unexpected (Lokixreader)

Chapter 2 - in which your magic saves you

Two weeks later you were in New York and on your way to Stark's unveiling of his science program. The tickets had only been fifty dollars each since it was only an informational event meant to entice people into signing their kids up. 

The event took place in a huge auditorium with three doors on each side of the room and a tall ceiling. You didn't know enough about Stark to have an opinion about him personally, but you respected Iron Man and how he defended people. You, your mom, brother, and uncle filed into the auditorium and sat down just as the lights started to dim and the stage was lit up with a giant spotlight.

"So modest", you thought to yourself.

Your eye was caught by four people standing towards the back of the stage. You recognized three of them instantly as Captain America, Black Widow, and Thor. Standing next to Thor was a man you thought looked familiar, but couldn't quite place. He was tall, had raven hair, and was very handsome. He looked like he felt out of place, as he stood a couple steps back from the other three. He was scanning the room and his eyes stopped when they met yours. You quickly looked away and felt your face rush with heat as you realized you'd been staring. You made a point to not look at him again but had a nagging feeling that he was still staring at you.

It was the middle of Stark's presentation when something started to feel off. You suddenly had a weird gut feeling and when you looked around you noticed that all the doors were being closed by people in black hoodies covering their faces. 

Before you even had time to react, a bomb went off behind you. You felt like you had been hit in the back with a club and struggled to breathe as the wind had been knocked out of you. You tried to sit up but your vision was blurry and the ringing in your ears was deafening. As you looked around you could see dust and panicked faces as your vision started to clear.

"Mom?", you tried to say, but no words came out. Why couldn't you talk? You kept trying to speak but no words were coming out. Your vision had cleared now and you looked around desperately trying to find your family. You finally managed to stand up and when you saw the room you felt like you had been hit with a club again. 

People were scrambling, trying to find loved ones, and the auditorium was filled with dust and cries. As you looked around you spotted your mom and uncle carefully helping your brother sit up about ten feet away from you. You limped over to your family and hugged them. The initial shock of the first blast hadn't even worn off by the time the second bomb went off.

The first bomb happened before you could even think, but the second bomb seemed to go off in slow motion. Time stood still as you watched the blast. You held onto your family as you closed your eyes and braced for impact. You knew there was nothing you could do, no time to get out before you were engulfed in the blast. Five seconds passed, then ten, your eyes remained closed.

"Am I dead?", you thought. You hadn't remembered feeling the explosion, maybe this was how dying felt, painless. You carefully opened your eyes and stared in amazement as you took in your surroundings. You were surrounded by what looked like glowing purple energy, and it was protecting you. You struggled to wrap your brain around it, but finally came to terms with what was happening. The purple energy was your magic, and it had protected you and your family.

The next events happened so fast you couldn't quite comprehend what was happening. You were pulled from your family and dragged out of the auditorium as handcuffs were put onto you. You tried to yell for your family but by the time you understood what was happening, you were already in the back of a black SUV headed to god knows where. You were still in shock and were only acutely aware when the SUV pulled into the garage under the Avengers tower. You snapped out of your daze when the car door opened and you were pulled out by strong men in suits. You were escorted into the elevator while you struggled to break out of their grasp but to no success.