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I stand, very confused, in the pouring rain beside the cliff. Suddenly, a form comes into view- Loki's form. And he's standing at the edge of the cliff.

"Loki! What are you doing?!" I shout, but my voice is lost in the swirling wind and rain. Loki is on the edge of the cliff, bracing himself for something... but what? What could he be-

No.

"Loki! Please don't do this! I'd rather die than lose you!" I shout, but once again my exclamation falls on deaf ears. I see him throw his head up and face the rain as he shouts something inaudible. I interrupt him by running up to him, grabbing his arm, and pulling him away from the edge.

"Loki! Don't do this!" I shout, and he turns around. There are tears rolling down his cheeks.

"Kat, I have to. He'll kill you if I don't die myself." He suddenly leans forward and kisses me. "You need not be lonely, for I am here." He whispers.

Then he jumps.

"LOKI!" I run over to the rocky edge and look down to see Loki's body dropping like an anvil. At about halfway down, he turns around to face me. His eyes are still strikingly green, even if there are tears dripping down his face. I want to do something, anything, to stop him, but towards the bottom, he is shrouded in mist. I don't even try to hold back a sob as I realize that he's gone. Loki, the god of mischief, the god that accidentally teleported into my apartment and changed my life for the better, is... I couldn't even bear to think about the word, but I did-

Loki is dead.

And he did it to save me.

But... now that he's gone... I think, kneeling down with my face towards the ground, tears dripping from eyes and down my nose, I don't want to be saved.

EPILOGUE

{Three Years Later}

[[Kate's POV]]

I quietly type up the email and press send. Hearing my phone buzz, I take it out of my pocket.

What are you doing up so late? You're past curfew. -C the text reads, and I smile. Unlocking my phone, I send a text back. I just sent my weekly report. Be home soon. Stop worrying so much.

I pick up my purse and shut my laptop, picking it up as well. I walk out of my once-boring cubicle, now decorated with pictures of Cory and me at his wedding, my friends, Mabry and me. Blake and I sort of drifted, seeing as I was now afraid of him. My brother had gotten married to Molly and had two kids, one the little 1-year-old Seth, and Amy, the overprotective 3-year-old. The last picture... I close my eyes and take a breath.

The one picture of Loki and me... at the fountains. I have no idea how a photo was taken and given to me, but it was. It's put in the very middle of the main wall, but is almost covered in sticky notes and other things. Loki is retreating as I splash water on him, huge smiles on both of our faces. I keep meaning to take it down, but I always forget. I'm done with that life now. It's over. I have new friends, new job, new house, new memories, new life. There's no room for... I sigh shakily and reach up to take it down, but something in the corner of my eye stops me. Light.

Everyone's gone, so someone must be here. I cautiously walk out of my cubicle, grabbing a random stapler to somehow protect myself. "Wh- who's there?" I call bravely, and I can see the outline of a person in the shadows across the room. The grip on my makeshift weapon tightens.

"I said. Who's. There." I plan to throw the stapler, but there's no need.

"Did you forget about me, Kat?"

The voice was small, quiet, uncertain. Sad. But I'd know it anywhere.

The stapler drops to the carpeted floor with a muffled thud.

"L-Loki...?" I breath, hardly believing it.

"Yes, Kat. It's me." He steps out of the shadows, and I gasp. It's... Loki. The same old Loki, wearing the same clothes. Not the exact same pair of clothes, since the ones he has on look new.

"No. You're not alive. I saw you, you jumped off the cliff, to save me... No. It's just a cruel trick. You have to be a hallucination, an illusio-" It hits me. Everything clicks, what he said, what happened...

Loki survived the jump... because he didn't jump.I think. It was a duplicate, a magic trick, a...

Suddenly I'm very angry.

It was a lie.

"Why?!" I shout, my eyes misting up.

"Why did you do this to me?! You- You made me think you were- I believed you were dead- and I cried myself to sleep almost every night after that for a year! It's been three years, Loki. Three. Horrible. LONELY. Years. I've tried to forget, and for a bit I did, but then all the memories came back when I thought I saw you- ... When I did see you last year. I wasn't hallucinating..." I fall quiet, and Loki looks like he's going to cry.

"I... I never meant to... to stay away that long... I had to take care of things with..." He doesn't even have to say it, I know who he means.

"Cory... Cory's married. With two kids. Mabry and Tony got married. Clint and Natasha had a daughter, Loki. You've missed too much. I have a new life now." We both know I don't mean the last thing.

"Kat..."

"It's Kathleen. People call me Kathleen now." I say rather harshly, and suddenly there's a hand on my shoulder, and I'm being spun around, and suddenly: he's kissing me.

In the next instant, as my lips meet his, he's not the Loki that lied to me, or tried to take over the world. He's not the Loki that ruthelessly killed hundreds of people. He's not the Loki... He's not that Loki.

He's the Loki that was too self-conscious to take off his shirt. The Loki that risked the most awkward moments to comfort me. The Loki that was scared of my little kitten. The Loki that held my hand to calm me down. He's the Loki that gave Emma a piggyback ride and had a nerf gun fight with Matthew. Who showed himself to the Avengers to save my life. The Loki that sacrificed his life for mine. (Or so I had thought.)

He's that Loki.

He's my Loki.

You guys. I'm done. I'm. DONE. NO. NONO I'M LIKE LEGITIMATELY CRYING RIGHT NOW OKAY I THINK IMMA GO WRITE A SEQUEL NOW IDK BYE.

But seriously. You guys, thank you for all your wonderful support, reviews, etc. This is my second favorite story I've ever written (after The New Girl), and I'm so proud with how it turned out. Thank you for your wonderful support! :3