Save Me From Myself (Avengers Fic)

With You, I Can Feel Again

Loki had connections in Germany.

He knew a millionaire, or at least he claimed to and was able to get us a place to stay (that wasn't a hotel) five minutes after we landed.

Loki introduced me to a man named Theo, who was more than happy to allow us to stay in his mansion for as long as we wished.

He walked us to our rooms and I didn't think my jaw left the ground the whole time Theo walked us around the mansion.

"And here are the bathrooms."

"OH MY GOD!"

"And across the hall is the master bedroom."

"OH MY GOD!"

Loki didn't stop laughing the whole time.

When he got to the guest bedrooms, Theo tried to show us to our separate rooms when both Loki and I stopped him.

"We'll be in the same room," I told him.

"Oh?" He turned to Loki and both of us rolled our eyes.

"Just show us to the room!" I snapped and Loki chuckled.

"You've got a feisty one, don't you?" He said to Loki before guiding us to our room.

We walked into the room and Theo winked at Loki before closing the door.

"He doesn't actually think, we'll-" 

"Yes, yes, he does."

I groaned and collapsed onto the bed. "Just once, I'd lie to have the luxury of nobody controlling my love life!" I exclaimed and Loki just chuckled. "Not that I would mind dating you. I just- um, I- I'll shut up now." He laughed for a moment before falling silent.

"Why did you tell Theo not to give us separate rooms?" He asked.

"Why did you?"

"I asked first." 

"I asked second."

He glared at me and I sighed. "Fine." He sat down on the bed beside me and I turned towards him. "I used to have these nightmares about my mom's death. Nothing too drastic, but enough to wake me up in the middle of the night or cause me to feel restless when I'm sleeping. Ever since I started sleeping in the same bed as you, or on your shoulder, the nightmares have stopped. I guess it's my body subconsciously relaxing, but I've been able to sleep better."

He nodded. "I've noticed. That's why I spent so much time with that idiotic staff at the hotel trying to get us another room. I noticed you sleep more soundly with me and I wanted to ensure that you were in the same room as me that whole month."

I smiled softly at that and covered my face with my hands so he wouldn't see me blushing.

"I, um, I have to call Avery," I told him and he frowned at me.

"All right, Theo should have a phone downstairs-"

I flew out of the room and down the steps, scanning the room for a phone When I finally found one, I dialed Avery's number faster than I thought I could type.

"Hello?"

"Avery! It's me."

"Oh, heyyyy. How's Germany?"

"Great, fantastic, STELLAR! Remember how you kept telling me that I should date Loki or whatever?"

"Yeah? Wait, did you kiss? Did he confess his undying love for you? Are you going to get married? I'll sing at the wedding."

"Avery! I'm falling for him."

"Of course, you are. It's meant to be. You were set to fall for each other from the beginning."

"I can't fall for him. Loving Loki is like loving the stars themselves, you don't expect a sunset to love you back!"

"Okay, okay, calm down. Does he know you like him?"

"Probably, seeing as I screamed that last bit."

I heard her sigh. "Okay, let's see, you could go to tourist spots. If you really want to stop yourself from falling for him you need to avoid being locked up with him in a hotel room and go out somewhere and sine it's your first time in Germany, he won't think it's strange or out of the ordinary that you want to see tourist spots so badly. Especially, since you're so weirdly obsessed with the damn place."

I laughed. "Thanks, Avery. I'm glad I can always call you for help."

"That's me. Your 24/7 hotline for boy or girl troubles."

I smiled. "I love you so much."

"Love you too, bye."

"Bye."

I sighed as I hung up the phone, feeling more at ease now that I talked to my best friend.

I walked up the stairs and into the room, I shared with Loki. I smiled and leaned against the door frame as I watched Loki read another book. I loved admiring the small frown he got on his face when he was reading an intense scene. I watched as he finished the scene and groaned in frustration at the ending.

I giggled. "Stressful chapter?" I guessed.

"She was supposed to leave the house!" He exclaimed.

I laughed. "How about we go check out some tourist spots to get your mind off of it?"

He considered this for a minute before nodding. "Why not?" He shrugged.

I smiled at him and we walked out together.

"All right, so where are we going?" He smirked at me and I had to look away so that I didn't melt. I loved it when he smirked.

"Uh, why ar you asking me?" I wondered.

"You're the girl who loves Germany. I figured you would know at least one tourist spot."

Damn. He was right.

I started thinking of different places that intrigued me when I was learning about Germany.

"Oh!" I exclaimed, causing him to chuckle. "Can we go to Neuschwanstein Castle?"

"Of course." 

We called a cab and headed to Schwangau.

We walked around the castle and I stared in awe a the different rooms and  beauty of the castle.

"Construction on Neuschwanstein Castle began on September 5, 1869, and it was built for King Ludwig the Second," I told Loki. "In 1866 Bavaria, allied with Austria, had lost a war against the expanding Prussia. Bavaria was forced to accept a "defensive and offensive alliance", which removed the king's right to dispose over his army in case of war. From 1866, therefore, Ludwig II was no longer a sovereign ruler. This limitation was the biggest misfortune of his life. In 1867 he began planning his own kingdom, in the form of his castles and palaces, where he could be a real king."

He laughed. "You do know a lot about Germany."

"This is one of my favorite places," I admitted. "I just love the architecture and the history behind it. I love when something has a story behind it. I don't like when things just exist. Everything needs a reason for existing. Sorry, if I was boring you with all the facts."

"Quite the opposite. I enjoyed it."

I almost did a small happy dance right then and there. I was supposed to be fighting back falling for him, but I was beginning to stop caring. So what if I fell for him? It's not like he was going to fall for me, so I shouldn't worry.

"So, where are we going next?" Loki asked, with that stupid smirk.