"Human, it is time for us to begin."
That was when everything changed. Marya screamed as she pulled against her restraints, trying to shy away from the creature as it began to approach with a sceptre being powered by the Tesseract. Memories of pain and blood flashed before her eyes. Marya was willing herself to wake up but nothing was happening. This was no dream but her reality and she could not escape it. She continued to fight against her bonds but it was useless. Her time had run out. The sceptre came to rest on her heart and that's when Marya lost all her control.
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Her eyes flashed open, surveying the room. Turning her head, she found Loki peacefully asleep beside her. A bright blue flashed through her irises and a malicious smile spread across her lips.
"Let's test your abilities." a voice whispered in her mind.
Her body obeyed someone else's commands. Slipping out of the bed, she quietly made her way over to the side draw where the scissors were stored. Picking them up, she grinned as they flashed in the light. Then she began to hack at the hair.
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Loki slowly began to surface from his peaceful sleep, something, a noise, was disturbing him. He was unsure what it was but it worried him. It was the same vibe he had experienced the day that Marya...
MARYA!
Suddenly he was fully awake, his eyes scanned the room and fell upon Marya, who was butchering her hair with a pair of scissors, the same scissors she had used yesterday. What was she doing to herself?! He mentally yelled, fearing what had caused this outburst.
Leaping out of bed, Loki hurriedly ripped the weapon from her grasp and chucked them from reach. Marya grappled with him, trying to retrieve them. Quickly, he caught her wrists in his hands, trapping them by her body. She became still, panting from her exertions, gazing at him with eyes full of hatred. "What are you doing?!" he exclaimed, shocked by her behaviour. This was something he would usually do. It seemed the rules had been reversed.
Then she broke down and cried, crumpling in his arms. The Prince sighed and held Marya to him, whispering soothing words to her. He ran his fingers through her short locks, which now came to the base of her head. The damage was bad but easily repaired. His poor angel, she must have been so stressed. "I-It hurts!" she choked on her tears. "Please help me!"
"What?" he purred, trying to calm her down.
The real Marya was breaking through, trying to communicate with Loki but she was soon locked back away as the controlled Marya fought back, silencing her. "The gashes, they're, they're so painful." she lied, though they did pulse a bit.
Hurt and anger flashed across his face before he kissed her forehead, internally cursing himself. "My love, I'm so sorry. Shall I fetch Lady Jane?"
She shook her head, wiping her tears away. "I...I just freaked out because of the pain, I'm so sorry for worrying you." then she caught a glimpse of her hacked hair, gasping in horror. "Does it look that bad?" she fretted as her hands played with the short locks.
He pulled her hands away from her hair, cautious of what she might do if provoked. "It's nothing that can not be fixed, Marya."
"Thank goodness." she sighed wearily, hugging Loki back tighter. "I thought I'd be in trouble."
"Why would you be in trouble?"
"No reason." she grinned over his shoulder. The plan was now fully in motion.
A/N: Hey-o all! Sooooo, what's happened to Marya?! Dun Dun Duuuuuunnnn.
Thank y'all for the views! It made me so happy to see the numbers rise. ;) Just a reminder to say you have one more day to submit any more questions to Loki, he is SO excited about answering them!
Replies to my awesome reviewers:
GGCM:
Aha, I think you totes should write a fanfic about that! :D It's a brilliant idea!
Loki: Yes...marvellous.
Me: Shush you!
Loki: * Rolls eyes *
Me: I'm glad you enjoyed it, I had been stumped on how to write the funeral scene for AGES. XD Now I just have to execute the upcoming chapters well! No pressure!
Loki: Mmm, no pressure, indeed.
Me: You stay out of this.
Loki: Aren't you going to tell them?
Me: Tell them what?
Loki: That he story is going to have TWO sequels?
Me: No...I wasn't...not YET.
Loki: Well, looks like I've done it for you!
Me: yeah, thanks a bunch! :P
Loki: You are most welcome, fair lady.
Me: * Looks at Loki in shock *
UNTIL NEXT TIME! :D