Chapter 10

Another point of view

NOTES:

Hi everyone and welcome back.

So for now, I'd like to give you this link to my DeviantArt, it's got some sketches on Loki's (Meya's) summer dress and bathing suit! Please check those out if you'd like and let me know what you think! (please have mercy on me, they're just quick sketches!)

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And now, a word from our dearest Captain America:

'Hi everyone, it's an honor to be here, I'd just like to warn you for this chapter will contain the following: Language! I just thought you should know. This was Steve Rogers, back to you, MissBoaBoa.'

Yes, thanks cap! As our blond super soldier was saying, this chapter will contain some language and name-calling, so now you know!

Please enjoy!

'I'm telling you, Ned, I really don't like Flash,' Peter grumbled as he pulled himself out of the pool, keeping a close eye on his classmate as he saw him walking towards the two dancing girls.

'Yeah, he's a jerk,' Ned agreed, giving his friend a hand, 'We'll have our revenge, someday,' he said as the two now stood at the side of the pool, their clothes soaking wet. 'At least Liz and L- Meya, are having a good time,' he remarked as he noticed the still gathering and cheering crowd surrounding the two girls.

'What do you mean?' Peter asked and he followed Ned's gaze, his eyes then locked on the gracious, almost hypnotizing, and dare he say sexy movements of the raven god.

'He really does look like an average teen, huh?' Ned asked but he got no response.

'Pete?' He tried again, still nothing.

'Pete!'

'What?!' Peter asked, shaking his head and looking at his friend with a slightly irritated expression.

'I said that he does look like, oh who am I kidding, I wouldn't call that average,' Ned gave up as he saw the smooth movements of the god. 'That's just, yeah, I don't know what to say.'

'Same,' Peter agreed as they stared at the two girls, though his eyes were exclusively focussed on the trickster.

'Must suck to see her change back into... well, her actual self, huh?'

'Uh, well...' Peter started, 'About that, Ned, I think I-'

'Hey, Peter,' a familiar sultry voice spoke from behind the teen and he felt a shiver run down from his head to his toes.

'Hey, Val!' Peter smiled, as he turned around and looked at the brunette, hardly able to believe that the girl was willing to speak with him again after their last encounter at prom.

'I will uhm, check all the commotion at the tv. See you later, Pete,' Ned said with a slightly too obvious wink and he left the two.

Valerie waved Ned goodbye with a kind smile as he walked away, her attention then brought back to the teen in front of her, 'So, uhm, listen, there is something I would like to say,' she started hesitantly, 'I wanted to apologize for what happened at prom, Pete.'

'You do?' Peter asked while frowning, 'I mean, of course, no problem, it's okay, really.' He quickly added with a smile as he saw the girl's slightly nervous but innocent expression.

'I just felt a little, well, I don't know what came over me. Your friend,' she looked over at the two dancing girls and the cheering crowd, which consisted mostly of boys, surrounding them, 'She's quite intimidating. It's hard to compete with her, you know?'

'Yeah,' Peter said as his eyes, once again, were locked on the raven's movements. 'She really is something...' he said absentmindedly.

'However,' Valerie quickly spoke, pulling Peter's attention back to her again, 'Now we can talk, alone, just the two of us, finally,' she said with a significant smile as she gently took hold of his hand, letting her fingers intertwine with his.

'Uh, y-yeah, I guess...' Peter stammered, not really sure what to do, except for regaining his hand.

'Come with me.' She pulled him along to a distant corner of the backyard before he could protest. 'So, now there's just the two of us,' she said in her most gentle voice, a loving smile on her face.

'Val...' Peter started, but as her deep eyes looked into his, he nervously shut his mouth again.

'Peter, I, I don't know how to say this any clearer...' the girls started, making sure Peter's eyes were on her as she took a deep breath, 'I like you, I really like you. It may seem unlikely, you know, we weren't exactly part of the same group of friends or anything, but, I don't know, I just do.'

After hearing this, Peter felt his hands and knees shaking, his heart beating loudly in his chest. 'Val, if I can be honest, you have always been kind of the girl of my dreams, anyone's dreams I suppose, actually,' he quickly corrected himself as he saw a hopeful smile on her face.

'So, it's settled?' Valerie smiled before Peter could continue and finish his sentence.

'What is?'

'This...' she said softly as she kissed him on his lips, at which Peter closed his eyes as he felt her hands softly massaging the skin in the back of his neck, holding him close.

'Your dance moves are impressive,' Flash said with a smile as Meya was talking to Liz, still standing on the dancefloor in front of the tv.

'Thank you,' the god said, his eyes still on the tv, 'Shall we do one more, Elizabeth?' he asked and he directly heard the crowd behind them cheering, encouraging the two girls to dance again.

'Nah, I'm going to get a drink,' Liz said a little uncomfortable, 'You want one too?'

'Yes, please,' Loki said with a smile.

'We could dance?' Flash suggested to Meya with a charming smile as Liz walked away.

'What? You and me?' the trickster looked at the teen in surprise, but then he grinned. 'You must be dying to be defeated again.'

'Oh, we'll see about that,' Flash smirked and together they looked through the list of songs. 'What about that one?' he asked as he took a step closer to the goddess and pointed at one of the titles.

'"Bailando," huh, sounds agreeable, I guess. What kind of dance is it?' the trickster asked a little doubtfully.

Flash chuckled as he saw the raven's suspicious expression, looking the trickster up and down with a salacious smirk, 'What's wrong? I thought you liked a challenge? You're not giving up already, are you?'

'I most certainly am not!' Loki stated, a devious grin instantly turning to his face, 'I accept your challenge, Flash.'

'Great,' Flash said with a sly grin as he clicked on the song. 'Let's dance.'

The two got in place as given by the game, Flash smirking a little, while Loki's eyes were merely locked on the screen. If the trickster was not as competitive, the scheme might have dawned on him soon enough, but his attention was fixated on one thing and one thing only: winning.

As the dance started, the crowd's attention was drawn to the dancers again, who were often dancing uncommonly close to each other, the song involving a partner-dance.

'You're doing great, Meya,' Flash whispered in her ear as he kept her close against his body, his lips nearly caressing her cheek, his hands moving from chest, to her small waist and down to her hips, feeling the soft porcelain skin underneath his fingers.

'You better concentrate on the game,' the trickster said with a smirk as he saw his still increasing score on the screen. 'it seems like I am winning this round.'

At this, Flash couldn't help but let out a sly laugh as the raven turned around in his arms, their faces now close to each other, 'I wonder who the real winner is here, Meya,' he said as he held her hands in his own. 'I really wonder.'

As Valerie finally allowed Peter to breathe, she took his hands in her own and sighed, a dream-like smile on her face.

Not knowing what to say or do right now, Peter just stared back at the girl in absolute astonishment. His confusion only making him even more nervous. This was the moment he had dreamed of. Ever since he first saw Valerie walking down the school's hallway, he had a crush on her so severe that his throat would choke up every time she walked past.

So why?

Why did he feel so completely lost and confused, or even more so, why did he feel so guilty?

'Val, why would you...'

'Peter, are you really that slow? I just told you I like you, I really like you,' Valerie chuckled, pulling him close again. 'Gosh, you do look really cute when you're that confused,' she giggled, about to press another kiss on his lips, but Peter stopped her and looked into her eyes.

That's it, he thought. He didn't see the same eyes he'd seen before, the ones he so hopelessly fell in love with seemed to be completely non-existent. These eyes did not sparkle, they didn't ask him questions; they merely told him to shut up and kiss her.

'Val, this is really, really hard for me to say, but I can't do this to Meya. It's not fair to her, or to you,' he managed to speak.

Val looked at him, absolutely stupefied, she then turned to Meya, who was dancing with Flash. 'Well, your slutty friend doesn't seem to mind, Pete. I wouldn't worry too much about it,' she said after which she turned her attention back to the adolescent in her arms, her hands resting on his chest as she softly caressed the skin underneath.

'Slutty...?' Peter repeated with a frown as he could hardly believe the girl's choice of words, he then looked at the dancing couple. He saw how Flash tried to constantly gain the god's attention but Loki's eyes were completely focused on the television screen, ignoring Flash as if he wasn't even there at all.

'Yeah, can't you see? She loves all the attention, Pete!' Valerie continued as she looked at the cheering crowd. 'And clearly, you and Flash aren't the first boys she's "danced" with. It's obvious.'

'Val,' Peter said as his frown now grew into a more irritated expression.

'Shh, Pete, don't ruin this,' the girl said as she lay a finger on his lips. 'We were having such a good time...' she whispered in a sultry voice before mercilessly kissing him again.

'I told you, you should have focused more on the screen,' the trickster said with a smirk to her dance partner as she compared their scores.

'Maybe you should look a little less at the screen and keep an eye on your friend over there,' Flash said and he looked towards the couple at the far corner of the garden.

'Whom are you talking about?' Loki frowned, looking at the bunch of spectators. 'All I can see are your minions, Flash,' he said with a disapproving look at Flash's partying friends.

'Yeah, well, she's not my minion, believe me,' Flash laughed. 'Everyone's hers, rather. Well, at least Pete is.'

'Peter?' the trickster asked as he finally followed the teen's gaze towards the distant corner and his breath stopped as he saw Valerie and Peter sharing a passionate kiss.

He felt his heart stopping for a second before it violently started up again, pumping raging fury through his body, but he kept up his calm appearance and smiled, his jaws clenched. 'Good for them,' he managed to utter.

'You were doing great, Meya!' Ned said as he walked up to the dancers, impressed by the god's moves, 'Congrats on your victory,' he added with a smile.

'Thank you, Edward,' the trickster said, trying his best to focus on the people in front of him rather than the ones far away.

'Edward?' Flash laughed. 'Did he tell you he's called Edward?'

'Shut it, Flash,' the trickster hissed at the teen, who took a step back in surprise.

'What's up with you?' Ned asked, a little surprised by the god's sudden change of mood. He then gulped as he noticed the soft emerald eyes were now gleaming with anger like a deadly poison.

'Nothing,' Loki stated, but Ned hardly heard him, for his attention was suddenly absorbed by his friend and Valerie in the corner. 'Is that...?' Ned started in surprise.

'I know, right?' Flash laughed a little, 'Seems like dreams do come true, at least for Pete, that is.'

'Yeah,' Ned confirmed with a smile, 'Good for him, huh? Finally being with the girl of his dreams?'

'The girl of his dreams...?' Loki repeated, forgetting to keep the hurt from his voice, 'That mewling quim is the girl of his dreams?!'

It struck him then: Peter has a thing for Brunettes. Loki suddenly heard Stark's words echoing through his mind, remembering Tony mentioning that while he escorted the teen towards the stairs on the night of prom. At that moment, all the pieces of the puzzle fell into place. Valerie's hair, her eyes, the overall beauty of her appearance, it was exactly what Peter had described on his list for his ideal prom date. It all made sense now.

'So I was trying to look like...' he whispered, almost breathlessly. 'Like her...?' His sorrowful expression then quickly turning into a cold and deadly glare again.

'Why would you want that? You look so hot, way better than Val if you'd ask me,' Flash said, trying to casually wrap an arm around her shoulders, but a deadly green gaze stopped him from acting on that idea.

'You okay, Meya?' Ned asked, a little more worried this time.

'Yes, Ned, I am just tired of spending time amongst such immature and pathetic creatures.' He looked at Flash and then at the couple in the corner, hardly knowing to whom to turn in order to calm down, so eventually he settled his eyes on Ned again. 'I will just go home, thank you.'

Ned nodded, starting to understand the situation, but Flash looked in panic at the raven. 'No, no, you can't go! We'll never see each other again! You're the whole reason that I invited these losers in the first place! I, I think you're really great and maybe we could...'

'NOT ANOTHER WORD!' Meya spoke firmly, silencing the teen and many of the partying guests in their surroundings. 'I am leaving. Now,' Loki said as he turned around to leave.

'But...' Flash unwisely tried as he grabbed the trickster's hand. He froze completely in fear as the god turned around, rage darkening his face, bright green eyes poisoned with hurt pinning him down.

'Do not dare to touch a god without his consent!' Loki shouted as he retrieved his hand. 'You just think you own the world, is it not?' he sneered in a dark voice, taking threatening steps towards the teen, who quickly moved backwards, 'You think you can just have whatever you want! Well, as you seem to demand of me, I will be honest with you: you are no more master of this realm than the ants beneath my feet!'

'I-I'm sorry!' Flash nearly squealed as he fell backwards, hitting a wall of cold water as he fell into the swimming pool.

'You are all horrible, repulsive, lying, manipulating, unfaithful creatures!' Loki added as his hands were clasped into tight fists, his Seiðr raging almost uncontrollably through his body.

'Unfaithful...?' Flash asked in ignorance, leaning on the edge of the pool as he nearly felt like crying.

'Well I am done playing your games!' the god continued, as he was deaf to the teen's words in his anger and hurt, 'Never again will I allow myself be used for your pleasure!'

'Okay, okay! Calm down, I think he got the point!' Ned quickly intervened as he threw himself between his classmate and the enraged god. 'I really think you should go, now,' he tried as kindly though earnestly as possible, gulping nervously as he saw a soft green slowly emitting from the raven's clenched hands.

Loki stared at the two boys for a second and, without a word, he turned around and left the scene.

NOTES:

Now, as promised, this chapter will contain 3 facts about a Marvel character. However, instead of doing 1 character with 3 facts, we will be doing three characters with 1 fact each. Please welcome, Ned, Liz and Flash:

Elizabeth Allen-Osborn (comics) / Liz Toomes (MCU):

Liz is a supporting character in both film and comic. There is not all that much to say about her MCU version, though the comic version might hold some secrets you did not know yet. She was a minor love interest of both Parker and Flash Thompson, however Liz eventually ends up marrying Harry Osborn. The couple had a son, Normie Osborn, but their family history turned tragic; Harry followed in his father's footsteps becoming the Green Goblin and got killed. Harry attempted to pass the legacy of the Green Goblin down to their son but failed due to the efforts of Spider-Man.

Edward (Ned) Leeds:

Again, there is not much to tell about the MCU Ned that we don't already know, his comic version however is much more interesting! He was a field reporter for the Daily Bugle, where he met Betty Brant who he later comes to marry. He later gets brainwashed by the "The Winkler", who makes Ned believe that he is the Hobgoblin, this making him a criminal and extremely violent and paranoid about his work and his wife. Eventually, the Winkler spreads rumors about Ned being the Hobgoblin, which ended up in Ned being murdered by another criminal organization… Jikes!

Eugene Flash Thompson:

Just like Ned and Liz, the MCU version doesn't keep much surprises from us, so here are the facts about his comic version, which is way more interesting! After graduation, he joins the United States Army and is haunted by his combat experiences, leading to alcoholism. After losing both of his legs in the Iraq War, he was bound to the Venom Symbiote as Agent Venom, a superhero and the first to control the organism. He becomes an ally of spider-man, fighting together against the Green Goblin. He dies in Peter's arms and is honored by Peter and his friends at his funeral.

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