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Chapter 8: To trust, or not to trust, that is the question
Loki and Alexis were sat in the Ritz, drinking wine. They'd just had an amazing meal, and for the first time in a very long time, Alexis was full. Loki smiled at her, and she smiled back. He was good company, and seemed to be proving the Avengers feelings wrong. Then again, he was the God of mischief, so it could all be a facade.
"Amazing, isn't it? The gods have all the resources they want, but humans make better food." Loki said to her, then remembered she hadn't been to Asgard yet.
"I will find that out when you take me there. Describe it to me." Alexis said, flirting lightly with him. Sod what they say, for the first time in forever, she decided, I'm going to follow my heart.
"It's like a city of glass and gold. Building taller than skyscrapers rise out the ground, and in the background there's rolling mountains with the best riding you could ever find. Library's bigger than the White House, and endless possibilities to where you can go." Loki told her, longing for home.
"Wow. I can't wait to go. It sounds amazing." Alexis said, amazed.
"It is. I will take you soon. You will get along well with Sif and Mother. You remind me a lot of them." As soon as he said that, he regretted it. Alexis' face fell. He forgot that she was still fragile, still independent and wanting for a place to belong.
"Is that the only reason that you keep me around, a reminder of what you miss?" Alexis stood up, chair scraping on the floor. She was beginning to like him, and was hoping that they could be friends. She wanted people other than Luke and Tony, and even if Loki wasn't the best person in everyone elses eyes, he understood her better than anyone, maybe better than Luke. She thought.
"Lexi that's not what I meant. I said you remind me a lot, not that you're a mirror image of them. You have a better sense of humour than them, trust me." Loki tried to calm her down. He didn't want to hurt her. Wait, did he really just think that? She was getting to him more than he realised. It wasn't good, or was it?
A waiter came up to the table and passed Alexis a letter. she opened it and read it. Her face was like a book, all her feelings showing through. Finally she folded it back up and put it in her bag. Loki was going to ask, but the looks she gave him could have burnt down the Empire State Building.
"We need to go. The Avengers aren't going to be able to cope with the hell-hound, and they're going to need our help. Alexis began to walk off, Loki had to jog to catch up with her.
"Hell-hound?" He asked her, confused, He slipped his hand into hers.
"Oscorp have been playing around with genetic mutation, and the serum they've developed has, well lets call them unwelcome side effects. They tried it on a dog, but it went wrong. It's going to escape, and we're the ones who are going to have to deal with it. Fun Fun Fun." she said the last bit sarcastically.
"How the hell do you know that?" Loki was becoming amazed by the girl. There was a chance she was more powerful than him. Shit, there goes his reputation.
"Lets just say, I still feel thing through Luke's connection." Maybe Luke was as well. Double shit.
"Alright then, lets go. First though, lets make a stop" With that, they teleported out.
Meanwhile in New York, Stark was still trying to get hold of Alexis. In his frustration, he managed to project his thoughts out to her.
Stark stop acting like a bloody mother hen and prepare for the Hellhound. We found Luke, but he's taking a bit of a holiday and will return when he's ready. We're currently in Venice, and will be back by tomorrow. If I were you, I'd get my butt over to Oscorp. Take a dog chew. Bye,
Once Alexis had gone, Stark ran upstairs to the lounge and called an Avengers meeting. It was the middle of the night, so they weren't happy. Once he told them, they woke up pretty quick.
"I hate Oscorp. All they cause is problems." Clint growled.
"I can second that." A voice came from the window. Clint fell off his chair. Hanging off the window was a boy, dressed up in Spandex.
"Who the hell are you, and what the hell are you doing on my tower window?"Stark asked the boy, pissed off that he haden't noticed him before.
"Well, I'm Spiderman, and Oscorp is the bane of my life. I can get you inside info if you want. For example, thhe Hellhound your talking about is only just being injected with the serum, so you have about 12 hours to prepare. Also I want to help fight with you. You guys are, like my heros. Please?"
"Alright kiddo, come on in." Natasha opened the window, seeing as she was closest. She gave him a once over. Who was this kid?
"Thanks guys. So whats the plan?"
Everyone turned to Steve.
"Well, Stark..."