Beneath Me 》 Loki Laufeyson《 [UNDER HEAVY EDITING]

41. 》Change My Mind《 ⚠️

⚠️Warning : mentions of death, implied sexual assault, curse words, and attempted suicide

"Breaking news! Six corpses of teenagers were found here today at Madison Bay. According to the authorities, all the victims' bodies had numbers on their wrists, as well as strange taser-like devices on their necks. Bruises covered almost their entire bodies, and burn marks were present in their temples. All of these teenagers wore all-white clothing. Police are trying to figure out what the numbers on their wrists refer to, and are now doing background checks on the victims in order to contact their families. This is the first time this type of incident was reported here in Madison Bay. Gretchen Bailey, LNC News.", the reporter narrated. All eyes were on the screen, faces with a mixture of horror and anger. 

"It's Strucker. No doubt.", Kara piped up, causing a few heads to look her way. "He's abducting those kids and experimenting on them."

"But why are they dead?", Rhodey asked. "Their bodies must not be compatible with the serum they injected.", she replied, fiddling with her fingers. Loki leaned closer to her and rubbed her back.

Steve let out a heavy sigh. Kara noticed the small bandage on his right eyebrow. "We're losing time. We need to get Blaire to tell us where Strucker's base is now.", he stated, standing up abruptly. "Cap's right. The longer we wait around, the more bodies start showing up everywhere.", Sam asserted. 

"But that's the problem. We can't get her to talk. She's acting all stubborn and sarcastic.", Tony responded, crossing his arms. His phone suddenly rang, so he checked the caller ID to see who it was. "It's Pepper. I gotta take this." With that, he excused himself from the group.

"Why don't  I try?", Kara suggested, eyes darting from one team member to the next. "Out of the people in this room, I could say I know her better." 

"Can you? Won't she be too much?", Nat asked, concern lacing her tone. Kara smiled at her friend. "You underestimate me, Nat. I knocked her out, remember?"

"Ehem.", a cough butted in, causing Kara to roll her eyes. She glanced at the god beside her, only to see him puffing his chest out and flicking his hair back. "Okay, fine. He did. But I fought back, duh." Loki grinned at this.

"I don't know. What do you think, Cap?", the redhead asked, her focus now on the super-soldier. At the sound of his name, Kara began to fidget again. Her hands started to grow restless, moving around and around. The God of Mischief was beginning to get distracted, but at the same time, he could sense the tension that was currently in the air. With one look at the woman beside him, he took her hand in his and rubbed the back of it with his thumb.

Not only did this stop Kara's actions immediately, but a blush also crept its way to her cheeks. She bit her lip to prevent herself from breaking out into a grin. 

All this happened in front of Steve, and oh, did Loki make it more than obvious to him.

Steve internally rolled his eyes, and with a stern look on his face, merely nodded in response. He left the living room without saying another word. Nat and Kara exchanged glances at this, both with raised eyebrows. The spy stood up and proceeded to follow Steve, winking at her before she exited. 

"What was that all about?", Loki asked, his eyebrows furrowed together. Kara gave him a weird glance, but then laughed at him. "Girl language. You wouldn't understand."

"Hmmm.", he merely hummed in response, not buying it. The brunette rolled her eyes and pecked him on the lips. "Quit your whining and follow me to the interrogation room." As she grabbed Loki's hand, she failed to see the wide grin plastered on the prince's face at her little action.

As they approached the room, Loki quickly let go of Kara's hand and proceeded towards the door. The woman seemed puzzled and half-disappointed at this, but those emotions faded away the instant she saw the god opening the door and holding it open for her.