Hela-Loki's Daughter

Chapter Eleven

I didn't want to do this.

I never thought I'd do this.

I was completely torn, ever fiber of me was debating on the decision.

Steve?

Or...

Loki?

Both had their benefits but both had their downfalls.

With Steve I was just a girl, his daughter, but a girl.

I went to school, did my work, hung out with the little friends I had and so on.

I was normal.

But normal was boring.

It didn't have any sort of excitement or magic.

Legit magic.

With Loki I had magic.

He was kind, understood all the freaky stuff, and was both friend and father.

He was the guy I felt the need to point out and say,"Yeah that's my dad."

But my choice was balanced on what someone says is the definition of a father is.

Is someone a father because of blood relation?

Or-

Is someone made into a father by raising a child as their own?

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Everyone stared at me.

I could've sworn I was shaking.

"I-I..."

My vocal cords were definitely struggling with working with my brain to make a decision.

"Hela, it's me, daddy, come on, girly,"Steve begged.

I could've sworn I heard heart break in his voice. The very same heartbreak I heard whenever he talked about Uncle Bucky or Peggy, the deceased lover from the good ol' war days.

Loki didn't even have to talk to say what he wanted.

His eyes told the whole story.

The stern look he gave was terrifying the first few weeks I had been here but now it was welcoming.

I could see through his thick wall of false harshness.

I took a deep breath, my exhale shaky and nearly producing a cough from all the rubble.

"I can't choose,"I said honestly, looking at the whole crew now.

"Hela, he's a criminal,"Natasha argued sternly, making her way over the rubble and closer to me.

Loki put a finger up and proclaimed promptly,"I did my time."

Nat scoffed at my real father and looked back at me.

"Steve has loved you unconditionally you're whole life, he cared for you and let you into his home as an infant. He didn't know what toe expect and to be honest he was terrified,"She continued, glancing at the blonde man in Stars and Stripes.

"She has a point you know,"Tony joined in.

Clint nodded in agreement with his partner. He hung his bow over his body and stepped to Nat's side.

"Hela, you need to decide. This isn't a matter you can sleep on,"he stated.

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I looked to my uncle. Surely he would give me some sort of insight.

But it turned out he looked just as torn as I was.

My heart felt like it was caught up in my throat.

I couldn't believe what I was about to say.

"I choose Loki," I said quietly.