(Author's Note: Here's Chapter 14! I'm getting through them quickly since it's summertime, but the next one may be a bit late on publishing. Also, I just wanted you all to know that I posted Chapters 12 & 13 on the same day, so if you read Chapter 13 and got confused, just go back and look at twelve. :) I'm saying that because some people are skipping Chapter 12 and it's confusing, so hopefully that clears that up. :) I apologize for the slowness of this chapter, but I promise the next one will be better. Thank you all for reading, and let me know what you think!)
Chapter 14
Loki felt so much love and passion for Emmeline at this moment that he didn't exactly know how to channel it. He kissed her passionately and aggressively, and still it didn't feel like enough. She had him pinned on the couch, her glorious body on top of his. She was kissing him with equal aggression, her mouth open while joined with his. He put his hands in her hair and she let him take control, his tongue exploring her mouth. She moaned as he caressed her upper thigh, and she ran her fingers along his neck. Loki could feel himself sweating through his armor. He put his hands inside Emmeline's shirt and slipped it off of her. She pressed her chest against his as she kissed him and he could feel her rapid heartbeat.
She tasted of honey. Loki kissed her with force, desperate for more of the sweet poison. She amazed him. It was as if she had some sort of power over him. No matter how much he wanted to, or how much he tried, he couldn't forget about her. He needed her for his own survival, like she was air or water. He was addicted to her. He never even dreamed that he could need someone this much. He thought his heart was immune to something this strong. She was the only one that could make him truly happy. The only one that could truly hurt him.
"Use your magic," she said, kissing him again. "To take off your armor."
Loki kissed her on her open mouth and let out a groan.
"We have to," said Nick Fury. "She's a threat to us now." Tony Stark stood up with an angry look on his face.
"What, so we're just supposed to go and put her in a cage like she was never one of us? You can't do that to a person!" Fury knew Stark would be on her side. He was always on her side. That was one of the reasons Fury was skeptical about letting Stark come to S.H.I.E.L.D. But they needed him for the Avengers Initiative.
"She has the potential energy to wipe out half the country," said Agent Romanoff. "If she's not with us, we can't make sure that doesn't happen."
"Come on, you guys know Emmeline! She's not going to just decide to kill everyone! Did you know that when I went to Reindeer Games' house to find out if she really did love that psycho, she stopped him from killing me? He had me in a rough spot; he could have. But she wouldn't let him. She doesn't want innocent people to get hurt. Plus, she's not even with Reindeer Games anymore. They're split. She's just mad that we spied on her. That doesn't mean she's going to go on a rage killing spree. She's not a criminal. We don't need to lock her up." Fury shook his head at Stark.
"I understand that. But the council—"
"—Screw the council! Screw them! Since when have you done what they said anyway?" Stark replied. Dr. Banner spoke up.
"Look Stark, I like Emmeline. I don't think she would just go out and kill people. But if Director Fury is thinking what I'm thinking, we aren't worried about her. It's her demigod boyfriend."
"But they broke up!"
"That doesn't mean he isn't going to come back. That doesn't mean forever. Who do you think stabbed Barton?" Dr. Banner picked up a silver dagger off the computer table. "This was the knife they found in him. Looks familiar, doesn't it?" Stark said nothing. Captain America stood up from his seat and addressed Banner and Fury.
"I'm kind of with Stark on this one, for once," he said. "If we want to hunt Loki down, fine. But we don't need to drag her into it." Fury decided it was time to put this argument to rest.
"Loki and Emmeline have established themselves as a package deal. Whether they're split up or not, they're affiliated with each other and we will treat them as such. We're going to get her and hold her in our chambers until the council decides she is no longer a threat." Stark and Rogers shared a look and Fury stood up and left the room.
As soon as Tony and Steve busted into their house, Emmeline jumped off of Loki and covered herself with a blanket.
"Oh my God!" Tony said, covering his eyes and turning around. Steve did the same. "Who leaves the door unlocked?"
"Who just waltzes into somebody's house?" said Emmeline, very embarrassed. "Loki, use your—"
"—I know," Loki said, using his magic to put his and Emmeline's clothes back on. Emmeline pushed Tony.
"What the Hell!" He and Steve turned around.
"I'm sorry," said Tony. "In my defense, I thought you guys were broken up, and we have very important information."
"Well we're not broken up anymore," said Emmeline. "We're getting married."
"What?" said Steve.
"You might want to try and save some of that for the honeymoon then," Tony remarked. "But we're here on business. You guys are in trouble."
"You Midgardians lack greatly in manners," said Loki, sitting up. Emmeline could sense some embarrassment on his part as well.
"Not cool guys," she said. "But that's over. So, what trouble are you talking about?"
"Fury is sending agents to capture you," said Steve. "Ever since you quit in a fiery fit of rage, the council has deemed you as a threat. So they want to put you in prison. And if they find out Loki is here too, most likely they'll also take him. What we're trying to say is: run."
"Aren't you going against S.H.I.E.L.D. coming here?" said Emmeline.
"Yes. But…we care about you Red," said Tony. "And you two don't have much time."
"What do we do?" asked Emmeline.
"We go to Asgard," said Loki. "They can't capture you there."
"We're going to have to get Thor," Emmeline reminded him. Loki smirked at her and sighed.
"Oh alright."
"MC Hammer is here?" said Tony.
"I banished him here," Loki replied.
"I don't understand the whole Asgard thing," said Steve. "But okay, let's go get Thor. We'll follow you guys and make sure S.H.I.E.L.D. isn't following you."
"Let's go," said Emmeline. She, Loki, Tony and Steve piled in Tony's shiny red car.
"What is this vehicle?" asked Loki. "It's quite small."
"This is a Ferrari," said Tony. "She's my baby."
"She?" Loki said. Emmeline laughed and pat Loki's leg. He looked to her. "What?"
"Okay, where's MC Hammer?" asked Tony.
"Puente Antigua, New Mexico," said Emmeline. Tony quickly looked back at her.
"Hell! Better shift this baby into maximum overdrive!" Tony pressed a button and two wings came out of the sides of the car. He pressed another button and the car began to fly. Steve looked at Tony.
"Do all Ferraris do this?" he asked.
"I made a few modifications."
Tony's Ferrari had to fly from Moscow to New Mexico, which took a while. Emmeline knew it would be challenging for Loki to sit in a car with a bunch of people for that long.
"I need sustenance," said Loki, about halfway there.
"What?" said Steve.
"He's hungry," said Emmeline. "Tony, do you have anything in here to eat?"
"I have some candy," said Tony. "Warheads." He passed the bag to Emmeline and Loki in the backseat. Loki took a green Warhead from the bag and put it in his mouth.
"Bloody Hell!" he said, spitting it out. He made a disgusted face, and Emmeline couldn't help but laugh. "That is not food! You can't possibly willingly ingest this atrocity!" Loki threw the bag back into the front seat, spilling all the candy on the floor.
"My candy! My car!" said Tony. Loki crossed his arms and sat back in his seat. Emmeline leaned on him and put her head on his shoulder. She felt Loki kiss the top of her head and she smiled. He put his arm around her and held her hand.
When they had reached New Mexico, Tony, Steve, and Emmeline got out of the car and realized Loki had fallen asleep. He looked so peaceful. Emmeline smiled at him. Tony shook Loki's shoulder.
"Wake up Reindeer Games," he said. Before he even opened his eyes, Loki grabbed Tony by his neck and stood up. When he saw what he was doing, he let go and Tony dropped to the ground.
"Oh. Sorry," said Loki. Emmeline stood next to him and held his hand as they looked at the house in front of them.
"This is it," said Emmeline.
"Alright," said Loki. "Let's get Thor and go." Loki and Emmeline knocked on the door of Jane Foster's lab, followed by Tony and Steve. Agent Coulson opened the door.
"Well well well," he said. "Beat you to it." Suddenly, several S.H.I.E.L.D. agents handcuffed Loki and Emmeline. Before Tony and Steve could put up a proper fight, the two were shoved into a government car.
Loki was not thrilled about the turn of events. Although he wasn't very excited about retrieving his brother, getting captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. was worse. He had a kingdom to run; he had no time to idle about in Midgard. He and Emmeline were put into separate cells, and two agents shoved Loki in one of them and bolted the door. The cell was made entirely out of glass, and Loki had nothing to do but sit there.
"Certainly you could throw Emmeline in here with me?" said Loki to the agent.
"Fury ordered you in separate cells," the agent replied. Loki sighed in frustration.
"Can I speak with him?" he asked.
"Yes you may," said Fury, walking into the room. "Thought you could run from us, did you?" Loki smiled.
"We were doing our best," he said. "I understand why you must imprison me, but Emmeline has done nothing wrong."
"It is because of you that we have to contain her too. Luckily our cells are fireproof."
"And what do you plan to do with us?"
"We will keep you here until we can find a way to make sure neither of you will become a problem for us again." Loki raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms.
"The longer you keep me here, the longer I will be a problem," said Loki. "At least put Emmeline in here with me."
"Why?"
"Because I love her, is that so hard to understand?"
"If you can behave yourselves, I will think about it." Fury turned around, preparing to leave.
"You have no power over me, mortal," he said. "In the end, you will kneel before me, and your entire race will be at my mercy."
"Alright, well I'll keep that in my back pocket," said Fury, as he left Loki's sight.
Emmeline sat in the glass cell with her arms around her legs. This wasn't the first time she had been contained in one of these things at least. She really wanted to be in Loki's cell with him, but she didn't complain. It's not like they would listen to her. Luckily, Tony was in the room to keep her company.
"Why couldn't they put us together?" she asked him.
"Maybe they're just afraid of the kind of situation Rogers and I witnessed a while ago," he said. Emmeline smirked.
"That wouldn't happen on purpose," she said. "Not with glass walls."
"Well thank God," he said sarcastically. Emmeline laughed. Just then, Nick Fury walked in with his hands behind his back.
"Your boyfriend wants you in there," he said.
"PLEASE Nick! I'm sorry for the whole quitting thing, and I promise we'll behave, just please let me be with him!" Nick Fury sighed.
"I told Loki I'd think about it."
"You don't have to, I've already made the decision for you!" she said.
"Fine," he said. "But if either one of you takes one step out of line…" he trailed off. Fury called agents to take Emmeline out of her cell and lead her to Loki's. Once they opened the door, Loki stood up and met her with a hug.
"I was hoping they'd bring you in here," he said. Emmeline heard them bolt the door as Loki hugged her. They sat on the floor beside each other and leaned against the glass.
"This kind of sucks," said Emmeline.
"Yes," Loki replied. "But we'll find a way out. I can never stay in these confinements for very long." He smiled and Emmeline laid her head in his lap. She was tired.
"Goodnight," she said.
"Goodnight darling."
Days passed. Although Emmeline knew Tony and Steve were doing their best to get her and Loki out of prison, she and Loki were already at work on their escape plan.
"I wish I could use my powers, but this cage is fireproof, and ice wouldn't do any good," said Emmeline.
"No," Loki replied. "A creative escape is not what we need. We need to sit here and do absolutely nothing." Emmeline looked at Loki like he was crazy.
"What?"
"I know, I'm not one to waste time, but Fury said we will be kept here until we aren't considered a threat."
"But we are a threat."
"I know that, but if we stay here contently and do not complain—"
"—They aren't stupid enough to trust us if we do that Loki."
"Can I just get a sentence in? Listen. If we behave ourselves, they will think we have a plan. Our calm will shake them. They will get on the defensive, which is their most vulnerable. Then, using my talents of manipulation, we can trick them into letting us out. There, I am done."
"I don't know…that's not very promising, but it's worth a shot I guess. So, as long as we're sitting here…what made you come back? You said I distracted you." Loki smiled at her.
"You did. You do. But it's the most wonderful kind of distraction. Before you Emmeline, I didn't think I could feel. I didn't want to. I'm still astonished at my behavior around you. I will tell myself to do or not to do something, and all those plans will go to shit because you're here. For some reason I like it. And I realized that I couldn't truly achieve what I wanted without you. I missed you." Emmeline smiled and held his hand.
"I missed you too." Loki smiled playfully and furrowed his brow.
"I think I missed you far more," he said.
"Yeah?"
"It made me physically sick; I had to sit there and vomit into a bucket in the throne room"
"Really? Gross!" said Emmeline, giggling. Loki laughed.
"I missed you too Loki."
More days went by and Loki and Emmeline carried out their plan of doing nothing. It was becoming awfully monotonous for Emmeline, but she had nothing better to do than to follow Loki's plan. She thought about their future. They were to get married. She was nervous, but she knew it was what she wanted. But something bothered her. She wanted to rule with Loki, but…Odin in prison? Thor banished? Those were things she didn't like. But she didn't know how to tell Loki. She didn't want to fight and break up again, but she wasn't the submissive type either, as much as Loki probably wanted her to be. She saw something different in him. He was in deep thought about something, and although Emmeline was curious, she thought it was best to leave it alone.
Loki didn't show Emmeline, but he had a conflict inside himself. Although it was against his nature, he couldn't help dwelling on what Heimdall had said. That Emmeline was his partner, not his puppet. Loki accepted that, but he asked himself…why? It was not in his nature to give in so easily, settle and compromise. He used to go straight for what he wanted and dispose of anyone in his way. But he couldn't do that with Emmeline. She had some sort of effect on him; she made him soft. Loki couldn't decide if that was good or bad. The confusion was what he didn't like. One side of him told him to go with impulse, get what he wanted. And he tried that, and he was unhappy. Somehow Emmeline made him happy. But if he strived for the throne his entire life, and achieved it, why did it not fulfill him? He knew he wanted Emmeline, but was that all? Was he just going to give up his dream just like that? Loki didn't know what he wanted anymore, what his goals were. He didn't understand himself. He loved Emmeline, and Emmeline loved him. And for some strange reason, he felt like…that was enough. But he still wanted the throne more than anything. How could he achieve it if Emmeline disagreed? Would he have to choose? In all truth, Loki was afraid to love Emmeline. But he couldn't stop. Nothing could make him stop. She was his weakness.
