Stark

15. Autumn's breeze

Me and Loki walked through the park in this fall season. I was wearing a grey shirt, a green jacket and some black pants. Along with a scarf and brown boots. Loki wore his signature green, gold and black outfit.

"So is it true?" Loki asks.

"Is what true?" I asked.

"Did you spend most of your life in Stark's mansion?"

"Yeah. My parents, my adoptive parents, died when I was 3 so my brother was left to take care of me. He had me stay in the mansion. That's where I was homeschooled, where I was taught about robotics, it's where I spent my life until three months ago. I guess you could say that my life has been a little upside down", I explained.

"You think your life is upside down? I was lied to my whole life. I was told that I was born a King", Loki says. I looked at him in confusion.

"You're royalty?" I asked.

"Yes. My father was the King of the Frost Giants and my adoptive father was the King of Asgard and the protector of the nine realms", Loki explains.

"You're a giant? That's so cool", I said. Loki smiles at me. I guess he doesn't get compliments like that. "Does that mean you can change your size?"

"Very interesting question, but the answer is no. It's a little more complicated than that".

"Complicated? What do you mean?" I asked. Loki didn't say anything. "I had fun at the mall yesterday. Just admit it, Loki. You need friends".

Me and Loki stopped walking. He looked at me. "No, I don't. Emma, you are a wonderful young woman, but it's best if you stop trying to get me to turn into some good guy", Loki says.

"I can't. I have hope".

"Then let go of it", Loki says. I looked at the tree that was behind us. I can't believe I'm about to do what I'm about to do. I sighed, pretending that I was giving up.

"Have you ever climbed a tree before?" I asked. Loki looks at me in confusion. "Follow me". I walked towards the tree. Loki followed me.

"You want to climb a tree? Isn't that dangerous?" Loki asks.

"Dangerous is my middle name", I said confidently.

"Really?"

"No, it's actually...nevermind. You'll never know my middle name".

I climbed onto the tree and pulled myself onto the branch. I sat down on the branch. I took a deep breathe. I'm really about to do this.

I slowly stood up on the rickety tree branch. I grabbed onto the tree branch above me. "Emma", Loki says.

"I'm fine", I said. I made it look like I accidentally dropped my phone. "Can you grab my phone?"

"Why would they call it that?" Loki asks as he walks toward the phone and picks it up. When he wasn't looking, I stomped as hard as I could on the branch.

The branch made a CRACK sound. Loki looks up at me. "Maybe you should get down", Loki says.

"Yeah, my thoughts exactly", I said. I let go of the branch above me. The branch that I was standing on tumbled along with me. I started screaming.

The green energy formed around me and stopped me from falling. Loki carefully placed me on the ground. Loki ran up to me. He kneels down to my height as I was seated on the ground.

"Are you alright?" He asked. I nodded.

"You saved me", I said. "I knew you would".

"You meant for that happen, didn't you?"

"Yes. That proves that I'm right. You are a good guy. You can-" I was cut off by Loki when he grabbed me by my shoulders.

"Don't ever do that again, do you hear me?! You could have been badly injured today! You could've gotten hurt because of me! I don't want you to injure yourself or even kill yourself! Do you understand?" Loki shouted.

I nodded. "You really care about me, don't you?" I asked. He nodded his head slowly. "Then maybe you're not a bad guy".

"You won't give up, will you?" Loki asks. I shook my head.

Loki got up from the ground. Then, he helped me up. When we were both standing, I wrapped my arms around him. I felt the urge to cry, but I did my best to hold back the tears.

"Thank you", I said. "Friends?"

"Yeah. Friends", Loki said.

I grabbed a falling leaf before it hit the ground. I put it in Loki's hair. We let go of each other. When I saw the leaf in his hair, I laughed.

He looks at me, confused. He touched his head to feel the leaf on his head. I laughed harder.

He picked up a handful of leafs and dropped them onto my head. He started laughing. I did the same thing. We both laughed.

"Emma".

I turned around to see Alex. "Hey Alex. I didn't know that you'd be here", I said.

"Yeah, I uh, I come here every Sunday", Alex said. I nodded. "I wanted to ask you something".

I looked back at Loki and I noticed him glaring at Alex. "Is it okay if me and Alex talk for a moment?"

"Sure", Loki says, not taking his eyes off Alex.

Me and Alex walked away from Loki. We stopped when we were out of eavesdrop. "I was wondering if you wanted to go on a date this coming up Saturday".

"I'd love to", I said.

"8 PM?"

"Yeah, I can do that".

"Okay, I'll see you then", he said before walking away.