Chapter 12
I cried myself to sleep once I got back to my room, but I wasn't asleep for long. Alarms. Loud, obnoxious alarms were going off throughout the entire tower. I covered my ears as I walked out the door and into the hallway. I realized I was getting soaked. Sprinkler system. Was there a fire? I didn't wait around to find out. I headed down the hall, figuring I would meet up with someone eventually, but I found they were empty. Where was everyone? When the power went out I sped up, practically running now. It was dark, but I could still see enough to know where I was going. As I turned the corner, I saw him.
Loki.
He was standing at the opposite end of the hallway, looking mysterious and super fucking creepy. I couldn't read his face, or really see it, but I knew it was him by his height and how he stood, graceful and proud- there was no mistaking him. Why was he here, and how did he get out of his cell? I knew damn well Tony hadn't let him out. After the last conversation I had with him, I was now feeling nervous. He'd used me. He'd lied to me. He hurt me. What more did he want? My breathing caught in my throat when I realized that I may know why he was here.
I knew too much. Too much about him.
I didn't want to chance it, so I turned and hauled ass in the opposite direction. I wasn't really sure why I was running away from him. Would Loki really hurt me? At this point I wasn't sure anymore. So I ran. But it didn't do me a damn bit of good. I could hear him racing behind me and the faster I ran the closer Loki got. I shrieked when he grabbed me around the waist from behind, but he quickly covered my mouth and started dragging me down the hallway. I struggled with him, kicking and attempting to scream, but it was muffled by his overly large hand. Tears were staining my cheeks and my heart was pounding ninety miles an hour. Had Loki escaped? Where was everyone else? More importantly-what did he want with me?
"Shhh, would you calm down!" Loki scolded, barely over a whisper. "You act as if I'm about to murder you!" Loki looked annoyed. Highly annoyed.
I however, was more confused than ever. When I stopped struggling against him, he slowly removed his hand from my mouth. "Loki? What the fuck! Of course, I'd think that. Last time I talked to you-"
"I'm sorry." he cut me off before he could finish. "I thought, I thought it would be best."
"What? To rip my heart out?" I scowl.
"Yes." he mumbled, looking defeated.
I couldn't stay angry. I wanted too, but it was really hard when Loki was looking at me all puppy dog eyed and vulnerable. "You are confusing. Do you know that!"
"I told you I was a complex creature, love." He smirked. "We can speak of this later, we must go."
"Did you break out?" I had to know. Wait- WE? We must go? "What do you mean we?"
"Yes and no, and I mean you are coming with me." He took my hand and started pulling me back down the hallway. I was going with him?!
I had no idea how Loki knew where he was going. Hell, I didn't even know where I was going. I only knew how to get to my room, the main floor of the tower, and Loki's cell. None of which were remotely close to one another.
"I'm so fucking confused." I mutter, mostly to myself, but I could hear Loki chuckling beside me. "Where are we going?"
"Away." he stated vaguely.
"So, your kidnapping me." I raised a brow. Was it weird I was okay with that?
"Does it really count as kidnapping when you are leaving on your own free will?"
"Am I?" Was I?
"I don't know, are you?" He grinned.
Oh my god; fuck it!
I really was going to go with him. What the hell was I doing!
I sigh, "Where is everyone else?" Did I even really want to know?
"Alive, but indisposed at the moment." he smirked. "No worries, no harm will come to your friends."
Well, at least that was a bit reassuring. I just nod and we head down a set of stairs. Another hallway. More stairs. Where the fuck was he taking me?
"No!" I exclaim wide eyed. "He'll kill us!"
"He has to catch us first, darling." Loki smirked, getting into Tony's silver Audi R8. Tony's favorite car-no his baby!
"Do you even know how to drive?" I ask, getting into the passenger seat; damn, it really was a beautiful fucking car. Tony may just bury us both. It concerned me that Loki hadn't been in Earth...Midgard long-and it wasn't as if he'd used his time driving around New York City.
Loki glared at me. "You doubt my driving skills?"
"I'm just asking! You're an alien." I narrow my eyes and put on my seat beat. "It's not like you have cars in Asgard!"
"Not cars, but something similar." he shrugged.
Oh my god.... "Those boats don't count!" I exclaim as soon as Loki switched the ignition and put the car into drive. The garage doors opened on their own as we sped out with Loki-driving like a madman. I might just end up dying tonight anyway.
"THOSE LIGHTS ARE RED FOR A REASON!" I yell, as Loki ignored every single red light, somehow swerving through traffic, barely missing collisions with other vehicles. I covered my eyes. I couldn't watch anymore.
"Are you mad?!" I almost laugh, finally having the courage to open my eyes again. I had this strange feeling Loki had something up his sleeve and nothing would actually happen to us, though, it was still hard to watch. I don't think I've flinched so much in my entire life until tonight. Why was there still SO much traffic at 3am!?
"Possibly."
Loki had the biggest smile on his face. Either he was happy to be out of the cell, or he was having way to much fun causing chaos as we drove through New York- in Tony's car. I was sure there had been some major car crashes caused by Loki and his inability to realize other people were driving on the same road too-and he didn't own the entire road, even though he thought he did, but I tried not to think about that so much. I mean-it wasn't like I didn't know what I was getting myself into.
"Oh dear, we have company." Loki frowned, and I turned to see who was behind us.
OH GOD. "It's fucking Tony!" I growl, not sure if I was more annoyed or terrified. Tony was flying behind us, in his suit. I'm sure if I could see his face, it would be very, very angry right about now. "Drive faster!"
"Already on it, my sweet." Loki replied, highly amused by the situation.
I rolled my eyes. Only fucking Loki. "How did I get myself into this mess?" I ask myself more than him, but he still replied.
"Because you fell in love with me." he smirked. "That's how."
Cocky much? "What makes you think I'm in love with you?" Was I? No, that was impossible and stupidly fast. That shit didn't exist. Did it?
Loki turned to grin at me for a second before taking a sharp left to evade Tony, but he didn't answer my question. He was going to leave me here to ponder whether I was in love with him or not. Probably his damn plan all along. Fine. Two can play this game.
"Why did you come for me?"
"I think you already know the answer to that question, pet."
Did I really though? Maybe.
Tony was gaining on us and I could see the Manhattan Bridge up ahead. Loki sped up.
"Do you trust me?" Loki's tone went from playful to dead fucking serious.
"Yes." It came out of my mouth so naturally I think it threw us both off.
Loki grinned, taking one of my hands into his. "Hold on, love."
I didn't realize Loki was driving OFF of the bridge until we'd already crashed through the side and I could feel us beginning to fall.
Maybe I was insane, even a little crazy. My stomach was full of butterflies, but it wasn't because I was afraid. It was because I felt alive for the first time in my entire life; on the verge of death-with a crazy God.
Loki grabbed me and pulled me into a deep, sensual kiss and I returned it just as fiercely as we fell closer and closer to the water below.