Oh My! The First (well 2nd) Author's Notes are here. XD Fun, fun...the live triangle starts to form at the end of this chapter. Loki love!


"We..."

"Exposed a weakness."

Loki used magic and Osborn disappeared.

He then moved to the balcony and saw Janna lying motionless.

Loki landed on the ground and waved his hand.

Janna's body disappeared along with the wide eyed Doom whom was standing inches before a crater the Hulk had made in front of him.

"Must I do everything?" Loki mumbled.

Soon after, Loki disappeared with them.

Osborn appeared in a moving room...with sharp pains in his legs.

"Urgh..." he groaned.

Doom and Janna appeared beside him randomly, with Loki showing up last.

"Where are-?"

"I had that under control." Doom interrupted.

Loki said nothing but smirked.

Doom left the room angrily, only to find he was on a boat that was treading by the Statue of Liberty.

Janna's eyes slowly opened and she sat up on her elbow to look around. "Ow..."

Loki turned to Janna and thought of the other girl.

He was still partially in a good mood.

Osborn groaned and Doom returned to the room.

"What now?" Doom asked.

Janna leaned up onto both of her elbows. She pointed to Doom.

"You're a fool." She said then pointed to Loki, "And you're a coward."

Doom frowned and tried to retain dignity. Osborn continued to moan.

Loki looked at Janna and decided to not mention the fact that he saved her when she was unconscious. She pouted and tried to stand up, but the floor rocked slightly and she was still weak. Her legs buckled and she tried to hide her weakness by sitting 'indian' style on the floor.

"He needs a hospital." Doom pointed to Osborn who was still moaning and still had arrows in his legs.

Janna sat on the floor trying to figure out when her legs wouldn't fail her. It wasn't working and she wouldn't know unless she tried to stand up, but she didn't want the villains to see her so weak.

She heard Doom and looked at Osborn. "Meh, he's fine!"

Doom rolled his eyes. "I have a castle in Latveria. We can go there and recuperate."

Osborn screamed when the ship's movement rolled his leg in an uncomfortable position.

"I'll take us there then." Loki turned to Janna to see if she had any reservations about leaving.

"Cool! Road trip!" Janna smiled and lay back down on the floor closing her eyes.

Doom turned to Loki; he wasn't in the playing mood.

Loki waved his hand, and the surroundings changed from the rocky boat to a giant, stone patio with elegant handrails and two large cherry rosewood doors.

"Hm..." Loki thought it was impressive for a Midgardian home.

"Home sweet home." Doom was glad to be in his home country.

Osborn growled and attempted to stand.

Janna opened one of her eyes and looked around.

"Awesome..." She closed her eye again and continued to lie there.

Loki looked at her, then at Osborn, then at Doom.

Doom opened one of the doors and went inside.

After a few minutes, several butlers came to pick up Osborn and Janna.

Loki walked inside, not letting anyone touch him. Loki looked around when he saw a throne room.

He snorted but took steps towards the throne.

"Hey, deal with nut job over there! Leave me be..." Janna struggled, but once she had her feet under her she almost fell over. "Okay...one."

Doom saw Janna fighting his butlers and chuckled.

The butlers took Osborn to the infirmary to remove the arrows from his legs.

"Just one." Janna said holding a finger up to the butlers. They finally left and one helped her follow Loki.

Loki sat down on the throne and smiled.

He liked it, and it nearly fit his color scheme as well.

Janna had the butler set her down between Loki's feet. She leaned her head against the seat and closed her eyes to get some rest.

Loki watched as they placed Janna between his feet, but said nothing.

Doom walked down the long carpet that spanned from the steps of the throne to the doors.

Janna was like a puppy sitting between Loki's feet. She leaned against his leg. Her eyes were closed, but she wasn't sleeping. She didn't feel tired, but she was exhausted physically.

Loki wasn't against Janna acting like his pet, and he felt a bit smug as Doom moved closer.

"I see you have a pet now." Doom said and glanced at Janna. Janna glared at Doom with one eye and stuck out her tongue at him. She was too worn out to say anything.

"So it seems." Loki waited for Doom to continue.

Doom stared at Janna while speaking. "What now?"

Loki felt unnerved that Doom was intent on, what he called, his 'pet'.

"We let Osborn recuperate and then continue to retrieve the tesseract."

Doom nodded and hummed; he was owed a little down time.

'The Tesseract? Well if he said he still wanted it I could have collected it while I got his scepter too...' Janna thought.

She didn't move from her spot and just sat leaning against Loki's leg, still with her eyes closed. She asked him a ridiculous question.

"Can I sit in your lap?"

The question stunned not only Loki, but Doom as well.

Loki was a bit wary to say yes, but she had been acting strange for a while...his curiosity got the best of him.

"Yes."

Doom frowned.

Janna's face would have normally shown an expression of great surprise, but she was too tired to do even that.

Using the last of her strength she managed to climb up into Loki's lap. She sat on him and leaned against his chest, her head resting in the nice area near his shoulder and neck.

She didn't open her eyes or say a thing the entire time.

Loki was actually surprised she climbed into his lap; despite all of Janna's random hugs.

Doom crossed his arms and looked away.

"I'll check on the goblin."

He gave them one last glance and left.

Not understanding his recent obsession with Janna, he decided he'd look upon it further when she was fully awake.

Janna was very pleased to be sitting across Loki's lap. Despite herself, she nodded off to sleep.

Loki sensed when Janna dozed off, and he had to admit; deep down he enjoyed a woman finding comfort in him.

Those strange and illicit emotions he felt back at Osborn's manor crept back up in him slowly, and he attempted to distract himself from them by tapping his fingers on the armrest.

Loki began lose himself in thought; another way to avoid the strange feelings.

Part of him wondered why Janna was so amid to help him, when at times she seemed like she didn't even want to be here.

Another part wondered why his body suddenly began to react oddly around her, and why he thought of Thor and Odin more when she was around.

Loki looked down at the sleeping Janna.

He wondered what she was dreaming about, and thought about maybe using his magic to snoop around in her dreams. Loki then remembered who was sleeping on his lap, and decided that he might not want to see what she was dreaming of.


A young maid walked up to Loki and gulped.

"Would you like me to move her?"

She pointed to Janna.

Loki didn't answer; he just stared at her like she was an idiot. She got the hint and left.

Janna started to wake up, but she was still mostly out. She didn't move or open her eyes. Janna turned her head more into Loki's chest. She adjusted her shoulders to be a bit more comfortable. She didn't open her eyes. She still didn't feel fully awake.

Loki could tell she was slowly waking up, so he placed a hand on her head. Janna smiled and purred.

Loki heard the purr and was confused; was that good?

He moved his hand from her head to her back.

Janna didn't care that he moved his hand from her head. He still had it resting on her back.

She opened her eyes and looked at the metal ring of armor on Loki's tunic.

Loki didn't really know what to do now; he never had purring girl in his lap before.

He noticed her looking at his chest and smiled. "What are you doing?"

"Mmm?" Janna shrugged.

She started to trace the metal with her finger and realized her arm still felt heavy. She blinked slowly and took a nice slow, deep breath, while continuing to feel the smooth gold of the armor.

Loki's breath hitched in his throat, and he attempted to clear it.

His hand wrapped around Janna's finger for some reason that escaped his mind.

Janna tilted her head to look up at Loki when he grabbed her hand.

She attempted to read his expression then sighed.

"Sorry..." It came out as a soft whisper.

Loki looked into Janna's eyes and felt moved. "Don't be."

He placed her finger back on the gold ornament on his armor.

Looking away from her, he replaced his hand on her back again.

Janna didn't know why, but she felt she should leave.

She didn't move her hand when Loki released it. She turned her head back down and looked at her fingers.

"I...I should go..." Janna was being rather out of character.

Loki placed a hand under Janna's chin and made her look at him; the one currently not on her back.

"Why? I thought you were enjoying my company."

Janna's heart jumped. 'What? Did he actually want her to stay?'

She didn't know what she should do….She closed her eyes and melted into him for a moment. Her head fell into him and she caught his scent off his neck. It smelled mostly of leather, because of his clothing, and something else.

It only happened for a second before she pulled herself away from him. She used her hand that had been tracing his armor to push herself up.

Loki let a shaky sigh as he felt Janna press closer to him.

He wondered if she could smell the faint and natural scent of Asgard on his clothing, along with the sharp smell of leather.

He copied her movements and was lowering his face to hers when she pushed herself from him.

The movement was abrupt, and shocked him more than the actual encounter did; he may have been a god, but he was still a man, and was finding himself quite pleased by what was going on.

He blinked like a child and opened his mouth to say something when Doom returned.

Victor looked at the two of them and raised an eyebrow.

"Should I leave?"

Secretly, he hoped Janna would say no.

Janna got a serious head rush when she stood up. It wasn't helped by how fast her heart was racing.

She stood still for a moment to make sure she had her feet under her, before starting to walk away.

"I was just leaving." Janna said softly while watching the floor.

Loki frowned and blinked in confusion; he wasn't sure what had just happened.

Feeling a bit spurned, the god of mischief coughed and adjusted himself on the throne, as if to salvage some of his dignity.

He was surprised that he was so moved by a Midgardian girl, but at the same time wondered what changed her mind.

Doom watched as Janna left and smirked.

Janna turned and gave Loki one last glance before turning out the door. Her eyes showed her uncertainty and confusion, but a hidden longing was there too.

Loki ignored the feeling of begin spurned and frowned.

"Seems you were having fun."

Doom smiled and moved closer.

"What does it concern you?"

"Nothing at all really...but I think she's torn."

"Torn?"

Loki crossed his legs and made eye contact with Doom.

"Between you and me."

"Torn between us?"

"Well yes. Didn't she seem...conflicted to you?"

Loki scowled but thought back on the moment.

"No."

"Oh, don't be upset. She seemed that way when she kissed me."

Doom smiled when he saw the god grip his scepter in anger.

Loki was getting very angry.

He thought about how strangely Janna had been acting and wondered if it was Doom to blame for it.

"What's the matter? Afraid she'll choose me?"

Loki made eye contact with Doom and frowned.

"You believe she loves you?"

Doom shrugged.

"She seemed happy when-"

The god stood from his throne and left the throne room.

He'd find the truth from Janna herself.