Twins are Only The Start

Chapter 10: Nightmares

Loki woke up screaming. Tony immediately woke up as he heard him cry out. "Babe." Tony said as he held him as he sobbed. "Bad dream?" Tony said. Loki just shivered. "Nightmare?" Tony said. "Did somebody hurt you, Lolo?" Tony said. "Thanos." Loki said softly. "He tortured me every day, and he dragged me out to do it. He latched me in chains, and he used me as his slave." Loki said. Loki just sat there rocking himself back and forth as he cried. Tony wrapped his arms around him, and let him lean against him. He kissed his forehead, and tried to get him to calm down. He heard his breathing slow and hugged him tighter as he fell asleep. Loki had been having vivid dreams ever since the start of his fourth month, and they were either vivid or they scared him straight out of his skin. Almost every night, Tony had to help him through something. 'My poor baby.' Tony thought to himself. Loki woke up again in the next hour, and had Tony get him a cup of water. "Every time I close my eyes, I see his face." He told Tony. "Is there anything I can do to help." Tony asked. "Pickles." Loki said softly. "Alright." Tony said as he stood up and went to the kitchen to see what he could find. He brought the pickle jar in the bedroom and put one in a bowl for him. Tony fell asleep as Loki stayed awake reading and eating whatever he was craving. Tony had never seen him eat pickles in his life, but this month Tony had to go out of his way to buy them three times already. It had to be a certain brand, and whenever he craved them. He had to have them. Even if that meant going to Walmart at 11 o'clock at night. Tony woke up around 10 the next morning to find Loki sitting in the corner staring at him. "What?" Tony said. "I need to go to the grocery store." Loki said. "For why, babe." Tony said. "I just do. Or I will drive myself. Then we are going to Home Depot." Loki added. "For the smell?" Tony said. "Yeah..." Loki said. Tony just chuckled. "Let me get ready." Tony said. Loki just sat outside the bathroom as Tony showered. It was a Saturday, but Peter was staying at Ned's. Tony got out and got ready, and Loki headed downstairs with him. They headed to Walmart and walked around. Tony taking a mental note of exactly what Loki was buying. "You've never liked peanut butter." Tony said. "I dip the pickles in it, Tony." Loki said. "Speaking of." Loki said. Tony went and grabbed two jars of them only for Loki to get two more. Carrots were another new one, and so was peach tea. But it was his fiancé, so he didn't want to q6uestion him. They finally got to ice cream and Tony just stood next to him. "Not quite sure." Loki said. "You demolished the one the other night." Tony said. "You judge me?" Loki said. "No." Tony said quickly. He put two different flavors in the buggy to try it to see what would happen. (Tony will be back here). They checked out and Tony bought him lunch, and they went to Home Depot. They went back to the tower, and Loki helped him unload all of his nonsense. The rest of them were called in by Fury, and Tony was shortly after called in. He kissed him and left. Loki sat in the living room as the doorbell rang. He had Jarvis open it and Peter ran upstairs. "What's going on?" Loki said. "Mr. Stark, I need to talk to him." Peter said. "He's out right now. I can take a message." Loki said. "Your not an answering machine, Mr. Loki." Peter said. "Peter, my sweet boy." Loki said. "You don't have to call me that. You can just call me Loki." He added. "Okay, Loki." Peter said. Peter sat next to him and told him about his day with Ned. "Sounds like you two are doing well." Loki said. "How are the babies?" Peter said. "I'm exhausted, Peter." Loki said. "You want to lay down. I'll watch the tower." Peter said. Loki nodded and pulled a blanket over himself as Peter walked around. Loki woke up screaming again and Peter was right beside him. "Breathe." Peter said. "In and out." Peter added. "Was it a nightmare?" Peter said. "Along those lines." Loki said. Peter sat with him until he fell asleep again.  "Just go to sleep, Mr. Loki. Everything is going to be alright." Peter said softly.