Deceiver of hearts, deceiver of fools

    { It became easy to find Loki, wherever a floor was empty       she would usually reside there. Especially the floor       where her room was. It made sense that some of the       staff and Avengers avoided Loki, the pain she had       caused but it didn’t make sense for it to last forever.       No one deserved to be alone eternally. }

          “ I wouldn’t say that. “

    { The smile that graced Lillith’s lip was that of a shy woman        not sure on how to communicate to the powerful Goddess        that resided in her tower. A friend. }

Loki smiles back, Lillith’s smile widening at the interaction. It was touching but as soon as it happened, Loki then turned away. The chairs in front of them becoming more entertaining.

         “ He jumps out of windows all the time. At this rate,            he’s showing off… oh. Loki… what does reside there?            I never asked To- Mister Stark, as it wasn’t my place            but I feel like I can ask you. Is it really that bad? “

She could never imagine what was inside the void as her herself had never left little Earth. Her only step into the route of monsters and magic was one day stepping onto the plane with Pepper, hearing the television make accounts and running after the reason for it. A little too late though.

     { Lillith looked back, her wide, innocent eyes blinking. }

         “ I’ve tried. I mean, we go to the lab at such odd hours and            he constantly needs his coffee and music. I don’t know            how to stop it and just go 'hey’. I don’t even know if it’s my            place or Pepper’s… Don’t be too hard on yourself. I am sure            Mister Stark is bigger than that. He is paying for our meal. ”

Do not show kindness to me. I do not want your pity.

          { Within a blink her face slips back into the carefully neutral              mask that she so often wears around others. Emotions are              for her only, the rest of the world does not deserve to know. } 

      “ Imagine the ocean. You are miles away from the shore and         you are in so deep that you cannot tell in which direction to         swim to reach the surface. You cannot breathe, but your mind         remains with you, and one thing, one thing above all others is         clear to you; you are completely and utterly alone. ”

I see it every time I wish to travel fast. It flashes by my eyes in deafening silence, promising me that the moment I forget my destination, the moment I lose my focus, it will grab hold of me and never let me go.

          { In a way she envies the girl, envies her for the simplicity              of her troubles. At the same time, however, she knows              that without the chaos inside of her, she would go mad. }

       “ I believe that his mind is his problem. Anthony is brilliant by mortal          standards, this I won’t deny. He is not used to encountering threats          that he cannot defeat, situations that he cannot control. It shook the          very core of his personality to realize this, and if he is who I think he          is, he has been breaking his mind to find a way to regain control. Yet          deep inside, he knows that he can’t. The truth can be harsh indeed,          but it is better in the long run to accept it. Lying to oneself never works. ”

“ Hilariously rude. Does that work? Is that even an insult? ”

   { Lillith watched over her shoulder as she digged through her purse, eyes      scanning at the constant fashionable things she carries before seeing her      wallet which she provides a driver’s license from, Lillith’s suspicious eyes      turning wide at being proved wrong. }

“ How?! How did you get one? My driving teacher was so scary. And I still haven’t passed my theory. ”

   { Why is Loki better than me in everything? }

“ I could interpret it as such, if that made you happier.    Would you really wish to insult me before trusting    me with your life though? ”

          { They reached the garage then, filled with extravagant             cars as far as they could see. She’d taken Stark’s             vehicles only a couple of times, but already she had             a favorite. A black, streamlined Audi R8, which she             discovered was already a year old, but still looked,             smelled and felt new. Stark clearly favored the flashier             cars, but she liked this one for its undeniable power,             despite of its subtle appearance. }

“ Still not funny. Rude, rude even.   Rude I say.  ”

   { Lillith looked around the high-tech elevator, smirking over the cheesy      music that played, an obvious Stark choice. She wouldn’t call herself      an expert though, that she so much as recognised what song it was.      It was a nice feature-. Wait a second, excuse me Loki? }

“ Very! They make you take tests and everything! ”

    { Lillith turned slightly, shaking her head dead seriously and frantically. }

“ I hate you and I didn’t. ”

“ Not funny? Darling, please, I am hilarious. ”

     { She rolls her eyes and turns her attention towards her stupidly overpriced        but who cares since her money is not legally obtained anyway purse, searching        until she finds what she’s looking for; a dark green wallet full of cards. She picks        her recently acquired driver’s license and holds it out for Lillith to see. }

“ See? Perfectly legal. And I will charm our way out of any speeding   ticket we may receive, so there is really no reason to worry, no? ”

   “No, I do! I love liv- Wait, you’re being     sarcastic again. That’s not funny.”

             {  Standing in the elevator, she folded her arms like                 the start of a two year old tantrum. Her lip out, her frown                 intact she stares dead ahead at the elevator doors slowly                 closing in front of them. She looked at the buttons beside                 Loki, one was pressed; parking bay? }

   “I did say I was sorry about that- Oh.     Well I can’t drive and I didn’t think you could…     We could go on the bus again!”

“ See? I am not that difficult to understand.     — But thank you all the same.  ”

     { Never mind her efforts to stay far away from all other inhabitants        of that tower, or the sense of discomfort and concern that seems        to grow stronger and stronger when any of them come closer to a        specific set of rooms on the 54th floor... The irony is real. }

“ Well, how hard can it be? ”

      { She turns slightly and flashes the girl a devious smile. }

  That laugh sends a chill up her spine. There’s something off about it and she can’t quite but her finger on WHY, but she keeps an unamused expression despite this. She swallows her emotions now, not wanting to give the woman any more amusement from her reactions.

   “Royalty or not, it does’t change the fact that an attitude can be ugly.” Niya states, blunt and standing firm in her previous argument. Was this woman royalty for real? She’s met may kinds of people and mutants and creatures at this point, some queen or princess wouldn’t really be all that surprising would it? “I don’t think of myself as any better, I never said I was. And for the record, I do interact with others.” This woman, seriously!? “So, who are you exactly, if you’reso important.”

     If she unsettled the other at all the girl hides it well. She flashes her teeth in what some might consider a smile, reaches up to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. The trickster had thought short hair would be easier to be maintain, but somehow it has only irritated her so far. She would not be wearing this particular disguise again. 

‘Why are dragons hard to work with?’

“They’re not if you underst-”