Steve stared gloomily at the plate of food in front of him.
"Come on Capsicle, you have got to eat." Tony said nudging his comrade in the ribs.
"I can't; not hungry," Steve blankly responded.
"Come on Cap, you haven't eaten in days. If you don't get any nutrients you won't be able to fight Loki and get her back." Bruce said.
Steve sighed knowing they were right. He picked up his fork and dangerously stabbed the mixed vegetables. The super geniuses nodded their approval when Steve got a few bites in. Steve ate but he didn't feel any different. He still felt empty; Camilla was his other half. For the past week while the team was in Asgard, he felt like he wasn't real, like he was missing part of him. Steve Rogers was a ghost without Camilla Blake. He was so out of it that it seemed the whole universe was out of whack. The guys of the team desperately tried to cheer him up and keep the super soldier positive, but to no avail. The team needed to get her back; fast.
Steve was half reading when he got the news.
"Captain, we have found that Loki and Camilla are traveling to Stuttgart, Germany." The guard reported.
Steve jumped and grabbed the terrified Asgardian.
"Thank you so much," Steve near shouted and ran out of the room.
The team was already suited up when Steve got there. He pulled his mask over his head.
"Ready Cap?" Tony asked watching his star spangled friend.
"I was born ready, Tony." Steve said sliding his shield onto his arm.
Loki lightly woke up Camilla.
"Hm?" She mumbled and opened her eyes slightly.
"We're going to Germany." He said and gave a half smile.
She smiled back and then frowned at her ruffled dress.
"Don't worry; I have a new dress for you." He smiled and gestured to a chair.
A dark green dress was lying over the back of it. She tilted her head in curiosity and walked over to it. She picked it up and held it to her. It was a strapless medium length dress. Loki politely excused himself while she changed.
When she stepped out, the necklace Loki gave her accented her collar bones, and there was a slight redness where he bit her. She wore a pair of black flats and her hair was just around her shoulders. Loki had to keep himself from letting his jaw drop from her beauty. He held out a crooked arm and the second she took it they transported to Stuttgart, Germany in front of a museum.
Camilla looked around at the city at night. She pulled away from Loki and looked around in wonder. He watched as she smiled at the warmth of the air. She spun around taking in the city. The two stood there while normal citizens walked around completely unaware of the god and the girl with super powers.
The team appeared a couple blocks away as planned. Natasha and Clint made their way to nearby rooftops for observation; Tony flew up to check out where they were; Thor and Bruce held back until they were needed; meanwhile Steve was to discreetly watch Loki and Camilla in case they did anything.
"Wow, this is so amazing! Thank you so much for bringing me here. You truly are a king," She said and curtsied.
"You're welcome, besides I did promise you we would come." He said and strode over to her and kissed her.
Camilla's laughter rang out through the night. Steve closed his eyes and listened to the familiar sound. Camilla stopped and looked in Steve's direction. He could see her electric blue eyes from the distance he was at.
"What are we going to go see? Where do we even start?" Camilla asked.
Loki and Steve both watched her slightly smiling at her childishness. Loki grabbed her by the shoulders.
"Calm down, why not grab something to eat?" He asked and looked to an ice cream man.
Camilla smiled and bounced over to the man with Loki following close.
"Cap, you got a visual?" Tony asked Steve over the earpiece.
"Yeah, where are you?"
"Look up,"
He did and Tony was standing on the roof of the museum watching him. He later saw Clint and Natasha on another building aiming at Loki. Camilla and Loki walked away from the vendor each having chocolate ice cream. They started to walk to the street holding hands. The direction they were going was leaving Steve wide open. He quickly looked around, but he wasn't fast enough when Camilla spotted him.
She stopped dead in her tracks and looked at him in confusion. Loki asked her something then looked at Steve.
"You," Loki hissed and walked away from Camilla towards him.
Steve couldn't help it, but the second the god came close, the Captain swung as hard as he could and punched Loki sending him flying.
"No!" Camilla shouted and rushed over to the god on the ground.
"Why did you do that? He never did anything to you!" She shouted desperately.
"I-I-I-" Steve stammered.
Loki pushed himself up from the ground and wiped some blood from his lip.
"Stay away from her, she's mine now." He hissed and flung a ball of energy at Steve.
Steve blocked it with his shield. Clint picked up on the attack and shot off an arrow. Loki easily dodged the arrow, but it was heading straight for Camilla. At the last second she pulled up a force field and the arrow stopped and clattered to the ground. Tony's voice came over Steve's earpiece to the team.
"Don't shoot damn it! You might hit Cam!" Tony shouted.
Camilla stopped and looked around with the golden shield of magic still formed around her. She spotted Tony, Clint, and Natasha. She turned and looked at Steve like she was trying to connect the pieces. Her eyes went wide when it all fit together.
"Steve?" She asked letting the force field disappear as she walked toward him.
Loki grabbed Camilla roughly and held her back. The second he touched her, her memories flooded back and her eyes changed to normal.
"Steve, help me!" She screamed as Loki made duplicates of himself and dragged her away.
She fought against the two duplicates while Steve fought Loki. More duplicates appeared over whelming Steve. Suddenly a deafening roar could be heard and the ground shook. The giant green rage monster made his first appearance around Camilla. She stopped fighting and looked at the hulk. She had seen his files, but never in real life. The giant creature attacked the multi-Lokis and soon the rest of the Avengers joined in. For Camilla, the battle around her went in slow motion. She saw that Steve made a hard strike to Loki and the copies disappeared. The team stopped fighting as Loki struggled to get up.
"You fight desperately for her, but if you truly loved her you wouldn't have hurt her." Loki gasped clutching his rib cage.
"Steve no, don't listen to him!" Camilla called and tried to run to him, but Loki put a force field around her.
The team stood watching unsure what to do. The hulk looked at the force field; he could try and destroy it, but he couldn't hurt the girl.
"Why do you even need her? What value is she to you?" Steve asked.
"What I can't have a queen?"
"Don't I have an opinion?" Camilla called.
"What?" Loki asked turning to her.
"I said don't I have an opinion. I mean it might change if all of you are fighting." She said putting her hands on her hips.
Loki stood up and walked over to her.
"Who exactly would you choose?" He said and gave her a smirk undoing the shield around her.
"Well depends," she said smiling back.
She walked around Loki then walked over to Steve making him turn around. The Avengers started thinking that she had finally lost it until Tony noticed something. Camilla walked back over to Loki and hugged him.
"You, defiantly," She whispered into his ear and placed a small device onto his back.
Tony smiled from behind his mask. No one else on the team had noticed.
Steve fell to the ground in defeat and Loki smirked.
"As I said, there is no use in fighting for her, she is mine." Loki hissed and grabbed Camilla's hand.
Camilla winked at Steve who gave her a confused look. Loki walked over to Steve about to taunt him when Camilla pressed a small device in her hand and a loud beeping started. Loki's eyes went wide.
"Damn," he said right before there was a bang and he disappeared.
Tony flipped his mask up and grinned at Camilla.
"I knew you'd have a plan." He grinned.
"Wait what?" Steve asked looking hopelessly confused.
"When Loki showed up at the mansion I picked up a transporter when he took me. I would've used it to get back, but he blocked it from my memory. I needed him to trust me so I could send him back to Jotunheim."
"Like the dock," Steve realized.
"Exactly," she smiled and walked over to Steve and hugged him.
"I missed you so much," He said and hugged her back.
"I missed you too."
Suddenly there was a sarcastic clapping from behind her.
"Loki," Steve hissed.
"Ah yes, did you really think I didn't see her take the device?" He asked.
"Leave her alone," Steve said and pushed Camilla behind him.
"Oh why should I? I have treated her much better than you ever have."
"Yeah like kidnapping is better."
"Do you truly think she really likes you? You were a pathetic mite whereas I am a god-"
At that second Hulk launched out a fist and punched Loki.
"Puny god," he snorted.
Camilla started laughing hysterically. Thor walked over to his adoptive brother and hoisted him up by his scrawny arm.
"Thank you all, I will take my brother back to Asgard so he will be properly contained and punished." Thor said and smiled.
"I'm not your brother," Loki gasped weakly.
With that the two gods flashed away.
"We sure we got him this time?" Tony asked looking around.
Everything was settled and the Avengers headed back to Stark Towers. Fury was of course going to ask them all for a debriefing, but he agreed to wait until Camilla was feeling up to it. The team had a difficult time separating Steve and Camilla. The only time they weren't in the same room was only if one of them needed to use the bathroom, but even then the other waited right outside. The team relaxed and watched TV. At a point in the commercial break Camilla abruptly stood up and walked to her room with Steve not far behind.
"What's wrong Cam?" He asked worriedly.
"I don't want to be in this anymore," she responded and gestured to the dress.
She walked into her room and pulled out a pair of sweat pants and Steve's old SHIELD shirt. She quickly pulled them on and crumpled the dress up into a ball. She walked out into the main area over to the fire place and the team watched as she threw the dress into the flames. She willed them to get bigger and hotter so the dress would burn faster. When the cloth was in ashes, she turned back to Steve and smiled.
"Better?" Steve asked.
"Much," she responded wrapping her arms around his neck and kissed him.
"Get a room you two!" Tony called from the couch.
Camilla stuck her tongue out at the super genius and curled up next to Steve on the couch. As it got later in the night, the members of the team drifted to their rooms for some much needed sleep. The final two to go to sleep were Steve and Camilla. Camilla had her head on Steve's shoulder and she was half awake.
"Cam," he whispered slightly shaking her shoulder.
"Hm?" She mumbled not moving other than to shrug Steve's hand away.
"You really need to get to bed."
"What and you don't?"
"I'll go if you will,"
"Mm," she said and curled up back into Steve.
"Alright fine," he smiled and picked her up bridal style.
He carefully stood up and walked to his room. He laid her on the bed and got changed himself. He got into the large bed and felt Camilla curl up to him. He protectively wrapped his arms around her and smiled.
"Steve?" He heard her mumble through the darkness.
"Yes?" He asked gently.
"I know how much you love me now," she said.
Steve's eyes widened and he blushed remembering the first night they had slept in the same bed. He knew she was smirking at him.
"It's good to be back," She said and yawned and officially fell asleep.
Steve smiled and followed suit.
In the middle of the night Steve jolted from sleep to hearing Camilla scream and start crying.
"Cam, CAM? Are you okay?" He called and wrapped his arms around her shaking body.
"Please don't ever leave, please don't, please don't leave." She choked.
"I promise, Camilla, I promise." He said and lightly rocked her until she stopped crying.
She took a shaky breath and hugged Steve tightly. She not so easily fell asleep in Steve's arms. He fell back into the pillows with her still in his arms and lightly fell asleep ready in case she woke up again.
AN-
YAY! Yes I had a longer chapter because I don't think that could've waited. Anyways this MIGHT be the second to last chapter. I don't think I'll write a sequal on this one unless I get more insperation. There might be a chapter after this or I'll just go straight to epilouge. Thank you all for bearing with my evilness and procrastination on this story! Loves to all! :)