A/N: I'm apologizing ahead of time for the multiple POV changes. That's just how it had to be written. This chapter is brought to you by Bruno Mars-It Will Rain and Fergie- Big Girls Don't Cry.

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It all happened so fast that for the first few minutes, I couldn't process it.

We had been practicing in the meadow, apparently with exceptional progress. I was learning so much, it's like I was born to do this, to learn Loki's magic and master it.

"Alright Isabella, I want you to hit me with the most complicated spell you can, ok?" I nodded. "Lux, tutare unum quis sum cara!" That was part one. It means 'Light, protect the one I hold dear.' I spoke the second part. "Lucem tribuerit malum! Disperdam eos omnes!" It means 'Light, grant me the power of mischief! Destroy them all!'

Brilliant green waves of light shot out towards Loki, enveloping him in what looked like an unbreakable green bubble, like a force field. Next, it exploded in all directions, sparing nothing and sending me flying. Loki caught me before I hit the ground. I looked around the meadow; everything and I do mean everything, was flattened or vaporized. I turned around, filled with joy at accomplishing my task.

"Remarkable Isabella. Truly remarkable." He leaned down and gave me a sweet, soft kiss. It was akin to a feather brushing my skin. He had changed so much in the past two months.He was a new person and would stay this way, stay mine forever.

Or at least I thought so until my world exploded.

Loki POV

I was just enjoying my time with Isabella. I enjoyed teaching her everything I knew. After all, she was a more than willing pupil.

I pulled back from kissing her, when I heard it. It was a sound I had hoped I would never hear again.

It sounded like a jet engine. I looked up to the eastern sky.

It was Ironman. The battle-ready part of my psyche was figuring out strategies. The compassionate part of me was terrified. I was going to lose Isabella.

I tilted her chin up and spoke words I had hoped never to use.

"You remember what I told you about The Avengers?" She nodded quietly, eyes round and wide with fear. "Pretend you don't know me. Can you do that?"

Her lips quivered. "Why?"

I could feel my face grow solemn. "To keep you safe." And with that, I pulled out my Tessaract-infused scepter, pushing Isabella behind my body. I fully phased to my battle armor and put on the old Loki's face and attitude. Sadly, it wasn't hard to accomplish. As Ironman dropped from the sky, I heard a whispering in the wind, as if someone was running at an incredibly high speed. Seconds later, another deathly pale individual rushed into the meadow with The Widow on his back. She hopped off and pulled out her guns. Hawkeye was flying a military jet armed to the teeth with guns, missiles and the like. I heard a great roaring in the distance. That must be the green beast, I thought. I figured Captain America was in the jet with Hawkeye. That only left my brother.

No sooner had I thought of him then did Thor, God of Thunder drop from the sky clad in battle armor like myself, hold Mjolnir.

Show time, I thought.

Third Person POV

All the Avengers were assembled in the meadow. What they found was not what they were expecting.

Loki was standing next to a human woman who looked to be in her 20's. He almost looked to be shielding her from them. She must be his hostage, Tony thought. That must be Bella.

"Hey, reindeer games, show's over. We found you. Now hand over the human." Loki smirked. They knew that look all too well. "I'm afraid I can't do that. You see, she's going to help me. With her, I can finally rule Midgard."

"Fat chance," Natasha muttered. "Loki, hand her over or we'll make you. Now." He looked at his scepter and then at Natasha. He aimed and was ready to fire, when Captain America dropped from the jet. "You know, this take over the world plot of yours is kind of getting out of hand." Loki smiled again. "Ahh, but that's the plan, you see."

He fired at Steve, which he blocked, but not before Black Widow shot her Taser at him. He collapsed to the ground, writhing and convulsing. "Loki!" Bella couldn't help crying out for him. Everyone stared at her, and then looked back at him. He went limp and dropped the scepter onto the grass. "Why in Valhalla did you do that?! You promised me you wouldn't harm him. He is my brother! A royal of Asgard and does not deserve to be treated in such a manner!" Thor got done yelling at the rest of the team, but it was Hawkeye who answered him.

"We had to do something, Thor. He was going to murder us all and take the girl as well as the knowledge of the Tessaract with him. We did what we had to do. Now, let's get him in the jet and get back to Manhattan and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s HQ. I need to polish up a few arrows for what that pig did to me."

Thor glared at him. "Have care how you speak of my brother, Hawk." He nodded at him in understanding. They all turned to Edward and thanked him for his help. All Edward cared about was Bella. He ran up to her. She was broken and bruised in side, having had her love attacked and taken away from her. He held her in his arms and tried to comfort her.

It was then she realized that the arms were not the strong, limber ones that had held her moments before. No, these were arms she would know anywhere. Hard, smooth and cold as stone. She looked up not into frost blue eyes, but warm golden ones and jumped back in surprise.

"Edward? What the hell are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with Tanya or something?" She spat at him venomously. How dare he come back now, after the pain he had put her through?

"I came back for you, Bella. For you, my mate. I could not stand to be away from you a second longer. And in the process, helped catch a wanted fugitive when really, I wanted nothing more than to rip his head off his shoulders." He smiled his crooked smile thinking it could wipe away the hurtful words he had just uttered. She looked at him with hate and stood up. He tried to embrace her.

"Edward, I'd suggest you keep back if you want to remain alive." She said dangerously. He didn't listen to her, so she spoke something Loki had taught her. "Accende, proice eum trans prati."

'Light, throw him across the meadow.'

Quicker than lightning, Edward was flung clear to the other side of the meadow and hit a tree, which tumbled down from the impact. Bella walked up to him and began to tell him what to do.

"Here's what's going on, Edward Cullen. I'm not your mate. Not anymore. I've found someone who I love dearly, someone I won't have to change for. I can be me, not the fragile delicate version of me that you imagine. Now, you are going to take me to my house. I'm going to pack up a suitcase and tell Charlie I'm going to New York, a weekend getaway with some friends. You are going to drive me to the airport. After that, I'm going to get on a plane bound for Manhattan. And you, I'm never going to see you again, got it?"

He nodded in fear while secretly making his own travel plans.

She smirked. "Good. Now let's go.

I've got a plane to catch."

A/N: Wow! A really long chapter, huh? The muse hijacked me again on this one. The next chapter is going to fast forward a little bit. The movie still happened for the most part. Next scene is the battle with The Avengers!

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