Chapter 26: Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing

Loki POV

"LEX NOOOOO" I screamed as I saw the blood trickled down her neck. In that instant I felt my heart die. I never thought I'd feel this, tried so hard to avoid it but had succumbed. At least it was to her. I fell to my knees. If she was gone there was no point in fighting. She would want me to keep going but what did I have left to hang on to?

Luke POV

My head hurt so much .I shook my head. I looked down. I was holding her limp, blood soaked body. I'd done what I'd always feared I would do. I'd hurt her beyond the limits of this earth. I'd killed her. I pulled her limp body to my chest and felt something hard press into me. It was a necklace that she'd been wearing. It was a crescent moon. She'd given it me but after she told me I was dead to her, I'd dropped it as I ran out the room. She must have picked it up. She still held part of me close. I guess death wasn't a good enough reason to let go. I began to sob and rock, like she was a sleeping baby. I was a murderer. Before she'd come back, like she did with the hell hound, but this time she was truly gone. I could feel it.

Jack POV

I got there just in time to see him slit her throat. She murmured something that only I would understand. It was a code we'd come up with for when she got low, and didn't want Luke and Jessi to know. She was depending on me. I ran over and hit Luke over the head with all the strength I could gather. He shook his head and came to his senses and realised what he'd done. I crouched down by her and brushed her hair back from her face. She looked as if she was sleeping. Maybe she was. Luke began rocking her, and I heard a jingle. I looked at her wrist and gave a small, weak smile. She was still wearing the bracelet. I glanced around the park. The avengers were in shock, but most tried to keep fighting. I saw Loki kneeling on the floor. He must be in agony I thought. An idea started to form in my head. I began to realise why Lex called on me instead of Loki, after all they were bonded or some hippy dippy thing like that. I'd dreamt of this moment, but not like this. Oh well, here goes nothing. I leant over and kissed her.

Alexis POV

It's warm here. I like it. No pain, no regrets, just weightlessness. In the back of my mind I can hear an echo, but I can't make out what it is. It begins to clear, and I realise what it is. It's the sound of who I am. Every name I've had, everything that makes me, well me. It sounds like a fire crackling, but a summer breeze as well. The breeze begins to take over, whispering, "Wake up my dear, it's not your time yet" through my head. I recognise the voice, but can't place it. Light slowly fills my mind, expanding until it goes beyond the reaches in which it thought it could. It hurts; it feels like my minds on fire. I'm being burned alive. The blackness fills everything, and I wake up.

I feel lips on mine, and they're definitely not Loki's. My eyes flick open and look into Jack's. He pulls back, and I draw a deep breathe. It begins to sink in. I died and Jack saved me by breathing life into me. I pull him in for a hug and murmur in his hear, "Thank you." Luke decided at that point to stop crying. He looked at me as if I was a ghost, so I head slapped him.

"Lexi, you're you're-"

"Alive? What did you expect? I wasn't going to die. Jack had my back." I flashed Jack a smile. He gave me a small sickly one back, and I saw he was shaking.

"Who's Jack?" Luke asked.

"Jessi's brother and I owe him my life, literally so play nice." I stood up and put my hand to my throat. All that was left was a jagged scar. Not a big payment for my life. I turned around and held out my hands to them. "We need to work together to defeat Jessi. Please."

Jack took my hand instantly and after a small pause, so did Luke. I beamed a megawatt smile, and began to walk towards Jessi. Loki looked up as I passed him and he had such a stupid look of confusion on his face, I wish I'd had a camera. As I walked through the fighting, they all moved out the way. Jake joined our little group and slunk his hand into Luke's. Jessi's minions looked outright scared at the fact that I was still alive. Nat flashed me a small smile as she was fighting. At least one person hadn't given up on me. I began to climb the mound Jessi had declared hers, and faced her. Confusion flashed across her face for a second, and then she composed herself.

"You don't die, do you? Don't you realise that no one wants you here, you stupid bitch?" Jessi taunted, not realising that she'd lost.

"You're the one who isn't wanted Jessi. I keep coming back because I have a reason to live. What's yours? Your brother saved my life, you've lost the battle and you didn't even manage to completely turn Luke against me." I began to stalk forward, and Luke, Jake and Jack began to spread out. The rest of the Avengers follow and we surround her. Fear begins to creep through Jessi's poker face. I move forward until I'm one step away from her, and look into her eyes.

"You have a choice. Hand yourself in, and we'll be nicer than you deserve. Resist and we'll make it very, very painful, 10x more painful than what you did to Jack." I turn my head slightly and flash a grin at Jack. He gives me his signature smirk. He's stopped shaking now. "You have 10 secs, kapeesh?"

Jessi looks at her feet.

"9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2-"

"I'll come." Jessi murmurs at the ground. I smirk.

"Repeat that a bit louder. I didn't quite catch the last bit." I was enjoying this.

"I'll come bitch. But don't expect to answer any of your questions." As soon as the words were out her mouth, I began to whisper, binding her and then teleporting her into the cells at the tower. I turned around and grinned.

"Hands up who thought I was dead." I crossed my arms and gave them my best teacher look. Suddenly I got bowled over by an over protective (but with good reason) Tony.

"Alexis Green don't you ever do that to us again!" Tony growls at me, and I laugh.

"I promise Dad." I stood up and opened my arms. "Who wants a group hug?" Everyone moved over and we all huddled, then I noticed someone was missing.

"Back in a minute guys. Someone's missing." I ignore all the complaints and duck under everyone's arms. Sitting in a tree branch is Jack. I jump up into the branches and perch next to him.

"What's up Moon? You saved my life; you should be down there with us."

"I don't' belong with you guys Sunshine, after everything I've done-"

"Jack, the past is exactly that. This is now. You have to move on. Come back to the tower with us, even just for the night. I want to catch up with you properly, and I bet you Tony's going to what to thank you. Please."

Jack looked down at the ground, his face covered by his hair. He lifted his head and flashed me a grin.

"Alright, I'll come. Have you got any candyfloss?"

"Of course, don't you know me?" Jack laughed, and we jumped out the tree.

"Race you to the group." Jack challenged, and began to run.

"You bet!" I called out, and of course, I beat him.

A/N: Heya guys, I was wondering, do you want me to make a sequel? I will if there's enough response, otherwise there's no point. Thanks for reading this far, I really appreciate it!