Hiya! This is my first FanFic, and I hope whoever is reading this sentece will enjoy my work! So without further ado, here we go!

"Auralee," I heard my name from a new voice behind me. I turned from the Tesseract – a badly behaving Tesseract – and saw Nick Fury, the director of SHEILD.

"Ah, Director," I wiped off my hands on my black pants and shook his, "Pleasure to meet you, finally. I've heard a lot about you, but was never able to tear myself away from my work." I gestured to the cube of pure blue energy.

"Likewise," He said, placing his hands behind his back, looking very professional. "While we're on the subject, can you shed some light on the Tesseract and why she's acting up?"

"I'm afraid that's not my area of expertise. You will need to ask my colleague, Dr. Selvig, to help you." I pointed him in Erik's direction and returned to my own work.

I leaned down, getting eye-level with the Tesseract, staring deep into it's infinite abyss. It started zapping and the shades of blue within it swirled; something was about to happen. I pulled my head back and turned to the beeping computer next to me. I clicked over to the chart that showed it's activity and saw the line off the scale.

All I heard was Barton's voice telling Fury, "Doors open from both sides."

As if waiting for that precise moment, the cube shot out a radiant blue beam of light towards panels on the other side of the room. I watched as a portal was cast into the room and I could just barely see a figure through the curtain of blue and black.

I sucked in a breath as the portal created exploded and the energy that formed it raced towards the ceiling. All that was left was the circle red-hot steaming panels, and a form in the middle.

I squinted as the smoke cleared, watching multiple SHEILD agents move in on whoever had just appeared, their weapons trained on him. I immediately knew this was an enormous mistake on their part.

The man looked up, his emerald eyes swept over the room until they landed on. . . me. He was staring at me intensely, almost looking through me. I started to get uncomfortable, until I remembered what I was standing behind; the Tesseract. He was looking at the cube, not at me, I reassured myself. And yet. . .

But then his gaze was torn when one of the agents shot at him. I sucked in a breath, fearing for the stranger. It simply bounced off his head, and onto the floor. But then he leaped off the platform and began his attack on the SHEILD forces.

I quickly gathered my papers and headed for the door, but was stopped by a bolt of blue energy shot in front of me. I yelped and fell to the floor, my papers flying in the air. I glanced behind me to see Fury grabbing the Tesseract out of it's container, and placing it in a briefcase. My eyes flashed to the man with the staff, saying something to Barton, then touching his chest with the end of his scepter.

My eyes glanced towards the door, but I knew I had to do something to help the Tesseract. I scrambled to my feet and ran towards Fury, already starting towards the door. He grabbed my wrist with his free hand, pushing me in front of him, eager to get me out of here.

"I wouldn't do that," The voice froze me. It was threatening yet intriguing, and it chilled me to my core. Fury gently bumped into me, and turned towards the visitor who spoke the words.

My mouth opened slightly as the man walked closer to us. I couldn't even hear what him or Fury were saying – the sight of him in front of me hushed all of my other senses. It was only when I saw one agent raise his gun to us, that I was pulled out of my trance.

I heard a shot ring out and I saw Fury fall to the ground, the briefcase and Tesseract inside it fly into my legs. I bent down and picked it up, wrapping my arms around it and holding it in front of my chest.

The man aimed his gun to me now, and my eyes widened with fear. The stranger simply raised his hand, indicating him to lower the weapon. The agent followed the silent command while the still-unnamed man walked closer to me.

I took a step back nervously, still clutching to the briefcase for my life. The man pointed his staff at me threateningly, yet his voice was soft, "Now be a good girl and hand it over. I would hate to have something bad happen to you."

His eyes were hypnotizing, and his voice more so. I didn't even feel the briefcase sliding down my body, away from my chest. It was only when I saw the scepter raise to my chest, that I knew I was in trouble.

Pain burst from the tip and blew the wind from my lungs making me gasp but then it was followed by a warmth and understanding. The feeling of fear evaporated and I looked up at Loki with admiration.

This God was mine to worship.

I immediately realized I was being a fool for fearing him, and gave him the briefcase without a second thought, "Here, my Lord. Please forgive me of my past actions and doubts."

He smirked, "You are forgiven." He then turned to the rest of his servants and we all started towards the door, leaving quite a mess behind us.

For a moment, my eyes caught Barton's and they were a strange swirling blue, instead of his usual pale green. He looked at me with the same expression and I wondered if my bright blue eyes had been changed as well.

We emerged in a loading bay, where Selvig hopped into the passenger's seat of one car, and Loki hopped into the trunk. I pulled myself up next to him while Barton briefly explained to Maria that we needed this vehicle.

As she turned away, I heard her radio crackle a warning from Fury about Loki. She turned and pulled her gun, aiming for my Lord. I squeaked and ducked down, afraid of crossfire.

Loki aimed and shot his staff at Maria, sending her to the ground. The jeep roared into life and with a lurch we were suddenly swept away from the bay, shouts of distress falling to a hush behind us. All that was left was the sound of the engine and the occasional bump in the road.

I uncovered my head and looked up at King Loki, my eyes full of awe. I licked my lips nervously, not wanting to disturb his silent beauty, but curiosity overpowered me, "My Lord?" I asked quietly.

He turned his head away from the tunnel behind us, to look at me. My heart skipped a beat as I posed my next question, "If I may be so bold to ask, where might we be headed?"

Loki smiled and opened his mouth to answer, but before words escaped his hypnotizing lips, the rocks above us began to crack and fall down around us. It was the Tesseract, it had to be. Nothing else from this world could cause this.

I grabbed the side of the truck bed as we increased speed, trying to out-run the cracks above us. I looked up ahead of us through the windshield of the truck. There were huge boulders already falling in front of our escape. We would never make it.

Barton floored the pedal and we raced towards the slowly closing exit. I wrapped my arms around my head as we shot out of the opening just as a huge rock fell behind us and cut off any escape.

I looked back at Loki, who was now standing with his scepter in his hand, raised to the sky. I looked up and saw a helicopter approaching us, lowering itself closer to us. My eyes flashed back to Loki as he shot at the helicopter, hitting it's blades and causing it to crash. I saw someone jump out at the last minute, right before the bird hit the ground.

I watched the man pull out a gun – as if that would do anything – as we increased our distance between each other. I smiled when his shots barely reached the bumper of the truck.

I loosened my grasp on the rail, though still keeping my hand on it, and settled my back against the glass behind me. I sighed deeply, closing my eyes. When I opened them, I saw King Loki staring at me. I could feel my cheeks rush with color, I was so unfit to be in the presence of this God the way I was; saggy white jacket, tight gray tank, dirty black pants, and my wavy honey-colored hair up in a loose ponytail.

"You need not feel ashamed, mortal," Loki said softly, "You did not know that your master would be visiting your world today."

I nodded gently, still not able to make eye contact. He reached over with his staff and raised my head to look into my eyes. "You do not fear me?"

"I do not feel the need to. You are my King, I will obey your will. There's no reason for me to fear you." I shook my head bravely.

"You are one smart earthling." Loki smirked. "And I never did get your name?"

"Auralee." I dipped my head slightly. He raised his chin, as if checking that my name and my appearance matched up.

"Yeah, right there." I pointed the screen that corresponded with the inner workings of the new device we were building to hold the Tesseract. "It's too unstable. We need. . . something." I moved my hands in a circular motion, trying to materialize the object with my mind. "Something to stabilize the Tesseract."

"Something like iridium?" Barton asked, walking into the room.

I did a quick search on the computer, and shook my head, grinning, "Yeah, that should work."

Just then, Loki appeared in my peripheral and Dr. Selvig smiled and walked over to him happily, "Ah, the Tesseract is teaching me so much. It's more than knowledge; it's truth. It's shown me so much."

I looked up from the computer and saw the emerald-eyed God staring at me while Selvig talked. I immediately blushed nad looked away, feeling embarrassed and flattered.

Being checked out by a Norse God. That's a new one.

"I know," Loki said, turning away from me to look at Barton, "And what has it shown you Agent Barton?"

"My next target." He replied, reaching for his bow and arrow.

"What do you need?"

"A distraction." He said and popped open his bow. "And an eyeball."

A/N: So whadda think? Again, this is my very first time ever trying this, and I really hope you all like it! Reviews are great, and they inspire me to keep writing!