I love you 3000 (Tony Stark Fanfic)

Chapter 37: please forgive me

Genevieve's POV
The sound of a gunshot echoes through my ears. I feel everything flash before my eyes. Tony, Wanda, Loki, my whole team. I'm still so young, I have a whole life ahead of me. A life where Tony and I are finally together. Where he raises his daughter with me.

Wanda, my baby girl. She never got to have the childhood I wanted for her. She had to stay inside to control her powers and it's my fault. I should've never left the team. Wanda is only a little girl, she still needs her mother. I still need her.

Loki's betrayed me but that doesn't take away every memory we have made together over the years. He has become my rock, I can't throw that away. I don't know much of his history but it's not hard to tell that he needs someone. Wether or not he meant anything he's said to me over these years, I need to be there for him.

My team, I've been through so much with them. They taught me how to gain control over my powers and become stronger. We've fought together and stuck by each other's sides no matter the risk. Most important thing of all, we've become a family. They're all I have left.

This is it, my time is up. Every choice I've made has brought me to this moment. My mother taking away the life she created. I have to leave behind the only people who have ever loved me. I brought them into this mess and now they are watching me leave. I'm so sorry.

I squeeze my eyes shut and hold my breath, I have no time to teleport or run. It was all meant to end like this. I realize after a moment that I dealt perfectly fine. There was no pain anywhere in my body, that's impossible. I should feel at least something for a moment.

I open my eyes to see my family and Pepper running out with Mr. Jones body. Why am I still here? I hear a body land onto the ground in front of me and my eyes follow the sound. My ears begin to ring and my heart feels as though it has stopped beating.

Loki's eyes are closed and his chest isn't rising. Blood is slowly spreading across the floor. I drop to the floor onto him and cling to his chest, "Loki! No no no, this can't be happening! Please open your eyes darling! You can't leave me yet! Wanda needs you, please!"

I cry into his chest and begin hyperventilating. My entire body begins to sweat and I feel as though I can't control myself. I feel someone try to pull me away, "Let me go! Let me go! Let me go!" They stop pulling on me and I sense them sit beside me, stroking my back.

I lose track of time but I can no longer cry. I just sit here, my head still on Loki's chest and my emotions still sky rocketing. "Gen, you need to go to bed. I will take care of burying him" I hear Tony's tired voice say beside me. He must've been the one to try pulling me earlier, I never looked.

I shake my head no and he sighs. "Gen, it's been hours. Everyone else is already in their rooms, I need you to let him go" he whispers. I lift my head up quickly and look around. That wasn't a good idea since I haven't moved in to long. My neck hurts and I feel dizzy.

"Hours?! Where's Wanda?!" I stand up quickly and almost slip in the blood before Tony picks me up and moved me a few feet away. "Calm down, I had Jarvis track the location. Fury got her and she's upstairs with Nat" he rubs my back.

I let out a sigh of relief. That feelings is quickly replaced with an overwhelming amount of anxiety. "How do I tell her Loki is dead?! She's known him her whole life! He was like a father to her growing up!" I quickly spill out.

Tony grabs my hand in his and tilts my head up to look at him with his other hand, "That isn't something you need to worry about right now. Right now you need to come to bed with me and get some sleep, you've had a king day." I think about fighting him on this but I'm too weak.

Loki may not have meant anything to him but today was just as draining. He saw me almost die and he had a lot of information come to light as well. The least I could do for him is try to get some sleep.

We go to his room and lay down. He holds me close to his chest and strokes my hair, "Everything is going to be just fine my love." Shortly after, I hear soft snores coming from him. A small smile comes to my face. Today may have been one of the worse days ever but at least I'm ending it with him holding me.

I stay up the rest of the night and just listen to his breathing. Sleep is not a thing that will come easily to me any time soon.

Loki's POV
I want to check to see if Genevieve is alright, I know using all this power must be draining for her. As much as I want to, I know Tony already is and I can't keep all eyes off of her family and Pepper. My eyes move back to them just in time.

I see Genevieve's mom point her hun directly at Genevieve. Everyone's attention was on making sure she was okay, not if the others were doing anything. With just a second to spare, I create an illusion of myself. I teleport out of the room and have the illusion jump in front of her.

I'm sorry Genevieve, I wish I had the time to explain everything to you. I understand how this all looks to you and that you hate me for it. I just wish you knew how much you and Wanda mean to me. I've never allowed myself to become this close to anyone before and I hate myself for losing it.

I have get alone my entire life, no matter how many people surrounded me. That was until I met you. Raising Wanda has brought me more joy than I could tell you. If only I had the time to explain myself. Leaving you and Wanda alone is the best thing for you two even though it breaks me.

I'll see you both in my dreams. I love you forever.