Thor watched as the pain from the magic raged in Callie's body, covering her in sweat with the immense heat and turning her lips blue as the freezing cold from Loki's heritage took hold of her body, driving all warmth from it.
She managed to hold on without complaint until the middle of the first night, arching off the bed with an agonised scream she begged Thor to end her pain, her breath coming in ragged gasps as she thrashed around in the bed. Letting out another scream she fell back in to the feathered pillows, sweat glistening on her skin as her head fell to the side and her breathing even out as Loki forced himself in to her mind to calm her down.
"You know we are probably going to have to tell her father..." Tony said, leaning against the door as he watched Thor fuss over Callie, making sure her skin was the right temperature and she was still breathing. "I can't keep him out of my house forever, he's getting cranky as it is."
"I do not see why we need to tell him." Thor said, moving away from the bed and sinking in to the arm chair, his hands shaking lightly. "I just want to know what Loki is playing at, this isn't light magic, this is one of the strongest things he can do... I actually never believed he could do it..."
"Do what? What has he actually done? I've run poison tests on her and it's coming up negative..." Tony said, pushing away from the door frame and walking in to the room, staring down at the Directors daughter, watching as her chest rose and fell in a steady beat.
"He's..." Thor paused as he tried to find a way to word it to Tony, in his own language it was easy to explain, Loki had married her, but he knew that saying that would be a lie, for Loki did not do this out of affection and wanting to be with the woman forever. Sighing Thor ran his hands through his hair and shook his head, before looking back at Callie as she mumbled something in her sleep, before relaxing once more. "He has bonded his mind and soul with her. It is very old Asgardian magic and only used by three people on our planet in marriage ceremonies. There lives are now bound to one another, if one dies the other will die as well. They will be able to share thoughts, feelings and pain, though the connection will only be opened when they want it to be. Most people on Asgard always leave the connection open so they know if something goes wrong with their partner..."
"Wait... If her life is tied with his..." Tony started, his hands balling in to fists as the realisation hit him. "We can't kill him! He's managed to sneak in his survival by cheating Callie out of a normal life! That asshole!" Tony snarled the last word as he smashed his fist in to the wall, flinching as the plasterboard cut in to his knuckles.
"There is ice in the freezer, sir." JARVIS's voice cut through the silence, making Tony mumble in response before leaving the room to ice the back of his hand. Pulling the ice out of the freezer Tony glared down at the scrapes and cuts, before covering them up with the ice, a small hiss escaping his lips.
He really did not want to tell Director Fury that his daughter was now tied to Loki in a way that could never be broken, nor did he want to see the look in Bruce's eyes when he found out. "Stupid girl!" He hissed, resting his head back against the fridge and closing his eyes. "What the hell was she thinking?"
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Loki paced back and forth in the hotel room, the magic cursing through his veins as the bond completed did not pain him, but it did make him frigidity and easy to anger. He had already nearly murdered the bell boy for crashing in to him in the elevator, he had stopped himself only because he rather liked this hotel and did not want to find another.
He knew his bumbling brother would still be keeping a vigil on Callie, so he could not risk going back to check on her, though he had entered her mind three times to calm the pain that raced through her body. He never thought about what pain it may cause to a mortal as their body had to adjust to not aging as it was supposed to.
Getting fed up with pacing he kicked at his bed before spinning around on the spot, a sly grin covering his face as he thought of a small game to play. Vanishing from his room he landed softly in S.H.I.E.L.D's new base, instantly turning invisible as he walked around watching what they were doing. Catching sight of Director Fury he grinned like he had just won the biggest prize and quickly followed the Director in to his office.
With a small flick of his wrist the door locked, making Director Fury jump in fright and spin around, glaring around the air as he tried to sort where Loki was. After a few more minutes of Director Fury glaring at thin air, Loki made himself visible behind him. "Hello Director." He purred, grinning as the Director spun around with a gun pointed to his forehead. "Ooh, such a welcome. But don't shoot, you see, I've been a very very naughty boy once more." He grinned as he walked around the director, making sure that the director could keep the gun on him at all times.
"And how many people have died now?" The Director asked, glaring at the god as he made himself comfortable in the chair, before putting his feet up on the desk and motioning for the Director to take his own seat. Glaring even more the Director sat down, but the gun did not move from where it was pointing at Loki's forehead. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't shoot you right now!"
"Well, I have two." Loki said, scratching his chin in a bored manner. "One, I would melt the bullet before it hit me, and two, if you did manage to hit me, your daughter will die."
"What the hell do you mean, my daughter will die? How is shooting you going to cause any harm to my daughter?"
"Well, see that is how I have been a naughty boy. There is a process on the planet I come from where people are, how shall I say it? Bonded. You see, if one of us dies, the other dies. So you may want to put the gun away, Director Fury..."
"YOU BONDED WITH MY DAUGHTER?" Director Fury yelled, throwing the gun on the table and slamming his hands down next to it. "THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING? IS THIS YOUR SICK, TWISTED WAY OF STAYING ALIVE?"
"Ow." Loki said, placing his hand over his chest in mock pain. "Your implication hurts me." He smirked at the Director and lent back in his chair more, making himself comfortable. "Actually no, this is my sick and twisted way of keeping your daughter safe, seeing as you are all hell bent on locking her up. Oh god listen to me! I'm talking more and more like you pathetic mortals the longer I stay on this planet! But anyway, that's not why I'm here, I'm actually here to give you something."
"Oh yes, what have you got that I want?" Director Fury asked, knowing full well that Loki would not hand over the cube, he was ignoring the revelation about his daughter as getting strung up on it would do nothing to stop Loki from damaging the planet.
Loki reached in to his shirt and brought out a small ring, making Director Fury flinch as he placed the small piece of jewellery on the table between them. "If you ever hurt Callie like that again, I won't bring an army to save your planet, I will bring one to destroy you!" Loki stood up as Director Fury gently touched the ring with his finger tip before glaring up at Loki.
"And what do you care if I hurt just another pathetic mortal?" Director Fury asked, leaning back in his chair and crossing his arms across his chest, glaring up as the god let out a small laugh.
"Her life is tied to mine, director. Who ever said she was still mortal?"
Before Director Fury could say anything else, Loki had vanished, leaving him alone and with a ring he thought he had gotten rid of a few years ago. He pressed a button on the intercom and buzzed Maria. "Get everything ready, once Loki is naturalised we will move on with neutralisation the old threat to this world. The gemstones are no longer working."
It took a few minutes before Maria answered with a sad 'Yes sir.', leaning forward Director Fury took the ring in his fingers, watching as the light bounced off it. He should have locked her up years ago, and now she was bonded with one of the most powerful enemies the world has ever seen.
And the others wondered why they needed the weapons.