Author's Note:
Two in one day. I'm on a roll. Hope you guys like the new character I've introduced. Enjoy!
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Chapter 7
Iris had gone back to her apartment to change and grab her over night bag. She then proceeded to leave the country. She was surprised that she hadn't gotten stopped at the airport, and was actually allowed to leave. She went from New York to Egypt without sleep. She found who she was looking for in Cairo.
"Hey." Iris called to an unexpected friend. "Take your shirt off."
The woman turned and looked at her. Then she smiled at Iris. "Iris, what are you doing here?"
"I came to kidnap you, Kai." Iris answered, smiling.
Kai laughed, and shook her head. "What's the deal?"
"How would you like to meet a Demi-God?" Iris asked, knowing her friend couldn't resist.
Kai raised her eyebrow, then motioned for Iris to follow her. Iris followed her back to her hotel from the local market. Iris continued to follow until they reached Kai's room; where Kai locked the door as Iris took a seat at the table, dropping her bag on the floor.
"So what's the deal?" Kai asked, walking over to take the seat across from her.
Iris breathed. "I need your help."
"You need my help?" Kai asked, questionably. "Iris, what did you get into?"
"I'm being forced to help the Avengers by S.H.I.E.L.D., who I've been hiding from for the last five years."
"Okay. How can I help? And which Demi-God am I meeting?"
"Well, you'll be able to meet both Loki and Thor, but you'll be meeting Thor first because Loki escaped a few days ago. You can help by helping me stay in check."
"You lost control? I'm finding that hard to believe."
"Well, it happened and I beat Steve Rogers unconscious."
Kai looked at Iris. "You beat Captain America... Is he hot?"
"Yes." Iris breathed, then shook her head. "That's not the point. I could've killed him."
"Okay. So you want me to join you, and get a chance to meet two Demi-Gods, correct?"
"Yes. Plus I know you'll be able to help me and 'the team' find Loki before he gets a portal open for another army attack."
"Ah, so this is really for my skills. Glad we have that cleared up. My answer is no."
"Besides Bruce, who's a doctor, you'll be able to track Loki through his weapon because it works just like the Tesseract, aka me. I trust you to be able to scan me and use my signature to find Loki. Bruce won't do it and has Tony scared so he won't do it either. Plus, we'll be able to joke and meet the Avengers. How is this bad?"
"I'll only do this on one condition."
"What's your condition?"
"They don't get to know about my skills."
"I promise not to tell them. We do, however, need to tell them something."
"How about we tell them that I'm an excellent scientist, who's presents helps you stay calm?"
"Works for me."
"When do you plan on having me leave?"
"As soon as you possibly can."
"I can leave tomorrow morning or midnight. I have a few things to get done."
"You don't get paid until later today. I'm fine with waiting. Gives me a chance to contact Tony, and have him figure out a way to get us on the aircraft."
"They put you in the air? That's asking for beating."
"I know." Iris laughed.
Kai laughed and rolled her eyes. "Since you're staying, you should just bunk with me. The bed is a queen, so we both can fit. Plus I can go drinking now, and not get into too much trouble."
"You just love the fact that alcohol doesn't effect me." Iris grinned.
"I love it more than you know." Kai replied, happy.
Iris was happy to see her good friend happy. She had missed her so much. Kai's work took her all over the place, and Kai loved it. It keep people from asking too many questions. Iris wished she were that brave. To live her comfort zone and jump into life. Kai would argue that Iris was far more braver than her, and Iris would let her win.
"What you thinking about?" Kai asked.
"I've missed you, far too much." Iris answered.
"I've missed you too. How about some lunch?"
"Isn't it a bit late?"
Kai laughed. "Probably, but that hasn't stopped us before."
"True. Very true." Iris laughed.
"I'll order some."
"Remember to order extras."
"I know. You eat more than ten men."
"Only person you know that's hungry 24-7."
"Yup. But soon I'll know two."
Iris looked at her confused. Kai laughed, getting up, and grabbed the phone to call room service.
"Tell me." Iris pleaded.
"Just think about it. It'll come to you." Kai replied, before ordering food.
Iris thought about it. Kai was off the phone a few minutes later. Kai laughed knowing Iris was having trouble figuring it out. Then hit Iris.
"Oh. I forgot about him." Iris spoke.
"I figured." Kai responded.
Iris looked down at her hands, as the image of Steve not moving played in her mind.
Kai noticed something was bothering her. "What's wrong?"
"I can't seem to stop thinking about what I did to Steve." Iris answered, looking up at her.
"Well, it was accident. Steve probably kept you focused on him, so you wouldn't harm everyone else."
"I know, but that doesn't get the image of his motionless body out of my head."
Kai nodded. "You remembered what happened that day, didn't you?"
Iris couldn't breathe, so she nodded yes.
"I know that you don't want to talk about it. So is Steve all right from his beating?" Kai tried to joke.
"Yes." Iris answered, smiling a little. "He showed up at my room to inform me that he was okay."
"Did anything else happen?" Kai asked, noticing her smile.
"No. We talked then I threw him out of my room by his ear."
"There's more to that. I know there is."
"The team was outside my door. They were listening to our conversation. I got upset, and he wouldn't leave."
"Ah. That's why you grabbed his ear, and tossed him out."
"Yup. Wish you could've seen it."
"I bet it was hilarious."
"It was."
"But?"
"No, but. I found it weird. When he walked in, to tell me that he was okay."
"How is that weird? He was being a gentleman, and letting you know."
"No, I mean the feeling. I felt calmer when you walked in."
"You may have found your soulmate." Kai teased, as there was a knock on the door.
"Ha ha. I still find it weird." Iris replied, as Kai open the door.
The room service was brought in, and Kai graciously tipped them before they left. She motioned for Iris to dig as she grabbed herself a plate and started. Iris happily got up and was thankful for actually food.
