Another Asgardian

Chapter Eighteen

Steve's POV

"Does he know who you are yet? "

That sentence kept ringing through my head. I knew it was rude eavesdropping on a private conversation so I walked away without hearing the rest. Although, I wanted to.

I've had strong suspicions about Ellesmere and her friend, Anne ever since. I had already begun to see Elles as a friend, as an honest person no matter the crime she had committed in the past. I was ready to accept her fully even though she was strongly despised by others.

But this question left me thinking about so many things.

What if she was a spy for those aliens? What if Thor had been right about her reeling us in?
Where was she from?
Who was she?
What if Wanda's idea of locking her up had been taken? What if?

I had a serious battle with myself. She was a loveable person on the outside. She had a smart mouth, good sense of humor, survival skills excluding her untamed powers. But I couldn't know her mind.

What if Wanda took care of that? A voice in my head suggested. I snapped it off immediately. It was rude getting inside one's head without permission. I had been there once and it wasn't a pleasant experience.

I had been watching her closely ever since we got back from the Helicarrier. S.H.I.E.L.D had been trying to locate the base of operations of those aliens but it seemed as if they were always moving their camp.

I had a hunch that whatever was going on and this "Orb" they were looking for, she knew all about it.

"Where did she say she was going? " I overheard Parker asking Thor when the fight was over. I eagerly walked up to them. The Tower was destroyed almost beyond repair but Tony was working on something.

"What's going on here? "I asked pretending not to know that she had left.
"Ellesmere's gone. We have no idea where!" Parker said looking quite worried.

"I saw her speaking to you before she ran off Point Break." Tony added walking towards us. I turned my gaze to Thor then raised my brows waiting for an explanation.

"The lady didn't say to where she was headed but she told me to contact Jane. She claimed Jane knows about what's happening. " He had an unsure look on his face, almost doubtful.

"How did she know Jane?" I asked him as my suspicions continued to increase.
"I have not an idea how. She also said they were here for me, that they think I stole the Orb." He finished then dropped his hammer on the table. "I always knew I was enemies with Malekith but I never stole from his people. Here I was thinking that they were all vanquished. "

"Do you smell that? "Wanda asked making everyone turn their attention to her.

"The silent judgment! "Tony answered waltzing into the conversation "She's going to rub it in all your noses that she was right about Current. "

"You don't know that for sure. " Parker protested.

"I do know that. First time, a bomb attack. She claims big hero, today we were almost killed and then she disappears. Doesn't it smell a little fishy? " Wanda said coming to stand in the middle of everyone.

"I don't know about you but I smell dust and earth and my billion dollar Tower crumbling down. "Stark said and for the first time, the sarcasm was a little less and the worried look on his face overshadowed his tone.

"We can track her. I can track her down. " Wanda said again.

The room fell silent for a long while. I guessed everyone battled within themselves too.