"Is she alright Alex?" Rose asked, the sixth time to the young vet.

"She's fine Rose but you are not. Drink water or take a nap. And if you ask the same question again, I'll push you out of the room." Alex said, shaking his finger at her.

Pom has been in labour since yesterday and Lucy was a bit late to realise it. She immediately called Alex. And the next day, Rose, Steve and Loki were called too. Still now, the babies didn't arrive and it was freaking out the girls and Steve too.

"But she looks so weak! Are you sure she's fine?" Rose asked again, squeezing Loki's hands.

Poor Loki didn't want to see a cat in labour. He felt nauseous but for the sake of his girlfriend, he sat quietly.

Alex groaned. "Loki take her out right now please."

Loki happily nodded and picked up a kicking and fighting Rose off the ground.

"No! I won't leave! Loki put me down this instant! I'll kill you Alex! Ugh!" But to her bad luck, he dragged her out of the room where Lucy was pacing the corridor, worriedly and Steve sat, sipping apple juice.

"Soo?" Lucy asked as Loki sat on the couch, pulling Rose on his lap and holding her tight lest she will run away.

"He kicked us out too! That son of a-"

"Language!" Steve yelled at Rose who glared at him.

Lucy smiled at the cute duo. "You look so cute together, honey bunnies."

"Awee thanks!" Rose smiled brightly while Loki muttered "I'm not bunny" under his breath. 

Half an hour passed when Alex opened the door, happily.
"Come inside chickens. Kittens are coming!"

"Yayy!" Rose, Lucy and Steve exclaimed, excited.

Loki just rolled his eyes and received a smack from Rose. "Hurray..." He said dryly.

The first kitten was born.

The too emotional and excited trio cooed and cheered the new mother while Loki tried his best not to look at that direction. But when he did, he gasped horrified.

"She is eating her baby!" He yelled, pointing at the cat.

Alex sushed him. "Ssh Loki! Slowly! Don't scare her."
"But-"
"She's not eating it. She's eating the placenta. It's normal bro."
"Oh...yuck..." Loki muttered.

Lucy gave Pom some water. The poor cat was becoming weak. "Let me help her. I can lessen the pain." Rose suggested but Loki and Steve denied. "You won't." Loki said.

"Have I ever listened to you?" Rose asked, as she sent a wave of white beam at the cat, minimising the pain.

The second kitten came.

"Look at it! Soo cute!" Lucy squealed, hugging Steve. Meanwhile, Rose continued to supply Pom energy, avoiding Loki's worried glances.

C'mon Loki! Help me out here. Don't frown boyfriend. She said in his head.

Loki nodded and kneeled beside her. He placed his hand on her shoulder, and channeled his energy into her, decreasing the risk of her straining herself.

The third kitten met the outside world.

"One more! One more Pom!" Rose cheered, caressing the cat's ears who was licking her kittens clean.

And at last the fourth came.
Silent.
Still.

"Oh dear..." Alex muttered as he got up to wash his hands. Lucy became quite as Steve sadly rubbed her back. Rose slowly lowered hands, the flow breaking.

Loki was confused. Why is everyone so silent suddenly?

"What happened?" He asked. Rose sighed and looked up at him with a sad smile. "It's dead. A stillborn kitten."

Loki didn't know what to say. He stared at the momma cat as she licked the dead baby, purring. As if telling it to wake up and meet it's mommy and siblings.

"Can't you... I mean heal it? Maybe it's having some problems."  Lucy asked, hopefully. Rose shook her head. "It's dead. Gone."

Pom kept purring and nudging the cat, giving glances at the onlookers for some help. The rest of the kittens were slowly crawling around the nest, trying to reach her. Alex re-entered the room.

"What are you going to do now?" Loki asked him. He felt sad. It's true that he hated Pom's noisy sounds and unnecessary scratchings but he never thought of something like this against the poor mother.

"Pick up the dead kitty and bury it somewhere." Alex answered.

"I can't do it." Lucy shook her head. "Neither can I." Rose added, her eyes shining.

"I'll do it." Loki said before Steve could open his mouth.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Steve asked.

"Let the mother realise it. Wait for some more minutes." Alex advised.

After almost five-ten minutes, Pom was back to feeding the rest of the kittens.
Loki leaned down and gently picked up the body with a piece of rag, eyeing the mother all the time. Pom mewed.

"I'm so sorry for your loss dear cat." He apologized. He straightened up and looked at the kitty in his big hand, eyes wide with surprise. "It is soo small!" He whisper shouted and rolled it in a white towel.

Lucy led the way to the garden where Steve dug a pretty deep hole. Loki kneeled on the ground and placed the roll gently in the hole, murmuring a small prayer for the innocent soul.

Rose kneeled beside him, and took his hand in hers. "Sweet journey, little kitten. May we meet again. Sorry you did not get to live this particular life. Maybe there are others for you. If so, please come again." She said softly, smiling as a tear trickled down her cheek.

They returned to the room and found Pom asleep with the wide awake newborns. They were mewing softly and rubbing against each other.

"Can I pick it up?" Rose asked. "Not now pretty girl. You all have to wait for some more time." Alex said, denying. "Now someone wrap a thin light blanket over them please. And I need some waffles."

While Lucy left for making some waffles, Steve following her to help her, Loki grabbed Rose's arm and pulled her flushed against his chest. He leaned close, lips brushing her ear, making her shudder and blush a bit.

"Can't this wait till we reach the Tower, Lemony?" Rose purred, nudging his cheek with his nose.

"You're making me crazy, little girl..." He whispered. "And I think there are four kittens in this room. What do you think?"

Rose scrunched her nose, confused. "Four? But one died, right? You shouldn't count it."

Loki grinned and wrapped his arms around her shoulders and turned her back towards him. He placed his chin on her head, a hand wrapped around her waist and another one pointing at the now sleeping kittens.

"Let me show you. One..." He pointed at one kitty.
"Two... Three...and... Four." Rose's eyes widened when Loki pointed at her.

"LOKI!!!" She yelled, ready to smack him but he has already sprinted off, laughing all the way.

Kitties 👆🏻🥰❤️

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The superhuman team, I mean Loki, Steve and Rose were immediately called to the SHIELD HQ. Reason unknown. But Rose knew something was off. Thanks to her growing restlessness that acts as an alarm system in her body.

Fury greeted her with a warm smile which she returned. Rose knows that this man supports her but his hands are tied up with the rules of the organisation.

"So now Mr. Eyepatch, care to tell the reason why you called us?" Tony asked, removing his sunglasses.

"Just wait, Tony." Fury said. As soon as the recently arrived trio took their places, Fury started speaking.

"Some SHIELD agents have managed to catch a Hydra's agent this morning." Rose stilled, her senses perked up. "Inspite of our tryings, he didn't spill anything except for an information. Hydra knows that Rosabelle is with us. And that they won't stop till they get her." Rose's head was buzzing with red alerts.

Hydra knows about me... They know about me...

Her nerves calmed down a bit when Loki placed a hand on hers, rubbing her palms slowly. "That's never happening!" Tony spoke up with confidence. The rest agreed to that.

Fury pressed a switch and a hologram appeared with the picture of the man.
Rose felt that her heart has stopped beating. Her mind and lungs wasn't working as per her wish. She gaped at the hologram, the dreadful nights flashing before her eyes.

No no no... It can't be him.

It was one of those men who used to ripped off her sanity along with her clothes. This man was one of those rabid dogs who used to tear her skin with his teeth, forcing himself on her.This was one of those creatures who used to dampen her screams and cries for mercy by kicking her blindly. He used to doodle on her naked body with a pointed knife, drawing houses and all. This man just like the others, dared to claim her by digging his name in her soft flesh.

This man as well as his so called Hydra kins, were the real living example of a monster.

"Rose! Breathe! PUD!" Loki was cradling a violently shaking Rose, who has slumped on the floor. Her eyes were wide open, staring at nothing as she continued to wheeze and gasp for air. Everyone was down on their knees, worried and alerted.

"Call the medics this instant!" Tony yelled but Loki stopped him.

He hushed them as he wrapped her arms around her petite and fragile figure, cooing in her ears. Gradually, her breathing pattern became normal but she still shook slightly.

"Love, you want to talk about it? You know him?" Loki asked, his voice so gentle and loving. Rose nodded and slowly lifted up her face from his chest.

"H-he's one of them...who f-fucked-" She couldn't complete her sentence as her throat tightened up. A sob escaped her lips as she tried her best not to cry.

It has been almost three years but the wounds still remain as fresh as new. As much as she hated to admit it but she has been mentally scarred for her whole life.

Loki, on the other hand, felt the long buried mad monster inside him screaming to be unleashed. His jaws painfully clenched and his face dangerously calm, the sight made the group of heroes unnerve.

"He'll pay for it." He snarled as his eyes grew darker. Rose quickly shook her head. "Don't hurt him Loki. Please don't kill him." She pleaded, shocking everyone. "Why? Are you planning to forgive him?" Loki asked, shell shocked.

Rose let out a snort, her eyes unusually a darker shade of blue and void of the usual innocence.

"Ha! No! I'll kill him myself. In my way. Slowly. Gruesomely. Enjoying his screams. Enjoying the warm blood in my hands."

Everyone's eyes widened, as her words sent down a shiver down their spines. Because it wasn't her usual childlike, sweet voice but a growl.

A growl of a crazed wounded animal.

It was the same growl which she had let out while killing Ripper.

"Rose!" Steve shook her hard and she snapped back to her senses, her eyes turning back to her natural aqua-violet colour.

"Wh-what?" She asked, confused. The rest exchanged concerned and alerted glances but kept quiet at the moment. Loki hugged her more tightly that added to her confusion.

"Natasha, I want you to go and interrogate that motherfucker." Fury ordered, thankfully changing the topic. Natasha nodded and after kissing Rose's cheek, walked out of the room.

"And the rest of you, observe their interrogation. Except for you, Rose. Agent Hill will escort you to the sick room. Take rest."

Rose shook her head quickly, standing up on her feet. "I'll hear the conversation. I won't go."

"Love, it's not at all good for you to listen to their conversations. If you want, I can assist you Pudding." Loki offered, caressing her face but she shook her head again.

"Sister, don't argue. Do as-" Thor started.

"I. Won't. Go." She said through clenched teeth, the growl returning back as her eyes flashed dark blue again.

"Okay! Jeez kiddo! Calm down! You'll stay with us, happy?" Tony said, smiling although it was a worried one.

Rose nodded happily, her cheerful self returning back. "Thank you Mr. Stark!"

The others managed to hide their concerned face behind a usual smile.

Loki kissed her forehead and the girl beamed so happily that Loki nearly teared up. Rose took Loki's hand, entwined their fingers and walked out of the room. Something is wrong... Very wrong...

"There is something wrong with sister." Thor reflected everyone's thought when the duo were out of sight.

Tony exhaled a shaky breathe. "I am scared. I am scared for her." He admitted. The rest remained quite. When the Tony Stark is admitting that he's scared, it's a matter to worry about.

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THWACK!

The man's head was thrown back from the force of Natasha's slap. "Argh!" She groaned, fraustrated and next, her fist collided with the nose with a sickening crack.

Trail of blood spurted out from his nose, but he just laughed showing off his bloody teeth.

It has been nearly an hour and Natasha still couldn't get any answer from the man who kept his mouth shut even after receiving the harsh blows and knife stabs. Occasionally, he would demand for meeting Rose but that's it. Nothing else he spoke.

Nat gripped his face tightly. "I'm gonna ask you just one more time. Where is the headquarter? Why Hydra wants her?"

The man laughed again and spat blood on the floor. "Oh c'mon baby! You should give up now. You won't get anything from me except for a...kiss."

Natasha yelled furiously and pulled out her gun, pointing it at his forehead.

"Natasha! No! Don't kill him!" Steve yelled in her com. "We still need him." Nat clenched her jaws, and put away the gun only to shoot at his leg.

The man screamed in agony. "Now now...will you speak? Or I have to try something else?" She snarled near his face.

"Bitch." The man spat.

THWACK! Nat punched his face.

He laughed again and coughed, chocking on his own blood. The rest of the team were feeling the same rage and frustation inside them. Each one of them wished to wrench of the guy's limbs.

"How fucking stubborn this guy is!" Tony exclaimed, banging his fist on the table.

Loki and Thor have been trying their best to distract Rose from the conversation but in vain. Her hands were shaking, her face blank and covered with sweat beads. Her eyes focused on the screen. On the man. She looked nervous, continuously scratching Loki's sleeves.

"Pudding please listen to me. Let's leave. They can handle it." Loki pleaded but she didn't reply. She stood up. "Just let me go. I know how to extract information. I won't fail you."

"No. You won't go anywhere. Just sit quietly Rose." Steve said.

Loki pulled her back on his lap, trying to calm her down. Their attention was caught by another cry from the man. Natasha was digging her finger into the bullet wound.

"Try the best you can, Romanoff but you'll get nothing from me. And I want to meet Rose. It has been ages since I met her." He mused, clearly ignoring a boiling Natasha who was ready to pluck out his eyes. "Don't you dare to speak her name." She growled. The man scoffed.

"She got supporters!! You all are fools. You have no idea what a danger she is. K-74 is the living Annabelle. A she-devil. Rose is a packet of bad lucks but still... she's irresistible like drugs."

Loki felt Rose tense under his hold, but no longer shaking.

"Just ask her if she misses me too. I miss her perfect, delicious body so much."

Rose stood up, straight.

The man looked around and found the CCTV camera. "Oh hi Rosabelle! You might be there. Do you remember me? Oh c'mon! How can you forget me?" He grinned at the camera, showing his two missing teeth.

Rose ignored Loki's hand on her shoulder and slowly walked towards the screen.

The Avengers sat silently, tensed. "Stark, turn off the screen." Steve whispered and before Tony could extend his hand towards the switch, Rose grabbed his wrist.

"Don't." She said, her eyes glued to the man on the screen.

"Remember the nights, huh?" The agent continued. "How I ripped off your white shirts? How I forced you to moan my name? How perfectly your body fit with mine? How you screamed for mercy that never came?" The man laughed. Natasha backed away, looking a bit green.

"STARK! TURN OFF THE DAMNED SCREEN!" Steve yelled as he noticed Rose's body glowing bright orange. Her eyes unblinking and cold, half of her face hidden behind the locks of hair. Her fists tightly clenched on her sides, she was eerily silent.

But Loki was slow to drag her away as she heard something she shouldn't have heard. "Remember how my dick thrusted inside you? You're nothing but a porn object. A toy to be messed and fucked with."

Her face became blank in a snap, her eyes locking with Steve and Loki who paled seeing her dark blue eyes. They were so dark that they were almost black. But before anyone could do anything, Rose vanished.

"ROSE!!"

"GUARDS! SEARCH FOR HER!" Steve yelled but Natasha's scream caught their attention back to the screen.

Rose stood grabbing the man's throat and Natasha was slumped on the floor, rubbing her head.

The man's eyes were wide with fright. It seems like he knew that he has evoked the devil inside the girl.

"Get to the interrogation room!" Thor yelled but again, they were late.

Rose was not in the room anymore.

Neither was the man.

"SHIT! SHIT!" Tony cursed, panicking. "Jarvis! Locate Rose's location quickly."
Loki tried to reach her through the pendant but he was too panicked to focus properly. Steve already has rushed out with Thor in search of the girl.

"It will take some time to scan the whole HQ sir." Jarvis replied."Do it J."

Just as Loki was about to rush out, he collided with Fury. "Where is that man?" He yelled, at Stark and Loki.

"I'm trying to locate her, just give me some-" Tony started.

"Her!? Who is this 'her'? Wait. Where is Rose?" Fury already knew the answer. "Tony if something happens this time, I'll be forced to lock her up. Make sure nothing happens to the man."

"Sir Rose is not here but in Avengers Tower." Jarvis announced. Tony rushed out with Loki. They all hoped not to be too late to reach the Tower.

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"Jarvis! Where is she?" Tony asked, as they hurried into the Tower.

"Store room sir." Loki immediately teleported to the room, and was overwhelmed by the strong metallic smell of blood in the dark room.

He stepped forward and stopped when his foot touched something. He crouched down. "Ceiling man, switch on the lights."

Just as the lights filled the room, he found the small figure slumped near his feet was Rose. Panicked, he quickly turned her over to find her unconscious. Dried blood was splashed on her face and clothes.

"Rose! Darling open your eyes! Please! Wake up! Love!" He patted her cheeks but to no avail. He felt for any injuries but couldn't find any.

Just then, the rest entered the room but instead of crouching near Loki who was nearly on the verge of tears, they stood horrified at the scene in front of them.

The scene that Loki managed to miss.

"Holy shit!" Tony gasped, his pale ashen face exactly mirroring the rest of the team.

Loki looked at them. "Please do something! She's covered in blood! She's isn't responding and-" he stopped when he noticed their attention was not on him but something ahead of him.

Loki turned his head to the direction and immediately wished he hadn't done that.

The man lay slumped against the wall. His eyes were wide open, staring back at the Avengers. He was naked. As naked as the day he was born. And did I add, lifeless? The man was dead. His male part was completely cut off from his body. Words like monster and molester were digged and drawn all over his skin using the knife that was lying in the pool of blood. His hands were pinned on the wall by the knives through his palms.

It was a horrifically bloody mess that was sure to give them shudders everytime they think of it.

They all stood, rooted to their spot. They didn't know what to do at the moment. Loki didn't notice that he was shaking.

Rose did it!? Impossible!

They were distracted by Rose who suddenly squirmed in Loki's arms. She let out a painful whimper and fluttered open her eyes. They were in her normal colours but were glazed with pain and confusion.

"Loki?" She called his name, her voice a whisper. "What happened? Why are you holding me like this?"

Loki's throat tightened as he heard the fear and vulnerability in her trembling voice. "Nothing has happened, Pudding. You are safe." He whispered back, cradling her gently.

Tears leaked out of her eyes. "Loki, it feels wrong... I don't feel good... Please help me... I-I am scared. I'm scared... I can't tolerate it anymore... Please don't leave me... please." She buried her face in his chest, clutching his sleeves tightly as she continued to sob heartbreakingly.

Loki let her cry, hugging her tightly and trying his best not let her see the mess she has created, without being conscious of her doing.

At that moment, Loki Laufeyson, the God of mischief and lies understood the responsibility that has fallen on his shoulder. He clutched the frail and shaking girl to his chest promising himself to keep her safe and happy.

He has to heal this girl who is broken almost to pieces.

He will heal his Rose.

Soon the sobs quitened down and Rose became limp in his arms. He gently picked her up in bridal style and stood up. He flicked his hand making the blood pooling around the corpse vanish. The man's wounds and parts rejoined with the body, leaving no trace of the mess it was in before.

Everything was clean.

"She should never know about this." He said before leaving the room.

"He's right." Steve spoke up, breaking the silence. Others agreed.

"So what to do with that?" Thor pointed at the dead man.

"Leave it to me. I'll manage it." Tony replied briefly before walking away. He needed to get away from everyone. He didn't want anyone to notice his pallid face.

What's wrong with her? He thought, entering his lab for a moment of solitary peace.

Finished!!!
I know the chapter was a bit gruesome and violent. I don't like those things but writing is fun.
Hope you liked the chapter. Do me a favour and please don't forget to vote and comment your opinions.... I'll try to update soon. Till then Bu-Byee gumdrops!🥰❤️😘😇