OMG, Thank you so much for the reviews and favorites again. I PROMISE that the Aurora/Loki pairing will happen, I just need to build up to it. I promise, it will be worth it...:-)
The next day, Aurora heads out of the S.H.E.I.L.D. Command Center, she turns to Dr. Selvig to give him a hug and says "I'm very sorry for getting so upset with you. I know you meant no harm, it's just some things are too painful for me to talk about. I do sincerely wish you the best of luck in your research on the Tesseract and hopefully you can do extraordinary things."
"Don't worry, Aurora. My figures may not be complete just yet, but with everything I have here, I should be just fine. Please take care of yourself." Selvig says.
"I will. The next time you are in New York, look me up." Aurora says as she walks up the flight of stairs to the airplane.
"Indeed, I will. Have a safe trip back. I must get back down to the lab for my work." Erik waves goodbye.
Aurora walks in and sits down and readies for the flight back home. She thinks, "It will be nice to be back in my own home and my own bed. Besides it's Friday and the weekend. I might call Samantha and see she wants to have dinner and drinks later tonight." [Her I-phone buzzes and she picks it up and starts to read her emails from Grace about the merger with French company about the cellphone tech, what she has missed and what is on the agenda for Monday. She taps a few times and sends a message to her best friend Samantha, who is also her PR agent for the company. Samantha replies back that she would love to meet her at the Soho Grand Bar Hotel and Bar for dinner and drinks and asks if 8pm is too late. Aurora texts back that 8pm is fine.] She then hears the captain getting ready to take off and she lays back in the set and waits for the 4 hour flight to be over. Soon she'll be at JFK and then home where a nice hot bath would be in order. She closes her eyes…and drifts off.
The sound of the plane landing wakes her up from her nap and she looks out to see her driver waiting for her. The plane slows, she gets out and gets her bag and goes down the stairs to the car. The driver takes her bags and puts them in the trunk. "Driver, take me home please." She gets in the car and calls Grace. "Grace I got your emails, thank you for keeping me up to speed. Yes. I'm back in New York. Yes, I'm exhausted…I'm going to take the day off for a little R and R. If anyone calls for me, just take a message for me, otherwise I will see you Monday. Yes. Have a nice weekend."
She gets to her building and the driver pulls up and she gets out and he gets her bags. She and the doorman head to her elevator and go up. When she gets to her penthouse, she enters the security codes and the security system shuts down. She looks around to see that her housekeeper has been there while she was gone. She quickly unpacks her bags and throws her clothes in the hamper. After changing clothes into a robe, she decides to take a long hot bath in the jet tub. She starts to think about some sushi for lunch and a mani-pedi before she has dinner and drinks tonight. She sinks into the tub and closes her eyes.
[Meanwhile in the nether-realm Loki has finished discussing his plans and what he has learned about the Tesseract with the Other. The Other informs him that his master will give him the cosmic spear to complete his infiltration and allow him to weild the Tesseract's power and that he will be able to lead their army. The Other hands him the spear. The spear is a direct link to the Tesseract. However, at the moment, Loki's powers have been enhanced with more power than he had before. The Other warns him that if he betrays them, there will no universe, no realm or planet where he will be able to hide. Loki informs them that the battle will be glorious, not lengthy and reminds them that they need the Tesseract and he needs it to open the portal. Once he has conquered Earth, he will give them the Tesseract in exchange. He will report back closer to the time that the Tesseract becomes active; then the invasion will begin. Until that time, he will be on Earth for his reconnaissance. Loki closes his eyes and the cosmic spear glows and he finds himself on a side-street in New York City.]
"I must find her. I must. But first, I must change my appearance to blend in with these repulsive beings; that will make my job of finding her easier. If I look like one of them, they should be more cooperative and more easily swayed." He waves his hands and the armor and leather disappear and a black suit, black shoes, white shirt and green/gold tie appear. His shoulder length black hair, flows back, perfectly styled. The spear disappears. He then heads out on the streets to find her. He stops and looks around. He sees tall building, bright neon lights with pictures and all sorts of ornate decorations and building facades. He looks around to see that he is on 42nd street. He walks a little ways and stops a man, holding a phone and briefcase and asks him:
"Excuse, me sir, I seem to be lost. I am here on business, specifically, I am looking for an Aurora Lawson's office. Do you know where that might be?" Loki asks
The man answers, "You mean the Aurora Lawson of Lawson Technology Consultants Incorporated? The most eligible bachelorette in New York?"
Loki replies, "Yes that would be her. Do you know where that is?"
"Sir, I'm not sure if you know this, but that large building over there is her building. I think her office is the top five floors of the building." He points to a tall building across the street. "Where are from anyway?" he asks.
"I am from oversees, from Norway actually." Loki says very fluidly.
"Well, you sure do seem out of place. That is her building, just across 42nd there. I think there's a receptionist down there in the lobby that can direct you from there. Just to make sure you don't get lost, you might want to consider a map or something. Anyways, sir, enjoy your stay in New York." As the man walks off down the street.
Loki smiles and proceeds to walk across the street, and says to himself. "I fully intend to enjoy my stay". He comes to the front of her building and proceeds through the large glass door. "Now my love, it is time to meet" he says to himself as he walks over to the desk.
He asks the blond, putting on the charm, "Excuse me, can you direct me to Aurora Lawson's office? I have an appointment."
The woman stops and stares at him in wide eyed amazement and shakily replies, "Yes….sir…..just take the elevator on the right to the 12th floor. Her receptionist will be there at the end of the hall."
"Thank You." And he turns and walks away to the elevator. He laughs to himself because he can still see and feel the blond staring at him. The bell rings and the doors open. He gets in the elevator and pushes the number 12 button and heads up. Soon the elevator opens on the 12th floor and he walks down the marble hall to the reception desk and proceeds to look at her name badge and sees "Grace" on the badge. "Excuse me Grace, can you tell me if Ms. Lawson is in today?"
"No, sir. I'm sorry she's not in today. She is out of the office until Monday. Can I help you with something?"
"No my dear, I am just an old friend of hers from college. I was in town on business and I wanted to surprise her. It's been ages since I've seen her." Loki says
"Well, that's nice. Ms. Lawson doesn't talk much about her college days. I think she would be happy to see an old friend." As Grace stares at him, she blushes.
"Can you tell me where she lives now, maybe I can stop by and visit her at home?" he asks
"No, sir. I'm not allowed to give out her personal contact information or her address."
"Well, surely we can do better." He reaches out to her and puts his hand on her shoulder. Suddenly, her eyes flash and turn colors. When he lifts his hand from her shoulder, he asks again; "Now, Grace, may I please have Ms. Lawson's home address? I would like to visit with her sooner than later." He smiles wickedly.
With a dazed look, "Yes, hold on sir." Grace flips through a catalog and finds the address and writes it down on a piece of paper and hands it to him. "Good girl. Thank you Grace, you have been most helpful." He turns and walks down the hall and proceeds to enter the elevator. As the elevator descends, he reads the address and it says, "Aurora Lawson, 15896 West Fifth Avenue, Penthouse, New York City."
As the elevator opens, he proceeds to head out of the building into the street, walking past reception, he smiles at the silly blond still staring at him from earlier. She blushes. "Mortal Women are so weak and so easily controlled." He thinks. Out on the street, he watches the mortals in front of him. He sees people walking, some riding a two wheeled contraption and many people getting in and out of yellow cars. Loki walks over to one, leans down and asks the man in the driver's seat, "Excuse me, can you take me to 15896 West Fifth Avenue?"
"Yes, sir. Just get in the car. I can drive you anywhere you need to go." The cabbie replies. "Just let me turn on the meter." He leans over and switches on a machine.
Loki gets in the back of the yellow car. It smells horrible, worse than the stables on Asguard. He hopes this journey will be short, otherwise he might have to kill this smelly, disgusting man, before the foul stench makes him vomit. The cab takes off down the street and Loki looks out the window at the passing people. He thinks to himself and he strokes his chin, "Soon, Aurora, very soon, we will be together…" and smiles.