The Love Of Mischief

Chapter 57

Loki was by my side in the blink of an eye, holding my hand, speaking soothing, comforting words to me as I hyperventilated, tears streaming down my cheeks. Thor was already examining my side. Blood coated his hands.
"Amelia?" Loki whispered.
"Loki, I'm sorry"
"What were you thinking my love?" Loki said, holding my face gently in his hand, his forehead pressed to mine, wiping my tears away with his thumb.
"I wasn't thinking. I needed to get him away from you and everyone" I chuckled even though pain shot through me "Ugh, god, Loki, it hurts. It hurts so much," I managed to get out, holding onto his hand with a forceful grip that surprised even him.
"I know darling," he said, unable to control the shake in his voice.
"Loki, We need to get here to the healers. we can't take care of her here" Thor spoke to Loki, his voice tight with concern. Loki nodded decisively, and he held me close, pressing his lips to my hair before scooping me up in his arms.

"GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Thor shouted as he pushed everyone out of the way "Move it!" I dread to think how much blood I have lost? What about the baby? Though something wasn't right. Loki had stopped moving.
"Thor?" Loki whimpered as he fell to his knees. He got me to the ground safely though "Get her to Doctor Lawson"
"Brother, What about you?"
"A few broken ribs. I'll be fine" Loki panted. Wonder if I caused those when I blasted him "Go, I'll be right behind you. Just need to catch my breath" Thor nodded before scooping me up in his arms. Though it didn't matter much who carried me. I passed out shortly afterwards.

I was in and out of consciousness. I heard people rushing around and I could smell bleach. I was in the hospital.
"Amelia, Please keep your eyes open" Loki begged.
"Come on Amelia" Thor gently tapped my shoulder.
"Amelia, can you hear me?" Doctor Lawson spoke as she shined a light in my eyes.
"Barely" My eyes keep closing. There was ringing in my ears.
"Amelia, Try and stay awake" The Doctor put an oxygen mask on my face.
"Stay with me, Amelia" Loki whispered into my ear.
"Amelia, Keep your eyes open" A doctor called out.
"Please be careful, she's pregnant" Loki panicked. Thor started yelling yes and jumped around "Thor, Please calm down"
"But I am excited to be an uncle!" Thor exclaimed. I rolled my eyes. I removed my mask a little.
"Thor, Sit down" I strained. Thor stopped moving. I guess if I am on the verge of passing out, I still got it.
"I know. Now Please, stand back, Mr Odinson. Let us help your wife" Doctor Lawson spoke "I need 3 pints of o negative"
"Right away"
"Amelia?" Doctor Lawson asked, looking at me, My eyes could barely focus. Did I have my glasses on? "Stay awake"
"Tired. So tired"
"I know hunnie but try okay"
"Doctor, You have to help her and the baby" Loki pleaded as he held my hand. Squeezing tightly. I would have squeezed back if I had the energy.
"We will. She is in good hands" Doctor Lawson insisted. She then turned her attention back to me. Putting a hand on my shoulder "I'm so sorry, Amelia but we have to get this out" Doctor Lawson spoke "Can you hear me? Nod if you understand" I nodded.
"Do it" I panted heavily. Loki had been trying to hide his panic but I knew the sight of my blood pooling on the tile floor made him feel sick. I nodded and closed my eyes, bracing for whatever agony was waiting for me on the other side of this. I felt a small pinch on my arm.
"Okay, Give it 10 seconds for the morphine to kick in. Loki, hold her tightly. Nurse Agnes, hold her legs down. Thor going to need you for this. Stand here and when I say pull. You pull"
"Understood" Thor nodded. I hear something squeak across the floor and Thor standing above me. He gripped the sword's handle and got ready himself.
"Amelia, my love," Loki said, holding my face gently in his hand, his forehead pressed to mine, wiping my tears away with his thumb, "Be strong, ok. I'm here"
"Ugh, god, Loki, it hurts. It hurts so much," I managed to get out, holding onto his hand with a forceful grip that surprised even him.
"I know, it hurts," he said, unable to control the shake in his voice, "I am so sorry, Darling, but we have to get this out" He had been trying to hide his panic, so as not to cause her any further alarm.
"Ready?" Thor asked, looking at me. I nodded and closed my eyes, bracing for whatever agony was waiting for me on the other side of this "On 3. One, Two... Three!" Thor swiftly pulled the sword from my side and a hot pain erupted from where it had been removed. I screamed in a very high pitch as the Doctors pressed pad after pad to my side. Though I passed out again.

I don't know how long I was out. All I knew was that Loki had hold of my hand.
"How is she doing?" Thor asked.
"Doctor says she will be fine" Loki kissed my hand "But I thought she was leaving me. for a split second, I thought she switch to the bad side"
"Are you kidding? Not this one. She will never betray you. She is tenacious. Especially about things that she loves. Though when it comes to lying, Amelia gives you a run for your money" Thor laughed "Why didn't you tell me about the baby?"
"We weren't ready to tell. Amelia wanted to wait till she was at the safe month" Loki leaned down on the bed and rest his head on my leg "How is everyone doing?"
"Mother and father are fine. He does want to speak to you two when she wakes up though. Tony has two black eyes, Rogers broke his arm. Barton and Natasha are flat out. Rhodes and Sam are stuffing their faces. A couple of broken ribs between them. That man of spiders put up a really good fight. He's keeping the children entertained. Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun are nursing bumps, Lumps and bruises. Bucky, Wanda, Vision and the speed boy are pacing up and down outside. Well, I say that but Wanda and Vision are pacing outside the window"
"We are 5 stories in the air" Loki exclaimed.
"They can fly you know"
"And you? How are you doing?"
"So unlike you to care brother. I'm fine. This is a normal day for me" Thor joked "Bet this isn't what you expected on your wedding day?"
"What's a wedding without some family drama" Loki chuckled. I didn't hear anything after that as I passed out fully again.

*Knock*Knock*
"Enter" Loki spoke. I heard the door open "Hello, Stark"
"Hey reindeer games, How is she"? Tony spoke. I heard the door click.
"She's sleeping, Which is good" Loki yawned.
"When was the last time you got any sleep?" I heard a chair squeak across the room.
"The night before I got married" Loki rested his head on my leg again "So 36 hours ago"
"Sleep man. You need it"
"Maybe"
"Look, I can watch her if you want" Tony offered.
"I am not leaving this room till she wakes up" Loki yawned again.
"There is a perfectly good couch over there. You would still be in this room"
"I will not leave her side" Loki insisted as his thumb grazed my knuckles.
"You really love her, don't you?" Tony speaks after a short while.
"Yes, I do. I wouldn't have married her if I didn't love her" He answers "I can't wait to make little Fire and Frost Giants hybrids that shoot ice beams and fireballs"
"I can tell. The way you look at her is the same way I look at my suits and Pepper," Tony says "Though don't ever tell Pepper that I love her as much as my suits"
"She won't hear it from me" Loki sighs "She means everything to me," Loki admits "I wouldn't be where I am today without her"
"That's for sure," Tony said. Silence falls between the two men "Oh you should know that Thor is telling everyone that Amelia here is pregnant"
"Remind me to stab my brother at some point" Loki scoffed as I smiled softly as I let the darkness take over.

"Why did she fight that guy if she knew she was pregnant?!" I heard Bucky yell. I wanted to speak, To tell him that I wanted to protect my home and my family but my body still needed time to heal.
"Bucky sit down. Yelling won't help Amelia" Steve spoke. I heard the chair go flying "It was Amelia's decision to fight her father"
"It was a stupid ass decision!" Bucky bellowed "And one that we should have elected to ignore! We should have helped her"
"Bucky," Loki went to speak but I heard heavy footsteps.
"Why did YOU let her fight?!" Bucky screams at Loki.
"It was her plan. What could I do?" I heard Loki mumble.
"There are 4 rules to every plan. Make the plan, Execute the plan, and expect the plan to go off the rails. Throw away the plan" Bucky growled.
"Bucky, Not that I want to stick up for Loki but you really can't talk. Did you try and stop her? Or even try to get past her firewall?" Steve raised his voice "There was nothing any of us could do. You know Amelia, Once she sets her mind on things. There is no changing it"
"Valkyries are known to be stubborn" Loki sighed. I didn't hear what else was said as I went back into the dark.

I hear a tap of the door once again. Judging by the sound of the chair scraping across the floor, Loki shot up from his seat.
"Mother! Father!" He spoke. Lord Odin was here?
"Oh, my sweet boy. How is everything?" Lady Frigga spoke as I heard her move towards my bed.
"Sleeping. Doctor Lawson said she is stable. So only time will tell" Loki sat back down. Gripping my hand.
"And the baby?" Lady Frigga asked softly. I didn't hear what Loki said as he mumbled behind his hands. He let out a loud yawn.
"When did you last sleep?" Lord Odin was on the other side of the room.
"I don't remember" Loki admitted "I think I slept for an hour at most last night. two to three the previous. I think the last full night I got was the night before I got married"
"That was 72 hours ago. You need to rest" Lady Frigga was at the end of my bed.
"I am not leaving this room till she wakes up" Loki insisted. He held my hand tighter.
"Have you eaten?" Lord Odin asked.
"Thor was in here earlier, Shoving a plate at me" Loki sighed as I heard him sit back down and grabbed my hand once again.
"Well, it's something I guess" Lady Frigga sighed.
"Urm Frigga, He didn't eat it" Lord Odin replied.
"What?" Lady Frigga moved. I then heard a slap on someone's arm.
"Ow!" Loki yelled out "What did I do?"
"You must eat. To keep your strength up" Lady Frigga yelled at her son.
"My strength? My strength is currently on this bed. Fighting for her life!" Loki yelled.
"Loki, Would Amelia want this? She would be making you eat and if the roles reversed you would want the same" Lord Odin walked closer to Loki.
"That's just it father, The role should have been reversed. I should be lying in this bed! Not Amelia!" Loki raised his voice.
"She is a fighter. Like her mother before her. Amelia is strong" Lady Frigga reassured her boy.
"Though how she fooled us, is beyond even me" Lord Odin sounded... Almost proud.
"You sound almost proud" Loki scoffed. I swear that man can read minds.
"Of course I am proud. Of both of you" Lord Odin spoke. Even I was confused "You choose your equal. You bring out the best in each other. That is what marriage is. Being someone equal and getting to be yourself"
"Father," Loki spoke. He went to reply but let out a yawn instead.
"Son, You need food and sleep. I shall send for Thor to watch Amelia. He and his friends are cleaning Asgard up. I think he will enjoy a few hours here away from the bleach" Lady Frigga offered.
"Thor is cleaning? remind me to never let him live that down" Loki chuckled as darkness took hold once more.

A little while later, My eyes fluttered open. Even though the world was blurry, I could make out shapes. One of those shapes is Loki. I made some sort of noise that alerted him.
"Thor" Loki shot over to my side. His hand pressed against my face "Amelia?"
"I will fetch the Doctor" Thor spoke as he stormed out of the room.
"Hey sweetheart, how are you feeling?" he asked, his voice soft and gentle. He gently put my glasses on my face.
"Well, I'm not gushing blood anymore, so that's good" I did a half-smile "How is the baby?" I whispered. Loki looked down. His hand hovered over my stomach.
"The baby is fine" Loki grinned as my hands flew to my stomach.
"The baby is fine? Oh, thank God! Is Asgard okay?"
"The baby is as stubborn as their mother. Only you would be worried about the realm when you nearly died," Loki said with a half-smile "Yes. Asgard is fine" He then looked at the bedsheets.
"What's wrong?" I asked. Instantly worried.
"I just..." he started, the words catching in his throat, "I thought you were leaving me"
"I would never" I assured him, taking his hands in mine "I had to make it look that way, To make my father think I was on his side so I could kill him before he kills you" Loki looked down at the sheets. I pulled him into a hug.
"I don't ever want you to do something so stupid again" Loki wrapped his arms around. Holding me as tightly as he was allowed. Resting his head against my shoulder.
"You should try and get some sleep" I whispered, caressing his face gently as I lifted it up so I could look at him "I'll be right here"
"Amelia, I'm so sorry that you had to endure everything since you met me"
"It's not your fault," I assured him, taking his hands in mine. He looked at her sorrowfully. He didn't believe that. I pulled him down onto the bed beside me and nestled myself against him. He held me as gently and tight as he could, resting his head against my chest. He let out a sob as he seem to be overcome with gratitude that I was safe and sound in his arms.
"Loki, You should try and get some sleep," I whispered, caressing his hair gently as he lifted his face to look at me, "I will be right here"
"Once the doctor has been" Loki nodded.