The Tale of a Midgardian Frost Giant

Chapter 17

+Three Days Later+

(Jane's PoV)

We arrived at New York, and all the Avengers were there.

"Thank God you're here," Steve said.

"Where's Trixie?" I asked.

"That's the thing, she's in an old building but she's shielded the entrances with strong ice so we can't get in," Agent Barton answered.

"What's worse is that she's been in there for three days," Dr. Banner added.

"Can you take us to her?" Thor asked.

"Well we can, but I'm not sure if you'll be able to get in. Even if you do she probably won't talk," Tony said as they showed us the way. When we got to the building, they hadn't been kidding when they said it was old. I put my hand to the door, and it was very cold. Darcy had a worried look on her face along with the Avengers and Eric. But Thor just a had a look of sadness, and it was because he had hurt from losing Loki too. After a whole hour of trying we finally managed to get the door open. There wasn't that much ice on the first floor, but I knew that if Trixie was on the second floor then ice would be everywhere up there.

"I think you two should go in there alone. She's already upset, so I don't think all of us being in there would make her feel any better," Agent Romanoff said and everyone agreed. As we slowly walked in, we came to the stairs and I knew Trixie had to be up there. The ice was all over the stairs, and we carefully walked up just managing to not slip. As we got up to a long, narrow hallway there was another ice wall at the end of it. At the end of it I could just barely tell that Trixie was on the other side of the ice wall. I quickly walked over to it.

"Trixie!! Can you hear me!?" I asked through the ice.

"Jane, j-just go away!!" she yelled without making eye contact. I noticed her skin was blue, and Thor noticed this as well.

"Trixie, please we need to talk to you," Thor said to her.

"Just go away!! I'm not coming out!!" she yelled again as some of the wall of ice cracked in her rage. I took a step back for a second and she noticed. "I...I didn't mean to," she said in a voice that was filled with sorrow.

"I know that, but you need to come out. You can't stay in there forever," I told her.

"It doesn't mean I can't try!" she yelled. This was useless, she wasn't going to come out if we kept doing this. The only way she was coming out was if we let her come out on her own.

"Trixie, I am upset over the loss of Loki too but Jane is right. You can't stay in here," Thor said with a small hint of pain in his voice.

"Thor I think we should go. This obviously isn't helping and the only way she'll come out is if she comes out on her own," I whispered to him. He hesitated then nodded in agreement as we both left. When we walked outside everyone was disappointed, but not surprised, that Trixie hadn't come out.

"How bad is it?" Darcy asked.

"She refuses to come out, or even talk. The only things she told us where to leave," Thor said.

"What happened to make her this upset?" Steve asked. I chill ran down me. How would they react if I told them why she got upset? Would Trixie get mad if I told them?

"I guess I'd better explain," I said as I began to tell them what had happened. The story was slightly confusing because only Trixie had known what Loki had said to her. Even if she want to tell us, I know she wouldn't have the heart to do it.

"Wait, what?" Tony said. Everyone else probably had the exact same thought in their head, but Tony was the only one who was actually going to say anything.

"So Trixie is upset because the person who nearly took over Earth is dead?" Agent Barton asked.

"What did he tell her?" Agent Romanoff asked.

"We don't know," Thor said.

"So how long do you think it will take for her to come out?" Dr. Banner asked sadly.

"I don't know that either, but all I know is that trying to force her out will only make things worse," I said and everyone nodded in agreement. We headed to Stark Tower to talk a little more about Trixie.

(Trixie's PoV)

I sat there in silence as Jane and Thor left. Thor was right. I couldn't stay in here, but I couldn't leave either. I was so upset that one wrong word said and I could hurt one of the Avengers. I've already lost so much and I don't want to lose anymore, but I should've at least tried to talk to Jane and Thor. At least they wouldn't give me a load of crap for being sad that Loki was gone. I knew I was going to get a lot of questions from the Avengers that I wouldn't be ready to answer. They would probably be annoyed I got so upset over someone who almost took over Earth. I sat there with the letter still in my blue hands. I had tried to rip it up, but when I went to do it I had stopped myself. I couldn't rip it up, I just couldn't do it. It would make me more upset then I already was. I would always get close to calming down, but as soon as I stopped thinking about one painful thing, another one just came pushing through. As the sun set slowly I watched it out of a broken window. I would watch the sunset with Adam all the time. I didn't try erasing the thought because I knew it was pointless. I thought of my dad, my mom, my brother, and Loki. The four people I lost, the four people who truly didn't care that I was like this, and the four people I never got to say goodbye to. I could've said goodbye to Adam but I was so scared at myself over what I did to him that I never said goodbye. I didn't really know what to do. I didn't want to go back to Stark Tower, but I didn't want to just sit here and listen to the silence. So, I quietly sang the song "Terrible Things" to myself.

(Loki's PoV)

I sat upon the throne, disguised as Odin. I had fooled Thor, and now I was the rightful king of Asgard. I probably would've been happier if I wasn't so busy thinking about Trixie. I wanted to see her so bad, and now I actually had the chance. But if I did go to see her will Heimdal realize who I actually was. I had to go, Thor has probably already told her by now anyway. I have to go see her, I have to.

(Trixie's PoV)

Another day had passed and I still hadn't left the building. I knew that the Avengers, or at least one of them would come to try and convince me to come out. I stood up and walked over to the window. I looked out over the city, as different memories flashed back to me. After about twenty minutes of thinking about the things I had done on this street with Adam I walked back over and sat next to the blood stain. The ice was still all around the room, because as soon as I would get rid of it I would get upset a few minutes later and it just came back. I pulled the end of my jeans up a little and starred at my scar. As the images flashed in my head I quickly stopped looking at it. I covered it back up, and then I continued to sit there. My skin had returned to it's normal color but my eyes were still red. I froze as I heard footsteps from downstairs. I knew one of the Avengers had come, but no matter which one it was I could tell the conversation wouldn't end well. I sat with my back to the hallway, and I wasn't going to turn around. I heard the stairs creak and then I heard footsteps coming down the hallway. The wall of ice I had made was gone, but I would make it go up if things got to out of hand. The footsteps stopped as whichever Avenger it was stood at the edge of the hallway.

"I already told you, I want to be alone," I said to them, still refusing to look at them.

"Really? Based on how upset you are, I would think you'd want me to be here," I heard an all too familiar voice said. My heart nearly exploded as I slowly turned around and saw Loki standing there.

"L-Loki?" I said as tiny tears began to form in my eyes.