Chapter 5
My eyes flew open, only to squint due to a bright light.
I sat upright, suprised to not be tied down. Then I realized I was in an alleyway with a lamp shining over me, in the middle of the night.
I was far from Times square, I noticed as I walked out of the alleyway. I looked around, before flying up to a nearby roof.
There he was, admiring the stars.
I prepared to burn him, but stopped myself. I would leave him alone this once. I carefully crept to the other side and kept, before running and leaping again.
I did this till I was far away, stopping to breathe. After a while, I began to send a signal to them.
"Hey, guys, it's me! Jay! Ya still there?" I said softly, eyes darting across the streets and the rooftops.
There was no response. I signed and saw a lone figure on the street, heading towards my building. I looked down at him, but there was no sign of him being Loki.
He climbed up the building, and I folded my wings away.
When he reached the top, he stood and looked at me in the face.
"Jay?" He said.
"We finally meet in person." I said.
"You have a black eye, and your lip is bleeding!" Said the man , his brown eyes wide with worry.
"Isaac, I'm fine. Just trying to get the others so they can locate me." I said.
"Here, come and sleep on the sofa in our hotel room!" He said, rushing over to my. I allowed him to help me down, and followed him to his hotel. I leaned on him on the elevator, and to his room.
When he opened it, I saw the others watching something on TV.
"Guys, do you mind if Jay stays the night? She might need some help." Said Isaac, and his siblings turned to look at us.
"I'll get Ice!" Said Cierra, running off. Jordan and Bethany opened the sleeper sofa and helped me lay down. Isaac got washcloths and Cierra returned with ice, putting some in the rags. I held it to my eye.
"What happened?" Asked Bethany, eyes wide.
"Apparently Loki knows how to fight without his staff." I said.
They shared a glance.
It became silent, and then Jordan whispered "Jaysic."
I slapped him.
***
I woke up and yawned, standing up slowly. Isaac looked at me from the bed he shared with Jordan and stood, running over to me.
"How are you?" He asked.
"I should probably go back. Thanks for helping me." I said. He nodded and watched me walk to the deck, and climb up the hotel to the roof.
"This is Jay, I am on top of a hotel in an area I cannot recognize. Do you copy?" I said.
"No." Said Tony's voice in my ear.
"Haha." I said sarcastically.
"I found you, on my way." He said, and I sat down.
***
I lay down on my bed, eyes scanning the ceiling.
"What happened?" Tony asked from the doorway, which he leaned against.
"He left me in an alleyway, I woke up and found a friend who took me in overnight-" I began, but Tony cut me off.
"I saw." He held up his phone and showed me in image of me with Isaac holding an ice pack to my eye.
"Yeah-"
"You have a boyfriend?"
"Heck no! That was the first time we met in person!"
"In person?" I could tell he didn't believe me.
"We met online once, and we chat on YouTube -"
"Lies." He snapped. "You are way to young to be getting in relationships, and you have a mission! You can't be distracted by this boy!"
"I'm not!" I asked, shocked. This was not the Tony I knew. Something wasn't right.
Then it hit me.
"Loki!" I spat. "What are you doing here!"
"What?" Tony asked, confused.
I stood up, eyes narrowed.
"Loki, I am not dating anyone! I know it's you, Tony doesn't give a crap if I'm in a relationship or not!" I said loudly, turning on my ear.
"I have no idea -"
He was cut off as Vision walked through the wall, having given up on the suit.
"I was listening, Jay is right. You act nothing like Tony." Said Vision, and I shot him a grateful look. Vision hit Tony in the side of the head but-
His hand passed through it, and Tony disappeared. I widened my eyes at him, and looked around wildly.
"I'll gather the others, meet in the usual place." Said Vision, turning and walking through my wall. I made towards the door, but was blocked by none other than Tony.
"Again!" I said, walking forward. But this one was solid, and he looked mildly confused.
"Sorry." I said, stepping back. "Loki had a fake you in here getting upset about a ship from the internet. I think he has the feels for me."
Tony narrowed his eyes. He probably did not like that.
"We're going to meet in the usual place, try to find any fakes." I added, and he nodded.
"Jaysic is not a thing." I hissed under my breath.
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