Tricked? Leaving.
June was woken late in the night by Loki shaking her gently.
“Hey do want to take a trip with me?” Loki asked whispering quietly in her ear.
“Sure,” She said through a yawn, and rubbed her eyes, “Where are we going?”
“Well I want to go visit my younger brother, but we’ll need a portal,” Loki answered her.
“You have a younger brother?”
“Yes, he’s my biological brother. Me and him have been planning to get together on Jotunheim for quite a while. He would love to meet you I think.”
“Cool,” June yawned again and sat up.
“Oh, we should get you in a coat and boots. I don’t want you freezing,” Loki said and scooped her into his arms. June loved it when he picked her up, she loved the way he actually liked her. Niko had never shown her affection, he had always just given her the occasional pat on the back or good job, when she had portaled them out of whatever place they were stealing from. She hated stealing, especially from the business that were run by good honest people who barely made a living. She had never thought it was fair, but she had also never voiced this out loud, Niko would have pushed her either by not feeding her, or by hurting her.
Now she felt safe. June smiled and tucked her face into Loki’s shoulder as he carried her down the hallway. He stopped and set her down outside a room, which he entered alone and came back out a few minutes later with a coat and and some boots.
“Here you go kiddo,” He said helping her into her coat. She slipped her feet into the boots, and Loki zipped them up for her. He smiled and booped her on the nose, “All cozy?”
June nodded.
“Oh wait, I almost forgot,” Loki said quickly, and knelt down in front of her. He pulled a small fluffy hat out of his pocket, and pulled it down onto her head, and then he pulled out a scarf and wrapped it around her. “Wouldn’t want your ears freezing. Those are important.”
June giggled a little.
“You ready to open that portal for me?”
June nodded, and focused her thoughts on the portal. Cold wind blew into her face as the portal opened.
“There you go,” She said proudly and looked up at Loki. He beamed down at her.
“Thank you squirt,” He reached down and took her hands in his, “Wait where are your gloves?”
June shrugged. Sighing Loki reached into her pocket and pulled out two very warm looking gloves.
“Here you go. Put those on; frostbite is no fun,” Loki sounded amused. June pulled her gloves on and then wrapped her hand back around Loki’s. Together they walked through the portal.
June gaped wide eyed around at the blue planet. Massive ice structures reached toward the dark sky, and snow swirled mercilessly around them. The wind found its way through the cracks in her coat, and June shivered.
“You okay?” Loki asked looking down at her as she nestled into his side.
“It’s kind of cold here,” June mumbled, she didn’t want to offend him by telling him she didn’t like this place at all, but she really didn’t like it here.
“That’s because you are in the home of the frost giants,” June looked up in surprise at the sound of the deep voice that had just spoken. A frost giant stood about three feet in front of them, “I am Loki brother Jafri.”
June scooted behind Loki, Jafri seemed very intimidating.
“There is no need to be afraid kiddo. Jafri isn’t going to hurt you,” Loki said comfortingly, and pushed June back in front of him.
“I wouldn’t dream of hurting my older brothers adopted child,” Jofri said and smiled at June. He seemed to have the same charm as Loki, but at the same time he seemed more savage and ferocious “Shall we have our meeting? Also I have a good friend who can watch June.”
“Yes I am ready to begin. June do you mind hanging out with one of his friends while he and I discuss some important matters?” Loki asked. June liked the way he always double checked to make sure she was fine with things.
“I don’t mind,” June answered meekly.
“Good, This my good friend Joka. She will take very good care of you,” Jafri said as another frost giant emerged from the snowy haze. A female. June had never thought of there being female frost giants.
“Come this way,” Joka extended her hand, and June heistated until Loki nudged her forward.
“You’ll be fine, go on.”
June took Joka’s hand and together they headed inside one of the massive ice structures.
“Where will Loki be?” June asked nervously glancing around at the ice room. At least she was now out of the wind.
“He and Jofri will be right beyond those doors,” Joka nodded toward a set of double doors. June wanted to go be with Loki. She didn’t distrust Joka, she just really didn’t like being away from the one person that was ever nice to her. She decided to go sit next to the door that way she could at least be a little closer to Loki.
“--- the kid??? Really? That's your excuse?” Jafri’s voice drifted through the doors. He sounded angry.
“I didn’t plan it. It just happened,” Loki’s cool voice replied.
“SO the reason things have been delayed is because you didn’t want to hurt her feelings?!” Jofri roared.
“She trusts me. She needed someone she could trust,” Loki’s reply sounded agitated.
“Loki! We have been waiting for three days to have a portal! You have been spending that time bonding with a ten year old! You wanna play father? Fine, but do it your own time! The goal here was not to find you the perfect child, but to get us a portal.”
“Watch your tongue,” Loki growled. What were they arguing about?
“Why is it taking you so long to get us our portal?”
“I wanted to make sure she didn’t think I was jus--”
“You are! You are using her.”
“No!”
“Yes,” Jofri’s tone made June’s blood run cold, “The only reason you need her is for that portal, so we can get my-- our army through to Earth. That is all she is good for.”
“No, Jofri, she is a good kid! I was not about to leave her with that asshole.”
“You’re soft.”
“Maybe I am.”
“At least you got that portal.”
Was that why he brought her here?
“I am a man of my word brother,” Loki said it sounded like he had regained his composure.
“Is Stark dead? From what you told me he is not someone we want around while trying to invade Earth.”
“I have someone working on that, but I am not sure how things are going.”
Jofri made an angry sound in his throat.
“As long as you think it’s safe to attack.”
“It is. Earth will be mine, and you can go back to having this frozen rock to yourself.”
An invasion. Loki had been planning an invasion. June didn’t know what she had been expecting, but she hadn’t wanted this. Bad things would happen if Loki took over. She felt betrayed. She had thought maybe he was a good person, but she should have guessed the second he had brainwashed the Avengers. Why did she have to be so ignorant? Then a scary thought occurred to her. She was the only person standing in between Loki and a full scale attack on Earth. She had to do something. Taking a deep breath she pulled the doors open and stepped into the room where Jofri and Loki were arguing. They both fell silent.
“Why?” Was all that June could manage to choke out. Loki’s angry expression melted into one of pure regret.
“June? Can you please go,” Loki whispered.
“No, No!” June could feel her anger bubbling up, “Were you just going to make me trust you, and then have me open the portal for you so you could take over the world, and then do away with me?!”
“That was the plan yes,” Jofri said with a malevolent smile.
“No it-”
“You might as well be honest with her,” Jofri said sounding midley amused.
“June listen,” Loki reached toward her. She stepped back, Loki’s hand flinched back a little.
“No! You’re going to destroy everything! I don't Like cold! I don’t want earth like this! You tricked me!” June screamed. "I am not your tool to use to take over the world!"
“June please can we just-”
“NO!” June shouted, and opened a portal behind her. “Why would you do this?”
She stepped through the portal, and closed it before Loki could speak