The Trickster and the Telepath

by midgardianleviosa

One god fallen from grace. One impossible SHIELD agent who's locked herself - and her heart - away. When their paths collide, it's up to her to break his shell... and it's up to him to escape. But what will happen when both of them start feeling more than they should? What will SHIELD do to keep them apart? Thor/Avengers/TTDW compliant. Three books in one story.

4. Fight Inside

FOUR

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What I fear and what I've tried,

Words I say and what I hide.

All the pain, I want it to end

But I want it again.

And it finds me

The fight inside is coursing through my veins.

And it's raging

The fight inside is breaking me again.

I'm still the same, pursuing pain.

Is it worth all that I've gained?

We both know how this will end,

But I'd do it again.

- "Fight Inside," Red

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Alana had not been lying or exaggerating in what she had said to Loki. In fact, she might have been understating the truth.

The truth was that Alana was impossible. She was telepathic and telekinetic, able to move objects and read people's minds. Her gray eyes changed color depending on whose mind she was reading.

Such a gift came with a high price.

Her family had been killed and she kidnapped by an evil crime lord who forced her to become his assassin; it was only through the help of a very famous detective that she escaped and the crime lord was caught.

She had been told her ten-year old brother, Oliver was held hostage. It was for this reason that she had done the criminal's bidding; only to find out he was dead.

She had been shot while single-handedly fighting said crime lord and his private army.

Healing in the hospital, she chose to never use her powers again and to not endanger anyone else by becoming too close to them.

The government had referred her to S.H.I.E.L.D. after she was healed. They were aware of her… uniqueness. She had trained and succeeded, all without aid of her powers.

She had been only sixteen when this happened.

She now suffered from PTSD, which gave her terrible nightmares. She kept it well under wraps, but it weighed on her like a blanket of lead.

She had been asked to use her powers by S.H.I.E.L.D., and refused. But now, with Loki, she was ordered to use her powers to take him down if necessary.

She really hoped that it wouldn't be.

But at the same time, she longed for it.

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A/N: Thanks to all the very kind people who have followed/favorited and to my guest reviewer from the last chapter! If you'd like to know Alana's full backstory, read my fanfic The Girl with the Changing Eyes. You might catch a couple of Easter eggs in here if you do. ;)