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Time seemed to pass quickly after that night. The ship was nearing Earth, and while Loki wasn't sure how things were going to workout, he wanted to tell Tasha that she was pregnant. He had waited because he wasn't sure how she would react after reliving the miscarriage, but as it was her birthday, he couldn't help but hope it would bring her some sort of joy.

"Tasha."

The girl refused to open her eyes as she turned away from the soft noise, trying to fall back into a blissful sleep.

"Darling."

This time hands gently traced her hips, gripping gently as they pulled her to the other side. She let out a soft groan before slowly opening her eyes, being met with Loki's smiling face.

"Why the hell are you waking me up at this time, Loki?"

The God chuckled. "Happy birthday, my darling angel." He pressed his cold lips to hers for a moment, instantly waking her up as his cold fingers traced circles onto her bare hips. "How old are you now?"

"Old enough." Tasha replied as she rolled her eyes, resting her hands atop his shoulders.

"Yes, you are an old lady." Loki teased as he brushed his lips along her jawline.

"Hey!" Tasha slapped his chest playfully. "You're nearly one thousand years older than me!"

Loki chuckled. "I love you."

"I love you too, old man." She grinned at him for a moment before kissing him tenderly. She noticed his fingers were brushing against her stomach.

"What?" She asked as she noticed him caress the skin gently.

"Nothing." Loki smiled. "You're just perfect." He wanted to tell her that evening, but in that moment he find it hard not to burst into a song of joy. And he was not usually one for anything of that nature.

"Perfect? Doubtful." Tasha laughed as she rolled out of bed, stretching her arms over her head. She let out a content sigh as Loki wrapped his arms around her waist, pressing gentle kisses to her shoulder as his hands caressed her abdomen. "Hmm, are you certain we can't just go back to bed?"

"I doubt you'd get much sleep in." Loki replied with a smirk, biting onto her skin before pulling her to her feet. "C'mon, darling."

Tasha pouted her lip out, shaking her head. "Loooooki!" She complained as he used his magic to dress her into a beautiful green dress with gold accents. "Meanie."

"Your time on earth has made you much more childish." He teased, using his magic to dress himself before pulling her into a chaste kiss. Before Tasha could deepen the kiss, she was whisked into the corridor, causing her to groan impatiently.

"Someone's incredibly horny." Loki mused, whispering seductively into her ear.

"Ew, I hate that word." Tasha wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Not my fault, all I can think about is your hands on my body."

"Fret not, my darling. I promise you tonight all of your wishes will be granted." Loki kissed her cheek lovingly before pulling her into the main hall where the entirety of the crew stood.

"Happy birthday!"

They all cheered when Tasha entered the room, who stood in awe at the sight in front of her. There were make shift decorations around the entire hall, photos of Tasha's time on earth and artwork of her time before and after surrounded the entire place.

Bruce held out a rainbow cake with delicious looking frosting and a few purple, green and gold candles atop it. "Sorry, I couldn't find two thousand candles."

"Awe, you guys! I don't know what to say." Tasha was speechless for a moment as she grinned at her family. "How the fuck did you make a cake?!"

"Surprisingly the grandmaster had some cake mix lying around." Bruce answered. "Your boyfriend and brother were the ones to make it."

"You two... made the cake?" Tasha asked with eyebrows raised. "Really?"

"Don't sound so surprised." Loki scoffed.

"Exactly! We are perfectly capable of making a cake!" Thor replied wrinkling his nose. "Obviously."

"It took you ten tries!" Val laughed.

"Tenth times the charm!" Thor said as he grabbed the cake and held it out to Tasha.

"Actually, Thor? That's not how the saying goes—"

"Blow our the candles and make a wish! That is what humans do, is it not?"

Tasha smiled at him before looking at the cake as she silently wished her wish.

I wish for happiness and peace for everyone I love.

As if on queue, once Tasha blew the candles out, a loud bang sounded before the ship shook violently. Outside of the window bright lights shone from gunfire as a large ship neared theirs. Loki was holding onto Tasha, her body tight to his as pure horror covered his face.

"Loki?!" Tasha asked as she saw the expression on his face. "What's is it?! Do you—"

"Thanos." Loki said hoarsely. "It's Thanos."

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A/N: Ahhhh
Ahhhh
Ahhhh

Nuuuu
Infinity War begins next chapter

I am not ready
Abort mission