Trust, Such a Fragile Little Thing

Chapter 4

Author's Note: Sorry~ I had a lot of stuff going on. Quick warning, this will be ooc, it's been a while since I read either the previous fanfic or PJO. But I really want and need to finish this. 

"Wait, wait, what?" Tony Stark stared at Hermes in front of him, who, by the way, has become quite close with the mortal group, "Didn't the Odin dude say that Loki was to be under SHIELD? How the hell did Percy get involved in this entire thing again?"

"I am not letting that bastard near Percy, like, no, I forgive him sure, but that doesn't mean I, we, you, or like everyone, gets to force Percy to forgive him. The worst he did to me was control me; the worst he did to Percy was lie to his face, sleep with him, and kill him. So. No. No way."  By the end, Clint was ranting, pacing across the room angrily as he knew he could do nothing to stop it. 

"Clint." Steve warned, carefully looking at Hermes, only to see him slightly awkward, "Lord Hermes, please don't tell me the entire council agreed to this."

"Right, it was a majority vote, and Fury agreed, so it's set in stone. " Hermes raised his hands in defense, "We need Percy, and he's... not really in the right state of mind right now."

"Honestly, I won't be in the right state of mind either if my ex tried to kill me and I was told that he was coming back as a co-worker..." Bruce muttered to himself, trailing off as he seemed to realize something, "You guys did tell him, right?"

"Of course, " Hermes couldn't stop his wince, "It didn't go well, so we hoped you'll help."

Seeing a horde of superheroes, even if they are mortal, stand up and stare at you with incredulous gazes is scary, even when you lived a million years and faced titans and giants. 

"To get this clear," Tony said, pointing at the messenger god, "Percy left Asgard early cuz he didn't want to see Loki; even if we are forced to help, we are telling him everything."

Hermes nodded because what else could he do?

Hestia sighed on Olympus, still in child form sitting beside the Sea God, whose face was blank but the seething oceans betrayed his emotions. 

"This is the best we can do now, brother, have faith in Perseus; he is the best hero we've had in a long time." 

"As if he ever wanted to be a hero in the first place. "

"Percy~" To hear your name uttered that cheerfully could only mean one thing. Trouble. 

Heaving a sigh, Percy turned around as soon as he saw the bob of blonde hair and walked in the other direction. 

"Percy dear, we need to talk, and I know you don't want to talk, but this is actually buisness." Hearing the name didn't help matters, and Percy didn't even stop considering why Apollo suddenly appeared by his side. 

It happened all the time; it was the second time this week, and it was only Wednesday. 

He did not want to hear more people come to him and mutter pathetic excuses about why he needed to accept Loki again. He did not need more people to remind him that he would be forever taunted by the person who tricked, deceived, and lied to him every moment they spent together. 

Why couldn't he go back to Alaska before everything started?

Yes, because they destroyed all the Infinity Gems, and the time stone no longer worked. Shame. 

He would have loved to go back to before it all happened.  

"Perseus. Stop. You can't run from this. We need to talk." Apollo was solemn, huh? That rarely happens, Percy thought, and even when he bumped right into the Sun God and was encased in a pair of arms, he didn't struggle because he knew that when Apollo meant something, it was hard to get out of it. 

"I know you know already, but I thought to break the news officially, Loki is already on earth, and Hermes and I, get to decide when he is placed by your side." Apollo felt the body in his arms turn rigid, and it was hard not to let go and comfort the poor boy. 

Instead, he gently covered the demigod's eyes and flashed them to his palace. 

"That was not necessary," Percy said coldly, despite being physically hot from the heat Apollo was emitting and the flashing business. 

"Look, Hermes has been talking to the Avengers; they will explain everything and help you become accustomed to Loki's presence. Once you are fully ready, and the maximum time the council will give you is a month..." Percy rolled his eyes and struggled out of Apollo's arms without much struggle. Still, he said nothing, "After which you will become Loki's owner or like an upper officer. His magic will be bound unless you say otherwise."

"Yes I get the mechanics, I get to do whatever I want to Loki, and I get to place him wherever I want to," Apollo shivered slightly as he saw the emotionless look in Percy's eyes, "Sure, take me to the Avengers right now, Loki can come in a week time."

"Percy..." 

"You've talked, I've agreed, now get me back to earth, I need to take a walk, " Percy snapped, part of him purposely trying to make Apollo feel bad, "Pretty please?"