YNNBL Chp. 17

Heyyy guys! I have a chapter for you, and guess what? It's FLUFFY! I hope I can make you go 'Dawwww' as you read through the chapter (and possibly gasp with worry.) Heres we goes! (And yes, Loki says 'Kat', not Kate. I think it's adowable :3) Ps. Yes, Thor is a an annoying pissmunch in this (I have no idea what that word is xD).

[[Kate's POV]]

My vision is slightly blurry with raging water and tears as I helplessly flail my hands in the air. "HELP! I CAN'T-" I go under for a moment, then come back up gasping for breath. "SWIM THAT WELL IN DEE-" Under again, but this time when I come up, I hear a huge SPLASH!, and Loki's head bobs up from underwater. "Kat!" He yells, and I can hear Thor shouting things from the terrace above as well. "Kat?" I gasp, and he smiles. "is it fine if I call you that?" He asks, and I nod. But back to the situation at hand: "I'll- get you- to shore-" He grunts, grabbing me by the waist. I hug him tightly, preparing to teleport. "WAIT!" I shout, a horrible thought occurring to me. "You'll get caught!"

Loki looks at me, his face a slight tint of blue. "I- know." He gasps. "But- you'll be-safe."

There's a flash of green light, and suddenly we're on the patio again, along with all the other Avengers.

I'm still hugging him as Thor tries to take him away. After that, it's all bits and pieces of memory.

I remember shouting "NO!" as they pry me away from him, I remember crying as the rest of the Avengers look at me in disbelief. I remember looking into Loki's eyes as he's taken into the building. His eyes are full of... what? Worry? Sorrow? . . .Fear?

That's when my memory goes fuzzy, and I awaken later in a chair.

[[Loki's POV]]

"...Why?" Is all Thor says, his forehead creased in his usual 'I'm-trying-to-look-like-I'm-thinking-but-I'm-actually-dumb-so-yeah' look. I sigh and cradle my face in my hands in annoyance. "Thor, it was an accident. I swear it, I didn't mean to come back to Midguard. It was the night you asked me what was wrong, and I ended up in this... woman's apartment, somehow..." I try to explain, but I know it's no use. Thor is just too idiotic to belief the unlikely truth. He sighs again. "Brother..."

I lose it. "THOR! You really think I would try again? After failing this time? If I had tried again, I would have iactually tried! You would have heard about it much sooner! And remember? The Allfather put a ban on my magic in Asguard! There was no way I could summon that much darrk energy to get me here! I don't know what put me on Midguard, or why it chose to land in Kat's apartment-"

"Kat?" Thor interrupts me, and I groan in exasperation. "Yes, KAT, I call her Kat. Were you even listening o me the entire ti-"

"But her name is Kathleen..." Thor ponders, and I snap just a bit. "Yes, it IS, but I call her KAT! It's a nickname, Thor!" He still looks lost, but continues anyway. "And speaking of Kate, why did you... save her?"

I cast my eyes downwards. "Uhm... I have... poor impulse control." I mutter stupidly, and Thor gasps suddenly, a wide grin breaking out on his face. 'Nope! You love her!" My older brother says, and I go stiff. "No, I don-"

"You LOVE her! You love Kathleen!" Thor says gleefully, and it takes all of my willpower not to slap him in his big arrogant face. My anger must show through my expression, because Thor stops. "Ok, ok. I'll keep it a secret." He whispers, and I yell back. "I DO NOT LOVE HER, YOU IDIOT! She is my friend! She's the only person on this world or any other that understands me! She's like me, Thor! She can-"

But we're interrupted by Natasha, who comes in with a sniffling Kate by her side.

[[Kate's POV]]

"Kate. I don't know what happened. How- or rather why- could you do this?" Natasha asks, trying to be gentle. I sigh, still shaky from my brush with death. "I... was just helping him... get back to Asguard." I mutter truthfully, and the Russian spy sighs. We had become good friends after I had first met the Avengers, and I guess this was a reason to put it on the line.

"Kate... Really. Why didn't you just report him? It could have saved us a lot of trouble, and it would have kept you out of it."

I sniffle a bit, because the stupid freezing cold water had given me a cold. "I... I didn't see any reason to report him. He came to Midgu- Earth by accident, and I was just helping him get back. Those were his only intentions, I swear!"

Black Widow crouches down to level out the height (I'm sitting in a chair). "But how do you know? How do you know he trusted you?"

"Because I'm like him. He's the only one in this world or any other that gets me. He's like me."

"What do you mean?"

For the third time in my life, I make the split-second decision to turn blue.

Natasha gaps. "Kate! You're- oh." She quiets down and sighs once again. "I see. But still, Kate, I don't see why he-"

We were interrupted by muffled shouts. Loki's muffled shouts. "Loki! It sounds like he's getting hurt!" I gasp, and try to get up. But Natasha holds me there, realization dawning. "You... love him." She breaths, and my eyes go wide. "N-No I don-"

"Yes. You do." She says firmly, and I sigh, tears brimming. "I- I don't know, Natasha!" I sob, and she reaches her arms out for a hug. I gladly take the offer, and when we pull away, Black Widow looks at me solidly. "Kate. I know this isn't your fault. It-"

"It's not LOKI'S fault either, Natasha! Why don't you get that? It was an accident!" I nearly shout, and then I run out of the living room and into the other living room (Stark Mansion is huge) where Loki is being interrogated. She quickly catches up to me, and we enter the living room together.

"Kat?" Loki asks, tinging red. "Loki! Are you hurt? I heard yelling and-"

"I'm fine, Kat." He smiles, and I sigh with relief. Neither of us see Natasha and Thor exchange a knowing look.

I rush oer to my friend. "Oh, god, Loki, are they going to kill you? What are they going to do?" Loki sighs. "I really dont know. My interrogator was too busy fooling around-" He glares daggers at Thor- "to do anything. But what about you?"

"No idea. We didn't really get anywhere either." I glance at Natasha.

"Well, if you let us... converse... we shall come up with a verdict." Thor says slowly. Natasha nods, and they exit the room to talk.

I walk over to sit on the couch, and [[EHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH! This story got LOKI'D!]] Loki sits down beside me.

"Are you... OK?" He asks, and I nod. "No you're not." He corrects me, and I nod again. I burrow my head into his shoulder. He pats my head awkwardly, and I can hear the hushed whispers of the two Avengers in the next room. Suddenly, right as I lift my head to say something, Clint rushes in, bow and arrow in hand, and point both right at Loki's head. [[Yes, Emma, it's moment-ruining Clint :D]]

"Talk, IDIOT." He growls, and Bruce rushes in, a look of surprise on his face. "CLINT!" He shouts, pulling the archers arm away from his supposed target. "No! Bad Clint! Bad!" Bruce scolds, and they walk out of the room.

"That was... rather odd." Loki blinks, and I nod, laughing as tears run down my cheeks. I burrow my head into his shoulder again, and he randomly starts singing.

Holy crap.

[[Bruce's POV]]

"Nice job, Clint." I say, and Clint nods and walks off. They definitely like each other. I think. The way that she was looking at him, the way he was looking at her when she couldn't see him... They were made for each other. I ponder, and then randomly make a decision. I'm going to help them be with each other. I think, No matter what it takes.

[[Loki's POV]]

I've only sung 3 times in my life, this being one of them. I sing one of the only Midguardian songs I know- Echo by Jason Walker.

"Hello, hello, is there anybody out there?

'Cause I don't hear a sound." I sing.

"Alone, alone, I don't really know where the world is,

but I'm missing out..." She seems to like it... I guess I'll keep singing...

"I'm out on the edge and I'm screaming your name like a fool at the top of my lungs,

and sometimes when I close my eyes I pretend I'm all right but it's never enough.

'Cause my echo, echo, is the only voice comin' back.

Shadow, shadow, is the only friend that I have."

I stop singing as Thor and Natasha reenter the room. I realize that Kate has fallen asleep on me, so I put a finger to my lips. They nod and smile before backing out. I sigh. I guess I'll have to hear about my fate- and more importantly, Kate's fate- when she wakes up.

There we go! I hope you dawwww'd! And yes, I think Echo by Jason Walker is perfect for Loki/Kate. NO, I didn't find it from the Vampire Diaries or whatever (I don't even know what that is). I just found it while looking for Loki/Sif things (one of my multiple OTPs. I have a Sifki fanfiction, if you wanna read it :3) Ok! See ya in the next chapter, sorry if this was crap, I'm busy with my Darcy x Bruce story (YEAH, I SHIP THEM, SUE ME.) Bye!