Another Love - An Untold Story [completed]

Chapter Two - The Nightmare

I dreamt I was back in the slums of Asgard, when the guards in a few moments took everything I possibly had away from me, including my family. I still cannot remove those moments when I was hiding in a dungeon while my whole town got shot one by one including my family. And the worst part was, I had to watch it all through the tiniest crack between the two rotten doors and I wish I hadn't. I suddenly woke up screaming; my top half raised from the mattress of the bed. I heard fast footsteps as I was still processing the dream, or what some call nightmares. It was Loki, standing there with his long hair that was no longer gelled back and was quite frizzy now in the early hours of the morning. He spoke in a panicking voice "I heard you screaming, you seemed scared, are you okay?" I replied in a shaky voice "yes, yes I'm fine I'm sorry to make you come in here..bad dream." He looked down at me while I was looking around still quite scared and he asked me if I wanted to tell him about it. I nodded and told him everything that's when I noticed him looking rather sad, but concerned at the same time. He questioned "you're from the missing grounds, aren't you?" I hesitated for a minute as memories flooded back to me and broke down in tears.

Loki didn't seem comfortable around this situation but he wanted to help, he just never really had to deal with it before. He sat directly opposite me with his legs crossed. He spoke in a very humble way and told me "I won't tell anyone, promise.." I replied with a nod with a tear streaming down my face. "Listen." Loki suddenly spoke "if it helps, I can lay next to you until you fall asleep?" "Maybe read you a part of that book I see you've found, it's one of my favourites".

I realised Loki wasn't doing all this for his representation, but to care for me. We locked eyes and he stood on his knees sinking into the thick duvet and leaned over and held me in his embrace. "It's going to be alright, I'll make sure of all people it will never happen to you again". I felt a sudden feeling, like maybe this actually meant something to him. After a few minutes he took his arms away and lied down next to me and made sure he was there until I fell asleep.

The next morning, I had thought all that was a dream, but it wasn't. I heard a knock on the door, I replied "come in". It was Loki. "Did you sleep well?" I was sat with tear stains still down my eyes from last night's nightmare. I nodded and thanked him for comforting me last night but he just smiled and nodded.