I'm very sorry that it's late. I've been busy moving into school and getting settled. This chapter is pretty much a filler, but there are some cuteish moments. It's shorter and I apologize for it. I do not own the Avengers...they're showing it at my school! Ah! :) The updates will definitely slow down, but I have a goal to finish this fic like I did with my Lord of the Rings fic. Enjoy!
animeotaku4life: haha Loki was gorgeous in Stuttgart! Ahhh :) Thanks for the review!
JJwolf: They're adorable! Thanks for the review!
Chapter Fourteen
Willow woke up and stretched in her bed. The sun shined through the white curtains and she looked over at her clock. She would need to get to work soon. When Willow looked out the window, she frowned. It was raining.
Mimi was waiting for Willow in the makeshift family room. Drax came into the room with wet paws and headed straight for Mimi, but Willow called him off. Ethan was talking with Mimi, making her laugh and Loki was watching from a chair near a window. Willow exchanged a smile with Loki and then decided to walk over to him.
"Do you think naming a child Ragnar is a good idea?" Willow wondered suddenly and Loki's smile grew.
"What do you have against that name?" he asked, leaning forward.
"I don't have a problem with it, but the fact that our son would be named after an end of the world apocalypse is crazy," Willow pointed out.
"It is not the end of your world," Loki retorted and Willow rolled her eyes. Mimi came over to Willow and pulled her away without a word.
As they rode the elevator down to the lobby, Mimi had her arms folded across her chest and was tapping her foot.
"What exactly is your problem?" Willow demanded, standing in front of Mimi.
"Were you actually flirting with Loki?" The questions shocked Willow. Was she actually flirting with him?
"No, of course I wouldn't flirt with him," Willow denied instantly, but Mimi didn't buy it.
"When I knocked on your door, Loki was in your room. I know for a fact he was," Mimi stated and Willow thought it through. If she could word it carefully, she'd be able to lie to Mimi.
"We were just talking and then were arguing," Willow lied easily and Mimi sighed.
"Are you sure that's all it was?" Mimi wondered.
"Yeah, I swear," Willow said, not letting her gaze waver.
"Let's just get to work." Mimi gave up.
Maureen and Adler called a meeting early in the day and Willow found Mimi standing next to Ethan.
"Thanks to Mimi and Willow, we have more sponsors and buyers than we could have predicted! Congrats, ladies," Adler announced and everyone clapped. Willow kept her gaze on Mimi as she looked up at Ethan. There was something going on between them and Willow wanted to know exactly what Ethan's intentions were.
As they walked back to their offices, Willow pulled Mimi aside to question her.
"What is your problem?" Mimi demanded and Willow sighed, sitting on her desk, facing Mimi.
"What exactly is going on between you and Ethan?" Mimi was shocked.
"Are you jealous?" Of course that would be Mimi's first thought, Willow assumed.
"Of course not; I just want to know what's going on because he's under Loki's absolute control," Willow explained.
"Ethan has some freedom now. He likes me, Willow. Can you be happy for me?" Mimi wondered and Willow exhaled.
"If he doesn't have an ulterior motive, I approve, but I don't want Loki using that against you," Willow muttered and Mimi leaned in closer.
"Why would Loki use Ethan against me?" Mimi wondered, very curious.
"I don't know, but I just want you to be careful. Loki has motives even I don't know about." Mimi nodded, rolling her eyes, and walked to her office.
The rest of the day went by in a blur and Willow was glad when she could get back and relax, or at least try to. Loki had made everything awkward. It was like they had an on again, off again relationship. Mimi had refrained from talking to Willow the way back to the hotel and it was awkward with Ethan there.
As soon as the elevator door opened, Willow walked out quickly and bolted for her room. Drax greeted her, wagging his tail, and Willow gave him a pat on the head. All this tension with Mimi was making her angry and so Willow unfurled her wings. They were perfectly still and Willow continued to stare out the window, watching people walk by. Loki entered the room, shutting the door quietly. He wasn't exactly surprised to find that Willow had her wings unfurled. They remained still as Willow kept her gaze on the window.
"You found one of the infinity gems, I assume," Willow said quietly and Loki nodded.
"There are three left to find unless Thanos has one already," Loki mused and Willow sighed.
"I'm tired." Willow turned around to get to the bathroom, but Loki blocked her path and she narrowed her eyes.
"You are obviously upset," Loki observed, scanning Willow's face.
"What did you do to Ethan?" Willow inquired, straightforward.
"I simply gave him more freedom than the others. He is a loyal minion," Loki figured. Willow sighed, looking over Loki's shoulder. She just wanted to get to the bathroom. Loki blocked her path as she tried to get around him.
"You need to move," Willow pointed out, but Loki didn't budge. With a heavy sigh, Willow took a few steps back and folded her arms across her chest.
There was a knock on the door and Loki walked over to answer it. Ethan stood there and whispered something to him. Loki looked over his shoulder at Willow and then Ethan left.
"It appears that the man of iron and the monster are here to see you," Loki stated and Willow smiled. His words translated into Tony Stark and Bruce Banner coming to see her.
"I'm pretty sure they just want to infinity gem," Willow assumed and walked past Loki. Bruce and Tony were surrounding by Loki's cronies and Willow dismissed them.
"I didn't know you had a whole batch of people at your disposal," Tony commented and Willow shrugged.
"They needed to leave. So, you two were the only ones Fury could convince to come see me? What do you want?" Willow wondered and placed a hand on her hip.
"We need the infinity gem Loki has…and we need your help in fighting Thanos," Bruce stated and Loki came out of the shadows.
"We reached an arrangement, I assumed. Willow would not fight and I would help you uncover the infinity gems while also assisting you with defeating Thanos," Loki recalled and Willow rolled her eyes.
"Thanos is in New York and he's destroying everything. If you want Thanos gone as much as we do, you need to either help us or let Angel do something," Tony argued, stepping forward.
"He already has two gems and we need to get the other one before it's too late," Bruce said, trying to convince Loki. The god wasn't easily persuaded.
"When do you need me down there?" Willow wondered and Loki narrowed his eyes.
"As soon as possible would be great…and you don't have to bring Reindeer Games with you," Tony mentioned, making Willow smile at Loki's nickname.
"She will not go with you," Loki stated, standing at Willow's side.
"It's her call, not yours," Tony argued and Willow groaned in anger.
"Okay, enough! I'm going to see what's going on in New York and I'll come back. Loki, you may come as well, but if you insist on my not fighting, then I won't," Willow said, resolving the matter. It was agreed upon and Willow went back to her room to grab a few things. Loki followed her and watched.
"I will not accompany you," Loki said and Willow froze. She had assumed he would want to come and make sure she came back.
"Why wouldn't you? I thought for sure you'd want to see the damage," Willow assumed.
"No, you will return and tell me of it," Loki said, so sure of himself. He looked down at the ring Willow was wearing and smiled.
"Oh, I almost forgot about the glowing ring of pain," Willow noted and rolled her eyes.
Loki followed Willow outside and she held a duffel bag in her hand. Bruce held out his hand for it and Willow turned back to Loki.
"Do not involve yourself with Thanos. He is dangerous and I would hate to see you return in a coffin," Loki mused and Willow rolled her eyes.
"I'll be sure to stay away from the fight," Willow assured him and then began to leave, but his arm shot out and he pulled her to his chest.
"Be safe," he said and kissed her gently on the lips. Tony nearly gaged and Bruce adjusted his glasses uncomfortably.
"We should, ah, probably get going," Bruce said, breaking the tension, and Willow was ushered to the elevator outside the door.
Tony and Bruce stood awkwardly with Willow as the elevator descended to the lobby.
"So, what's going on with you and Reindeer Games?" Tony wondered, breaking the tension.
"It's…complicated, like so complicated that you'd probably freak out and think I'm crazy," Willow said, cautioning him.
"Try me," Tony said, giving her a 'oh really' look.
"Loki apparently had dreams about me and he came to find me. He has been invading my dreams ever since he came and I had one dream when he was not controlling it and we had two children," Willow explained frankly, "and we practically have a love- hate relationship. He gave me this fun bracelet that hurts me every time I do something he doesn't want me to."
"He's like a slave driver," Tony pointed out and Bruce coughed as the elevator reached the lobby. It dinged and the small group walked out of the hotel.
"It's not exactly like that," Willow argued as they walked to a nice sports car. Bruce loaded Willow's bag into the back and she slid into the small backseat as Tony took the wheel.
"Then what is it like, Angel? Because I don't see how the god who wanted to destroy Earth could be a sucker for romantic things," Tony pointed out and the car zoomed forward.
The drive was silent after Tony's remark. Willow was deep in thought in the back seat, wondering if she should question her relationship with Loki. What exactly was she going to do? Would he leave her alone after a while or stick around and always be the 'boyfriend' she had to bring along? Bruce looked back at Willow a few times to make sure she was breathing and gave her a slight smile. Willow attempted to do the same, but it faded after a second. What exactly did Fury want from her? Obviously, she was going to be fighting with the Avengers, but would Fury try to anger Loki and in turn, harm her?
I can totally see Tony being completely grossed out that Loki kissed Willow haha Well, I'm working on the next chapter and thinking about other scenes, so be on the lookout for the next chapter!
