Hi there everyone. Loki's finally here :D He'll be in the story a lot more now, so that's always good. Also, there's a dream sequence in this chapter and it may get graphic. This story will have many dream sequences in this story of that sort, so just proceed with caution.
Also, I don't own Marvel, The Avengers, or anything of that matter. I only own my OC's
Here's chapter four!
"Loki," I said, my voice low and angry. I glared at him.
"Yes dear?" He replied while smirking.
"Look, I don't like games. Especially this little game you're playing," I snapped at him.
"What game?" So he was going to play stupid.
"Oh you know, the game where I'm getting stalked by some fucked up, power hungry, ex-prince. Sound familiar?" I spat at him.
"Now, now, there's no need to use that kind of language, is there?" Something about that smirk he had on his face made me want to punch his face in.
"Yes, actually there is. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to leave now. Maybe you'll even get the hell off of my back," I snarled as I walked past him towards the door to the building.
"Oh, I don't think this will be our last encounter. I find you very... enticing," he said, his voice getting quieter as he spoke. I whipped around to say something back, because that was a bit strange. But when I turned around, I was staring at the empty road.
I looked around for where he went, but there was no sign of him. Then I heard chuckling, but it wasn't coming from anywhere. I also felt extremely cold, and I felt like I was being watched again. Just like this morning in the bathroom...
Oh god! Loki was there this morning. While I was showering!
I felt violated, intruded, and pissed off. Why the fuck was he stalking me? I needed answers.
I tried to shake off the feeling of being watched and I pulled my jacket tighter around my body to try to get rid of the cold feeling. I took one last look around, turned and stormed off to my building. Loki also knew where I lived. What was he going to do now? Watch me sleep? He was not only pissing me off now, but also freaking me out.
When I got to my apartment, the cold feeling had gone away but I still felt like I was being watched. Now it was probably just me being paranoid.
"Gwenny, I'm home!" I called out to the living room while taking off my shoes and jacket.
"Well finally! I've been waiting here for hours. Where did you go?" She asked. Obviously she hadn't heard me when I told her this morning.
"I told you this morning when I tried to wake you up that I had a meeting," I said as I walked to the living room. Gwen must have been bored, because everything was picked up back how it should be. "Thanks for cleaning up for me though."
"I had nothing else to do, so don't mention it. How was the meeting?" She asked. I wasn't really sure what I could tell her. Then again, I knew she wouldn't tell anyone anything. But I didn't want her to worry about the whole Loki situation.
"Ah, it was fine. I got a ride home from a certain Captain that you always ask me about though," I said while smirking. I knew she would go insane over that.
"No way, Captain America drove you home? Oh my god! That's so sweet," She nearly squealed. "You two would make a cute couple you know?" She urged.
"Gwen, I've told you this before. Steve is the best friend that I've got there; I will not go out with him, that's just weird," I told her. "But he did say he would love to meet you. I was going to invite him up to meet you now, but I figured you would kill me if you met him while you're extremely hung over." I told her. I could guarantee you she was ten times worse than me.
"You're right, I would have killed you. Although I know you can take me," She said giggling.
"Indeed I can," I chuckled. I still was thinking about Loki though. I couldn't be sure if he was watching us or me, or whatever.
"Are you alright there? You look like you've seen a ghost." Gwen asked me. She was like the motherly friend everyone has. I'm glad that I have her as a friend, she was like a second mother.
"Not a ghost, something worse than a ghost…" I mumbled not sure if I should tell her about Loki. It's not that I don't trust her, I just don't want to scare her.
"Oh? And what's that?" She asked, sounding concerned.
"Oh it's nothing. Don't worry about me, I can take care of it. So are you going to be staying for a few nights? I mean, I wouldn't want to go back to the apartment with Aaron there," I asked her. I was actually hoping she said she would. I mean, if Loki ended up showing up or something I would have her there. I doubted he would show up with her around though.
"If it's not too much to ask for, then I would really appreciate it," She asked. She knew I would say yes though. She's like my sister, of course I would let her stay for however long she wanted to. I actually liked it better with her around. It wasn't so lonely.
"Gwen, you know you can stay here whenever you want. Hell, I should probably get you your own key so you can just drop by whenever you want. Seriously, I think I'll do that," I said to her while assuring her it was fine for her to stay. "If you want we can go your apartment now so you can get some clothes and whatever else you'll need."
"Yeah, let's do that. Might as well get it over with now, I mean I don't want to spend another minute with that douchebag Aaron, anyway. I'll probably kick him out soon, I mean I'm the one that actually bought the apartment and he moved in, so it's mine." She explained. I hoped Aaron wasn't there right now. I didn't want to punch anyone today.
After we got ready to go get Gwen's things and we got down to the street to get a cab, I prayed that the cab driver wouldn't be Loki. If it was, I would just have to ignore him. Surprisingly Gwen was able to get a cab very quickly. Unfortunately, on my street, it was extremely hard to get a cab.
"Well that was easy…" Gwen mumbled as she got into the cab first, and I slid in after her. I didn't want to look at the cab driver, because I was scared that green eyes would meet mine.
"10th street, please," Gwen said nicely.
"Got it," The cab driver said. It wasn't until I heard him speak that I looked at him, because his voice was low and it almost sounded distorted. I let out a sigh of relief when I saw he looked like a normal cab driver, and he wasn't staring at either of us.
After we paid the driver what we owed him, we headed up to get Gwen's things. I wasn't sure how long she was going to stay, but it didn't matter to me.
"So how long do you want to stay? You know I love your company so you can stay for however long you want," I told her while she went around her apartment grabbing different articles of clothing and other things she would need.
"I don't really know, maybe like five or six days? If that's too long then I can shorten it," Gwen said. She always worried about being a burden on people.
"GWEN. How many times do I have to tell you that you aren't a burden to me, and I actually enjoy having you there for company?" I said to her while laughing.
"I know, I know, I know, you know how I am though, I always make sure my awesome presence is wanted," She said while finishing up getting her belongings together. "Alright I think I'm all set, let's head out before the asshole shows his face again." She said heading to the door. It probably was a good idea. I didn't want to even see Aarons face.
When we got back to my apartment, I was pretty exhausted.
"Hey Gwen, would it be alright with you if I took a nap while you made yourself at home? I'm worn out." I said to her while yawning.
"Yeah, that's fine. I know where pretty much everything is anyway, it's not like I need a tour," She said while putting her bags down.
"Alrighty then. If I'm not up in like an hour, then please wake me up. Thanks Gwenny," I called out to her while I changed into sweatpants and a bed shirt.
After I got into my pajamas, I jumped into bed and almost immediately fell asleep.
A chair? Why am I sitting, no strapped into a chair? Where am I? The room I was in was pitch black, and I couldn't see anything at all. The darkness was making me feel claustrophobic. I could hear dripping. Not like water, it was like whatever was dripping was thicker. Like… blood.
That's when I realized my shirt, right below my right breast, was soaking wet in blood from what looked like a stab wound. I couldn't feel it though. I didn't understand. How did I get here? Where did this stab wound come from? I was pulled from my thoughts when what seemed to be a door, about ten feet away from me, slowly opened and someone stepped through and moved towards me.
The door slammed shut and I was returned to darkness. But now there was another person in the room with me. Why weren't they saying anything? Who is it? Are they here to help me?
"You may want to be cautious, love…" The person said from across the room. As soon as they started to speak I knew exactly who it was. Loki. "You never know who's near…" He continued, repeating what he had said to me today. "Or who could be RIGHT behind you." He said, now right behind and his mouth right near my ear. His breath was cold, and it traveled down my neck and sent shivers down my spine.
Before I could think a sharp and cold knife was at my throat. He held it there for a moment, as if deciding what to do next.
He obviously figured out what to do because without a second thought he swiped the knife across my throat, cutting deeply which made my blood start to gush rapidly. I wanted to hold my throat to try and stop the bleeding, but my hands were tied to the chair. This was it. My last moments of living. Loki had won, he had killed me.
"I told you to be cautious…" Was the last thing I heard.
"Laura! Laura, oh my god! Are you okay?" Gwen was shaking me awake. "Oh my god, what the hell were you dreaming about? You were screaming like you were being killed," Gwen said calming down but still sounding concerned.
"Not a dream. A nightmare… I'm alright Gwen, don't worry. It was just… a really bad nightmare." I said trying to calm her down.
"Alright… You scared me, I thought someone had broken in and was murdering you or something," She said while standing up and walking out of my room.
After she left, I let myself cry. I wasn't one to cry in front of people, even Gwen, it made me feel weak and powerless. I got up and went to my bathroom to splash some water in my face to get myself to snap out of it and to stop crying.
I looked at myself in the mirror. Red, puffy eyes, pale white face. I always looked like that when I cried.
Once I got a hold of myself, I left my bathroom and glanced out to see Gwen sleeping on the couch. I looked at my watch, which read 10 P.M. So much for only an hour of sleep. It's a good thing I didn't have anything planned today.
I tried to sleep again, but I couldn't. Every time I closed my eyes, I would hear Loki repeating the things he said in my dream, or I would hear him chuckling. It was no use, I wasn't going to get any sleep tonight.
I decided to go sit on the balcony to try to calm down. Usually when I get worked up, I go sit on the balcony and just let my mind clear itself. I leaned on the balcony and just stared out at the different buildings, the traffic, and all of the different lights. I'm still getting used to it here, I've only been here for about two months, and the city life still amazed me. I've always wanted to live here in the city, even when I was a little kid, and I have to admit, I love it here. It was pure luck that Gwen and I both live in Manhattan and we both worked here. If she didn't, then I would basically be alone. But then again, I do have all of my teammates. Actually, even if Gwen wasn't here, I probably wouldn't be all that lonely because of the other Avengers. But I liked having someone who I've known my whole life here. It was comforting.
"You know, you scream extremely loud." I nearly jumped out of my skin when a voice pulled me from my thoughts.
Okay there's chapter four! Review's make me happy(: Thank you all for reading, following, and favoriting!
