Author's Note - Zounds! I've been away for a long while now...I do apologize, been in a wretch of a drought until recently. I'm not promising anything, but I hope that I will be able to update more since it really flowed out of me this weekend. Fingers crossed :-)

Shout Outs: Many thanks to TheSilence79 & The Swiftstar for adding From The Ashes as a follow.

Thanks to Valerie E Mackin - What would I do without you woman? You having Loki talk to me so got my wheels turning and so helped getting this chapter up! Thank you so much lady! Love you!

Katie - Sorry I have not been providing you with reading material as of late...I will try to remedy that :-), I'm happy everything is AWESOME!

fiskarbailey - COULSON! Of course it's gonna have Coulson, I love that man...almost as much as I love Loki...but let's not tell the Asgardian.

Nichole, Shawnon, Lori, Jasmine - Ladies, I am sorry it took me some time to get this up, thank you all for being so patient with me. You are all so amazing and wonderful, love you all to pieces!

Onto chapter 3, as always, please enjoy, read and review, thank you!

I looked at Thor dote on Jane as she shook with pain, it reminded me of my last day with my darling girl. Holding her close as she took her last breath, trembling in agony and clinging to me for comfort and then she slipped through my fingers as quickly as she came into my life. Sadness rose up in me then jealousy, while grateful my 'brother' let me out of my cage this was still not getting me any closer to Chastity.

"Say goodbye."

The oaf turned around to me full of pride and confidence, "Not this day!"

"This day, the next, a hundred years is nothing." My anger and sadness pouring out in my words, I did not care if Jane lived or died; I wanted my love back. "It's a heartbeat. You'll never be ready. The only woman whose love you prized will be snatched from you." I was looking at Thor but I knew I was talking to myself.

"Did you say goodbye," Thor turned to me, the tone of his voice was annoyingly knowing.

I glared at him for a moment, how dare he talk to me about her, he was not worthy of saying her name then Jane shuddered again. My gaze settled on this mortal's fragile being and I sighed, "Yes," I whispered.

"If you had a chance would you say it again?"

I looked at him and we understood one another for the first time in what seemed an eternity, "No, I would never let her go again."

Thor stood and came closer to me as he put a hand on my shoulder, "We understand one another then Loki. Help me save Jane and I swear to you I will help you get back to Chastity."

I stared out the window watching the wings cut through the clouds. The plane was empty just me Coulson and the pilot. Phil was on the phone to the SHIELD office in London trying to get clearance for us to land. Once he got that he was trying to find Jane Foster, she was missing and so was Dr. Selvig. I started to wonder if it was just a daydream or something I wanted so bad that I manifested it myself. Tears started to fill my eyes at the possibility this could all be for nothing, that I just saw a beautiful lie my mind told me. Then I heard something that both frightened and reassured me.

"Save him Chastity, he needs you."

It was the voice of the strange, yet familiar nurse. I sat upright wiping the tears from eyes looking for her but soon realized the voice was in my head.

"We'll be landing in a few hours," Phil sat next to me and I jumped. "Didn't mean to scare you, everything ok?"

I nodded but didn't turn to him. I couldn't look at him, how could I? We were going to find the person that killed him because he threatened to kill me. If Loki knew Coulson was still alive even after killing me there was no telling what he would do. I dropped my head slightly, would he do anything? I couldn't help but have this overwhelming sense that the Asgardian wouldn't want anything to do with me anymore. I was so different from the girl I once was, would he even recognize me?

"Hey, Chastity," Coulson put on his fatherly voice and a gentle hand on my shoulder, "talk to me."

I turned to him and his face dropped at my expression. I must have looked totally defeated in my uncertainty. "I'm sorry you got dragged back into this."

He looked at me and smiled, "I never left; I've been along for the ride ever since I pulled the trigger. If I have to face Loki again well that's just a bridge I'll face. That's not what's bothering you though."

"Damn you Coulson," I half smiled, "Always see through me. What if it's not him? Or if it is…" I trailed off not wanting to finish the sentence, especially to Phil.

"You assured me that it was. I know it was. Fury wouldn't be sending us out here if it wasn't and you wouldn't have reacted the way you did for just another daydream. For your last question, I'm not sure I should be giving romantic advice, particularly for the guy who ganked me, but I'll try. I saw the way he protected you, screamed when you were hit, held you securely, trust me Chastity that is not something you forget or cast aside lightly. Loki may be a bad guy but he loved you there was no denying that."

I threw my arms around Phil, "Thank you."

"Don't get me wrong, I'll kill him if he tries anything."

I laughed slightly, "I know, but don't please. I can't lose you too."