Felicity was getting ready to step off the elevator when she looked down at her hands, wondering for a moment about the handcuffs. He had removed them the instant they had landed, before they had started talking. They were just up there now, and it made her wonder, could those other people track them? Would those people that had taken her and Loki captive know that they'd been there because of those handcuffs? She almost wanted to go get them just to make sure, but then figured, if that was the case, they could track those cuffs down and actually find her and Loki again. She didn't need that, not right now. She needed food and to sleep more then anything.
“I need food.”She blurted out, as they exited the building and slipped down the darkening street.
“Fine.”Loki replied simply, and looked around for a moment,”We'll stop so you can eat before we do anything else.”
“Thank you.”She said as she stuck her hands in her pockets. She had gotten those butterflies under control, and she was happy about that. She didn't need her womanly emotions getting in the way of common sense right now. Definitely not right now.
Several minutes of walking, and they found a little restaurant that was open late. She slipped inside, glancing back to see that Loki was following her like a hawk right now, before turning around to speak to the woman behind the counter. Loki stepped up behind her, and after a few minutes, they had her food, and she was walking out of the little diner. Loki had tricked the woman, the one that had served them. Felicity wasn't all that sure how, but he had none the less, because the woman didn't make them pay for the food. Felicity wished she had that sort of superpower. She'd be able to actually save money and buy a car, or a house instead of the crappy apartment she was living in. Though if she had that power, she could just trick someone into letting her have a house, instead of paying for that. That would take less time then saving up the money by tricking everyone else. Felicity shook the random thoughts from her head, and looked around for a moment. It was completely dark out now, and she felt safer for a moment. It was hard to see at night, which meant they'd be harder to find for a little while anyway.
Loki finally decided on a place that suited his fancy, and Felicity was almost too thrilled. She wanted to smack him for being so damn picky, but she really didn't say anything about it. She was just glad he'd made up his mind, and got them a room. She really wasn't sure how she felt about walking everywhere. He had the power to do otherwise, and yet, he chose to walk, strut his stuff, as if he were preparing people to get used to seeing him around. That gave her a small chill as she sat down and started to dig into her food. She didn't need to think like that, she'd find a way to prove Thor wrong, prove Loki wrong. She'd find a way to change the way he thought about all of this. She had to. It was her mission now. At least, in her head it was anyway.
“You make a face when you're thinking to hard.”Loki said, breaking the long silence that had settled between them.
“You make faces all the time, what's your point?”She responded as she looked up at him.
“What are you thinking about?”He asked, leaning forward from where he was sitting across from her.
“Just...thinking...there was nothing to talk about, so I kept the conversation in my head for a bit.”She said, trying very hard not to blurt out what she was thinking about. If he could choose to hide things, she could fairly do so as well.
“Clearly it's something important if you wont share.”He inquired as he watched her carefully,”No one sits and ponders for the sake of it.”
“Many people do...they are called philosophers...thank you so much.”She said as she took the last bite of her food, before standing to throw her trash away.
“You don't trust me.”
“You're a bipolar son of a bitch, I can't help it.”
“Is it because of what they said to you?”
“No...it's because of what you wont tell me, despite your claims that you want to keep me safe.”
Loki stood and followed after her, making Felicity feel like a criminal in a maximum security prison. She was capable of throwing trash away in the next room without someone being right there. She tossed her stuff away before turning and looking at him, one eyebrow raised in suspicion.
“Why do you keep doing that?”She asked.
“Doing what?”
“Following me around like a lost puppy.”
“I'm keeping an eye on you.”He explained, giving a bit of a shrug.
“Okay, first off....I'm one room away, I'm fairly certain that if I need your help, I can scream, second off...there has to be personal space, or I'm fairly certain you wont have to worry about those people looking for you, because I'm going to be the reason you end up dead in a ditch somewhere.”She said and shook her head, giving a bit of a sigh.
“I'm doing what I can, don't act as if it's a burden.”
“You know, I'm not even going to attempt this argument with you, because it's useless, however, I'm telling you right now, I don't need you to follow me all over the place, I'm okay,”She said as she started off to go find a bed to lay down in. She needed to rest, and get away from him for a few minutes. She felt like she was going to puke rainbows, while at the same time, snap and go postal. This was not fun. She had to keep her head straight and her emotions as far out of this as completely possible. She just had to. There was no other options.
Felicity wasn't all that surprised that there was multiple rooms in this suite they were in, he seemed to have a thing for the dramatic, the biggest and the best, that's what made him happy. She shook her head as she pushed the door open and looked at the large bed, and the bedroom set that surrounded it. All dark wood. It was lovely to say the least. She glanced over her shoulder, before shutting the door behind her. She needed some rest. There was no joking about that anymore. Felicity gave a small sigh. She didn't like that she was stuck in the middle of what she was fairly certain going to turn into world war three, but she wasn't given many options right now.
She unbuttoned her jeans and tugged them off, before walking over to the bed, pulling the blankets aside and laying down. Tomorrow was a new day, maybe things would get better. Thinking like that seemed silly, but she didn't have a choice, all these thoughts running through her head made her nervous, made her want to duck and run. She wasn't built like that, she had to find some peace of mind so she could stand and fight, even if it was only so that she could survive in the end. Laying down, Felicity pulled the covers over her and relaxed for a moment, closing her eyes, and in just a few minutes, she was completely asleep.
“Felicity,”A voice said, breaking through the darkness and causing Felicity to stir a bit. She mumbled something incoherent and rolled over, not quite ready to get out of bed at this moment. She was peaceful and sleeping.
“Get up.”The voice said again, causing her to grumble just slightly.
“Felicity, you need to get yourself up.”The voice continued.
Felicity finally opened her eyes, slowly, blinking away the sleep that was wanting to hold them tightly closed. She looked up to see Loki standing over her, his arms crossed. She frowned and shook her head, and started to roll over, wanting to go back to sleep and ignore him. He grabbed her arm before she could, and she sighed before slowly sitting up. He looked pleased with himself, and she simply huffed at him for that, as she wiped her eyes.
“Why?”She grumbled as she looked up at him again.`
“We need to leave.”He said simply.
“Right now?”She asked, her voice having a slight whine in it. She didn't feel like she'd slept all that long, and she was wondering what time it was.
“Yes...I need to take you some place.”He replied, turning to leave the room.
“It better include a breakfast....and coffee.”She mumbled as she pulled herself out of the bed, grabbing her jeans and pulling them on as quickly as possible.
She slowly pulled her shoes on before brushing her hair out with her fingers the best she could. She then left the room as well, following after him, wondering what he wanted to do so badly that he had to disturb her sleep in such a manner. At least he hadn't poked or shook her or anything like that. She was pretty sure if he had, she'd have hit him.
“I must leave...I'm taking you someplace safe until I can return.”He said to her, as she yawned, trying very hard to wake herself up.
“Leaving to go where?”She asked, sounding curious now.
“Don't bother yourself with that, just know that I will return.”He answered, before slipping out of the room.
Felicity had to hurry to catch up with him, and watched as he stepped on the elevator. More walking? The man could practically poof from place to place, and he wanted to walk everywhere. She didn't understand. She'd take total advantage of his powers, using them to make herself as lazy as possible. She stepped on the elevator behind him. The doors shut, and she turned to ask where it was he was going to put her to keep her safe, when he wrapped his arms around her, and they did poof. She closed her eyes tightly, having not expected that. After a moment, she was standing on solid ground again, and she pulled away from him to look around and see where she was at.
“What is this place?”She asked, looking confused.
“It's a temporary home....everything is taken care of....you just need to keep your head low until I return.”He replied as he watched her closely for a moment, waiting to see how she was going to react.
“How long are you going to be gone?”She asked, turning to meet his gaze after a moment of exploring what looked to be an apartment.
“I don't know yet.”
Felicity could see tension on his face, and wondered where he was going, what he was going to be doing. He seemed like he wasn't looking forward to the trip he was about to take. That couldn't be a good sign, could it? She twitched her nose lightly before looking around again.
“Felicity, please keep yourself from getting in harms way, I can't just jump back and forth to save you.”Loki said, his voice stern and very serious, wanting to get this point across to her the best he could.
“I'm really not that much of a trouble maker Loki....I think I can handle myself just fine.”She replied, as she let her gaze return to his face, meeting his bright blue eyes for a moment.
“I certainly hope you're speaking nothing less then the truth on that matter.”He said quietly, shaking his head.
“I haven't lied to you yet....despite your unwillingness to do the same.”She grumbled, rolling her eyes at him.
Loki moved towards Felicity once a silence settled over them. She wasn't looking at him, she had turned to return to exploring the little apartment she was going to be staying in for awhile. Felicity jumped when he put his hands on her shoulders, and glanced up at him. His face was very serious, but it didn't make her nervous as it should have. Usually when he had a serious look and it made her nervous, it was because she was busy pushing buttons and trying to irritate him. He turned her slowly to face him, and moved his hands from her shoulders to her face. Felicity found this to be odd, and shoved those butterflies back down. Ignore emotions. This is a matter of survival. Keeping her head above water. Loki leaned down and pressed his lips against hers, and she thought she was going to melt there for a moment. What was he doing? She almost wanted to fight him, but instead she accepted it. She brought her hands up and placed them against his chest, and parted her lips just slightly, giving him permission that she hadn't granted when he had tried this before.
After a moment, Loki pulled away, and Felicity tried very hard to stand there like she was completely composed and not a melting ball of something on the inside. He looked, in her opinion, almost worried about something. She could see something had his gears turning and that had her curious. Was he not happy that he found himself getting attached, that he had kissed her? Was he not happy about the trip he was taking? She couldn't tell for sure, but he seemed, almost distant for a moment. It took him a moment before he actually released her face, and then he gave a small, almost sad smile, and disappeared from sight.
“Be safe.”She said softly before looking down for a moment. She was jungle fucked. She was not suppose to let her emotions get in the way. That was not what she had planned. She grumbled lightly, before looking around again. She needed to find something to do. She took a seat on the couch and turned the television on and smacked her lips. She could still taste him there. That was annoying. He started this. She would point that out when he got back. He started this, and he was causing her an awful lot of trouble right now. Little did she know, how long it would be before she'd see him again.

Notes

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