Who am I? (A Sequel to 'Who are You?' A Loki love story)

Chapter Two - I was Dead

        Stunned silence. That is all there is after I speak. Everyone is frozen where they sit. My head hurts from the sudden rush of oxygen and blood to my brain, and I feel weak and sore all over my body.
        "Okay. Two questions." I say, my breathing still deep. "One, who put me in a dress? Two, can someone help me out of this thing?" I ask, motioning to the coffin. "It's kind of freaking me out, plus I don't think I'm strong enough to do it myself." Still no response from anyone. I feel a hand on my shoulder, and I turn to see Nat. She has this look  on her face that makes me think that she thinks she's dreaming. "I'm really alive Nat." I say with a small smile, putting my hand on top of hers. Her eyes connect with mine before she looks to someone behind me and nods once. I frown in confusion and turn in time to see Loki catapult out of his chair.
        He's up to the coffin in three long strides, swiftly pulling me out and hugging me to his chest. His chin rests on the top of my head, and my feet rest on top of his. I hug him back, still weak. He's shaking, and I pull my head out of his grasp so I can look up at him. A few fresh tears run down his face, and I reach up, grabbing his chin and forcing him to look do at me. His beautiful, tear-filled green eyes meet mine, and I smile.
        "Hey, it's okay." I say softly. "I'm fine. Everything is going to be fine." He just hugs me to his chest again, and in that moment, I feel like I should be the one holding him up. He holds me there for a few minuets, until the shock starts wearing off of everyone else.
        "What. The. Crap." Is all I hear Tony say.
        "You- You were dead." I hear Fitz stutter out.
        "How?" I hear Bruce whisper.  twist in Loki's arms so that I can see everyone.
        "I'll explain. Just, can I sit down? And get some water?" Loki walks over and sets me in the chair he had been sitting in. I'm handed a water bottle from someone and I take a few sips, loving the way it went down my dry throat. Everyone sort of circles around me. It's like no one can quite believe that I'm actually alive. I don't really blame them.
        "So your daughter is nice." I say to Loki. His eyes slightly widen.
        "You met Hel?" Both he and Tony ask at the same time. Loki turns to Tony.
        "You know Hel?" How?" Tony turns towards Loki, and in that moment, I can tell that he's been drinking. The impact I see that my 'death' has had on them hurts me so much.
        "I died in the New York battle, remember?" He says, and Loki nods once before turning back to me.
        "And you hit on her." I mumble. Loki raises his eyebrows and turns back to Tony.
        "You what?" He says in a dangerously low tone. Tony swallows loudly.
        "Sophie, what happened to you?" He asks quickly, changing the subject. Loki glares at tony until I clear my throat.
        "Fuller's smart..." I say, and I tell them everything that Hel told me, about the poison and how it worked. they all just kind of stood there, shocked. "And that's about it. Never actually dead, just really, really close."
        "We were going to bury you." Nat whispers in a horrified voice.
        "But you didn't. I'm fine, see?" I said, poking her in her forehead. She smiles and hugs me tightly.
        "But I swear, if you ever scare me like that again...." She says, trailing off. Everyone laughs.
        "I think we all agree on that front." Clint says. I stick my tongue out at him and he laughs, shaking his head.
        "We need to get back to the tower." Bruce buts in, stopping the banter. "You definitely need some rest." He says, pointing at me. I suddenly realized just how tired I was.
        "How can I be tired? I just slept for three freaking days." I mutter.
        "No, your body was getting rid of poison for, as you put it, three freaking days." Simmons says. "And you've just told us that you're mind was at work too. If anything, you need to rest for a week or two."
        "But I-"
        "No buts." Fury says. "If that is what they are telling you to do, then you need to do it."
        "But-" I'm silenced with a glare.
        "Coulson, you and your team can get all of this," He says, gesturing to the funeral room, "figured out before I give you your next mission. Romanoff, Barton, make sure Sophie does whatever Banner says for her to do." He pauses and looks at Loki. "You too." Surprising me, Loki nods.
        "Alrighty then." Tony says. "Back to the tower!" I roll my eyes and stand up. Or, at least I try too. My legs both collapse beneath me, and I gasp when I don't hit the hard floor. Loki had caught me.
        "Right. Poisoned. I better remember that." I say, making him chuckle. He picks me up, and I grumble a little when he starts to carry me out to the car.
        "Would you like for me to drop you?" He asks with a smirk, hearing my grumblings.
        "You wouldn't."  He suddenly lurches forward, acting as if he's going to drop me, making me yelp and hold on a little tighter. From behind us, I hear Clint and Nat both laugh, and I shoot them a glare over his shoulder, only making them laugh harder.
        


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        "Tony, where's Pepper?" I ask. I sit curled up on Loki side, as we ride in a limo through the roads of New York. The rest of the team were in two other limos, along with Thor's girlfriend, Jane.
        "Back at the tower with Kim." He says.
        "Kim?" I ask, curiously looking up at him.
        "We brought her down here for the funeral, but Pepper and her both said that the wouldn't have been able to hold themselves together." He says. "They will definitely be surprised now."
        "Why am I in a dress?" I ask.
        "What is this? Twenty questions about what happened while you were dead?"
        "Yes." I say, making Loki chuckle. "Now answer the questions truthfully, and no one gets hurt." Bruce cracks a smile on that one.
        "Fine. I don't know who put you in a dress in all honesty. All I know is that Nat was talking about how you should be buried in your jeans and a t-shirt with some weird saying on it so you looked normal."
        "She was right. this just feels..... weird." I mutter.
        "I think you look beautiful." Loki whispers into my ear. I crane my neck around and quickly peck him on the lips. I feel a smirk on his lips before he melts it into something more making my lips move deeply and in sync.
        "Get a room." Tony half yells, and I laugh before turning to him. He has a hand over his eyes, and his other is over Bruce's.
        "Grow up." I mutter. He laughs, and Bruce finally peels Tony's hand off of his face and glares at him.
        "You're both children I swear." He mutters. I feel the car stop. "Sophie, I don't want you walking yet, so Loki, can you carry her up to the medical floor?" Loki nods, and after the guys get out, Loki quickly gets me out of car before I can squirm away.
        "Aw, c'mon. I can walk!" I exclaim. I see Steve and Thor Laughing at me and Loki as they get out of the other car. I bury my face in Loki's shoulder. "Just go." He chuckles, but starts walking anyway. We ride up to the medical floor where Bruce is waiting.
        "tony told me to tell you that he is going to keep you a secret to Pepper and Kim until we finish with this." I raise my eyebrows.
        "Well that's cruel." I say.
        "I tried to tell him. You know how he is when he gets a crazy idea." He mutters. Bruce gives me a regular check up, taking my blood pressure, checking my heartbeat, etc.
        "Now all that's left is a blood sample." Bruce says. I stiffen, and my brain reels. My mind flashes with memories of injections, and I suddenly remember the pain.
        "No no no. P-please no..."
        "Sophie? whats wrong...." He ask, looking around at me. I watched as realization hit him. He swears under his breath. "Sophie, I'm sorry, I forgot. Just take deep breaths." I breathe deeply, trying to stop the shaking.
        "I'm f-fine." He sits down in a chair, putting his face in his hands.
        "I am so stupid." Why do I make their lives so hard? I put my hand on his shoulder.
        "It's fine Bruce. You didn't do anything wrong." He looks up. "It's just.... me." He rolls his eyes.
        "You always blame everything on yourself, even if you had nothing to do with it." He huffs.
        "Then lets just forget about it, okay?"
        "But I-"
        "No buts." I say, imitating Fury's voice. He smiles a little. "Now let's go tell Pepper and Kim I'm alive, okay? I just need a little help making it there."

Not the best chapter, but, here it is!