Hm, well I do apologize before, I am not happy with this chapter at all. It didn't come out as I wanted in anyway. I couldn't get the words to work with me, and all my thoughts just... I don't know. Anyway it felt like a disaster, and I do apologize for it. I am hoping you will at least bare to read it.

And in the next chapters you will get a few answers from Fandral, at least on what he have done to Loki. If I have the time, and feels a bit better I may write it later today.

So yes, I hope you can enjoy the chapter somehow :)

When Bruce left the elevator he was surprised how quite it was, despite already being ten in the morning. Normally he could hear some sound, but now he heard nothing, was they all still asleep? Something he found very strange, what had they been doing to still be asleep?
"Welcome home Mr. Banner," Jarvis said and Bruce nodded, at least someone was still here.
"Where are the others?" Bruce asked.
"At this moment most of them are still asleep," Jarvis informed him and Bruce gave him an look but didn't' ask, planning on his teammates to tell him if there was a reason for them to exhausted. Instead he went to the kitchen, he needed a cup of tea and something to eat.

Bruce stopped drastically when he saw an unfamiliar woman standing there, in a yellow summer dress cooking food. He just stared at her, trying to remember her when she suddenly turned around and smiled at him.
"You must be Bruce," she said in a friendly tone. "There is breakfast over there if you want some."

Bruce looked over to the table to see that it actually was breakfast there, and what looked like a healthy one too, something that pleased him. For being superheroes you could think they would take better care of their bodies, but they didn't seem to care what they eat.
"Excuse me, but who are you?" He asked after a while and she still smiled.
"I am Cara," she said, almost like that should explain something. Bruce looked at her.
"And you are a friend of?" He said, trying to see how she got in here.

"Thor," she answered as she poured herself a cup of tea.
"I thought he had Jane?" Bruce told her and she laughed.
"We aren't that kind of friends. Thor is not my type at all," she explained and he felt a bit stupid.
"Sorry."
"No harm done," she said and started to put food on a tray.
"So Cara what are you doing here?" Bruce asked and she stopped smiling and he founded that a bit suspicious.
"I think that is better if your friends tell you," she didn't look at him as the others entered the room.

"Oh Brucie boy," Tony said and smiled at him.
"Welcome home Bruce, how was the trip?" Natasha asked.
"Breakfast," Clint excitingly interrupted her, almost like he hadn't seen food in forever.
"Easy there, don't run over Bruce to get to the table," Natasha said and stopped Clint who almost had ran into Bruce and Cara just smiled.
"You are spoiling us," Steve said.
"I could stop," she said and Clint shouted that she couldn't and she laughed again. "Guess I can't."

"It must take you forever to do this," Steve said or rather asked.
"Magic," Cara let a small yellow light appear in her hand.
"I thought you should be resting?" Steve said a bit worried.
"I did. A few hours of sleep was all I needed."
"So he still hasn't woken up?" Steve almost sounded worried.
"No he hasn't, but at this point it may be better. And it gives me time to talk to Thor," she told them. "So if you excuse me."

When she had left the room Bruce looked at the other who sat down at the table to eat. He joined them, still puzzled over the woman, but the others seemed to be familiar with her.
"She seems nice?" He tried.
"Depends on who you ask," Clint said with food in his month and Natasha hit him in the back of his head.
"You are starting to eat more and more like Thor every day," she said and Clint just shrugged his shoulders.

"If I ask you?" Bruce looked at them.
"Most of the time she is really nice, threaten us a few times, but guess we had that coming," Tony told him.
"Why?" Bruce wanted to know and the other looked at him.
"Hold on to your lab coat because this is one hell of a story," Tony said.
"Sounds like I missed a lot being gone two weeks," Bruce said.
"Nah, she got here the evening before yesterday," Tony told him. "With Thor and Loki…"

Cara walked towards Loki's room.
"Jarvis, is he awake?"
"No, he is still sleeping Lady Cara," Jarvis informed her and she nodded before she putted down the tray in front of Loki's door.
"Tell me if that changes," she said.
"Of Course," Jarvis answered as Cara started walk to Thor's room instead.

She didn't bother to knock since she knew he was asleep until she removed the spell. She looked around in Thor's room and smiled, it just looked like she more or less expected. Thor had filled it with the most ridicules souvenirs from all around the world, that he could find. Then there were clothes all over the place, mixed with games and movies. Cara just smiled, guessing that Thor's room in Asgard looked something similar. Where Loki had everything in order, and didn't collected what he most likely would call junk, Thor did. They were so different as night and day that it made her smile, before she turned her focus on waking Thor.

"Thor," Cara said and the God opened his eyes, which showed anger, it wasn't that surprising. Thor may have been sleeping, but she had merely stopped him right in his actions, kind of paused him. So now when he woke he was just where he had been when she had paused him.
Thor sat up, looking all around.

"Where is he?" He shouted and Cara gave him an look.
"Not here," she calmly answered.
"He touched my brother. I need to end him!" Thor shouted.
"How is that going to help Loki?"
"He can't touch him again!"

"That is correct, but with Fandral gone, we will have no answers to our questions," Cara told him.
"This is not the time for questions, this is the time for actions and killing!" Thor stood up and she did the same, standing between him and the door.
"If you kill him, we will not know what he did to Loki, and I will have to guess what I have to deal with," Cara tried to explain.
"I do not wish to know what he did to Loki. Knowing that he did something is enough!" Thor shouted and showed her aside, which made her fall down and break her wrist, just like Clint had the day before. Unprepared on the pain she took a deep breath and cursed Thor. This actually seemed to make him realise what he had done.

"Friend Cara, I am so sorry," he said and kneeled beside her and was about to touch it.
"Don't," she said and sighed, it would heal with time, if he didn't do it any worst.
"I didn't mean to," Thor almost panicked and she smiled.
"I am aware that you didn't mean your big oaf," she stood up and Thor stood between her. "Let's sit down."

"Does it hurt?" Thor asked and she raised an eyebrow.
"It does, but I have felt greater pain," she just answered. "Thor I know that this is hard for you too, seeing Loki like this. Trust me it's hard for me too."
Thor was about to say something but she stopped him.
"You wont to protect him, save him, like the big brother you are. And that's very sweet, but you are doing it all wrong. Killing Fandral will not help. I need to ask him questions first, what happens to him after that, I do not know. I would prefer if he could help us in a case against your father, but I am not sure if that's possible, since I don't know how you deal with cases like that in Asguard," she said.

"I…I don't know that either. Mother may know," Thor admitted and she nodded.
"Then ask her when you get the chance. But right now it's important for you to know that we need to do this the right way. And far more often that means that we need to do what we most, not what we wont to do," she explained. "But you also need to know that this isn't your fault. You have done nothing wrong. You aren't to blame here, you didn't know what was happening, and when you did know, you saved him!"

"I left him for over a year. He must hate me," Thor said and she saw the tears start falling. "I wasn't there and protected him. I should have been more eager to see him. I should have begged father to allow me to see him…I should..."
"Hush," she just said and pulled him into a hug, even if that was hard since Thor was so much bigger then she was. She was almost as tall as him, but he was built so much bigger, but that didn't matter here. "There was nothing you could have done, I don't blame you, and I am sure Loki doesn't blame you either."

"You are wrong, he is going to blame me," Thor said while he was crying. "He always does!"
"Well that is true, so then you should be used to it, I am also sure he is going to inform you that you aren't brother's, that you took way too long to save him, but be very clear with that he is not a damsel in distress that needs to be saved," she said with a laugh and Thor couldn't help but laughing too.

"I think you are right my friend," He said and she nodded. "Thank you for your kind words."
"There is nothing to thank me for. I know how hard this is on you, and if you ever feel like it's becoming too much I am here for you. Because standing beside can be as hard as being in it, trying to get out," she informed him before she stood up. "There is breakfast in the kitchen, and Bruce is back."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Thor said and almost ran out of the room and she just smiled.

When they got back to the kitchen the others looked at them.
"Banner," Thor said with a big smile and hugged the other man.
"Air, Air," he said but Thor just laughed before letting go of him.
"Friends, I must apologize for yesterday, I acted up in anger and you got caught in it," Thor gave them all a apologising look.

"We understand Thor, if it was someone we cared about we would have acted the same," Steve said.
"Yes, I don't want to think about what I would have done if it was Pepper," Tony told him.
"Let's hope you never need to think about it" Thor said and sat down. Cara stood at the counter, leaned against it with a teacup in her hand.
"What happened to your hand?" Natasha said and Cara looked at it.
"Thor got a bit too excited and pushed me. But don't worry, it's already healing," she informs them.

"So Loki?" Bruce finally said and she gave him a look.
"Yes," she only answered.
"Is it safe to have him in the house? I prefer if I don't have to become the other guy," he said and Cara nodded.
"I don't think you need to worry about that, and if you did turn, well let's try to avoid to see what will happen then," she said with a smile.

"What would happen?" Tony asked.
"I don't know. I don't know how well magic works on big green angry guys that likes to smash Gods," she said with a smile but Bruce didn't smile. "Oh Bruce don't worry; I do not blame you for what you did. I may love Loki, but he had that one coming."
"He totally did!" Clint said and she nodded.

"You always need to be prepare for that things can go wrong in a battle. Told that to Loki years ago, and I think he knows that. He just didn't expect to meet the Hulk, which to be fare I don't think anyone that picks a fight with you guys without information does," she told them.
"So you are not angry? I have heard that you been angry at the others this past days," Bruce asked.

"I have been angry on them for things they have done this past days. Being angry for things that happened years ago, thongs I can't change and that was reasonable to do, will not help me. And it wasn't like Loki was totally innocent here. I can understand why he did it, and to be honest I would most likely not stop him if I was there. But I would also have stood next to him and took the punishment with him if he lost. The only ones I am angry at is Odin, being his fault that it even got to that point that Loki attacked you," she said taking a sip of the tea.

"For dating a super power hungry, psychopath to villain you are very understanding," Tony said and she laughed.
"Well dating a super power hungry, psychopath to villain, doesn't make me one. Even if I would choose his side over yours any day, since I love him, doesn't mean I can't understand your side."

"Lady Cara, Loki is awake," Jarvis said and she nodded.
"I am on my way," she said and putted down the tea cup and looked at Thor. "Do you want me to tell him something?"
"Only that I love him, and that I don't blame him," Thor said and she smiled.
"I will let him know," she said and left them.

When she got to Loki's room she lifted up the tray she had left on the floor and knocked.
"It's me Loki," she said and was about to continue when the door opened and she saw Loki standing there. She gave him a smile and waited to let him decide if he would let her in or not. Then he stepped aside and she stepped in.
"Thank you," she putted down the tray on the table. "I made you breakfast."

Loki slowly walked over to the tray and she took a step back to give him room. He looked at the food before he slowly sat down to eat, and he was just about to start eating when he gave her a look.
"Do you want me to leave?" she asked and he shook his head. "Do you you want me to keep you company?"
When Loki nodded she sat down, opposite of him at the table and smiled a warm smile and when Loki handled her some bread she took it and started eating with him.

They eat during silence but she didn't complain, just sitting with him in the same room made her feel better. To know that he, at least for now felt safe enough to have her around.
"Thor says hi. Told me to tell you that he doesn't blame you and that he loves you," she informed him and Loki gave her a puzzled look before he shook his head. And she knew what he thought, how could it not be his fault? It was only his fault, no one else's. He had himself to blame.
"Loki none of us blame you. It isn't your fault. I know that it's hard to believe, but it isn't." She said in a calm voice and Loki stood up, turning away from her. She saw him start to shiver and she wanted to hug him, hold him in her arms, comfort him, but she knew that he wasn't ready for that. Instead she started humming on the song she sung yesterday while she drunk her tea, giving him the time he needed.

After a few minutes he had calmed down and sat at the table again. He didn't looked at her, ashamed she guessed.
"It's nothing to be ashamed for Loki. You don't need to feel ashamed around me. I don't think less of you for showing your feelings, and trust me when I know how you feel," she gave him a friendly smile when he looked at her. He thought about what she had said and then nodded.
"Good. I will not force you to show your feelings if you don't feel like it, but you should know that you can," she then took the last of her bread and finished her breakfast.

"Do you wish for me to stay a little longer?" She asked and he nodded. "Then what about some reading. I think I have a few new books you would like."
When she mentioned books she saw Loki's eyes glimmer for a second, by the chance of learning something new. She snapped her fingers and five different books appeared in the air in front of Loki.

"You can pick which ever you want," she told him and he looked unsure and she once against understood, bribing the prisoner with things he or she liked, to try to be there friend before something horrible happened. "Do you want me to leave you alone with the books?"
Loki slowly nodded, apparently scared that she would be angry for him changing his mind.
"Then I leave you alone," she said with a smile. "And you can lock the door after me if you want. And don't worry about making me mad, that will never happen."
Cara left the books, brought the empty tray with her, leaving only the tea can and left the room.

"Any luck?" Thor said as soon as she entered the kitchen, almost making her drop the tray.
"Thor, don't scare me like that!" She said and he looked a bit guilty and took the tray from her.
"He let me eat breakfast with him, and I left him with some books. So it's a start."
"Good idea to give him books. My brother has always loved to read," Thor informed her.
"I know that," she laughed before she turned to clean the kitchen, only to see that it was already cleaned.

"Steve made us clean it," Thor said and she nodded.
"Then I need to thank him when I see him," she told Thor before she turned around to face him. "And with the kitchen clean and Loki occupied with books, I have time to talk to Fandral now."
Thor's eye revealed the anger at ones.
"You can come with me Thor, if you behave!" She said and the God of Thunder nodded. "But I will not hesitate to throw you out of the room if I feel that it's necessary!"
"Understood," Thor said as they started to ride the elevator down to the room where Fandral were.