LOKI'S POV

I watch as Natalie drives away with one last look. I lied to her. The guilt washes over me in gigantic waves. Writer? Convention? Is that the best the God of Mischief can do? I simply brush it off and walk towards the attack.

As I make my way towards it, I catch glimpses of the Avengers. Ugh, an annoying lot really. Why the humans adore them so much, I have no idea. Especially since it includes that obnoxious brother of mine, Thor. An annoyance above the rest. Honestly. What's a harmless prank to the God of Thunder?

I sneak around and get in a leviathan. "Let's get this party started shall we?" I say to myself. I ignite the ship and fly it upwards to signal the start of the attack. "Where shall we attack today, hm?"

My eyes scan New York, searching for a place to begin. I catch sight of the Avengers...again. "Wow, waste your time, why don't you? Just stand in your pretty little circle doing your heroic little poses while people are dying." I state sarcastically. 

"Times Square it is." I decide, honestly bored with the ordeal. I maneuver the ship through the streets, maybe hitting a building or two. Hey, let's shoot some lasers at some cars, and eventually work our way through the city. BOOOM. What was that?

I turn the ship around only to be hit by one of Iron Man's blasts. The front of the ship explodes as I land in debris. Ouch. I suddenly feel an unbearable pain on the side of my stomach. When I crashed in debris, a thick metal rod stabbed into my side.

I wince as I free myself from it and wait. Lightning in 3...2...1. A lightning bolt aimed at my stomach comes down, but I roll out of the way just in time. Good to know my brother still appreciates me. 

Time to be a villain. I get up and walk towards the Avengers. "LOKI!" Thor calls from his spot with the heroes. "Ah, how lovely to see you again dear brother. How have you been?"

Thor walks over and holds me up by the collar. "Oh please, as if that's necessary." I say, but not from where Thor was lifting "me". I lean against the wall of a building casually as "I" fade away.

I summon a dagger a twirl it in my hand. "I'm growing very bored of this, brother. Just get it over with and take me down." I say, checking an imaginary watch on my hand. "I have places to be."

Thor raises an eyebrow. "Places? Such as what, brother?" I look at him in the eye. "Since when do you care?"

Thor takes a step back and whispers something to Captain America. The Captain nods and throws his shield at me. I bend to the left, his shield nearly grazing my neck.

"Missed me," I say as I walk backwards towards a leviathan that I had called to come get me. "Maybe next time Captain," I call as the ship flies away.

I steer the ship towards the suburbs and I jump down as soon as we're near, landing on the street. I command the ships to go back to the city and do a little damage.

I speed-walk down the sidewalk and walk into the apartment complex's main office. The lady at the desk looks up tiredly. "Can I help you sir?" She says as she types a few things into the computer.

"Yes, can you please tell me which apartment Ms. Natalie is in?" She looks up at me, and then types in the computer again. "Apartment 3, room 312." I nod to her. "Thank you," I say exiting the office and walking towards Apartment 3.

I get there rather fast and climb up the stairs, 2 steps at a time. "305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312! Here it is." I gently knock on the door. Silence.

I knock again. "Natalie? Are you in there?" The door opens suddenly. "Oh my god, Loki you're okay!" She says pulling me inside and closing the door. "I was worried! What the hell was your plan?!" She asks frantically.

Before I get to answer she interrupts me. "And you have cuts all over your face! What happened out there?" She says, brushing her fingertips over the cuts on my face.

I push her hand down with my own. "Oh, just a few falls. I was running, you see. And an alien spaceship crashed near where I was, and I fell into some debris." Not exactly the truth, but pretty damn close.

Natalie looks at me worriedly. "Stay here," she says. "I'll be right back." She briskly walks into another room in the apartment. I wait for her to come back and take a seat on her sofa.

I look around at her apartment. Stylish, yet not too fancy or expensive. The way she decorated it gave it a very modern feel, while still humble. She should be an interior designer.

Suddenly I hear the sound of glass breaking and a scream. Natalie. I get up and and rush to the room Natalie went in. The light was on and the door slightly ajar. I open the door to a bedroom.

A first aid kit lies opened on the bed and the window is broken. Shattered glass on the carpet. And no Natalie.

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~♡ Miki