Hey everyone so I wanted to tell you right now the poll for Belinda and who she should date is at a tie and I may have to be the tie breaker. I have in mind who I want her to be with...but I will have the poll up for another week and then it is going down.
On with the story!
Darcy's Pov
"Hi mom." He said that's all he said like that was going to do anything. I had so many emotions in me right now; I was Happy, Furious, Grateful, Angry, Curious, Awed but most of all Relieved. I was ready to whoop this boys ass, kiss him, ground him for life, hold him forever, tell him I loved him, yell at him why he didn't come sooner. We stood there staring at each other, I felt tears fall from my eyes and I did the most crazy thing, I ran out of the room. Didn't tell him I'd be back I ran all the way to the apartment Loki still had no clothes on but I didn't care I wrapped my arms around his waist and cried in his bare chest.
"Darcy...?" Loki asked I looked at him my classes were fogging up so I couldn't really tell what his expression was.
"His back." I sobbed He raised an eyebrow telling me to elaborate "Just go to Fury's office." I said I didn't know how to tell him I watched as he flashed away (hopefully he has clothes on when he sees) I sat down on the couch. "Well I'm not going to work." I thought to myself.
Loki's Pov
I had flashed in front of Fury's office I could hear him talking but it sounded like a one way conversation, I didn't know why Darcy was crying but I intended to find out. I stormed into the room and I saw what looked like a troublesome boy and I assumed it was a child from the High School until he turned and looked at me and his eyes widen.
"Arno?" I asked I saw him gulp and then stand up he had grown he was now my height and he carried himself with a little bit more confidence.
"Hi dad." He choked I walked over to him and clasp his shoulder I felt him tense, I felt relief in my chest and I couldn't breath I felt like I was whole again. I brought him into a hug and held him there. I looked at Fury who had a small smile on his face and I let go of Arno.
"You have a lot of explaining to do." I told him he nodded and walked out of the room. What I was about to do I already regretted. I could already taste defeat in my mouth. "Thank you." I said to Fury he raised an eyebrow and looked at me.
"I'm sorry couldn't really hear what was that?" He asked with a sly smirk on his face
"Thank you." I said I walked out of the room when I heard fury behind me
"Your welcome...and lets not make a habit of this?" He said staring at me
"With pleasure." I said I walked to me and Darcy's little apartment where I saw Arno standing frozen in front of the door when he saw me he looked at me and shook his head. "You can go in."
"Um..." He cleared his throat and walked in Darcy was sitting on the couch looking at us.
"Everyone is on their way." She said I nodded and Arno sat down far away from both of us. I looked at Darcy and gave her a reassuring kiss on the head. "Did you see his scars?" She whispered I nodded and held her there in my arms.
"Don't mention them to him." I said looking at our son he was wondering around as if he had never seen anything in the house before.
Third Person Pov
Everyone was in the lounge in the Avengers tower staring at the young boy who had magically reappeared after being gone for 9 months. He had changed quite a lot and so did they. Lux had gone with Ella to get Belinda, Madison was screaming at Arno trying to figure out why he didn't say who he was 2 weeks ago when they bumped into each other. Jane, Darcy, Pepper, and Natasha were trying to figure out what do with this new turn of events. Clint and Tristan were trying to keep a straight face at Madison yelling at poor Arno who looked like he was getting ready to faint. Thor and Loki looked worryingly at the young boy he didn't seem himself and they were the only two who had notice he hadn't said a single thing since he had saw his father. Tony and Bruce were looking at all his bruises seeing if they could make them less bold, and Steve was just observing with Calvin who had no idea who Arno was.
"ARNO DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH STRESS YOU HAVE PUT US THROUGH!" Madison screamed Arno didn't respond just looked down at his soon to be sister in law and nodded she sighed and then gave him hug well more like attempted to give him a hug. "You do that again I will kill your ass are we clear?" She asked he smiled and nodded again.
"Have you gone mute?" Tristan asked Arno frowned at his brother and glared at him "Sorry its just you haven't talked." Ella, Lux and Belinda walked out of the elevator and everyone stopped talking when they saw them. Lux ran over and gave her brother a hug and then smacked his arms he winced and looked at her. Then he saw Belinda and he slightly smiled, there was small smiles on everyone face when they saw Belinda walk over to Arno she stared into his eyes and then smacked him. There was a chorus of gasps.
"What the heck Bel?!" Arno snapped rubbing where he was smacked everyone looked at Arno shocked at what his voice now sounded like. Tears started to stream down Belinda's face as she looked at him. "Bel...-"
"SHUT UP!" She screamed he stepped back and looked at her with a sad expression. "You left, and then you just come back and to make matters worse do you ever intend to come back if Fury hadn't found you?" She asked
"I-...No." He whispered Darcy looked at her son with a hurt expression. "I couldn't come home...not after everything." He said avoiding everyone's eyes.
"Arno Lokison." Belinda snapped he looked up at her to see her sneering at him. "I hate you." and she walked out
"Happy Birthday Bel." He whispered only she heard him and she turned to look at him and then turned around. Arno debated only following her but thought best not.
"Now that's over...tell us what happened." Tony said
"No." Arno snapped
"Well tuff because your not leaving till we found out, one way or another." Natasha said folding her arms in front of the boy. Arno had told his story what he had gone through the past 9 months making sure not to mention any names except Thanos's. Darcy, Jane and Pepper were a fit of tears, Loki and Thor wanted to kill Thanos and whoever else was there. Everyone else wondered how Arno was still perfectly sane but no one noticed Belinda standing in the door glaring at her best friend. Arno had stopped right where he had met Alva.
"Where did you stay?" Darcy asked
"In Vanahiem." Belinda answered Arno looked at her.
"Wait you knew where he was?" Jane snapped at her daughter both teenagers ignored that and went back to bickering
"Why didn't you come?" He asked
"I should be asking you the same question." She said raising an eyebrow
"You know why, you've had the vision." He snapped
"No I had the after math I still don't know what happened, I know the outcome though." She trailed everyone looked at the two with a questioning look until Arno got up to leave. When Belinda grabbed his arm and looked at him. Arno tensed and scowled at her.
"You can trust us." She promised he scoffed and looked down at her.
"You be tortured for 6 months then let's see how much you trust...especially this family." He said to her "plus you hate me Bel why would I trust you?"
"Because in a couple years I'll be the only one besides you who can actually remember this family." She whispered in his ear. Arno yanked his arm out of her grip and stalked out of the room. The adults looked at her with a questioning look but she just walked out of the room avoiding their stares. Clint took in a heavy sigh and he got up he looked slightly pissed.
"Belinda and Arno get back in here." He yelled through the intercom "Everyone stay seated."
"Clint..." Natasha dragged he eyed her warning her to keep her mouth shut. He watched as the teens sat down far away from each other glaring and then back at him.
"Ok look and listen very closely." He snapped everyone got a little edgy Clint didn't lose his cool very often and when he did it wasn't good. "I am sick and tired of us not being a family anymore, I am sick and tired of seeing Darcy moping around, Loki not doing any pranks, Thor you have been barely talking, Tony and Bruce your holding a secret and Pepper you know what it is, Lux and Steve why are you so jumpy around Madison? And Tristan why are you never here? Colby man up and ask Sif already, Calvin I don't trust you, but if Ella and Thor do I will try my best to be nice; and has anyone seen Odin?...I know a lot of things have happen in the past year but I have had up to here." "Tony, Bruce, and Pepper you first spill what ever secret your holding right now." He said Tony looked at Pepper and Bruce started to fidget around.
Tony stood up and eyed Clint then looked at Ariadne and sighed "Ary has Extremis in her." Steve and Nat looked at the baby and Jane looked at Pepper. "I came home a few weeks ago and Pep had told me...Bruce and I have been trying to figure out how to take it out of her since its just the early stage." Arno and Belinda glanced at each other and then looked back at their Uncle Clint. No one noticed that except Clint but he kept quiet about that for now.
"Alright Loki you will be helping them." Clint ordered Loki did nothing to protest he just nodded and patted Tony's shoulder it was awkward but reassuring "Tristan, Madison spill." He eyed
"We don't have a secret." Madison lied Natasha scoffed at that and looked at her daughter.
"I am only going to say this once and this goes for all of you, spill." Clint snapped
"Dark elves are attacking Jotunheim and I don't know why." Tristan said looking at Lux she slightly laughed
"Do you really think I have something to do with it?" Lux asked
"I don't know maybe." Tristan shrugged
"Thanks for the vote of confidence." Lux grumbled
"Look I am sorry but Lux just a last year you went on a rampage I know people change but it takes some time." Tristan snapped
"I was possessed Tristan." Lux snapped looking at her brother
"Ok! Enough this is what I am talking about we are always arguing if not about Lux then Belinda or Arno." Clint sighed "Darcy get yourself together ok I know you lost a kid and then he came back but he came back maybe against his will but look I can't take you not laughing or smiling anymore, Belinda and Arno I am about ready to ground you both for life; don't think I haven't notice the side glances and the whispers ." He said both of them sat up straighter and eyed their uncle. "Lux and Steve I don't know what your hiding but if I find out its because you guys are having a kid I'm going to kill someone." He added
"Well um..." Steve dragged
"Oh my god." Colby mumbled Ella eyed Lux
"I'm not pregnant Uncle Clint." Lux said eyeing Steve he flinched and shrunk back into the corner
"Then please with all respect tell us what your hiding." He said sitting back down in front of his family
"Someone died." Lux murmured she looked at Madison and then quickly looked away, Arno looked up at Lux and raised an eyebrow.
"A lot of people have died Lux." Bruce chuckled they all looked at him shocked that he could laugh at such a tense time.
"It was Starfox." Steve said Madison's head snapped and she looked at the couple and then at Arno
"I didn't kill him I swear." He promised
"So do you know who?" Tristan said wrapping his arm around Madison trying to comfort her. Arno shook his head no and looked back down. Madison rested her head on Tristan's shoulder she felt ready to cry but she wasn't going to cry just yet.
"We will inform all of Asgard and the rest of the realms." Colby promised
"I will tell Jotunheim." Tristan said
"Hey Arno why don't you tell Alva." Belinda slyly asked
"Who's Alva?" Darcy asked
"His girlfriend." Belinda grumbled
"No she wasn't!" He shouted "And how did you know about her?" They were both standing up in each others face sneering
"Aphrodite." Was all she said and he his gaze slightly soften
"Do you always go for the blondes that like you for nothing but your looks, even though I have to say its getting kind of ruff to see what Alva saw in you." Belinda said that had struck a never and she knew it but she didn't back down
"Belinda!" Pepper reprimanded the girl but that didn't do a thing they both kept bickering and screaming Ella and Lux looked at their Uncle Clint he just sat back down and let them keep running out of steam he knew where this would end up but he just hoped that it wouldn't take a surprise turn.
"Don't you dare talk like you knew either of them! Aphrodite was just a friend the only reason why I ever met her was to protect you! The only reason why I hung around Alva was to protect you! Belinda so don't you dare act like you know anything." He snapped veins were popping out from his neck as his voice raised
"To protect me? How does you being with Alva protect me?" She yelled
"She was teaching me how to control my powers! She was betrothed to someone already." He screamed Belinda inched further growling underneath her breath electric sparks flew of her and red frost flew off Arno. Jane was ready to stop this, it was going a little too far but Clint put his hand up to stop her.
"Why did it matter she was betrothed?" She asked
"It didn't matter." He said his eyes racing looking in her eyes begging her to shut up.
"So you did like her." Belinda yelled
"No, and why do you care you had a boyfriend that I kept in check when I was here." He snapped
"Why did you have to keep him in check." Belinda challenged Natasha and Darcy both shared a look and Nat smirked mouthing a I told you so.
"Because your my best friend and I didn't want you to get hurt." He lied Thor and Loki both looked at Clint trying to figure out what he was doing, because he had just yelled at Lux and Tristan for bickering.
"Yeah sure you didn't, look you can go back to vanaheim for all I care." Belinda lied they both looked at each other and Arno looked down
"And who would help you with the kids?" Arno smirked Belinda and looked at him her mouth open she didn't know how he could be so witty in the middle of a fight she hated him so bad. He was so annoying and infuriating she just wanted to smack him (again).
"I would manage." She said he looked at her with an amused face, he started to laugh and everyone was confused for a second until they saw Clint's knowing smile he had planned this he knew something they didn't or at least he thought he did.
"Please elaborate on kids please?" Jane asked eyeing both of the kids. Belinda's shut her mouth and Arno's jaw tensed up.
"Asgeir, Asher, Ariadne, Bae and Peggy." Belinda sighed everyone looked at the sleeping babies and then at Madison's stomach but no one had a little girl yet besides Pepper. Clint now was totally lost, maybe he didn't know what was going on with the two teens.
"Who's Peggy?" Lux asked Arno smirked
"She's your daughter." Belinda said avoiding to look at anyone
"And how do you know this?" Darcy asked
"We..." Belinda looked at Arno begging for help "This is all your fault."
"How?!" He asked
"If you hadn't gone through that portal." Belinda said Arno looked at her and nodded
"I'm not asking you to forgive me." He countered
"Good cause I would never forgive you." She scoffed back
"Psh fine then." Arno sneered
"Bye." Belinda said walking out of the room
"Bye." He said copying her voice
"I don't sound like that!" She shouted
"Sure you don't." He mumbled under his breath. Clint started to rethink he's plan that he had and wondered if he had made things worse...
Belinda's Pov
Arno is so freaking annoying! I thought I would be happy when he got back but I wasn't...well maybe a little, well...maybe a whole lot but it still didn't compare to my anger that I had rising in me. I stood in the top of the tower letting the wind whip my hair around I needed to cool down. I have no idea what Uncle Clint was trying to prove but it wasn't much he probably just messed everything up again. Honestly I knew our entire family was in a stand still it was like one big messed up relationship but that's what made us...us.
I heard the door slide open and the mischief Prince himself walked in. I hissed under my breath and turned away from his gaze I heard him walk towards me till I saw him beside me leaning against the railing like he was getting ready to jump.
"All the things you said...were they true?" He asked everything in me was telling me to say no but that would be a lie.
"Yes." I answered he nodded and the silence got more intense by the second. I turned on my heels ready to leave.
"Wait Bel." He pleaded I turned around to look at him "Ple- I don't expect you to forgive me but please don't avoid me." He said looking at me he wasn't the kid I grew up with the kid I shared a birthday with he was a boy, a boy who had seen and been through things no one should his eyes were soft and hard such a strange combination, usually they would show you everything about a person but he had masked it so well that he no longer showed anything. He held his head higher and his body more tense then relaxed. I didn't know this boy, Heck I didn't even want to be around this boy but if I trusted anyone with my life it would be him. I felt so much emotion in me but I still felt empty.
"I can't promise that." I said I felt nothing no sadness just empty his eyes showed pain but I didn't care really I just needed to get away.
Arno's Pov
I watched as Belinda walked away. I sighed and hung my head over the railing, I was about ready to just disappear again. I heard heavy footsteps and I knew it was Uncle Thor I acted as if I didn't know he was here.
"Arno." He called I turned and looked at him "May I have a word?"
"Do I have a choice?" I laughed
"We all have a choice." He warned I walked over to him and stood "I know things are different I have felt the same way, but you cannot hide from us. Now I have noticed you are hiding something that Clint tried to pry out of you but it failed sadly." I looked at him trying to figure out where he was going with this.
"Please tell me." He said
"I really cannot tell you Uncle Thor." I sighed he gave me a a knowing look and then nodded "Give Belinda time she will forgive you if she has not already, and don't be so down hearted, it took her mother a while to forgive me."
"Where are you going with this?" I asked
"I know you like my daughter." He laughed I opened and then closed my mouth.
"I-Uncle...That's...Ugh." I groaned he laughed and patted my back
"Your secret is safe with me." He promised "but you hurt her I hurt you even if you are my nephew." I frowned at him
"Yes sir." I smiled
"The farm has done you well." He complimented I smiled and looked at him.
"Thanks." I said I started to walk back into the tower
"Arno!" He boomed I looked back at him "Happy Birthday and I saved you some pop tarts." I laughed at that after all these months I could still laugh and it felt good.
Odin's Pov
Laufey walked in holding his hand "That was your fault." I told him
"How was I supposed to know he could do that?" He snapped
"This is Loki's son." I warned he huffed and sat down "He is with them now." I said
"Has Belinda forgiven him?" Laufey asked
"No." I smiled he smiled also and started to laugh this was perfect beautiful plan. Now that those two were at odds it would be easier to get Ariadne, and so much easier to kill everyone else.
"Do we really need the girl?" Thanos asked
"Yes! She has knowledge." Laufey snapped
"So does her father." Thanos countered
"But he is old, wasted. The child is new and can learn faster." I said Thanos grumbled and sat down looking at the little glass mirror we had for watching the child grow.
"I must go and convince Arno, we are not allies." I told Laufey he nodded and I walked away towards the Bifrost. I saw Loki, his wife, and young Arno come and I stood there watching I could see Arno tensing up as he saw me but I did nothing.
"Father how are you fairing?" Loki asked I looked at him
"Very well, may I take your son for a little while?" I asked trying not to sound suspicious
"Actually my mother wanted me to stay." Arno lied
"No you go it might do you some good." Darcy told him he looked at me and scowled I clasp his shoulder and led him to the garden. "What do you want?" He hissed
"Now Arno you'd be wise to remember I was the one who helped be alive again." I warned
"Your working with Laufey." He snapped
"Who told you that?" I asked
"Laufey." He said looking at me I raised an eyebrow
"The bastard lies through his teeth it be wise you not believe anything he says." I warned
"But so do you! Everything you do its to teach a lesson show your in control. Uncle Thor going to midguard, My father going to jail, you coming back alive to freak Lux. Did you ever love my grandmother?" He challenged rage filled me, he thought he knew what was going on but he did not this boy thought he could challenge me and I stood up calmly
"You'd be wise to shut your mouth! I loved Frigga, your father too. Yes I was harsh on him but that was because I knew where he came from." I said
"You mean you thought he was a bastard." Arno sneered how dare he? Laufey should have kept this runt dead.
"Arno... I know you are upset but you need to trust me." I lied through my teeth
"Trust you? Why should I?" He asked
"Frigga and Riana sent me to protect my family." I said but what they didn't know was that I was going to destroy them they had ruined everything royal blood was mixed with mortal blood. This was despicable, disgusting I hated it.
"Your a good liar." He laughed "You sure you didn't teach my father?"
"You play with fire boy." I warned
"But I won't be the one getting burned." He said walking away I was not calling him back he deserved to die and I would personally make sure he did not come back.
So how was it? I now there was a lot of bickering but these are trying times! The next chapter will hopefully be up in a few days. please leave a review.
Thanks for reading
~nkb99