COMPLETED! Loki lets out a small chuckle, his eyes sparking with wild delight, "Of course we're bad for each other. We're both raging thunderstorms that will leave the world broken in its trail." He pauses, his eyes staring deep into mine, as if the...
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"OH IS THAT SO?" I hear Thor shouting at Loki as I dash across the ship.
"Don't hate the player, hate the game." Loki's voice retorts maliciously.
"You're going to eat your words! I will destroy you!" Thor yells back.
"Not if I kill you first!"
I run faster through the ship, fear thrumming through my veins, then I skid to a halt as I reach the cockpit. My heart is hammering wildly in my chest, until I see that Thor and Loki are sitting at the dashboard staring at a screen playing, to my utter surprise... a video game. My body relaxes as I realize they're both holding what looks like iPad's, playing some sort of fighting game. I let out a relieved breath, as Thor howls in dismay.
"I WIN AGAIN!" Loki shouts his voice beaming with pride. "I hate to say I told you so.. but well actually I don't hate it at all. I told you so!"
Loki continues to gloat, as Thor glares at him with narrowed eyes and throws the iPad toward the ground in frustration. Without missing a beat Loki puts his hand up and stops the ipad midair with his magic.
"You've got to stop doing that, brother. There's no need to be a sore loser."
"Have you been cheating with your magic?" Thor accuses his voice low and dangerous.
"Don't be daft. You lost fair and square." Loki responds calmly.
"Can I play with you guys?" I inquire carefully, alerting them to my presence.
Thor spins around to face me. "Of course, Milla y-"
"Sorry but we only have two of these gaming devices, and Thor and I are very much in the middle of something."
For a moment I feel dejected, but I keep pushing, "Can't you use your magic to create another one for me to play on?"
Loki ignores me until Thor addresses him, his voice teasing, "Oh, that's a great idea! Surely apowerful wizard like you can manage that!"
Loki narrows his eyes at Thor, still ignoring me, "If I understood the technology behind this thing, then yes I could. But since I don't, I can't." He quips matter-of-factly.
The sting of rejection clangs through me, and immediately it's like I am a million miles away, and all I see is red. "Well fuck you too Loki!" I roar.
Instant mortification heats my cheeks, "Shit. I'm sorry, I don't know where that came from." Loki's eyes swivel in my direction, narrowing at me, and I'm certain I see judgment looming in them. I can't bear it, so I turn my attention back to Thor, hating the sensation of helplessness and shame that curdles in my gut. Get ahold of yourself! Stay in control! I shout to myself internally.
Thor gets up and grabs the ipad that's still suspended in the air, then passes it to me saying, "Why don't you two play together, I was going to take a break anyways."
