Mystical Magic (Loki x Reader)

Chapter 25 - Strange feelings

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You slowly woke up after that glorious sleep and noticed Loki was still there holding your hand. He was leant over the bed with his head resting on his other hand that wasn't holding yours.

You smiled and brushed away a stray lock of hair that had fallen over his face and looped it behind his ear. He looked so peaceful in the deep sleep he was in. He must have used a lot of magic back where you were being held for him to be sleeping too. You felt like you had butterflies in your stomach as you watched him sleep. He was a beautiful person when you saw him but when you really looked at him, he was gorgeous.

You felt heat rise to your cheeks as you realised you had been staring at him for a while, entranced in the perfectly even breaths he was taking. Where was all this coming from? But when you thought about it, you'd seen him like that for a while but you wouldn't let yourself stop and think about it, worried where it might lead you.

He stirred just then and squeezed your hand as he slowly woke up. When he realised where he was he sat bolt upright and took his hand away

"Sorry, must have fallen to sleep" he apologised looking a bit sheepish

"No need to apologise, it was nice" you smiled softly to him, blushing once again like an idiot.

"The nurse came in earlier and said you could leave when you woke up but you need to rest. Although, you were asleep for about 12 hours so your wounds should have mostly healed over by now" he said not looking at you, keeping his eyes down

"Yeh, the broken ribs are probably fully healed by now as well" You added

"Broken ribs?" Loki asked, outraged

"I swear I told you about that. When those guards beat me up?" You explained

"You told us about them beating you but you only mentioned a dislocated shoulder. They broke your ribs?!" He had started getting loud now and it made you instinctively flinch and move away from him a bit with a few tears getting loose from your eyes. Huh, looks like there is some PTSD there. Great

He looked mortified with himself when he saw you scared of him. "Oh, no, Y/N. I'm so sorry! Shh it's okay" he comforted you and sat on the bed next to you, pulling you onto his lap and held you close, stroking your hair as you quietly sobbed.

*Loki POV*

Loki thought it was so strange how you made him feel. He felt like he wanted to protect you from everything and when he saw that he had scared you, it gave him an odd feeling in his chest, it made it feel tight and he wanted to tell you everything would be okay and that you were safe.

It was also strange the way he acted around you too. He wouldn't normally ever show anyone he cared about them. Yes, he was finally admitting he cared about you, but only to himself. But the Avengers care about her too so what's the difference? He told himself as he comforted you until you stopped crying

*Your POV*

You wiped away the tears at your eyes and took a deep breath. "Im okay now" you told him and you wrapped your arms around him for a hug. "Can we go see the others?" You asked

"Of course, if you're ready to leave, we can," he said softly. The way he said it started up those butterflies in your stomach again. He had never shown you this much care and affection before and...you liked it. A lot.

Loki got off the bed first so he could help you get off it as you still felt really sore from your ordeal and he helped you on the way to the elevator.

"Hey! Princess is properly home!" Tony cheered when he saw Loki helping you at the elevator. You were still really weak and realised it was probably from a lack of food for a week. Bucky rushed over to your other side to help you too and you were surprised Loki wasn't annoyed by it

They helped you to your settee and they sat on either side of you. Aww, your own personal protectors.

"How're you feeling?" Bruce asked, concern still lingered on his face as it did on everyones.

"Oh you know. I've been to hell and back but i'm not dead" You stuck your thumbs up and grinned

"Here, eat this" Nat said as she came over and gave you a bowl of stew.

"Oh my god, food!" You genuinely gasped and went on to start wolfing it down

"Didn't they feed you while you were there?" Clint asked jokingly at how fast you were eating

"No. Not really. I dont think a sandwich a day really counts as being fed" You said nonchalantly

You heard everyone suck in an angry breath and you paused your munching to look at them.

"You what?!" Steve shouted and you hid yourself into Lokis chest, nearly spilling the stew and he put an arm around you

"I'm sorry!" You whispered. Man this was getting annoying

"Oh I'm so sorry, Y/N!" Steve apologised, looking a lot like Loki had earlier

You could see Tony from where you had your face buried in Lokis chest and the pain you saw on his face made your eyes tear up. Not to mention his loud thoughts of how he knew how you felt and how upset he was that you were going through it too. You knew Tony was still dealing with what happened during the New York attack. It was on his mind most mornings when he was in the kitchen before you were.

"She'll be okay, just give her time," Thor said to Steve quietly. "Maybe you should teleport Lady Y/N to her room, brother. So she doesn't have to walk and we won't have to argue about carrying her" he said the last part to you with a grin which made you laugh

The next moment you and Loki were sitting on your bed in your room.

Thanks, Loki

You sure you're feeling well enough to talk like this?

Yeh and anyway, most the time it feels easier than actually talking

Yes, I agree. You should climb in bed and rest now. Call out to me if you need anything. He added a smile before he teleported out of your room and you snuggled down into your bed sheets and conjured your favourite stuffed teddy from your wardrobe to snuggle with. It was good to be able to freely use your magic again