Chapter 15 Never Going to Let You Go

"I thought you said he was dead," Loki said before looking into a face as familiar as his own.

Loki had black hair pale skin and emerald eyes, "Kiore," Loki whispered pulling off his helmet. He reached out and brushed a strand of hair out of his eyes. "Kiore my little one, I thought you were dead." The god hugged Loki to his chest, and then released him his eyes never leaving Loki's face.

"Is Kiore my name," Loki asked.

The god nodded, "I named you that when you were born. What is the name you go by now."

"Your name," Loki replied. "When they found me the only thing I had was a blanket with Loki spelled out. They thought it was my name."

"No it was my former baby blanket. I wove protection spells around you so you would not be found and taken from me." The god wrapped his arms around Loki's shoulders and held him again. "I'm never going to let you go again."

"How… how did you lose me, father?"

"I'm your mother." Loki blinked at that but the god was still speaking. "One of my spells went haywire. I was attempting to teleport things through space. Thor knocked on my door making me lose my concentration. I went to make sure you were hidden and the spell got away from me. It hit you and you disappeared, I mastered teleportation but was drained for a few days. As soon as I was able I redid the spell to take me to you. I ended up in space, no air, nothing but emptiness and I found no trace of you. I thought you were dead. I had placed spells that would bring you to the closest safe environment if I ever lost you but there was nothing there so I gave up."

"So that's how I got in the escape pod," Loki said. "Your magic pulled me there."

"Escape pod," the god asked.

"A space ship that can sustain life for a short time," Loki clarified. "You looked for me?"

The god nodded, "I'm never letting you go again Kiore."

"Kiore," Loki repeated softly.

"I understand if you don't want to be called that," Loki said shifting in his armor.

"No it's alright," Kiore said, "I've been meaning to change my name anyways."

"Yes after I tried to take over the plant I guess my name would not be welcome. I'm sorry for what I did to this realm."

"Apology accepted," Fury said. All four of them spun around to see the Avengers and Director Fury standing just inside the doors to the building. "Are you staying?"

Loki eyed the one-eyed man wearily but nodded. "I wish to get to know my child."

"Then may I interest you in a job," Fury asked. Everyone looked at him in shock. "I'm not saying I trust you but I do trust your son over there. He's already taken a position on the Avengers you can join him and start repaying for everything you have done to Earth."

"Then I will join," Loki said. The Avenger's looked a little nervous but Tony shook his head and said it was getting too cold to stand around down here and they should all head back upstairs to wear it was warm.

Once upstairs they decided to watch a movie. Steve choose It's a Wonderful Life and they slowly arranged themselves in front of the TV, everyone except Thor and Kiore sat as far away from Loki as possible. At the scene where they were throwing rocks at the house Kiore slipped out of the room. When he returned Tony had paused the movie to get more popcorn.

"I have something for everybody," he said. "Mr. Fury this one wants to stay with you." he held up the only boy kitten, and the kitten the director had been petting during the meeting the other night. "He wants to stay with you and is old enough to be away from his mother."

Director Fury sat there holding the kitten with a wide eye. "He's mine?" Kiore nodded and handed a kitten to Tony and one to Natasha. "They chose their own masters and I know you will take care of them."

"We will," Natasha and Tony said as one.

Then Kiore picked up the smallest kitten and handed it over to Loki. "Mom I want you to have this one. She's the runt and I know you will take care of her."

"Are you sure that's a good idea," Tony asked looking up from his kitten.

"Why wouldn't it be," Kiore asked.

"It is so cliché. The villain always has a cat," Tony started then looked at everyone's miffed faces. "Seriously hasn't anyone seen James Bond's Goldfinger?"

"Stark be quiet," Clint said and let us finish the movie. He waved the remote control in Tony's face. They did and at the end they all started for bed.

"Merry Christmas Loki," Director Fury said as he left Stark Tower. "I've still got an eye on you though anything funny gos on, you'll find yourself in a cell faster then you can say sorry."

"I know, Director," Loki said. He looked at the sleeping form of Kiore and scooped up his son. "I'd best get him to bed." He placed his kitten in a pocket and picked up his son and with a nod of farwell went to his son's sleeping chambers to tuck him in before retiring to his own room. He scooped the kitten out of his pocket and watched as the small bundle of fur plopped onto his pillow and looked up at him. He smiled patted the kitten and got under the covers. No one had expected him to wake from the death sleep the mortals called a coma but he had and he was glad of it. For the first time in his life he had one of his children with him and that child he was never going to let go of ever again.

The End

Author's Note: Well this is the end of this story. Hope you enjoyed reading it.