Beneath Me 》 Loki Laufeyson《 [UNDER HEAVY EDITING]

44. 》Take You for a Ride《

"We got Strucker.", Stark clarified. The color once again drained from Kara's face as she stared at her friends. Out of everyone, Loki and Steve had the most concerned looks on their faces. Natasha was prepared to catch her if ever she passed out again.

"Everyone, suit up.", the captain ordered, his features returning to their stern state. At the mention of these words, the Avengers headed their separate ways, all in the direction of their individual rooms. Loki grabbed this chance to wrap Kara in his arms, resting his chin on top of her head.

"Are you all right?", the god inquired, clearly upset. The brunette didn't answer his question, though; her mind was filled with questions at the moment, as well.

One of those questions was, "what the f**k was he doing with Wanda again?" Kara couldn't help but grit her teeth at the concept.

The prince noticed how she refused to respond, and how she didn't envelop his frame in her arms like he did. "What's going on in that beautiful mind of hers?", he thought. With this, Loki pulled away but kept his hands on her shoulders, afraid she would walk away from him or vanish.

"Is there something wrong?", he asked, earning a soft scoff from the woman.

So, there was.

"Is there something you want to tell me, darling?", the god pushed, trying his best to remain patient. Kara stared at him directly in his bluish-green orbs, practically boring themselves into his skull. Her eyes were beginning to turn glossy again, so she shut them and sighed heavily.

"I don't. Do you?", Kara replied. Loki's eyes furrowed together, puzzlement written all over his face. "I'm afraid I don't understand-" He was cut off by Kara using her powers of intangiblity and freeing herself from his grip.

"You heard the captain. Time to suit up.", Kara added blankly, turning on her heel and heading to their room. She left the Asgardian prince all alone in the hallway, still processing what had just happened.

Before Kara could enter their quarters, a voice called her from afar. She faced the person, only to see it was none other than Captain America himself. "Yes, Cap?", she asked, not looking him in the eye.

Steve sighed, the thought of Kara in a violent mood invading his mind once more. He put a hand on her shoulder, much to the dismay of a certain god, and gazed at her with sad eyes. "I'm sorry, Kara. But I think it's best you stay here."

Kara stiffened. "Wh... what?" The young lady could not believe what she was hearing. The blond soldier pinched the bridge of his nose. "Kara, as much as I hate to say this, you don't seem fit to come with us on this mission at the moment."

The brunette blinked several times. Steve watched as she shifted back and forth from the visible spectrum, turning invisible and back to being visible. It was like she was... glitching.

"Your emotions are affecting your powers, Kara. I can't risk that.", he added, trying to reason with her. "Yeah, right. I'll just ruin your 'mission'. ", she retorted while avoiding his gaze, emphasizing the last word with air quotation marks.

"I can't risk losing you.", Steve admitted. This made Kara look back up at the man, only to see something she had not seen before in his ocean blue orbs: a hint of vulnerability. Her mouth opened slightly at his sentence, obviously taken off-guard.

By now, Loki had enough. "The boldness of this man to try and pry her away from me?", he exclaimed in his thoughts. He marched over them and stepped in between, his glaring eyes on Steve the entire time. "Captain, I believe you have a team to manage.", Loki snapped, his fists balling up and streaks of green light being emitted from his hands.