Aurie

aurie, goddess of love and war. welcome to my blog!

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Love Me Better Than All The Others Do

Fandom: Titans (2018)

Ship: Jason Todd/Original Female Character

Tags: Fluff and angst, Mild Domestic Fluff, No smut, Domestic Fluff, Batfamily, Jason Todd is Red Hood, Jason Todd-Centric, Jason Todd Needs A Hug, Teenagers, Vampires

Chapter 2/?

Like A Bird Through The Night

A day later, Bruce brought me home to his manor. It was difficult being back, with all the memories. The Titans were still there, much to my disapproval.

“Evelyn, right? I’m Gar,” said a voice behind me. I was getting my things set up in a spare room. I turned around to see the little guy from the Titans.

“Yeah. What’re you guys still doing here? Thought you were going to San Francisco.”

“I think Dick is dragging his feet because of you,” he explained. “He wanted to meet you under better circumstances,” he finished when he saw my confusion. I didn’t have much to say. “Well, um, Jason is in his room down the hall. He hasn’t said much, but I think he’s been waiting to see you.” Gar walked away and once he was far enough from me I made the trek to Jason’s room. I contemplated just walking in, but I decided to knock.

Jason opened the door and let out a gasp when he saw me. “Bruce didn’t tell me you got here,” he greeted. “I was waiting a long time for you.” He opened the door to let me in and we sat on the bed.

“What happened?” I asked. “I don’t remember much.”

“It’s a lot,” he started. “When Fletcher and his guys were cornered, he shot you. I was unharmed, so I got to skip the hospital. Bruce is working with Barbara about all the crime stuff, trying to get it waved on account of grooming. Everyone says Crane took advantage of me, but I don’t see it like that. So I’ve just been here, waiting for you.”

“I’ve been meaning to talk to you,” I said. He looked at me and I grabbed his hand in mine. “I hate to be cliche, but what are we? We felt more like partners in crime, but since I was alone in the hospital I’ve been thinking about it. Is this going to die out without the sneaking around?”

“I don’t want it to,” Jason said after a long hesitation. “I care about you, I don’t want to lose you.”

“I don't want to lose you either.” There was another lull in the conversation. I couldn't tell what he was thinking, but I knew what I had to say. “I love you, Jason.” He looked at me and blushed. “I do. I don't know how it happened but I can't stay away from you. I fear that if I don't say it now, I'd never tell you how I feel.”

Jason took my head in his hands and gently pulled me close, kissing me. This time it didn't feel confusing. It felt familiar. “I love you too,” he confided. “I should've told you months ago.” I leaned my head on his shoulder, pulling him into a side hug. “I hate to break the moment, but I want to go downstairs and get something to eat.” I kissed him on the forehead and went down with him.

Bruce and Dick were talking in the kitchen while Conner, Gar, and Rachel hung out in the living room. The former didn't pay any mind to us as Jason made a sandwich.

“Do you want ham on yours?” Jason asked me. I didn't realize he was making two. I got an onion out of the fridge and began slicing it. “Can you get a tomato too?” I grabbed a tomato and sliced only a few just for him. Jason assembled the sandwiches as I finished and we brought them to the living room.

“Oh, hey guys,” Conner greeted. “Feelin’ okay?”

“Yeah, I'm feeling great,” Jason responded. He was genuinely smiling.

“I have a question,” Gar spoke up. “Are you two, like, dating?” I rolled my eyes.

“That's none of your business.”

“Actually, we just made it official," Jason said at the same time. I playfully shoved him.

“Alright, yeah whatever, we're dating.”

“For how long?” Rachel asked.

“A couple of months.” The team and us got to talking, enjoying ourselves. I was glad to be welcomed in the group. A little bit later, Bruce and Dick came into the room.

“Are you guys finishing up? We should get on the road soon.”

“Aw, but Evelyn just got here!” Rachel protested. “We're having a nice time.”

“Say your goodbyes. I'll be waiting outside,” Dick told her.

“Well, I'll miss you,” Gar said.

“You seem pretty nice,” I told him. He pulled Jason into a hug.

“You've been good, man. I'll see you later.”

“See you, Gar.” I hugged each of them too and I found myself getting a little teary-eyed. It took so long to find a family and when I had the start of one, they were moving back to across the country.

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At Last My Lonely Days Are Over pt2

Later in the evening, I was taken to SHIELD Headquarters in New York. I was left alone in another room, but this time it was a large meeting room. I wasn’t alone for long before a tall red-haired woman walked in. She sat down in front of me. “Good evening, Aurelia. My name is Natasha Romanoff. I take it that you’ve recently escaped from the Red Room. Do you care to talk about it?” She prodded. “Is that what it was called?” “Yes. You don’t know much about it?” “No. I just escaped about six hours ago.” “The Red Room is a Russian operative created in the 1930s. They kidnap young girls and train them to be assassins. Strangely, you were one of them. Do you know how it happened?” “Like I told Maria, I was in Poland. I heard whispers about Russia doing something crazy but I thought it was just rumors. When we were investigating a possible Russian assassination, I was taken by them. I tried escaping but eventually it wasn’t worth it.” Natasha handed some papers over to me. “We want to recruit you into SHIELD. We can give you a new life, as long as you help us. You’ll be keeping the world safe, not hurting it. You can be safe with us.” I looked at the stack in front of me. They were a contract of employment, but most of it was vague to keep classified information at bay. “I’ll sign this, on one condition.” “What do you need?”

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At Last My Lonely Days Are Over

“Good afternoon. My name is Maria Hill. I’m the deputy director of SHIELD. We’ve taken a blood sample from you. You’re Asgardian. Care to tell me how you got here?” This Maria came in after nearly an hour of waiting. She reminded me of Howard, once upon a time. I wasn’t sure where he was. “What’s SHIELD?” I asked. “Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division,” she explained. “We emerged from the Strategic Scientific Reserve-” my ears perked up. “The SSR. Do you know Howard and Peggy? Can you bring me to them?” She scribbled notes on her pad as I spoke, even though she was recording the conversation. “Howard Stark and Peggy Carter, you mean? I’m afraid I have some unfortunate news. Howard died nineteen years ago. Mrs. Carter is living in an assisted living facility. She’s unreachable at the moment. How do you know them?” I wasn’t sure if I was able to trust her. I reached out a hand to grab ahold of her memories, but I saw a black ring on my finger that wasn’t there before. My magic didn’t work. “Can I trust you?” I questioned. “You can trust me as long as you comply. SHIELD is in the business of quelling interdimensional and terrorist threats, especially now that your friend Thor is on Earth.” I stared into nothing for a moment, thinking about Loki. “...I met Howard at Camp Lehigh. He introduced me to Steve Rogers. I had a plan. I was supposed to win the war and protect Midgard.” “Camp Lehigh, that was in the forties. How long have you been here?” She looked shocked, maybe scared. “I don’t remember what year it was. I know America hadn’t won the war yet. I had a name. It was, um… it was… I don’t know. I can’t remember much. But I know I was important to the Allies.” “You’re saying you helped win World War II?” “I’m not sure Earth could’ve done it without me. Listen, I had things that could help me remember. I wrote every day, and my journals must be somewhere. If you can find where I lived, you can help me remember.” “I’m guessing you don’t remember where you lived,” she noted. “No. But Howard helped me with it. I think he signed papers for me. Something like that. That might help you.” Maria left the room and didn’t come back for another twenty minutes. “We found it. A small apartment in Brooklyn. Howard Stark took over your rent in 1946 and when he died, his son took over. You were really important to him,” she scoffed. “We have a team investigating now. What did you do after 1946? Why did Howard manage your finances?” “I’m telling you, I don’t remember anything. I just remember the pain.” “Pain. Is that how you got those scars?” She pointed at me and I looked over my body, looking over the hundreds of scars and burns and brands that marked me. “What happened to you?” I went quiet for a moment. “I was on a mission in Poland. Standard stuff, I think. Then I got overpowered. I was blasted with a weapon and I woke up in a cell. I was chained up with something that dampened my magic. I remember bleeding a lot and them cutting into me. I think I was some sort of science experiment. They made me train all day and night. I killed people. At some point, my memories completely stopped. All I my earliest memory from after that is Thor standing over me.” “Do you know anything about the people who captured you? Any identifying features about the people or place?” “They spoke Russian. And I was training with little girls. Other than that, there were mostly men in charge of me.” Maria froze in place, her skin going white. She left the room again in a rush, the door slamming behind her. The footsteps beyond the door became even more rushed and I heard voices. “...Not a weapon, not a threat… I don’t care what you say! She was in the Red Room. She’s a victim, for Christ’s sake!” I heard Maria arguing and a disembodied male voice. Maria came back to the room in a huff. “We’re going to have you stay with us. In a few hours, we’ll be flying back to our headquarters in New York. We have someone for you to meet there.” “Am I in trouble?” “Not in the slightest.”

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Some Legends Are Told pt2 Steve led me to his empty barracks and stopped a few feet in. “Now what?” He asked. I used my magic to conjure a projection of the nine realms. He was physically taken aback, not believing his eyes. Scared, he grabbed a gun on a soldier’s nightstand and aimed it at me. “Who are you? What are you?”  “Relax,” I directed. “As I told you, my name is Aurelia Njordrdottir. I come from a distant realm. If you will let me explain…” I pleaded. He motioned towards the projection, letting me go on. I pointed at the center planet in my display. “This is Midgard, or as you know it, Earth. This is where humans live. Humans think they are alone, but they are wrong. Above you, sort of, is Asgard. That’s where I come from. Our king, Odin, informed me that Earth was in danger and sent me to protect you. That is what I’m here for.” Steve kept the gun aimed, but his grip loosened. “I’ve read books about Asgard. They’re nothing but fairy tales.” “Then how can you explain this?” It took him a moment, but Steve finally lowered his hand. “So say you are from Asgard. How are we in danger? What are you going to do to protect us?” “Well, I don’t know how I’m supposed to protect you all if I don’t know what the danger is,” I explained. “Oh, that’s easy,” he perked up. “We’re in the middle of a global war. It’s us, Britain, and the Soviet Union against Germany, Italy, and Japan.” “I don’t know what any of that means,” I admitted, but it did explain why one of his pals was afraid I was a German ally. “Alright, here’s what we’ll do.” Over the next two hours, Steve spent time explaining to me a brief history of America and the fighting countries. Soldiers were getting to sleep, so we moved back into the camp. He enlisted the help of his trusted friends which included Howard and Bucky, the man with the staring problem.  “Does that make sense?” Steve asked at the end of it all. He commandeered a chalkboard in an office we probably weren’t supposed to be in. “A little? I mean, if Japan had a problem with China, why did they bomb Hawaii?” I questioned. I was following along just fine until then. “Because: Oil. America froze Japan’s assets when they took the French Indochina. So, they took it back by force.” I nodded along. “Hey, if you’re supposed to be a Norse goddess,” Bucky spoke up. “What are you the goddess of?” “Love and war,” I simply spoke. And so I became the SSR’s secret weapon. The following night I was introduced to Peggy Carter and Colonel Phillips as a German codebreaker named Sabine Dietrich. I was a strong aide to the allies. By day I worked defense strategies but by night I traveled the expansive cities we visited, posing as an Axis sympathizer looking for others. Cozying up with German officials was how I got the intelligence I reported. The boys regarded me with the title of ‘First Female Howling Commando.’ I made a place for myself. Even when Bucky died, when Steve died, I stuck to my place, waiting for Heimdall to give the signal. Working with Peggy and Howard for the SSR was a dream.

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Some Legends Are Told Using my magic to enter the base, I went undetected by the guards. Most people were milling about in the back, where the music was coming from. No one paid any mind to me as I kept my head down. I turned the corner and collided with a tall, slim man who yelped. “Where might you be heading?” He asked when we collected ourselves. “Don’t think I’ve seen you here before. What’s your name?” I sized him up and glanced at his extended hand to help me up. I took it, and got a glimpse of his memories. Only the most notable ones appeared, and they told me about something called the Stark Expo, Project Rebirth, and the SSR.  “Aurelia,” I told him. I wasn’t sure if I needed to lie for this mission. My only understanding was that I was meant to protect the Midgardians. “What’s yours?” I asked as a formality. “Howard. Do you need help? You look a little lost,” he noted. “I need to speak with whoever’s in charge,” I demanded. Howard Stark laughed. “Well, good luck with that. Colonel Phillips is an extremely busy man. I doubt he’ll make time for a dame like yourself.”  “A dame?” I asked, offended. “I am not a simple woman.” “Of course,” he corrected. “I just mean he might not care to make time for someone he’s never met. But hey, I feel I’m pretty important. Why don’t I introduce you to my friends?” I could tell he was flirting, but I had a mission to keep. If he wouldn’t grant me access to this Colonel Phillips, I’ll have to play his game. I hummed in response and he showed me to an open bar where a group of men were sitting. “Gentlemen!” He announced. “We have a new friend.” He stepped away to make a grand gesture to introduce me. I didn’t appreciate being offered up like a piece of meat for these boys. I heard stories of Midgardians as a child, how savage and selfish they were. It was best to make my limits clear. “Well, good evening to you,” the one with the mustache said. “The name’s Dugan. Who might you be, miss?” The men turned around to eye me.  “My name is Aurelia Njordrdottir. I am here on a mission. You seem like the people who can aid me with that.” The men snickered.  “What kinda name is that? Are you with the Germans?" Another one of the men commanded. I didn’t know anything about Germans, but it seemed to instill fear in them. “Where I come from is not important. I need your help. Are you going to assist me?” “Of course,” a blonde man spoke up. “Isn’t helping people the business we’re in?” He looked around and the men around him sheepishly nodded. I took the empty seat next to him. He asked the bartender for another drink and handed it to me. “I’m Steve Rogers. What do you need help with?” “I’m on a mission,” I informed. He took in the information. “A mission, yeah? For who?” I noticed the brown haired man to his side was staring me down. “I’m… not sure I’m supposed to say. I wasn’t exactly given clear instructions.” Neither Odin nor Heimdall gave me any aide on how I was supposed to proceed once I arrived.  “Fellas, give us the room.” The several men cleared out of the bar, including Howard who brought me here. The man at Steve’s side left slower than everyone else, eyeing me one last time before disappearing behind the wall. “Are you in any danger?” He asked solemnly. “No,” I breathed. “You have me mistaken.” I ran out of things to say. “Well, Aurelia. I can only help you if you’re honest with me. Can you do that?” I hesitated for a moment before getting an idea. “Is there someplace private we can go?”

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The Loser Has To Fall “When do you leave?” Loki asked. “Tonight,” I replied. “That was quick,” he noted. “Heimdall has noted things heating up on Midgard. My immediate presence is of utmost importance, he says.” “Why does it have to be you? Why can’t Sif do it? You can’t leave me alone here,” Loki protested. “I tried to throw it on someone else. The Allmother told me it has to be me. That no one else can do what I do. She said I have a special talent. I’m not sure what it is, though.” Loki leaned his head on me. We were sitting in the garden behind the palace, enjoying our last night together. Anxiety creeped in me and my heart rate rose, knowing what I had to do. “Loki?” I asked. “Yes, Aurie?” “I’m going to miss you deeply. I’ve been thinking, ever since I was appointed this task. Do you ever…? Do you ever think about being something more?” I couldn’t look him in the eye as I spoke. Slowly, Loki inched his hand towards mine and held it. “All the time, I have to say. You’re perfect for me. I see a family in you.” I turned and smiled. Loki’s face was already close and it only made sense to close the gap. We kissed and I felt the emotion climb through me, rising to my mind where I felt the most complete. Then, we heard shouting from afar. The guards were ready to collect me for my departure. / / / “And do you, Freya, swear to protect Midgard, to protect Asgard, to protect the realms?” Odin asked. “I swear.” “Do you swear to protect the Midgardians, to uphold your role as a goddess?” “I swear.” “Heimdall, open the Bifrost.” He twisted the sword and the gate opened, its sound reverberating through my ears. “Wait,” I commanded. “There is no time, child,” Odin protested. I looked at Loki with a panicked expression. “Wait! Please! I don’t want to go, you can’t make me!” Odin used the magic he possessed to tie my hands together with a vine and pulled me close to him. “Do not make this mistake,” he growled. “Please,” I begged. His face tightened and he pushed me backwards, sending me into the Bifrost. The last I heard was Loki’s yelp for my safety. Because I wasn’t prepared, I rocketed beyond Asgard’s reach and fell feet first onto the soft grass, a couple kilometers away from a camp that I heard rowdy voices from. Dusting myself off, I made the trek to get closer. There were guards I discovered at the front, but the entrance read Camp Lehigh.

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