The Element - Loki / Avengers x Reader

*Flashback to Y/N aged 8*

London, England

The house was on fire, it had crumbled before her feet. In one second, everything Y/N had... had gone.

*30 minute earlier Y/Ns POV*

"She's messed up. She belongs in a loony house !" Father shouted at mother. The arguments were becoming more frequent. Father was getting more and more angry.
"She is not messed up! She is special. She has a gift. You scare her. You bully her , you bully me. You belong in a loony house" mother was strong. She took fathers beatings for the both of us most of the time , she was my shield.

Father was always short tempered. He hated his job as a real estate agent and hated coming home to his wife and only child. There wasn't a lot that he did enjoy in life except for beer. Cold beer. One after another. Crate after crate. Every, single , night.

"Don't speak to me like that!" I could hear father slap mother again. This was a reoccurring thing now.
I could hear another slap, and another. Then a thud. And a scream.
" let go of me!" Mother was in trouble.
I didn't often intervene because it would result in me hurting father, not on purpose but I wouldn't mind as he didn't care when he hit us.
One time he raised his hand to punch mother and I burnt it and quaked him across the room. Mother smiled and would often call me her guardian angel for looking out for her.

My powers were weak but I felt like I could do anything with them. I felt like a superhero saving my mother from the villain that was my father.

I ran downstairs to see my father with a knife in his hand holding it to mother's throat.
Mother looked up at me with tears in her eyes.
"y/n darling go back to bed. Mummy and daddy are just having a disagreement" I loved my mother but I wasn't an idiot I knew this was more than a disagreement. Father was going to hurt her.. badly
"Father no!" I screamed with tears down my eyes.
I was scared. I was scared for mother. I was scared for myself. And I was scared about what I was feeling. It was like an energy.. something building up inside me. And it was about to explode.

I screamed again, the lights went out , my hands became hot and suddenly the whole living room was on fire in front of my eyes.
"Y/N get out!" Mother shouted. Father was directly in the flames at this point screaming and soon mother was too.

I ran to the door and tumbled outside onto the floor. I turned to see the house engulfing in flames.
"No!" I screamed , suddenly, the ground underneath me began to shake , my hands tingled , my vision blurred and suddenly the house crumbled.

My vision darkened.

Darkness

*back to present day Y/N's pov*

I jolted awake and let out a short scream and gasped for air. My body was shaking and sweating and I could hardly breathe.

Another nightmare.

My head in my hands , why is this happening again. I haven't had a nightmare like this for years.

I twigged at that point , it must have been because I told Tony about my abilities. For years I had kept them secret and my biggest fear was that I would hurt someone. My nightmare being that I was a young child in someone's home, probably a foster parents home and I had killed them. I was out of control.

Breathe Y/N breathe

I turned to look at the time on my phone

4am

Too early. But now I'm awake

I dragged myself out of bed, put on my robe and headed down the hallway to the elevator.

I'm up so I might as well go and get some tea.

I wondered into the kitchen. I forgot how big this place was. I bet my step counter will go crazy walking around these corridors !

I loved the kitchen. It was equipped with so many gadgets but the one gadget I wanted was the kettle.

I turned around to try and located the many cupboards for a cup when I caught something in the corner of my eye.

I gasped and felt like my soul had left my body. Or to be less descriptive , I nearly peed my pants.

"Shitting hell w...who are you" I shouted. I dint know why I thought a cup was a good weapon but at this point I was holding it like a knife. Death by Mug. That would be interesting.

"Good morning. You must be Y/N. I am Loki, Prince of Asgard." The dark haired man said whilst pacing the window framing New York.
He was tall, slim but well built. His voice was smooth but piercing.
"Oh ... h...hello Loki. Nice to meet you. Sorry if I startled you I was just making tea. Want one?" I stuttered. I don't know this man but he's making me nervous already. I knew what he had done in new York not too long ago so I knew that I had to be careful.
"I'm not the one who was startled... I'll pass on the tea. Goodnight midgardian". Loki said through gritted teeth and wandered off to the elevator.
Well that was rude.
Midgardian? Turning down tea? Who the hell does he think he is?

I finished making the tea and toddled tiredly to the sofas and curled up with one of the big blankets around me.

After a short while I drifted off to sleep.

*lokis POV*

She looked scared of me ... good. Another midgardian who can kneel before a future king.

She's small. She looks weak. I'm going to have some fun with this one.

*normal pov*

Loki wandered back to his room , and soon then stark tower was back to a sleeping den.

Morning soon came and the sunrise over the city beamed through Stark tower.

"Has she been there all night?" Clint whispered to Steve and Nat in the kitchen.
"Nah I didn't go to bed until midnight. Reckon she was just unsettled during the night. It was a long day for her." Steve replied
"Well it's going to be an even longer day for her today. First up she's with Bruce for tests then with me for training. Poor thing doesn't know what's about to hit her. Or who !" Nat smiled
y/n stretched and yawned and slowly free herself from her cocoon of blankets.

"Good morning sleepy head. Bed wasn't comfy enough for ya?" Clint teased.
Y/n jumped slightly and her cheeks began to go red
" oh god I'm sorry. I couldn't sleep so I made tea and sat down. I must have fallen asleep." Y

was mortified that the team had seen her in her slouchy Pajama trousers and oversized Star Wars t shirt.
" fear not padawan, now go get dressed. You like pancakes? Tough luck if you don't coz I'm making them!" Steve smiled.
"Very funny , yes please , I'll be back in a bit." Y/n laughed. 'Great', she thought 'day 1 and I have a nickname'. She rolled her eyes and dragged her feet to the elevator.

The elevator dinged and Y/N started towards her door before bumping into something. She really needs to stop looking at the floor when walking
"Ooof... oh crap sorry..." y/n face planted into Loki.
"Watch where you're going mewling quim" Loki spat.
"S..sorry" y/n scurried back towards her door.

'Why is he so moody with me' she thought.

Y/n showered and got herself ready for what was going to be a tough day. Tough, but long overdue.

It was the first day of training. A day that needed to happen.

She changed into some comfy workout leggings and a lose grey tank top with trainers and tied her wavy hair into a high ponytail.

She was ready.

"Let do this" she said.