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Your small trio spent a few hours in the dining hall. An air of fun surrounded you all as you sat together and shared stories between one another. The conversation was light and playful, until Thor seemed to throw his brother with an unexpected topic change. “I was explaining earlier about your new skill, the one you had been trying to use on Tyr” Loki’s face fell flatly, his body bolted up right into a stiff position as he gave his brother a disappointed look.
“What skill is this?” His eyes squinted in frustration, as he looked across at his brother. Thor too busy enjoying his fifth glass of wine to even notice the annoyance on his sibling’s face.
“Enchanting!” He replied back with pride. Happy with himself for remembering the name. “I was explaining how you made me feel like I was on Midgard and just how real it actually felt” Loki’s body shifted again, his eyes closed as he let out a frustrated sigh.
“What have I told you about discussing my business Thor?” Loki’s tone was cold and sharp. All playfulness in the conversation seeped away from his side. It seemed as if just mere moments ago Loki was slowly letting his guard down. However the shift in his posture proved he was becoming closed off once again, and so you needed to react fast to keep him engaged.
“Loki I believe this is the perfect way for you to apologise” You stated excitedly toward the God. Your eyes wide, as you tried to silently plead with him. “If Thor got the chance to experience it, surely it is only fair I do as well?” Something inside you knew that asking Loki out right about the skill would not offer you the answers you needed. Therefore having the opportunity to force him to show you, seemed like a logical option.
Loki rubbed his hand across his face, his finger tips tugged at his chin slightly before he let it fall. With a deep breath, he snapped back to the fun Loki. Thor still did not register that he had caused any form of tension and you silently thanked the gods that your plan had worked. “Hand” He replied, as he dropped his open palm to the table. Thor’s face became a wash with excitement, as you let your hand settle into Loki’s. A familiar warm feeling washed over you as he intertwined your fingers with his. A soft green light shone from between your knuckles, which caused your eyes to only focus on that. It took you a few seconds to register that your scenery had changed.
You first noticed you were no longer sat in the dining hall; when your eyes spotted Thor’s body was no longer present. Instead Loki stood across from you. Your eyes squinted heavily as a bright light passed by overhead, your head soon bent upwards and was greeted by a gleaming sun hidden behind a wall of branches. Trees twisted their way up towards the sky as they tried to meet the floating clouds above, while the birds settled within them offered a sweet sound track to your new view. You let your sight drop back to Loki, his green outfit almost blended in perfectly with the foliage that surrounded him. “Is this where I think it is?” You questioned finally as you released Loki’s hand. You turned your head from side to side, as you took in the sights of the over grown forest.
“You know exactly where it is” Loki smiled, he moved in slowly and settled his body in slightly closer to yours. “This is where you told me I was your favourite”
Years ago, when you were just mere teens. The pair of you decided to sneak out of one of the many Asgardian parties. Loki took your hand and the pair of you ran along the streams until you reached the forests. The star light glimmered between the tree branches, as Loki led you toward a stone seating area. The stones were arranged in a large circle, with a fire pit commanding attention in the centre. It was clear this used to be some form of religious ground. With ease Loki sent a small ember toward the pit, which caused it to burst to life with a vibrant glow of orange tones. You both sat comfortably on a shared seat, as you let the warmth wash over you.
“So, this is where you come to hide” Your smile was mirrored by the boy. His hands removed his helmet, and placed it down by his feet. It was as if he was removing that wall he so often had up.
“The magic here is slightly stronger, it makes it easier for me to practice” He flicked his wrist, that in turn caused small fireworks to fly from his palm. The sight of them made fireworks feel as if they were exploding in your chest.
“Thank you for breaking me out of that party, you really are my favourite” You rested your hand on his knee, as he stopped the glow coming from his fingertips. His eyes slowly panned back up to your face. Your internal embarrassment thanked him for starting the fire, as the glow was doing the perfect job at hiding the blush on your cheeks.
“Only for you Princess. I normally enjoy breaking out of things alone” His hand dropped onto of yours, as his thumb rubbed itself affectionately across your own. “I must admit it’s quite pleasant to finally have an accomplice” The sound of night life filled your ears, as you and Loki sat there in your perfect silence. Your eyes constantly flickered between his and his lips. His view doing the same.
You hadn’t ever expected your first kiss to be with a Prince. It almost felt like you would be setting the bar too high in your life for all other partners if you did. But in that moment, you couldn’t really help yourself. It felt as if something you couldn’t control was pulling you both together, both of you shy with your movements. You could see Loki was not going to make the move, he was too busy acting as if he wasn’t paying you any attention. Slowly you leant in, your eyes half squinted to make sure he would do the same. They only closed fully when you could see him reciprocating the movement. Your lips met for a split second, lightly landing on each other before you pulled away. Quickly you both moved back to your painfully awkward previous positions. “As I said you’ll always be my favourite”
You couldn’t quite believe your eyes, standing there now as adults with Loki. The same feelings from that day tugged at your heart strings. His soft smile and awkward stance mirrored that of his younger self. You let your eyes finally meet his, and allowed your hand to move and take his again. The over whelming urge of wanting to take the lead again took over your body, and soon your feet moved to allow you to stand on your toes. As you attempted to gain some height on him. But as your eyes closed once more, you felt the warmth leave your hands.
“I told you it’s amazing!” Thor’s voice boomed, the sound abruptly snapped you back to reality. A coy smirk on Loki’s lips, as he released your hand. “Where did he take you?” You couldn’t help but feel slightly thankful for Thor’s excitement. It allowed you to quickly bury whatever those feelings were. Loki clearly didn’t want to reciprocate them, as he decided to end the illusion before anything too serious happened. Although being truthful, you were also glad. Yes this was the kind of grand gesture you would have normally accepted as an apology but still you knew Loki could do more.
“Home” You lied with a smile, Loki’s eyebrow arched with intrigue as you did it so confidentially. “You didn’t lie Thor, it felt so real” Your eyes settled on Loki as you mouthed the word “Thank You”. His headed nodded as he acknowledged the tender private moment between you both. You were thankful he had showcased this new skill, but this also led to the question of the dreams and just how real they had actually been.
“Any time you want to go back Princess, I will be happy to help. You did seem to be enjoying yourself” Loki’s words came out of his mouth with a smile. Was he flirting, did he want to do it again? “But from now on Thor, please let me choose when to discuss my powers”