Black wings

Chapter 9

Ivy walk in bathroom and draw herself a bath. She pour jasmine scent bubble bath. She quickly throw clothes to laundry basket and climb in bathtub. She sigh in pleasure when she relax in bath. "I haven't been in bath on decades." She murmur and close her eyes. She start to hum quietly and play with water. She make it swirl around herself and enjoy feeling of it. She take her time to wash her body and hair before finally climbing out of bathtub. She quickly dry herself, wrap towel around her hair and put on black pajama. "I prefer silk and satin as my nightwear." She complain under her breath aloud while walking back to living room.

Ivy grab the hair brush from desk and flop on couch. She open the TV and put News on. She throw the towel on chair, dry her hair with air magic and start to brush them while listening the news anchor. Soon someone knock on her door. She frown. "Come in!" Door open and for her surprise and delight Loki peek inside. "Can I come in? My idiotic brother is annoying me." He complain. She chuckle and nod. He slip inside and close the door. He walk to couch and flop on it with tired sight. She chuckle to him and continue to brush her hair and watch the news. "Aren't you going to ask about it?" He ask warily. "No, you tell me if you want." She answer and give him a little smile. He didn't answer, just stare at her.

"Humans really are quite stupid creatures sometimes." Ivy suddenly comment. Loki raise his eyebrows surprised. "They have polluted the oceans and destroyed big part of rain forests already and they still continue to do so." She explain frustrated and brush her hair with more strength. "Mortals are. But you still have to stop. You are going to ruin your hair." He answer and snatch the brush from her fingers. "Hey!" She complain and try to get it back. "Turn around. I will do it so you won't destroy them before that party." He command. She roll her eyes but obey.

Ivy enjoy Loki's gentle fingers in her hair. She hasn't feel gentle touch in long time and take all out of it. "How you get it this dry so soon?" "I used my air magic, it is helpful in situations like this." She answer happily. He let out a laugh. "It surely is My Lady." She giggle as answer. He quickly put her hair in single braid and put the brush on coffee table. "Done." She turn  around and touch her braid. "Thank you My Lord." She answer with smile. She turn to lean on armrest and fold her legs next to her on couch. 

They watch TV in silence for some time. "Why you end up here?" Loki ask quietly. Ivy turn to look at him. "I attracted wrong peoples attention and end up in SHIELD's custody. Fury offer me this opportunity. Join the Avengers and win back my freedom." She explain. "I was in their prison for 14 years. It really shocked them when I revealed that I could have escaped at anytime if I wanted." She chuckle. "Why didn't you?" He ask curious. "I didn't have better place to go. At least they didn't torture me and feed me regularly." She answer indifferent. "Have you been tortured?" She smile sadly to him. "Yes. Without my healing ability my body would be full of scars." She answer.

Loki stare at Ivy in silence for a moment, taking in her revelation. "I attacked New York." He admit quietly. She look at him with little smile. "I heard about it. Do you want to tell me why?" "You knew and still seek for my presence?" He ask warily. "Why not?" She ask instead. He stare at her suspicious. She sigh sadly. "We all have made mistakes Loki and I get the feeling that you didn't really want to do that. Am I wrong?" He scoff and stand up. "You know nothing about me fairy." She spat and rush out of room. She smile sadly after him. "I know you hide something Loki." She whisper to empty room and turn to look at TV again.

Ivy watch the TV over midnight before she decide to go to bed. She climb under blanket and sigh happily. "I haven't had bed this soft ever again." She mumble against rim of blanket and close her eyes. It didn't take long before she fall asleep. Old memories start to swim in her dreams. Happy memories from her childhood as well as bad memories. She run and laugh with her brother and sister. Then she got exiled as village's elders ordered. How she begged her parents to help her but they look so relieved that she got thrown out. She felt so hopeless and seek shelter from mortals. They tried to kill her as soon as they found out what she is. How she got consumed by rage and join under fake identity in different kind of wars and kill humans from both sides, switching sides like nothing mattered. 

Ivy wake up when sunshine hit her eyes. She groan and crack left eye open. She forgot to lower curtains at night. She sigh and raise to sitting position in bed with big yawn. Then someone knock on her door and come inside. "Good, you are awake. Put on some clothes quickly and come to breakfast. After that we go to shopping." Wanda say gleefully with wide smile. She groan and flop back on bed. "It is way too early to be that happy." She whine. Wanda laugh and yank her blanket from her with magic. "Come on sleepyhead. We need to get going." She usher her before going away. "What have I done?" Ivy groan and raise from bed. She slouch in bathroom and did her business.

Ivy put black jeans and green shirt on her and rush to kitchen. "Morning." She grunt as greetings to Natasha, Steve, Wanda and Tony when she get in kitchen. "Clearly not a morning person." Tony tease her. She glare at him but didn't answer. "Don't tease her Tony." Natasha scold him with a smile and give her a cup of coffee. Ivy snatch it and take a long sip. "I can't function this early without a coffee." She complain and take new mouthful. Wanda chuckle and give her plate of pancakes before she and Natasha sit next to her on barstools next to kitchen island. "After we have eaten we get going." Natasha announce. Other women nod as agreement and concentrate on their food.