Chance Encounters LokixReader Chapter 2

       The man across from you had gone incredibly pale, almost grey in fact. He was clutching the edge of his seat in a white-knuckle grip. His breathing was erratic and his eyes were wide with fear, staring dead ahead. The woman he was with grabbed his shoulder and tried to shake him out of it. You grabbed her wrist as she attempted to slap him.
"That won't help!" you shouted over the wailing of the train on the tracks
"How do you know?" she yelled back, unsure of your sudden appearance
There was a jerk as the driver jammed on the brakes. The man's breathing calmed as the wailing noise receded with the trains speed.
"Just, trust me."
Light burst into the carriage as it pulled into the station.
"Ok, what do we do?" she asked in reply
You looked up as the doors opened "Get him off the train"
The two of you guided him out of the carriage and onto the platform. You spied a bench and you set him down there. The alarm sounded for the doors to close and the train pulled out of the station.
"You've missed your train" the woman pointed out.
You shrugged "I can't just leave you here, on your own"
"We can manage"
You raise your eyebrows "You're not from around here are you? Have you got anywhere to stay?"
She stroked some hair out of the man's face but didn't reply.
"You don't do you?"
She shook her head
"Come stay at my place for a few days, til you get yourself sorted" you held out your hand to her
"Darcy. Darcy Lewis. And this is Loki"
"[f/n]. And it's a pleasure to meet you"
"A shame it's under such bad circumstances"
"I'm sorry I'm a bad circumstance" Loki replied tiredly
Darcy sat on the seat next to him "Shut up. You know what I meant"
He smiled and leant on her shoulder.
"How do we get to your place?" Darcy asked
You looked at the sign, and saw that you were at Bank station.
"We need to get up to ground level, then get a cab over to Stratford"
The two of you helped Loki up the escalators and to the main ticket hall. Darcy's hand flew to her mouth.
"We haven't got tickets" she whispered to you
"What? How did you..?"
"I'll, try, to explain later. You go through, we'll meet you on the other side"
"How?"
She patted Loki's shoulder "He's got it under control"
You walked over to the ticket barrier. You looked back, but they'd already vanished. With a frown, you fed the machine your ticket and stepped outside.