I groaned loudly as my whole body ached in protest of my movement. How the fuck am I alive? Nevermind that Im glad I am. I wonder how long it's been. Weeks months, years? I didn't really care I just wondered if I had been seen or caught falling form the sky. It would be a strange sight to dpsay the least.
My thoughts were answers when I saw two running figure approach me. One was obviously a child, a boy with brown hair and the other his mother. I struggled to sit up but decided not to attempt it for a little bit and collapsed back on the sand. Sand? Shit was I drowning?! I shot up straight away much to my body's dismay. It started to ache and hurt all over. It must have shown on my face because the little boy let go of his mothers hand and tried to help me up. I chuckled at the sight, he was no more than 5 so it just looked adorable.
The mother soon helped me up but still looked quite cautious even when I smiled softly at her. She loved her child very much it was obviously and praiseworthy. Even though she was helping me she still pushed the boy out of the way, out of danger. She was quite admirable for what seemed like a single mother. I looked at what she wore and giggled at the sight of the young woman, aged around 25, dressed in Minnie mouse Pjs. Realisation spread across her face mixed with Horror when she looked down. I waved it off as nothing ad I stood up straight on my own having a pain in my stomach.
I soon remembered all of the events and straight away lifted my shirt up to see the wound scarring whilst still slightly bleed making it look worse than ever. Placed a cold, wet hand over it and made it heal and clean getting confusion and awestricken looks from the boy in perticular. It was a weird sight for one to behold when someone who was on deaths door waiting for him to open heals the p deviously fatal wound it front on your eyes.
The boy walked up to me with the confusion still daning across his young face and raised his hand, poking my stomach. His confusion growing when I did not wince but I did giggle. I grinned widely as I crouched down, placed a comforting hand on his shoulder earning myself a worried glare from his mother. I gave her the expression of 'I'm-not-going-to-hurt-him' making her sigh reluctantly as u turned back to the small boy.
"what's your name?" his mother stepped closer making me look slightly skeptical. Did she really think I would hurt a boy who helped me?
"Tom, who are you?!" he demanded in that cute I want to know kind if tone young kids use to get everything out of an adult.
"just a stranger."I sighed before smiling again. "What do you know of the avengers? Maybe IronMan in specific." I asked, looking between the two before taking a step back out of my crouching position, stretching away the pains.
"Not much other than the stuff shown on the news and internet. Oh and my neighbours have gone to see Thor in new York, for a memorial service." my head shot up in confusion. Who died? I thought I said in my head but the reply off the woman proved otherwise.
"a Friend and would-be of the avengers, she was a girl called Leia. Why?" I shook my head and grinned at the thought of tony mourning wearing all black. The look would suit him as it has many times before but him mourning over me struck a nerve. I knew I had to get to new York. I needed to see my family and friends. Loki. The thought of him brought years to my eyes.
"Tony's an extremely close friend along with all the avengers." I looked at the floor frowning. "When's 'her' funeral or memorial, do you know?"
"Yeah it's tomorrow, 111am. Did you know her?" I giggled a little.
"You could say that. You would mind if I stayed with you until then would you?"
"Of course. I'm not that mean." tom jumped up and down excitedly making me ruffle his hair.
"Id be most appreciative. So where are we?"
"A small town in New Mexico. Practically on no map." I giggled again and was stopped when I saw something come out of the see. The in all his snakey glory was Nexus. I screamed happily and ran to pick him up until I saw him bleeding slightly. He had a gash going down half his short body and it looked disgusting. I shed a tear of frustration as I fell to my knees and started to heal him. It slowly worked and once it completed he slithered around my neck and fell asleep.
"Thats awesome!" Tom shouted. Running up and just standing there staring like only a child would in the face Of danger.
"Who are you?!" the mother demanded looking worried and scared. I smiled and shook my head.
"I'm nothing but a stranger to you, but I'm not going to harm you. Tony would kill me again." I giggled when she sighed grateful for that and walked off signalling for us to follow her. The boy was looking tired so I picked him up and carried him thought the street. It wasn't that far from her house but it seemed like it when I saw tom asleep on my shoulder. He looked adorable and really tired, bless him. When we came to the house, she shown me to a room that I guessed was his so I placed him down gently and tucked him in.
I followed her back down the hallway to another room which I guessed was the guest room so I smiled thankfully at her. There wouldn't be many strangers who would let you stay if you woke up on a beach and healed a 10 inch deep gash and a snake. Actually most would have attacked me, knocked me out and phoned the police for me being an alien.
"I am most grateful for this."I noticed a fourth bedroom beside the master bedroom. I had to enquire. "Whose is that bedroom, if you don't mind me asking?" when she looked to where I pointed she started crying slowly but kept wiping them away.
"My daughter's, Amy. She's only 3. the doctors say it'd be a miracle if she wakes up from her coma." I nodded and hugged the distraught woman, knowing what I had to do for her. She saved my life so I have to save hers. Her children were her life. I couldn't be that fucked up not to. I know it's messing with nature and all that but so is being who and what I am. When I pulled away I smiled softly, trying to contain a grin so I didn't look smug or evil. She nodded and walked into her bedroom after giving her daughter's one last look.
I walked into the room and then to the en suite bathroom to look in the mirror. To say I looked terrible would be putting it extremely nicely. My face was covered in cut although not that blood because of the sea water. My hair was all wet, knotted and covered in sand. My clothes were alright apart from I was missing a tie and blazer. I frowned, stripped and took a long shower, making sure I was perfectly clean. It was relaxing and made me think of everything. If there's a memorial service tomorrow it means it's only been a day or two. I grinned and wrapped a towel around my body then made my hair fairly dry with another.
Once dressed in PJs and snuggled into the extremely comfortable bed, was the moment I realised I'm actually alive and well along with nexus who at the moment was wrapped around my foot ever so adorably. I smiled and allowed myself to slow drift to sleep, subconsciously planning my big entrance tomorrow.
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I awoke at 10 in the morning when Tom came running in with pancakes with golden sirup covering them. I rubbed my eyes and slowly sat up smiling at the small boy as he passed me the plate along with a glass of juice. I took them gratefully when I heard my stomach rumble like thunder. The sound made us both giggle whilst Tom crawled over my legs and started playing with Nexus who didn't seem to mind one bit. It was adorable, absolutely adorable.
"Thank you, Tom." he looked up and grinned widely.
"Your welcome. Mummy said you'll need them." I nodded and started on my pancakes. They were gone pretty quick and whilst I ate, nexus kept on slithering around the boys arms making him squirm and giggle. I had just finished when his mum walked in, eyes all red and puffy. I smiled sympathetically at her, knowing it was about her daughter.
"Thank you... I didn't catch your name." she smiled back at me.
"Your welcome and you didn't tell me yours." I laughed and nodded in agreement.
"My names lazarus, well it's a nickname."
"I'm Beth." I grinned widely but stopped when the scars started to stretch and hurt. I winced but shrugged it off and climbed out of the bed, making myself fully dressed in a actual suit although the trousers were tight enough to be mistaken for skinnys. They both stared in awe but I just waved it off and walked out of the room and down the stairs. I knew they were following because I could hear their footsteps but I did not care. I opened the front door and turned back to Beth, holding out my hand.
"It's been a pleasure to meet you." she shook my hand when Nexus crawled up my leg on my wrist tightly.
"And you." i crouched down to the boys height, placing a hand on his shoulder and positioned my mouth next to his ear to whisper,
"be a good big brother, tom." he nodded and I ran off out of sight before teleporting to new Mexico hospital which was where she was being looked after. I quickly found the room and made a teddy and a card appear by her bedside. I smiled and quickly wrote 'Miracles do come true, Leia 'Lazarus' Fury.' inside it placing it open. I knew I had to be quick before I got caught so I placed a hand on her forehead and heal her. I could tell she had something wrong with her head, a injure she was born with. After a few seconds I knew it had worked because she started to wake.
I made myself invisible and practically not there because doctors and nurses started run in and through me just to make sure she was alright. Not one of them had noticed the card or the teddy bear, not one until the girl grabbed the teddy, grinning like it was Christmas and hugged it tightly. I giggled silently and teleported back to new York, outside Stark towers. I was still practically invisible as was soon proven when Tony himself walked straight through me. He looked terrible. He climbed into a limo and drove off so I obviously followed it by sitting on the roof of it.
A few minutes late we arrived at central park. I ran off into the park and became visible but wearing a frowning clown mask.I saw a crowd and ran towards it, accidentally bumping into a couple kissing. I stopped to say sorry but the sight I saw made me and sad and want to cry. There before me stood Loki and some geeky looking girl, I knew was janes friend Darcy, having a full make out session. Well they were until I bumped into them. I slowly took long steps backwards until I was far enough away.
They all looked at me sneering and glaring at my mask making me laugh as I walked beside Thor who was wearing a black suit with Jane beside him, both of which looking really sad. When they caught sight of me, they gave me the strangest looks ever making me roll my eyes but at least they weren't glaring. To my other side was Nick and the rest of the avengers all wearing black suits and dressed. I even thought I saw Natasha crying.
One by one they all stood up and spoke about me saying the nicest things ever. Tony and banner said a couple jokes making me laugh out loud, getting ferocious glares off everyone including reporters and camera men but I just shrugged them off and walked up to the mic when Steve had finished. Loki and darcy had just took the spot I was previously in. I grinned at them but they couldn't see because of the mask so I turned back to the cameras.
"What do you want to say?" a reporter shouted out. I sat on the stool and sighed.
"I know she's a girl who's in love, sacrificed her life for him but not even a week later has he forgotten about her and is making out with some girl." everyone of the avengers glared up at me.
"Who are you to say such things?" Thor demanded making me laugh dryly before reaching up to my mask, giving Loki one last look before pulling it off. The amount of gasps was unbelievable.
"I am Leia Lazarus Fury, back from the dead." I walked down, throwing the mask into the crowd. I stood in front of them all, grinning with a twisted look in my eyes. My eyes softened when I saw a tear fall from Tonys eye. I lost my control and through my arms around him, squeezing tightly just as much as he did.
"Leia! I've missed you, babygirl." I laughed at his new nickname for me and carried on crying.
"I've missed you too!" I stopped crying and pulled away grinning and laughed at his tear stained shirt. I walked over to Jane,Darcy and Thor, completely ignoring Loki. I bowed my head in a hello sort of way to Darcy and held my hand out for her to shake. "You must be Darcy, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Yeah! You too!" she awkwardly replied shaking my hand. It was kind of weird how she stared at my scars. I let go of her hand and was pulled into a unexpected hug by Thor making me giggle.
"Leia, how did you survive?! Our father confirmed you dead." my anger switched on and spiked to an all time high. I released him and pushed him gently away and walked into a open space, staring into the sky.
"FUCK YOU, ODIN!" I collapsed to my knees and let tears out. All of this is because he lied about me, about everything. I felt a cold, unwelcome hand on my shoulder making my anger grow to a seriously dangerous level. I shrugged it off and stood up defiantly. I knew what I had to do.
"Leia, Please." he begged as I walked away from him. I stopped and smirked as I turned shaking my head in amusement and pain. Both extremely clear on my face.
"What Loki?" I said with pure innocence as he walked in front of me.
"please." he whispered resting his forehead against mine. His eyes were closed and tears falling down his cheeks. It broke my shattered heart to see him like this but he had caused it to break in the first place. I shook. Y head and hugged him because no matter what he does or says I'll forgive him at some point.
"I've missed you Loki, but you aren't forgiven." he chuckled into my shoulder as he returned the hug whole-heartedly.
In the short time I've known him, I've fell in love with him, hated him and died for him. Not many people can say that but I'm not a normal person. I am a freak of nature caused by power way beyond the control of gods themselves.