Chapter 18 Mae's pov

I start pacing around the library thinking about what just happened and what it could possibly mean. I have scars matching...both of them. I know I got them due to my soulmate because they just appeared, closing up after they bled for about 5 minutes. Some would bleed longer but I didn't ever really think anything of it, until now. They were Bucky's, and took longer to heal. But this would mean...they are both my soulmates. As in meaning more than one of them.

I had seen a couple of Bucky's before, but just figured we were both tortured the same way which was why they looked the same. But the one on my shoulder...I knew it wasn't mine. I remember the pain of it. I had never seen his scar from his metal arm because he was insecure about it.

Loki is...completely unexpected. Blindsided might be an appropriate word.

It would make a lot of sense with all of the feelings I've had, but I would have to see more of his scars to match them up before I can be certain. Then I think about the thin one that runs around my wrist...it has to be from Loki...oh gods what happened to him to cause such damage to his body? I have 2 soulmates and they were both so abused that I couldn't distinguish between 2 different sets of pain.

"Oh fuck how am I even supposed to approach going about telling them this? They are gonna hate me!" I yell out loud and throw my hands in frustration. I change my outfit, wanting to get out of the bloody ones I had one, with a wave of my hand and a shimmer of purple.

I zip up the jacket as I slam down on one of the chairs and look around, to try to find something to distract myself with. I spot a book on an end table by a purple chair. I get up and walk to it, wondering what it's doing out of place. I pick it up and see it's one of my favorite books, beauty and the beast.

I look around again, wondering how it got out here, before turning and walking towards the hidden chair under one of the staircases with a clear view of the whole room. I sit down and start to read, only to fall into reading it out loud. I'm too engrossed in it to notice Friday start playing a recording of Loki reading it as well in the background.

I was about halfway through the book when the library doors opened and the 2 men in question stepped inside. I wait for a moment as they look around and then back at each other before I'm sprinting to them. I dropped the book back where I found it on my way to them.

I hold a glowing purple hand to each of their chests, healing the headache Loki was getting and the pain in Bucky's shoulder from his arm. I sigh in relief after checking both of them and look up with a smile, as they both smile at me in return. My smile drops into a frown a moment later.

"You should both still be in bed. What are you doing? What is wrong with you? Why didn't Friday tell me you were up? What happened, Bucky?" I question rapidly. They both laugh at my fussing before Bucky gestures to one of the couches. We walk over to go sit, Bucky and Loki sit next to each other while I on Bucks lap with my legs over Loki's.

They both laugh but Bucky decides to finally start answering all of my rapidly fired questions, which is a good thing.

"Well, we both woke up. Loki told me about what happened and why he was in the bed beside me. Wanda gave him one of your ice coffees. Thor said you looked worried when you left last night so we asked Friday to not tell you, deciding to come find you ourselves." As he was talking, a VBCF with caramel appeared in my hands. I take a sip with a grin.

"Thank you darling, I feel good as new now." Loki says rubbing one of my legs. I nod before turning to Bucky.

"What happened James? Tell me right now." I say with a serious tone. He and Loki share an indescribable look before both turning to look at me.

"Just look, it will be easier anyway. Don't worry about your form, Loki doesn't care. Play it out I'm sure he wants to see as well." He says. I look at Loki with hesitation.

"It's okay sweetling, you won't scare me away." He nods as he speaks. I sigh and hand him my drink before turning and straddling Bucky. I place my hands on his temples and they start glowing violet.

I'm seeing everything from Bucky's point of view with my eyes closed, as I project it for Loki as well. I watch as they get out of the Quinjet. It's definitely a Hydra base. They start fighting agents and it's going well, until they bring out a creature I recognize immediately.

I whimper but keep playing the memory. They unchain the 3 headed beast and shock him, telling him to attack. Bucky was running interference, trying to not let him hurt the team and the team not hurt him. I whimper again. One of the agents comes up behind Bucky.

"Where is experiment 0666?! Where is Lucifer?!" The agent screams at him. At the mention of my name the beast charges at Bucky, who had no time to dodge, and got caught by one of its paws. It growls in his face as Bucky grabs his knife, and reaches slowly up, cutting the shock device off of the beast.

"Go. She'll find you." He whispers, causing the beast to lick his face and run off quickly. I stop playing the memory and sit back, eyes closed. I know my horns are out and glowing purple, along with my tail, after making a heart shaped hole in the top of my jeans. I push off of Bucky quickly as my tail starts flicking back and forth, showing my anger. Tears are streaming down my face. Bucky almost died trying to save Cerberus.

"I assume that's your hellhound darling?" Loki asks as he holds out my drink to me. I take it from him and take a couple long sips, nodding. I sigh and sit back down on Bucky's lap.

"His name is Cerberus. I can't believe I left him there. We have to go get him!" I say trying to stand from Bucky's lap. I get pulled back down on both of their laps as they each wrap an arm around my waist.

"We have to talk to the team first love, and you need to calm down a minute before we can." Loki says, stroking one of my horns, making me purr.

"Just like a kitten." Bucky says with a chuckle, reaching up to touch the other horn. I flip him off but don't move my head from their hands. We all sit there for a little while, me just sipping my drink and Bucky and Loki discussing some book.

We step off the elevator together, them standing behind me as I walk to the front of the room to address everyone. I flash purple over everyone, healing their odd and end injuries, and Clint who got shot. I nod before turning very serious.

"We have to go get Cerberus. The sooner the better. I can track him anywhere but the longer we wait the more likely we are to be walking into a trap." I say to the group. Tony is the first to protest of course.

"Are you talking about the beast from last night? The one that almost ripped Soldierboy in half?" He says almost in disbelief.

"Yes. It's my fault for leaving him with those monsters. He's scared and alone." I say trying to not cry or get too angry.

"I think we owe the little witch this much." Clint says standing and stretching. Everyone stands in agreement as I hear Tony huff and stand as well. I let out a squeak before flashing everyone into their suits, including my all black one.

With a flash of green my outfit changes into a purple and black dress with tights, combat boots, and fake hollow horns where my real ones come out. I can feel the heart shaped opening just above my tailbone where my tail comes out.

I grin at Loki before taking their hands and march out of the room. I can feel everyone staring at the opening, probably wondering why it's there, before the god and soldier growl and move to walk behind me, blocking the others. They both send glares over their shoulders at the others, faces turning the opposite direction from each other. I giggle at how adorable they are.

'Let's go get my boy.' I think to myself as we leave.