Somewhere Along the Way... (Loki x Reader)

Forever Mine...

I searched his face desperately, as he shook his head sitting back down on the edge of the bed.

"Darling I wont lie, as I said before I did flee in the beginning due to fear. But I mean, not fear of you! I've been brought up by a Father who made me believe I would never be worthy of love, never capable of it. Then the Universe was being so cruel as to mock me by bringing you into my life when Thor first brought me here. You intrigued me from the very moment you stepped foot into Tony's office with your smart mouth, your wit, your beauty. My Love I didn't think I was worthy of ever having the love and attention of someone of anyone, never mind someone like you. I have done bad things in my time, again and again, that's what monsters do? Isn't it? Cause fear and destruction. But, there's only so much of that anyone can take, I grew tired of it. Then I met you, when I realised you knew what I actually was and it didn't bother you it gave me a little hope." He sighed running his hands through his hair nervously.

"When you went to Asgard for the first time a burning sensation occurred on my arm. I had no idea what was going on. Then in actual fact it was happening to you as well, as I noticed later that night, I didn't know what was happening. To be honest I thought because we had gotten close to you I was the one causing you that pain without even realising it. That maybe my Jotunn form had maybe slipped and I had burnt you with frost bite unknowingly? But, when that dagger and horseshoe appeared on my arm Darling in your room that evening... you have no idea the happiness it brought me but also the fear it awoke inside me. I have enemies, due to my own foolish past mistakes, if they were to learn you are now my biggest weakness." He trailed off, his eyes meeting mine, "I know they could use that against me, so I needed to obtain something that would mean I could be reassured. No matter what, I could save you if something were ever to happen to you because of me."

He made his way over to me, waving his hand above the table his book rested on, and a beautiful vile, decorated with golden flowers danced in his hands. He set it down gently onto the table, I leant forward studying it, the pink liquid almost had a pearlescent hue off it. It was mesmerising, the way it swirled around in the glass. The beautiful detail in the craftsmanship of the golden flowers that adorned the top of the vile, I had never seen anything like it. I looked at him mouth agape waiting for answers.

"This is a special healing potion. Made from a special blend of Eirflower, only the Goddess of Healing, Eir, can provide these. She uses them on someone in need of healing or to bring them back from the brink of death. They are sacred. I went to get it, for you. So Darling, if you will I would like you to have it and keep it safe. I hope you never have to use it, but if you do at least I know I have done all I could to save you. Please, please forgive me My Love."

I trailed my gaze from his face, to study the potion again. Loki had been half way across the Nine Realms gathering this precious gift for me, while I had been making out with Bucky.

Smooth Y/N, real smooth.

I felt tears in my eyes, desperately I blinked them back before he could notice. But Loki's cool hand found my chin tipping my head back and allowing him to place a delicate kiss on my lips. I felt the tears that had fallen from his own eyes as our faces touched, slowly and hesitantly he pulled away from my lips.

"I'm sorry I left you like that Darling. I tried reaching out to you while I was away to Vanaheim and when visiting Eir, but something blocked our magic, which brings me to this," he held up his hand with a black box in it. Wrapped in beautiful gold and emerald green ribbon. "Mother is due the credit for this, it will mean no matter where we are, I will always hear you if you need me. You just need to rub your fingers over the stones. Only you or myself can remove it from your hand. She cast a protection spell on it to ensure it can't go anywhere."