"Ah, so you must be the mystery sister." I watched the man with the dark hair and cocky stride make his way towards me. "Can you tell me your name by chance? These two," he said gesturing to Thor and Loki, "have kept it locked up tighter than I do my lab."
I glanced at Loki in question, wondering why my name couldn't be known. Loki rolled his eyes and shrugged.
I looked back to the older man and held out my hand, "I'm Jaxon."
He took my hand with a smile, "Tony Stark," he kissed my knuckles, his stubble slightly scratching, "it's lovely to finally meet you."
I felt Loki stiffen beside me. I mentally rolled my eyes at his jealously and pulled my hand from Tony's to greet the people who had flooded into the room behind him.
"Hello, ma'am. I'm Steve." A tall blond man bowed slightly, my head barely cleared his wide set shoulders whenever he stood up. Everything about him seemed old-fashioned, from the way he spoke to his way of greeting.
"I'm Natasha and this is Clint." this came from the only other woman in the room, a petite red-head with almond shaped grey eyes. She gestured to the stocky blond beside her, who did nothing other than nod and stare with unblinking navy blue eyes.
Loki stiffened even more so beside me. What in the world was his problem now? This man wasn't flirting with me at all, he wouldn't even smile at me.
A lanky man in a purple shirt wringing his hands came forward. "I..uh..I'm Bruce."
"Nice to meet all of you." I said. A small cry came from behind me.
Natasha looked over my shoulder. "You have a baby?"
I felt my lips widen in a smile, "I have two actually. Two daughters." I walked back to pick up the fidgeting Aine. I handed her to Loki who took her with a small smile, gently rocking her back and forth.
Everybody stared in shock at Loki.
"Wow, who knew? Rock of Ages has a soft spot for babies." Tony quipped, recovering slightly from his puzzlement.
Loki ignored them, focusing solely on his daughter.
Thor came up behind me carrying Caoimhe.
"Ah, so does Point Break. Must be an Asgardian thing. Destroy everything and everyone in sight, all except the babies. No,we coddle them. Kind of ruining the 'tough guy' image."
"While I don't completely agree with the first thing you said, I know for a fact my daughters will want for nothing with these two around."
"What are their names?" Natasha asked. I noticed her staring back and forth between them.
"This is Aine," I stroked her hand, "and this is Caoimhe." I pointed to the baby in Thor's arms.
"So, I have not one more but three new house guests."
I glanced up at Tony, "Oh, I'm sorry if its a bother. We don't have to stay here, we'll go stay at a hotel or something."
Tony shook his head, "No, no, no. I couldn't care less. My girlfriend, Pepper, will love having a new girl in the house."
I gave him a smile, "Thank you."
He nodded, "No problem. You can stay in the same living area as Thor and Loki."
After another thank you and saying nice to meet you again, Loki and Thor led me down a hallway and into large room with various doors.
Thor sat down on the black leather couch, still holding Caoimhe, "Ah, how I've missed you two chubby balls of stink."
I glared at him, "Don't pick on my babies."
He laughed, "Oh, little sister, I missed you too."
I rolled my eyes but leaned down to return his hug.
Loki pulled me out of Thor's arms and into his, "My wife, I get her first."
I smacked his shoulder lightly, "I am not a possession."
He shook his head, "No. But you are mine. Just as I am yours."
I smiled at him, and rubbed his cheek with my thumb.
"Oh, get a room you two. You're making my stomach ache from all the sweetness."
I laughed at Loki's glare. "So, um, which one is my room?"
Loki's hands tightened on my hips, "You'll sleep in my room. The babies will sleep in the third room."
"The rest of the people in this house believe I am your sister. They're not going to believe that for much longer if we are sleeping in the same bed." I said, knowing that we wouldn't just be sleeping if I stayed the night in that room.
"Love, the walls are sound proof."
"Thank the gods for that. Tony and Pepper are very...active." Thor stated with a wrinkled nose from the couch.
"Fine, I'll stay there. Now, let me get the girls settled down for bed."
"I'll help," Loki said, bending to pick Aine up from the stroller where she lay sleeping. I grabbed Caoimhe and followed him into room branched off from the living space.
Loki conjured up a large crib in the third room and laid Aine down on the soft blue mattress. I laid Caoimhe beside her sister.
Loki leaned down to kiss them each on the cheek, "Ah, I've missed them so much." he confessed, staring at their sleeping forms.
I wrapped my arms around his waist and kissed his chest, "They missed you too. We all did."
He smiled and returned my embrace.
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"Not that I don't love seeing you and all, but why are you here?" We were all sitting on the couch now, I sat cradled in Loki's arms on one end while Thor sat on the other end.
I gripped Loki's hand, remembering how terrifying last night was.
"Love?" Loki questioned when I didn't answer after a time.
I sighed, "Sigyn visited our room the other night."
I saw Thor tense, and Loki stiffen behind me, "What?" he asked in a dangerously low voice.
"I found her standing over the girls, when I told her to leave, she said she'd be back, that the chase was more fun than the conquest."
Loki made a sound low in his throat, a sound that sounded creepily similar to a growl.
I continued, "I was so scared. After discussing it with Odin, Frigga, and some of the royal guard, we realized that she never attacks when you're around. So, we came to the simple conclusion that Aine, Caoimhe, and I should be with you."
I felt him nod, "Good."
Thor gave Loki a hard stare, "You know what this means, right?"
I looked back at Loki in confusion, "What?"
He twisted his lips, "We have to kill her now, she went after members of the royal family. I can't say I'm exactly saddened by the prospect, what with all she has done to hurt you and the girls."
I swallowed, I didn't relish the thought of ending a life, but I knew that if we didn't, Sigyn would just continue to cause more chaos. Coming after me was one thing, going after my daughters was something completly different. Something I can't stand by and do nothing about. If the only way to end this torment is to kill Sigyn, then so be it.
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End of Chapter 11
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