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Chapter Eleven
It had been two days since Thor and Jane had left for Earth. Since then Loki had made sure to avoid everyone's pitying and judging stares. By now they all knew that the love of his life had left Asgard, though no one knew the reason why. It was why he had done well not to leave his room unless it was to feed his hunger or during nighttime when he knew everyone was asleep. At least the moonlight couldn't judge him for what he had done.
Loki held Scarlet's bracelet in his hand, trying to fathom if she had ever loved him if it was that easy for her to up and leave. Was he that repulsive to her that it was better for her to go back to Earth? A part of him almost became angry that she was back on that desolate planet where men like Terry inhabited it. Gripping the jewelry, he felt enraged with himself.
Growling, the God of Mischief threw the bracelet up against the wall and watched it fall to the ground. The black haired god folded his arms and sat back into his chair. He felt pathetic showboating his relationship in front of everyone when he should have known eventually he'd do something to ruin it. Because that's what he did with anyone that he loved; he found some way to make himself a monster and push that person away.
His ears perked up as someone knocked on the door, turning to it curiously. No one had approached him in the two days, mostly because no one dared. He knew it wasn't his brother and prayed that it wasn't his father. Taking in a deep breath, Loki stood and walked over to the door to open it. On the other side stood Lady Sif.
"Coming to mock my misery?"
"The exact opposite," She spoke softly, "May I come in?"
Looking her up and down, Loki sighed while moving aside. When he was young he remembered hating the amount of attention Sif gave Thor. He thought his brother only thought she was beautiful because of her long golden hair, admiring her only because they looked the same. When he decided to replace her hair with black the mischievous god hoped Thor would find her repulsive and she would turn her attention to him. Instead his brother only found her more attractive and from that moment on he struggled to not look at her in that light.
That was until Scarlet came into the picture. Sif was the farthest thing from his mind and he almost found her admiration for Thor pathetic considering how obvious the future king made his love known. Things especially weren't good between them ever since she found out about his evil plans to ruin Thor's big day. He would never forget the look in the female warrior's eyes as he stood before her on the throne, the agony at the thought of having to kneel before him.
"Loki?" Sif spoke softly, "What happened?"
He scoffed, "You don't care."
The Asgardian sighed while looking directly at him, though his arms were folded and his gaze was focused on the ground, "I know…we haven't always gotten along. But, it pains me to see you so hurt."
"It was my own doing."
"Then why don't you search for her on Earth? Why do you stay here?"
Lightly stepping towards the window, he avoided her gaze, "No one leaves like that if they want to work things out. She must have realized I'm not who she wants to be with."
"She's a mortal. They're much more complicated than us."
She was trying to comfort him and she could see Loki wasn't very receptive to it. There was never really a time Sif spoke to the younger prince like this, the words probably foreign to his ears. Even she had no idea what compelled her go to his room that evening. Something had told her she needed to attempt to talk some sense into the distressed man's head.
"You can tell how much she loved you and was proud to be yours."
Sneering, Loki once again used an old defensive mechanism, "I put into her head you were trying to steal Thor from Jane."
This was though a trick she had predicted, taking in a breath, "Yes, we've spoken about that. Even so, she stood up for you."
Staring outside, Loki ran his hands up his elbows, "She's wonderful…"
Sif weakly smiled as she touched his arm, "Do you remember when we were younger and we were playing near the river? You kissed me and I rejected you for Thor. Your whole life you have felt like second best. And then a girl comes who puts you as the head of her world. Wouldn't you want to do anything to get her back?"
Tearing his eyes away from the window, Loki looked deep into Sif's eyes. Hesitantly he covered her hand with his and let out a sigh, "I fear I've ruined my one chance at happiness."
"Forgive yourself, Loki."
Taking a moment, the mischievous one interwove his fingers into hers and weakly smiled, "Thank you, Sif."
Smiling, the black haired female slowly let go of Loki's hand and started for the door, "Sif?" She turned, "Would you mind leaving this between us?"
"Of course."
Without saying a word to anyone, Loki approached Heimdal. The guardian noticed the prince's shoulders were pulled back and he walked towards him with a certain determination on his face, "What can I do for you, Loki?"
"Where's Scarlet? I know you can see her."
"I was waiting for you to approach me."
Sternly standing, Loki commanded, "You will tell me."
Heimdal stared at the prince for a moment, their eyes narrowing at each other. Of course being the guardian he had watched the Frost Giant grow up and watched all of his trickery. And when he had found out Loki was the one letting the Frost Giants into Asgard he felt angered. But, despite being frozen, the guardian knew the other male was serious.
"She is in what they call New York City. That's all I know."
Loki nodded, knowing the information was better than nothing.
Thor could see the pain in Jane's eyes as she paced back and forth in her house. Two days had gone by unsuccessfully. A part of her wanted to call her mother, but if Scarlet wasn't there it would only worry their mom who didn't need any added stress. The other day she had gone to the diner to see if she was working only to find out she had quit the day before that. It had only been two days, was it possible she was out of the state already?
They really must have been in Asgard longer than anyone realized since it was starting to become chilly out, Thor placing a cup of hot chocolate on the dining table. Sighing, the scientist took a moment to sit down and slowly sip the hot beverage. They were both worried. Thor worried that Loki was planning something horrible that caused Scarlet to leave.
Running her fingers through her brunette hair, Jane muttered under her breath, "Jesus, Scarlet, where are you? I feel like this is déjà vu."
"Wasn't her ex-boyfriend in town before you guys went to Asgard?" Darcy piped up, "Maybe she's with him."
"Oh, God, please don't say that. Besides, Terry wouldn't want anything to do with Scarlet now that she's clean."
The three sat there solemnly as suddenly Loki appeared behind Darcy in a flash of green. The young intern let out a small scream and jumped out of her seat, "Hello to you too, Darcy."
Holding her chest, Darcy turned around with a sigh of relief, "Fuck, you scared me!"
"Loki, you're here."
Adjusting his mortal black blazer, Loki gave a nod, "I just needed time to clear my head. Have you heard from Scarlet?"
Jane frowned, "No. She packed her things and left. I have no idea where she is."
"She's in New York City," The younger brother replied, "I asked Heimdal."
"That was fast." Darcy commented, adjusting her glasses.
After a moment, Jane gasped and cupped her right hand over her mouth. Her husband looked at her concerned, wondering what was wrong. The other three adults were looking at her as her voice shook, "There's only one reason she would go back to the city. She has to be using again."
Loki bit his lower lip, turning his head away so they wouldn't see his concern. The last thing he'd want for Scarlet is for her to take up old habits. He thought her so much stronger than that, hoping that she had just gone back to New York City as an escape where she felt the most accepted. He hoped his actions weren't so bad that they influenced her to take up heroin again.
Plopping down in a chair, the older sister sighed, "I guess I can use that money for plane tickets."
Resting his shoulders back, Loki stepped in front of Jane, "I can get there quicker. Besides, I should go by myself. I am the one who caused this and I should fix it."
"Just promise me, Loki, you'll make sure she's safe."
Loki nodded, "I promise."
