Do you really want me
Do you really want me dead or alive
To torture for my sins
-Hurricane by 30 Seconds to Mars
"Ha." Loki gave a hollowed laugh. Odin had apologized? Really? Loki's laugh slowly grew loud until he broke out into a manic cackle. He doubled over, a hand over his mouth to shield some of his laughter from escaping. "HAHAHAHA!" His voice cracked and his eyes darkened with rage. Steve jumped at the chilling sound.
"Loki?" He asked, taking a step nearer. The blonde's concern was evident on his face. Loki had always been calm and collected, this was so unlike him. Had Loki been pushed too far? The Asgardian didn't appear to be happy at the apology, but why? Hadn't he wanted this?
"Oh, that is a good one. 'I want you to forgive me'?" Loki chortled, a deranged smile spreading across his face. "An order as always, my dear Odin. Do you think you can command me into submission like you always have? You cannot just mandate me into forgiveness. Did you really think that would work on me?" The maniacal grin fell of his face. "You must be joking. Did you really think you would be able to trick the trickster? Look at yourself!" Loki bellowed out angrily. "Your palms are sweaty, your eyes flicked upwards when you talked, your left leg clenched, and your voice fell at the end. I have lived with you for over a thousand years, Father." Loki said mockingly, "Do you not think I know what you look like when you lie? I would be stupid if I did not know!"
Not leaving Odin a chance to respond, Loki continued, "Oh yes, that is what you must think of me as. A stupid brat that has managed to secure the devotion of his darling son. You always thought of me as some kind of possession, I would nor doubt that you ignored me just because I was a piece of pottery that did not need your valuable attention." Loki spat out, glaring vehemently at Odin.
"Loki, you are overreacting. I am sure that father did not mea-" Thor began, but Loki cut him off.
"I see you are back to calling him father again. It looks like a papa's boy cannot forsake the name of Odinsson for very long, did you? And ohh, how sweet it is to see you back on his side once more. I should not have been stupid enough to think that you would ever choose me over him," snarled Loki.
Thor flinched at the sound of Loki's voice. "Brother, you know that is not true. I love you, but I love you both. We are a family, Loki, and I just want us to be together once more!" He moved towards Loki, trying to comfort him, only to be pushed back.
"I am not your brother. Do not forget what I am, Odinsson." Loki looked away, unshed tears in his eyes. "A thousand years of stories about how the Jotuns terrorized all of Asgard did not teach you anything, did it? Everything was a lie back then, and it is now! And they call me the liesmith? What a joke. Lie to me for a thousand years and I am the god of lies?"
"Son, do not twist my words." Odin said calmly, knowing that if he neared Loki, he would only provoke him more.
"ME?" Loki demanded. "You never take the blame upon yourself. It is an Asgardian pride, is it not? Why am I the one twisting words? You're only proving that you lied. You are not sorry! If you're sorry for anything, it's that you have to come down here and be in my loathsome presence."
He took a step back from all of them, shaking his head. "You are all liars. All of you." He clutched at his head and screamed, "ALL OF YOU!" A pulse of magical energy escaped Loki, sending a bolt of electricity up his arm. He dropped on one knee, eyes widening. Bruce was the first to respond and rushed over to Loki's side. Loki's head whipped up towards Bruce as he yelled, "GET AWAY FROM ME!" A second wave of energy shot out from Loki, sending Bruce tumbling back.
Loki let out a cry as another wave of electricity rolled over him. He got increasingly more desperate as he looked wildly around him. He felt like a cornered animal, maybe he was a cornered animal. He held a hand over his mouth and gave out a choking laughing. "It was all a lie. None of you, Avengers would ever care about me. I have done too much, killed too many. No one can love me. I cannot be forgiven! It is impossible!"
"No, it's not! Loki, what about all the afternoons we spent with each other? We spent time with you because we loved you!" Clint yelled, trying to get through to Loki. It was true. He hadn't been keen on Loki's arrival, but he couldn't deny that the many was fun to be around.
"SHUT UP!" Loki yelled, glaring angrily at Clint. "It is only because I have not seen the signs! I do not know the signs of your lies like I know Odin's. I am a monster, no one can love me!" Loki shook in fury. The more he spoke, the more he convinced himself that it was the truth.
The cuff around his wrist beeped erratically, sending off warning signals as the cuff reached its limit. Loki's breathing began to accelerate as he fought the cuff's effects. Finally, the cuff had taken enough. The red light flickered out and the cuff exploding, sending bits and pieces all over. Shards of metal dug into Loki's skin and blood trickled down his face.
Loki hardly registered the pain. He was running on too much adrenaline now. All he knew was that he had to escape their prying eyes. He hated the way that they all looked at him. Pity, their eyes were filled with pity, and he loathed it.
"Just leave me alone." Loki snarled the words out before taking off past the Avengers and running out into the city.
The Avengers all stood still for a moment before Tony broke the silence, "What have we done?"
Author's Note: Betcha didn't see that one coming. I hope you all won't come after me with pitchforks and torches now. BUT LET ME EXPLAIN MYSELF FIRST! I can normally tell when my friends are lying to me because of how they act, so this isn't just random stuff. The more you know people, the better you know their quirks. Like someone I know shrugs their left shoulder ever so slightly. Most people don't notice these things, but I think Loki would. There, I said it. Don't murder me.
I'll go crawl into my little corner and cry with my Loki plushie now... Thanks for reading and reviewing!