Stuck Together || Loki

Chapter 25

Josephine's POV
I start stretching and I rubbing my eyes. I can feel Loki's weight next to me on the bed as I wake up so I turn towards him.

"Good morning" he says

"Good morning" I reply and he kisses my lips

"How are you feeling this morning?" he asks as he caresses my cheek

"Fine. Why? Did something--"

"No. I am just making sure" he reassures me.

I nod and I move closer to him. I close my eyes again as I lay on his chest for a moment. He wraps his arm around me and rubs my back.

"I had a weird dream last night" I admit

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not really. But there was a thing..." I lift my head from his chest
"The name Aria kept popping up. Like last night, before bed I had a moment where it came to me"

"And I told you last night, I do not know anyone by that name".

I freeze. "No, you didn't. You told me to just sleep. And I didn't ask you last night either. I only thought about asking you before you shut me up..." I remember.

"I don't think so. Maybe it was only your imagination, or another dream" he suggests

"No. It wasn't. I know the difference between a dream and reality".

As I say this, the corner of his lip twitches.

"What was that...?".

And then it clicks. This can't be real. This is too happy and peaceful to be my life. Something is very wrong.

"Love..." he says

"Don't! Where am I?" I ask as I distance myself from him

"You are safe--"

"That's not what I asked! Where am I?" I yell.

He sighs and shakes his head.
"I didn't want to have to do this..." he says as he sits up "...but you are leaving me no choice".

He takes his pillow and quickly presses it against my face, pinning me down on the bed. He gets on top of me and holds me down. I can't breathe. I try to fight him off but he is too strong to overpower.

"Sh sh sh... Next time, try to be a little less cautious and enjoy this" he says.

My punches and kicks do nothing to him. And as my breath fades, I become weaker.

Loki's POV
I return to Asgard as fast as I can, and I find the whole palace in panic mode. Maids are helping soldiers get ready and leave to somewhere.

"Loki!"

"Father. What is all this fuss about?" I ask, putting on a no-worries expression

"Where were you?" he asks

"I was in the gardens. Mother saw me there" I answer, knowing that mother would cover for me.

Eventually, he nods. "Aria is back"

"How do you know?"

"I felt it. And this time, I will kill her myself, because if you want something done, you better do it yourself" he says and walks passed me.

Wow, here goes another disguised insult.

I clench my fist and I bite the inside of my cheek. But I lift my fist and I punch the wall out of frustration.

The spot I hit cracks and my knuckles get bloody. My eyes fill with tears as I realize that once again I can't control my emotions -my anger.

I lay against the wall and I slide down to the floor. I rub my face with my hands, hoping I would wake from this nightmare.

"So, I am assuming you have heard..." I hear my brother's voice but I don't bother to look

"I was there when it happened" I admit

"What? Why didn't you do stop her?"

"Because obviously I couldn't!" I yell
"She almost killed me..."

"Do you know where she could be now?"

"Are you done asking dumb questions? Would I be here if I knew where she was?"

"Right, sorry..." he says.

I drop my head back, against the wall. "Odin will kill her. If he lays eyes on her, he will execute her that same second without hesitation" I say devastated

"Not if we find them first"

"Are you even listening? I just told you, I don't--"

"Shut up. Father said that it is likely Aria is going to collect her crown before planning anything else, because it stabilizes her powers and will give her better control of them in the new body" he informs me

"Josephine took that with her a while back and hid it" I remind him

"Does Aria know that?"

"Yes, she told her to. But I am not sure if she is aware of its current whereabouts"

"Ok. Let's assume she isn't. If we find it, we could use it as bait and get her before father does" he suggests.

I nod and I look down. "Josephine is an overthinker. She would hide the crown somewhere she could control and be able to check regularly. She has spend the last couple of months away from Midgard, so she most likely took it with her" I explain

"We are going back to Sakaar then" he says and offers me a hand. "Come on, we don't have time for you to be stubborn".

I shake my head as I take his help and I get up from the floor. We start walking together towards the exit. "She went out a lot though, so we will have to check many places there" I warn him

"As long as father doesn't figure it out...".

"And may I ask why you are helping me and not him?" I wonder

"Because he is being irrational and doesn't want to even consider alternatives" he answers.

"Mhm... So now, look at you disobeying your father's wishes and going behind his back. Very mischievous of you... I did not think I would live to see this day" I admit

"Your bad influence has gotten me here" he replies

"Sure" I smirk.

Josephine's POV
I wake up, gasping for air.

"Good morning to you too" Loki's voice comes by my side

"Morning..." I reply.

"Did you have a nightmare, love?" he asks, rubbing my back

"Yes, I think so"

"That's alright. It was only a dream" he says and kisses my head.

A dream. It was just a dream. Loki would never hurt me, let alone hold me down and suffocate me.

"Everything is fine, love"

"Fine. Everything is fine. Nothing is ever fine in my life" I add.

He just chuckles.

~ I wake up screaming from dreaming...