The funeral was in a dark, lonely looking church, Iris felt tears slide down her cheeks. Her brother's photograph was ontop of his closed coffin, the whole church was empty apart from her standing by the coffin, it felt...dead. Her heart pounded in her chest as she heard a strange dark laugh coming from behind her, she spun around to see him standing there with icy blue eyes sneering at her.
''Loki?'' She asked quietly her eyes wide with fear, he suddenly brought out a knife and stabbed her in the stomach and laughed again as blood dripped down from her mouth as she fell to the ground. She heard her brother's shout for help despite where she was, and who was in the coffin, but she couldn't move to help him she couldn't even make a sound.
Iris woke up gasping in her bed with hot tears springing from her eyes, choking on her breathe spluttering. She jolted upright again as she heard the voices in her head, she wanted them to go away, so badly. It was like living with someone else inside your head, you were both fighting to stay ahead, to steer the ship. Except the other person had so many voices and so many words to speak that it felt like a million ghosts were in your mind, haunting you. Sometimes she wished someone would come and tear her skull apart so she couldn't hear them anymore, because she barely ever won against them, she was always in the back of her own mind screaming to get out.
''They know''
''He knows''
'''She knows''
''Iris, you're pathetic''
''Worthless''
Iris bit her lip to keep from screaming in anger and frustration and downright fear. Their voices belonged in a horror movie, this time one was an icy whispery type voice and a deep deathly one. They said it over and over and over again, pounding against her skull. She tried to silence them out with humming but it didn't help, she raked her fingers throug her hair and felt blood cake her lips.
She went to the bathroom and spashed water on her face, clenching her teeth as they shouted louder. She was so used to this. So godamn tired of it. Her blue eyes looked glassier than usual and her skin was paler than before, she sighed wondering what she should do.
Talk to God of mischief, stay in here.
Talk to God of mischief, stay in here.
She weighed it up then groaned internally dissapearing from the room.
Loki had his eyes closed in the glass 'container', if anyone actually looked close enough they would look as if they had tears in them. He couldn't take this much longer, being locked alone inside with his thoughts without actually doing something was driving him insane. He opened his blue eyes to see Iris sitting across from him, cross legged. She had her hand on her lip running her tongue over it in annoyance, the blood tasted like copper on her tongue.
He was as confused as anyone would be, and he looked around strangely searching for a reason she was there, he saw none.
''Loki.'' She said sarcastically, not glancing up from her finger, she was pouting slightly.
''Human.''
''Ouch, that's harsh.'' Iris said shaking her head slightly leaning her head against the cool glass.
''I swear i will kill you intimitley, if it's the last thing i'll do'' Loki snapped, clenching his jaw in anger at the girl. It was like she was a living nightmare only he could see. She laughed quietly, closing her eyes.
''Been there, tried that.'' She said softly, Loki frowned and then understood. It was strange to think though, that if she had actually been succesful she wouldn't even be here, he thought strangely. He glanced at her, she looked so...human. Nai've to close her eyes in the closeness of a God, one that could kill her no less. But something stopped him, vulnerable wasn't exactly the word, he couldn't think of onee but she looked different than anyone he had ever seen in that moment.
''You want to know why i did it?'' She asked flicking her tongue out of her mouth for a second, he sat on the seat behind him with a smirk on his face.
''Enlighten me.'' It was fun, toying around with her conversation. The fact she could even speak a word infront of him without being scared made him fascinated, and annoyed.
''I had a brother to, you know? And i was so, jealous of him.'' She spat through her teeth, her eyes were still closed but he could tell they would have been angry. ''Jealous, not because of what he could do, but of what people thought he could do. They admired him, he was so smart and handsome and then there was me, a blonde haired blue eyed no one. And one day he took me to the beach, he was about to go to college in a few months, but he didn't make it that far. He went into the water and he started to yell at me, for help but i thought he was joking. I should've known, but i didn't. And you know what i did Loki? I left him there, I was so angry. And then when i looked back when i was walking away he was gone, just like that. The water took him and later my dad found him floating there, lifeless. ''
A long moment paused as Loki processed this, unsure of how to answer. He did not pity people below him at all, but he had a strange feeling in his stomach he ddin't like. Tears had come from her eyes but she still didn't open them.
''You should speak to Thor before you take over the world and all that jazz. Your family probably secretly wants you to come home.'' She said quietly.
''They are not my family you self loathing little scum!'' Loki shouted menacingly, wishing he could silence the strange girl but she could escape any second she wanted to. Iris opened her eyes and jumped up, looking paler than usual.
''You sure? Because i think they're the ones that helped raise you or whatever you asguardians say. Just because you have daddy issues, and you refuse to see your mummy and your brother fell in love with a girl and you did stupid things doesn't mean they still aren't your family, be glad you have them Loki. '' She whispered quietly, hearing footsteps near the door which soon fled. Her blue eyes looked innocent again and she pouted slightly, he would enjoy ripping her from piece to piece. She curtsied once again to him rolling her eyes as she dissapeared re appearing outside the cage, he glowered at her.
''Iris, are you in here?'' Captain's voice came from the doorway, Loki glanced at him with an deluded smirk. Captain glanced at Loki for a moment before turning his gaze to Iris, who smiled.
''Yeah just trying to reason with this ''God'' here. What do ya' need?'' She asked cocking her head to the side, her long blonde curls fell down to her waist once again.
''Stark wants to see you. About your powers or something m'am.'' She nodded turning to Loki with an open mouth.
''I'll be right there.'' She said as Captain nodded shutting the door, she turned around to Loki again almost letting her heart give out as his face was right above hers through the glass looking down at her. A creepy smile showing his white teeth spread across his face, the craziness in his eyes almost scared her, almost.
''You fancy him, hmm?'' He asked laughing mockingly, she gave him a confused stare. And shook her head laughing.
''If you think that's what fancying is its not wonder Thor got a human girl before you'' She said with a smirk and a wink walking to the door, before she shut it however she made out that she was going to blow him a kiss but she flipped him the bird off instead shutting the door behind her, Loki's face fell into a scowl as it closed.
Iris strolled out walking towards the place where most of the ''freaks'' were. It was some type of labratory thing and Loki's staph was laid down. Stark and Captain stood there expectantly.
''So how did the whole thing go with Reindeer Games?'' Stark asked raising an eyebrow, Iris fought the urge to roll her eyes as he continued to look smart. She shrugged half heartedly.
''Don't know yet, all his been talking about is murdering me blah blah. What'd you want me here for anyway?'' She asked casually taking a seat watching the two men expectantly.
''Well he wants to know if-''
''What powers do you have exactly, like me power or...him power'' Stark cut Captain off pointing to him, she saw Captains glare and chewed her lip, she tilted her head examining a computer that lay there twirling a finger in her hair.
''Neither. More like Loki or Thor power. No offense there Iron Man.'' Iris said bitter sweetly, if he wasn't so attractive he would be the most ugly guy you ever met, thought Iris. But she did secretly admire his attitude. He looked pretty pissed off and threw his hands up walking out shaking his head, she laughed quietly.
''Ma'm what powers do you have, if you don't mind me asking?'' Captain asked looking at her, she smiled up at him from her seat.
''You don't have to call me m'am you know, Cap.''
''I take it manners are ruled out in the world now'day's?'' He asked looking a little sad, she nodded.
''Pretty much, yeah.''
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