A Tale of Mischief and Mutants

Love

—-Sam——

It happens suddenly one second Loki's standing next to me the next he's been pushed to the ground. At first I'm in complete confusion then my brain quickly recognizes the attacker.

"Logan!?"

Logan's not paying attention to me he's currently rolling around on the ground fighting Loki.

"Logan!"

Loki has stabbed Logan multiple times with various daggers. This has only managed to piss Logan off even more. I have to do something. I try to pull Logan away from him it's no use. Loki is strong, but Logan's got him beat when it comes to fighting style. It doesn't help that Loki is now aware that I know Logan and is holding back. Logan gets Loki up against the wall of the house.

"Logan I swear to God if you hurt him I'll take it!!"

Though I know he hears me he chooses to ignore my words, focusing on Loki.

"What did you do to her?!"

"Logan he didn't do anything! Just listen to me!"

Logan is clearly under the assumption I'm under some kind of mind control. Logan puts his fist beneath Loki's face.

"Release her!"

Loki stares him down. Bad move.

"Bub, I'm gonna give you to the count of three. One"

*Snikt* one claw comes out on the left side of Loki's face leaving a bloody but otherwise relatively harmless scratch the left and right claws aren't the real threat though I have to get Logan to stop this before he pops that middle claw.

"Logan no!"

I run up, I try several different maneuvers to try and get Logan off of him but it's no use adamantium is heavy and I'm not that strong. My fighting him only seems to strengthen his conclusion that I'm being mind controlled.

"You stay over there! He's not safe Sam!"

He pushes me away and I land painfully on the ground, his adrenaline and rage over the situation overriding the gentleness I'd usually be afforded by him. I see Loki flare up with anger over Logan's roughness with me and with it he manages to pull free of Logan's grip.

At this point I decide it's time to call Mjölnir. I reach out my hand and I hear the glass of one of the windows in the house shattering. It comes gliding into my hand. Logan has his full attention on Loki he's frustrated at his escape and the claws come out. He stabbs Loki in the abdomen.

"NO!"

I'm panicked as Loki gasps then collapses to the ground. I hurl the hammer at Logan he goes flying back. The force would kill any normal man but at this moment I don't care. I know Logan can take it and I'm unconcerned with how much it'll hurt. My only priority at the moment is Loki.

"No no no no no! Loki stay with me!"

I run to his side and assess the damage he's bleeding. He's bleeding too much. His eyes flutter almost shutting. Him almost passing out scares the shit out of me I've never seen an injury affect him like this. 'Is he dying?!'

"Loki don't you fucking dare leave me! Stay the fuck with me!"

Normally a stab wound wouldn't really have been anything to worry about with Loki's physiology but this was an adamantium blade we were talking about. I have no idea what that could do to him. I reach out my hand towards him Loki tries to push my hand away with his sleeved arm. Trying to keep me from making contact with his skin. He speaks weakly sounding like he's in a lot of pain.

"No Sam don't."

"Shhh."

I persist. I can't bear the idea of leaving him like this. He seems to realize my mind's made up and yells at me, trying to take control of the situation, trying desperately to sound intimidating even while bleeding out. It's not going to work on me.

"Stop it Sam! Don't take it!"

He's beginning to panic now, seeing I'm not listening as I continue fighting against him trying to make contact with his skin. It's only a matter of time before I win with him sprawled out on the ground like this and he knows that.

"Please!"

He's crying begging me not to. I can't, if I lost him I don't know what I'd do. The best I can do is try to ease whatever guilt he might have about me doing this.

"It's ok."

I make contact with his skin and I take the wound crumpling to the ground in pain. He's livid but I know it's only because he's scared.

"WHY DID YOU TAKE THAT?!"

I force myself to speak through the pain.

"Because I wanted to."

"You could die!"

He's right I could very well die but I've survived worse. Loki applies pressure to my wound to slow my blood loss, it hurts.

"I don't understand why... why would you do something so stupid mortal...?"

I'm in tears but not only because of the pain but because of the answer that comes to my mind. I feel I've been subconsciously thinking it for a while even though I haven't really thought through it yet. I answer him anyway knowing it's the truth.

"I did it because... because I love you."

Loki's taken aback sure we've kissed and yes we pretty much live together but we've never addressed it like this before.

"I... I love you too."

I honestly didn't know if he would reciprocate the feeling and the fact that he did causes me to smile even through the tears and pain. If I do end up dying today at least this will be my last experience ever, being told I'm loved by someone I love. It's far better than many of the other times I could have died over the years.

I only hope that if I die Logan doesn't kill Loki for it by all rights he should long outlive me. I feel him pull me closer to himself as everything fades to black.