Chapter Thirty-Four

"What about Matthew?"

"Hmm."

"You don't like it?"

"It's not that, it's just a little old fashion."

"James is not exactly a modern name. Neither are Charlotte or Steve, why would our children have modern names?" Steve seemed truly puzzled by the statement. He was lying down in Charlotte's bed in the tiny hospital room. Charlotte had used her magic to make it big enough so that they would both fit in the bed, even though doing so considerably weakened her.

It had been two weeks since Bruce had delivered the news and Charlotte wasn't any better, in fact Steve was afraid that if she got any paler she was just going to join the land of the dead.

Hermione and Ron had gone back to the wizarding world because of course they had jobs to do, but they still came back every few days. Hermione was driving Charlotte crazy because she was sending a new healer every day who claimed could help, but the potions that they gave her only seem to make her sicker. Steve had finally lost it and kicked one out yesterday.

Charlotte rested her hand on her husband's chest, even through the thin fabric she could still feel his heart beating non-stop. "Well, we already agreed on James for one name to honor my father and Bucky. But we still need a name for our second son. What about Axel or Jacob?"

Steve cringed. "I think you need to take a second look at the baby name book that May and Peter sent you."

Charlotte rolled her eyes. "Fine, I hope you're not this picky when we decide to decorate the nurseries though it's probably going to be fifty shades of blue. Steve, do you think that the house in DC will be safe to raise the kids?"

Steve nodded. "It should be. It's a safe neighborhood and Fury promised to provide us with special security. You and our children will be safe."

Charlotte gave a tired laugh. "Well, I can take care of myself."

"Doesn't look like it." Steve was frowning again. "Lot, the C-section-"

"Is not an option," Charlotte interrupted him softly. "Let's wait until Thor comes back, if Thor doesn't have anything then I will have the C-section."

Thor knew that some time had passed since he had left earth, but he had gone to other planets in hope of finding a cure for the captain's wife since his father rarely wanted to help humans (he didn't think that humans and gods should interact unless it was absolutely necessary. Something about balance.)

But it had come out to be a useless pursuit since Charlotte's illness was coming from the super serum and Thor had no idea what was in it. So Odin unfortunately was the only option that he had left.

Heimdall was the first one that greeted him when he returned to Asgard. He nodded and said quietly. "You're back." Even if the man didn't say it Thor knew that Heimdall was glad that Thor was back. He was always uneasy whenever Thor was away.

Thor patted him on the shoulder. "I'm only here for a short while, I'm afraid. Where is my father?"

Heimdall frowned and a sense of doubt seemed to cross his face when Thor mentioned Odin which Thor found odd. "He's in the throne room. Where he always is."

Thor nodded as he made his way to the throne room. He didn't bother knocking, his father didn't mind when it was family. Thor briefly saw a flash of gold and green pass before his eyes as Odin stumbled behind the chair of the throne room.

Odon straightened up, he looked slightly nervous. "Thor, son what are you doing here?"

Thor didn't know what it was exactly. But he knew that it wasn't Odin, even if it did look like him. He pinned Odin to the floor. "Who the hell are you?" He pressed his bicep on his chest so that it was harder for him to get up.

"I'm your father," Odin choked out.

"I'm no fool. Show yourself." Thor felt something sharp being stabbed in his arm and he got up. He saw the familiar flash of gold and green and recognized his dark-haired brother who was wielding the knife that he had used to stab Thor in the arm.

Thor felt a flash of anger and confusion. Loki? What was Loki doing here? He was supposed to be dead. Thor had mourned him. "Loki? Is it you?"

Loki scoffed at him. "Of course, it's me you buffoon, who else would it be?" he smirked. "Honestly, Thor I didn't think you of all people would fall for the same trick twice."

"Where's father? Did you-"

Loki looked bored at the conversation. "Kill him? No. He is in a very nice-what was the name? Oh, yes nursing home in your precious earth. Don't worry, he's safe. Senile. But safe."

"Take me to him." Thor demanded. "Now, Loki or you won't like the consequences." He paused for a few minutes. "Loki, mother taught you how to heal with magic and special drinks and such."

Loki looked confused. "Yes."

Thor relaxed slightly, but he still looked annoyed. "I need you to help me and come back to earth. The Captain's wife is sick. She's pregnant and the babies are carrying the super serum gene in their blood, weakening her. I need you to use your magic to slow down the serum and save her."

"And why would I help you?"

"Because if you do this for me and if you take me to father, you will earn your freedom."

"She's not getting any better. She says she is, but I see her face. She looks pale and started talking about her will and wizard currency and things that I don't really understand. Where the hell is Thor?"

"Whoa, watch that potty mouth," Tony said half-jokingly as he handed him a beer. Steve had returned to HQ for more clothes, but apparently, he was using that opportunity to release some of that pent-up nervousness that he was feeling. "Here drink this. It will calm you down. Damn, if you're like this right now, you're going to be a mess when your actual kids are born."

"He can't get drunk." Bucky pointed out.

"So? You still drink it."

Bucky shrugged. "I like the taste." He turned to Steve. "Thor will come back soon, and you and Charlotte will be happy and living in DC before you know it."

Tony raised an eyebrow. "The whole moving to DC plan is still on?"

Steve shrugged. "It was never off in the first place."

Peter entered the living room carrying a Calculus textbook that looked like it weighed more than him. Tony joked. "Whoa, kid where's the fire?"

Peter flushed pink. "Dr. Banner called. He said that Thor was at the hospital with his brother, Loki."

-End of Chapter Thirty-Four-

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