A New Avenger

The truth

I sat down next to cat. I knew this had to be about Loki. If he hurt her, I swear I will rip him into shreads. I don't care what Thor would say, Loki would no longer exist. Cat lifted her head out of her hands and looked at me. "I sense anger Esme. Why are you angry?" I looked at her and ignoring the question I asked "What's wrong?" She looked at me, I could tell she'd been crying for a while. Her eyes were red and puffy as she began "Fury said I could no longer work with Loki." The moment she finished her sentence she plopped her head back in her hands and began to sob. I couldn't find words to say. I knew it was my fault, I'm not going to tell her. In a way I was relived to know that I wouldn't have to pay Loki a visit myself. I looked over at her and said "Cat, it's really scary to think you have a crush on the guy who tried to take over the world. Fury is just trying to protect you, he doesn't want you to fall in love with him." She lifted her head again and said "You have everything you want Esme. You have the guy of your dreams. The one man you have been waiting for your whole life. The one person that completes you. But what do I have? Loki is that to me. I know it's unsafe but we have a connection. I can feel it. He is the one." That's the news I didn't want to hear. Anything but that. Out of every good looking agent on this ship, had to be Loki. Interrupting my train of thought she said "Please don't tell Fury. He'll be so mad. I did fall in love ,Esme, but that happened a long, long time ago." I stared blankly down at the floor. What am I supposed to do now?

I looked at Cat who was now staring at me. I don't know what to say. Should I say something? Right as I began to take a breath to speak Thor burst through the door "Cat, Esme everyone is waiting. We can't have a meeting without you both." I looked back over at Cat, her eyes weren't a bright red color anymore, she seemed more calm. I took a breath and said "You ready?" She gave a small smile and said "yeah." I looked at Thor to see him with a confused look on his face, all he managed to say was "Alright then, let's go."

We got up at the same time. Thor held the door open as Cat went first. As soon as she walked out she turned into a small cat and ran to the meeting room. I walked to the door and Thor stopped me, "Is she alright? I'm terribly worried that Loki did something to her." I looked up at his perfect face and said "No, he did nothing to her. But if he did, you wouldn't have a brother anymore." He gave a small chuckle as I walked walked slightly ahead. I slowed down so we could walk together. He grabbed my hand as we sped walked to the meeting room. I couldn't get Cat out of my mind though. Especially those four words, he is the one. Those scared me the most.

As we made it back into the meeting room, fury gave Thor and I an angry look as he began "I sent Esme to go get Cat, I sent Thor to go get Esme. And who do I get last? The two I sent first." He took a deep breath and pinched the bridge of his nose, "Just take a seat." Thor and I sat in the same seats as before. I looked over at cat, she seemed distracted by the air vent above. What is she planning? I heard Fury babble on about training and working on mastering our skill and who knows what else. I usually pay close attention but I just looked at cat. I am not dumb, and neither is she. She will find a way to Loki, and something tells me it involves those air vents. I have a few theories myself. Fury clapped his hands pulling me out of my trance he said "Well New Avengers, that's all for the day. I want everyone to stay alert, focused and well trained. I know by now everyone has almost mastered their abilities but keep working." And with that he stood up and left.

I looked at the other girls who were looking at Thor and I. I decided to get up and say "Excuse me." I wanted to go to my room and inspect our air vents for missing screws. I started to walk to the door as Thor opened it for me. He looked at me and said "Let me come with you." I looked into his blue eyes. They looked sincere and worried. I smiled and carried on. We walked through the halls until we hit my room. I jumped on top of Cats bed. Thor looked at me in confusion before he said "Esme, what are we doing?" I turned around and said "I have a theory." He chuckled at my answer. "A theory?" Inspecting the vents I said "Yes, a theory. I think Cat has been sneaking around the vents. I believe, Fury told Cat she wasn't working with Loki two days ago. Ever since then she's been snooping around Loki's cell." I turned around to see Thor confused on my bed. Man he was hot. I gave a slight laugh and continued to look at the air vent. I noticed two screws were missing. Could be a coincidence , or it could be Cats doing. Without turning around I said "Thor, check to see if there are any screws by Cats bed." He got up and got on the floor to look under the bed. As he was looking he said "Esme, now I'm not doubting you, but why was Cat crying today, even though in your theory Fury told Cat two days ago?" I gave a sigh and said "Well, I think she is trying to fool us. Fury would have known that Cat was sad and why she was late to the meeting." Thor excitingly said "I found one!" He handed it to me. I tested to see if it fit. It fit perfectly. I screwed it in as tight as I could. I checked my watch, it was starting to get late. Time went so fast with the god of thunder, Cat might be getting back soon. I looked at Thor. He smiled and said "I have to go." I made my best sad face and said "Okay. I'll miss you." I jumped off of cats bed and gave him a huge hug. I felt safe when I was in his arms. It was like an angels arms surrounded me. I rested my head against his chest I heard the one thing that made me feel secure, his heartbeat. Reluctantly we released at the same time to see a small cat standing in the door way. Thor looked at me, gave me a smile then headed out the door. Cat transformed back into her normal size. She looked at me and said "I sense a lot of emotions coming out of you Esme. Someone is in love over here." I felt my face turn a bright red. I quickly changed into my sleep clothes and jumped on my bed. I looked over at cat who did the same. I propped myself up on one elbow and glanced at the air vent. Cat plopped herself on her bed. She plugged in her phone and put her head on her pillow. She slowly closed her eyes. I laid myself down on my pillow. I looked up at the ceiling, thinking of Thor and the air vents. After ten minutes I reached over and turned off my lamp. Dreading tomorrow.