Lyra Stark - Goddess of War

Chapter 32

They both sit long on Lyra's bed in silence. No one talk about something. Lyra just enjoys Natasha's near. She looks at her and thinks a bit about Natasha. She knew that Natasha was a strong woman, but she also knows after this year that she also was broken. The complete program was to break this young girls in the red room.
"You are one of the mightiest heroes I knew", Lyra whispers in Natasha's ear. Natasha looks down at her.
"No. You are much stronger than me or the others. You were forced to be victimized from both organizations in your childhood. You should have been a free child, found your first love and be worried about school. But this was stolen from you since your birth. So I think you are the mighty one of us", Natasha replies and takes her and, "Let us go eat. You must be very hungry. I have seen in the years what Steve or your brothers eaten in a day." Lyra laughs and nods, get up. She holds her belly as she feels how empty it was. She hasn't eaten for days.
"It must Dad cost a lot to feed us all", Lyra says laughing and both go down to the kitchen. Most of the others are sitting in the dinner room and look at them as they come in. Bucky sits in the kitchen alone and Lyra can see that he is in deep thoughts.
"Win... I mean Bucky... is everything okay?", Lyra asks and comes to him, sit next to him. He nods weak and looks to her.
"Yes, everything is fine. It's just a long time since I was under so many people", answers her and she takes his hand. She understands him. For her the talk of them was so loud that her ear's rings, but she can't stop them just of this.
"I know. It's very hard... but don't stay alone. Talk to me. Remember with the Winter comes the Snowflake. So don't forget that you are one of the important people in my life. I will help you every time I can", she answers and holds just his hand. He looks at her, and she knows he wants to say something, but didn't speak.
"You said that the baby Steve and I saved in the past were you. How did you know that?", he asks her, and she nods and looks up. Natasha has headphones on her ears while cooking to let them have privacy.
"In my files in Hydra are baby pictures of me from the day they kidnapped me in Asgard and the first months while in their experiments. I have this scar on my head after all the years, like on the photo. In my files is written that this comes from an experiment with both of us... they tried to connect two individuals to feel the other's pain, but it failed. After this they injected us with the serum. Days later Steve found us both, you with me in your arms. Hydra has planned this all the time for their experiments. They wanted us to have this sibling bonding to make us weaker. Like you protect me. I was your weakness", Lyra explains to him everything and leans her head on his arm, "Since this day we are the winter siblings in the files. I think they wanted us to have a father daughter relationship. But I found my father in Tony Stark. So I have three brothers now." She smiles to hide the mental pain. It hurts a lot to know that everything was planned by their tormentors in the past. But also she wouldn't change it between them. He lays his arm around her. Lyra think and looks at him.
"Do you remember the song as I was younger?", Lyra asks him and begins to sing, "Thought I found a way. Thought I found a way out. But you never go away (never go away). So I guess I have to stay now." Bucky nods and starts also to sing with her quietly. Both sing the song in the kitchen like in old days. Lyra closes her eyes like Bucky. It needs a little more time for them to finish the song. It was emotional for both. Both have tears in their eyes by the memories about the dark days. They don't notice that the rest comes to the kitchen door and hears them singing. They were in their own little bubble. Just both of them.
Tony looks to Lyra and also Natasha has put her headphones down, hearing both singing. No one say anything. They just listen. The atmosphere in the kitchen changes as a Natasha swears because of burning food. Wanda runs to her to help. Lyra and Bucky stop and notice the others. Uncomfortable they look at each other, not able to say anything. Loki kneels before Lyra and lays his hand on her forehead, tries to show her happy memories. But she blocks him before he is able to enter her mind. She looks mad.
"Don't do this again. No one goes into my mind! No one!", she yells at him, even if he just wants to help her, "Stay out of my head!" She looks angry at Loki who stepped back and looks disbelieving at her.
"I'm sorry. I just wanted to show you good memories, to make you smile", he apologizes. Lyra looks down and feels guilty for yelling at him. She shakes her head.
"Don't say sorry, just let my mind be mine", she answers and looks at him. Loki can see the pain in his little sister's eyes and also in Bucky. He realizes that he can't help her in this situation but Bucky can. Both have the same wounds, and he knows that he just can stay by her side and support her.
"Sister. Let us eat a pop tart, and you can tell us what you want to do the next days", Thor says and breaks the topic. She nods and gets up, take two pop tarts for them and follows Thor in the living room. Sam follows and wanted to ask Lyra a little question.
"You are Tony's daughter? Right? And also the sister of Thor and Loki? Are you a goddess?", Sam asks and sits down. Lyra looks confused at him and tries to look serious.
"Yes. Is there a law against being a goddess and a Stark?", she asks and tries not to laugh. He looks shocked and doesn't know how to answer her. He just shakes his head.
"No. But what kind of god you are?", he asks shyly. Lyra begins to laugh and looks at him.
"I just make fun of you. You can ask me questions if you want. It's complicated, so don't worry", she says amused and looks at him, "I am the goddess of war. I knew this just a few days after a dream." Thor looks at Lyra.
"Do you had a dream of mother?", he asks surprised and Lyra nods.
"Yes. It was short, but after she kissed my forehead in the dream I waked up with all my memories and this new knowledge", Lyra answers him and gives him a pop tart, "So can you tell me how she was?" Thor looks at her and nods.
"I could, but I think Loki would love you to tell you about her. He and our mother have a very special bond", Thor answers and looks to the dinner room, "Loki come to us!" Lyra holds her ears as Thor calls Loki. Why in the hell needs he to shout for Loki instead of going to him.
"Thor! You don't need to yell for me. I can hear you good without it", Loki says as he comes to us, "So what do you want?" Lyra looks at Loki.
"I asked him about our mother and Thor said you can tell me more about her as he", Lyra explains and looks up. Loki nods.
"Of course. Our mother was a wonderful woman", Loki begins to tell.