The Marvel Academy For Gifted Students

Freak

Loki

He had been genuinely surprised on what had happened at Xavier's class, he was not the type of person to care about someone else but Wanda's scared expression had worried him. He was not an ignorant mortal, he knew how to recognize power when he saw it and she was certainly a time bomb.

As he walked to her room Thor stopped him
"Brother are you alright? I heard what happened"

He impatiently tried to brush him off "I'm perfectly fine Thor, how did you hear about it?"

The Asgardian frowned "The Storm boy, he said your friend attacked him"

Loki clenched his fists "She did not attack him, he had it coming"

Thor suddenly seemed amused "I apologize" his smiled grew larger "you are worried about her..."

Loki frowned "What is this you are doing Thor?"

He laughed "I will keep your secret" he patted his back and walked the other way

Loki sighed, he was not in the mood for Thor's games.
As he reached the door he found Carol standing outside, she seemed relieved to see him "Wanda won't open, Pietro went to see Xavier to explain what happened, maybe she will want to talk with you"

He frowned "Why me?"

Carol sighed "I don't know, but please try"

The so called god of mischief knocked on the door, of course there was no reply, he looked back at Carol and tried something else

"Please open the door, I look like an idiot standing outside" he said telepathically

"Go away Loki" she answered

"You are not a freak Wanda, I know people are afraid of your power but let me help you, don't listen to them"

"You don't know how it feels"

"Oh I do, people have pointed at me since I have memory. I am the other son of the mighty Odin, I have always been Thor's evil shadow. I know what it feels to be given a label, to people avoiding eye contact with you. I have lived more than you will ever do and all that time I have been the freak, but I have learned to control it"

The door opened slowly, Carol smiled "Thank you Loki, I'm going to find Pietro"

"What am I to do?" He asked

"Well go inside before she changes her mind!"

Loki didn't ask twice and entered the room, Wanda laid on her bed staring at the wall beside her, he closed the door and walked to her

Wanda sat up slowly facing the floor, with a sort of snort she muttered "You must think I'm being pathetic"

Before he could think twice, Loki kenlt in front oh her searching for her eyes "Not knowing how to control power does not make you pathetic" and with an even more soft tone he added "you are the last person in this damned Academy that could be called pathetic or freak"

She slowly looked up, leveling her eyes with his, her lower lip tremebeled a bit before she could manage to smile, the Asgardian found himself smiling as well.
She suddenly threw her arms around him and hugged him. Loki froze, what was happening?

The sound of someone clearing his throat made her break the embrace, both their cheeks colored a light tone of red. Carol Danvers and Pietro Maximoff stood by the door, the first one almost laughing while the second stared almost violently.

"The door was open" Pietro said

Loki stood up slowly taking a few steps away from her

Wanda wiped the tears off her face "Yes Pietro, the door was open"

The other twin sighed "Xavier wants to see you"

Wanda suddenly lost all the color from her face but still she took the courage and walked to the door, Carol gave her a reassuring smile and she disappeared through the door alongside her brother.

Loki found himself standing awkwardly in the middle of the room, Carol sighed "I hope she doesn't get expelled"

He frowned "Xavier is very understanding, he will only talk with her, why would you think otherwise?"

Carol looked down for a second "I heard people talking...they said Wanda and Pietro would only give the Academy trouble because Erik Lensherr would become a frequent visitor"

"What does that even mean?"

"I really don't know but apparently no one in the Academy that has been here since the beginning trusts Erik Lensherr, less they trust someone that is here thanks to him" she explained "I really wish we could get some answers"

The god of mischief frowned, he had promised Wanda help, and now more than ever he would keep his word. As he looked out the window he found just the right person for his "investigation".... Jean Grey ran through the garden clearly trying to hide, a smirk appeared in his face

"Leave the answers for me to search Carol" he said finally