Loki Laufeyson - Saviour {2}

Chapter Thirty Seven - Spa Day

"How's the hangover?" Was Nat's first words as she came down to the already bustling dining room, pretty much everyone awake except for Thor and Tony, with Steve and Bucky still at training.

"Hangover?" I repeated, looking up from the bowl of pancake batter that I was stirring.

"She doesn't have one." Wanda called out over her shoulder from where she was chopping strawberries on the bench beside me.

"Lucky." Yelena muttered from where she was basically laying on the table, a cold glass of water cradled in her hand.

"Maybe you are better at dealing with the alcohol then." Bruce spoke up from the table. "But don't let that encourage you."

"Wouldn't dream of it." I murmured, looking back down at my bowl of pancake batter as I forced back the memories of Loki taking away the affects of alcohol.

"Well, I have something that will help you all feel better." Wanda piped up, dumping her chopped strawberries into a bowl. "I managed to book all of us girls an appointment at the closest beauty spar. I think it might help wake some of us up," she looked pointedly at Yelena, "and help some of us feel better." She looked over at me and I gave her a weak smile.

"Did you pay with Tony's money?" Pepper asked, flipping over some bacon on the stove.

"Of course." Wanda grinned.

"Then I approve." Pepper chuckled. "What time did you book in for?"

"Ten." Wanda replied as I finally looked up from the bowl of batter. "We can leave straight after breakfast if you are all ready, before Tony could stop us. Does that sound okay with everyone?"

There was a chorus of excitement from the girls while I smiled weakly at Wanda, who squeezed my shoulder gently.

"It'll do you some good." She murmured softly as the others chatted. "You need to get out of this place. Plus.." She trailed off and nodded slightly to where Loki was sitting on the couch, his nose buried in a book. "You won't have to deal with it for a little longer."

"Thank you." I murmured softly, my eyes quickly darting away from Loki as I stared back down at the batter.

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Wanda wouldn't tell us where we were going, or more specifically, she wouldn't tell me, because the others seemed to know already, somehow. Maybe it was something they did often. I didn't think too much off it, my eyes starting out of the window at the buildings flashing by as Pepper drove us in one of Tony's fancy cars.

As soon as we stepped out of the car, I couldn't help but be intimidated by the sheer size of the building. I hadn't been out much, so I didn't really have anything to compare it to, but it seemed awfully big for a spa place, whatever that included.

As we stepped inside, I was hit with all different scents that I breathed in deeply, trying and failing at detecting them all. The front counter was made from white marble, the same type as the tiled floor, and the counter top was shining black marble, decorated with small pot plants. Behind the counter, deeper into the room, there were two rows of black leather chairs facing gold rimmed mirrors in a white marble wall. There was a hallway behind the chairs and I tried to crane my neck to see where they led to, but I couldn't.

"Just a booking for Scarlet Williams." Wanda said when we reached the front desk, speaking to the woman with glasses behind the front desk.

I immediately began to analyse the woman, my eyes quickly darting over her clothes as I looked for any signs of weapons. But as Wanda spoke, my confusion at the name must have shown because Nat murmured softly to me.