Blood and pomegranates

Chapter 12

3rd POV
Both Alessia and T'Challa were anxiously getting ready to see each other again.

T'Challa already set up their sleeping arrangements and made sure that Alessia's room was close to his.

Currently he was trying to put on traditional garbs, knowing that it would catch Alessia's interest.

Whereas Alessia was going through half the wardrobe that she packed trying to find the perfect outfit while Loki watched her in amusement.

"Would you stop sitting there and help me!" Alessia cried as she held an eggplant purple dress with a green neon colored up to her scantily clad form "This makes me look like white trash Daphne!" She exclaimed before throwing it onto the bed and rummaging through the plane's closet.

She then pulled out a 50's red dress and a fluffy orange half sweater "Does everything I own make me look like various cartoon characters?!" Loki busted out laughing at that making Alessia whirl around and whine "Loki! You're not helping! You should have an outfit picked out as well! You're seeing Bucky!"

Loki's face blushed as the mention of his crush was brought up and he said "I already have an outfit picked out" he snapped his fingers and an outfit appeared on him replacing his short fluffy green robe.

(Before)

(After)

"And so do you" he snapped his fingers again an outfit appeared on me.

Alessia stared in shock before turning and demanding Loki "You had an outfit picked out this whole time and didn't say anything?!" Loki shrugged and sipped on his scotch "You needed to let out some of that nervous energy" Alessia snatched up his drink and downed it.

Loki raised a brow before conjuring up another glass "Don't do that darling, you've never had alcohol before and you'll wind up a drunken idiot when we get there" Alessia nodded and shakily sat down on the bed.

Loki frowned and conjured up a mug of chamomile tea with honey and vanilla cream, and gave it to Alessia.

"You shouldn't be nervous. T'Challa seemed to quite like your awkward extrovert self, and why wouldn't he? You're quite adorable and charming when you act like yourself" Loki said in an attempt to comfort his best friend and the little sister he's never had.

"While I would love to agree with that entire statement. We're going to his home, where his family is" Alessia said as she sipped on the tea. Loki's face morphed into realization and a sympathetic expression appeared on his face.

Alessia wasn't good with families, she wasn't good with people and came off as awkward and cringey at times, but she was a sweetheart. Always kind and gentle no matter the situation, though there were rare occasions when she would show her claws. Never to defend herself, but to protect the very few people she cared about. Loki, Fury, and Maria were the only ones she cared about so the amount of times she allowed herself to be angry and breath fire were very few.

Loki place a hand on Alessia's shoulder and pulled her to him "You'll be fine, just be yourself and if his family are anything like T'Challa, they'll adore you like he does" Alessia sniffled as she tries to hold back her tears "You sound so sure...." She looked down at her dress and asked "Why flamingoes?" Loki chuckled before saying "Didn't you say that T'Challa liked flamingoes?" Alessia smiled and nodded before getting up and pecking Loki's cheek "Thank you."

She then went into the bathroom and started washing her face and putting on makeup after doing her hair. When she finished it was already time to land, she anxiously sat down and looked out the window. Her breath hitched when she caught sight of the world below.