Loki Shorts

Annual Ball Part II

You've been at the bifrost with Thor saying goodbye to Jane for a while now.

"I'll miss you so much. You keep Loki in line." Jane says as she hugs you.

"Don't worry, I will." You say.

"There's a selfish side of me that's upset that of all the guys I've introduced you to you pick the one that lives on another planet. But really, I'm happy for you."

"Well look who's talking. Maybe one day you'll pack up and come here."

"Yeah, maybe." She sighs. "Alright. If I don't leave now you and Thor just might convince me to stay."

"Alright, bye." You hug her again. "See you later Thor. Heimdall." You nod before you get on your horse and ride back to the palace. When you get back you go to find Loki. After you've searched the usual places and asked around (to no avail) you go to the kitchen to get a snack. When you walk in you have to double take. "Loki?"

He looks like a deer in the headlights when he turns around. "What are you doing here?!"

"Uh, getting a snack. What are you doing here? You always have your food brought to you."

"I... wanted to see why you feel the need to come down here all the time."

"I've told you why. I wasn't raised with servants; it's weird to be waited on hand and foot."

"Still. I wanted to talk to these people you seem to like so much." The staff looks at him like he's the liar that he is.

"Yeah, alright. Get out of here."

He raised his eyebrows and went to say something but you just raised yours in return and he grinned. "I'll see you later then."

"Yeah, I'll find you."

"That remains to be seen."

"Really?" You challenge before you kiss him.

He chases after your lips as you pull back. He recovers after he remembers your audience. "Yes really. Don't bother looking for me until this evening."

"Why not? Where are you going?"

"I have to run some errands for Thor since he's spending the day saying farewell to Jane on Midgard."

"Alright. I'll see you this evening then."

He kisses you again. "I shall eagerly await the hour I see you again."

You slap his ass. "Oh stop it."

He grins. "Truly."

"Yeah, okay. Go do Thor's chores."

"Bye love." He says as he walk away.

After he's gone you turn to the people working in the kitchen. "You know he doesn't let anyone else talk to him like that." The cook says.

"I know." You grin. "So what was he really doing here?"

"You know we would tell you, but his heart is actually in the right place. You'll find out later." A server says as she winks at you.

"Oh come on!"

"Tell me what you want to eat and go stew over this until this evening because this is too big of a step for him for us to spoil it." The cook says.

"Oh my god. He's not going to propose is he?"

Another server sees you start panicking. "No. It's not that. Calm down."

"What is it then?"

"I said no. Now what do you want to eat?" The cook chimes in again.

"I'll just have a sandwich."

"Coming up."

"Thanks."

-0-

Hours that barely qualified for evening finally rolled around and you started your hunt for Loki. It took you about an hour to make your rounds to the usual places he might be. You finally found him sprawled out on his bed when you double checked his room.

"Someone's eager to see me. I assume your friends" he almost spat the word "told you what I have planned."

"Actually, no. They wouldn't tell me anything other than the fact that you have something planned and that you're not proposing."

He grins and sits up. "How did that come up?"

"They told me that they couldn't ruin the surprise because it was too big. I started freaking out because I thought you were going to propose and I am nowhere near ready for that. That was when they assured me that you aren't proposing so that's all I know."

"Oh. Alright.

"You smiled and draped your arms over his shoulders. "So what do you have planned?"

"You haven't made any plans for next week, have you?"

You sat on his lap and he wrapped his arms around you. "Well I tried but everyone was busy; or at least that's what they told me. It's kind of hard to believe that everyone I've made friends with here is busy. Maybe I pissed them off and I didn't know it. There is a cultural difference. What do you think could have happened?"

"Nothing happened. I was planning a week away together so I told all your friends not to make plans so I could surprise you. I'm honestly surprised that you didn't find out about it with all the people I told. You know, you've made more friends over the few months you've been here than I have in a thousand years. It was a lot of work getting everyone on the same page."

"If you're not an ass, the staff is pretty great." He looks down and actually looks ashamed and you actually feel a little bad. "So are you going to show me what you've been planning all this time?"

He looked at you and patted your thigh. "With pleasure." He stood and pulled you close to transport you to wherever he had planned your getaway.