Authors Note
here is chapter 3! took me long enough! there is sure to be some typos but i hope none to extreme. i really enjoy those few who review!
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They Blossom in the Winter
Title Ch.3
Loki's POV
"YOU CANNOT!"I roar to Odin's deaf ears. I scream "Do not take me back there! Are you that cruel of a father to order me there" I say through gritted teeth. "Loki silence" Thor breathes out behind me so only I can hear. "No" I say back to him in my full voice. I look back to Odin, then to Thor, and once more to Odin. My heart is racing, my palms grow clammy with sweat. I feel despair run through me and I begin to panic. "No! No! No! Don't take me!" I rush the words out.
They cannot do this to me, they want to see me burn again. They want the darkness to overcome again, don't they? They want the weak Loki at play again to be crushed again. Nobody even pities me anymore. Thor and Odin talk out the rules and details of our journey. I chose not listen, or rather I cannot. My mind is a haze. The panic switches out for to a blurred mess.
I look to Frigga, who has not said a word to me. My stare is hard enough that she turns to me. And there it is…I see it in her eyes. Love. There is no use now. That love was needed long ago. Now my heart is a stone, but hollow inside. Thor begins taking my arm and walking me the middle of the throne room for we are about to leave for Midgard. I have no more feelings inside of me, I can generate no more love, not even anger towards anyone. But I know I cannot let Thor, even forbid the avengers know I've fallen into a state of vulnerability. They would surely rip me limb from limb. I have to keep a stoic face and at the most, show disgust for all humanity.
Odin stands up from the throne, and commands the room's attention with a thud of gungnir, his staff, and says "Thor and Loki, I approve the journey you both are to embark on. I trust you do Asgard justice and represent her with honor." Odin's eyes fall to me but chooses not to look me in the eye, he must think of me even viler now. "And to you Loki, be weary on this journey, for if you fail or return to your evil ways I will have no choice but to bring you back here" he pauses for a split second, "and sentence you to death" he says. A deep chill runs through my spine at the thought of death. Thor nods his head in accordance and once again offers me the box that holds the tesseract power and we both activate it. I've grown accustomed to traveling through realms. A slight pressure is put on my body as we travel through space and time.
Thump.
I shake slightly at our landing and pat down my armor and look at our surrounding through squinted eyes. It seems we are up on a building in New York City. It's an enormous building that reminds me….oh damn. Were on metal's man building unless someone else is as pompous to have a giant "Stark" written on the roof of their building. "Come Loki, lets enter the building" Thor takes the box of energy and motions me to walk in front of him. I keep my head down and say nothing but follow him.
Some suited men approach us and are apparently already familiar with Thor and give a silent nod and allow us to pass towards these shiny metal doors. I don't know if we are in the correct area but Thor starts looking around confused and turns to the suited men again "Erh, gentlemen, could you kindly show us to the quarters of Tony Stark" Like trained dogs the men walk up to us and push next to the doors and it lights up.
While I'm trying figure out what the dotted light does the two doors slide open and inside is a small room. "Go inside and press "the boss" that'll show you up to Mr. Stark's area". Thor grins at the man before saying his thanks and we go inside the room. "Oh by the Gods Thor your giant finger have pushed every button next the one we need!" After miss and trial…and miss again we finally make it up to Stark's area.
We walk only but two steps into the living area when the arrogant man himself pops up with a glass in hand. "Welcome welcome welcome! Thor lovely too see you again, I see you've grown out your hair. Wow geez, it's even longer than Peppers" Stark whips out before sipping his drink. Stark switches his drink to his left hand to shake Thors hand, but the oaf being the oaf he is pulls him into hug and much to my amusement squeezes the air out of stark's lung.
His eyes turn to me next and I immediately feel as if the mortal is trying to intimidate me. I give him a quiet chuckle with a roll of my eyes. "Hey big guy, let's get one thing straight, this marvelous building is mine, it's my home. Try not to be an ass, or I'm sure your loving bro and all the avengers can teach you some old fashion manners. I stare at him in disgust but Thor beckons me to answer. "Whatever, I don't nee…
WHOOMP !
A luminous blue light engulfs the room and it's concentrated in front of us by the large windows. Whatever force is behind it breaks the windows at a massive force than toppled all three of us to our backs painfully. I squint my eyes trying to make out the situation but the light is too bright its almost blinding. And then silence. Complete silence where you can even here the birds cooing. The bright blue light diminishes and there is someone on the floor, knees on the floor and both arms supporting her. It's a woman, I can make out her black waves and female silhouette.
Thor groans next to me and immediately yields mjolnir. Starks weak mortal form has flown back even farther onto his dinner table. "Who goes there, do you threaten?" Thor growls out, obviously agitated by being thrown on the ground. "Answer! Do you threaten?!" He says louder and I've begun standing up when she looks up swiftly. She observes each and every one of us in a split second in panic before Thor starts to take a step, but then I can't move. I can't hear Stark muttering and trying to get up anymore. Thor is frozen in his place and tries fighting whatever in the world it is that's paralyzing us. I look the woman again she's staring at me while she's stands upright. She has a bold blue dress on that reaches her knees and gold sandals that wrap around her calves. What in the world is happening, who is this woman, is she sent to kill us?
"Now I don't know about you guys but I can't move….like at all. Hey lady why in the hell did you…first of all YOU BROKE MY WINDOWS, do you ha-.."Stark is silenced when she tightens her fist. "Silence! "She exasperatedly yells out. She puts a hand to her head and huffs out something I can't hear. Then she looks up quickly to me and stares at me head on. Her eyes are burning into mine, but I don't look away even though I know this woman is powerful
Cherie's POV
There he is. Loki. The blue skinned baby. He's beautiful in his asgardian form. Oh God what do I say. Oh Cherie keep a strong face. This man killed people he will abuse your sympathy once he gets a sniff of it but my heart can't help it.
I walk up to him. "Are you Loki?" I can tell my voice is shaky but I'm overwhelmed with every emotion at seeing him in the flesh. He looks at me quizzically and simply says yes. The closer I walk to Loki the more my heart pours out to the blue skinned baby I saved. I look up to him, he's a couple inches taller to me and I softly but I accuse "What have you done? Why have you turned like this Loki?"
His face contorts into more confusion but his eyes softly soften. I reach out him with my right hand and lightly touch his face. He winces away for a moment but my power has him in place. "You've done evil, great evil" I say with a bit more sternness in my voice. Oh frustration and anger takes place of my sympathy. I don't know why but I feel this anger building up in me. I'm disappointed in him. Now I'm overwhelmed by rage at this fool. Does he not know what I've done for him? Before I know what's what I slapped the fool. Tears are pooling up in my eyes from how furious I am. "How dare you touch me?" Loki roars out. His voice is powerful and actually makes me back up.
"What in the gods is going on? Who are you! Let us go we shall not harm if you don't harm us" the one who seems to be Thor cries out in diplomatic pleads. "Um yes. Please my left leg has gone numb. OW! Pins and needles! Pins and needles!" The one who flew atop a table calls out.
"All right! Just shut up!" I let the men go and shut my eyes. I'm still confused on where this wrath came from but I have other things to worry for at the moment. "I mean no harm" I say with a raised eyebrow to Thor in particular who lowers his hammer and nods. "I am Cherie and I am an angel of the heavens above, brought down by God for a mission" I kept the small part about being actually banished from the boys. No need for them to think of me as a rebel already. I study their faces for their reactions. The mortal man cross his arms his eyes seem as if they are going to pop out of his face. Thor blonde haired asgardian seems slightly puzzled but not as alarmed. Lastly Loki still keeps a grim face accompanied now with a tight lipped mouth. I nervously laugh to myself and with a sigh say "I again mean no harm. I plan on helping this nation protect itself. And in particular helping you" I turn my gaze to the frost giant "The one called Loki"
Loki's POV
"What? Me? I have no business with you?" This angel or so she says, I've never met her in all my years. Frankly I am not pleased with her since our introduction. The vile woman laid a hand on me like if I was a bratty child. "Loki I am the angel you saved you. I put Odin in your path to find you, and to raise you. But you have don't sins, so many sins, and God has sent me to earth to watch over you so you can repent your sins". This angel saved me? No it can't be true. Who is God, what is an angel. I can't listen anymore of this madness. "You know nothing woman, you are deranged. You think you can make me repent? I laugh at your childish request" I growl at her and walk away from this pathetic scene. "Ohhhh-kayyy. Well uh. Hello there Cherie was it?" Stark asks the girl and she nods in agreement. "Yes well, whatever in the hell you are. Are you saying you want to help us?"
Cherie's POV
The mortal man is nice. He is quite funny in his mannerisms so answer with kindness in my voice, "Yes I know of the avengers, but not much more expect that you do the earth world a great favor".
Having a conversation with the one called Tony Stark is pleasant. He tells me tomorrow he will talk to a man called Fury who will figure out my position in something called shield? I honestly got lost a few times for the man can chatter. I'm in a room now that I've been assigned to. It's large and extravagant. Nothing like my little home back in the garden. It has a large bed with velvet black coverings and couches to the left that circle around this giant but thin box. I'm not sure what half of these items are. I throw myself on the bed. Keeping up a calm and gently disposition has gotten harder…way harder. Must be having my divinity taking away, or maybe I just need rest. The journey took a lot out of me and this soft bed is perfect right now. I doze off quickly into my dreams.