Hey guys. Sorry for taking so long. High school keeps you busy. Also friends. And your chores. Any hoo, hope you like the story so far. It is getting kind of fun and dramatic. So give me reviews on it. Still no pleases. Read on!
Very Much Alive
Dark Cells and Bright Skies
Loki had appeared on a rooftop just below where the helicarrier was hovering. He flashed back into his Asgardian wear. Then flashed himself onto the bridge inside the carrier. All the agents on the bridge pulled their pistols and pointed straight at him. Loki glanced around and gave Fury a look that said 'really'. Fury told the agents to stand down and then he walked off down a hall, glancing back at Loki. He came back with the avengers and Pepper following.
"Loki! Where is Katelyn?" Thor asked looking around the room. "She took responsibility for my actions." Loki said while rubbing the back of his neck and looking down nervously. "SHE WHAT!" Natasha said, now in front of Loki and deadly close. Loki took an unsure step back. "She will be gone for a hundred days your time. She will come visit for a day then be gone for another hundred. I did not know she was going to do it. I didn't want her to." Loki explained calmly.
Natasha whipped around and stormed to go sit at the table. She was breathing deeply trying to stay calm. "Wait, so she was serious?" Tony asked incredibly unbelieving his ears. "Do you doubt that I can tell the truth? This is my childhood friend WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. I LOVE HER!" Loki said breathlessly shouting. All the agents pulled their guns again at the shouting coming from the god of mischief.
"Just calm down and take a seat. Then you can explain." Steve said approaching Loki as if he was a wild animal with his hands up for defense in case Loki snapped. Loki huffed and trudged over to the table and plopped down. He laid his upper half on the table. All the agents glanced at Fury who nodded for them to put the pistols away. Bruce asked, "So what is to happen to her?"
"Her lips are to be sewn together and she is to be kept in a dark cell for two thousand Asgardian days. After a thousand she gets a day on earth." Loki said sitting up to watch the others all sit down except Fury who was standing with his hands behind his back.
"What time is it here?" Loki asked looking around for a clock, only find out there wasn't one. "9:45 pm. Why?" Steve said glancing at his watch. "It's time for Thor and I to return." Loki said getting up and looking at his brother.
Thor got up with Mjölnir in hand. He stood beside his brother and waved good-bye to the avengers and Fury. "Wait. Where is she gonna be when she gets here?" Stark asked. "Your living room in Malibu. She likes it there." Loki said simply. They all nodded their heads and then Loki and Thor vanished to Asgard. They appeared outside of Loki's chambers.
Loki glanced at Thor then opened the doors to his room. Katelyn was on the couch upside down reading the rest of Black Beauty. She glanced over then did a double take. She flipped herself up right dropping the book in the process.
"Loki!" Katelyn yelled as she ran over and hugged him tightly. Katelyn then smiled up at Thor and then hugged him too. "I heard what is to happen. Why did you do it?" Thor asked as Katelyn let go of him. "I have my reasons." Katelyn said losing the smile that earlier covered her face.
"Did you tell them all?" Katelyn asked turning to Loki. He nodded his head yes then walked past her and sat down on one of the couches. "What?" Katelyn said turning to look at Loki who looked like he was concentrating on a math test.
He was sitting in his usual position with his knees apart and slouching back against the couch. His left arm rested on the arm of the couch and his right elbow was on his hip. It was a relaxed position but he was starring off into space while running the outside of his right pointer a crossed his lips. It meant he was in deep thought or trying to stay calm.
Katelyn gave a look to Thor that said 'you should go now'. Thor nodded and took his leave shutting the door behind him. Katelyn walked silently over to Loki. She curled up next to him. Her arms encircling his waist. Her head resting on his chest.
They sat there for a while listening to the silence of the room except for the accessional crack of the torches that lit the room. Loki had by then rested his arm on her back but was still running his pointer finger over his lips. He shifted and spoke, "How was your fly?" "Good. I felt as if I could disappear into the sky with the stars." Katelyn said softly like she was day dreaming.
Loki stopped and put his right hand on her upper arm from behind. "What are your reasons?" Loki said looking down at the back of Katelyn's head. Katelyn untwined her arms from around him and sat up to look him in the eye.
"I did it for you. I love you and I know that you would find a way out. It would disturb the council and they would take me away. If I hadn't taken the responsibility, they would have separated us. They would have banished me to earth and I would never remember you. You wouldn't have been able to see me. I didn't want that." Katelyn explained sorrowfully.
"What is to happen tomorrow?" Loki asked carefully processing the words she had let come from her lips. "Since Thor is back he is to take the throne. The council will gather and my claim is to be discussed. Thor won't be able to stop it because I did it while Odin was on the throne. The punishment has been set if they decide it is acceptable." Katelyn said carefully but quickly.
"Let's get to bed." Loki said standing and walking to the bathroom. Katelyn fell back onto the couch with a sigh. After staring at the ceiling for a moment and thinking things over she got up. She changed into a green tank top and black shorts. She grabbed her book off the floor and plopped down on the bed.
Katelyn flipped through the pages searching for her lost page as she settled down. She finally found it and got comfortable. She was sitting in between the pillows at the top of the bed leaning against the headboard.
As Loki changed in the bathroom, he thought about how he was going to stop what was to happen tomorrow. He didn't want Katelyn in pain. He knew how it felt to have your mouth sewn shut tight. It felt like someone was burning every nerve in your lips times ten. Like someone was pouring acid through each tiny hole in your lips. You couldn't move your mouth without pain, you couldn't talk, and you can't use magic.
Loki washed his face and left the bathroom. He walked out to find Katelyn snuggled up holding a pillow like a teddy bear. Her hair sprawled out behind her. The book was still in her hand. He climbed in next to her and settled down on his back starring at the ceiling.
Katelyn shifted onto her back still clutching the pillow to herself with her left arm. The book was now lost in the sea of silk green sheets. Loki glanced over at Katelyn's sprawled out body. Her head turned away from him. Her left leg bent to meet the other's knee.
Loki chuckled to himself while starring at the gold ceiling. "You're wearing the green boxers I got for you from earth." Katelyn's voice said next to him. He looked over to find Katelyn now looking at him with a sleepy look. "Yes I am. They are quite comfortable." Loki said with a smirk.
Katelyn rolled over pulling the sheets with her. She laid her head on his bare stomach. She pulled the sheets up to her shoulders still clutching the pillow in a head lock. Loki put his hands behind his head. "Goodnight." he said as he flicked his wrist to put out the torches. "Goodnight, I love you." Katelyn said sleepily. "I love you too." Loki said drifting off.
The light spilled into the room through the open balcony doors. It was morning in the shinning golden city of Asgard. Loki was the first to wake. He looked down to see Katelyn lying, sleeping peacefully. She had released the pillow from her dead grip.
Katelyn was now on her stomach with her hands underneath it as if she was sick. The sheets bunched at her hips. Her cheek smushed on his stomach and her hair out behind her head on top of the black comforter. Loki looked at her. Her skin glowing with its natural gold. She looked peaceful. He wanted to pause time and stay like this forever.
Katelyn woke and smiled at him with a stupid sleepy grin. "Morning magic boy." she said looking at him with humor dancing in her sky blue eyes. "Morning tweety bird." Loki said with his own stupid grin. He started to call her tweety bird after a trip to Midgard. Loki had watched cartoons with her and a little bird called Tweety always got into trouble with a black cat. Loki couldn't remember the cat's name.
"His name was Sylvester." Katelyn said as she got up. She stood on the bed stretching. "What?" Loki looked at her a little confused. "You had a confused look on your face for a while.." Katelyn said simply while yawning. She jumped over Loki and landed on the floor with ease. Loki got up still in his boxers and followed Katelyn out onto the balcony. "We have about an hour before I have to go." Katelyn said while sitting down at a patio table. "I? What about me? You choose me. What am I to do without you?" Loki said also sitting and giving her a look of despair.
"Live." Katelyn said simply. Loki looked at her with a 'no duh' look and looked over the breakfast that had been laid out by a servent. "Can I come?" Loki said picking up his orange juice. "Sure." Katelyn said before sipping her glass of milk. "What would be the proper attire?" Loki asked after ten minutes of eating.
"What you normally wear should be fine. It's not a ceremony." Katelyn said before stuffing a fork full of maple syrup covered pancakes in her mouth. "Will I be able to visit you?" Loki said after a bite of his omelet. "I have no clue but I would like it if you would visit the avengers and update them every once in a while." "And why should I do that?" Loki asked leaning back in his chair and sipping his drink. He gave her a humorous expecting look.
"You do know that I have a past with all of them, right?" Katelyn asked with a hard look but humor was swirling in her eyes. "Yes, I do know that." Loki said before eating another bite. "Ok then," Katelyn said while stealing a piece of his omelet, "I have to go change into what I will wear while I'm…" Katelyn voice trailed off as she stood, "I gotta go. See you back here in twenty." Loki stood and hugged Katelyn before she exited the room to go change into her "comfortable" clothes.
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The avengers were back at Stark Tower, all but Thor who was in Asgard playing king. "I didn't sleep at all last night." Stark broke the silence as they all sat quietly in the living room. Steve answered, "I didn't either. I was thinking over everything that happened when I went after Red Skull." "And what happened?" Clint asked as he lounged upside down on the sofa.
"Before I went I had to make a team so I picked the guys that helped. Before we went there was a girl, tall, blonde. Howard Stark put her with us. She was quiet and always whispered in his ear for him to say what she wanted to say. I never heard her speak. Howard said she was a look out slash messenger. She looked almost like Katelyn. Now that I know it was Katelyn, it explains a lot." Rodgers said thoughtfully looking at his shoe on his foot that rested on his opposite knee.
"Like?" Banner asked sipping his coffee and looking around the group of worn out normal people. They all looked tired in a way. Like they had to take a life test after a night of no sleeping. Like they studied all night with no caffeine or like they just had their minds over stuffed. Either way they looked like normal New York people. Not super heroes.
"I thought I saw a glimmer of something while on the train. Like a silver gleam or a white dove passing me at almost lightning speed." Steve said putting his foot down and leaning forward putting his elbows on his knees. "Before I hit the ice I heard a voice. Soft but loud enough. It said you will live.
"Spooky." Stark said with a small smirk towards Bruce. "Shut up Stark." Natasha said as she crossed her arms and slouched a little further into the couch.
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There was a knock at the door. Loki picked up the little box off his desk and stuffed it in his pocket and went to answer the door. He opened the door to find Thor arguing with Katelyn. Loki looked back and forth between them while they argued.
"Thor! Try to understand that you can't stop the gathering! Odin was on the throne when I claimed the mistakes!" Katelyn almost yelled. Her eyes a blazing grey with bright blue specks in them. "I am the king of Asgard! I should be able to stop it!" Thor growled angrily. "You weren't on the throne at the time!" Katelyn yelled throwing up her arms and then letting them dangle at her sides. "Why did you do it?" Thor asked looking frustrated like he always did when he didn't get what he wanted.
"BECAUSE I LOVE HIM!" Katelyn shouted at the top of her lungs. After that one line that shut Thor up, Katelyn marched past Loki and plopped down at the foot of the bed. Her legs crossed along with her arms. She was mumbling under breath in Asgardian. Apparently they were allusion spells because the room came to life with smoke animals.
Loki and Thor looked at her in astonishment. Loki ducked as a blue smoke-made deer came running over him six feet in the air. Thor tried to walk past Loki and into the room but Loki put his hand on his chest. "I think you should leave." Loki suggested but really ordered Thor. "But..." Thor began nut was cut off.
"GET OUT!" Katelyn screeched at Thor. Thor tried to stand his ground but Katelyn stood and mumbled one last spell. The smoke animals of all colors came together making a huge grey eagle. It flew forward towards Thor, talons first. Thor covered his face with his arms as the eagle made contact with him. Or at least should have.
It disappeared, smoke floating past Thor. "I think you should take Loki's advice." Katelyn said calmly looking at Thor with a snarl. Thor backed up and walked away to his chambers. Loki shut the door and walked over to Katelyn and setting his hands on her shoulders.
She looked up at him with a childlike expression. She looked tired. Not because of the magic but because people questioned her ways and actions. "I made something for you." Loki said reaching into his pocket and pulling the tiny box. He opened it and showed it to Katelyn.
"What is it?" Katelyn said taking out the ring that lay in the silver box. "It's a thought ring. It is used for communication through thoughts." Loki said taking the ring and slipping it on Katelyn's left ring finger. It was a sterling silver slipknot ring. "How does it work?" Katelyn asked looking up at Loki with a curious look. "I have one too." Loki said holding up his left hand to show his silver ring. The rings were identical. "I thought since you can't talk with your lips sewn I would get these. If you want to tell me something or want me to tell someone something for you, you just think of me and then think what you want to say. I will hear it and answer or do whatever the task is." Loki said looking proud.
"Thank you." Katelyn said lunging forward and giving Loki a hug. He hugged her back slid down on his knees hugging her around her torso. "I love you." Loki mumbled half into her shirt. "And I love you." Katelyn said taking his face into her hands.
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