"You will be working on a project for the next few weeks. I will be assigning the partners." the teacher made clear. "Mrs. can I work by myself?" Loki, a blackhaired, e- girl, asked imediately. "No, you may not. You will be working with Tony."
Loki rolled her eyes.
"Great. I gotta work with the emo bitch... She doesnt even talk." Tony comented annoyed, loud enough for everyone to hear. "Oh please, like its an absolute pleasure to be working with you. Besides, its rather goth, not emo, idiot." she snaped back.
The bell rang and school was over. They walked out together. "Look, I have a lot going on with football and stuff. So I need you to work on the project alone." Tony said bored. "How cute. Thats not how this is gonna work, Stark. Its 50 50. We both work on it." "Ugh, fine. But we will work on it at my place." "Fine. Give me your adress."
Tony gave her his adress, and they met there later that day.
She rang the bell. Some guy opened. "What can I do for you, miss?" "Oh uhm, hey. I am here to work on a project with Tony Stark. Is this the right house?" "Yes Miss. please, come in. Mr. Stark is coming in a second." "Uh thanks." She came in and waited for Tony. He came down half way of the stairs. "Come on. My rooms are up stairs." She followed him upstairs.
"Your house is huge." she told him, siting in his room. "Yeah, its sick having a big house until your dad works 24/7 and you never see him." Tony just said and sat down infront of her. There she placed everything they needed for the project. "I'm.. sorry to hear that. Anyways uh, just lets get started." "Can I play some music?" "I am not really interessted in listening to your Justin Bieber crap." Loki told him the truth with a little annoyance. Tony scoffed "I dont listen to Justin Bieber."
He started playing some music, while Loki started writing something down. She froze as she heard it and widened her eyes. Then she looked at him. "You listen to AC/DC?" she asked with a slight smile. "Yeah, do you?" He asked back, smirking a little to himself. "Yeah. I love them." she smiled. "Well, cool." he laughed a little.
They continued their project with just little of talking.
After a while Loki started sweating. "Is the AC busted at your house?" "Uh yeah, someone was suposed to come and fix it but they didnt.." "Uch, its to hot in here, I cant think. I hope you dont mind, its just really hot in here." She took off her shirt.
"You hope I dont mind wha-" Tony looked at her with big eyes. "Damn, you'r hot." "Uh... Thanks? I guess?" "Sorry." He imediately apologizes and looked at their project.
They worked in silence.
After some time Tony asked her "I.. already told you a little about my family. What about yours?" "First of all I didnt ask you to tell me about it, but... I am happy if my father isnt at home..." "..Why is that?" "Its complicated.." "I can try to understand if you tell me." She sighed "Cant we just finish this damned project and never talk again?" "Nope. Thats not how its gonna go. Come on. Tell me." ".. fine..." she groaned annoyed. "He isnt.. quite the nicest guy... at least not with me." "What does he do?" "Well, I have an older brother who seems to do everything right and never makes mistakes and I am just the adopted girl that didnt turned out like she should because I am not a girly bitch." "Hold up. You are adopted?" "Yeah, why?" "I.. was just surprised. I didnt know that." "I swear to god, if you tell this to someone else I'm gonna kill you. Understood?!" "Calm down, morticia." "Are you really comparing me to morticia adams now..?" "Well, yeah. Do you have a Gomez?" "Oh my god. This flirt atemt was so bad." she laughed. He joined laughing. "But really now. Do you?" "No. No I dont have a 'gomez'." she laughed, not knowing how else to respond. "Maybe I could play that role in your life?" she grew serious. She realised that she wore nothing but her bra to cover her uper body. "Are you really trying to flirt right now? You called me an emo bitch earlier and as soon as you see my breasts, you ask me out? How obvious do you wanna act? you just want in my pants, dont you?" "what-no. no I dont. I-" "just shut it.. We are done here..At least for now."
She put back on her shirt, grabed her stuff and left. "And dont you dare say something like that again!"
Tony followed her downstairs. "Loki come on. Don't be such a drama queen." "Shut the fuck up. I am not here to lose my virginity to some bastard that fucks three girls a day." "That's not even what I wanted. What is wrong with you?" "Go and ask my father! He will tell you everything whats wrong with me!-" She stopped for a second but then stormed off, out of the mansion.
Tony was left behind, very confused. "What the fuck did just happen?"
"Watch your language, Anthony." Howard said. He just came home. "I didn't realize you were here.." "Who was that girl?" "Just some bit- girl from my class. Since when are you interested in my life?" "What did you do, to make her that angry?" "I just asked her out. Its not a crime, is it?" "Do you want her or do you just want to have her once?" "i.. I don't know.. Why are you even asking that stuff?" Howard didnt answer and left Tony to think about it. He soon went back to his office.
Loki walked home. She didnt even really knew, why she was that angry. Was it because he was like all those players? Or because he seemed way too serious about it? Her father would literally kill her, if she had a boyfriend. Besides. She doesn't even likes him.
She came home. "Where have you been?" her father immediately asked her. "I had to do a project with some guy in my class.." "dont give me that shit, you damned brat. You never told me anything about a project. So what were you doing?" He growled. "father, the teacher gave us a homework project today - I- I swear- I wouldnt do anything else with hi-" She ducked as he trew something at her. "Go to your room. Now." he growled angry.
She imediately went to her room and locked the door. She was afraid of him coming into her room. He already did a few times and it always ended with at least a few bruises.
Her mother was at work till late evening, so there wasnt any help she could ask for and really get it. Afterall her brother was also an arrogant prick that took it to much to heart, being the favourite and 'perfect' child. He would rather stand on his fathers side than even thinking about helping her if something is happening. Actually he was sometimes even worse than their father, especially with his friends around.
Loki tried to ignore the hunger she felt. She wouldnt come out of that room today afterall. If he would catch her outside of her room, she would most definitly be locked out of the house until her mother comes home to let her in. It wouldnt be the first time.
She heard her brother enter the house a few hours later. He was loud, like very loud but her father didnt seem to mind. Minutes later someone tried to enter her room. The door handle was pushed down several times to try open it.
"Loki! Open up the door!" Thor comanded trough the closed door. She hesitated. "If you dont open it right now, i swear, I will tell father that you dont obey comands!" Panic rouse in her and she unlocked the door imediately. "d-dont tell him that- please -" she begged. "Then go and cook something. I am hungry. Why the fuck were you in your room afterall? You should know better than being lazy." "I had t-" "whatever. get going. My friends are over and hungry aswell. And it would be a pleasure if you serve us." he grined a little. she sank her head "yes.. thor..."
She made her way to the kitchen to cook for her brother and his friends. After about half an hour she put the table and went to Thor to tell him that food is ready. She didnt look at her brothers friends, so he wouldnt get mad at her. As she was about to go back to her room, thor grabed her by the hair and yanked her back. She heard thors friends laughing . She didnt let her pain show and looked up at him. "what do you think you are doing?" he asked. "I- I was just going back to my room-" "I told you, you will serve us!" he raised his voice. "yes- Im -Im sorry -" thors friends were laughing again and tears welled up in lokis eyes. her lip was trembling.
"what? are you going to cry now? huh?" he asked smiling cruel. "no.." she breathed out. Thor let go of her and she made her way back to the kitchen. the boys followed and sat down at the table. That was the moment she looked at the friends of thor.
Tony was there to. Why was he there?! why did he have to be here!?
She didnt ask any of her questions and served the boys in silence. Some of them even dared to make an extra mess so loki would have to clean it up imediately. While the others were laughing, Tony didnt. He didnt considered anything of what was happening as funny. He even tried to stop them from making such a mess.
After about an hour she asked her brother, if she could go to sleep because of school the next day. He just shoved her out of the room with one push. She fell and injured her knees. Tony had enough of all this, stood up and wanted to helped her up. Thor looked at him with a daring expression. "What do you think you are doing?" "I am helping her up. Why are you treating her like that? She isnt your slave or Something." "Well, she most definitly is. Shes a girl. And an unloved child of my father. She isnt worth any more than a slave. " "You are sick. This isnt how girls are treated."
Loki stood up herself by that time. "tony, stop it." She comanded. "Why? this isnt fair treating!" "Just stop it! You'll make it worse!" she begged. "how could i make this worse?" "I want you to leave me alone. This isnt anything that should bother you. I dont want you to 'help' me!" Tony took a step back, silent.
Loki went to her room and locked the door. She went to bed, finally crying herself out.
Tony was confused and got dragged back to the couch. "you are such a Fun stopper, man. Why do you intervene? Its fun to watch this unfold." "I dont know what you guys are talking about. Thats not funny. That is real abuse and you think this is funny?! I cant believe you!" Tony snaped at them. It was the first time of him being at thors place. And he didnt even know that thor was lokis brother. But its clear she wouldnt talk about it, if she gets treated like that.
Next day at school Loki didnt show any signs about what happened last evening. her inner self was ashamed and she didnt trust anyone with it. But now tony knew it! He would most definitly tell everyone about it. She was in distress every time she saw tony whispering to someone but still didnt show any signs about it.
in the last lesson Tony sat next to Loki. She turned her head away. Her whole body was tense.
Tony was watching the girl the whole day and he felt bad about what he had seen. So he tried to talk to her.
"look, I dont know why you get treated like that at home but i think you need help. I can help you-" "Shut up and dont talk to me. I dont care about your pity. Go away and live your life and just forget what you saw. I hope for your own good that you didnt tell anyone about it. It only will make everything worse." She snaped at him but not that loud.
"How should it possibly get any worse? tell me." "of course you dont know.." she scoffed. "do you know anything about real punishment or torture? i bet you dont. So shut up about things you dont know nothing about. Now fuck off." "-torture-?" he asked in shock. she sighed "its not that dramatic. dont act like that.." "you dont know a bit about how much that is illegal, or? You could sue them." "first of all, i do not have money for that. Second, they would somehow win the process and then i am dead, like real dead. third, it would break my mothers heart." "but it doesnt breaks when her daughter gets treated like a slave?" "Its how girls get treated in this Family. So just look away." she responded dryly, her expression cold.
Tony sighed. "It wouldnt have to be that way, if you would get with me." She scoffed. "I'll marry whatever man my father will choose.. I dont have a say in that. So leave me alone." "why are you calling him your father? He obviously isnt.. and also you are adopted-" "SHUT UP" she snaped angry. "I will get him to like me! I will earn my place in my family and they will stop treating me that harsh." "If i were you, i wouldnt even want to have a place in that Family.." "I dont care what YOU think. Now leave me alone."
Soon school ended and Loki imediately went out and walked home.
At home her father already awaited her. She froze in the doorway, her eyes big. He was standing right infront of her, a dangerous glint in his eyes. "fath-" he grabed her troath and she gaged. "So, you 'poor girl', Thor told me about last evening." he started biter sweet. "please-" she breathed out in fear. "I- I didnt do anything wron-"
A slap
Her cheek hurt and tears shoot into her eyes. One sob was to hear.
"You disobeyed him, didnt you?" He asked, with unchanged voice.
"no-"
Another slap.
now she was crying.
"You are a lying bitch! he told me how you acted!"
"but i didnt do anything wrong.." she cried in pain and desperation.
Odin just scoffed, let go of her and she fell to her knees crying.
"you really think you can earn my Love? hm? you think you can be part of this Family?" he asked, biter sweet and calm again.
She widened her eyes. That were exactly her words at school.
"h-how-" "You dont really think I dont know what you do and say when you are not home, do you?" he put his hand on her cheek softly. Loki lowered her gaze again.
"I tought.. you would .. at least like me a little... if I do.. what you want..." she muttered.
He scoffed.
"The only reason why you are here is, because every Family in our family tree has to have at least one son and one daughter to pass by our name AND to provide heirs. Frigga couldnt get pregnant again after she had thor, so we adopted you. You never were meant to get loved by anyone of us. Still, frigga seems to have a soft spot for you.. However, I dont like you one bit. Not even talking about loving you. You know whats the best about this? You will still do whatever I want, because you dont have any other choice."
With a cruel smirk he slaped her a final time. She was already crying and the mental pain made the physical pain almost feeling numb. All her hopes were broken down with that.
"now go do your duties."
she stood up in silence. Tears ran down her cheeks as she went to the basement where she washed the clothes of the Family. She sew the holes and rips in some of those clothes shut again. Later she was cooking and cleaning the house a little just like every friday.
The only thing she was looking forward to was sunday, where she was left alone at home because her 'family' was doing something else. She knew they were doing something fun every sunday but she was glad that she at least had some time for herself on that day.
She would most definitly continue to work on the school project she had to do with tony.
At least that was her plan but the bell rang that sunday just minutes after the others have left. Loki wondered who would come here on a sunday. She opened the door but as soon as she saw Tony she wanted to close it again. Tony tought he was very smart, puting his foot in the door so she couldnt close it but she tried to close it with such a force that he cried out in pain as it hit his foot. She was startled by that and opened it again. "I-I am so sorry - D-Does it hurt bad?" "God damn, you have such a force." He tried to laugh. "What are you doing Here?" "I saw your Family leave and decided to come in. How does it work out with earning love?" "go away." she looked to the side. "What? did I hit a nerve?"
A tear run down her cheek again. Tony saw that and felt bad imediately. "I-Im sorry.." "I want you to leave. Imediately." she said after wiping away that tear. Tony didnt listen to her. He came near her and huged her. "I am really sorry.. I shouldnt have said that.."
Loki didnt know how to react because of the hug. So she just let him do it. After a few minutes she even relaxed a little and tears assembled back in her eyes. He then put his hand on her cheek, just like her father did when he was about to slap her. "D-dont... please ..." she whispered. "Dont what?" "Dont slap me..." "I would never. You dont deserve that kind of treatment.."
From that day on, they grew together as friend. In school they sat next to each other and on sundays tony came over for a few hours. From friends they went to best friends and then they were a couple soon. Of course, no one knew about it.
That until one sunday where thor was sick and tony still came over. Loki didnt have the chance to tell him he couldnt come over and she was stressed out the whole time till tony got there.
The bell rang and loki imediately locked herself in her room, Not that it would help her somehow.
Tony swallowed down hard as he saw Odin. "uh-hi- I uh-" "why are you here?" "b-because-..-" "hold on a second..I know you.." "I am a friend of Thor -" "you are the one thor told me about. You wanted to help loki, didnt you?" "I-" "Thor, come here a second." The blonde came down the stairs, looking very ill.
"I am sorry for disturbing you my son but is this the boy you told me about?" "yes. Thats him. He is getting very close with loki i think..She even dreams about him.." "How do you know what she is dreaming?" Tony asks confused. "I am in her room sometimes and she talkes in her sleep" Tony was shocked by that. Knowing how he treated his sister and now knowing he was in her room sometimes when she was sleeping, made him sick to his stomach.
Odin seemed a little angry. "You wanted to visit her, didnt you?" "I-" "Loki! Come down here!" Odin yelled angry.
She came downstairs cautious, panic rising inside her. "y-yes?" "explain!" "what?" "dont play dumb with me!" "i-"
Tony intervened. "I will take her with me. If you do Something about it, I will call the police." "you boy wouldnt dare to-" he showed him his phone with the number 911. The older mans eyes gleamed in anger but he pushed the girl out.
"If you come back here, dont think you will get any mercy, fucking brat." he growled. She was silent, not really knowing what is happening here.
Tony grabed her arm and brought her to his Car. Enough was enough.
With that she stayed with tony. She went in the boys eyes from the 'emo bitch' to his one true love.
But loki wasnt shure if that would stay or if he would after sometime just trow her away like trash. But none the less, she was much happier with him now, even if her traumas were a big obstacle sometimes. Tony would help her out and comfort her always.