Beth and the Beast

Chapter 5 - The Kiss

Nights were nothing Beth could go through easily and this night promised to get even worse. Beth had nightmares of Loki destroying the city, again and being killed afterwards. It all felt so real that she woke up covered in sweat and tears in the middle of the night. Sure, she had a lot of fantasy in her head, but those realistic dreams were new to her. Like her unconscious mind wanted to tell her something. She lit the light beside her bed and looked at her phone. No new messages, so everything seemed fine. Maybe it was just one of Loki's mind tricks and Beth didn't need to worry.

After a few minutes of calming down Beth went to the bathroom do shower off the sweat. Under the shower she always sang but tonight she just couldn't think of any song. Her mind was full of pictures of her previous dream. Seeing Loki in devastation trying to get New York under his control and then dying afterwards were things she didn't want to imagine.

>Stop thinking about him!<, Beth thought to herself. He could probably feel when she was thinking about him especially now, they had formed this weird connection of mind. When Beth turned down the water and pulled away her shower curtain to reach for her towel, Loki stood in the bathroom door with the usual vicious smile on his face. Beth let out a scream and rapidly wrapped the towel around her naked body.

>>What the fuck are you doing here?<<, Beth screamed at him. >>I felt you thinking about me and wanted to check why you are awake at this late hour. Thought you might have missed me.<<, Loki said smiling. Beth rolled her eyes at him. >>Get out of the room and let me get dry!<<, she hissed. Loki started to turn around and said >>As you wish my pet. I just want you to know that I very much liked what I saw there.<< Then he closed the bathroom door behind him.

Beth stepped out of the shower still angry and in total shock. It was the middle of the night and a god just stepped into her bathroom while she showered. If Beth told anyone about this, no one would believe her. Gently and really slow she dried herself with a towel and hoped when she got out of the bathroom Loki would be gone. Beth braided her wet hair and pinned it up into a braided bun. Before leaving the bathroom, she looked into the mirror. >What is so special about me? Why does he have such a huge interest in me?<, she thought and then she heard a knock on the door.
>>If you come out, I could tell you.<<, Beth heard Loki saying from the other side of the door. She hated when he read her mind and he probably knew but it was just his thing.

It took Beth a few seconds to really step out of the bathroom. She was concerned because she only wore an old band shirt and a boxer for sleep. It felt inappropriate to let Loki see her bare legs again. But on the other hand, he had already seen her naked now. Loki had already taken a seat on her bed when Beth got out of the bathroom. His scepter rested on bed behind him like he could grab it any moment and be gone again. Loki's right hand padded the space on the bed next to him, as he looked at Beth closing the bathroom door. >>Sit with me, please.<<, he said with an earnest voice that Beth hadn't heard from him before. The word "please" out of his mouth sounded weird too. A feeling of lust entered Beth's mind as she sat on the bed next to Loki. She tried to hide it, but Loki had already sensed it and smiled at her. He took her hand, looked in Beth's eyes and said >>Don't worry. I'm not here to seduce you or else. I'm here to ask for a favor.<<

Somehow, he seemed very calm and nice in that moment. Beth didn't see that side of him until now and it made Loki very sympathetic suddenly. She looked at him with an asking look in her eyes. Loki headed on with the favor he had to ask. >>You need to get me some information about the Avengers.<< Now her look had changed into a doubtful glance. >>Why? And how? I don't even know them.<<, Beth answered. Loki's hand gripped her hand tighter, and his look got serious again. >>You will get to know them tomorrow. At Stark tower. Jane is gonna ask you to join their party. You need to find out what's Stark's weakness.<< Beth pulled her hand out of his grip and looked at Loki in shock. >>I don't know how to do that! And I don't want to play on Jane's friendship.<<

There was silence between them. You could see Loki searching for a solution to something. He planted his face in his palms and sighed. Beth just watched him. She felt despair and fear surrounding him. Without thinking about it, she put her arms around him and pulled him towards herself. In the next second Loki lowered his hands from his eyes and looked at Beth's arms which were tightly wrapped around his chest. Beth felt him breathing in deeply and with every breath he seemed to calm down. When there was no tension in him anymore, she slowly let go of him.

>>No!<<, Loki said and reached for Beth's arm. They both didn't expect the thing that happened in the next moment. Loki pulled her into a hug, then grabbed her neck and kissed her. In Beth's head everything went blank, her heart felt like exploding and her stomach felt like it was filled with fireworks. A few minutes of passionate kissing went by before they realized what had just happened. They let go of each other's lips, but Loki held her in his arms for another few seconds. It was like he couldn't believe what he had done. Beth pushed herself out of his hug and covered her mouth with her hands. Loki lifted himself off the bed and walked to grab his scepter. His hands and legs were shaking, as he grabbed the scepter and turned back to Beth. >>Beth, please do me that one favor.<<, he said looking at her. Beth just nodded and watched Loki vanish.