Wanted (Loki x reader)

1. Birthday Miracle

Y/N POV

As I sat here alone in my New York apartment staring at the candles that read '25' on a store-bought cake, I thought to myself "Damn, I'm kind of a loner huh. It doesn't matter though anyway, I've been by myself since I was 15 and I'll be alone for the rest of my life. That's the way it's always gonna be y/n."

For the past 10 years on my birthday, I've always wished for the same thing. That I could somehow get rid of my powers because I believed they were the one thing holding me back. But now that I'm older and perhaps wiser, I've come to the conclusion that maybe these powers could bring me a new beginning. Maybe I've been the one holding back. Maybe my powers are a blessing in disguise.

So this year, I'll wish for something different. This year I'll be different. I'll stop thinking that my powers can only hurt people but instead maybe they can help people. Maybe they'll even learn to look past the power I hold and see the scared, vulnerable soul underneath. And maybe one day someone will love that person hidden deep down under layers of loneliness and sadness.

With a swish of my hand, a flame started burning on the candles and a gentle melody fell out of my mouth. "Happy birthday to me...happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear y/n, happy birthday to me..." I close my eyes and whispered under my breath, "Here's to new beginnings", before swiftly blowing the candles out.

Suddenly, a knock on the door broke me out of my thoughts. As I started to walk towards the door, I stopped abruptly. "Wait, no one knows I live here." With that thought, I walked cautiously to my apartment door not knowing what danger could lurk on the other side. I quickly swung the door open ready for whoever or whatever was waiting for me. But I in no way expected the man standing there to be at my door. 

"You're Tony Stark," I stated. "The one and only," he said cheerfully. "May I come in? Hello?" I was so confused that I didn't realise I was staring at the billionaire. "What? Oh yeah, of course, come in." While he headed toward my dining room, I started wondering why on Earth Tony Stark would be in my apartment.

"So...what's Iron Man doing in my apartment?" I asked. For a few seconds, he thought about how to answer me before finally responding, "Y/n I want to talk to you about something." I started to panic, thinking what does this man want with me? How much does he know? What is he going to do? Then it hit me. "Wait, how do you know my name?" He sighed and said, "Y/n we've been watching you and your powers for a while and we'd like for you to join the Avengers."

Ok, wasn't expecting that, like at all. "Wait, why me? Out of all the people, you could've asked, why did you choose me?" Tony gave me a small smile before saying, "Because kid, you're special and we need someone like you on our team. I know it seems scary but we'll look out for you, all of us. What do you say?"

The only thing I could say was yes. I mean maybe my wish really came true. Maybe this is the new beginning I always wanted. Maybe it's fate. So I looked Tony in the eye, took a deep breath and said "OK."