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What Lies Beneath
Chapter 28
Tony had led her to where Loki was resting, and she slipped into the room, seeing Pepper standing there, and smiled weakly at the woman. She hated that she'd woken them up at such an ungodly hour, she just hadn't known what else to do. Pepper walked over and hugged her lightly before leaving the room, giving Fenrir a pat on the head, as if she was used to seeing a giant vicious looking wolf walking around the penthouse or something.
Felicity walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, closing her eyes for a moment. This was not what she'd expected when she agreed to go to Asgard with Loki. She should have known that there was some women in his past, he was a god, which meant he was old. Very old. Time wasn't something he was concerned with. She opened her eyes and glanced down at him. She wondered if he ever worried about her? What would happen when she got old, when she passed away. She was only mortal, she wasn't like him. Would he move on quickly? Would he mourn her death? She bit her lip and shrugged the thoughts away. That didn't matter right now, she wasn't anywhere near old enough to die, though if Sigyn found a way to Midgard, her youth might be cut short real fast.
“My father never mentioned me, did he?”Fenrir asked as he walked over and took a seat at her feet on the floor.
“No...though we haven't been together very long.”She replied as she turned and looked at the wolf.
“What of the others?”He asked curiously.
“Others?”She replied, looking curious,”How many children does he have?”
“Four,”He answered honestly,”Myself, I'm the oldest, then there is my three siblings.”
“Oh...will I meet them too?”She asked, trying not to sound worried about the outcome. If one child was a wolf, what were the others like?
“Well, you've met one already.”He said, sounding amused,”Sleipnir...the horse with the eight legs.”
“Oh...my.”She said, her eyes wide. Not to sound crude, but she'd been riding one of his kids? The hell was that about.
“Yes, though you might want to ask father of that tale, I'm not sure you want me telling you about it.”Fenrir said with a bit of a chuckle in his voice.
“What about the others?”She asked, tilting her head.
“There is Hel, she is ruler of the underworld...which is not Vahalla before you try to relate them, it's the place where the unglorious dead go, those who were old, sickly, things of that nature.”He answered,”She is an odd creature of sorts, and you'll probably meet her...she comes out of the Underworld from time to time...I'm not sure when it was last that she returned to see her family.”
“Ah...okay...and what about the other?”She asked, raising an eyebrow,”I assume this is the one I'll never meet.”
“You don't want to meet this one, he is a serpent, and he holds the world together by biting the end of his tail...if he should ever let go...the world ends...so saying hello is out of the question.”Fenrir said simply as he rested his head on her leg.
“And what about you?”She asked lightly,”What makes you different...other then you're clearly a wolf.”
“I am not usually so kind...I like that my father has something that makes him happy, I saw it in his eyes before those demons came out.”He answered,”I am a war creature, I like destruction...I kill, I was once banished by Thor from Asgard for all the bloodshed I'd caused.”
“So you have a temper much like Loki's?”She said with a bit of a laugh, trying very hard to just accept what she'd been hearing, though to her, this was simply a whole lot of crazy, and she was pretty sure she was losing it.
“I would think that is a good way to explain it.”He replied, once again sounding amused at her words.
Felicity glanced down at Loki for a moment, and enjoyed seeing him looking peaceful, though she didn't like that he'd been beaten to hell and back. She scrunched her nose lightly before looking at Fenrir for a moment. She was trying hard to put the pieces together, figure out why it was that Fenrir had been what Loki had created. Would that happen if she and Loki had kids? She almost wanted to scream thinking about it. She would have no way of explaining that to anyone. Felicity paused in her thoughts for a moment and decided that she would just have to wait to get the full story from Loki before she went into full panic mode.
“You look as if you need rest, little mortal.”Fenrir said lightly.
“Felicity.”She corrected once more,”And I do.”
“Ah, sorry.”Fenrir said, almost laughing as he spoke, if a wolf could laugh,”Lay and sleep then.”
Felicity snorted at the wolf, as he moved his head, laying himself comfortably in the floor. She glanced over to see there was a couch in the room, and got herself up, deciding that sleeping in the bed with Loki tonight was not a good idea. She didn't want to jar him or anything by tossing and turning, and cause anymore issues. She walked over and laid herself down on the black leather sofa, not minding the cool against what skin was bare, and in only a matter of minutes, she was sound asleep, her mind and body having had enough for one day.
Felicity awoke to the sound of Fenrir whining and a voice. She knew the voice, but she was still half sleeping, so she simply let it be. She grumbled lightly as she realized it wasn't going to be quiet now. She slowly blinked her eyes open and nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw Thor standing only about two inches from her face, reaching out to poke her, as if he was trying to wake her up. She let out a small scream, and scrambled up, panting, her heart racing in her chest.
“She's awake.”He said triumphantly.
“Yes...I am.”She growled, as she stared up at him like she wanted to punch him,”Do you always wake people up like that?”
“I called for you a few times, and you ignored me.”Thor protested lightly.
“I told you not to do that,”Fenrir said, giving a bit of a huff as he turned to Felicity,”There is sustenance waiting on you out there.”
“Food?”She asked, raising an eyebrow,”You woke me up...for food?”
“Of course...you have to eat.”Thor demanded.
“Yes...I could have done so when I was ready to wake up.”
“You've slept the better part of the day, it is nearly night again.”Fenrir said lightly,”I wasn't sure you were going to wake up.”
“So...you called Thor?”She asked, eyeing the wolf like she was going to smack him now.
“He was already here...to check on father.”Fenrir replied, before glancing back at the bed,”He's doing much better...should wake up soon.”
“You two...are incredible...”She mumbled as she slowly got herself up.
“You're going to eat then?”Thor asked with a smile.
“I'm going to eat.”She mumbled and shook her head.
She was aware that she was still in the dress she'd worn to Asgard, and she really hoped that she'd find something else to wear soon. This was uncomfortable, and it was itchy, and she wanted normal people clothing. She stood slowly from the couch and looked over at Loki. He'd moved around in his sleep, and his hair was a mess. She had to smile at that, it was good to see that he was healing, showing signs of life, that means she didn't get him completely killed yet.
“Father has managed to catch Sigyn...though she is still very much capable of keeping this war going,”Thor said lightly as he followed her gaze.
“What war?”Felicity asked, shaking her head,”She is simply a woman scorned...and she is a jealous individual...there is no war...she's simply to much of a coward to come to me face to face...”
“You should watch what you say, Felicity,”Thor said lightly,”Remember it was your harsh tongue that started this,”
“No.”She snapped as she turned and looked at him,”Do not push this over on me,”
“You could have said nothing.”Thor replied, raising an eyebrow.
“And let her simply speak to me...to Loki in such a crude manner...in front of everyone?”She asked, letting out a snippy laugh,”No, I wasn't going to be a push over, I'm not afraid of her, she's simply a jealous ex, and I'm the one that is apparently standing in her way.”
“What do you suggest then?”He asked,”That we continue to fight and bleed because of her?”
“No, but you could let me talk to her.”Felicity suggested, a cold smile crossing her lips,”I could put an end to this, since it's my issue, not all of Asgard's.”
“Loki would chase me through the nine realms with a knife if I allowed that.”
“You're scared of your little brother?”Felicity challenged.
“I am not scared, I just have enough respect to try to not be the source of him losing his temper.”
“Your scared.”She mocked lightly, smiling at the frustrating look on Thor's face.
Fenrir looked between the two, wondering what was going to happen. He looked utterly amused at the fact that this little mortal was getting under Thor's skin in such away. His father would certainly be proud. Thor had his arms crossed over his chest, his jaw set has he stared down at Felicity, a frown on his face.
“Thor, I can end this,”Felicity protested,”Fenrir can stay here, hold Loki off for a few hours when he wakes up, and I'll go speak to Sigyn, end this senseless violence, and get myself a little satisfaction in the process, what's so bad about that?”
“Lying to my brother about your whereabouts.”Thor answered,”He will not be happy when he wakes.”
“He'll simply have to forgive me,”Felicity replied,”and if he asks, I'll tell him it was my idea, and I didn't give you any options, that it was either you take me, or I'd go by myself, and no one would be there to protect me.”
Felicity walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, closing her eyes for a moment. This was not what she'd expected when she agreed to go to Asgard with Loki. She should have known that there was some women in his past, he was a god, which meant he was old. Very old. Time wasn't something he was concerned with. She opened her eyes and glanced down at him. She wondered if he ever worried about her? What would happen when she got old, when she passed away. She was only mortal, she wasn't like him. Would he move on quickly? Would he mourn her death? She bit her lip and shrugged the thoughts away. That didn't matter right now, she wasn't anywhere near old enough to die, though if Sigyn found a way to Midgard, her youth might be cut short real fast.
“My father never mentioned me, did he?”Fenrir asked as he walked over and took a seat at her feet on the floor.
“No...though we haven't been together very long.”She replied as she turned and looked at the wolf.
“What of the others?”He asked curiously.
“Others?”She replied, looking curious,”How many children does he have?”
“Four,”He answered honestly,”Myself, I'm the oldest, then there is my three siblings.”
“Oh...will I meet them too?”She asked, trying not to sound worried about the outcome. If one child was a wolf, what were the others like?
“Well, you've met one already.”He said, sounding amused,”Sleipnir...the horse with the eight legs.”
“Oh...my.”She said, her eyes wide. Not to sound crude, but she'd been riding one of his kids? The hell was that about.
“Yes, though you might want to ask father of that tale, I'm not sure you want me telling you about it.”Fenrir said with a bit of a chuckle in his voice.
“What about the others?”She asked, tilting her head.
“There is Hel, she is ruler of the underworld...which is not Vahalla before you try to relate them, it's the place where the unglorious dead go, those who were old, sickly, things of that nature.”He answered,”She is an odd creature of sorts, and you'll probably meet her...she comes out of the Underworld from time to time...I'm not sure when it was last that she returned to see her family.”
“Ah...okay...and what about the other?”She asked, raising an eyebrow,”I assume this is the one I'll never meet.”
“You don't want to meet this one, he is a serpent, and he holds the world together by biting the end of his tail...if he should ever let go...the world ends...so saying hello is out of the question.”Fenrir said simply as he rested his head on her leg.
“And what about you?”She asked lightly,”What makes you different...other then you're clearly a wolf.”
“I am not usually so kind...I like that my father has something that makes him happy, I saw it in his eyes before those demons came out.”He answered,”I am a war creature, I like destruction...I kill, I was once banished by Thor from Asgard for all the bloodshed I'd caused.”
“So you have a temper much like Loki's?”She said with a bit of a laugh, trying very hard to just accept what she'd been hearing, though to her, this was simply a whole lot of crazy, and she was pretty sure she was losing it.
“I would think that is a good way to explain it.”He replied, once again sounding amused at her words.
Felicity glanced down at Loki for a moment, and enjoyed seeing him looking peaceful, though she didn't like that he'd been beaten to hell and back. She scrunched her nose lightly before looking at Fenrir for a moment. She was trying hard to put the pieces together, figure out why it was that Fenrir had been what Loki had created. Would that happen if she and Loki had kids? She almost wanted to scream thinking about it. She would have no way of explaining that to anyone. Felicity paused in her thoughts for a moment and decided that she would just have to wait to get the full story from Loki before she went into full panic mode.
“You look as if you need rest, little mortal.”Fenrir said lightly.
“Felicity.”She corrected once more,”And I do.”
“Ah, sorry.”Fenrir said, almost laughing as he spoke, if a wolf could laugh,”Lay and sleep then.”
Felicity snorted at the wolf, as he moved his head, laying himself comfortably in the floor. She glanced over to see there was a couch in the room, and got herself up, deciding that sleeping in the bed with Loki tonight was not a good idea. She didn't want to jar him or anything by tossing and turning, and cause anymore issues. She walked over and laid herself down on the black leather sofa, not minding the cool against what skin was bare, and in only a matter of minutes, she was sound asleep, her mind and body having had enough for one day.
Felicity awoke to the sound of Fenrir whining and a voice. She knew the voice, but she was still half sleeping, so she simply let it be. She grumbled lightly as she realized it wasn't going to be quiet now. She slowly blinked her eyes open and nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw Thor standing only about two inches from her face, reaching out to poke her, as if he was trying to wake her up. She let out a small scream, and scrambled up, panting, her heart racing in her chest.
“She's awake.”He said triumphantly.
“Yes...I am.”She growled, as she stared up at him like she wanted to punch him,”Do you always wake people up like that?”
“I called for you a few times, and you ignored me.”Thor protested lightly.
“I told you not to do that,”Fenrir said, giving a bit of a huff as he turned to Felicity,”There is sustenance waiting on you out there.”
“Food?”She asked, raising an eyebrow,”You woke me up...for food?”
“Of course...you have to eat.”Thor demanded.
“Yes...I could have done so when I was ready to wake up.”
“You've slept the better part of the day, it is nearly night again.”Fenrir said lightly,”I wasn't sure you were going to wake up.”
“So...you called Thor?”She asked, eyeing the wolf like she was going to smack him now.
“He was already here...to check on father.”Fenrir replied, before glancing back at the bed,”He's doing much better...should wake up soon.”
“You two...are incredible...”She mumbled as she slowly got herself up.
“You're going to eat then?”Thor asked with a smile.
“I'm going to eat.”She mumbled and shook her head.
She was aware that she was still in the dress she'd worn to Asgard, and she really hoped that she'd find something else to wear soon. This was uncomfortable, and it was itchy, and she wanted normal people clothing. She stood slowly from the couch and looked over at Loki. He'd moved around in his sleep, and his hair was a mess. She had to smile at that, it was good to see that he was healing, showing signs of life, that means she didn't get him completely killed yet.
“Father has managed to catch Sigyn...though she is still very much capable of keeping this war going,”Thor said lightly as he followed her gaze.
“What war?”Felicity asked, shaking her head,”She is simply a woman scorned...and she is a jealous individual...there is no war...she's simply to much of a coward to come to me face to face...”
“You should watch what you say, Felicity,”Thor said lightly,”Remember it was your harsh tongue that started this,”
“No.”She snapped as she turned and looked at him,”Do not push this over on me,”
“You could have said nothing.”Thor replied, raising an eyebrow.
“And let her simply speak to me...to Loki in such a crude manner...in front of everyone?”She asked, letting out a snippy laugh,”No, I wasn't going to be a push over, I'm not afraid of her, she's simply a jealous ex, and I'm the one that is apparently standing in her way.”
“What do you suggest then?”He asked,”That we continue to fight and bleed because of her?”
“No, but you could let me talk to her.”Felicity suggested, a cold smile crossing her lips,”I could put an end to this, since it's my issue, not all of Asgard's.”
“Loki would chase me through the nine realms with a knife if I allowed that.”
“You're scared of your little brother?”Felicity challenged.
“I am not scared, I just have enough respect to try to not be the source of him losing his temper.”
“Your scared.”She mocked lightly, smiling at the frustrating look on Thor's face.
Fenrir looked between the two, wondering what was going to happen. He looked utterly amused at the fact that this little mortal was getting under Thor's skin in such away. His father would certainly be proud. Thor had his arms crossed over his chest, his jaw set has he stared down at Felicity, a frown on his face.
“Thor, I can end this,”Felicity protested,”Fenrir can stay here, hold Loki off for a few hours when he wakes up, and I'll go speak to Sigyn, end this senseless violence, and get myself a little satisfaction in the process, what's so bad about that?”
“Lying to my brother about your whereabouts.”Thor answered,”He will not be happy when he wakes.”
“He'll simply have to forgive me,”Felicity replied,”and if he asks, I'll tell him it was my idea, and I didn't give you any options, that it was either you take me, or I'd go by myself, and no one would be there to protect me.”
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Sorry for the delay in updates, I have like...three days ahead of me where I can write my heart out, and plan on doing so :)