Shared Nightmares

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The following morning, you and Loki are once again wrapped around each other. His head rests just under your chin, arm looped around your stomach, and legs intertwined. 

You've never felt more comfortable, and you run your hands through Loki's hair softly.

He pulls you even closer to him, with a slight hum as his only response.

You play with the bottom of his hair, "So we're staying in this exact position for the rest of our lives?"

"Sounds like a brilliant idea," Loki leans on his elbow to look at you. "Mate."

You move your head to lightly kiss Loki, which he quickly deepens, causing you to smile.

His hand goes behind your head as he rolls the rest of the way on top of you, "I will never get enough of you."

You have just enough time to take a breath before Loki captures your lips once more, "We can take a late breakfast."

Loki grinds into you, "You are far more delicious anyway."

It's 30 more minutes before you both get to the main room.

"Someone slept-in today," Tony hands you a mug as you walk by.

You take a plate and start stacking some pancakes, "The only reason I'm up and ready before noon, is for food."

Just as the last drop of syrup hits your pancakes, Loki teleports next to you and takes one of them right from your plate with a fork. 

You glare at him as he holds it and takes a bite.

"I may not be a fan of this...friendship," Tony motions between you and Loki. "But NEVER steal Y/N's food."

"Fastest way to Y/N's bad side," Clint puts his plate into the sink.

Loki grins, taking another mouthful from his fork, "As their...friend, I can assure you that Y/N has no ba..."

Your eyes widen, and before Loki can finish, you take another pancake and shove it into his mouth to stop him from talking.

Loki matches your wide eyes, but still grins at your actions.

You shrug it off, "I hope that pancake is delicious. But don't touch my food again." You walk past, but lean-up to Loki's ear, "Mate."

You continue on your way, but Thor was standing close to you and Loki, "Did Y/N just call you Ma...?"

"Shhhhh!" Loki looks around. "Sh! Yes, they did."

"So you've told them about everything? And..." Thor's eyes dance with excitement.

Loki nods, "Yes, brother. Now do stop talking!"

"But this is a joyous occasion, Loki! One that should be celebrated!" Thor continues.

"Yes, yes. Fine. Eventually. But for now, just..." Loki looks over at you.

You catch Loki's gaze around Thor's arm.

"Excuse me," Loki starts to walk, but turns back to Thor. "Not. A. Word. Thor."

You follow Loki's path, which is in route to the chair opposite you, so you pull him down onto the couch next to you.

"Thor believes we need to celebrate," Loki uses his magic to make you a tea and a plate of pancakes for himself.

"Our....friendship?" you wink.

Loki licks some syrup from his top lip, "Do you need a reminder of how a Mate is different from friendship?"

You nearly spit out your tea, earning a laugh from Loki.

"Payback for the pancake, Darling. But do expect a refresher course later," Loki continues eating as if he said nothing, the only telling sign to you, is that damn smirk still glued onto his face.

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A few days later, you're woken by Loki pushing a strand of hair behind your ear, "What are you doing up?" You keep your eyes closed.

"Tony has called us for an early mission. Including me. We will be back later this evening," Loki runs his hand down to your cheek.

Now you sit up and take in Loki's Asgardian armor, "You'll definitely be the best dressed there."

"This is fine Asgardian leather. Attire there mostly consists of leather and metal," he pats down his armor.

"For appearance it works, but...." you walk over to Loki and touch the different layers and shades of green. "It looks extremely uncomfortable."

"Initially, but we have pretty much grown into them. More and more was added as we grew older," Loki explains.

You run your hand down the front of Loki's chest piece, "I think you should just...take it off. You know, because it's uncomfortable."

Loki visibly stiffens, "I need to go on this mission." His voice is considerably lower, but he steps away and opens his door.

"If you're sure," you wave your arm as if to say goodbye, and sit back down on the bed, but the door closes when you do. "See? Even your door wants you to stay!"

Loki frowns, looking from you to the now closed door.

"Oh come on; I already explained how door knobs work, on that mission we went on!" You walk and open Loki's door for him. "Come on, Frosty. Let's go."

You've already started down the hallway, "Right, yes. Coming." Loki closes his door once more and follows behind you.

The rest of the team is roaming around the main room, "What do you need me to do on this mission?" You look at Tony.

"Nothing. YOU," Tony points at you with a tablet in his hand. "Are staying here."

"Seriously?" you fold your arms across your chest.

"Considering you were almost TAKEN last time, I'm VERY serious," Tony pushes a button on his wrist, causing his suit to form around him.

"And all I'd have to do is this," you hold up your arm and Mjolnir comes to you. "Problem solved."

Tony rolls his eyes, "Don't get pompous. It worked ONE time."

You raise your eyebrows as Thor takes Mjolnir back, "YOU of all people are calling ME pompous? That's rich, Tony."

"Not. Coming. End of discussion. You continue to argue, and you'll lose lab privileges," Tony's mask closes.

"Now that's just cruel," you lean onto the kitchen island.

"Darling," Loki says quietly next to you.

"What?" you say in a more angry tone than you expected, but your eyes soften when you see Loki. "Taking away lab privileges from me, is like taking away the mini bar from Tony!"

Loki's lips curl into a smile.

"Or like taking your daggers from you," you know that'll put it into perspective for Loki.

And immediately Loki's smile disappears, "Not amusing in the slightest."

"Exactly. Neither is taking away my lab time," your jaw clenches.

Loki scoots slightly closer to you, "When I return, maybe we can watch that film you mentioned?" His hand brushes yours behind the island, "The one about cold not being a bother?"

Your hand relaxes into Loki's, "Definitely." 

"Alright. Everyone to the Quinjet. Let's go," Tony calls out, already heading to the elevator.

"I will see you soon," Loki lifts your hand and kisses it, before teleporting up the Quinjet.

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Hours later, you've binged watched about 6 episodes of Doctor Who, and are fighting to keep your eyes open on the couch in the main room. 

You don't even realize that you've fallen asleep, until you're standing in a cold, dark world, where you see Loki, with Thor and others, fighting around. You recognize the beings they're fighting as Frost Giants, since Loki has shown you his true form. As you watch, you see Loki get grabbed by one, and his arm turns blue. 

Just as you see Loki's face turn to one of horror, you blink, and then you're in a large room, looking at the back of Loki as has holds something in front of him.

Meanwhile, the team had returned from the mission to you asleep on the couch, "Let Y/N stay there." Tony instructs, "The sound of us usually wakes them up."

Loki used magic to put a blanket on you, before retiring to your room to wait, but fell asleep himself as well. 

In his slumber, Loki's immediately brought into reliving the nightmare of when he found out his heritage of being from Jotunheim, but he cannot see you standing in the room.

"Stop!" you turn at the other voice now in the room, seeing an older man with a covering over one of his eyes, halfway down a staircase. 

"Am I cursed?" Loki's pained voice speaks next.

"No," a simple reply comes from the man.

"What am I?" Loki still faces away, grip tightening on whatever he's holding. 

"You are my son," Odin. He has to be Odin.

"What more than that?" Loki finally turns around, a blue case now back behind him. "That casket wasn't the only thing you took from Jotunheim that day, was it?"

There's silence as Loki approaches Odin, "....No."

Loki now stands at the bottom of the stairs; Odin a few up. You've moved along with Loki, but you're a fly on the wall. All you can do is watch and listen. The pain is audible and visible in Loki, and it breaks your heart.

"You took me for a purpose. What was it?" Loki's eyes fill with tears.

Odin doesn't answer, causing anger to rise in you as well.

"TELL ME!" your head spins back to Loki as his voice echoes off of the walls of the large chamber.

Before either of the two can speak once more, you get sucked backwards out of the room, so quickly, that you have to close your eyes.

When your back hits something softer, your eyes open and now you're sitting, facing the back of your mom's seat in the car.

What you now can't see, is that Loki is right next to you, sitting behind your dad as well.