Beneath Me 》 Loki Laufeyson《 [UNDER HEAVY EDITING]

29. 》Sudden Interest 《

Fury led Kara to a room filled with filing cabinets, drawers, boxes and the like. In the center, an office desk stood still, with a swiveling chair behind it. Stacks of folders were placed quite messily on it, all stamped "CONFIDENTIAL".

The director proceeded to his chair, sitting down and intertwining his hands on the desk. 

Classic boss gesture. 

"Take a seat.", he finally spoke, pointing to another chair not far by. Kara nodded and did as she was told. 

"I'm so sorry for bumping into you earlier. I didn't mean-" She was silenced by Fury putting his index finger over his lips.

"You talk too much."

"And you talk too little. It's kind of weird.", Kara interjected, slightly squinting her eyes at the man in front of her. She took this moment to analyze his features, and as she did so, she observed that Fury's wounds and bruises were gone. 

"How come you're all healed up so fast?", Kara inquired, studying him. Fury tilted his head upwards. "I'm the one asking questions here. First of all, I'd like to know how you escaped Strucker's facility.", Fury stated, leaning back. 

Kara avoided his gaze. "He sent me off to do some more of his dirty work. I took it as an opportunity to get away from him.", she answered.

Nick hummed in response. "I see. Tell me more about this dirty work that he made you do."

Kara furrowed her eyebrows. "I already told you, didn't I? He made me kidnap people for his crazy experiments."

"Who decides the people to take in for his experiments: you or him?", Nick pushed, cocking an eyebrow. Kara could sense the indifference in his tone. 

"He does. I just follow his orders.", she replied. "Oh, so you're his pet?"

Kara's jaw clenched, and her fists balled up. "That is the one thing I'm not: somebody's pet."

"Why did you do it then?", the director insisted, his eyes boring into her own. Kara sighed in defeat. 

"I... I don't know. I guess I gave in to my own hatred.", she admitted, bowing her head down in shame. 

Nick hummed. "Did you make any acquaintances while you were there?"

The lady before him looked to be in deep thought. A few seconds later, a light bulb ticked in her hand. She gave him a soft smile. "Yeah, her name was Blair. She was a fellow subject. I think she was one of the few people I could call a friend."

As Kara fixed her gaze at Fury, she could see the subtle twitch in his left eye and the clenching of his jaw. 

"Why did you leave her behind then?", he inquired further. 

"Why are you asking me these questions-"

"I asked you, why did you leave her behind-"

"Stop it.", she muttered, covering her ears.

'"ANSWER THE DAMN QUESTION, KARA!"

"YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND, OKAY?!", she yelled, standing up and slamming her fists into Fury's desk. Tears were brimming her eyes, but she wasn't going to show vulnerability in front of this man.

"I HAD MY REASONS. REASONS WHICH I'D LIKE TO KEEP TO MYSELF."

Nick, on the other hand, remained as stoic as ever. "Get your hands off my desk." Kara glared daggers his way, but complied. 

"If I may, I'd like to leave now." Fury didn't respond, staring her down with intensity. After a few minutes of eerie silence, he gestured towards the door.