When Tony Stark's little sister wakes up deep in enemy territory she assumes her life is over. She'll be killed or worse: used as a bargaining chip against her estranged brother. What happens when the mafia leader, Loki Laufeyson, offers her a deal she can't refuse? No sentiment. Only revenge. What happens when the truth is revealed? Will she betray her only family or betray the man she loves to hate? Little Sparrow is an enemies to lover's fic riddled with betrayal and spice!
“What the hell did you just do?” I asked, my voice cracking as I spoke. I grabbed my arm, the skin beginning to itch from where the tracker had been placed.
“Until we find a way to remove the damage Laufeyson has done to you… I need to keep you safe.” He looked away from me, unable to meet my eyes.
“You don’t get it… do you? He didn’t brainwash me, Tony! He saved my life!”
Just as I said this Seth entered the room, holding a bouquet of roses and I scoffed. “Perfect. Just fucking perfect.” I turned to Tony. “What the hell is he doing here?”
“He wanted to talk to you.”
“Y/n,” Seth said, his voice sending chills down my spine as I remembered him leaving me that night. “I wanted to explain what happened that night.”
“I don’t want to hear it.” I turn away.
“I went to get help!” he shouted as I began walking away from him.
I sighed, turning to face him. “Yeah? And when did that help arrive?”
“We searched the woods for days, Y/n… we couldn’t find you.”
“Who searched the woods?” I hissed.
“Me and my friends. We couldn’t find you anywhere… we never thought it was because you were with him.” He practically spat the word, as if the very idea of Loki disgusted him.
“You don’t get to be angry I was with him. He saved my life after you left me for dead.”
“It was one of his men that attacked you, Y/n!”
I scoffed before it suddenly occurred to me. “It was pitch black. How did you know it was one of his men? I only found out after you left because he thought he’d be rewarded.”
“Who else would attack the Avenger’s princess?”
“No, that’s not it.” I grabbed the roses from his hands, pressing him against the wall as I flipped the roses over and pressed the thorns against his neck. “What the hell did you do?”
“Y/n, that’s enough!” Tony yelled and I glanced at him.
Seth took advantage of my momentary distraction and flipped us around, pressing me against the wall. “I won’t hurt you, little princess.” He moved his lips to my ear, whispering so low I could barely hear him. “Not while your brother’s around anyway.” He moved away, placing a hand on my cheek. “We’re to be married, princess. Let’s not fight.” He moved his hand to my throat, pressing his lips against mine. He applied pressure to my neck and I struggled to breathe as he covered his violence by kissing me.
I lifted my knee, hard, as the tears began leaking from my eyes. He doubled over in pain, giving me enough time to escape to my room. I slammed the door, locking it behind me as I grabbed Loki’s number and dialed it quickly.
“Who is this and how did you get this number?” he growled into the phone.
I tried to slow my breathing as I spoke, knowing FRIDAY could be listening.
“Hey.”
“Darling?” There was a heavy sigh of relief on the other line. “What is it? You sound like you’ve been crying. Are you alright?”
“I’m alright.”
“You’re being listened to, aren’t you?”
“Most likely,” I replied, my breath catching as I spoke.
“Alright, then talk to me like I’m an old friend.”
“It’s… uhm… it’s just been a while since we’ve talked. It’s been a crazy few weeks. I wanted to see how you were doing.”
“Good girl. Now tell me what’s happened.”
“You remember how I was engaged to Seth, right?”
“What did he do?” he growled.
“He showed up with a bouquet of roses just like I said he would and when I wouldn’t take him back he uhm…” I trailed off.
“Darling, what happened?”
“He kissed me… while also choking me. I couldn’t breathe.” A choked sob escaped my throat.
“I’ll kill him. I swear I will, my darling.”
“I… uhm… I don’t think I’ll be able to grab coffee anytime soon.” I swallowed the lump in my throat. “Tony injected a tracker in my arm and he isn’t letting me leave.”
There was loud knocking on my door.
“Open the door, Y/n!” Tony shouted.
“Breathe for me, love. I’m going to get you out of there. Do you know what kind of tracker it was?”
“No… I- I don’t know. It hurt like a bitch.”
“Now, Y/n!” Tony shouted.
“Tony’s at my door. I have to go.”
I could hear Pepper trying to calm Tony down outside the door but it was no use.
“No! Don’t hang up, love. I’ll put Syf on the phone. It’s unlikely he’ll recognize her voice, alright? Just tell him it’s an old friend, yeah? Whatever you do, don’t you dare hang up.”
I opened the door and Tony ripped the phone from my grasp.
“Who the hell is this?” He put the phone on speaker and I heard Syf’s voice.
“Tony? Is that you? What’s it been? 7 years?”
“Who the hell is this?”
“Don’t tell me you don’t remember me? I hung out at your house all the time when Y/n and I were growing up. I thought you were cute but Y/n forbade any of her friends from dating her brother.”
Tony’s face grew red as Pepper stood behind him, her eyebrows raised.
“What was your name?” Tony asked.
“Alice! I can’t believe you don’t remember! Y/n and I were the best of friends! I was trying to take her out for coffee but you just had to put a tracker in her arm. Controlling much?”
“There’s a lot more going on here than you know, Alice. My sister’s gotten herself into some trouble and I’m trying to protect her.”
“Whatever trouble she’s gotten herself into… I’m sure she can get herself out of it. I’ve never known Y/n to meet a problem she couldn’t solve.”
“Yes, well… this one is quite extensive.”
“What’s she done?”
He looked at me and I rolled my eyes.
“She got herself involved with Laufeyson. You know him?”
“I’ve heard of him.” There was a brief pause before she spoke again. “Y/n!” Tony jumped at her squeal. “You dog! Is he hot?”
“Not helping, Alice,” Tony hissed.
“Yeah, he’s pretty hot,” I answered.
“Get it, girl!”
Tony rolled his eyes, handing me back the phone. I took it off speaker as he shut the door behind him.
“Hey.”
“Is he gone?”
“Yeah,” I chuckled. “Thanks by the way.”
“Was I girly enough?”
“Perfect,” I laughed. “I think you totally embarrassed him by the way. Pepper was standing right behind him.”
Her laughter filled my ear and I smiled at the sound.
“Thank you, Syf,” Loki said and I could hear her polite reply. “Anytime.”
“You still there, darling?”
“I’m here.”
“I’m going to find another way to get you out of there. I promise.”
“I know.”
“So… you think I’m hot, hm?”
I chuckled at the change in conversation, my cheeks flushing. “Very.”
“I miss you, darling.”
“I miss you too. As soon as Tony lets me out of here we’ll grab coffee.”
I heard him chuckle. “Good girl. I’ve got Syf working on a way to disable that tracker.”
“I’m about to cut it out.”
He chuckled lowly. “I don’t doubt it, darling… but how about giving Syf and I a chance to figure this out first. Keep trying to convince your brother of this ‘coffee date’ with an old friend. I think we might be able to work with that.”
“He’ll never let me leave without a chaperone.”
“Not to worry, my love. We’ll figure it out.”
“I should probably go… he’s already angry at me because he caught me trying to escape.”
“I’m going to get you out of there. I love you, darling.” There was a pause before he spoke again. “Someday I’ll hear you say it back and it will be even sweeter.”
When Tony Stark's little sister wakes up deep in enemy territory she assumes her life is over. She'll be killed or worse: used as a bargaining chip against her estranged brother. What happens when the mafia leader, Loki Laufeyson, offers her a deal she can't refuse? No sentiment. Only revenge. What happens when the truth is revealed? Will she betray her only family or betray the man she loves to hate? Little Sparrow is an enemies to lover's fic riddled with betrayal and spice!
“What the hell did you just do?” I asked, my voice cracking as I spoke. I grabbed my arm, the skin beginning to itch from where the tracker had been placed.
“Until we find a way to remove the damage Laufeyson has done to you… I need to keep you safe.” He looked away from me, unable to meet my eyes.
“You don’t get it… do you? He didn’t brainwash me, Tony! He saved my life!”
Just as I said this Seth entered the room, holding a bouquet of roses and I scoffed. “Perfect. Just fucking perfect.” I turned to Tony. “What the hell is he doing here?”
“He wanted to talk to you.”
“Y/n,” Seth said, his voice sending chills down my spine as I remembered him leaving me that night. “I wanted to explain what happened that night.”
“I don’t want to hear it.” I turn away.
“I went to get help!” he shouted as I began walking away from him.
I sighed, turning to face him. “Yeah? And when did that help arrive?”
“We searched the woods for days, Y/n… we couldn’t find you.”
“Who searched the woods?” I hissed.
“Me and my friends. We couldn’t find you anywhere… we never thought it was because you were with him.” He practically spat the word, as if the very idea of Loki disgusted him.
“You don’t get to be angry I was with him. He saved my life after you left me for dead.”
“It was one of his men that attacked you, Y/n!”
I scoffed before it suddenly occurred to me. “It was pitch black. How did you know it was one of his men? I only found out after you left because he thought he’d be rewarded.”
“Who else would attack the Avenger’s princess?”
“No, that’s not it.” I grabbed the roses from his hands, pressing him against the wall as I flipped the roses over and pressed the thorns against his neck. “What the hell did you do?”
“Y/n, that’s enough!” Tony yelled and I glanced at him.
Seth took advantage of my momentary distraction and flipped us around, pressing me against the wall. “I won’t hurt you, little princess.” He moved his lips to my ear, whispering so low I could barely hear him. “Not while your brother’s around anyway.” He moved away, placing a hand on my cheek. “We’re to be married, princess. Let’s not fight.” He moved his hand to my throat, pressing his lips against mine. He applied pressure to my neck and I struggled to breathe as he covered his violence by kissing me.
I lifted my knee, hard, as the tears began leaking from my eyes. He doubled over in pain, giving me enough time to escape to my room. I slammed the door, locking it behind me as I grabbed Loki’s number and dialed it quickly.
“Who is this and how did you get this number?” he growled into the phone.
I tried to slow my breathing as I spoke, knowing FRIDAY could be listening.
“Hey.”
“Darling?” There was a heavy sigh of relief on the other line. “What is it? You sound like you’ve been crying. Are you alright?”
“I’m alright.”
“You’re being listened to, aren’t you?”
“Most likely,” I replied, my breath catching as I spoke.
“Alright, then talk to me like I’m an old friend.”
“It’s… uhm… it’s just been a while since we’ve talked. It’s been a crazy few weeks. I wanted to see how you were doing.”
“Good girl. Now tell me what’s happened.”
“You remember how I was engaged to Seth, right?”
“What did he do?” he growled.
“He showed up with a bouquet of roses just like I said he would and when I wouldn’t take him back he uhm…” I trailed off.
“Darling, what happened?”
“He kissed me… while also choking me. I couldn’t breathe.” A choked sob escaped my throat.
“I’ll kill him. I swear I will, my darling.”
“I… uhm… I don’t think I’ll be able to grab coffee anytime soon.” I swallowed the lump in my throat. “Tony injected a tracker in my arm and he isn’t letting me leave.”
There was loud knocking on my door.
“Open the door, Y/n!” Tony shouted.
“Breathe for me, love. I’m going to get you out of there. Do you know what kind of tracker it was?”
“No… I- I don’t know. It hurt like a bitch.”
“Now, Y/n!” Tony shouted.
“Tony’s at my door. I have to go.”
I could hear Pepper trying to calm Tony down outside the door but it was no use.
“No! Don’t hang up, love. I’ll put Syf on the phone. It’s unlikely he’ll recognize her voice, alright? Just tell him it’s an old friend, yeah? Whatever you do, don’t you dare hang up.”
I opened the door and Tony ripped the phone from my grasp.
“Who the hell is this?” He put the phone on speaker and I heard Syf’s voice.
“Tony? Is that you? What’s it been? 7 years?”
“Who the hell is this?”
“Don’t tell me you don’t remember me? I hung out at your house all the time when Y/n and I were growing up. I thought you were cute but Y/n forbade any of her friends from dating her brother.”
Tony’s face grew red as Pepper stood behind him, her eyebrows raised.
“What was your name?” Tony asked.
“Alice! I can’t believe you don’t remember! Y/n and I were the best of friends! I was trying to take her out for coffee but you just had to put a tracker in her arm. Controlling much?”
“There’s a lot more going on here than you know, Alice. My sister’s gotten herself into some trouble and I’m trying to protect her.”
“Whatever trouble she’s gotten herself into… I’m sure she can get herself out of it. I’ve never known Y/n to meet a problem she couldn’t solve.”
“Yes, well… this one is quite extensive.”
“What’s she done?”
He looked at me and I rolled my eyes.
“She got herself involved with Laufeyson. You know him?”
“I’ve heard of him.” There was a brief pause before she spoke again. “Y/n!” Tony jumped at her squeal. “You dog! Is he hot?”
“Not helping, Alice,” Tony hissed.
“Yeah, he’s pretty hot,” I answered.
“Get it, girl!”
Tony rolled his eyes, handing me back the phone. I took it off speaker as he shut the door behind him.
“Hey.”
“Is he gone?”
“Yeah,” I chuckled. “Thanks by the way.”
“Was I girly enough?”
“Perfect,” I laughed. “I think you totally embarrassed him by the way. Pepper was standing right behind him.”
Her laughter filled my ear and I smiled at the sound.
“Thank you, Syf,” Loki said and I could hear her polite reply. “Anytime.”
“You still there, darling?”
“I’m here.”
“I’m going to find another way to get you out of there. I promise.”
“I know.”
“So… you think I’m hot, hm?”
I chuckled at the change in conversation, my cheeks flushing. “Very.”
“I miss you, darling.”
“I miss you too. As soon as Tony lets me out of here we’ll grab coffee.”
I heard him chuckle. “Good girl. I’ve got Syf working on a way to disable that tracker.”
“I’m about to cut it out.”
He chuckled lowly. “I don’t doubt it, darling… but how about giving Syf and I a chance to figure this out first. Keep trying to convince your brother of this ‘coffee date’ with an old friend. I think we might be able to work with that.”
“He’ll never let me leave without a chaperone.”
“Not to worry, my love. We’ll figure it out.”
“I should probably go… he’s already angry at me because he caught me trying to escape.”
“I’m going to get you out of there. I love you, darling.” There was a pause before he spoke again. “Someday I’ll hear you say it back and it will be even sweeter.”
"I’d gone through so many names it was getting harder to remember my birth name but I’d never forget it when I heard it. I held it close to my heart when they'd tried to erase everything I was. Twenty years ago I’d started my new life when I escaped and I never looked back."
Y/n Y/l/n never thought her past would come back to find her. After all who would look for her on Midgard? But one day in the small town of Puento Antiguo her world is turned upside down when an old friend turns up, threatening everything she has built and the people she'd fought so hard to protect. What happens when the life she left behind finally catches up with her? What happens when the old flame she thought had burned out reignites within her?
Warnings: language (sorry, Steve), eventual smut (slow burn), angst, some mentions of torture (most things won't be detailed but anything that gets a bit more specific will be warned at the beginning of the chapter)
When Tony Stark's little sister wakes up deep in enemy territory she assumes her life is over. She'll be killed or worse: used as a bargaining chip against her estranged brother. What happens when the mafia leader, Loki Laufeyson, offers her a deal she can't refuse? No sentiment. Only revenge. What happens when the truth is revealed? Will she betray her only family or betray the man she loves to hate? Little Sparrow is an enemies to lover's fic riddled with betrayal and spice!
“Loki… what’ve you done?” I could feel my heart racing in my chest.
“I’m sorry, darling… but I promised I’d find you.” I could hear the regret in his voice.
No… please no.
“You’ve been tracking this call, haven’t you?” My voice broke.
“Yes, darling.”
“Was that the real reason you wanted to talk to me?” I hissed.
“No, love… I needed to know you were okay and I wanted to hear your sweet voice… but once Syf told me she knew how to trace the call… I had to do it.”
“No, Loki… you can’t come here! That’s what he wants, you know that!”
“I promised I’d get you back, darling," he replies softly.
“No! I’ll get back to you on my own! You show up here and they’ll kill you on sight! You know they will!” Tears filled my eyes.
“I made a promise.”
“And I promise to hold you to it, okay? But not now! You’ll get me back another way! Don’t do this! You don’t know what you’re walking into here! Please, Loki… don’t do this.” My heart was racing as I tried to reason with him.
“What do you expect me to do, sweet girl?” His voice was soft as he spoke. “Wait for your fiance to find you again? You expect me to let him hurt you again?” His words grew harsh as a tear slipped down my cheek.
“Please… they’re not like you. They won’t hesitate to shoot.”
“Are you saying I’m weak?” he hissed.
“No!” I knew I wasn’t making this any better. “I’m saying I know why you didn’t kill them when they first arrived in your territory… at least I think I know. You could’ve shot them the minute we walked into the coffee shop but you didn’t. I have to believe you did that for me.”
“Perhaps it was simply because they were useful.”
“You and I both know that’s not true. You didn’t kill them because you knew it would hurt me but Tony… he wouldn’t hesitate to kill you and anyone you bring with you… no matter who it would hurt.”
“You don’t seem to think very highly of your brother.”
“He was a good man once… but losing our parents took a toll on him… he hasn’t been the same since.”
“Y/n!” Nat called to me, holding up her phone. “Tony’s calling me. We should head back inside.”
“Just a second,” I replied.
“Was that Romanoff? Has she been there the whole time?”
“She didn’t hear anything but yes, she knows I’m talking to you. She’s the reason I was even able to leave my room to make this phone call.”
There was a brief pause. “Well, then tell her thanks for me.”
“Sure,” I chuckled, before remembering our earlier conversation. “Just give me a few days to get out on my own. You can have a plane meet me a few miles away from the compound but don’t send anyone recognizable. Just… please… let me try before you get yourself killed.”
“Three days, Y/n. After that I’m coming back for you. I don’t trust them with you.”
“I know, Loki… I know.” I breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank you.”
“The plane will be there every day starting tomorrow night in case you find a way out sooner.”
“Thank you, Loki.”
“I love you, darling… even if you can’t say it back yet. I will always love you.”
“I know.”
****
“How’d it go?” Nat asked as we began walking back toward the compound.
“Fine. He says thanks by the way.”
She smiled. “I didn’t do it for him but sure I’ll accept thanks from the leader of the Asgardians.”
“Don’t let Odin hear you say that. He still thinks he’s running things.”
She chuckled. “He’s still alive?”
I playfully punched her shoulder as we entered the compound and Tony started yelling at us.
“Where the hell have you been?”
“What’s your problem, Tony? I went for a walk. Don’t worry, your little guard dog came with me.”
“You let her out?!” His eyes widen as he turns his attention to Nat.
“What was I supposed to do, Tony? She’s an adult! Did you expect me to hold her down?”
“If that’s what it came to!”
“Fuck you, Tony!” I yelled, trying to walk past him but he stopped me by grabbing my arm.
“Pepper got you a new phone.” He pulled a box from his pocket. “I’ll take your old one.”
“I’m not giving you my phone, Tony.” I pushed him away from me as Steve entered the room.
“Come on, Y/n. Let’s not make this any more difficult than it needs to be.”
I scoff. “I’m not giving him my phone, Steve.”
“Why?”
“It’s where I keep all my nudes,” I replied, laughing as his face went red.
“Y/n,” he hissed.
“What?” I replied innocently. “I’m not handing over my phone. Sorry, Steve.”
I left the room, shutting my door and quickly pulling out my phone. I changed Loki’s contact to ‘Alex’ and deleted our previous messages along with the record of tonight’s call. I knew it wouldn’t be long before Tony managed to get ahold of my phone and I wanted to play it safe.
I sent a quick message before deleting my copy of it.
Tony’s taking my phone. Don’t use this number.
I grabbed a sheet of paper and began writing his number on it, stuffing it inside a spare shoe in my closet just as there was a loud knock on my door.
“Open the damn door, Y/n!” Tony yelled. I shut the phone down and opened the door.
“Let’s just make this easier on everyone and give me the phone.”
I rolled my eyes and reluctantly handed him the phone. He seemed annoyed when it didn’t turn on right away and began powering it up.
“Password?”
I scoffed. “Yeah, nope. That wasn’t part of the agreement."
“Y/n, this is for your own good.”
I shrugged. “Not interested. Don’t you have something better to do than to creep on your little sister’s phone. I mean honestly… it’s not a good look for you, Tony.”
He huffed in annoyance, handing me the new phone, before leaving.
I began setting up the phone, trying to ignore the tears slipping down my cheeks.
****
The next day was busy and I’d hoped to find a moment to sneak away but even through the chaos Tony always had someone guarding me. I went to sleep and decided to try again the next day. I’d packed a bag, being sure to check every possible seam of my clothing and bag for trackers and it seemed I was in the clear. I wasn’t taking much with me, apart from a sweater and a few photos. I didn’t plan on coming back to this place.
****
The following day I had a bit more space and I was able to ditch Clint, who’d been put on guard duty. It was barely 8 o’clock when my feet hit the pavement and I began running from the compound. I didn’t get far before I heard alarms sounding through the compound and I ran for the cover of the woods. Suddenly an arrow shot in front of me, landing at my feet, and my heart began racing.
“Come on, Y/n! Just come back home!” Clint called from somewhere in the trees. “You didn’t honestly think you escaped on your own, did you? Your brother was testing you and you failed. Let’s make this easier and run along home.”
“That’s not my home anymore!” I yelled, knowing he’d already found me so it made no difference to try to stay quiet. “Wouldn’t you fight for Laura if someone tried to separate you?”
“Laura isn’t an Asgardian.”
“She wasn’t an Avenger when you met her either!” I called back.
“Just go home, Y/n!”
I started walking forward and another arrow landed in front of me.
“You gonna shoot me?” I hissed in the direction the arrow had come from.
“If I have to.”
I scoffed, turning back the way I’d come. “Fuck you, Barton!”
****
When I returned to the compound I was met with Tony’s furious glare but he said nothing. He roughly grabbed my arm and pulled a strange device from behind his back.
“What the hell are you doing?” I yelled, struggling in his grip.
Steve lifted my sleeve and Tony pressed the device against my skin. A sharp pain shot through my arm. Tears filled my eyes as I realized what he’d just done.
When Tony Stark's little sister wakes up deep in enemy territory she assumes her life is over. She'll be killed or worse: used as a bargaining chip against her estranged brother. What happens when the mafia leader, Loki Laufeyson, offers her a deal she can't refuse? No sentiment. Only revenge. What happens when the truth is revealed? Will she betray her only family or betray the man she loves to hate? Little Sparrow is an enemies to lover's fic riddled with betrayal and spice!
“Loki… what’ve you done?” I could feel my heart racing in my chest.
“I’m sorry, darling… but I promised I’d find you.” I could hear the regret in his voice.
No… please no.
“You’ve been tracking this call, haven’t you?” My voice broke.
“Yes, darling.”
“Was that the real reason you wanted to talk to me?” I hissed.
“No, love… I needed to know you were okay and I wanted to hear your sweet voice… but once Syf told me she knew how to trace the call… I had to do it.”
“No, Loki… you can’t come here! That’s what he wants, you know that!”
“I promised I’d get you back, darling," he replies softly.
“No! I’ll get back to you on my own! You show up here and they’ll kill you on sight! You know they will!” Tears filled my eyes.
“I made a promise.”
“And I promise to hold you to it, okay? But not now! You’ll get me back another way! Don’t do this! You don’t know what you’re walking into here! Please, Loki… don’t do this.” My heart was racing as I tried to reason with him.
“What do you expect me to do, sweet girl?” His voice was soft as he spoke. “Wait for your fiance to find you again? You expect me to let him hurt you again?” His words grew harsh as a tear slipped down my cheek.
“Please… they’re not like you. They won’t hesitate to shoot.”
“Are you saying I’m weak?” he hissed.
“No!” I knew I wasn’t making this any better. “I’m saying I know why you didn’t kill them when they first arrived in your territory… at least I think I know. You could’ve shot them the minute we walked into the coffee shop but you didn’t. I have to believe you did that for me.”
“Perhaps it was simply because they were useful.”
“You and I both know that’s not true. You didn’t kill them because you knew it would hurt me but Tony… he wouldn’t hesitate to kill you and anyone you bring with you… no matter who it would hurt.”
“You don’t seem to think very highly of your brother.”
“He was a good man once… but losing our parents took a toll on him… he hasn’t been the same since.”
“Y/n!” Nat called to me, holding up her phone. “Tony’s calling me. We should head back inside.”
“Just a second,” I replied.
“Was that Romanoff? Has she been there the whole time?”
“She didn’t hear anything but yes, she knows I’m talking to you. She’s the reason I was even able to leave my room to make this phone call.”
There was a brief pause. “Well, then tell her thanks for me.”
“Sure,” I chuckled, before remembering our earlier conversation. “Just give me a few days to get out on my own. You can have a plane meet me a few miles away from the compound but don’t send anyone recognizable. Just… please… let me try before you get yourself killed.”
“Three days, Y/n. After that I’m coming back for you. I don’t trust them with you.”
“I know, Loki… I know.” I breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank you.”
“The plane will be there every day starting tomorrow night in case you find a way out sooner.”
“Thank you, Loki.”
“I love you, darling… even if you can’t say it back yet. I will always love you.”
“I know.”
****
“How’d it go?” Nat asked as we began walking back toward the compound.
“Fine. He says thanks by the way.”
She smiled. “I didn’t do it for him but sure I’ll accept thanks from the leader of the Asgardians.”
“Don’t let Odin hear you say that. He still thinks he’s running things.”
She chuckled. “He’s still alive?”
I playfully punched her shoulder as we entered the compound and Tony started yelling at us.
“Where the hell have you been?”
“What’s your problem, Tony? I went for a walk. Don’t worry, your little guard dog came with me.”
“You let her out?!” His eyes widen as he turns his attention to Nat.
“What was I supposed to do, Tony? She’s an adult! Did you expect me to hold her down?”
“If that’s what it came to!”
“Fuck you, Tony!” I yelled, trying to walk past him but he stopped me by grabbing my arm.
“Pepper got you a new phone.” He pulled a box from his pocket. “I’ll take your old one.”
“I’m not giving you my phone, Tony.” I pushed him away from me as Steve entered the room.
“Come on, Y/n. Let’s not make this any more difficult than it needs to be.”
I scoff. “I’m not giving him my phone, Steve.”
“Why?”
“It’s where I keep all my nudes,” I replied, laughing as his face went red.
“Y/n,” he hissed.
“What?” I replied innocently. “I’m not handing over my phone. Sorry, Steve.”
I left the room, shutting my door and quickly pulling out my phone. I changed Loki’s contact to ‘Alex’ and deleted our previous messages along with the record of tonight’s call. I knew it wouldn’t be long before Tony managed to get ahold of my phone and I wanted to play it safe.
I sent a quick message before deleting my copy of it.
Tony’s taking my phone. Don’t use this number.
I grabbed a sheet of paper and began writing his number on it, stuffing it inside a spare shoe in my closet just as there was a loud knock on my door.
“Open the damn door, Y/n!” Tony yelled. I shut the phone down and opened the door.
“Let’s just make this easier on everyone and give me the phone.”
I rolled my eyes and reluctantly handed him the phone. He seemed annoyed when it didn’t turn on right away and began powering it up.
“Password?”
I scoffed. “Yeah, nope. That wasn’t part of the agreement."
“Y/n, this is for your own good.”
I shrugged. “Not interested. Don’t you have something better to do than to creep on your little sister’s phone. I mean honestly… it’s not a good look for you, Tony.”
He huffed in annoyance, handing me the new phone, before leaving.
I began setting up the phone, trying to ignore the tears slipping down my cheeks.
****
The next day was busy and I’d hoped to find a moment to sneak away but even through the chaos Tony always had someone guarding me. I went to sleep and decided to try again the next day. I’d packed a bag, being sure to check every possible seam of my clothing and bag for trackers and it seemed I was in the clear. I wasn’t taking much with me, apart from a sweater and a few photos. I didn’t plan on coming back to this place.
****
The following day I had a bit more space and I was able to ditch Clint, who’d been put on guard duty. It was barely 8 o’clock when my feet hit the pavement and I began running from the compound. I didn’t get far before I heard alarms sounding through the compound and I ran for the cover of the woods. Suddenly an arrow shot in front of me, landing at my feet, and my heart began racing.
“Come on, Y/n! Just come back home!” Clint called from somewhere in the trees. “You didn’t honestly think you escaped on your own, did you? Your brother was testing you and you failed. Let’s make this easier and run along home.”
“That’s not my home anymore!” I yelled, knowing he’d already found me so it made no difference to try to stay quiet. “Wouldn’t you fight for Laura if someone tried to separate you?”
“Laura isn’t an Asgardian.”
“She wasn’t an Avenger when you met her either!” I called back.
“Just go home, Y/n!”
I started walking forward and another arrow landed in front of me.
“You gonna shoot me?” I hissed in the direction the arrow had come from.
“If I have to.”
I scoffed, turning back the way I’d come. “Fuck you, Barton!”
****
When I returned to the compound I was met with Tony’s furious glare but he said nothing. He roughly grabbed my arm and pulled a strange device from behind his back.
“What the hell are you doing?” I yelled, struggling in his grip.
Steve lifted my sleeve and Tony pressed the device against my skin. A sharp pain shot through my arm. Tears filled my eyes as I realized what he’d just done.
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I will let politics ruin my relationships actually!!!! cause people who lack empathy and vote against the better interest of marginalized groups are not people I want to be associated with!!!
