The (not so) Ideal Situation
4
My eyes parted then instantly snapped shut. The sunlight poured in from the window. Sitting up I rubbed my eyes and threw the blankets to the side. The sheets were tangled around me and I remembered last night. Smiling at the mental image of Thor taking me the day was, undoubtably, off to a good start.
I sighed "I love you" "I love you too" our words resonated in my head.
"Crap" the word came out louder than I intended. It occurred to me, I had never told Thor I loved him, nor had he ever told me
Well there goes my perfect night and perfect morning. What was this going to mean? Were we going to be together? How could that even work? What about Steve? Would he be mad? I decided id better go talk to Thor. So I stood up and made it all the way to the door before I remembered that he had gone home to Asguard this morning. I turned around and returned to the bed, laying flat on my face. I gathered myself and went to get some breakfast. When I got to the kitchen it seemed that everyone was having a sort of brunch.
"Morning" Tony said wolfing down a muffin
"Morning" the rest called as Natasha got up and walked over to me where I was pouring milk on the other side of the kitchen
"You ok?" She asked
"Ya, fine" I replied putting the milk back in the fridge Suddenly her hand flung over her mouth
"you had sex" I glanced around, hoping no one had heard her outburst
"What!?" I whisper yelled She got the hint
"you had sex last night" she whispered back I looked back at my milk
"why would you say that?"
She crossed her arms and smirked "because your hairs a mess, you can't wipe that smile off your face, you refuse to even look at Steve and we're whispering so no one can hear us"
"What's going on?" Pepper walked over and whispered, imitating us
"Grace had sex last night"
"SHHH" I reminded her
"Oh" Pepper nodded "with who?"
"I'm assuming, because of her lack of eye constancy with Steve, that it was Thor" Nat explained
"Thor?!"
"Yes but be quiet" I replied "
So...is it official then?" Pepper asked, giddy
"What? No! How could it be, he lives on another planet, he's a god!" I snapped, my frustration breaking through
"...sorry hun, it sucks" Nat sighed as Pepper went back to the table
"Hey kid" Tony ruffled my hair as he reached around me to grab some milk
"Hey stud" I bumped against him playfully
"What's goin on?" He asked pouring the white liquid into a glass
"Not much"
"You seem...distracted" I looked up from my glass to Tony, he's quite intuitive
"I'm fine, just a little frustrated with things"
"Ah" he replied knowing exactly what I meant
"gotcha...come eat something" he took my arm and pulled me over to the table to eat with everyone else.
The next few weeks went by in kind of a blur. Nothing seemed real, or maybe I just didn't want it to. I hadn't been feeling well, mentally or physically. Bruce was worried about me but he calmed as I started to feel better. It was the first day that I woke up without a headache. I decided to eat my breakfast on the balcony. I made myself some toast and sat out in the sun in a tank top and some shorts to eat my food. I smiled as the sun beat down on my skin warming it after being in the air conditioning of the tower. I hadn't burnt my toast, something I had the habit of doing lately, and I was quite content. After finishing my breakfast I laid back in the lounge chair. I closed my eyes and fell into a light sleep.
When I woke up, which couldn't have been more that 45min later, I knew something was wrong. I looked around but saw nothing out of place. I couldn't place the feeling. It wasn't that I was sick, but something in my mind was trying to tell me something. I sat up and stretched, closing my eyes and enjoying the feeling of the sun. When I opened my eyes again I wasn't alone. Directly in front of me stood a tall man with dark hair, I immediately knew who it was. I moved as far back into the chair as I could and pulled my knees to my chest. A dark chuckle erupted from the man
"why are you afraid?"
"Because I know who you are" I replied softly
"Oh good, I do hate introductions" he took a step towards me "I, in turn, also know who you are" I looked up at him, questioningly, as he continued to come closer "Don't look so surprised" he urged "you are the object of my brothers affection, are you not?" I thought it best not to answer his question "I must admit, the man may be an ape, but he does have good taste" he was now right in front of me, if I reached out I could've touched him, something I was not eager to do
"Tell me, what do you see in my oaf of a brother?" He placed each one of his hands on an arm of the chair, coming incredibly close and giving me no route of escape. He leaned in and whispered "because I can't figure it out" A shiver ran down my spine, his breath was cold on my ear and his closeness was less than comfortable In the distance, behind Loki I saw the sky darken and a tunnel of light shoot towards the ground. Loki immediately stood up and turned around watching the anomaly.
"Well" he turned back to me, smiling evilly "that's our cue my darling" and with that he grabbed my wrist, pulled me up and held me against him. The world around me immediately started to spin, all the colours blurring together and making me sick. I felt as if I was being pulled around and falling at the same, my eyelids became heavy and I could barely hold them open. I tried everything I could think of but despite my best efforts my eyes closed and I lost consciousness.
I adjusted my spot on the bed, working to find a comfortable position. I laid on my left, I tried my right, nothing was comfortable. Frustrated I sat up and opened my eyes. My stomach lurched as I took in my surroundings. I had no idea where I was. The walls were white, there was minimal furniture and the bed was covered in a green blanket. The next thing I noticed was that two of the walls were made of glass. I had no privacy and it felt like a type of prison. I blinked and the image of Loki filled my mind. I remembered what had happened. I guessed that I was indeed a prisoner, and at this thought I became sick. I immediately searched for a way out, but had no luck. Giving up I collapsed on the bed and started, involuntarily, crying.
"Oh, don't cry, I hate crying" Loki emerged in front of the glass, his tone aggravated. I looked up at him, willing myself to stop crying, but to no avail. I wiped my tears and when I looked up again Loki was inside the cell. I moved into the corner of the bed.
"Do not be afraid, I intend you no harm, you are but a bargaining chip" he stated angrily "if Thor cooperates as he should you will be returned to him safely"
"what do you want from him?" I asked snivelling
He looked at me, one eyebrow raised "nothing much, it's simple really" he chuckled "all I want is rule over Asguard"
"he won't let you do that"
"You would be surprised what even a god will do for his lover"
"You're wrong, he won't"
A grin crept up to his lips "he is already on Midguard my pet, searching for you. I assume he left immediately after discovering my absence. What he doesn't know is that he won't be able to get back"
"Yes he can" I spat "he goes up the tunnel"
"Hahaha" he outright laughed at me "that tunnel is called the bifrost, and it is operated by a man named Heimdall, who is currently all frozen in a block of ice." I was silent, unable to speak
He placed his finger under my chin and tilted my head up to look at him "you, my pet, are trapped" And with that he disappeared
It had been two days, two whole days. That's 48 hours, which is 2,880 minutes which is 172,800 seconds! He had completely wasted 172,800 seconds of my life! And counting!! What an ass. I started pacing the room, my anger bubbling in my stomach. I wondered if he had spoken with Thor. What words had been exchanged! There was a single book on the table, one that I had chosen not to read as it was Shakespeare, boring. I picked up the book fuming and threw it against the glass wall. It's shimmered gold where the book had collided before turning clear again.
"Well, well, well" Loki clapped from the other side of the adjacent wall. "Looks like even mortals can go mad in these cells"
"Loki" his name left my clamped jaw with rage as I glared at him
He smiled "I spoke with your lover" My eyes sprung open "Don't be so happy, he's not pleased with the deal I offer"
I crossed my arms and smirked "told you"
"Ah ah ah. We mustn't get too confident. I, unsatisfied with what he proposed, locked him out of Asguard"
"You can't do that!" I shouted
"Oh, but I can. I simply froze up our pesky little friend Heimdall and shut down the bifrost" he seemed quite happy with his actions "you will be staying here for quite some time" My mind went hazy, I collapsed to my knees, tears welling in my eyes. What was I going to do, Thor couldn't help me now even if he wanted to. Loki, seeming quite happy having destroyed all of my hope, walked away, leaving me once again.
