Sinbound (Loki fanfiction)

Part 16

The car goes through a portal and ends up in it's original parking spot in Tony's garage. I slowly open my eyes, panting from fear. It takes almost no time to have Loki's hands on me, making sure I'm ok. He's pulling on the seatbelt and grabbing my wrists to check my pulse. His hands are on my face to look at me. He looks terrified.

"Loki, I'm fine, just get me out of this car!" I beg. He carries me out of the car and snaps us upstairs. The guests have gone except my friends and the Avengers. Beth comes running to me first.

"Ayça, oh my god!" She says, giving Loki a scowl.

"Loki, what did I fucking tell you?" Tony says, furious.

"This was not my doing, I would never. Please, we have bigger problems than a drunk Ayça."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"Thanos."

Everyone stiffens. The air goes cold and hard. Everyone's terrified. I'm hanging onto Loki who has his arm around my ribcage, holding me up.

"Loki...?" I say softly.

"Yes, my dear?" He responds, setting my down on the couch.

"If I am what Thanos wants, I want to surrender."

"Bitch, what?" One of my friend says, with a choir of protests following.

"Absolutely not."

"Are you crazy?"

"We stick together in this."

"No." Loki says sternly.

"If I'm not back within 24 hours, come get me." I slur my words, trying to keep my eyes open. Fuck, I'm exhausted.

"Ayça, you're not thinking straight. You are not surrendering to Thanos. No one here is going to let you do that." Loki promises.

"Let me go." I say in almost a whisper, meeting his eyes.

"No..." Loki looks like he's going to cry.

"Loki... let me go." I say again.

"Don't do this to me." He begs.

"Do what? If I go, he leaves and you all stay safe."

"It's not an option." He protests.

'It's the only thing I can think of to do! Do you have a better idea?"

"We fight." Natasha steps in.

"For what? All he wants is me." I say, throwing my hands up. They don't understand. If I go, they stay safe. If I go... Loki stays safe.

"Do not be a fool, Ayça!" Loki talks down to me.

"I'll be whatever I want!"

"You'll be dead if you do this!" He shouts as he stands up quickly, his eyes watering.

I look up at him. My god, he's crying. I look around at everyone else. They seem confident in their decision to fight off Thanos, and whatever he's brought here. I stand so that I'm right in front of Loki. I take in a sharp breath and hug him. I don't care if it's in front of everyone.

"I'll fight." I say into his chest. He wraps his arms around me and rests his chin on the top of my head. My head tingles as he works some sort of magic, and I feel sober all of a sudden.

"We don't have much time. Get her friends to safety, I'll call Clint." Natasha orders.

"Why do we have to go?" One of my friends, Maria, asks.