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Chapter 10

"I'm Not Crazy… Am I?"

The next week went by in a blur for Elsa for her father had now become an insomniac but when he did sleep; his dreams were plagued with the memories of Manhattan. Clint and Natasha were gone more often than not and even Steve was gone, which confused the woman because he didn't know anyone besides the Avengers and a few members of SHIELD. But what drove her up the absolute wall was every time she looked in Loki's general direction, she would get glimpses of the two of them entangled, naked, in each other's arms and she would have to turn away quickly and distract herself with something else entirely.

"The nights are growing longer and the days shorter, what are we to do to remedy this situation?" Thor asked one late afternoon while Jane sat between his legs and everyone was gathered around the unlit fire pit as the sun began to set. Elsa smiled as Tony pulled out a guitar.

"There's an old town wrought with mystery of Tom the poet and his muse,
And the magic lake which gave life to the words the poet used,
Now the muse she was his happiness and he rhymed about her grace,
And told her stories of treasures deep beneath the blackened waves,
'Till in the darkness of one dawn still in its misty crown,
The muse she went down to the lake, and in the waves she drowned," Elsa stood up as Tony sang and lit the fire as the light turned to darkness and all eyes were on Iron Man.

"And now to see your love set free,
You will need the witch's cabin key,
Find the lady of the light,
Gone mad with the night,
That's how you reshape destiny…" The billionaire continued until the song was done and everyone clapped vigorously.

"Hey, this isn't a proper campout without s'mores!" Jane cried and Elsa stood saying she would get everything from the kitchen.

As she checked the ingredients on the kitchen counter to be sure she had everything, a pair of arms wrapped around her waist and a kiss was planted on the back of her neck. Her gasp was short lived as she turned to come face-to-face with a shaggy blond with blue eyes and few freckles on his cheeks, "Michael! You crazy bastard, what are you doing here?!" she cried happily and hugged him tight.

"I was in town visiting family and thought I should stop by to say hi. I heard about the trial verdict… Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine now. Well come meet the 'family'." Elsa grinned and grabbed the s'mores ingredients, with Michael's help, then moved outside where the group was exchanging stories and laughing. Tony was the first to notice the six foot two young man that accompanied his daughter and his face broke out into a smile.

"Mikey, where you been knucklehead?! It's been like three months since we saw you in these parts!" he exclaimed and shook hands with the young lad.

"Yeah, sorry I would have been back earlier but the godfather needed me to train a whole bunch of new crane operators and it's been awful!" the gathered group was confused by the term godfather so Elsa began to explain as she sat down.

"The 'godfather' is a nickname Michael has for his boss who owns the intercontinental shipping company he works for. So, babe, how long are you in town?"

"Until Friday, godfather wants me back by Monday and I'm going to visit my cousins on Saturday in Memphis on my way home to Miami." He said as he sat behind her and ran his fingers through the ice princess' untied hair, "Love the new color by the way." Loki, though he would never admit it, was irritated that this… Person showed up out of nowhere and was touching his woman.

Wait. His woman? Loki then stood slowly claiming he was going to retire for the night and left the terrace. Once in the safety of his room, the dark prince growled in irritation that every time he thought about Elsa, his pants would become increasingly tight. And now with this Michael in the picture it just frustrated him even more.

The rest of the evening went well, Thor discovered his new found love for s'mores, Clint and Natasha finally admitted their love for each other, and Steve confessed he was now in a relationship with a waitress that worked at his favorite café. Soon everyone was retiring for the night and only Elsa and Michael were left on the terrace with the fire still burning strong.

"I've missed you, Elsa." Michael said as they shared a patio lounge chair.

"I missed you, too…" she answered as she stared at the flames in the pit. Michael moved her hair over her right shoulder and kissed her exposed neck, sending shivers down the woman's spine. His hands moved from her waist up her body to neatly cup her breasts as he continued to kiss her shoulder and neck, making Elsa moan.

"Michael… We need to stop… I'm not ready…" she said barely above a whisper but Michael's onslaught didn't cease. Only when his hand went between her thighs did she let her power go and freeze him in place as she quickly got up and away from him.

"Very funny Elsa, come on unfreeze me."

"I told you to stop… You know I'm not ready… Why do you do this every time we're together?" she asked frustrated.

"I don't know… Probably because I find you extremely attractive and I love you." The ice slowly thawed as he whispered the last part.

"What? What did you say?"

"I love you, Elsa…" this made her scoff at the young man before her.

"You don't know what love is… You only said that because you thought it would make me drop my pants. Well, I think you need to leave… And never return." She stated with a heavy heart. Michael scoffed and stood when all of the ice vanished.

"Fine, who wants an insecure fat ass like you anyway?" he questioned and turned to leave but ran smack dab into a very angry looking Loki.

"Never insult her like that again or you will suffer my wrath…"

"Who's? Yours? Please, I could easily take you on without breaking a sweat." Michael claimed as jabbed Loki in the chest.

"Get out of this home, Michael… Now!" Elsa demanded and Michael did as instructed leaving her and the mischief maker on the terrace now.

Elsa lowered herself into another chair before the fire pit as Loki came towards her. The god sat down in the seat beside her but said nothing until she broke the silence, "I, honestly, thought he was the one I would marry… Stupid, I should have seen that he only wanted sex and papa's money… I'm such an idiot!"

"You are no fool, Elsa… That… Boy doesn't know what he just gave up."

"And I suppose you do?" she smirked and turned to look at him.

"I believe so. You truly are a beautiful woman and any, loyal, man would be honored to call you his…"

Elsa smiled, a real smile, "You flatter me good prince…"

"I merely speak the truth…" Loki said as he took hold of one of her hands and their gazes met. Before she realized what was happening, Loki was inching closer until her was just centimeters from her lips, "Kiss me, Elsa." He whispered gently and she found that she could do nothing but obey. Their lips connected in a sweet kiss that only lasted seconds before the trickster jumped onto her and held her down as his mouth assaulted her neck and shoulders.

"Get off, Loki!"

"I warned you… Now I will make you regret that stunt from last week…" he smirked and held both of her wrists in one hand as the other moved down her body.

Before anything else occurred, Elsa's eyes shot open and she sat up in a sweat soaked tank top and shorts, her pillow and sheets also had sweat stains from where her body had previously been. Her breathing was labored as she gazed around to find herself in her room; with no one else! A scream tore from her throat as she turned her room to ice once more.

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