Give me Love

25. Dazed and Confused

You breathed in deeply; the air was sweet and carried the scent of the forest. Your eyes opened. Yes. You loved this place - - though the scent alone was enough to tell you where you were. You didn't actually know the place, but your mind had dreamt up a secluded, flowering field deep in a warm, and sun drenched valley. Streams and forests lay to either side of the field, but you never ventured too far into them... It took a while for your dreams to become this way, but just as you yourself adjusted to life within the compound, your dreams changed as well. It allowed you a more peaceful sleep while also giving your mind time with Loki - - even if he was only a part of the dream as well... The Loki you dreamt of was warm, comforting and absolutely dazzling... You felt his arms wrap tightly around your body, separating your back from the plush softness of the grass. He pulled you up and tightly to his chest, taking the chance to breathe in your scent.

"Loki." You giggled as he began kissing down your neck. This was the Loki you had only seen glimpses of before... You shifted as he pulled you onto his lap and wrapped your arms around his neck.

"I did not want to disturb you..."

"I'm glad you did." You kissed his cheek and nuzzled into his neck. It took so many nights for you to settle in to the dreams with your imaginary Loki, but now that you had you didn't want to let him go.

"You are truly a dream to behold..." He said with a smile. You giggled softly.

"Is that some kind of bad pun?" His brows furrowed.

"What do you mean?"

"Well... you called me a dream... but you are literally the dream. I'm dreaming of you..." your gaze shifted to Loki.

"You're asleep?" Your brows furrowed.

"Of course... Aren't I...?"

"(Name)..." he chuckled while shaking his head. "I will see you tomorrow night." Your raised an eyebrow.

"I know... I've dreamed of you every night since I left..." you said with a small smile. He leaned forward and pressed his lips to your temple.

"And I have dreamed of you as well..." he said before your dream was interrupted by the sharp knock of someone at your door.

Your eyes opened just as Nat stepped in the door.

"C'mon Sweetie, it's passed lunchtime, I've been waiting for hours." You groaned softly and sat up. Last night someone suggested staying up for a movie festival - - though they were all old movies it was still nice, until the power nearly went out that is...

"I thought you had to go somewhere today..."

"Steve went instead." She replied, giving you a knowing gaze. Ever since she offered you her help, the two of you would sneak off whenever possible to make plans. However, your plans always seemed to be thwarted by the unknowing Thor... Nearly two weeks had passed since you arrived at the compound, and the Asgardian still hadn't left! He had been scheduled to leave four times already, but something always stopped him last minute... It was almost like the universe itself was against you. You sat up and stretched before standing and walking over towards the small cabinet of clothes you had. You quickly changed and brushed your hair, but before you could follow after Nat, something in the corner of your eye caught your attention. Well, not something, someone. It was you... But at the same time it wasn't... You stared into the cracked mirror in the bathroom. You initially thought being in the compound would result in diminishing your stature even more, but surprisingly enough, you'd actually managed to put a little weight on – mainly around your arms and legs of course – but the nutritious food they had worked wonders on your body. It didn't taste all that good, but apparently Doctor Banner developed a way to alter the food everyone ate; and while some chose to eat the unaltered version of the food, you and all The Avengers chose not to. Around four days into your stay, a large hoard of food arrived from one of the more developed compounds, and everyone was eating like kings. You ran your hands up your sides which had changed into slightly more feminine curves. "Yes, yes, you look beautiful, now let's go." Nat said from the doorway. You smirked and rolled your eyes,

"Not everyone can look like Scarlett Johansson you know." Nat laughed and shook her head.

"It's bad enough Clint says it, but now he's convinced you as well..." she said with a hefty sigh.

"You do look like her though!"

"No, she looks like me." Nat corrected with crossed arms. You raised your hands,

"Whatever you say, Samantha..." you said with a smirk.

"I do not sound like her!" you giggled and hurried your pace down the hall, fearing Nat would lash out and unintentionally hit you - - you'd seen it happen on more than one occasion to Thor, Clint, and even Steve.