Come Here, Little One

Just Listen to Me pt4

"Why didn't you answer the first time?" Henry asks over the phone. "I was sleeping." You say flatly as Loki listens in. "It's not like you to sleep so late. Are you ok? Not sick are you?" "No just tired had a late night. Speaking of late nights I have news." You try to sound chipper but just talking to him makes your skin crawl. "Oh is this over the phone news or over dinner news?" "Over dinner. The usual place and time?" "I'll be there. Heading into the office. See you tonight." "See you." You hang up and you could tell Loki was about to lose it. "Is that how he always talks to you? All demanding and disgustingly rude?" You nod and look down at your hands. "I swear to Odin I'm punching him in the face. How dare he speak to you, (Y/N) Stark, in that manner. What would Tony think?" "Please don't tell Tony. Loki please." You plead as you clutch his hand to your chest. "Ok you have my word but why not?" "Because he'd blast him to smithereens." "And who says I won't?" "Because I'm asking you not to. The avengers don't need to be suspects for murder. You can get your punches in but that's it. Promise?" "Of course darling. I promise." He says as he gives you a kiss on the cheek.

Evening comes and you're getting ready when Loki knocks on your door. You tell him to come in since you were a little busy doing your hair. "You look marvelous my love. Every color looks good on you but green is by far the best." He hums as he places his hands on your shoulders. You picked out a green floor length gown that had a generous slit up the side allowing you leg to peek through. You couldn't help but laugh, "I see this is your favorite dress of mine but it turns out to be Henry's least favorite. He absolutely hates it." "Ah he has no sense of style. No taste in fashion whatsoever." You finish your hair and turn towards him. "Do you have any least favorite pieces in my wardrobe?" "No. You look ravishing in anything and everything. You could wear a literal palm leaf and it would be on the next cover of Vogue. You are a goddess among mere mortals and you should always be treated as such. Always." He sighs as he rubs his thumb against your cheek. "Oh you and that wicked tongue of yours." You giggle as your face reddens. "The phrase is silver tongue dear." He laughs and kisses the top of your head. "Well I knew it was something with your tongue." "Oh I could do something with my tongue." He winks causing you to burst out laughing. "You're ridiculous." He just shrugs and takes a seat on the edge of your bed. "So final plan arrangements?" "Yes I do have some changes but we'll discuss them in the car. We're going to be late."

"Of course Miss Stark. Right this way." The maître d' says after you tell him you need the private section with the doors. You and Loki follow the man as he leads you to the table. "Would you like the other tables removed?" "Oh no they are fine. Thank you so much." You say as Loki pulls out your chair for you to sit. "My pleasure. I'll bring him back once he arrives." The man says with a nod before he leaves the room. "So you want me to sit over there, use magic to lock the door, then teleport behind him when you give the signal?" "Yes if that's not too much to ask." "You could never ask for too much my love. I'm more than happy to indulge whatever request you may have. Well within reason." He laughs as he takes your hand. "I know I'm just right over there but are you sure you'll be ok? Seeing him and acting like everything is fine?" "Yes I think I'll be ok. We are only playing along for a course or two. Shouldn't be long." You smile up at him but it's weak and he can see the pain in it and your eyes. "It will be ok my darling. Just think after this you'll be free of him." "We ride off into the sunset?" You giggle. "We ride off into the sunset." He sighs before kissing your lips. You both hear someone coming and Loki vanishes to his hiding spot.

"Here you are sir. Here are your menus and call button for you waiter as well. Enjoy your meal." The maître d' says before leaving. "Hello sweets. How was your day?" Henry says full of charm and smiles. It made you sick. You wanted to punch him in his pearly whites so bad. "Fine just the normal stuff. You?" "Same. Call the waiter would you? I'm starving." He whines causing your blood to boil. You never noticed how annoying he was before. Wine and food was ordered and you figure you would be nice and let him eat something before telling him the "big news". He's just about done with his soup when you catch Loki out the corner of your eye. You can tell he was irritated. Not at you for stalling but just at the mere presence of Henry. You knew he wanted to tear him limb from limb but the consequences were way too high. Don't need another blunder like the Sokovia Accords on the Avengers hands. You were thinking what would happen to him if you were on Asgard. Surely things and protocols are different there especially with things the princes do. You were lost in thought when his voice brought you back to the table. "(Y/N)?!? I'm trying to talk to you." He says as he snaps his fingers in your face. "Oh sorry I was thinking." "About what?" "Just my news. Why I brought you here in the first place." "And that being?" He says as his eyes roll in disinterest. "Going on a mission. Don't know how long I'll be gone." "Oh really? That's cool. When will you be leaving?" He says suddenly extremely interested. With you away on a mission means he's free to openly see that other woman without the fear of getting caught. "Very soon. That's all I'm allowed to disclose." You say calmly but clearly. "Very soon" was the signal for Loki. You watch as green shimmering light covers the doorknob and makes an audible click. Next he silently appears behind Henry. The next sound was the snap of Loki's fingers, causing Henry to be bound to the chair by an invisible force. Loki pulls up a chair and sits on it backwards. "Hello hairy. Nice to see you again." He chuckles darkly as you rise from you seat. "What is happening? Why are you here?" He struggles against the chair but you know he's not going to break free. "It was brought to my attention that you've been unfaithful Henry." You say slowly walking towards him. "What?!? No way? Why would I cheat on you? Who told you that? Him?" He sneers as he looks over at Loki who is just all smiles. "Yes it was my darling Loki that told me you were with another woman. At first I didn't believe him, thought he was lying only because he was jealous of you." "Yeah yeah totally jealous. Complete lie. He's an alien that destroyed most of New York, you're smart enough not to believe him. Now come on let me out of here." He manically pleads straining against his restraints again. "Oh of course I didn't believe him. I thought why would my boyfriend of 3 years do that to me. How could someone be so stupid to cheat on a Stark, and an Avenger. Surely they would know the consequences would be pretty steep." You say as you circle his chair. "Right. How stupid could someone be." He laughs nervously as the sweat rolls down his brow. "Well it turns out you're that someone. When I left your house the other night another woman came right after me. She practically skipped up to your door step. Then you welcomed her into your arms and sealed it with a kiss. You know you should really time the arrivals and departures of your girlfriends more accurately. I hope she's everything you ever wanted." You coo in his ear as Loki stands to his feet. "You may never know how much seeing that hurt me but I'm sure he can bring you something that's close enough to that pain." You sit back down in your spot at the table and watch as Loki clutches Henry's jaw between his fingers. "(Y/N) please. You got this all wrong. That woman she's my uh uh." "Don't lie or I'll have him cut out your tongue." You say as you slam your fist against the table. "Oooo I haven't cut out a tongue in a while, that would be so fun my love." "Have at it dearest. Well within what we talked about." You giggle as Loki's smile creeps across his lips.

You watch as Loki beats the living snot out of Henry. His cries surprisingly eased your pain. It was just as exciting as defeating a villain of hydra or from space. Loki was just about to punch him in the gut then you figured he had enough. "Ok Loki I believe that's good enough." You say as you walk towards Henry again. You take his jaw in your hand and examine his bruising face. "You did a wonderful job. Thank you." You praise as Loki proudly looks at his work. "It was better than what I was expecting." You turn Henry's face so he can look at you. "Maybe you will remember this when the thought of cheating crosses your mind again. Who knows maybe the next girl won't be so kind." "You call this kind? You think you are going to get away with this?" Henry growls trying desperately to open his black eye. "Get away with what? We've done nothing to you. See." You coo as you pull out a mirror to show him he doesn't have a scratch on him. Loki used a spell that would make his bruises invisible to anyone else but you and him. You liked be able to see his wounds but to Henry and the rest of the world he looks right as rain. Looks are deceiving though, in Loki's spell it may cover the bruising but Henry can feel every second of that pain. Henry looks in disbelief at his reflection. "There are cameras, I'll get the tapes and press charges!" "What cameras?" You ask looking around knowing there are no cameras in this private section since it's used a lot for SHIELD meetings. Henry looks around too and to his dismay there are no cameras. "I swear on my life I'll find away to take you and this alien psychopath down." He says through gritted teeth. "Good luck sweets. Our business here is done Loki. Let's go home." You both leave the room and then Loki releases him from his chair.

As you were walking out Henry bursts into the main part of the restaurant. "Stop them someone please call the cops. They just assaulted me. Look see look at my face all bruised and swollen." The restaurant falls silent then quickly bursts into laughter. No one can see his "so called" bruises. "Oh please please you got to believe me. They put a spell on me that's why you can't see." He pleads as security starts to get tried of him disrupting people's dinner. Just as you and Loki are turning on the car you can see him being thrown out. You both couldn't help but laugh. "Oh this was so fun. Really helped me feel better. Thank you my king." You kiss his cheek and rest your head against his shoulder. "I'm glad my queen. Now ride off into the sunset?" "Ride off into the sunset." You say as you put the car in gear and race out of the parking lot.