CHAPTER 8
The avengers, namely Tony, convinced Fury to allow Dad to stay at Avenger Tower under their watch. We were currently all sitting back at dinner, and it was complete silence.
"So, um Loki how was your time on Asgard?" Pepper asks trying to start a conversation.
"Ms. Pepper I do not believe that you would like me to talk about my time in the dungeon it is not the best conversation to have with a lady, nor do I wish to think too much over what occurred there." My Dad replied to her keeping his eyes down on his plate, I haven't seen him take a bit of his food yet and I don't think he intends to.
"So Loki what do you tend to do for fun?" Tony ask.
Loki looked up from his food to see everyone looking at him, "Why would you care what amuses me?"
"Well since you will be staying here I thought it might be nice to make sure you have things to do to keep you from being bored. From what Luna has told us you like to read, you also like strategy games, of course you probably like to play pranks being the god of mischief and all but I all I ask there is that you don't get to out of hand, anything else?"
"I enjoy the chance to learn, if I could be allowed to study the science from your planet it would be much appreciated." Dad replied after a pause, and even then he sounded weary of asking.
"Of course, you can work in the lab with me, Banner, and Luna. Your daughter caught on pretty quickly to what Banner and I would do down there so you shouldn't have much of a problem either."
I watched my dad's face carefully, wondering if I would still be able to read him after all this time. I see a spark of something, but couldn't quite identify it, maybe hope? Why would my Dad be hopeful? I was probably reading it wrong, I haven't seen him in forever after all. Dad said a quiet thanks before going back to shifting the food around his plate and not looking at anyone.
"Do you not like the pasta? I can get you something else if you don't." Captain says noticing Dad hasn't touched his food.
"Oh no it is not that, I'm sure the food is wonderful, I'm afraid I do not have much of an appetite is all."
"Are you tired? I can show you where you will be staying if you would like to rest." Pepper says getting up from her chair.
"That would be much appreciated Ms. Potts." My Dad says getting up to and trailing behind her to the elevator.
When they got into the elevator and the doors closed Steve turned to Uncle Thor, "Is he okay?"
"I'm afraid my brother has been through much since you last saw him and I fear it will be a long time before he can come to term with everything."
"What happened to him?"
"I do not wish to speak of everything without his expressed permission but I will say this his time in the dungeon was not a good one. The guards that are down there are there for their love for cruelty. They get away with doing many things to the ones under their watch."
"That's terrible!" Steve exclaims, the look on his face made me feel sorry for the guards if he ever came across one of them.
"It is how things are done on Asgard and Loki will never be a threat to Asgard or Midgard again." Thor stated before getting up and excusing himself to his quarters.
"Well that was pleasant." Tony stated.
Not long after everyone got into their own conversations about what they thought of what was going on, I left to my room, the only two people who noticed was Natasha and Clint.
LATER THAT NIGHT
LOKI POV
I sat in the room that was given to me for the duration of my stay. Ms. Potts told me to ask Jarvis if I needed anything and then left, realizing that I wanted to be alone. I could feel the sleepless nights weighing in on me but I refused to go to sleep knowing that if I did the nightmares would be there shortly after. I don't know how long it was before there was a knock on my door I could sense the presence of Luna right outside and smiled to myself.
"Come on in Luna."
Luna opened the door and walked in, her attire was not something she would have gotten by with on Asgard, she was dressed in shorts that left nothing to the imagination and a shirt that only covered half of her stomach!
"What the hell are you wearing?"
"Um I was just about to go to sleep, what's wrong with it?" she replied looking confused.
"What's wrong? You're barely covered! What if you were to be seen by someone, what you are wearing is highly inappropriate!"
"DAD!"
"That's it go change right now."
"You can't come back and try and tell me what to do!"
"I am your father and I will tell you what ever I fucking want to! You better go get your ass to your room and change into something presentable to be seen in!"
TONY AND BANNER IN LAB 3RD PERSON
"Oooo Daddy Loki coming out," Tony says.
Tony and Bruce were watching the father and daughter hash it out safely in their lab.
"Since you're staying here you are just going to have to get used to this I'm not changing the way I dress just because you happen to show up!" Luna screams at her father.
"If she keeps bringing up how Loki hasn't been there for her I think he might just cry I mean look at the look on his face!" Stark exclaims joyfully.
"I don't care how the Avengers have allowed you to dress but while I am here I AM YOUR FATHER AND YOU WILLL NOT DRESS LIKE YOU WORK FOR A BROTHEL!" Loki ends up screaming as well before calming down a bit, "Now go change and I don't want to see you dressed this way again, it is unbecoming of someone of your status."
"Unbecoming of someone of my status? Really? My status doesn't matter! I was banished from Asgard! If you remember correctly it was because of you!"
"Whether you are on Asgard or not you are still a princess of Asgard, and you should act as such."
"Why should it matter, it's not like I'm going back anytime soon. There's no way for you to make up for what you've done."
"If you my own daughter believes that then there truly is no hope for redemption in me is there? I should have just been left in my cell."
"Dad I didn't mean it…"
"Don't worry Luna, you are right, there is nothing I can do to make up for what I've done." Loki interrupts her and he gets up and stands at the floor to ceiling window in his room, "I think I am going to retire for tonight I will see you tomorrow Luna."
Luna looks like she wanted to say something but decides not to and leaves closing the door behind her.
Not soon after that Loki lays down on top of the bed, closes his eyes and for anyone who glanced at him would have thought him to be asleep.
"We should not have been watching that," Banner says to Tony.
"Yeah maybe we shouldn't have."
"Luna hurt Loki by saying that, did you see his face before he turned away? He was crushed. I think this is going to be more than just letting him stay here to be with his daughter. We need to help him realize that he isn't past redemption." Banner says earnestly
"Where is this coming from?" Tony asks raising an eyebrow at his friend.
"He needs to know that he deserves redemption that he can make up for what he has done. I mean look at everyone on the Avengers, well except for Steve, we all come from bed pasts, but we are making up for it."
"Do you think he can make up for what he'd done?"
"Yes, we have haven't we?"
"Yeah I guess…Banner?"
"What?"
"How the hell are we supposed to do this?"
"I have no idea."
