Jane felt miserable, it was the second day of staying inside these tunnels with Loki. So far he has managed to irritate her beyond belief. He walks around like he owns the place and everyone he faces should bow down to him. She is trying to keep a handle on her rage and not kick him where it counts. She has almost slipped up more times than she cared to admit. The only thing that is keeping her in line is that he has threatened to throw her back in that horrible hole. She shuddered at the thought if it, she can still feel how alone she felt. She remembered that first night she got out of the cell.

~Flashback~

Jane reamerged from the bathroom after a good long soak. She felt clean and pristine, her hair was wet and fell in waves over her shoulders. Her face was glistening from the faint light reflecting in the small droplets of water on her skin. She looked around and found that Loki was gone and sitting on the chair outside that dreadful hole was a bundle of green. She walked closer and unfolded it, she gasped at the sheer beauty of the gown. It was made of silk and fell all the way to her ankles. It had thin spaghetti straps to hold it up, and it v-d down until it met a jeweled belt just under the swell of her breasts. She turned a little red when she saw a matching set of bra and panties beneath the gown.

She hurriedly dropped the towel, putting on her undergarments, before slipping in the gown. She loved the way the material felt against her skin. She smiled and hugged her middle all the while a feeling started growing in her chest, thawing a little of the ice she put up to block out Loki. The change was so small that not even she noticed it.

She started walking down the halls without realizing it,but she wanted to get out of this part of the tunnels, and though she didn't admit it, she was looking for Loki.

There was so many twists and bends she soon lost track of where she was. The air was thicker here and the light was close to non-existent. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts though, she didn't notice until she ran into a dead end. She hit the wall with an oomph and fell back on her butt, she cursed cause all she could think about was how dirty the lovely dress just got.

She rose up and started patting herself down, trying to wipe away the filth. That's when she looked around and realized she was in complete and utter darkness. Her stomach dropped as her chest started caving in, all she could think about were those horrible long hours she spent in isolation, with not a single soul around. She turned around hoping she could head back in the direction she came in, but that hope was diminished when she ran into yet another wall. She had lost her sense of direction, there was ringing in her ears and it was like she had slipped off the face of the earth. She started wildly beating on the walls, tears streaming down her face and then suddenly...

Like the snap of a finger a bright light filled her vision coming from her right. A figure clad in battle armor stood, the shape was blurred by her tears, and she thought she had seen a flash of metal. Relief filled her as she raced forward, she ended up in the arms of a very tense and rigid body. She barely noticed, and she smiled as she whispered his name.

~Flashback continued Loki's POV~

Loki had left Jane while she had been in the shower, he had grown quite restless and decided to go out and get some air, and room to think. He conjured some clothes and added the undergarments he has seen some mortal women wear without even thinking about it. Then he headed down the left tunnel that lead to the open air, and once he was out there he stood in the corner, concentrated on his illusion in Asgard to get filled in on the report, so he wouldn't have to leave Jane again.

He didn't really understand why he felt the need to make sure Jane was fine, but he guessed it was because she was prone to getting into trouble. He has been feeling a sort of protectiveness towards her since Jotunheim and the lake incident. He has been suppressing it but every once in a while it will slip through, yet he is certain he will never let anyone see it. He barely likes to mention it to himself.

He leaned his head back and projected his mind towards his illusion in Asgard, and was able to see what was happening, and what has been happening. He learned that Thor was suspicious as to who he was, good then everything is going according to plan. He was in the middle of a conversation with Thor right now, and rolled his eyes when his brother continued to talk about rescuing Jane. He started drifting off a little and went through all the information there was to learn. He was about to slip back into his own mind when something Thor said caught his attention.

"We have reason to suspect Loki is in Asgard."

He leaned forward and grabbed the edge of the throne and before he could stop himself snapped out "what!"

Thor leaned back and if Loki didn't know any better he would say Thor looked smug. Loki sat back and reigned in his frustration he was certain that he had just given Thor all he needed to figure out that he really was based on Midgard. He needed to get back and make Jane dependant on him fast, so that they could move on, or otherwise Thor might crash in on the fun, literally.

"What makes you think this?" Loki asked.

Thor looked at him carefully, amused as if he was weighing his options. Then he looked down and started smiling, "because brother," he spat out, "you just gave me all the answer I needed. Now I don't know what you have done to father, or how long you have been fooling us, and yes I am a fool for not noticing earlier, but hear me when I say this! I may not know a lot when it comes to my studies, but one thing I do know is war, so you better get ready cause I am coming for Jane and for you!"

Loki was a bit stunned at the stone coldness his brother had just bestowed upon him. "Well brother if I had known all it took was to steal a weakling mortal woman from you to get you to actually participate in a little fun! I would have done this a long time ago." And with that he blinked out of existence and reentered his mind.

He started walking back through the tunnels once he was back to himself. He needed to get Jane ready so they could leave immediately, it was only a matter of time before Thor and the warriors three including Sif came crashing to Midgard, ready to destroy everything to get to him. Then there was that while thing with Thanos, he had succeeded in fooling him for the time being but that's not going to last.

He finally made it back to where he had left Jane, but it was deathly silent. He cocked his head to the side and clicked his tongue. He waved his hand and the door he had created earlier vanished. Then he swiftly turned around and headed in the direction he now heard a screaming coming from. He shook his head, he has learned quite a bit about Jane since they left Asgard, and it's only been a couple days. He admits that she is quite interesting and full of arguing fire, which will make it all the more fun to extinguish it. The one thing he has noticed most though is her ability to always manage to get caught up in an uncomfortable situation, like always injuring herself or losing her sense of direction. She may have a lot of book smart on Midgardian philosophy but when it came to common sense she had slim to none.

As he got closer to where Jane was located the darker it got and the louder her voice became. He had to shake his head to get the ringing after affect out if his ears. When he got close enough to sense her presence, he summoned a small ball of light, to find her exact location. He spotted her almost instantly, she was on her knees, beating on a dusty wall with tear tracks running down her cheeks.

He sucked in a breath as he looked closer, in that moment he saw Jane as a broken angel. Her emerald gown was dirtied, her hair fell in waves around her radiant face. Her plump lips were dripping fresh tears and one side was bleeding from her biting it in frustration.

Then she looked up and her chocolate brown eyes were glistening in the light from his hand. She really was beautiful, and the next thing she did surprised him so much he didn't know what to do. Her while face lit up and she rushed to her feet. She ran towards him, and before he could stop her she wrapped her arms around him. He automatically tensed up, he wasn't used to this type of affection from anyone but his mother, but the surprising thing was, that he didn't mind it, not one bit. He soon relaxed and began to wrap his arms around her, until she breathed out one word, that had his face turning sour and resulted in him instantly stepping back.

"Don't you wish?" He snapped and completely let go of her.

~Jane's POV Flashback End~

She couldn't believe how stupid she had been, of course it wasn't Thor, but for a minute just a minute she had really thought it was. She still couldn't get how enraged Loki had looked out of her mind, and ever since then he had been a complete asshole, more than usual. The only thing she could think of was that Loki was jealous, but that couldnt be, could it? She already knew that Loki hated Thor but she never knew why. Maybe there is more to Loki than she had originally thought, of course though every time she starts to feel sorry for him, he does something that makes her want to hit him in his arrogant face.

She was sitting outside on the cliff that overlooked the grassland fields, except she was looking at the sky, the sun was just now slipping over the horizon, and the moon was showing up faintly in the sky, and the brightest star which was really a planet was showing up right beside it. She sighed and leaned back this was the only time she ever got any peace. She closed her eyes enjoying the silence when a voice sounded behind her, that had her shooting back up into a sitting position with her eyes wide open.

"It's beautiful, isn't it ?" He said, he was leaning against the wall with his perfect face tilted towards the sky.

She was confused at his kind question, and was scared to answer for fear of a trap. After another second of silence his eyes glanced downwards and he smirked slightly, "are you going to answer or just stare at me forever?"

She rolled her eyes but let a little smile slip out, "yes it is really lovely, I often like to look at them to clear my mind. They entrance me, like it just another world I can slip into and leave all my worries behind. You know what I mean?"

She was looking at the very darkening sky with such wonder she almost didn't notice Loki looking at her with the same wonder in his eyes. She finally looked down and caught him, she smiled sheepishly and looked at her lap. He moved closer to her and lifted her chin with his fingers. He caught a strand of her hair and twirled it around his index finger then looked in her eyes, "that's exactly how I feel." He said his voice a little over a whisper.

He was so close and she never noticed how gem like his eyes were before. His lips were so close and it was like everything she ever hated about him just slipped away with one touch. Then thunder clapped and rain started falling. Loki's jaw clenched and he jerked away from her.

"Get up, were leaving."

She wrinkled her brow, "where are we going?"

He turned around with annoyance written on his face, "don't ask questions, just do as I say!"

Her brain finally caught up to her and she realized what was happening, Thor was coming, and this was her chance, "why should I?" She asked forcefully.

Loki turned back with a smirk playing on his features, "because I can kill you where you stand without thinking about it."

Jane licked her lips and followed after him muttering "good point." Deep down she knew she was going with him because she wanted to, and not because of his threat, but she wasn't ready to admit that.

She gave the darkening sky one last look and whispered, "goodbye Thor." Then headed towards what she hoped wasn't the worst decision she ever made in her life, but quite possibly was.

AN: sorry it took so long, enjoy!