Beneath Me 》 Loki Laufeyson《 [UNDER HEAVY EDITING]

42. 》When the Demons Return《

"Good morning.", Kara greeted her friends as she entered the common room. Currently in the room were Clint, Nat, Rhodey and Sam. The team members exchanged glances, causing Kara to look at them in confusion.

"Something wrong?", she asked. Sam shook his head, while the others grinned at her. "Seems like someone's in a good mood.", he stated, earning an eye roll from Kara.

"Ugh, I do one good thing and get mocked for it.", she continued, plopping down on the couch next to Nat. Her friends laughed at her remark. "Must've been quite a night, eh?", Clint teased. Nat's eyebrows furrowed, and she punched him in the shoulder. "Ow! What was that for?"

Kara chuckled. "That's what you get, doofus." Her mind suddenly went to Loki. "By the way, has anyone of you seen Loki?" Sam hummed in response, wiggling his eyebrows. "Why do you wanna know?"

"Shut up, Sam.", Kara retorted, shaking her head. "Actually, no. Isn't he in his room?", Clint asked, pointing to the hallway.

"If he was, would she be asking?", Rhodey replied, taking a sip of his coffee. Clint opened his mouth to speak, but closed it shut after a few seconds.

"Whatever. I'm gonna find him. See ya.", Kara said. The rest of them resumed whatever it was they were doing. The brunette walked in the kitchen, seeing Thor and Tony there. 

"Guys, have you seen-"

"Loki? Yeah, he's in the library.", Thor cut her off, winking at her. Kara smiled and nodded. "Thanks. Hey, Tony!" Tony was about to greet her in return when he realized that his mouth was full. He settled on giving her a mock salute.

"The library? Why's he in there at this time of the day?", she muttered to herself, eyes straight ahead. She caught sight of Blaire being escorted out of the interrogation room by Steve accompanied by a couple of agents.

The captain noticed her immediately, and shot her a grin. Kara smiled softly in return, but when her eyes landed on Blaire, she pressed her lips in a thin line. The woman in chains glanced at her, but looked away instantly. 

"Huh, that's odd. I was expecting some sort of taunting expression.", she thought, squinting her eyes at the woman in front of her. "Where are you taking her, Cap?", Kara inquired. The agents stopped in their tracks, but Steve gave them a signal to go on. "Somewhere safe. Don't worry."

He was about to turn his back on her when a hand gripped his arm. "Please don't hurt her. She's my friend." Steve took this moment to stare at her with all intent. "After all she's done to you, you still care for her?"

Kara bowed her head shamefully. "It's my fault she turned into this... this person. If there's anyone to blame, it's me." Steve sighed, approaching her. Kara felt herself unconsciously leaning back, but the soldier's hands had already landed on her shoulder. "Stop saying that about yourself, Kara."

Steve's eyes never left hers, as his hand brushed down her arm and to her hand. Kara felt her heartbeat quicken, and her palms growing sweaty. "I... uh...", she trailed off, frozen in her spot. She could feel Steve's hand squeezing hers.

She managed to swallow all the courage she could and gently pull away from his grasp. The look on the captain's face was nothing short of disappointment, as he shoved his hands in his pocket. "I better go look for Loki now. Bye.", Kara said awkwardly, not bothering to look at the blond man.  She hastily headed towards the library, unaware of the longing stare Steve was shooting at her. 

When she finally reached her destination, she began searching for the god. "Loki?", she called out, walking through the library shelves. Ever since the prince removed the bangles from her wrists, she began using her powers more freely, and started to become more confident around them.