Nick fury had assembled all of the avengers in a room to discuss things about Loki, especially for Thor who still did not give up on him. Iris felt out of place with all of these people she barely knew, luckily Captain America was just as quiet as her unless it was about something he believed. They sat at a black luxury table, which was also a giant computer screen. It held information on Loki and the tesseract.
They began to shout at eachother across the table about pointless things and caused Iris to cover her ears. It was like the voices in her head magnified and seemed even more lifelike. After they dimmered down she looked around to see everyone staring at her strangely, they were waiting for her to answer something she realised.
''What do you think of Loki, Iris?'' Fury repeated, glancing at her and everyone warily. He was unsure of her mental state but being cleared he had thought she was doing alright.
''Well, uh, it's kind of too soon to tell i mean... but the guy actually does have feelings believe it or not. They are just set to the wrong side. He needs to see how beautiful humanity actually is, or at least can be.'' Iris said quietly, almost to low for anyone to hear. But Nick Fury understood her and the incredulous face he pulled made her wish she kept her mouth shut.
''Are you sugesting to let that God out of the cage!?'' Fury exclaimed loudly, causing her to flinch back.
''She has a point though, what good is it to keep him locked up when she believes we may actually have a chance of saving him. Besides, if she does change him or helps him, what's to say that he won't do anything like this ever again.'' Doctor Banner said placing his glasses down glancing at her, she nodded at his words hoping Fury would stop being mad at her.
''Let me go speak with him, its going to take more than days or weeks to get him to actually show he cares, or at least to everyone else.''
''Miss me?'' Iris asked sweetly as she appeared beside Loki on the seat in the cage, she smiled widely as he almost jumped. He looked weaker again and his face was growing paler by the second, like someone had drained the life out of him. There was what she guessed sweat on his forehead, and he even looked...tired.
''What do you want, annoying human?'' He asked angrily, he had his teeth clenched and she couldn't help but wonder if it was because she geniunley annoyed him or because he was becoming weaker. He was begining to violently shake, his hands were clenched into fists as he sat there. She bit her lip and put one leg over the seat so she could sit on it as if it were a horse facing him, he turned to her and she almost left then. She could see the crazy running around in his blue orbs, staring at her. She gulped and he gave a triumphant smirk, knowing he'd scared her. But he was still shaking and it only gave away to making him look more deranged.
He let out a loud echoing laugh, though his eyes fought against him with his eyes looking glassy and a tear about to escape the bottom of his eye. His smile dissapeared and was replaced with an almost pout, his lips were trembling as he raised his fists in anger going to hit her she blocked him by putting her own hand over his and something strange happened.
A huge flash of white passed her eyes almost as if a camera went off except it was transforming into a place a little darker.
Two boys and their father were walking side by side, one was blonde haired the other a dark brown colour, the one with the darker hair was quieter than the other. The father had a white beard and hair, and he had an eye patch over his eye.
''Only one of you can ascend to the throne, both of you were born to be kings.'' The two boys glanced at eachother, the dark haired one looked taken aback but continued to walk with his father and brother. The place dissapeared into a long hallway, with firelit candles and Loki standing at the end, his father watched him from the staircase.
''What am i''?
''You are my son.'' The father said warily, watching Loki as he turned around from the blue object he was facing.
''What more than that?'' Loki asked as he fully turned around, his face was blue, with strange stripe markings and his eyes were blazing red.
The white light flashed before Iris's eyes and she gasped as she was now facing the more human looking Loki. He looked at her with wide blue eyes, they looked back and forth between her own blue eyes with his mouth slightly apart. She had been inside Loki's head, or at least his memories. Her heart was racing faster than ever, it had felt as if she were actually there with him and his father watching them, of course that was impossible. Iris slowly let go of his hand and placed hers near her lap, her mouth was wide open in awe.
Loki looked like he'd taken a stab to the chest and wanted to grip her head and twist it from her neck.
''What did you see?'' He asked through clenched teeth, he wasn't shaking anymore which all in all was a good sign, for Iris at least.
''N-noth- you know what I saw Loki, what - how did you make your skin and eyes like that. Can Thor do that too?!'' Iris asked getting excited jumping up from the seat and begining to walk away to fade, but Loki's sudden cold grasp around her wrist made her turn around with quizzical eyes and she sat down the way she ahd been before staring at him in wonder.
''You aren't afraid, why?'' He asked, glancing at the girl. He knew she was absolutely crazy, though she was smart. He'd give her that. But he was doubting that at that moment. She frowned tilting her head so her blonde curls fell all the way passed the seat, she shrugged slowly.
''You would do well not to mention that you saw this to anyone, especially Thor. He knows, though his deluded himself into thinking that it doesn't make a difference. In asguard being like me, is well, horrible.'' Loki said bowing his head slightly, oh how he wished he could change who he was.
''Why, you look like an Avatar gone wild, it's amazing.'' Iris said, Loki looked up with a very confused facial expression, frowning at what he heard. What was one of these so called Avatar's? He'd never seen one yet, or heard of one. Iris let out a giggle and shook her head.
''Never mind God of Mischief. I forgot you aren't from around here for a second.''
''You should never forget that.'' He commented and she nodded solemly, despite it all being a joke he was oblivious.
Iris just looked at him for a long moment, his eyes watched hers in confusion. She bit her lip as she heard the voices but tried to avoid hearing them, like that was possible. She let out a shaky breathe.
''Why do you want to rule us anyway, sure we murder eachother from time to time, and we aren't exactly afraid of trying new things, but we havn't done anything to you. You care about your brother,i can tell. There's no denying it. You care for your mother and father too despite them not being your real ones, which i still don't get by the way because no one tells me anything. What is it you want? Do you want the same love you felt with your family in Asguard out here? Do you actually want to be a ruler or someone known? You belong in Asguard Loki, and you know it.'' She babbled, watching his reaction. He looked like he was fighting a smile for a moment before frowning.
''I'm trying to convince them to let you get out of this cage, but you know I can't do that till you stop threatening everyone that you are going to murder them.'' He stood up looking surprised and laughed.
''Let me out? And go where?''
''I don't know. Just not here. Maybe even hit the wardrobe if you know what i mean'' She said glancing at his Asguardian clothes pursing her lips, he looked offended but sighed and flicked his hand.
''Very well, human.''
''You know it would be a lot easier if you called me Iris'' She said rolling her eyes and getting up as well brushing passed him, her long hair flicked onto his chest accidentally.
''Yes, but that would imply i like you.''
''We'll see.'' Iris said dissapearing before him, he couldn't help the smile that came to his face because of her wit. Fathe-Odin would have liked her, thought Loki returning to his seat staring blankly ahead, he wasn't sure what he wanted, for a change.
Iris walked along the panel with Stark feeling less like an equal while he blabbed on about something that didn't even sound remotely english to her. She found herself nodding along as they walked.
''We need to get Loki a suit. And i mean a real suit not fancy pants superhero, and lots of other clothes.'' Iris said abruptedly cutting off Tony's trail of never ending torture, he looked surprised and pouted his lips with his eye brows raised.
''Reindeer games, in our clothes? Does that even work, i mean look at him. Wait have you talked to Fury about this, do you even know if he can get out?'' Stark asked being fascinated at the deranged God being changed, Iris smirked and shook her head and he smirked back.
''Lemme' see what i can do. Anything that escapes orders is good in my book.'' Stark said, Iris smiled but he just stood there pulling out his phone texting somebody.
''What are you doing?'' She asked curiously. He gave her a quick glance, frowning slightly.
''What, i'm getting someone to go get his clothes like you told me to?'' He said shrugging, her mouth gaped open at his laziness.
''Wouldn't you just go get it at a store like a normal person? Or at least go and pick it up from someone?'' She questioned walking beside him, she was getting fed up with her hair being out.
''Nah, not really my style.'' Stark said shrugging as she walked away rolling her eyes incrediously, she tied her hair up into a bun as she walked off feeling enlightened she was actually getting something done. If Loki decided to go a-wall on her it might not be a thing she'd even live to regret.
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