I tied Steve's hands and checked his pulse - he's breathing. I shook my head and stood up, running my fingers through my hair.
"What did I do?" I whispered, trying not to panic.
"You're not safe here Alexis." Loki spoke.
"Maybe I can talk some sense into him." I started pacing.
"Alexis-"
"I can convince him he was just seeing things." I looked at the food that was getting cold. "Who am I kidding?" I dragged my hands down my face.
"Darling." Loki finally got my attention. He rested his hands against my arms. "Come with me."
"What?"
"Come to Asgard."
"Thor said you were thrown in prison."
"Minor details." He scrunched his nose.
"Minor." I scoffed. "How are you here anyway?"
"Thor's a bit of a softie."
"Of course he is. Loki," shook my head. "I can't go."
He rested a kiss on my forehead. "I'll fix his memory."
We propped Steve up on the couch, untied him and Loki did his thing. I paced the kitchen while he did that. Feeling slightly guilty for what happened.
"It's done. Are you okay?" He stood on the other side of the island.
"I will be." I forced a smile as the phone began to ring.
I pulled it from my pocket and saw it was my Dad.
"I have to go. I'll try to come back soon." Loki disappeared before I had a chance to say anything.
"Hello?" I answered the phone. "Is that why Steve snuck into my place? I can handle myself, Dad."
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"Yeah, that's going to bruise." I held an ice pack back against Steve's face. "At least now you know to never sneak up on me."
"No kidding." He chuckled. "I'm good now. Thanks." He got up from the couch, gathered his things and left.
Left in time for my dad to show up. I really wish this night would end.
"I'm never going to eat." I said under my breath. "Hi Dad, what brings you here?" I spoke sarcastically.
"Just wanted to talk about this video." He used his phone to pull up a security video that lingered in the air of Loki coming up behind me while I was making dinner. "You seemed to be a little friendly with the enemy."
"Have you eaten? I was going to heat up the spaghetti I was making." I walked into the kitchen, ignoring what he said.
"Were you two working together?"
"No." I grabbed a plate from the cabinet.
"Is he leveraging something against you?" I could hear him take a few steps closer.
"No." I put the noodles and sauce onto the plate.
"Then why were you kissing him? Why did you attack Steve?"
I threw the plate on the ground. I just stared at it, breathing heavily as tears started to form.
"Alexis?"
"We met five years ago. Before New York." Tears ran down my face. "I didn't know about New York." I lied. "He went back to Asgard after two years." I forced myself to look at him.
"New York was the first time you saw him since then." I gave a slight nod. "You love him, don't you?" I could hear the betrayal in his voice.
I rolled my eyes and started to clean up the broken plate of food that I threw on the floor.
"What happened with Steve?" He came over to help.
"He thinks I just got the drop on him."
"Alexis-"
"You should go." I choked on my words.
My dad just looked at me. Trying to determine his next move. Wondering if he should just stay.
"Okay." He finally said. He stood up and washed his hands. "This conversation isn't over."
With that he left.
I packed a duffle bag with clothes, cash, and a passport. I download the schematic of the suit I was building onto a laptop and then delete the file on the main system - deleted it so my dad couldn't find it. Ever.
I bought a dozen plane tickets to various locations at the airport. Took one flight and then purchased another in cash. I settled in Norway. Got rid of my phone, my credit cards, my debit card. I pulled out enough cash to live off of.
I got settled in a small cabin that sat along the Norwegian Sea. I spent a lot of time building lab like my dad had. Took a lot of time. Defiantly not as easy as it looks. Thankfully I stole his Friday A.I. so I didn't have to do that. I had to triple check that I wouldn't be sending a signal of my location as soon as I pulled it in. Took about six months to finalize everything. But once I plugged Friday in, it was set.
Then I got a visit from Thor. Who informed me that Loki was dead.
