Between Brothers (Thor Love Story)

Chapter Ten: Interesting Stuffs

SAM'S POV

Being taken to S.H.I.E.L.D headquarters isn't exactly what I imagined after my escape. I imagined going home, and hugging everyone so tightly I would probably break their ribs. Well, I had been away from home for about three months, so what's one more hour?

I glanced at Agent Romanoff. She honestly kind of scared me. I tried to make some conversation with her, but it didn't turn out that great. She doesn't talk much.

"So... Do you like working at S.H.I.E.L.D?" I asked.

She grimaced, "It's not for me to like or dislike. It's just my job." Well. Okay then, ice queen. I think I shall call her that from now on. But only in my head.

"Aw, come on, there's gotta be something you like about it!" I saw her smile a little bit, and it gasped in mock horror. "You smiled! Is the world ending? It must be, if you're smiling!"

She tried to stop smiling. "No, I'm not smiling, I'm just having a... mouth... twitch! Yeah, mouth twitch. So nothing to fuss about."

I giggled. "Methinks the lady doth protest too much! Soooo, who is he?"

Her face was blank. "Who is who?" I groaned in exasperation.

"The guy you like, obviously," I said to her.

She suddenly turned to me, eyes blazing. "Do not presume to be familiar with me. We are not friends, only acquaintances. Do not ask any more questions about my job, or my personal life. Got that?" I nodded. "Good."

I was silent the rest of the way. The ice queen was too. I think that's normal, though. I started thinking about what was going to happen. Why did S.H.I.E.L.D want to see me? Maybe I was going to be part of a secret experiment that would give me super powers! No, probably not. I wish, though. Then I'd be like Captain America! He is one of my favorite superheroes!

We arrived at an airstrip. I was confused. "I thought we were going to your headquarters?"

Agent Romanoff smirked. "We are. But we have to fly to get to it." I saw a small plane touchdown a few hundred feet away from us. A girl popped out and started waving at us like crazy.

"Hi! I'm Megan, I'm going to be your pilot today! Oh wow, your Samantha Morgan, aren't you," the girl asked excitedly.

I nodded, wondering how she knew my name. "Everyone knows your name, you're pretty famous up at HQ." Can she read minds or something?

"No, I can't read minds, you just said that out loud." Oh. Oops. Yeah, I'm not always the best secret keeper.

We went into the plane, and Megan got us up into the air. While we were flying, I asked her a bunch of questions, since I couldn't ask the ice queen.

"What is S.H.I.E.L.D like?"

Megan sighed happily. "Oh, it is the best place ever! It has the best training facility in the world, and all the people are super nice! Well, most of them, anyway. Plus, I get to see my boyfriend all the time!"

I grinned. "Wow, that sounds amazing! What is it that you do exactly?"

She smiled. "Well, I'm more of an errand girl. But I still have access to all of the items in HQ. Except for the top secret ones. But anyway! What is it like dating a Norse god?"

"Its great! It's fun being able to introduce him to new things. About a month before I was kidnapped, I sat him down and made him watch all the Disney movies. He loved them! He would always ask to watch them when he was over. His favorite is Beauty and the Beast."

My smile grew wider. I would finally be able to see him again! Megan laughed and snapped me out of my thoughts. "That sounds so cute! I had to do the same thing with my boyfriend. He was kind of out of it for a while. Oh, look! We're here!"

When I got off the plane, my jaw dropped. Their headquarters were HUGE! It was a large tricarrier that was full of jets. There were a bunch of people milling about it. I probably would have fallen off of it if Megan hadn't taken my arm and pulled me into a large room.

There were a lot of people already in the room. They were sitting at computers and it looked like they were trying to find something. I was then tackled by a big ball of energy shouting my name.

"Artie! Oh my gosh, I missed you and Brayden so much!" I started sobbing, all the while hugging Artie tightly.

"Hey! Any room for me?" I looked up and saw Brayden there. I pulled him down and he joined in the sobfest.

We were all picked up by a man in an iron suit. We stopped crying and looked at Stark. "What? Can't I join in on the sobfest?" We stared at him. "Fine. I know when I'm not wanted." He put us down and walked away.

We all laughed at him. He went to a corner and started pouting. I wanted to stay like that forever, but Nick Fury came up to us and said that I needed to go with him.

I groaned and let go of my siblings. "I'll be right back. We'll catch up then." I followed Fury into a conference room. At least I think it was a conference room. There were a bunch of screens with people on them. They all looked kind of ticked off.

"So this is her, Fury? I kind of expected more to her, such as exquisite beauty, or something to have attracted Loki's attention," an old guy on one of the screens said.

That didn't really bother me, because I knew that he was just a cranky old man. "I am sorry," I said to the old man.

"For what?" he asked confused.

"For your blindness. How long has it been?"

He glared at me. "I am not blind. What makes you think that?"

I replied innocently, "The fact that you think I am unremarkable. If you think that, then you must surely be blind." I heard Fury trying not to laugh.

The old man growled. "Let us start this meeting before I blow this girl up." Now that I was offended by. Who would want to blow me up? Apparently this cranky old man.

I kind of zoned out until I heard my name being said. "What? Sorry, I kind of zoned out."

The old man rolled his eyes. "We were talking about how to get information out of Loki, and we decided that you would do it because he seems to have a soft spot for you, though I do not know why."

I started pouting, just like Stark was earlier. I guess we have more in common than I thought. Ugh, that's a scary thought.

"I don't think I'm ready to face him yet. Maybe in a year or two. Mkay? Bye."

I got up and was about to leave when that old guy who was getting on my nerves said, "If you don't, Ms. Morgan, then I will have your siblings sent back to your grandparents."

I stopped and turned around. "You wouldn't dare."

"Oh, I would. If you do not do this simple little job for us, then I will make you and your siblings lives very miserable."

"Now hold on," Fury said angrily, "you can't do that. I thought we lived in a land of freedom! If she does not want to do this, fine! There is no legal way that you can make her do this."

The old man scoffed. "Of course there is. I just said it, didn't I? There is no law saying that I cannot send a person's siblings to live with their grandparents. I can just say that she is unfit to take care of them."

"That is called lying, and is frowned upon in most societies. Except yours, it seems. What are you? You know what? You don't need to answer that, because I already know what you are. A beast. A truly horrible, ugly beast. And if you do send my siblings to my grandparents, I will make sure you will never find work again. Now, I am leaving, and you are not going to stop me."

I walked out, not caring about the yelling going on behind me. I was just glad to get out of there.