Magic And Manipulation

New friend, and Old friends?

Steve opened the door, and held it open for you both to walk through, you are suddenly nervous and decide to walk cautiously behind Loki. After entering you stood just behind his shoulder almost entirely out of view, clutching Loki's hand as though your life depended on it. 

The room was large, with a collection of sofas and chairs surrounding a low coffee table in the centre. Like a very casual version of a meeting room. A similarly tall man with short, messy dark hair and a beard stood from his relaxed position on one of the sofas as you entered.

He immediately looked at Steve, rolled his eyes and asked "Why is Loki here Steve?"

Before Steve had any chance to answer, you heard a very familiar voice. and you watched as Thor stepped into view in front of Loki. He also looked his brother up and down with a look of apprehensive distaste. "Hello Brother, What are you doi-"

You slowly stepped out from behind Loki and locked eyes with your old friend and fellow warrior. His face immediately changed, his eyes softening and his mouth contorting into a confused sort of half smile as he tried to comprehend whether you were real or just a creation of Loki's magic. You gave him a wide grin and leaned towards him slightly, stepping more into the light of the room, immediately at ease now that you had both of your closest friends in the nine realms with you in the same room for the first time in years. 

"Hello again, Thor, my dear. Did you miss me?" you asked with a grin, head cocked to the left slightly like Loki had done earlier on.

"Lady y/n! Oh, have i missed you!! Where have you been all this time?!" He rushed forward and pulled you into a tight bear hug. You carefully disentangled yourself and smiled at him. You looked at the dark haired man and also gave him a small smile. He looked you up and down as if considering something.

Finally he sighed slightly, before adding "Another Asgardian sibling? Really?? Aren't the two we already have bad enough?". 

Both Loki and Thor scowled at this, and Loki was about to speak his mind, before you rested your hand on his arm, a silent message to stay quiet.

You took a deep breath, before introducing yourself, "I am Asgardian, yes. But I am not one of their siblings; I can promise you that. I am y/n y/l/n and I am an Asgardian noble, Odin and Frigga took me in as a child, I grew up and trained alongside Loki and Thor."

Thor interrupted, continuing "Inseparable since childhood, although these two were even more joined at the side." he gestured towards you and Loki, still stood side by side. He looked at you intensely and raised his eyebrows, "Where have you been y/n?"

You looked him in the eye, and then dropped your eyes to the floor. "That's actually why we need help.." you looked at the dark haired man, "I have been held prisoner by a group of cruel mortals called 'Hydra' for the past eleven midgardian years. I had my memories wiped somehow, but Loki restored them. I need your help to stop them, they will be trying to hunt me down, and I cannot stop them".

Loki suddenly interjected, "Wait did you say eleven?! You didn't mention it was quite that long earlier on?" Thor shushed him, but he continued to look at you with a mix of fear and hurt on his face at how long you had been kept and beaten for.

Suddenly you heard footsteps walking into the room from behind you, and heard a strangely familiar voice call for Steve. You immediately span on your heel to see who it was, and recognised the man in front of you immediately.

"James?.."

Bucky looked at you in open mouthed amazement and horror, he stared for a moment, also trying to figure out if it was really you or a figment of some cruel trick of the imagination. 

"y/n is that really you??"...