Chapter 2

Just a Glimpse

Your last class of the day had been canceled and you got to go home a little bit earlier than usual. On your way out, you quite literally bumped into Peter. He accidentally knocked you to the floor while running out of the school building.
“Oh my god! I am so-” He started to apologize and turned around to help you up, only to realize that it was you, who he had knocked over. “Hey y/n! I didn’t see you.” He grabbed your already outstretched hand and pulled you to your feet. “Obviously.” You uttered with a hint of an amused smile.
You brushed the dirt off of the back of your pants and started to walk with him. “Why are you in such a hurry anyway?”
“Mr. Stark asked me to come to the tower today. He said that he would need all the hands he could get. I don’t know what for though.” Peter excitedly explained.
“Please stop calling my dad ‘Mr. Stark’, at least when you’re talking to me. It’s freaking me out” You exclaimed with feigned annoyance. Peter only nodded with a sheepish smile.
“He probably needs you all to be there when they bring in Loki. I don’t think that you’ll need to hurry though. He’ll arrive in the late afternoon, at least that’s what Steve told me this morning.” You explained, speeding your pace up a bit to catch the green light at the crosswalk.
“Well, in that case, we can keep walking together.” Peter smiled at you and started talking about school.

You greeted everyone in the living room when you got home. It was a lot more crowded than usual. Even Sam, Thor and Clint were here. “There you are kid! So we’re finally able to start this meeting.” Your dad said, clapping once to evoke silence. He ushered Peter over, finally noticing you too. “Oh, hey princess! Could you keep an eye on Morgan for a little while?”

You were almost done with your workout with Natasha. Your skin was sticky from all the sweat, and your throat was parched from your heavy breathing. Amidst your workout session, you had opened the window to let some fresh air in. You were instead hit with a wave of even more heat. Exercise and this weather weren’t compatible, you desperately wanted to turn on the air conditioning, but Natasha wouldn’t let you, claiming that it would make you sick.
After some non-negotiable stretching, you were finally done and Natasha left immediately after saying goodbye.

You were very excited about the cold shower that you were going to take, as soon as you got to your room. But you had to hydrate first, you chugged a whole bottle of water. After that, you slipped on a t-shirt over your sports bra. It instantly stuck to your skin, a very unpleasant feeling, but it was better than running around the building in only leggings and a sports bra.
You opened the gym door and heard some commotion coming from the entryway. You instantly knew what it was about. Loki had arrived earlier than they previously thought.
Without even thinking about it, you ran toward the noise and got onto your tippy toes. You hid behind a column, afraid to even breathe. Your dad really wouldn’t be happy if he caught you. You saw some heavily armed agents heading toward the elevator. You heard Steve saying something about a high technology cell. He was talking to Bucky, who was walking right alongside him. You got a little more courageous after discovering that they weren’t looking your way at all, so you stepped forward a little more.

That’s when you saw him, Loki. Your breath hitched in your throat, and it was as if everything was suddenly in slow-motion. His dark raven hair was gelled back, and he was clad in a green and black leather costume. Loki’s skin was even paler than you remembered from TV. His hands were cuffed together in front of him.
You couldn’t really make out his face, so you involuntarily stepped forward even more. You immediately froze when his head whipped into your direction, and suddenly his glinting cold eyes were on you. Your breath was hitched in your throat, and an icy shiver ran up your spine. For the split of a second, you saw a satisfied smirk on his lips as he saw your shocked expression. But then it was gone, and his back was to you, time seemingly back to normal, and it was as if nothing out of the ordinary had just happened. You could suddenly feel the material of your shirt sticking to your skin the way you had felt it before, and your brain started working again. You were utterly confused, did he really see you?

A cold feeling overcame you when you relived the moment in your head. The more you thought about it, the stranger it got. You were a little spooked, your heart was still beating like crazy. But there was something else too… Something you couldn’t quite place, a warm, whirly feeling in your tummy.
After a few more seconds, you were finally able to move, so you hesitantly made your way to your bathroom. Still deep in your thoughts, you got into the shower.

You had made up a plan earlier today. You wanted to get some information about Loki from Peter and finally visit the God to ask him some questions.
But after everything that happened not too long ago, you were too intimidated to do all that. You wanted to keep your mind off it for today. But Loki wouldn’t leave your thoughts, he was glued to your mind. You hoped that you could distract yourself with a good book. Maybe you would find out more tomorrow and if you got over your queasy feelings you could even try visiting Loki.