Loki's Son

Calm Before the Storm

This is most likely the only update yah will get this week, I have Starr testing at school Thursday and a Horse Judging competition tomorrow. I also am working on updating my Loki's Daughter story. Hope you enjoy the new chapter, sorry it's so short.

Luna's POV

First James had me run around the room for what felt like hours but James claimed it was only about thirty minutes. Next I was tortured with pushups, sit ups, planks, and a few other stretches. After that James told me I was ready to start.

"Start?! What was all of that?" I exclaim already exhausted.

"Your warm up," James informs me with a wicked grin on his face. "Now I want you to punch this punching bag."

I throw a punch and James looked horrified.

"No no no, that was horrible form, the only damage that you'll do with a punch like that is to yourself."

James spent the next twenty minutes schooling me in how to properly punch someone. After that he had me try again, this time he seemed satisfied. He instructed me to keep punching the bag, then went off to the other side of the room where a target area was set up. He picked up a couple knives and started to through them. I was mesmerized by the accuracy that he managed to hit the targets with. When James turned around and saw me staring at him he frowned, "Start punching that sand bag Luna."

I roll my eyes and turn around this whole training thing was not going to be easy. With a deep breath in and out I start up a rhythm like James told me to. Sitting here punching the sand bag wasn't that bad actually. It felt pretty good to hit something. I start hitting it harder and harder till I was putting all my strength into my hits. I feel a pop, then pain shot through my hand. "Fucking hell," I scream holding my hand.

James runs over to me and gently takes my hand, "What hurts?" He asks frowning.

"My pointer finger."

He looks at my hand, poking at it, and stopping when I glare at him. "Well it's just popped out of place, I can pop it back in for you or Banner can."

"Go ahead," I say looking away.

I feel another pop and another sharp pain goes through my hand, then it's fine. "Thanks," I mutter.

"Come on I think that's enough for today, how about we go to the lab and see what Tony's up to?"

"Sounds great."

We walk to the elevator and go to Tony's lab, James types in his password and leads the way in.

"Tony?" He calls out.

"Over here," Comes a soft reply.

He walk over to behind a table and see Tony lying on the ground holding his crouch.

"Tony... what happed?" James asks trying not to laugh.

"New program for the armor is going to need some work... a certain part came in way to fast..." Tony replies.

Neither James nor I could hold in our laughter any longer, both of us fill the room with our booming laughs. I had to sit down and wipe tears from my eyes.

"James and Luna Pepper says to inform you lunch is being sent to the kitchen from that dinner Mr. Lokison enjoys," Jarvis says interrupting our laughter at Tony's poor luck.

"Tell her thanks for me will you Jarvis," James says.

"Of course sir."

"Tony, you hungry?"

"No not really."

"Fine see you later."

James and I head to the kitchen where there was a bag with takeout containers in it laying on the counter. We sit down and divide up some fries, and half a burger between the two of us. James didn't even eat half of his half of the burger but he did manage to eat most of his fries so I counted that as a win. We left the rest of the food out for whoever then went back to James's room, where we spent the rest of the day reading in a comfortable silence.

I finished reading Fault in our Stars, I understood what James said, it was gut wrenchingly sad. After that I started the Artemis Fowl series that James recommended I read. By time I was halfway through the first book it was time for dinner, James and I made our way down to the others.

Captain, Natasha, and Clint were out on missions. Pepper was tied up at meetings. So that left only me, James, and Tony at Dinner. We ate Chinese takeout in the lab while we talked over his latest scheme for the Iron man Suit. I wasn't much use on the scientific side of it, so it was really interesting and confusing to sit back and listen to Tony and James go on about the mechanics of it all.

I fell asleep listening to the talk. I felt it when I was picked up and carried off to bed. But I was right back to sleep as soon as I was laid down.