Hey guys! So here's a longer chapter for you all since I have been sucking with the updates lately. I have about 7 or 8 chapters to go until this story finally comes to a close :( I'm thinking of doing a sequel to it so let me know what you all think! Enjoy!

It had been days since Charlotte had laid eyes on Loki, the door hadn't even opened since the guards had come in and dragged him away. She was terrified. Fear was finally beginning to set in and she wondered if leaving with Loki was the right decision after all. If she hadn't she would still be with the Avengers, yes there would still be a war going on but she would have been safer and Loki would have never been kidnapped.

She wondered how a God like him could be so weak when it came to the Chitauri. Loki was strong, there was no denying that. Even Steve had mentioned that he packed a pretty good punch. So how was it so easy for the Chitauri to capture him? Charlotte briefly remembered Thor speaking of the Chitauri giving Loki power but was it so easy to take that away? This new world of superheroes, aliens and Gods was all so confusing to Charlotte, there was still so much she didn't understand.

Every thought between dying and where Loki was turned to Steve. Charlotte couldn't get him out of her head, no matter how hard she tried. It hadn't been that long, she still didn't know that much about him or how his "powers" may affect him in the future, yet here she was praying she could still have a future with him. Steve Rogers was exactly what Charlotte wanted in her life, there was no denying that. She thought of her Dad and how much he loved Captain America, how strange would it be for him to know his baby girl was in love with his favourite Superhero.

Meanwhile in a room down the hall Loki lay lifeless on the floor. He had no idea what day it was anymore and he could barely remember the last time he saw Charlotte. Charlotte. His heart ached, was she still alive? Had they killed her already? What was going on? Confusion had set in and Loki felt powerless, his most hated feeling in the world. He wanted to be strong, to defeat the Chitauri who had now taken over his fight for the Earth but his body just couldn't do it. Not now and he certainly couldn't take on the five Chitauri surrounding him at the moment, it was impossible.

One of the Chitauri stepped forward. He grabbed Loki by the throat and pinned him against the wall. His breath was horrid and Loki couldn't help but cough to try and escape the smell. He closed his eyes, awaiting the next punch, hit or whatever they were going to do. Loki would never harm Charlotte, not anymore and he was willing to take whatever punishment necessary to make sure she stayed alive.

"He is still not agreeing?" The head of the Chitauri asked as he entered the room.

"He has not said a word."

"Loki I do not think you understand, we will slowly torture you until your death unless you take care of her first."

With all the confusion going on in Loki's head, he was shocked when he thought of a plan to get Charlotte out of this place. He opened his eyes slowly and turned his attention towards the leader. This was the only shot he had at getting her out of here, Loki just hoped that this will actually work.

"I shall do it." Loki confessed.

"You-"

"On the condition that you give me tonight to rest, then tomorrow I shall dispose of her." Loki hissed.

"Very well. Leave him for now men, we shall come back for him tomorrow."

The next morning Loki was awoken by two members of the Chitauri, Loki must have passed out instantly yesterday since he hadn't moved very far from his previous spot. The two men dragged him along the hallway and back towards the room they had originally taken him from. As they opened the door Loki instantly saw Charlotte, she was asleep in what looked like the most uncomfortable position he had ever seen. She looked exhausted and his heart ached for her once again, this wasn't going to be easy.

"Will your leader be joining us for this?" Loki asked.

"He has other arrangements, we have orders to deliver her body to him when you are done."

"My body?" Charlotte whispered.

Loki was soon released by the guards and one of them placed a sharp knife into his right hand, he took a step away from them and turned his attention towards Charlotte. He could see the fear in her eyes and she was practically crying already. As he reached the chair he quickly untied her from it, allowing her to stand up.

"This isn't a part of the plan Loki, you must get this over with quickly." One of the Chitauri reminded him.

"Loki what is going on?" Charlotte asked.

Loki took a quick step towards Charlotte and dug his fist into her stomach, making it look as if he had dug the knife into her.

"Follow my lead." Loki whispered.

Quickly Loki spun himself around, releasing the knife from his hand and throwing it directly into one of the Chitauri's faces causing him to drop to the floor instantly. Before the other one could react Loki already had him pinned against the wall, he was helpless.

"Loki what the hell?" Charlotte screamed.

"Shut up. Now hand me the knife." Loki demanded.

"It's in his skull."

"Then remove it." Loki replied.

Charlotte slowly pulled the knife from the Chitauri's face and handed it to Loki. He quickly took care of the remaining member of the team, leaving just him and Charlotte alone in the room. Neither of them knew what to do next, they were both happy to see each other but neither of them wanted to show it. Charlotte smiled as softly touched Loki's shoulder.

"Thank you for saving me. I didn't know what happened to you."

"They were torturing me, until I agreed to kill you." Loki replied. "But I must get you out of here, you have to go."

"Loki you gotta explain to me what's happening with these guys, I thought you were working together?"

"The Chitauri want Earth, as well as the Tesseract. They don't care about me now but were willing to give me my freedom if I killed you. It is their fight now, I am not with them. It was their choice, I had no control over what they did."

"So what about you then? What are you going to do?" Charlotte asked.

"That doesn't matter, I do not care what happens to me. I just need to get you out of here safely."

Loki quickly grabbed Charlotte's arm and opened the door, dragging her out into the hallway. Luckily it was deserted except for a few guards who were standing outside what Loki believed to be the exit. Loki looked towards Charlotte and signaled for her to follow him quietly, she nodded and watched as Loki snuck down behind the guards, taking them out one by one.

Within seconds an alarm went off and Charlotte could hear people yelling and more Chitauri were heading towards the two of them. Loki threw open the doors and pushed Charlotte out into the open, this was her chance to escape and Loki wasn't allowing her to pass this up.

"Go!" Loki yelled. "I'll take care of these guys."

"I can't leave you here, you'll never make it." Charlotte cried.

"Please Charlie, just go." Loki pleaded. Charlotte could see in his eyes that he was begging her to leave him. She could see that he truly did care for her, whether he was an evil God or not he was saving her life and in this moment she couldn't be more thankful.

"I'll come back for you." Charlotte yelled. "I promise."

A few seconds later Charlotte began to run, she had no idea where the energy was coming from or how she was doing it but she just kept going. One foot in front of the other for miles and miles. She couldn't stop, she wanted to get as far away from that place as possible but she couldn't help but think of Loki. He sacrificed himself for her and every time she thought of it she wanted to burst into tears. But she couldn't, he wanted her to run to be safe and that was exactly what she was going to do.

What felt like hours later Charlotte finally stopped running outside a diner in the middle of nowhere. She checked her pockets to see that the Chitauri had taken everything from her, no phone, no money, no ID, no credit card, nothing. She sighed in frustration and headed into the diner, hoping someone would help her.

"Excuse me, do you have a phone I could borrow for a second?"

The young lady behind the counter looked up and her face soon turned to one in shock, Charlotte looked a mess. There was blood stains everywhere and her clothes were barely hanging onto her.

"You here from New York? Where all that weird stuff is happening?" The young lady asked.

"Kind of. May I ask where I am right now? Without sounding like a complete idiot?" Charlotte replied.

"You're still in New York, just on the outskirts."

"Is the fighting still happening?"

"You mean the aliens? Yeah, well they've got most of Manhattan under Avengers are trying but there is only so much they can do." The young lady replied. "Here, take a seat. I'll bring you some coffee and a phone that you can use."

A few moments later the lady returned and handed Charlotte a cell phone.

"It's one of my old ones, you can keep it. Seems like you need one."

"Thank you, I shall pay you back-"

"Don't worry about it, I just hope you can get in touch with whoever it is you're trying to reach."

Charlotte sat back in her chair staring at the phone, she had no idea who to call. Since the era of cell phones arrived she had never learnt any important phone numbers so she couldn't reach anyone. She figured her brother and the team would be aboard the Helicarrier but she didn't have a number for that and she couldn't exactly call S.H.I.E.L.D. They were an intelligence agency so I doubt they would be easy to get a hold of, if they ever believed her story.

Pepper. That's it. That's who Charlotte could call, okay she didn't have her number but Pepper had to be in the directory or something. Charlotte couldn't dial the numbers fast enough and soon she had been transferred through to her, Charlotte was just praying that Pepper actually answered.

"Hello Pepper Potts speaking?"

"Pepper! Pepper, it's Charlotte."

"Charlotte! Oh my god! I was just speaking with Tony, is everything okay? Are you safe?" Pepper almost screamed down the phone.

"I'm fine Pepper, I escaped. Look I need to get to my brother but I don't want him to freak out or anything. Do you still have Natasha's number? I can get her to pick me up."

"Of course! You're brother will be so happy to see you're safe, as will the Captain."

Charlotte could tell Pepper was smirking on the other end of the phone, Pepper was always asking about Charlotte's love life anytime they had the chance to speak. So she wasn't surprised that Pepper mentioned Steve.

"Are they all okay?" Charlotte asked.

"Yes, they are on the helicarrier. They have no idea what to do but they are trying to figure something out."

After a few more minutes of catching up Pepper gave Charlotte Natasha's cell phone number.

"I will speak to you soon Pepper, okay?"

"Yes! Stay safe!"

"You too."

Charlotte quickly hung up the phone and began dialing Natasha's number. It seemed to make more sense to call her rather than her brother or Steve. Natasha was the level headed one and Charlotte knew she wouldn't freak out but she would just calmly pick her up from wherever Charlotte was. After a few moments of ringing, Natasha finally answered.

"Agent Romanoff."

"Natasha. If you are in the room with Steve or Tony, leave. It's Charlotte. I don't want them to freak out yet." Charlotte whispered.

"It's okay, I'm with Clint right now." Natasha replied.

"Of course you are." Charlotte smirked.

"Where are you?"

"I was hoping you could tell me, get a track on my phone and come pick me up? I didn't want to call my brother cause he'll just go all crazy." Charlotte laughed.

"Okay no problem, Clint has your location already. We'll be there in like five minutes, there is a field nearby. We will land the small plane there."

"Awesome, I'll meet you there. Thanks Natasha."

"Just glad to know you're safe Charlotte."

Charlotte jumped up from her chair and made her way out of the diner, making sure to thank the young lady that helped her one more time before leaving. The field that Natasha was speaking of was just around the corner, Charlotte had passed it while running away from the Chitauri. Her thoughts quickly turned to Loki once again, she was glad to be safe but she needed to do something to help him. If the Chitauri hadn't killed him already.

Exactly five minutes later the small aircraft landed and Charlotte jumped on board. She was greeted by a hug from both Natasha and Clint. She was so excited to see them both, they were the closest thing Charlotte had to normal friends since neither of them were superheroes, although they were master assassins. The plane quickly took off and made it's way back to the helicarrier, Natasha explained that neither of them had mentioned to anyone that they were picking Charlotte up. So it would be a complete surprise.

"I'm assuming you will explain where you were and everything later?" Clint asked as the three of them headed off the plane.

"Yeah, for now I need to see my brother and Steve."

Charlotte raced through the halls of the Helicarrier trying to figure out where to go first, her brother or Steve. Her brother seemed like the logical decision since she might get a little distracted with Steve, she smirked at the though of seeing him again but right now she needed to find her brother. As she got closer and closer towards the lab she could hear her brother debating with Bruce, they were such science nerds it was unbelievable. Charlotte didn't think to change or clean herself up before stepping into the lab, she didn't care about that. Not right now.

As soon as the door opened Tony's jaw dropped and he ran to his sister. He pulled her into a hug and spun her around like a little girl.

"Tony, that kinda hurts." Charlotte squeaked.

Tony quickly placed Charlotte back down on the floor and smiled.

"I'm so glad you're back, what happened is everything okay?"

"Can I explain later, we will all meet at that big round table thingy in the main area. I gotta let someone else know I'm here." Charlotte smirked.

Tony rolled his eyes, he knew exactly who she was talking about.

"Go ahead, he's been very worried about you. He's probably in his room."

Charlotte walked slowly over towards the other side of the Helicarrier, she didn't know why but for some reason she was extremely nervous to see him. Maybe it was due to the fact that while she was with the Chitauri all she could think about was how much she wanted to spend her life with him. With Steve Rogers, a superhero who was almost 90 years old. The more she said it in her mind the crazier it sounded but beneath all that it made her extremely happy.

Once she reached his room she stopped outside to see him sat on the edge of his bed. She could see a picture of the two of them on the table next to him, it was from Disneyland. Charlotte smiled and noticed he was holding onto a cell phone, it must have been the one Natasha gave him. The look of confusion on his face was enough for Charlotte to realize he had no idea what he was doing.

"Just call me." Steve whispered to himself. "Where the hell are you Charlotte?"

"Right here." Charlotte replied as she slowly opened the door.

Steve instantly dropped everything and ran towards her, pulling Charlotte into his arms and instantly placing his lips to hers. He couldn't believe she was back and he had no idea how but he didn't care, she was here and that was all that matter. Steve soon scooped Charlotte up into the arm and she wrapped her legs around him. He gently placed her on the bed and slowly climbed on top of her.

"Already?" Charlotte giggled. "I haven't even been back for five minutes!"

"I've missed you, I'm so glad you're back."

"Well I need to shower first." Charlotte said as she pushed Steve off causing him to fall onto the bed. She turned before entering the bathroom to see him pouting.

"Feel free to join me." Charlotte smirked.

"Are you serious?" Steve hesitated.

"Of course. Now get in here Captain!"