[1] Just A Normal Girl | Avallone the Avenger

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

*TRIGGER WARNING*
Self-harm is not something that I want others to do. Please, if you are going through a hard time, I will be open at all times to help.
You are not alone.

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"Sick of crying, tired of trying, yeah I'm smiling but inside I'm dying." I whispered as I opened up my little container. I emptied out the contents onto my bed and sighed.
I picked out the sharpest looking blade and dragged it across the bare skin on my leg.
"Jarvis! Bleeding Out by Imagine Dragons." I said to the AI system. The song started playing and I quietly sang along as I ruined my skin.

Tony's P.O.V.
I smiled when Pepper came walking up to me in her beautiful dress. "Where's Avallone?" I asked, not seeing the pretty girl with long brown hair following Pepper. She replied saying, "In the lounge. She was a bit tired from dancing."
Out of the corner of my eye I saw the door open and close, giving Loki passage into the hallway. I excused myself and followed him, hanging back a few metres.
He walked into the lounge and I hid two doors down. I could hear raised voices and then I heard footsteps running away. Coming out of the door, I walked into the lounge and saw Loki, frozen on the spot.
He turned to me when I handed him a beer. "Sit down reindeer games." He sat and I could see worry etching itself on his face.
"So, you were fighting with Avallone?" I asked, taking a sip of my beer. He nodded, not quite with it. We sat in silence for a few minutes before I realized what he was doing.
"Where is she?" I asked him. He looked up at me and said, "She is five stories down from us, collapsed on the ground, crying." I gasped and I felt a frown knit my eyebrows together.
I stood up and turned to Loki. "Coming reindeer games?" He nodded and we walked into the elevator.
The silence reigned as we stood in the elevator, listening to the music that was playing. Once the door opened we both ran into the hallway but there was no one there.
I turned to him and started yelling, "Where the heck is the girl?!" He stared off into space for a few seconds before looking at me and saying, "She is in her room. We need to get there fast. Her mind is filled with very dark thoughts." I nodded and stepped back into the elevator. "Let's go."

We finally came to the door to her room and I tried the handle but it wouldn't budge. I could hear a song playing, but I couldn't pick out the words. "Jarvis, unlock the door." I yelled.
"Sorry sir, I have been told not to open to anyone." He replied and I slumped against the wall. "Great. What now?" I asked, turning to reindeer games.
He didn't reply, he had zoned out, staring at the door. Suddenly he turned to me and quietly whispered, "She's bleeding out." Instantly I heard her singing the song. 'Cause I'm bleeding out, if it's the last thing that I do.'
I shuddered and started banging on the door.

Avallone's P.O.V.
As I sung along to the sung I heard banging on my door and my hand with the blade slipped and made a deep cut on my leg. I cried out and grabbed for the toilet paper.
"What are you doing?" I heard a voice say. I looked up and saw Loki standing in my room. I turned to the door, but it was shut. "How did you-" I started to ask him but he grabbed my hand and pried the blade out of my fingers.
"NO!" I screamed lunging for the precious blade. He held it above his head and I pummelled his chest. "Give it back!" I screamed at him. He looked down at me, his eyes holding a strange expression.
Suddenly I stopped hitting him and let my hands drop at my sides. I looked down at my legs and collapsed onto the floor.

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I woke up and Banner was leaning over me. I screamed and sat upright. He held me down and said, "Avallone calm down." I thrashed and tried to hit him but my hands were tied to the chair.
"What the fudge?" I said, looking at him. He sighed and shook his head, "It's to keep you from hurting yourself and others." I stared at him and he turned away.
I lay back down on the chair and sighed. "Where is everyone?" I asked him, turning my head. He walked over to me with bandages and said, "Upstairs, at the party." He started to wrap my legs up and I cried out, my fist clenching.
He apologized and turned to a dark figure in the corner of the room. "Can you hold her down? I can't work like this." Loki nodded and stepped towards me. I looked him straight in the eyes and he looked away.
You did this to me. I whispered in my mind. I could feel his presence but he didn't answer me. ANSWER ME. I screamed in my head. He looked at me and did a minute shake of his head. I gritted my teeth and kept myself from crying out.
"Something's gone wrong." Banner said, turning to Loki. I lifted my head and saw that the bandages were covered in my blood. I screamed and started thrashing.
"Stop!" Loki screamed at me, but his voice seemed far away. I shook my head and kept screaming. Suddenly everything started to go in and out of focus and I passed out.