The Element - Loki / Avengers x Reader

'Y/N you have got to stop worrying. You'll be fine. It's a new adventure and a new start ! And besides, think of all the sun you'll have' Alice beamed.
"Alice I love you but your geographical senses do worry me sometimes. New York is hardly the Bahamas this time of year , they have snow forecast for the next 2 weeks...." Y/N turned to Alice while launching the third woolly jumper at her to add to the growing pile of clothes. "It's the big Apple , the place to be, I'm so excited for you! I think I am more excited than you are! Can I go?!"
Y/N had endured the last 3 hours of her best friend and roommateAlice, about how the big move from her tiny apartment in London will be amazing and that she shouldn't be scared.

Now that's all well and good for her as Alice is your typical overly confident, popular, charismatic business kind of girl. She has work clients eating out of the palm of her hands , men lined up at the door and killer looks that would make a runway model envious.

Y/N on the other hand is the opposite. Whilst Alice will opt for the little black dress and sky high heels, Y/N is a hoodie and leggings kind of girl with a pair of muddy Wellington boots or trainers to match. Some say casual wear , Y/N says 'comfortably chic'.  Her personality is infectious on the other hand. Whilst quiet and reserved, you'd never want to get on the wrong side of her. The woman has an incredible ability to win an argument verbally (sarcastically sassy) and beat the shit out of you if you hurt her or her loved ones. Her nose normally in a book, or her hands entwined in wool knitting the next scarf or beanie hat to compete with Gucci are what makes her small circle of friends love her.

"I'm going to miss this apartment" Y/N says whilst looking around at the now bare walls. 6 years she had spent in the small but perfectly suited apartment in the borough of Camden in London. It had high ceilings, skylights and brick exposed walls and vintage wooden flooring to match. No room was without a plant or two... or ten, or as Y/N had described it as a miniature jungle.

It was here where she and Alice grew to be best friends, share laughs over drunken night shenanigans, tears over ex boyfriends and girlfriends, and of course many, many stress filled days of university coursework. Alice completed a degree in Business management and Finance which landed her a job as a PA to a CEO of huge corporate business in the centre of London. She was recently promoted to senior management position in sales which she hadn't stopped talking about since.

Y/N wasn't as interested in school and preferred a much more practical approach to her studies which was why she chose Zoology as her main focus. After a year of studying though and many harsh discussions from Alice telling her to find a "proper career path" rather than playing with animals all day, she switched to Business studies and marketing. She still opted to spend her free time volunteering at an animal shelter every weekend to get her animal fix !

'I know, I'm going to miss it too. We've made this our home. Right, enough of the sadness , let's finish packing and go get food. I'm starving!" Alice whined. "Okay, okay!". After a long day of packing, Y/N and Alice head out to the town to their local pub for one last drink and dinner together.
"So, what do you think you'll be doing in Stark towers? Cleaning the avengers boots ? Polishing captain America's shield?" Alice grinned sarcastically. " very funny , it's just an assistant job. I'll be taking notes in meetings that Mr.Stark and Ms.Potts will be having , making sure his calendars are organised and general admin stuff. It said nothing about helping out the Avengers. And besides , I'll probably never meet them! My post will be in their reception area." Y/N replied whilst shovelling more French fries in her mouth.
"I know but it would be amazing wouldn't it? What time is your flight tomorrow?"
"4am... you and I both know that you won't get up and wave me goodbye so I'll say bye to you tonight." Y/N was an early bird, Alice however was the sort of person you did not want to wake up earlier than you had to, unless you had a death wish.
"Yeah that is right in the middle of bed time. Absolutely not haha. Well as soon as you land, call me or text me. And after your first day I want to know everything!" Alice was definitely more excited than Y/N.

It's not that she wasn't excited, quite the opposite in fact. It was more that she had never travelled outside of the U.K. before and was worried about messing up and embarrassing herself.

She was also frightened of someone finding out that she wasn't like any normal 25 year old. She had a gift that she had hidden for a very long time, and didn't want people to think of her as a monster.

*THE NEXT MORNING*

Y/N hardly slept that night so the whole morning and journey to the airport was a bit of a blur. She jumped out of the taxi and strolled through London Gatwick Airport with her bright blue suitcase.

After checking in and heading to the departure lounge she grabbed her kindle and of course a fresh cup of tea from Starbucks and waited to be called through to the gate.

Great. More waiting Y/N thought. All she had done over the last few weeks was wait and wait for this day to finally come. After finishing her degree, her lecturer put her forward for one of the internships that Stark Tower had on offer to graduates and within days she was accepted without an interview. Y/N was just as surprised as the rest of her classmates because whilst she was a lovely person, she wasn't the top of the class. Why was she so special?

She shook off the thought and tried to remain positive and optimistic. Her thoughts soon killed some time as the next thing was, she was being called to her gate.

"Oh Christ I'm so sorry, I didn't see you there. I'm sorry" Y/N stuttered as she bumped face first into someone's back. "Oh it's okay, you're on this flight too?" The tall dark haired man replied. "I..I am yes , off to the big Apple!" Y\N said waving her hands around.
'Great I'm sounding like Alice' she thought to herself whilst trying to hide her red cheeks behind her hair.

Everyone filed onto the plane and they were soon in the air serving the peanuts and coffee to everyone. The tall haired man she bumped into was coincidentally her neighbour on the flight so they soon got chatting which made the time fly by.

"So have you found an apartment to stay in whilst working at Stark Towers? It's pretty expensive around New York" tall dark and handsome man said. "As part of my internship they're letting me have a room in the tower fortunately" Y/N reminded herself which just added to the butterflies even more. Where would her room be ? Will the other interns like her ? What will they think of her ? Will they like the same movies or food or anything ? "Oh that's even better, it'll be like you're an Avenger!" He said. "Haha not quite. Just another admin lady to add to the hundreds they already have!" She replied.

After a few hours of chatting, the man, or Helmut as he called himself, was reassuring Y/N that she would fit in and prove herself. He was a young businessman as he described himself and had travelled all over the world. Y/N wasn't as chatty as the nerves were still lingering.

Soon the plane landed and they both said their goodbyes. The long checking in processes and customs procedures came and went and Y/N entered the arrivals lounge only to be greeted by a tall round fella in a smart suit holding her name up waiting for her.

"Nice to meet you Y/N, my name is Happy and I'll be taking you to Stark Tower" he said whilst taking her suitcase and putting it into the back of the vehicle. With that, they were on there way.

***thanks for reading the first chapter ! Hope you enjoy the rest! Don't forget to vote! X***