Toxic (Loki Laufeyson x Reader)

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You walked back into the living room with Loki close behind and Fury stood up from the couch when he saw the two of you enter the room. "Loki," Fury said, looking at him. "Fury," Loki replied in the same tone. There was a sense of tension in the air, so you decided to break it by saying, "So, what's this mission about?"

"Right. Daniel Harvey, age 38, has been injecting himself with a serum similar to what was injected into Captain America. It has given him superhuman abilities such as super strength and the ability to control minds. He has been going to a club called the Baltic Room in Seattle, Washington. He picks up girls and brings them back to his lab where he does experiments on them to try to create an army of superhumans," Fury explained.

"How did he get a hold of this serum?" you asked. "He used to be a chemist for a private organization. The organization recently shut down but Mr. Harvey had done all the research needed to create a superhuman. He made the serum," Fury replied. 

"So, are we supposed to put him down?" you questioned, unsure of the exact mission. "No," Fury responded handing you a syringe gun, "You are to inject him with this. It's arsenic, which normally would kill him, but based on what he has been injecting himself with, it will simply knock him unconscious. You will then bring him back to the Fridge where he will be kept a prisoner."

You nodded your head understanding and asked, "How soon do we leave?" "Now," Fury replied. He then said, "I will be leaving the quinjet for you to take. It will be parked right outside the bunker." He began to walk away, but turned to Loki and said, "If anything happens to Agent Y/L/N, you will be held responsible and face whatever consequences I deem necessary." 

Loki nodded his head and stated, "I assure you I will not let any harm come to her." You wanted to smile at his comment, but then you remembered how he had been acting only moments before. You were only getting more and more confused the more time you spent with Loki. His actions and words were making you feel like you were on an emotional rollercoaster.

Fury nodded his head once in Loki's direction, sending a glance your way, before leaving the bunker. Loki turned to face you and paused for a moment. He then opened his mouth to say something, but you interrupted by saying, "I need to grab a couple of things for the mission."

You then walked to your bedroom, leaving Loki standing there. You began packing things, such as your two 9mm guns, your small taser and a bunch of other things that you received when you became an agent of SHIELD, into a duffel back. You then went over to your closet and began looking through the clothes in there. 

You were going to a club, and you needed to get this Daniel guy's attention. So, you pulled out a short black mini skirt and a dark green spaghetti strap crop top. You then grabbed some black, strappy boots and placed your entire outfit in the duffel bag as well. You grabbed your makeup bag and your curling iron in the duffel bag. You decided that on the flight to Seattle, you would get ready. 

You then grabbed the duffel bag and placed the strap on your shoulder. You began walking to the living room and found Loki still standing there. "Ready?" you asked him. He nodded his head and you began walking towards the door, which Fury had left open when you felt a hand wrap around your forearm. 

You stopped walking and looked down at the hand before looking up and meeting Loki's eyes. "Wait," Loki said. "What is it?" you asked. "This mission. This petty mortal man is going after women and I just...I don't want anything to happen to you," he said, his blue eyes locked with yours, making you swoon. 

You felt yourself falling for his charm and snapped yourself out of it. "You can't keep doing this, Loki," you stated, pulling your arm away from his hand. "Doing what?" he asked. "Pretending like you care one second and then the second I start letting myself become vulnerable, you put up your walls," you replied. 

"That's not what I am doing," he responded. "Really? Then what happened last night? I mean did I do something wrong?" you asked. "No, you did not do anything...I, just...It was a mistake kissing you when I don't feel that way about you. I didn't want you getting the wrong idea," he lied, the words feeling like torture to himself as he said them.

You looked at him and on some level, you knew he was lying. And you didn't know which hurt worse. The fact that he lied to you, or the words he just said to you. "Wow...Okay," you replied, rolling your eyes and beginning to walk away from him. "Y/N," he called after you seeing the hurt in your eyes and feeling it reflected in his own eyes. 

You just kept walking as you said, "We need to go, we have a mission to complete." Loki let out a sigh, dropping his head, before following you out the door.