He wanted to start over again (2)
"ANOTHER!"
A glass breaks and flames burned.
Loki felt his whole soul compressed and stretched, and he grabbed his mouth and held back nausea for that unexpected pain. He couldn't come to his senses amid the nausea. It was difficult to control himself properly because of the dizziness twisted from the tip of his toes to whole body. Loki couldn't even guess whether he succeeded in crossing over time, or failed, or flowed into Helheim where he should have been already.
Unconsciously, he tried to hold a nearby column and relax the sickness.
After then.
Ah.
It succeeds.
The hard texture of the column come to his palm was too realistic to feel realistic. Even using one hand, Loki couldn't believe it, so he fumbled the column using both desperately, with unknowingly surge and quiver.
Loki could feel the weight of the armor wrapped around him. It was so miss to see the waving of the cape that followed him every time he moved. Loki was guessing the horny shape by fumbling on his helmet, turned his head when he heard someone's footsteps getting closer.
Eyes full of confidence.
A face that looks much younger than he remember.
The brother who just shared a half hug was there.
At the moment, Loki realized intuitively.
It's that day. The beginning of everything.
The day ahead of Thor's coronation.
Thor came with majesty and stood next to Loki. Loki was madly delighted inside that Thor was making eye contact with him, and tried to move his awkward vocal cords.
"I'm here."
"Yeah, there you are."
"I said, I'm here."
"? I can see, brother."
"I've always been here. …by your side."
Thor, who smiled puzzled, squinted at Loki due to his unusual behavior.
"What kind of mischievous are you trying to make this time?"
"Haha-."
The faint laughing looked strangely sad. No, it rather sounded so touched as if he had achieved his long-cherished desire. That's strange. What happened to Loki today? Or is this just a mischief?
"Whatever you do, just, don't screw up my coronation tomorrow."
Loki stopped laughing.
Oh, come to think of it, he had given a little bit fun at the coronation. All readiness had done less than a week before the coronation, so there was no way to stop it now. And for their future, Loki actually hasn't any intend to stop it.
There was no answer Thor wanted, Loki calmly changed the topic avoiding his brother's increasingly anxious eyes.
"Are you nervous?"
Reviewing a little dim old memory led Loki to a wave of longing. It's been a long time since they talked so peacefully like this.
Loki talked to his brother, and Thor laughed loudly like he had heard what doesn't make sense. That seemed to be evidence that Loki's words are no longer scattered in the air, so even if Thor's laughing was somewhat arrogant, Loki was just pleased.
"Ha-ha, have you ever known me to be nervous?"
I saw it, Thor.
Countless times.
To the point where I regret death and want to come back here.
In front of the clear blue eyes had not yet been experienced despair, Loki closed his eyes feeling the dark distantness. It was fortunate no words lingering in his throat could be blurted thanks to closed lips.
A servant brought a new drink, and Thor swallowed it. In the past, the sneer of that servant was unpleasant so scared him by changing all the alcohol into snakes, but now Loki knew it's all useless. Rather, He even had some pity of whether the man survived Ragnarok.
Thor,
Silly brother who doesn't even know who's in front of himself.
A fool who has no idea how miraculous this moment would be.
"I've looked forward to this day far more than you.”
Not knowing what Thor felt in his brother's tone, but his face became subtle.
"Thor. My brother, and my friend."
And my... King.
"Sometimes I'm envious, but never doubt that I love you."
Thor carefully gazed Loki's complexion. This is because the mood is quite different from what he saw a few hours ago, and it feels somewhat weird. However, Thor couldn't find any peculiarities other than a little eagerness, so he just smiled lightly and put his hand on Loki's shoulder.
"Thank you".
Loki clutched his brother's hand, patting his shoulder, when Thor was about to take it back.
"Never forget that."
Thor was embarrassed and got straight face feeling the serious tension unlikely god of mischief's. The green eyes, harder to read than usual, flickered under the dim light. It seemed Loki wouldn't let him go until he answered.
"Promise, I'll never."
After Loki heard the answer he wanted, he smiled smoothly and let Thor go. While Thor thought of why his younger brother was suddenly acting like this, Loki opened his mouth and asked.
Like who couldn't even touch Thor in years, almost like pleading.
“Brother, I’m here. Give us a hug.”
Thor was hugged by his brother without knowing what was going on, Loki prayed Thor's answer is real.
You can't doubt me, Thor.
I'll betray you from now on.