I have at least 4 chapters already typed up, so I hope you enjoy the first four quick updates. Oh and I should make it known, in much later chapters there will be smut..because this is Loki we are writing about.
Chapter summary:
Willow turned to Rose in question. "What is it?" As she and Loki had just entered the Library, and her cousin avoided the room.
"You told them." Rose said, her voice hurting, sneering, and furious.
"I told them what?" Willow asked looking at her cousin with confusion.
"You told them about my need to 'heal'." Rose spat, she hated it when she was seen as weak.
"Everyone needs to heal in this base." Willow stated simply. "Also, yeah you do. This tough phase your going through, it doesn't hide your feelings from anyone." She continued. "Steve and Tony figured it out before I said anything, also your not weak by admitting you need to heal. You are weak, when you keep running from the past."
"I'm weak in 'running from the past'? No. I was damn well facing it when you dragged him away." Rose ignored the rest.
"Well you can take your stupidity away from me." Loki snapped back.
"Attacking him, is not facing the past. He's not even the problem." Willow hissed finally. "Do you remember anything that day, besides the attack. Have you forgotten that if it wasn't for him, we would both be living in a cardboard box on the street of New York."
"At least you would still have both your eyes, and we would have made it." Rose said, her voice going quiet.
"You don't know that, with all my medical issues. I had cancer and we had no money for treatment. I was a dead girl walking, the Tesseract healed me, and gave me the ability to heal others." Willow stated. "I lose an eye, but the cancer was taken care of."
"It didn't heal you. It just moved it off to another." Rose said.
"No it didn't." Willow said, even Loki catching the obvious lie from Rose. "I visibly felt the cancer disintegrate. Also if it had gone to you, like you are hinting at..then the doctors would have told Tony or Steve, or Fury. You were given a clean bill of health, but the doctors did say you were trying to tell everyone you did have the same cancer as I had. Yet, you said it was breast...when I had bone and lung..not breast." The look of shock and defeat slowly came over Rose's face.
"It seems like I'm not actually needed then." Rose finally said after a few minutes later, her voice was gentle, and sent red flags over the building.
"I think that you are, just not around me and Willow." Loki said.
"You are needed, you just need to learn. Your not ready to go out there and pretend like nothing has happened." Willow explained.
Thor walked in slowly. "Rose, Fury has a mission for the two of us to go on." That statement surprising the girl. "Pack up, we will be gone for a few days."
"Right." Rose left, quietly.
Loki sighed in relief. "Thank you, Brother."
"Best try and get on her good side brother, it won't be easy. But unless you wish your manhood to be torched…" Thor stated.
"Hey you took that from Natasha, get your own warning." Willow stated, before grabbing a Shakespearean play for Loki. "You seem well read." She responded to his pleasant surprised look.
"Thank you." Loki murmured, smirking softly.
"Fair warning, and I am sure I don't really need to say it. Do not, under any circumstances..show any weakness to Tony. He will never let you live it down." Willow warned, showing she had a bit of a cheek to her.
Loki snorted. "He won't find any that I don't want to show him."
"Just thought I would warn you, Thor has already told stories of both of your childhoods." The way he stiffened up and looked over. "It sucks being the younger sibling doesn't it?"
"Yes."
"Trust me, I understand." She said, gently patting his shoulder.
Loki gave an elegant snort.
"No, really I do. I have five older brothers." She explained.
Loki smirked. "I see." He said.
She grinned. "Come on, I need to get lunch ready."
Loki nodded, following Willow silently.
Much time passed, as Loki sat at the bar near the kitchen. Willow would move to him, trying to get him to open up a bit more. "Come on, just give me some dirt on Thor. Since he gave a lot on you."
"Like how you didn't want to be potty trained." Natasha said as she came into the room. "He called you, soggy-doggy."
"Subtle Nat, real subtle." Willow said, noting how the man with them was trying to hide in his book.
Loki sneered at the Widow. "Remind him of Hello Kitty."
"Brother." Thor sighed, as everyone was curious now.
Willow decided it best to break the tension. "Thor, Rose. I have packed you up food, and water for your mission." She stated, walking up to her friend and cousin with the large cooler the best she could.
Thor in that instant, gave her and embrace once she had set it down. "No heart, is as golden or freeing as yours. You cause the sun to shine brightly through the sky."
"Thanks." Rose said quietly, her hair up in a tight braided bun.
Loki nodded.
"Brother." Thor said as he walked up to Loki. "I am sure you have noticed, that this young maiden is not like most. Certainly, as she is the one that requested to be your partner and help you adjust to earth."
Willow fidgeted, as both Loki and Rose looked at her. One of curiosity and confusion, the other of outrage.
"That's why you avoided me for last week?" Rose growled.
"I didn't avoid you, I was sparring with Steve all last week." Willow stated. "Which, is a lot of fun..right Stevie?"
"Yes, but you were avoiding her." Steve told her.
"A little, only because I knew you would judge me and you wouldn't care what I would have to say." Willow replied, which Rose could not deny. "I made my decision, you hot head."
"Hey, maybe that can be your super name. Hot-Rose..or Fire-Rose." Clint stated randomly, while snooping at the pots.
"I will pop your hands." Willow called.
"They're already calling me Lady Thunder. I said I preferred Fireheart, and no one is listening." Rose shrugged.
"That's because they ship you, with Thor." Willow replied. "I've been called Maiden of America, even though I see Steve as a big brother."
"Thor is in love with Jane... Right?" Rose turned to the Thunder God.
"She dumped him." Clint stated.
"She didn't dump me, I dumped her..it was a mutual dumping." Thor replied.
Rose blinked before she shrugged.
Loki grinned Mischievously. "Does that mean you're finally admit to your adoration for the Lady of Fire and Thunder?"
Thor glared at his brother. "Thank you again, Lady Willow. Perhaps, Steve will one day be lucky enough to have you." His eyes noting how his brother stiffened, he smirked knowingly. When Loki was curious about someone, he liked to keep them close.
Rose was confused before she filtered out the Asgardian Vernacular. "Loki..." She growled.
"Look at Thor, and his Adoration for you." Loki shrugged.
"Okay, I don't want a-" Willow was cut off as Rose burnt Loki and the book he was reading, which managed to really singe his hands and a bit of his cheek as she stormed out.
Everyone stood their in shock, as Thor ran after her, and Willow ran to Loki.
She winced at the damage that had been done to his skin, knowing she would have to clean it first before healing so she could see the damage done. "Dumb question, but are you okay..besides the obvious."
"I'm not okay... I just need to heal." Loki muttered mutinously.
Willow was about to say something when, Natasha brought the rubbing Alcohol. "No Peroxide."
"Sorry." Natasha replied.
Willow winced for Loki, before she carefully took his hands. "I will need to clean the ash from the wounds before healing, okay?"
Loki stoically gave her his hands.
"I am sorry, ahead of time." Willow said, as she started using the alcohol. She visible felt him,began to shake as it burned and stung. Looking up, she noted how he bit through his lip causing another wound.
"Keep going, just get it done." Loki hissed through his teeth.
She nodded, finishing with his right hand. She could feel how he tensed even more when she grabbed his left to begin cleaning.
Loki grunted softly.
She cleaned the hand as quickly as possible, before healing them both. Moving quickly, she cleaned the wound on his cheek; before healing it the same. It was then that he could see the burn scars on her hands that healing his own had caused, and watched as her eyes screamed pain as the mark on his cheek formed on hers.
Loki winced slightly before his Seildr jumped from his control, brushing and healing before her own power started up.
"Good thing, you didn't do your lip." Clint stated. "If you are a real boy, you will like how she heals that."
"No... My natural healing is already taking care of it." Loki muttered.
"Guess he doesn't like getting kissed." Clint stated.
"No, Clint. That is for if all my other healing magic doesn't work. I can bring someone back to life, with a healing kiss." She replied, gaining another look.
Loki hummed, softly. "It sounds delightful."
"Do you want a kiss?" Clint asked, before making a kiss sound. Willow in which smacked him.
"Yes, but I refuse to disrespect her." Loki sneered.
Willow looked at Loki, and pecked his cheek softly. "Your a sweetie."
"You won't be saying that when you are sparing with him." Natasha chuckled.
"No one likes sparing with me." Loki shrugged.
"Will you be a challenge?" Willow asked softly.
Loki gave a maniac grin. "Yes."
"Well guess what, Steve will kill us first with the running...like the Damn sadist he is." She replied, making everyone laugh except the star spangled man.
"30 Kilometers tomorrow morning... Extra." Steve said calmly.
"Big brother, no..at least don't punish him..just me." She replied, while moving to jump on him. Her legs wrapping a bit to support herself.
"You wonder, why you two are shipped." Clint stated.
"I know, but we know the truth." Steve shrugged, easily picking Willow up and off of him.
"Yup. I just like piggy back rides, and he gives the best." Willow said, making the room erupt.
"They also ship you with Strange." Natasha added, watching as Loki balled up his fist.
"They only do that as her intellectual ability mirrors my own." Strange spoke, from behind Willow.
"Stephen!" Willow said, turning and hugging the man.
"Don't worry Loki." Natasha said, gaining a look. "Soon, they will see you around her..and then you will be shipped with her."
Loki growled.
Willow was as happy as can be. "You are just in time my friend, the chilli should be ready."
Strange nodded. "I will take some to go."
"Alright." She said and quickly got him a container, while making a bowl for Loki.
"He gets his bowl made." Clint protested.
"Shut it."
"I have not teased her." Loki smirked.
"Thank you, Willow. I just came to send this in." Strange handed her a file, before he left by a Portal.
"Awww! He forgot my tea." Willow pouted, but moved back to Loki. Suddenly noting his side was open due to the fire. "I can sew this fabric for you if you would like."
"No, I will mend it myself later." Loki told her.
"You sure?" She asked, gaining a look. "Okay." Turning to Tony. "I know he just left, but I'm going to Strange's to snoop through his archives again." With that, she packed her up some lunch and left.
"I will be mending and setting up my room." Loki grabbed his bowl of food and left.
"So, how long till Loki and Willow is a thing?" Clint asked. "Any wagers?"
"Three months, minimum." Tony said.
"I would say at least a year." Natasha said. "They are both stubborn."
"What says you Steve?" Clint asked.
"Eight months." Steve said. "I would tell you this, if they get mad, Clint: You are going to take the fall as it's your creation of the bet."
"Very well, now how much are we betting?" Clint asked, as he made the money sign.
"I'm putting down a hundred." Tony shrugged. "I'm making money either way."
"Three hundred." Steve chipped in.
"I will do a hundred." Natasha replied. "Clint you made the bet, which means you get to add it all up, and double it."
Tony snickered. "A thousand from Legolas."
Clint winced but nodded.
Rose
"Lady Rose, please do not take your anger out on Willow...I know she has angered you. However, you know her heart is one of gold." Thor said, as the two were flying out.
"Prince Thor, I will not let you tell me, or hint of an appropriate response. It is my understanding that this is a Family Matter." Rose said firmly, her use of his Title letting him know that she was beyond her limits on the matter.
"Very well. However, it is my family you are attacking." He replied, and walked away. Seemed she hadn't thought about it that way.
Rose hummed. She silently tilted her hand to the side, activating the prank on Thor.
He in which walked back in glaring at her. "Alright since you wish to engage in this,behavior. Let me ask you this. Every time you hurt my brother, your cousin heals him. Which means you are the source of her energy draining, and the scars on her,body now."
"Yes, I know." Rose said flatly.
Thor looked at her, before he shook his head. "You get mad when she hangs around Steve, you get mad when she hangs around Strange. Is their anyone she is allowed to hang around?"
"Yes." Rose snorted slightly before she turned her head away.
"Besides you?" Thor countered. "She has a life of her own, and knows what she is doing."
"Natasha, Clint and Tony." She answered.
"What do you have against Steve? He is a good man. I know you are mad at me me, because I offered to let her see Asgard as everyone wanted to meet her. However, I extended that invite to you." Thor pointed out. "Are you afraid she will fall in love, and leave you?"
"Everyone else has." Rose said, truth, for once, coming from her. "Death, Love, Neglect, or Opportunity. Everyone who was family or friends has left me. Her brothers saw me as a burden but hid it from her. They were happy to make sure that I knew when she wasn't there."
"Yet, she was tossed out like garbage the moment an imperfection arose. She told us the story." Thor explained, before shaking his head. "We will continue later, Jarvis is sending a feed."
Both Thor and Rose were annoyed when they could hear the others. Wagering on when Loki and Willow would get together.
"You know, that really isn't any of their business." The God of Thunder sighed.
"Clint is going to be pranked for months." Rose growled.
"Just wait till,my brother and Willow find out." Thor said. "You will learn why he is called the God of,Mischief I promise." With that he turned. "Jarvis patch me into Loki's room, or wherever the hell he is."
"Right away, I would patch you to Lady Willow as well; but she went to Dr. Stranges today." The A.I said.
"Please not a word, while I inform my brother." The Thunder God requested kindly.
Rose remained silent. She really wants to hear his reaction.
"Brother." Thor said, smirking as he watched as the Trickster jumped at his voice.
"Thor. What is going on?" Loki asked wearily.
"Oh, thought you would like to know..that sir Clint has created a wager on you." Thor began.
"Oh, and what wager would that be?" Loki asked, dangerous silk that became of his voice.
"Oh when you and Lady Willow will come to be an item." Thor explained, before silently thanking that he placed wardens in the gods room to,keep him from teleporting out, and that Jarvis locked the door.
Loki was furious. "What?!"
"Oh yes. Tony wagered three months for a hundred, Steve eight for three hundred, and Natasha said a year for a 100. So, Clint would have to pay a thousand if he loses." Thor explained.
"What did Clint bet?" Loki growled.
"I think he bet a few weeks, did something happen to have cause this?" Thor asked curiously.
"No." Loki snarled.
"Did you get mad when she left to go visit, what did you call him..a second rate magician?" Thor asked.
Loki's snarl was answer enough.
Rose looked off as an Agent entered the plane. She quietly moved to the door. "Thor, let's go. We've landed."
"Good day, brother. Once you are calm the doors will unlock." With that their feed ended, and he turned to Rose. "My brother is jealous."
"Of course." Rose snickered.
Thor smirked, before stepping to the door. "My lady."
"My Prince." Rose murmured in turn.
With that the two left, the jet to help set up base camp.
Oh joy, a bet..what do you all think?