Thank you
“What do you think the two of you are doing? Bringing a Midgardian to Asgard, dancing with her, and now you are kissing her, Loki!That is enough! How dare you! I organized this ball to find you a suitable woman and here you are, playing with a weak mortal.”
You could feel your cheeks flushing, knowing the Allfather had caught you kissing with one of his sons.
Now, you were going to face the consequences of your actions.
Odin took a step towards his son with a threatening finger in the air. Stepping between them, you tried to protect Loki from the person that broke him.
“Don’t you dare, mortal. You were not invited to Asgard and you don’t belong here. You are not welcomed here, don’t you understand that? I criticised you in front of the court, imprisoned you in a cell, was it not enough for you? Do you really want to end up hurt?”
The Allfather was dangerously close to your face. You knew how powerful he was, and that he could kill you with one move. Avenger or not.
Standing still, you stared at him not daring to look down. Mortal or not, you deserved respect.
”Oh really? So you kept me in a cell on purpose? You knew it was Loki’s old cell, and still, you chose to let him be imprisoned with me! You say I am not worthy to be here, but are you? You, the Allfather, are as powerful and fair as you think.”You claimed, keeping eye- contact and clenching your fists firmly.
With an expression of pure surprise on his face, Odin looked to Loki, trying to find some support. Not paying attention to his father, he kept looking at you with admiration. The only one brave enough to stand up to the King of Asgard. Loki hated his father as much as he cared for him. And yet, he wasn’t able to stand up for himself or tell his feelings to the only father figure in his life.
At this moment, Loki knew he couldn’t ignore what he felt for you. You were the only one who understood him, listened to him and stood up for him. Why did he wait To be in Asgard and in front of his father to kiss you?
”Miss F/N. Do I need to remind you who you are talking to? I am not your friend, nor a mortal and you are not on Midgard.”
A hand on your shoulder, Loki advanced towards the Allfather, putting you behind him, as to shield you from his words.
”Father.”Loki said in an authoritative tone.
Odin looked up, his gaze full of sadness and regret. It was one of the few times that his son called him ”father”.
”Odin. Stop. Please. Y/N isn’t here to anger or judge you. She is my guest. I know you don’t want her here, in Asgard, but now that she is here, we should find an understanding.“
The King of Asgard looked at Loki and then you. You felt the Allfather’s gaze on you, judging your appearance carefully.
How were you supposed to act?
Loki sensed your fear, and slowly, his hand was holding yours.
“Alright.”Odin breathed.
”Father. We’ll let Y/N stay, now that she is here. She won’t stay for long. With Thor, we are going back to Midgard in seven days. What I ask is just seven days. Y/N won’t cause you trouble, she’ll try as much to avoid you, if that’s what you want.” Loki announced a shy smile on his lips.
”Alright. Seven days. Only seven. Not one more.”
A small smile was appearing on the corner of your lips, and you felt a small pressure on your hard still holding Loki’s.
“And you.”Odin declared, looking directly at your soul.” Don’t believe I am doing this for you. It’s for my sons.“
You nodded, glad to be able to stay with the agreement of the Allfather.
With these last words, Odin decided to let you and Loki alone on the balcony.
The night was still young. You had time to enjoy a true Asgardian ball. Seven days. That’s the time you had to enjoy before going back to your home, you definitely needed to take advantage of that as much as you could.
”Alone, at last.”Loki whispered in your ears caressing your fingers.
You smiled, enjoying the touch of his fingers on your skin.
Glancing at the sky, you leaned on the balcony railing. Loki joined you, lost in thought. Both of you stared at the stars. Looking for Loki’s hand, you tried to take it into yours, while enjoying the wind of the night on your face.
”Y/N?”
You turned to Loki, more relaxed than ever.
”Yes?”You asked calmly.
“Thank you.”He murmured gazing at you shyly.
”For what?”
Silence. Loki didn’t answer right away.
”Thank you for standing up to Odin. No one ever dared stand up to him. But you did. You. Just a fragile Midgardian.”
Confusion was written all over your face.
Should you be greatful or hurt?
”But you did stand up to him, Loki. When you tried to rule the Earth.”You declared.
”I wasn’t standing up, Y\N. It was pathetic. I just wanted to make him proud. I thought... I thought that maybe if I’d bring him Midgard, he would have been proud of me for once. But it was stupid. All I ever did was be angry at him. I hated him for what he did to me. And how he made me think I wasn’t as worthy as Thor.”
”Loki. It’s alright to be angry and hate people you love. It happens.”
You put your hands on his, and held them firmly.
”I am here, Loki.”
The God of Mischief nodded, and turned to you with a grin.
Without a word, he took your face in his fingers, stared at your eyes, and then pressed his soft lips against yours.
“I know, Y/N.”He replied, still kissing you tenderly, a hand on your waist.
Loki Laufeyson cared about you after all. More than you could ever think of.