As the steps get closer your hands start to shake. You franticly scan the room and spot the wardrobe, pulling it open you turn to Loki, "hide", you hiss.
"Excuse me", Loki replies, "I don't take orders from mortals such as yourself"
"Please", you beg, "my father is coming". You start to think about what your father would do if he found a strange man in your room and it makes you shudder.
"I am not afraid of some pathetic mort...."
"HIDE", you shout. Loki makes his way towards you and you begin to shake, thinking that you have just found a direct line to the after life, you look up at the man standing over you, but Loki's intentions are not to harm and to your surprise he transforms into a magnificent, black snake and slithers into the wardrobe. Loki is unsure why he did what you asked, maybe because of the desperation and urgency in your voice or maybe because he was taken aback by forceful command, whatever reason, he hid. You blink a few times trying to wrap your head around what just happened, then hearing the footsteps almost at your room you race over to the bed and sit down, drawing you gaze form to hidden god to the door.
"What the bloody hell is all this racket for?" Your father yells, storming into the room.
"I'm just getting ready for school," you say, trying to sound as calm as possible.
"You should have been ready forty fucking minutes ago", he yells, your older brother appears at the door to get a good look at the action. You stand up, giving him a glare before turning back to your father. "I got a little held up", you respond, looking at the clock next to your bed, "but its ok because my bus doesn't come for another thirty five minutes", you reason.
"I don't give a shit what time your bus comes, if I say to be ready then BE READY," he yells, making you jump, "look at Daniel, he is always ready on time, any more of this nonsense and you wont even go to school at all."
You want to scream, to shout something back but the lump in your throat renders you silent. You look over at your brother, he glares at you with an annoying smirk on his face. You look at the ground, wishing you could disappear into it, through the carpet and dirt to the layer of molten rock where you would be burned to death and never have to come back to this place.
"Are you fucking listening to me girl, you know I didn't need to take you in, I didn't want to have a worthless brat on my hands, you should be grateful. Now do as your told or you'll find yourself IN A FUCKING ORPHANAGE!" With that your father storms out of the room, your brother gives you a smug look before turning on his heel and running after his dad. You sink down onto your bed, shaking, you look up at the ceiling, trying to keep the tears from falling down your cheeks. You don't notice a snake making its way towards you until it transforms into a tall god making you jump and quickly retreat to the edge of your bed. "what do you want", you say, trying to keep your voice from shaking.
"I need to get back to New York," Loki explains, "there is a device there that can get me off this planet, is there some kind of ship I can use to get there".
"No, there aren't any ships that go to New York from here", you say, thinking Loki was talking about a boat.
"Your ships don't fly that far", he asks
"What, oh you meant.. no we call those planes", you say
"I don't care what you call them mortal just tell me if there is a way I can get to New York", Loki growls
"You have to go to the airport and the people there will tell you what flights you have to catch to get to New York, but your not allowed weapons on the plane", you say, gesturing towards the stick in Loki's hand.
