Jade here, so sorry that I'm late, I didn't have internet yesterday. Please forgive me. Anyway, here's the chapter
The group had gotten a slow start to the day. Raina and Loki had been the first ones to awake and were currently just sitting on the couch watching television, of course by sitting meaning Raina had her legs propped up on Loki's lap. Slowly, the rest of the members of the house joined them. It was almost noon when Rachel, the last up, finally came downstairs with her laptop.
"Wow you actually slept in for once Rae." Raina giggled as she watched the older girl sit down at the table, opening up her laptop.
"Eh, you need to every now and then." Rachel commented back.
"Whatever you say yo." The group sat in silence for several minutes, just watching mindlessly at the television screen. Suddenly, Raina grabbed the remote, in one swift movement. The suddenness of her action caused a few of the Avengers to jump. Clicking a couple buttons the television was turned to the weather channel. Rachel immediately began to groan as soon as she heard the meteorologist start talking.
"Rain, for once, can we please not watch the weather channel?" Rachel begged her friend.
"But what if there's possible tropical storm development in the gulf? I have to know this stuff!" Raina shot back.
"Yeah, I don't think that'll matter much with us being this far up north." Clint commented, only to have a glare sent his way by Raina.
"My TV!" Raina shouted possessively as she shoved the remote down her shirt.
"That's not right." Tony said.
"Seriously?" Bruce commented.
"Hey rock of ages, you mind getting that for us?" Tony called to Loki who had been sitting there next to Raina watching the entertainment unfold.
"What?" Steve's face turned red at the thought of what Tony was telling Loki to do.
"I'd rather not; I prefer to keep my hand attached to my arm." Loki said. Rachel sighed as she rolled her eyes. She stood, as the rest of the group sat arguing about how to get the remote back, and walked over to Raina. The group stared in partial awe and partial 'holy shit' as Rachel's hand dived into the front of Raina's shirt, pulling out the hidden remote and turning it on to a cartoon channel. Rachel walked back over to the table with the remote and went back to her computer.
"Do you two do that often?" Natasha asked, finally breaking the silence.
"Only when she has something of importance that I need."
Raina burst into a giggle fit. Loki, who had been staring at her the whole time, was not really that surprised. He had nearly gotten used to Raina's oddness.
"That tickled yo! Ooooh, I like this show!" Raina exclaimed as her attention was quickly turned to the television.
"Her attention is that of a small infant, does Rain always act in this way?" Thor asked Rachel.
"When she's watching cartoons, yes."
"So uh, how often are you two having to go down each other's shirts?" Tony asked. Steve, who was trying to take a sip of water immediately started to choke. Loki had been absentmindedly rubbing one of Raina's feet stopped and jerked his head to look over at Tony. Raina still stared and giggled at the television, oblivious to everyone else around her. "It's a fair question!" Tony defended against the looks.
"Jeez Tony, cool it or you're going to give Steve a heart attack." Rachel told him.
"This is nothing compared to a friend we had back in high school." Raina spoke finally, still staring amusingly at the television. "She used to do this thing she called a 'boob check' where if you were wearing a low cut tee shirt she would shove her hand down the front of it while screaming 'boob check!' Needless to say we both stopped wearing low cut shirts around her after that." The group sat in silence for a while after that. Raina repositioned herself on the couch to where she was now sitting on Loki's lap. Minutes later Rachel closed her computer and came and sat on the couch in the spot where Raina had been, right next to Steve, who moved his arm and put it around her shoulders.
"I spy with my little eye..." Raina started.
"Oh no." Rachel muttered.
"Something that is of use only when you let it hang out." Raina giggled. Everyone looked at her in confusion.
"What?" Steve asked.
"I do not understand?" Thor added.
"That's actually a good clue." Bruce said.
"Rain likes to be cryptic with her clues." Rachel told them laughing.
"Anyone? Anyone?" Raina asked. No one could come up with any answer, plus they were slightly afraid of finding out what the answer was in the first place. "Curtains!" Raina finally shouted.
"That was a pretty good one." Natasha admitted.
"Okay, when is a king made of wood?" Raina asked again.
"In the morning." Tony said laughing. Rachel hit him in the back of the head. "Ow!"
"Nope try again." Raina laughed.
"A king is made of wood when he is a ruler." Loki finally answered.
"Bingo! We have a winner!" Raina smiled proudly as she looked at Loki. "But really Tony? Really?" Raina started to laugh again.
"It was a valid answer!" Tony defended. The group just burst into laughter. After a while they finally stopped and quieted down. An eerie silence fell upon the group as they remembered that there was a chance that they would be forever separated. Raina snuggled closer to Loki as a feeling of dread washed over her; Rachel did the same with Steve. For the next few hours the group sat in the living room, watching television and just talking. The unsaid truth hanging in the air: none of them wanted to be separated from each other, least of all Loki from Raina because they knew that this wouldn't last forever.
Later that night Loki and Raina lay together in the bed in embrace, kissing each other passionately. There was something in the air that told the two that tonight might be their last and they wanted to spend it wisely.
"I wish this moment would last forever." Raina finally said as she pulled away from their make-out session, looking down at him.
"It will, don't worry. I'll take you back to Asgard with me. Surely with you by my side Odin will lessen whatever punishment he has in store and then once I've fulfilled that we can be together."
"I look forward to it." Raina smiled as she leaned in for another kiss. Loki placed his hands onto her waist, pulling Raina closer to him. As the seconds pass their kissing become more passionate; Loki's fingers became in her hair. Suddenly, Loki flipped Raina over onto her back. Their kissing intensified even more as Loki's hands soon found their way underneath Raina's shirt. Raina moaned lightly into Loki's mouth as his hands brushed the bottom of her breasts.
Loki began massaging her breasts, causing Raina to buck her hips upwards; this time it was Loki's turn as he moaned into her mouth. Pulling one of his hands from out of Raina's shirt, Loki brought one of her legs up to encircle his waist; Raina following suit with her other leg.
Raina was internally screaming, never could she even begin to fathom such a thing to happen to her and she was overly joyed. It was not until Loki began to pull her shirt off that she fully realized just what she was about to do.
"Loki..." Raina attempted to say in between their kissing. "Loki...wait." Loki stopped everything that he was doing and looked her in the eyes.
"What's wrong my dear?" He asked softly, placing his forehead onto hers; both of them were breathing heavily.
"I...I don't think I'm ready. I mean, I want to, but..." Raina turned her eyes away, too embarrassed to look directly at him.
"Rain," Loki started, placing a hand softly onto the side of her face; Raina finally turned to look back at him, "I've told you that I will always be there for you, if you don't think yourself ready, then I shall wait."
"Loki, thank you. I love you my god of mischief." Raina whispered as she placed a chaste kiss on his lips.
"I love you as well, my dear queen of chaos." Loki whispered back, rubbing her cheek with his thumb.
"Queen of chaos, I like it." Raina chuckled as she snuggled into his embrace.
Izzy: Nice ending if I say so myself, ehehehe.
Jade: You would. Thanks for reading guys! One more chapter left guys.
