A Changed Man (A Loki fan fiction)

Loki's POV

She stared at me kept clearing her throat...

Oh, that annoying habit again. 

She looked down at my hands which held hers and heard her cry softly.

"Wh-what's wrong!?"

She didnt stop, her sobs grew silent, but her shoulders were shaking. 

"Danielle, please...."

She removed her hands from my grasp and put them to her face to hide it. I moved closer and she got up. 

"Don't, Loki... you dont want to."

"Why not? i do what i want." I joked. The look on her face showed she was in no mood. 

"Loki, I'm... Don't get too close to me, I'm nothing like you think."

"I love you, Danielle... Nothing will make me change my mind." I got up to hug her. She stepped back. "Loki, You're the most amazing man I've met. But we arent the same. You're a god with..."

"Why does that matter!?"

"We're humans. We destroy ourselves. We're greedy and needy, we are demons inside.... we are our biggest enemy. All we see is money and power and we are prepared to kill. We are absolute beasts and you know it. Why do you want that?"

"I want YOU..."

"I am them..." tears ran down her cheeks and she bit her lip. 

"No, you're not..."

She laughed. "Have you seen how I live!? I care about my name and money so much I turned down my best friend!"

I didnt know that. I wont say I wasnt surprised, but I didnt show it. "Danielle, you helped me. You took care of me. Why did you do that?"

"You were hurt. you needed it."

"If thats what you think, maybe you thought she didnt need your help as much as she said."

"Its different. I had nothing to lose if I helped you."

"You knew who I was. You knew what I was capable of." I tried to make her understand, but I had the feeling she didnt want to come out of the idea of her hating herself. She's a beautiful person, but she wouldn't believe it.  "What do you think of yourself, Danielle?"

She slouched, something I dont think I've ever seen her do, and leaned against the bedpost. "I dont have any opinion..." she paused. "Loki, I dont deserve you. I'm broken and cant ever commit to something. You dont want to spend your life with a flight risk."

"Flight risk..?" I asked.

"A person who keeps running away."

"You took care of me no matter how trying I was."

I wanted to, thats why... I read her mind.  

"You're scared." I said. "That's it..." I finally understood. "You're scared. Why, am I not good enough to spend your life with..?"

"No, Loki. I'm not good enough."

"I was evil! Its in my blood, Danielle!" I felt myself turn Jotun... its like a shower of cold water over you. I felt the scepter warm in my hands. I was probably scaring her, I was angry but I didnt know why. Maybe because she didn't understand. I never intended to hurt her. But I saw the fear in her eyes. She was standing up straight, holding her breath and eyes wide. She was frozen for a second, then started to step back. 

I realised what was going on and just fell back to my bed. Danielle relaxed. Her expression turned forlorn. "Loki... Before I met you..." she stopped and shook her head. "Im sick of the past i cant forget. I still did do bad things.."

"I don't wish to know. I love who you are now, I dont care for your past. I have a past too, remember?"

She smiled, but it looked forced. 

"Danielle Anthony Stark...." I got up and wrapped my arms around her waist. "Will you be mine forever..?"

Now she smiled her geniune smile. The one I fell on love with. 

"Yes..." she laughed. "Yes, yes I will!" she hugged me. I