Chapter 5
That's it. Loki thought he is not leaving this beach. Not until he met Samara. He spent whole night under the tree. He dozed a little when dawn breaks.
He felt light tapping on his cheek. "Hey, Lucas" he opened his eyes. He thought he is dreaming again. "Wake up" she giggled. It was Samara.
He called her name. "Samara" she smiled.
"Yes, I thought you would have forgotten me. It's almost a month"
Loki eyes opened properly now. No, it doesn't seem like a dream and if it is a dream it's feeling so real.
He touched her hand. It was real. He looked up at her. "You are real"
"What? What are saying?" Loki stood on his knees and held her face. "You are not making any sense" she said and he hugged her so tight.
Samara was still initially but when he started weeping and she felt his tears on the shoulder, she started soothing him. "I thought I would never see you again" he said in broken voice.
"Yeah, well, firstly I was scared of you. Don't want to meet you at all. But then there was work. I used to come here at odd times"
He looked at her. "Next time, slap me, kick me, punch me as many times as you want but never ever leave me again" he took her hand.
"Well, you sound like a lover. We are just friends"
"I know but just promise me that you'll never go away like that ever again. Not without telling me" he was caressing her hand on his cheek.
She was shooking her head while saying, "Lucas, I can't..."
"Please don't say anything just promise me. Even if it is fake just say that you promise. Just fake promise me. Just for my satisfaction"
She looked uncertain "I...."
"Please" he pleaded.
"Alright, I promise"
Loki held her hand nearly embracing her arm near his heart and kissing her fingers slowly. Samara averted her eyeselse where. She is disturbed by such care. She is having this eerie feeling.
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They started meeting almost daily. Now Loki started to see her amd now he is remembering all her scars and marks. She seem to have a lot of scars. Loki never asked her who did that to her. Loki can guess it's her father and he didn't want to kill him for her sake.
There are mysterious wounds on her wrists and biceps like something rubbed there again and again. May be some sort of work she do everyday.
He never asked her. Even if he asked her about her family she never respond properly. He can only assume it's because she doesn't like her family.
Most of the poor girls led life like that beaten by drunkard father, working like horse day and night with no one to support. She was also skinny but not weak, he can tell. So Loki doesn't disturb her by asking family questions he always tries to bring joy to her.
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One day they went to watch play. Loki booked a balcony for both of them. When they were about to enter a person bowed and was about to call him prince but Loki sealed his mouth with magic.
The play was about a trader who was fed up of his responsibilities and felt overburdened. Play go from extreme depression to peace in the end. When it ended Loki told her he felt connection to that character and Samara felt the same.
Loki went down to see if everyone's gone so that no one will call him prince in front of Samara. Suddenly, the big stage curtain caught fire and soon it spread everywhere. People rushed out and Loki tried to help them out.
He thought about Samara's safety. He tried to reach the balcony. With a lot of efforts he reached there and found no one there. He called her and then he saw her helping someone in other balcony. He looked at her and she looked back at her and they smiled. She is so brave.
Building was collapsing as it is made of wood mostly. They were looking each other with love when the balcony in which she was standing broke down into great fire in the main hall.
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She was wounded and unconscious shen he brought her to palace healers. Her shoulder has a burnt patch and small patches here and there.
Three hours later, Loki found Sigyn in the hallway of the palace.
"Hey, are you alright? How are you now?" He asked holding her to examine her wounds.
"I am fine" she smiled.
"I was so worried for you" he cupped her cheek.
She smoothly shoved his hand away by leaning her head away. She doesn't like affection. "I was thinking that since I am in the palace, why don't you show me the royal wing"
Loki looked at that like an alert a lot of people will be there to call him prince. No, no, no, he can't. "Actually it's not allowed for us to go there. Only royals are allowed or permission of the king is allowed"
"I heard it is beautiful made. All the carvings and statues. I just wanted to see it"
"Look we can't see it from inside but I have a plan. Come on"
He took her from quietest corridors to take the flying boat. No one met him there. So they took a boat and he drove it outside the castle showing her every wall from outside. Explaining every design.
"Wow, how do you know it all, Lucas?"
"I... I read it in a book" he lied.
"Take me towards royal wing" she requested.
He drove it towards royal wing but suddenly a thought stuck in his mind. "Samara, let's elope with me" he offered.
She looked at him in a great disbelief. "What?
"Let's run away from here" he came and took her in arms.
"But where?"
"Nifleheim"
"Nifleheim? Fog and mist. I don't like cold" for the first time she also held him in her arms.
"How about midgard?"
"Humans"
"Yes, I hate mortals but look at the size of there population. Odin would never find us"
"Can we say King's name without the title?"
"Well, no one's watching us" he laughed and she giggled.
But then she backed off and said "come on, I've heard even the balconies of royal wing is beautiful. Show me please"
He sighed in anger that she never let him love her but then took her outside royal wing.
"Take it closer. I want to see it more closely"
Loki knew there were soldiers on the heights to watch balconies and if he goes near they'll ask for his identity and he has to tell them he is Prince Loki. "There are soldiers on watch they will punish us if they know we are watching royal rooms without permission"
"Come on there beds must be so nice" she was being stubborn.
"How come all your conversation includes bed in it?"
"What? Me? It's you males who think that"
He was already frustrated and didn't wamt to argue anymore so he held her. He started kissing her neck and jaw. Long trailing kisses was given on tender flesh. He was caressing his face slowly on her neck. And she moaned involuntarily. She suddenly realised what happened so she pushed him away.
He smirked and asked "was that a moan?"
She was flushed red and he was also breathing heavily. She turned and boat dwell a little so Loki held the stirring. He continued to talk to her while she was watching the scene before her silently.
Then she asked "have you ever met the prince? How is he like?"
Loki thought they were on Thor's room side so she must be asking about him. He answered honestly. "He is very kind and good in fighting"
"Hmm..." She turned again to look at the palace.