Mystical Magic (Loki x Reader)

Chapter 10 - So the party begins

When you all stepped off the elevator the people who had already turned up for the party cheered and called out various Avengers' names and it made you feel nervous and small. You still didn't feel like you were much of anyone and all these people were milling around trying to get the attention of the stars of the show.

You managed to slip away from all of the commotion and made your way straight for the bar where you ordered yourself a double Jack Daniels and Coke to start off your night and downed it in one. You knew you needed some liquid courage to get through this party and you ordered a second one that you would sip on.

As you turned from the bar you looked around the room and took it all in. There were chandeliers covering the length of the ceiling that glimmered like crystals. There were drapes of black cloth attaching the chandeliers to each other and to the edges of the ceiling. Waist high tables were dotted around the edges of the room for guests to congregate around and to hold your drinks and food. On one side of the room there were tables lined with buffet style foods. At the opposite side of the room to the bar there was a raised platform with a DJ and his sound system set up on it playing dance songs.

Thor was next to appear at the bar and gave you an award winning smile. "So what do you think so far?" He asked noticing how uncomfortable you were.

"It's alright I guess. I'm not much of a partier" You admitted feeling a little silly standing there all dressed up and feeling out of place

"Don't worry, it'll get better through the evening. It's not even half past seven yet and there will be more people. Also the drinks help" He shot you a grin and held up his own huge stein of beer

"Yeh, i'm on my second already" You laughed and saw Tony making his way over to you

"Hey, Princess, I want you to meet some people" He informed you and hooked his arm into yours and dragged you off into the room. You looked over your shoulder back to Thor with a "help me' face but he just held up his glass to you in a salute of good luck

The people Tony wanted you to meet were all big investors in his company and he wanted to show off the girl who saved Pepper. They were all posh and well dressed and praised you for your saving Pepper which you thanked them for and made small talk for as long as you could bare. 

Not after too long you got Tonys attention to tell him you were going to get another drink and he waved you towards the bar. The room was a lot more crowded now and the music had been turned up. It was a pain to get through the crowd without being knocked or bumped by people and even in your heels you were shorter than everyone else. 

When you finally made it back there you noticed Thor still standing in the same place you had left him in and walked over to him.

"Ah there you are, Little One" he grinned

"And how many of those have you had so far?" You asked, pointing to his drink.

"Oh just three or four" he beamed and called the bartender over to take your order. "Have you seen my brother around by any chance?" He turned to ask you

"No I-" you began to say as you scanned the room, barely believing he would even make an appearance at something so crowded but then you spotted him. "He's over there by those tables" you pointed to a shadowed corner of the room as the bartender passed you your drink.

"Ah! Would you go and speak to him for me? You two seem to get on and he doesn't exactly want to be at this party" Thor asked you with puppy dog eyes

"Okay, just because it's you" You grinned to him and started to make your way over to the brooding Loki in the corner. You were nearly to him when you felt a hand touch your bottom.

You grabbed the hand and swivelled around to look the offender in the eyes and twisted his wrist, pulling him down to your eye level. The look of shock put a smirk on your face. "Think twice before assaulting a lady," you all but spat at the man and shoved him off you, pushing hard enough that he stumbled back a few paces. His face was full of embarrassment and he couldn't get away from you fast enough. "Dick!" You shouted after him and giving him the finger before continuing on your way over to Loki.

"You handled that well," he said appraisingly when you stood next to him.

"Thanks, I think" you said as you turned to look at him but something was off with his face. All of his features seemed fuzzy so you squinted at him which seemed to help. How much had you had to drink?

"Are you quite alright there?" Loki asked you giving you an odd look

"Why is your face fuzzy, Loki? I haven't been spiked or something have I?" You gasped at the thought of being attacked like that in your home

"Wait, you know it's me?" He looked puzzled as he turned to face you properly. His disregard for your question about being spiked made you feel a bit better if he was brushing it off so easily.

"Well, yeh. But you're a bit fuzzy around the edges" You squinted at him and gestured to his face, which seemed to correct it. "Shouldn't I know it's you?"

"I've cast a relatively powerful illusion to change my features so no, you shouldn't be able to see me as me. I should have blonde short hair and brown eyes" He puzzled and gave you an appraising look. 

"Can you teach me how to do that?" You asked excitedly, but then you remembered what Tony said about how he shouldn't be able to use his magic. "Hang on, how are you doing it? Tony said you shouldn't be able to use your magic for whatever reason."

He sighed with exasperation, "You can't just take magic away from someone who has it. You can weaken how much they can do and use with items such as these," and he showed you a metal bangle on his left wrist ",but not completely negate it. Don't tell Stark that i can still mind read and cast illustrations" he realised he had been caught now and looked a little worried that i was going to rat him out.

"I won't tell anyone, don't worry. Will it affect you teaching me magic?" You asked, worried this new information will hinder your learning

"I'll be able to teach you but it won't be as fast and effective as if i had full use of it" he answered simply like you two were talking about the weather and not magic. 

"So it would help if I could somehow convince Tony to take it off you, even just while we practice, it'd help?" You asked with such hope radiating from you. You really wanted to learn as much as you could as soon as you could so you'd try anything to help get that thing off Loki's arm

"You'd do that?" Loki asked looking full of hope too, which made you sad. Not because he was full of hope but because he's never looked that way before. Not that you had seen anyway.

"Yeh and anyway it must really suck not having your magic properly. It's a part of you" You mused

"Yes, it doesn't feel right" he agreed, a sad tinge to his voice.

"So, you don't seem to be having a fun time..." You thought you'd change the subject, "what made you come down?"

"The others apparently don't trust me to stay on my own" Loki grumbled. You knew this wasn't his scene, it wasn't really your scene either

"Well, Thor seems to be getting merry and I doubt the others are far behind. Just sneak off and get some peace and quiet. I'll keep telling them that I've seen you here and there" You offered. You made progress with him so far and didn't want to see him unhappy. "I'll have to get back to the party now though and my drink needs a refill"

"Thank you, Lady Y/N" he nodded to you as you stood up. Aw, the prince does have manners after all