The Giant Asgardian

Chapter 14: Underestimating a Jötun

The tears that poured from Y/n's eyes had stopped, but the stains they left on her cheeks remained. A large finger tenderly rubbed her back as she bundled up Loki's shirt in her hands. Loki's slow breathing had calmed her down a lot.

Loki hadn't stopped trying to cheer his little friend up ever since he scooped her up from the pillow she was on. Listening to her cry out and whimper practically killed Loki inside. A wrenching form of guilt had surfaced in Loki's heart as he stared down at Y/n. He could feel how hard she was grabbing onto his shirt and it broke him inside to know that her own parents had caused this traumatic feeling inside her. 'I really crossed my boundaries this time', thought Loki to himself. If he didn't read her mind and ask her about her past, Loki would have never had to look at Y/n's face covered in tears.

Silence filled the room for quite a bit after Y/n had told Loki about her parents, but Loki wanted to hear Y/n's timid laugh again and he wanted her out of the depressing state she was in. Seeing that she was no longer crying, he said, "I know a way that I can boost your spirits, small one. Perhaps pulling a prank on the sleeping Arachnid would lighten your mood." Loki thought that Y/n would be on board with his idea, but surprisingly, she wasn't. And she didn't seem happy with the suggestion either.

"S-Seriously? I just poured out my whole life story to you and you want to pull a prank?", said Y/n coldly. Loki was taken a back by the tone of her voice. He had never heard her talk in such a bland manner before. Loki would have kept quiet if Y/n didn't instantly realize how she had just spoken towards him.

She raised her head off of Loki's chest and looked up at the towering god. "O-Oh Mr. Loki I'm sorry! I..I didn't mean to come off as rude. I would love to help you with a prank, especially if Peter is our main target! I-It's just-..I-I..." Y/n couldn't think of what to say next. Her mind just drew a blank. 'Oh gosh, what if he's mad at me now?', thought Y/n to herself. She remembered the way that Loki had acted towards the servant, who sprained her ankle, and how angry he had gotten. Not to mention how Loki stabbed the servant. Y/n didn't want to be in the gaze of those massive, green eyes if there were flames visible in them.

Loki let out a heartfelt chuckle as he listened to Y/n stuttering through her words, finding her nervousness very adorable, but became concerned when he saw her visibly tense up. 'What is this child so worried about?', Loki thought to himself.
Loki had taken too long to respond to Y/n's stuttering sentence, which ended up making her believe that Loki really was upset. "F-Forgive me. I didn't m-mean to raise my voice like that. I-I'm s-sorry", said Y/n. She lowered her head down and unclenched her grip on the two hand fulls of Loki's shirt.

Loki's eyes widened. Was she that perturbed that he was mad just because she voiced her feelings? "No, no, my dear, do not apologize. I shouldn't have questioned you about your past and then proceeded to ask you to do some childish prank. It was not my intention to bring up those memories. I apologize, my little dove. You have nothing to worry about", said Loki as he softly smiled down at the tiny mortal he had cupped in his hands. He tenderly brushed the back of her head with the tip of his finger, admiring her small stature and how itty bitty she looked sitting in his hand. She melted into his sweet touch and laid her head back up against Loki's chest, relaxing to the gentle sensation. 'For such a tiny being, her hair is as soft as a fur blanket', thought Loki to himself.

A voice suddenly broke the silence in the room—a very tired and confused voice. "U-Um Mr. Loki? What does Y/n mean by 'Peter is our main target'?"

Loki and Y/n looked over at Peter to see that he was no longer sleeping, but fully awake, standing on top of the pillow with his hands resting on his hips. He struggled to keep his balance and his eyes open since he had just woken up.
Y/n started to laugh, but covered her mouth with her hand. She didn't want Peter to hear her laughing at him. Loki, however, burst out laughing. He kept his laugh as quiet as possible so he didn't hurt his little friends' ears, but mainly so that no one in the hallway that just so happened to be passing by heard the God of Mischief.