Pretending: Chapter 2 (Loki X Reader)

The night wind brushed against the bare skin that wasn't being covered by your black clothing. The stars were amazing, you never really got a chance to look at them unless you went to the pond. They weren't like the stars you were used to as a child. The same ones every night, looking at you before your mother would put you to bed. Now, you had a new sky, new sun, new moon.

New stars.

You looked up at them, your (e/c) eyes trained on them as your ears focused on the sound of footsteps behind you. You hid in front of a pillar, the pale moonlight cascading on the opposite side of the pillar, giving you a shadow to hide in.

The footsteps faded off, the chatter of the guards that were making them leaving your ears as well. You quickly dashed along the corridor, your shadow visible for a second when you skipped between pillars. You made your feet carry you as fast you could, the tennis shoes barely making a 'tap' against the marble before you took another running step.

You finally reached an open area, full of vibrant flowers that you had never seen before you came here months before. The trees as well, were like nothing your eyes had ever laid upon. Big, strong, the branches growing long at the top of the large wood structure. Some had flowers sprouting from its roots, other had long flowing...you truly had no way of describing the beauty in the royal garden. Frigga's garden is what it was known as. The queen of Asgard took great pride in her gardening talents. The beautiful scenery was, sadly, not open to the citizens. But for the servants and guards, you were allowed to take short strolls through the large utopia, of sorts.

You slowed to a walk, looking around at the flowers and trees as you followed off the small trail that had been paved through Frigga's garden. The bushes brushed against your legs and then flicked back into place when you went past them.

After a few minutes of walking, you reached a small pond, fish swam in it, not paying attention to your visit. You sighed, slipping off your jacket, letting it fall to the grass at your feet. Your hands found the hem of your tank top, gripping it with your fingers and pulling it up and over your head, letting it fall to the ground as well. Next, your hands pushed down your pants and you stepped out of them, slipping of your tennis shoes. You chuckled to yourself when you saw the beeping red button on the inside of your jacket. And with a shake of your head and a small prayer, you stepped into the water, wearing only your (fav. color) bra and panties.

You took a deep breath and closed your eyes, before whispering to the night air.

"V skladu s to luno, prosim za vhodom, Skozi praznin prostora, ki ločuje brate in sestre antičnih svetov. Prosim za vstop v Midgard."
After saying those words, you dipped below the surface of the water and held your breath, counting to ten in your head. You kept your eyes closed, even as you felt the water around you begin to swirl, the rapid currents forming in the water whipped at your bare skin. You continued to hold your breath and not dare look, that was part of the ritual.

A few more seconds passed, the water calming down and you knew the magic had worked once again. You opened your eyes, seeing lights and figures standing around the pond. You smirked underneath the water as your eyes caught hold of one particular shadow.

You surfaced up from the water, immediately your body sucked in air and your hands came up to wipe the water dripping into your eyes. You smiled wide, as you looked up, seeing the figure clear as day now.

"Hello Director Fury, so nice to see you again." You said, laughing softly to yourself as to pair of hands came down and gripped your forearms, pulling you from the water. The cool air was like ice to your skin, but it was there for a second before a robe was draped over your shoulders and you felt warm again. You released your arms from the men's grip, putting them through the robe sleeves and tying the ribbon like rope that kept the robe closed.

Director Fury looked at you with same 'You're a dumbass' expression he used on everyone. You shrugged it off and looked around you, seeing several cars and a helicopter surrounding the small pond you came through.
"I suppose you have your report ready to tell me." He said, looking to his side to glance at a man wearing a black suit and tie, holding a clipboard, ready to write down every word you said.

You nodded, and brushed the wet strand of hair out of your face. "Everything is still the same as my last resport, Sir. Loki is still confined to his cell and he is still heavily guarded. He still trusts me, and I have the guards blackmailed so I can get to him whenever I want. Thor is still in Asgard with his warrior friends."

Director Fury nodded, as the man in the suit wrote down what you said.
"Alright, back in the water."

Everyone around you began packing back up and getting their cars ready to leave. You furrowed your eyebrows, confused. Normally they asked a few more questions and then you went back, before dawn.
A couple months ago, right after the New York attack, a few kids claimed that their friend went missing after they dared him to try a local legend in a small town in Florida.
The legend stated that you whisper the same words you had and then at the end state where you wanted to go. This particular kid found out were Thor had come from, and asked to go to Asgard. S.H.I.E.L.D stepped in within hours.

They realized that Thor couldn't be that reliable with his devotion to Loki, so they recruited you to get inside Asgard and soy around the vast city. Looking for any news of Loki and/or Thor. It had been months since you snaked down to Asgard and befriended Loki, becoming one of the most trusted servants in the whole Asgardian palace.

You shook your head, clearing your throat a little, causing Fury to look in your direction quizzically.
"Sir, we haven't had anything new in months. I have been down there for a long time, and I was wondering-"

Fury cut you off, "If you needed to stay longer? Yes. You knew what you signed up for when you accepted this mission. No if's, and's or but's. Now go back before the sun rises." He ordered, nodding to a few men who were packing up there trucks.

You scoffed, "Director Fury, nothing has happened. Loki has had no attempts of breaking out and Thor is fine. I don't see why I have to continue doing this much longer."

"Because we can't take the chance of having another attack!" He snapped, looking at you, using his only eye to show you how serious he was. "Unless you want to be the cause for another one, the deaths of tens, hundreds. Hey, even thousands of people."

You grit your teeth angrily, not knowing what to say. Sure, you liked Loki. Surprisingly, he was kind and quite funny. But you missed your family. When you were recruited into S.H.I.E.L.D., you had been told that you would not see your family as often as you would a normal job. Stupidly, you had taken that chance and continued on with your training. But it had been months, you assumed that after months of being undercover with a wanted God in another universe, then you would be able to see your family.

You bit your lower lip gently, before turning and dropping your robe, stepping back into the pond and saying the incantation before dipping under the surface of the water.
The water swirled and thrashed against you for a couple seconds, before calming down.

You broke from the water and gasped for air, slicking your hair back out of your face and scowling a little.

Another day at work.