I Will Follow You Into The Dark~ On Hold

Chapter 18

Loki couldn't believe that the woman he had grown to see as a friend would stoop so low. He was regretting ever agreeing to teaching her magic; he regretted ever befriending her. To him she was nothing, how she could think that he would ever see her as anything more than a colleague or a friend was beyond him. What made her think she could attack someone who meant so much to him, was also beyond him. Knowing that Thanos had hold of her did make him feel a little bit better, but he knew deep down that not all of this was Thanos, no this was her feeling petty and jealous.

Steve's words left holes in his chest. He had asked F.R.I.D.A.Y to play the recording to him and it left him so angry. How anyone could think so lowly of his beloved, he couldn't understand it. He was also surprised that Tony had picked up on Wanda's influence on the soldier before he did. Hel, he was impressed.

Loki knew that Sigyn wasn't worthless. She had saved his mother's life, that was why she fell from Asgard. He knew that Wanda, Pietro, and Vision hadn't been there to see the playback of his innocence and memories like the rest of the team; and that reminded him that they should probably see it for themselves.

Taking Freyja's phone, he texted Tony, something he had only just learnt how to do in the last month or so. Tony show Pietro, Peter and Vision the locket that my mother opened permanently for you.

Loki didn't have to wait for long, Tony replied, and it was clear that the billionaire was confused. Reindeer Games?

Sighing, Loki responded without his usual snark, it felt weird to text snappy comments. Yes, now show them!

He returned the phone to Freyja and stared at Wanda who laid on the floor of the cell that had been his home years before. She was unconscious, having lost the ability to fight the combined powers of Loki and Freyja. The two of them were positive that the woman was free of the Titan but wouldn't be able to confirm anything. They would need Sigyn for that. But Loki was afraid of letting her anywhere near the Midgardian witch, in fear of her being attacked by Wanda.

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Lilja sat in her room, her eyes trained on the door, waiting for someone to barge in yelling at her and demanding her to leave the tower. Despite that no one besides Tony or Pepper could demand that of her considering she helped in the building of the original building and knew thanks to talking to the darling woman Tony had fallen for, she still owned the tower, along with Pepper. Speaking of the red head, Lilja was so happy when Tony finally admitted to caring for the woman, for they were the perfect couple. She was sure to kick her godson if he ever left Pepper.

Her limbs had long since gone to sleep. The room was nice and cold just how she liked it. Many of Asgard had been harsh enough to accuse her of being Jötunn because she preferred the cold to warm sunny days. She had never met a Jötunn before so she never understood their meaning; sure, she had heard of the beastly race; but how could they say all were like that. She remembered Princess Skaði was a Jötunn and she was known as nothing but kind, that was until her father was killed, but the situation had been cleared, and the realms went back to being in peace with one another.

She knew that Thor had arrived, the sound of thunder announced his arrival as it always had. She wondered how things in Asgard had gone; he had been gone for ages. Thanks to the AI that Tony had made after the evolution of J.A.R.V.I.S Lilja watched the live video of what was occurring in the common room.

Tony stood chest to chest with Thor, his lips twisted into a scowl. "Where the fuck have you been?"

Poor Thor, he looked confused as to what had Tony so riled up. "What is wrong my friend? I went to Asgard as I told you."