Loving Marianna Book Two

Chapter Thirty- Eight

"So? What did you think of them?" I ask Matteo cleaning up dishes and what not.

"I like them. Wade is weird." He laughs helping me.

"If you're ever uncomfortable or don't want them or anyone else around you all you have to do is tell me. I never want you to be uncomfortable in your home, and I won't get mad either." He nods with a smile putting dow the dish he has in his hands taking mine looking me in my eyes.

"You've done everything to make sure I didn't feel like you with Aaron, I'm good mama, I'm safe." My lip trembles involuntary tears welling up and I pull him into a tight hug.

"I love you so much."

"I love you more." I chuckle picking him up and tossing him into the couch tickling his stomach.

"You can't, I'm bigger so I have more room for love." I laugh as he thrashes around trying to escape.

"If that's true then I've won every single I love you more fight we've had." Thor says picking me up throwing me next to Matteo the both of them tickle attacking me now.

"Traitor!" I yell trying to fend off their tickling and failing.

After being tickled until my sides hurt I surrender to their power getting a call from Loki who had to leave to take care of a situation in Asgard.

"Is everything okay my love? Do you need me?" I ask stepping away.

"Yes I could use some help there have been some.. skirmishes between the Crogans and Asgardians." Loki answers thankfully.

"Okay tell Heimdall to grab us in five from Wakanda. I love you, I'll see you soon."

"Thank you, I love you too." We hang up and I quickly grab Thor and Stephen going to Wakanda to grab Lord Caine before Heimdall brings us to Asgard.

Loki is waiting for us and kisses me  before pulling away eyeing Caine.

"What's been going on?" I ask as we quickly make our way into the city.

"Asgardians haven't been happy with the Crogans for being here." Loki explains.

"Any particular reason we don't know about ?" I ask shaking my head.

"No, they've ultimately been a positive impact to Asgard."

"So then what's the issue?" Thor says swinging Mjolnir.

"Sounds like a bit of racism to me." Lord Caine says crossing his arms.

"I hate to agree with Lord Caine here but I do." Loki says showing us a house or what remains of the house ashes still smoldering smoke billowing from the remainders. I quickly sing pulling water from the air putting out the remaining burning embers.

"We caught the Asgardians who did this and luckily every Crogan made it out of the house alive-"

"Where are they?" Caine interrupts and Loki calls someone over to show him to his people.

"This isn't it." Loki says shaking his head grabbing me and Thor teleporting us to another building that has the windows smashed in and the outside spray painted reading a number of offensive slurs and threats to the Crogans.

"What have you done so far?" I ask opening the door to inspect the inside.

"I've made sure that the Crogans are safe from any further attacks and locked up the Asgardians we caught directly responsible for all of this. But I have a feeling it's bigger then the people we caught." I look between both of them.

"Okay so we should gather the entirety of Asgard including the Crogans and tell them any further ill intention towards the Crogans will not be tolerated under any circumstances and anyone who has an issue with that is free to bring that up with us now."

"Are you sure?" Thor asks.

"Do you have a better idea? We can't just let them chase the Crogans out, they're a positive influence to Asgard there's no reason this should be happening, there is enough of everything to go around here." They both nod and we put our plan into motion gathering the entirety of Asgard relaying exactly what I said to Loki and Thor.

Most Asgardians don't seem to have an issue with the Crogans being here but those racists sure do make themselves heard I hear a cacophony of reasons on why the Crogans shouldn't be here.

"Help Asgardians before these Crogans!"

"We don't have the resources for us never mind them!"

"We know little to nothing about their kind, how are we supposed to defend ourselves against one of them?!"

"Why would you need to defend yourself against one of them? They have done nothing except be a positive impact to Asgard. But should the need arise, I suggest opening your mind and learning about the Crogans, they're very open and kind about themselves if you give them the chance. What do the Asgardians need that is not already provided? Tell me and I'll personally see to that things change."

"We need better food production! A long winter is approaching and each winter we struggle not knowing when it's going to end!"

"Well there's not enough people to farm!"

"Let us help you then!" A Crogan woman yells stepping up responding to one of the Asgardians shutting them up.

"I will make sure nobody in Asgard struggles through this winter, and after we get through it I will make sure nobody ever has to worry about another winter again. But, I need everyone to work with me and your kings and most importantly with each other. Crogans are new Asgardians, they are to be treated as such. So long as you do this, I will make sure everyone is taken care of." Murmurs surge throughout the crowd and I turn around to look at an approving Lord Caine and two proud mates I step back and take each of their hands with a smile.

"Goddess of unity, you could talk your way out of Hel." Loki smirks squeezing my hand watching as Asgardians and Crogans alike slowly begin talking.

Zemo POV
"Can I at least see her?" I ask Fury not ashamed of my desperation.

"Not until we're successful Helmut, I already told you and, I don't want to keep telling you. I can always throw you back into that cell and let Marianna watch you wither away as she lives her life happily with her 23 other mates." I grit my teeth spinning around on my heels angrily.

"I thought you were supposed to be one of the good guys, a hero." I spit making him grin.

"I know you don't see it this way, but I am. Use that rage that passion to get me what I want don't forget what or rather who you're doing this for."

"Never." I answer turning back around continuing my endless work.

But will this really make me the man I want to be for her?