Chapter 9
It took three more weeks before she was finally able to be free again. While she had been happy, Hayley didn’t exactly know what to do with said freedom. She would usually spend time alone in her room and meditate. Sometimes she would sit in Loki’s room and just read with him. The silence was their communication. She could tell he was worried as she never said a word since she got out, but Hayley would always leave before he could ask any questions.
Today was different when Hayley woke up. She could feel the off-putting energy and went to the living room to find out what was going on. It looked like the Avengers were fighting with each other.
“She deserves to know,” Loki yelled.
“We can’t put her at risk like that again,” Steve shot back.
“What are you guys talking about,” she asked them, interrupting their argument.
Everyone to turned to look at her with wide eyes. Fear… They were scared from she had heard as well as desperate not to give out anything else.
“Nothing,” Clint lied.
“You can’t lie to me. None of you can lie to me,” she reminded them.
Loki smirked, but his face fell back to expressionless when her eyes caught his. Hayley’s eyes narrowed and she walked up to him with a hard stare.
“What is going on? What don’t they want me to know,” she demanded.
The Trickster bit his lip and averted his gaze to the ground. Hayley took a deep breath of annoyance and anger. She knew whatever they were talking about was serious, and the fact that her lover wasn’t speaking up was distressing.
“Hayley… It’s none of your concern,” Bruce said lightly.
“Bullshit...,” she seethed, rage consuming her being as snapped, “I was locked in that cell for weeks! I almost killed you guys! If there is any information involving me, it would have to be of that! I HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW!! I WILL NOT BE LEFT IN THE DARK AGAIN!!”
“They have information on the man that captured you,” Loki said suddenly.
She turned to face him with wide eyes.
“And we have an idea of where he is…,” her lover finished.
“How long have you guys known,” she asked them, her body trembling with rage.
“Since you were released…,” Steve admitted.
Hayley could feel tears fall down her face. How dare they hide something like this from her! She stormed to her room and her powers slammed the door behind her. Her eyes turned black as she started knocking the things on her desk to the floor. Her lamp shattered and the desk broke under the intensity of her powers.
Black mist swirled around her hands as she went to my nightstand and cut the beautiful wooden piece in half. A knock sounded on her door which caused Hayley to turn her head towards the noise.
“What,” she snapped.
“Hayley,” Steve said beyond the door, “Are you alright? Can I-”
“GO THE FUCK AWAY YOU LYING SACK OF SHIT! I DON’T WANT TO SEE ANY OF YOU,” Hayley screamed back while the wall started to crack.
Suddenly, she felt the presence of two people in her room with Hayley.
“Dove, you need calm down,” Loki said carefully.
She turned on him with a snarl. Strange by was by his side and had the same cautious nature as Loki. For good reason obviously.
“Hayley, listen to us… You need to calm down…”
“HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING THIS FROM ME?!!! DID YOU KNOW TOO,” she yelled in their faces.
Strange grabbed her wrists gently. He took a deep breath and Hayley could feel the hum of their telepathic connection. He was opening his mind to her… She blinked and her eyes turned back to normal and she saw that Strange didn’t know anything. He just found out when Loki told him to get here.
Once that was done, Loki had taken her hand and did the same. He knew for a long time. The same time as the others had. When Hayley was done looking through his memories, her rage had flared to new heights. She had his back pressed against a wall and her hand gripping his neck. Her eyes weren’t just black, they were red.
Her voice was like a million demons speaking at once while red energy engulfed her and swirled to life like a flame.
“YOU LIED TO ME! ALL THIS TIME YOU KNEW!!”
“Dove-”
Hayley screamed and invaded his mind. She knew the feeling. First, your skin felt like it was being burned away, then your muscles are melted off, after that, your bones feel as though they are withering away. Everything disappears until it is just your mind and soul exposed. From there, she could access anything. Hayley was only interested in one thing: his fears.
She assaulted him with thoughts, feelings, hallucinations, and images of him being ridiculed for what he was, people he cared about dying, Odin’s shame, his Johtun heritage, and him being inadequate and weak.
Strange yanked her off of the Trickster who was now screaming and holding his head while he fell to his knees. The last thing Hayley saw was Loki crying before a hand was placed on her forehead and everything went black.