After Thor left, I felt Loki climb into bed with me.

"I know you are awake." He whispered knowingly. His fingers ran down my back to my waist, before pulling me into him. I sighed happily and curled into his side.

"Not really." I mumbled making Loki chuckle. It was silent for a few moments as we just enjoyed each other's company, but something was still bugging me. "Did you really plan on using me?"

Loki stiffened and held me tighter to him, like he was afraid I would run away.

"Yes." He said hesitantly. "At first."

"But, not anymore?" I asked. Loki sighed, but kept his tight grip on me.

"No, not anymore."

I hummed in reply and relaxed into him.

"Ok." I said sleepily and pressed my face against his chest. "You should change for bed." I told him, as he was still in his Asgardian clothing.

"Wh- that's it?" He asked, confused.

"What's it?" I mumbled, having trouble staying awake.

"I just told you that my intentions for healing you weren't always pure and you... do not care?" He questioned.

"Well, you're telling the truth, right? You don't want to use me anymore?" I asked.

"Yes." He said, still confused.

"Then, why would I care? The reality then is not the reality now." I shrugged. "I'm sure you'll find a way to make it up to me." I giggled to him. I felt Loki relax under my fingertips and loosen his grip on me.

He magically changed out of his Asgardian clothing and wore only green sweatpants. I traced my fingers over the hard muscles of his abdomen and watched them contract slightly at my touch. I hummed and pressed my lips to the cool skin of his abdomen, making him shiver. I chuckled and licked over his stomach. Loki's grip tightened on me, but for a whole new reason that made heat shoot straight through me.

"Kitten," he said lowly, "we are supposed to be sleeping."

"Mhm." I mumbled and reached down to feel his growing erection through his pants. Loki groaned and grabbed my wrist.

"Sleep now, sex later." He demanded, making me huff.

"But, I was a good girl!" I whined and tried to shift closer to him for some friction, but he just held me in place.

"And, I already gave you your reward." Loki told me sternly. "You need sleep, especially after the day you have had."

"But-"

"No arguing!" He snapped. I immediately closed my mouth and pouted. "Stop with the face." He sighed and leaned down to place a gentle kiss on my lips. I, of course, kissed him back immediately. I wasn't strong enough to stay upset when his mouth was on me. When he pulled back, I bit my lower lip and sighed. Loki chuckled and kissed my forehead before tucking me back against his side. I wrapped myself around him and felt completely safe with him next to me. It didn't take me long at all to drift off.

It was dark.

Why was it so dark?

I turned in a circle to see nothing, but darkness all around me. I stood still for a minute, not knowing what to do. Eventually, I started walking forward. I walked for, what seemed like, hours. Nothing, no light at all could be seen. I worried my bottom lip between my teeth and stopped walking for a minute. I looked behind me and still saw only darkness, but when I turned back there was a soft glow of color ahead of me. My eyes lit up as I started running toward it. As I got closer, the glow got brighter. I finally made it to the source and stopped, frozen, in my tracks.

The glow was coming from a stone, a blue stone to be exact. It was floating about waist high above the ground. The stone seemed to be vibrating.

When I tried to get closer to it, the light started pulsating. I reached my hand out for it and bright blue electricity connected my hand to the stone. I screeched and pulled my arm back. I quickly looked down at my hand to see if there was any damage from the shock. When I had assessed that, no, there was no damage, I looked back up to the stone.

My eyes went wide as I lifted my head up to see that I was no longer surrounded by darkness. I was in New York. I looked around and noticed the destruction from the battle. My eyes grew wider when I registered the scene. It was one I recognized.

Sure enough, the small boy was playing in the rubble, not noticing the danger he was in. A Chitauri appeared and lifted its weapon towards the unsuspecting boy.

No matter how hard I pushed myself to run, or how loud I screamed, I couldn't do anything. My screams were silent and my footsteps allowed no distance to close. All I could do was watch... and that was the true torture.

As the trigger was pulled, I closed my eyes tightly. I opened them again when I felt the white hot pain searing through my body.

The boy had disappeared and I was in his place. I looked up to the Chitauri, still with its weapon raised, before looking down at my stomach. I collapsed to the ground, struggling to breathe. It hurt!

Everything hurt!

All I wanted was for the pain to end.

"Sammee!"

I needed the pain to end!

"Darling, wake up!"

I couldn't take it anymore...

"Damn it!"

What felt like an electric current went through my body and I jolted up. I gasped as I looked around frantically.

"Shhh, darling. It's ok, you're safe." A voice told me as a cool set of arms wrapped around my waist. I immediately tried to push their body away from mine, but they only held me tighter. "It was just a dream, Kitten. It can't harm you."

I somehow calmed down enough to recognize Loki holding me to him. I took a deep breath and instantly wrapped my arms around him.

"That's it, Kitten. Good girl." Loki told me soothingly. I buried my face into his neck as tears came to my eyes. "Shhh, it's ok." Loki started running his fingers through my hair while I tried to calm my shaky breath. "You are safe. I will not let anything harm you." He told me softly. "Relax, Kitten. I've got you."

I whimpered and held him tighter against me. Loki didn't say anything else as he continued to calmly stroke my hair. After a while, I relaxed into his arms and got my heart rate under control. My tears dried on my cheeks and the exhaustion set in. My body and mind felt heavy. I clung to Loki like a lifeline as my eyes started to close again. The soft patterns Loki was tracing into my skin lulling me back to sleep, his cooled skin soothing my warm body. I pressed my cheek against his shoulder and breathed in his scent. He smelled of a clean forest breeze.

He held me for a long time, just running his fingers through my hair, or tracing over my skin. He sat with his back against the headboard and me in his lap. The normal closeness of our bodies would normally cause me to want more, to want to feel him everywhere, but this was different. I wanted to be as close to him as possible, but not in a sexual way... only for comfort. All I wanted in this moment, was comfort and safety, and he definitely provided that. With Loki's arms protectively around me, I finally drifted back into a dreamless sleep.

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I woke up when the suns rays hit my eyes through the window. I grumbled and turned my body from the offending sun, but, when I turned, I found myself pressed to a firm, cool chest. I hummed in content and cuddled closer to the, still sleeping, god. His arm instinctually tightened around my waist, pulling me even closer to him. I didn't want this to end just yet, so I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep again.

When I opened my eyes later that day, it had been at least a few more hours. With the night I had, I definitely needed those extra hours of sleep.

"Good morning, Kitten. How are you feeling." Loki calmly asked. I was still snugly against his chest, so I pulled away slightly to look up at him. I sighed tiredly and smiled before responding.

"As long as I keep waking up like this, I'll be great." I murmured. Loki hummed and tucked a piece of hair behind my ear.

"Good." He sighed. "Now tell me what happened last night." His tone was forceful, but concerned. I bit my lip and tried to push away from him. "No." Loki told me and tightened his grip on my waist. "This is the second time I've had to wake you up from that state." I looked down, not meeting his eyes.

"I know." I said in a small voice. "I'm sorry."

"What did I tell you about apologizing for things that are not your fault?" Loki asked in a slightly annoyed tone.

"That... Um... I should stop..." I looked at my hands and played with my fingers.

"Mmhmm." Loki hummed. "If it happens again..." he paused to move his lips closer to my ear, "I will have to punish you." He said in almost a whisper. A shiver ran down my spine and I closed my eyes. I opened them again when Loki pulled back. "Tell me about the dreams that are scaring you." He said in a commanding tone. It wasn't a harsh tone, but it didn't leave any room for arguing.

"It's nothing, really... I can handle it." I said in a small voice. Loki huffed.

"That is not what I asked you, answer the question."

"It... it was the battle..." I said slowly. Loki tensed beside me and I bit my lip hard. "Well, not exactly the battle itself, more of what happened after." I explained.

"What happened in this dream?" Loki asked. I swallowed thickly and took a deep breath.

"There's a boy playing in the rubble after the battle..." I started. "Out of nowhere a Chitauri appears and points a weapon at the boy. I try to get to him, but, no matter how fast, or hard I run, I can't get to him. I can do nothing, but close my eyes when the trigger is pulled." I sniffed and balled my hands into fists. "I only open them when I feel the pain..."

"Feel the pain of what, darling?" Loki asked. I took a deep breath and continued.

"The pain of being shot. I open my eyes to see the boy gone and me in his place. The Chitauri's weapon staring me down." I mumbled. I knew Loki might blame himself and I didn't want that. Not even a little bit. Talking about the negative effects of the battle wasn't something I wanted to do.

"And the other nightmare I woke you from?" Loki hesitantly asked.

"It... it was the same." I said, still looking down.

"You lied to me..." Loki said. It was more of a statement than a question, but I nodded my head in answer anyway. "How?" He asked. I bit my lip and turned my head to the side.

"The way you worded your question." I sighed. "You asked what was bothering me, not what I dreamed about, so... loophole." I shrugged. Loki was quiet for a minute. I wanted to take a peak at him to see his reaction, but was afraid of what I might see. Eventually, he took a deep breath and squeezed my waist.

"Clever." His hand moved from my waist and up my side until he reached my chin. "Look at me, Kitten." He said softly. "I do not appreciate lies." He said when my eyes found his green ones. "Even ones hidden behind truths."

"I'm sorry, my prince." I whispered. "I just didn't want to worry you... or upset you."

"The only thing I'm worried about is how well you can hide the truth from me. You shouldn't be able to do that." Loki said in an amused tone. "And, the fact that you felt you had to hide something from me." His voice got softer, almost sad as he said it. "I know I'm not the best at controlling my anger, but..." he paused and made sure to look into my eyes, "I hope you know that I would never lay a finger on you without your permission." His expression was determined and sincere. I felt a blush rise in my cheeks.

"And, if I ask you to?" I smiled. Loki's eyes lightened and he smiled as well.

"Then, I shall do what my lady asks." He smirked and bent his head down to nuzzle my neck. I giggled when he placed feather light kisses over my throat.

His arms pressed my body closer to him as he finally bit and sucked on my neck. My breath hitched and I ran my hand through his hair. I stretched my neck out as much as possible, so he could have more room to work. I let out a breathy whine and tugged his hair slightly when he bit a certain spot. Loki hummed in appreciation and rolled me flat on my back, pushing me into the mattress with his body. I parted my legs, so his body sat between them, and Loki moved from my neck to kiss my lips hungrily.

He practically forced my mouth open to taste me. I moaned into him and ground my hips up against his. Loki hissed and bit my lower lip harshly. His grip on my hip was almost painful, but he soon moved his hand upwards to start raising my shirt.

"Can I take this off?" He asked against my lips. I nodded quickly and pulled him back into a kiss. Slowly, Loki pushed my shirt above my breasts and eventually pulled away to completely remove it.

He sat back on his heels for a moment and just looked at me. I was still breathing heavily from the kiss and knew my face was flushed. Loki leaned down and kissed me, gently holding my face as he did. He then pulled back again and ran his fingers down my neck and chest. When he got to my stomach, he laid his hand flat and looked over the goosebumps he made on my body in awe.

"Beautiful..." he whispered before kissing me again.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer. The hand that was on my stomach slowly moved lower to pull my shorts off. I lifted my hips to make it easier for him and pulled him back to me. Once he got my shorts off, his lips crashed back on mine and I immediately reciprocated. I tugged on his locks again and he moaned into the kiss. His hands went back to my hips and pulled me close.

The next thing he did surprised me. He quickly rolled us over, so that I was on top. I made a small squeak, causing Loki to chuckle. With this new position, I was fully able to feel his erection through his sweats. Loki squeezed my thighs, making me pull back to look at him. He slowly smirked and moved his hands back up to my hips. I sucked in a breath when I realized what he wanted me to do. He squeezed my hips to encourage me and I slowly sat up.

Loki groaned when I put my full weight on him. I put one hand on his chest to steady myself, and the other over one of his hands on my hip. I, then, rolled my hips forward and back again. The way Loki's face contorted in pleasure made me repeat the action. The friction felt amazing against my neglected sex. I moaned and threw my head back, closing my eyes. My breathing was heavy and a thin layer of sweat started to cover my body.

"Loki," I whined and looked back at him with needy eyes, "please."

"Please, what, Kitten?" Loki asked.

"I need you." I whined again. Loki pressed my hips down harder against him and I shuttered.

"Mmm, but you have me, Kitten." Loki said in faux confusion. I huffed frustratedly and leaned forward.

"I need you inside me." I whispered in his ear and kissed his neck. Loki practically growled and rolled us over again.

"That can definitely be arranged." His lips met mine again in a searing kiss. The hand on my hip started to moved lower causing me to whimper with its slow pace. When he got to the band of my underwear, he slowly pulled them down and off my legs. Once they were off, Loki pulled back from my lips and started kissing down my body. I gasped when his lips went around one of my nipples and I arched into him. Once he had sucked and teased that one enough, he moved to the other breast.

"You look so beautiful writhing under me." Loki said as he continued lower, over my stomach.

"Stop teasing me!" I frustratedly whined. Loki chuckled and bit harshly into my hip. My eyes squeezed shut and my hands balled up the sheets next to me.

"You need to learn a very important lesson in patience, my dear." Loki purred and finally dipped lower. His tongue swiped over my clit and I gasped.

"Fuck." I moaned out. His hands moved to hold my legs open when I started squirming. He hummed against me, low and sexy, and it sent vibrations through my clit. My hands were fisting the sheets so tight my knuckles were white and my eyes were squeezed shut. The familiar tingling need in my lower half started building quickly. "I- Loki! Fuck, I-" I cut myself off with a loud moan. I started panting as Loki's tongue moved faster. "I'm so close!" I moaned out. Just as I was about to be pushed off the edge, Loki stopped. He pulled away from me and licked his lips. I whined and lifted my head up to look at him. "Loki!"

Loki smiled and shushed me. "Patience, remember?" He smirked. I bit my lip hard in complete frustration.

"But, I was so close, please!" I begged. Loki clicked his tongue and sighed. He leaned down and kissed my sex softly before kissing up my body, making me whine again. Loki apparently for this very amusing and continued kissing up the side of my neck. When I felt his clothed erection press against me, I rolled my hips into him. He groaned and quickly pinned my hips down to the bed with his hands.

"You're not being patient, Kitten." Loki scolded before kissing my lips. He started soft, then got rougher the more heated the kiss got. One of his hands traveled lower and through my folds. His fingers collected some of my wetness before coming back to my clit and rubbing circles. I whimpered at the stimulation, but wrapped my arms around Loki's neck and pulled him closer to me. Loki smiled into the kiss and hummed.

"You taste delicious." He said as he slipped two fingers into my entrance. I gasped and dug my nails into his back while he curled his fingers just right. Loki groaned and bit into my shoulder, sucking a nice purple bruise there. Loki pulled his fingers out of me and brought them to his lips. I watched with half lidded eyes as he took his fingers into his mouth and sucked them clean. He moaned and pulled them from his lips. "So sweet." He whispered before reaching down and coating more of my slick on his fingers.

When he brought his hand back up, he looked me in the eyes and smirked. He then brought his fingers to my lips. I parted my lips and leaned forward to take his fingers into my mouth. I ran my tongue over the pads of his fingers before licking down the length of them. The heat that spread through my body when I tasted myself on his fingers was intoxicating. Loki watched me in awe before licking his lips and pulling his fingers from my mouth.

In a second, his mouth was back on mine and his fingers were back inside me. I pushed my hips down, fucking myself onto his fingers and Loki moaned. He moved them faster, curling his fingers until he found the perfect spot that had me panting. He pulled back from the kiss to watch my face and body contort in pleasure. Pleasure he caused. I felt my orgasm building again and decided to not tell him this time, in fear that he would pull away again. Apparently, it didn't matter if I told him, or not, because just as I was starting to see stars, he stopped and pulled his fingers out of me.

"What the fuck?" I asked angrily and stared daggers at him. Loki smirked and winked at me before moving back down my body and attaching his lips onto my clit.