with a smile on his face. I'm Bruce, Bruce Banner"
Well this will be fun. I'm sharing an apartment with an eccentric billionaire, a green rage monster and a zombie
Hope you like this chapter. Fandral should be in it soon!
