Chapter Four

The Escape

            Her room at the Palace was bigger then the whole apartment at Stark tower. California king bed didn't even come close to the plush bed in the center of the room. The walls were shaded in creams and light browns the furniture was made of dark wood and gave off an antic vibe. The room was amazing but Fenix was too distracted. She kept replaying the deathly green of Loki's eyes over and over in her head. The Anger that burned there scared her half to death. She had seen him look that way when talking about his brother but she had never seen him look that way at her.

 

 

           Later that night when she was certain that everyone but the guards were asleep Fenix snuck out of her room. Quickly she slipped through the hallways and rooms avoiding the guards easily. Finally she enters the Banquet/ throne room. Without the laughter and noise of the celebration the Hall felt like a ghost town deserted and frightening, she couldn't picture this lifeless hall as the same one she was just in hours earlier. Standing still she listens for guards and hears none. Easily finding the small hall that Thor took her through she jogs quietly down its length until she finds the first left. Hugging the corner she peaks her head around the corner cursing when she sees two guards standing in her path. 

 

       Lighting her fire she sneaks up behind them. At the last second they hear her coming up behind them. Spinning around they raise their guns and fire at her only to get a blast of hot flames right in their face. While trying to put out the flames around them Fenix drops down and side sweeps their legs out from under them making them fall hard to the ground knocking them out. 

"Sorry guys nothing personal." she mutters to them and steps over their unconscious bodies. she finds the spiraling staircase and runs down them and races to the set of doors that was the gateway to the Prison. Putting her ear against the door she tries with no luck to hear if there were anymore obstacles in her way. Sighing she prepares for a fight and ignites her arms all the way up to her elbows. Bursting through the doors she sees that the coast is clear and other then startled prisoners there was no one else in the prison. Ignoring the rude inmates she hurries down to Loki's cell. 

"Get Away from Me." Loki Hisses, his back to her.

"Get over yourself OK. I just knocked out two guards to get here. So suck up your pride and tell me how to get you out." She snaps at him her voice breaking. She blinks a few times praying the unshed tears trying to make their way down her face would remain unshed.

"And what makes you think I want anything to do with you Fenix STARK!" He yells whipping around making everything in his cell explode with a simple gesture of his hands. "what makes you think that I will trust a conniving lying pathetic Human girl like yourself who has betrayed me on the utmost level?" He growls striding right up to the force field glaring at her. 

"Because it seems to me that I am the ONLY one who wants to get you out of here. Unless you truly want to Rot away in here I am getting you  out!" She yells back at him no longer able to hold back the tears letting them fall unchecked down her cheeks.

"Why would I want help from the sister of my enemy?" He hisses. Looking right at him she walks over to him so they are face to face the only thing in their way was the force field. 

"Just because he and I share the same pathetic excuse of a father doesn't mean he is my Brother. Sure I have to live with him but I don't have to like him. And-" she says stopping herself from finishing her sentence. 

"And what?" Loki mocks her enjoying himself. 

" And because I love you Loki." Fenix says her voice quivering. The sound of Loki sucking in his breath makes her look up at him. He stepped back from her his eyes closed. 

" Over to your left is the control panel to the fields. There are many levers on it. the very last one in the last row is the one for my cell  pull it down and the field will dissipate." Loki says quietly pointing to Fenix's left after a minute or two. Looking to her left she sees an enormous control panel with levers the size of her body. Spying the one for Loki's cell she takes it and with all her might she slowly pushes it down. The sound of hissing static fills her ears as the field sputters and dies. Loki jumps gracefully out of his cell and turns to Fenix his eyes still closed. 

Terrified of his mood Fenix stands stock still in her place unable to move. 

"Come we must hurry off this world before the Guards decide to do their job and check on the prisoners." Loki says coldly and heads for the exit. Exhaling the breathe she had been holding Fenix follows him out. Loki takes her on a different path then the one she took to get to him. He takes her down many twists and turns down many dark and dank passage ways. 

"Where are we going? If I didn't know any better I would say you were taking us through the basement." Fenix says trying hard to see where she was going in the darkness. 

"We are going through the secret tunnels that run under the palace. When Thor and I were younger and on better terms we use to explore them." He said stiffly shutting down her line of question. Suddenly he spins around and grabs her throwing her against the wall pressing her into it with his body. 

"What the Hell are you doing!?" She hisses trying  to squirm away. He clamps his hand over her mouth shushing her and pointing to his ear. Quieting down Fenix strains her ears and hears the faint sounds of guards coming toward them down the hall. Her eyes flash to his and immediately regrets it; his eyes were still a burning green. He points to her hands indicating he wants her to use her fire to knock out the guards. She nods her head and he lets go of her holding up three fingers.  

"One, Two, THREE!" He yells and they jump out at the unsuspecting guards. Quickly and swiftly she uses her fire to render them useless and they drop to the floor out cold. "Lets go." Loki says , grabbing her hand and trying to tug her down the path. 

"NO!" Fenix yells snatching her hand away. "I am not going ANYWHERE with you until you talk to me. Please Loki!" she says hating the begging in her voice. Loki stills. "Loki talk to me, like you use to please." She whispers walking over to him. He slowly turns around and faces her. 

"Why should I? you are the sister of my ENEMY what would be the point of talking to you when all you are going to do is tell it to Stark!" He yells at her; his eyes practically glowing green. At his words Fenix's own eyes flash with fire and before she knows it she is slapping him hard across the face. 

"If that's what you think of me then you CLEARLY don't know me! I would Never do that to you! For f**k sake  I LOVE YOU LOKI! I always have and I always will" She says tears spilling down her face. Turning away from him she tries to stop her tears. A hand on her shoulder makes her jump. 

"I don't know what to think Fenix. You have never given me reason to not trust you but then again I don't trust anyone." he says softly turning her to face him she puts her head down avoiding his eyes afraid of their color. "Look at me Fen."  he puts his hand under her chin and lifts her head making her look him straight in the eye. His eyes were a soft clear blue, the color she has been desperate to see. 

"You can trust me." She whispers rooted to the spot. His answering grin made shivers go down her back. He leans in and touches his forehead to hers, his breath quickening as well as hers. "Are you going to kiss me or just torture me?" she says bravely giggling at his intake of breath. Her giggle was cut short as his lips met hers. 

Author's Note

Hmmm. Loki. has a tender side.. hmmm.
ALSO the whole Changing eyes thing is based off the fact that in the comics LOKI has Green eyes, buuuut in the movie he had bright blue eyes. I figured it would be a cool thing to intergrate that little thing into my work. What do you people think???