Between Brothers (Thor Love Story)

Chapter Six: Identity Issues

LOKI'S POV

Crap. He found me. I did not expect that. Before I could teleport back to the brownstone, Thor grabbed me in a bear hug. I rolled my eyes. Please. He isn't happy to see me. He just wants to take me to prison in Asgard. I have seen what it is like for prisoners there. It's not a pretty picture.

"Loki! I have finally found you! Now all I need to do is find Sam, and then we can go home to Asgard!"

Thor still wouldn't put me down. "Uh, Thor? About to pass out here." He suddenly released me.

"Oh. Sorry. Wait. You're Luke? Why would you hide your true name? How did you get a home so close to Sam's? How long have you been here?" I groaned. Do I really have to answer this twit? Well, I suppose I must... But that doesn't mean that I have to tell the truth.

"Well, yes, I call myself Luke here to try and blend in with the mortals. I just happened to move here close to your woman. I have been here for a few weeks." I am a convincing liar, if I do say so myself.

Thor raised his eyebrow, clearly not convinced. Well, maybe I'm not as convincing as I thought. Also, how can he raise that one eyebrow?! I have tried for centuries to do that, and have not succeeded. Getting off track here.

"I know you, Loki, and I do not believe you. How long have you really been here? And why?"

Instead of answering, I teleported to the brownstone. I caught Sam in the middle of escaping, again. I stood behind her as she tiptoed down the hall. "And just where do you think you're going?"

She spun around and smiled in my direction. She has a beautiful smile. "Ah, nowhere! I was just going to the kitchen for a snack. In case you didn't know, my room doesn't have a fridge or anything like that."

I believed her. I didn't think of adding a refrigerator to her room. I'll go do that right... Wait a minute. There isn't a kitchen up here. It's on the first floor... Where the door is. She's a pretty good liar.

"Yeah, I don't think so. Come on, you're going back to your room."

Her smiling face turned into a frown. "Uh, no, I'm not." And then she punched me in the face.

SAM'S POV

SUCCESS!!! Why didn't I think of this before? I ran down the stairs. All four flights. Why couldn't they install an elevator into this place?

I made it to the first floor and out the door (hey, that rhymed). I almost made it out the gate before Loki caught me. He carried me kicking and screaming all the way up. Well, he covered my mouth while we were outside. I have to say, he is pretty strong.

He tossed me onto my bed, and then I turned and screamed at him. "Why? Why me? Out of all the girls in New York, why me? I'm not rich, so you can't want a ransom. Plus, you bought this huge mansion-like house, so you don't need money."

He closed the door and then leaned against it. "You really want to know why?" I nodded. "It is because I found you worthy to be a queen over this world. You are beautiful, kind, smart, funny, and everything a queen should be."

I looked at him. "Queen? When would I be a queen? It certainly wouldn't be in this life. Unless my parents were actually rulers over a small kingdom."

Loki laughed and shook his head. "No, I mean my queen. You see, I'm going to rule the Earth."

Then it was my turn to laugh, and I did. Hard. I laughed so hard tears came out of my eyes. I wiped them away and said, "You? Unless you have an army of weird aliens I don't think that is going to happen."

"I do have an army. And I will rule the world, with you by my side. I just need a one more item, and then we shall invade. And no one can stop me."

I lay back on the bed. "What about Thor? And Iron Man? And Captain America? And the Hulk? They could probably stop you. I certainly don't want to be a queen, especially your queen. Why would I want to? You stalked and kidnapped me. Call me crazy, but I don't think that is what convinces a girl to become a queen." He looked like I had slapped him. I felt a little sorry, but I got over it. I shouldn't feel sorry for him.

"What girl wouldn't want to be a queen? Even most of the girls in my world wanted to be a queen. Why not you?"

"Honestly, it's because of the danger. If I was a queen, there would be a ton of people who would want to kill me. I would have to endanger other people's lives to protect my own. Also, they might target the people I love to try and get to me. I don't want that to happen to anyone."

He stood there, thinking, I believe. Then he walked out and locked the door.

THOR'S POV

I WAS THIS CLOSE TO GETTING LOKI HOME, AND FINDING SAM!!! THIS CLOSE! I am convinced Loki had something to do with Sam's disappearance. He would not have teleported away unless he was hiding something.

I hit one of Loki's walks in frustration. But then I had a brilliant idea. I would just stay in Loki's apartment until he appeared again. Then I would beat the truth out of him... Yes that sounds good. Little did I know how long of a wait I would have.

Loki did not return for at least two weeks. To think, I wasted all that time that I could have used to find Sam sitting and waiting. I eventually got tired of waiting and I left.

When I did leave, there was a strange man waiting. He had dark skin, with an eyepatch like my father's.

"Hello, Thor," he said. "My name is Nick Fury, and I think I can help you find your girlfriend. But I have some conditions. If you accept my help, you also accept the responsibility of being a part of S.H.I.E.L.D. That means that you will aid the Earth in any problems it may have while you are on this planet. Agreed?"

I nodded. I'd do anything to get Sam back.

ARTEMIS'S POV

I miss my Sammy. She tucks me in at night and reads me stories and holds me when I have nightmares. She's like a mini mommy. I don't have a mommy, only Sammy. I want my Sammy back.