Give me Love

23. Damn it, I'm Lost...

Hesitantly you stepped into the room. It was only the fifth door you had come to. 'Just down the hall' Thor said, 'It's not far', he said. Sure. You rolled your eyes, but quickly realised you were finally at the right room.

"(Name), what has taken you so long?" the Asgardian asked.

"Sorry, I got lost..." you said, trying to hide your minor irritation with Thor.

"I warned you about that, didn't I?" Auden said with a soft laugh. You almost had to do a double take of the white haired woman. It was odd seeing Auden in a uniform... last night you hadn't paid too much attention to anything really; but this time you could see the authority the otherwise sweet girl could demand. Her white hair was pulled back into a low, but tight pony tail – allowing everyone to see the fine hints of age in her face – and her uniform was neat and looked near-new.

"Okay, so back to business..." Tony said as you walked towards the large wooden table. You took a seat between Thor and Clint and Auden sat next to Thor; you could see how hard she was trying not to fixate herself on the Asgardian. A small smirk pulled at your lips, but you couldn't dwell on it for too long. "Legolas, Auden and I are going to go to finalise everything in the California compound. It'll take about a week or two."

"I thought Fury was going to do that." Natasha said while resting her cheek on her hand.

"Mad-Eye Moody was called away... somewhere." The billionaire replied with a sigh. At that moment, the door opened and Steve walked in. Your brows furrowed and you turned back to the rest of the group. How had you missed the complete and utter lack of Captain America?

"Sorry it took so long, he wasn't very cooperative." Steve said while taking a seat at the table.

"You expected him to just tell you everything?" The archer beside you asked with a raised brow.

"Well... No... I just didn't expect as much grovelling..." Steve murmured the last part under his breath, but you were sure everyone in the room heard it.

"Anything of use?" Tony asked.

"Your suits..." The billionaire's brows furrowed.

"What about my babies?" he asked seriously, you couldn't help but smile.

"I don't know... He just said that Loki had a plan for all of your suits, but it doesn't seem like he knows exactly what it is."

"How can you be sure?" Thor interjected.

"Trust me... If he knew, he would have told me." The look on Thor's face told you he didn't completely understand, but you did, and from everyone's tone of voice, you could tell who they were talking about as well. The Teacher - - Oswald - - must have been 'persuaded' to tell Steve everything he knew. You were amazed how cold and calculating Steve sounded while speaking of The Teacher... Of all of them, he seemed, well, the most approachable...

"Okay, now (Name)." Tony said, causing everyone to turn to face you.

You felt a little more than self-conscious...

"What...?" Everyone raised a brow before turning to Thor.

"You didn't tell her?" Nat's face and voice deadpanned.

"Uh... Well... No..." Thor replied with an apologetic look. The billionaire sighed heavily.

"We need you to tell us everything you know about Loki and anything he has planned..." Tony explained.

"I..." your brows furrowed. "I don't really know..." Tony raised a brow and everyone gave you a sceptical look - - except for Thor of course. He understood... He understood what you were... No one else did... "Look, I wasn't privy to much of anything except his bed." Just saying that brought your mind back to the warmth of his bed... to the warmth of his embrace... It was a feeling you were already beginning to miss...

"Anything you know; anything you've heard... It will help..." Steve said. You took a deep breath and thought back.

"I'm guessing you already know the power isn't working that well..." you started, Tony nodded. "I..." your brows furrowed. "I don't know. He took me to a meeting once... but the pictures they had made me feel sick, so I didn't really pay attention."

"Pictures?"

"Of people, but the only one I saw was of a woman... Something to do with rebellions in Germany and England..." the image of the woman's bloodied corpse flashed in your mind.

"What did the woman look like?" Tony asked almost mechanically.

"Um..." you thought back, but all you could see was her open chest and organs on display... Tony slammed his hands down on the table,

"What did she look like?!" he yelled, causing you to jump slightly,

"B-Brown hair I think... I couldn't see her clothes though... her chest was ripped open..."

"It isn't Pepper, Tony." Clint said.

"But it could be Maria..." he replied dryly. "Pepper went with Maria to settle people down... If it was her, then Pepper is probably..." he trailed off.

"We've already discussed this-,"

"We haven't heard from either of them in months." He growled.

"I-I think she was the only woman..." your voice came out as a whisper, but everyone had heard you. "I'm pretty sure the rest of the photos were of men..." Tony took a long, silence glance at you before swiftly standing and exiting the room.

"We're leaving, now." He said just before the door closed.