A/N Okay so this, I was tingly while writing. Enjoy this chapter :D.

Chapter Seven

In the morning Loki woke before Artemis so he went to her room to wake her. He had a moment where he thought of how she would react to being woken up so early given it was only 7. Cautiously he reached out to knock on her door. Right before he hit the wood she flung open her door. She was dressed in SHIELD clothes and her hair had been pulled back into a loose pony tail. Two braids crawled on the sides of her head that faded into the pony tail. Loki smiled but the smile was not returned. She pushed past him and tromped into the living room. She pulled out a manila file and threw it down the hall at him. Loki picked it up and warily opened it. He was surprised to see that the file was all about Artemis herself. He looked at her with a confused look and she rolled her eyes.

"You wanted to know me, so there is me wrapped up in a pretty package. I trust you to stay here by yourself and keep out of trouble. If you run out of things to read from that file then there is a library down the hall. If you feel the need for food then text me and I will send over my friend Alex." She went on to list a whole bunch of other things that Loki had to do or what not to do but he dwelled on the texting fact. How was he supposed to text Artemis if he had no cellular device?

"I have no way to contact you if I need anything." Loki stated. Artemis had no expression on her face when she tossed a box at him that was wrapped in a dark green wrapper. He searched her eyes for any emotion but he found none. She is still upset He thought to himself.

"Consider this an early Christmas gift, open it." She nodded toward the small box in my hands. Gently I pulled at the paper to no avail. It was as if trickery had made the material stick to the confound gift so that he could not open it. Artemis giggled softly which made Loki force his attention to her. She handed him some scissors with a grin on her face that didn't quite reach her eyes. He snipped open the box to reveal a brand new Samsung Galaxy S4. Loki knew this device to be a cellular device that the mortals used in day to day life.

"Thank you." Loki said and set the box to the side so he could pick the file on Artemis back up from the stand he had set it on. Artemis nodded and said her goodbye. She slammed the door shut on her way out.

Loki opened up the file to display photos and reports on Artemis. He moved over to the table and spread every paper out so that he could look at them quicker and examine them more closely. As he read he began to become fascinated with her, more than he previously had been. There were photos of her in New York during his attack when she was fighting the Chitauri. Her hair was flame red in all of the fight pictures. His eyes then scanned the reports on her. There was one from her middle school where she was accused of arson. Artemis had accidently caught the school on fire during a talent show, he noticed how the picture that went with this report had his Artemis standing and glaring at a small blond girl that smiled wickedly. Artemis' eyes were fixed on this girl, it was obvious, and Artemis had grown angry for some reason and lit the stage on fire from her rage.

In another report Loki found, Artemis was in a new school. A new middle school which wasn't ever not new because she was kicked out for 'physically wounding Jeremy Stockhart without any physical contact whatsoever…' Loki knew that this had to be one of her gifts, to cause physical injuries without any actual touching of the victim. He looked at the small picture of the boy called Jeremy in the corner of the article. He was badly bruised and beaten. His eyes were swollen shut and he was in a full body cast. Loki wondered what it must have felt like to be hit so hard by the air.

In an article from a high school newspaper, they claimed her to be the daughter of the trickster Loki. Loki laughed at the idea, he wished he would have a daughter like her but she was not his. THAT he was happy of for a reason he did not know. Then the SHIELD reports came up. They had been following her throughout her life, tracking her, watching her. They were in a way, hunting Artemis because of all of the so called facts they had only heard about her. He read on and found a part where Loki was mentioned in it. He read it aloud.

"….She was bound to Loki as soon as he had seen her, their meeting was impossible to withhold. We must bring her to us before he can bring her to him…." Loki scoffed at the thought. It was his brothers' statement about Artemis. Even if Loki had been able to find her, she would not have joined him. She thought he was a fool and maybe he was. He continued on throughout the day reading the cruel remarks from Artemis' enemies and old classmates in the various newspaper clippings and print offs and reports. All of the pain she went through was terrible and he couldn't help but sympathize with her.

He did not realize that he had fallen asleep on the table until he felt a tap on his shoulder. He bolted up from the table to be faced by a red haired woman. She had freckles on her cheeks and eyes the color of sea green water. She had on a wispy blue dress that fell short at her knees. Light blue converse were on her feet and her wrists were adorned with bracelets of the same color. She was pretty but he knew nothing of her. Loki did not know how to react to this strange woman being in the house. He was about to say something when the phone rang. Loki answered it without looking away from the red head.

"Hello?" He asked hesitantly.

"Loki, its Artemis. I sent Alex over to make you dinner. She was my house keeper for several years until I didn't need her anymore. I supply her with everything she needs so she still does what I ask her to. She is a close friend and you will treat her right. If she tells me differently I will kick your sorry ass to next year. She can make anything so just tell her what you like, I won't be back until late, and something big is going on with SHIELD that I can't explain over the phone. I'll tell you later if you are still awake. Bye." And she hung up. Loki was pleased that she had sounded so calm. He turned his attention back to the woman. She looked very familiar come to think of it. He couldn't put his finger on it. She was already in the Kitchen by now.

"I am Loki. You must be Alex." He moved to the counter and sat on the stool.

"Yes I am Alex. I'm an Asgardian, so I can make anything you would like from home. Just name it my prince." She smiled sweetly. Loki was shocked, he did not believe that there were any Asgardians other than him and his brother was here.

"You are of Asgard? How long have you been here on Midgard?"

"Yes and ohhh I don't know, a hundred years or so. I enjoy the sunsets here and the mortals are so funny to watch as they wage war on their own kind. It's pathetic but I think of this place as home. Why have you traveled so far my prince?" Then he looked at her and her eyes met his. And he realized now why she looked so familiar. He jumped back from the stool and stared in both fear and lost confusion. He remembered her from Asgard, and he remembered what they used to be and what she did.

"How are you still alive!? You were presumed to be dead. Why are you here?" Anger began to rise within him.

"Oh sweet Loki, don't sound so surprised. You had to have known that I couldn't have died." She grinned wickedly.

"Anastasia, leave now." He growled but she moved around the counter towards him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close so her lips hovered under his.

"Come on baby, you can't push me away. You love me." And she kissed him passionately.

A/N See what I mean? Tinglesssssss lol. Well this was made by some sleep deprived part of my brain. Alex/Ana wasn't originally planned to be in this but I guess it works. Pay attention to her and Loki's relationship, it may come in handy later on *wink wink* Please Review! xoxo