Beneath A Moonless Sky: A Thor Fanfic

Cloak and Dagger

            October first was a beautiful, crisp fall evening. The sun was shining through the lavender curtains in Loki and Lanie's room in Avengers Tower and Loki's laughter could be heard down the hall as he had his face pressed against Lanie's large belly. He was whispering sweet nothings, and her strong little feet were beating lovingly against his cheek. Lanie cupped her stomach with her hand and sighed, wincing as Edith kicked her a little harder than usual.

"Ugh, I look nine months pregnant. Loki, I don't think we can make it to January." She complained.

He laughed. "Well the doctor said yesterday that she was measuring eight pounds five ounces, he didn't believe us when we told him you were six months pregnant. Any normal six-month-old unborn child should measure a little over two pounds."

"I know, makes me wonder if it has anything to do with her being a Frost Giant." Loki shrugged at her words, clearly unbothered by his daughter's size as he peppered her belly with tender kisses. Loki had been in a very affectionate mood of late, and Lanie was sure that he was more than excited to become a father. All that anxiety had seemed to melt away, and nothing could have made her happier. "I guess I just thought we would have more time."

Loki shrugged again. "I wouldn't worry about it my love, you saw what happened with William and Oliver. Edith will come when she is ready, no sooner and no later. All I know is that I am determined to be everything that Odin wasn't. I don't care if Thanos chases us to the end of the universe; I will make this work. Edith will want for nothing."

Lanie grinned, tugging on Loki's curls and bringing him closer to her face. Her tongue slid happily into his mouth, and he groaned against the sensation. His large hands wandered across her body, finding her hips and pulling her on top of him as he nuzzled into her touch. Lanie's brown eyes couldn't contain the love settled there as she watched him beneath her, blue eyes as gentle a blue as the sky and his black hair like satin between her fingers. She had married an angel, she could tell. "I love you."

A smirk twisted at the corner of Loki's mouth and his long black eyelashes fluttered against his pale cheeks as a light mischief flickered behind his expression. "I know." He leaned in, sucking on Lanie's neck as his arms tightened around her protectively. Her eyes rolled back into her head, and she giggled to herself as there was a knock on the door. Loki sighed heavily in a pout, content to ignore the intrusion, though Lanie called out through the door.

"Yes?"

Steve peaked his head through the door and shot the floor a bashful smile, as if he had caught the couple engaged in something dirty. His ocean eyes were glued to the carpet and he chuckled silently to himself before responding. "Natasha and Bruce made spaghetti, thought I'd let you know. Everyone is eating on the couch in the lobby if you wanna join."

Meanwhile, Fury and Annabel were both pacing back and forth in a forgotten warehouse, the bright blue glow of Loki's sceptre shinning on the table to their left. The plans for Phase Two were laid out before them, and Fury cackled to himself for several moments while he wrung his hands together. It was an unhinged sound, and even Annabel stared at him in slight concern for a minute or two. "Sir, it's not the weapons that are the issue. We cannot continue to make weapons of mass destruction if the Avengers are just going to reverse them time and time again. Stark has outplayed us."

"Has he?" Even as he spoke directly to her, Nick sounded a thousand miles away. His eye was glassy and unfocused, and he did not look upon her directly. "He thinks he can disable my weapons, he thinks he can replace me as director? Tony has always thought he was so smart. He won't feel so smart when I have Loki and his little bitch in shallow graves; when I have his precious tower going down in flame. He will be lucky if I don't kill him too."