star-crossed soulmates || loki laufeyson [2]

chapter 12

"i am not going to make a comment on how adorable that was knowing one of you will chase me off the terrace if i do."

belle's pov!

"this book seems to imply that soulmarks are shared only between magic users.", loki said after a brief skim of the book i had previously found in the library.

"only between magic users?", i asked with a frown, "strange."

"very.", he said, looking at my eyes for an extra moment, "but we might have to keep that in mind so if anything happens do tell me."

"like i could have powers.", i commented with a laugh.

"according to this book it is possible, and i suppose it's not that impossible for you to have powers.", he mumbled, avoiding my eyes.

"what do you mean by-"

"belle? loki? are you two here?", thor's voice and rather loud knocks coming from the other side of my room's door sounded, interrupting my question.

"yes, come in thor.", i said out loud as a very smiley thor opened the door and stepped in.

"good morning to the both of you.", thor greeted.

"good morning!"

"terrible morning now that you're here thor, but yes rather alright.", loki commented making me bonk his head with a book.

"ow! that was unnecessary, belle.", he glared at me, whilst rubbing the top of his head dramatically. i smiled sweetly at him, "i'm sorry but it didn't even hit that hard anyways! plus if you are going to continue being a rude jerk then yes, it is an utter necessity."

he grumbled under his breath and i let out a victorious smile.

"i am not going to make a comment on how adorable that was knowing one of you will chase me off the terrace if i do, but uh,", thor scratched his neck awkwardly, "oh yes!"

"i've come to invite you two to come with me to the market today.", thor said brightly, "fandral needed me to go and get a few things for him, and i do need to visit espen's tavern for some mead. i thought perhaps it is a splendid idea if we could show belle the market as well for the first time."

"the market? oh, that sounds like a good idea! i've wanted to see the good snacks you could find there ever since volstagg told me about it."

"i suppose that is a good idea, thor.", loki answered honestly, "surprisingly for once."

"i do have good ideas too, brother.", thor grumbled, "you just seem to place emphasis on the terrible ones all the time."

"really? are we seriously going to see past the fact you plan to get intoxicated this early in the morning, dear brother of mine?", loki sneered before adding, "oh, i forgot, this is quite natural for you already."

thor looked slightly annoyed at loki's stupidly annoying remarks, when i decided to cut in, breaking the tension, "woah guys, let's calm down a bit, yeah? loki, there are better words you could have used, and thor, you shouldn't get drunk as a skunk this early on in the morning."

"drunk as a skunk?", loki asked, baffled.

"it's a saying, okay?", i defended myself, only now realising how ridiculous it must've sounded to these highly courteous-speaking aliens.

"but why? i understand it's because skunk rhymes with drunk, but that just does not make any correlation whatsoever.", loki asked still stunned.

oh gosh, he said whatsoever too. save me please.

"it seems funny to me, so i picked it up."

"just like mjolnir?", thor added, making me groan.

"oh for people who quarrel with each other a lot, you two do a great job at ridiculing me.", i grumbled, crossing my arms together.

"yes, i think that's one thing we have in common.", loki said, finally getting up from his seat, "well let's not waste anymore time here, then."

"woohoo, next stop, the market."

a few miles away from the market, loki stopped us abruptly by saying, "stand still."

i looked at him puzzled then at the ripple of green that engulfed us, and in place of my original yellow dress, i am now wearing a simpler pink dress. it had cotton roses and a hint of gold embroidery lining the neckline.

i turned to see that loki is now wearing a casual ivory blouse and black slacks with a bright emerald green and gold shawl covering his shoulders. for thor, he was wearing a dark red tunic with a golden collar with the same casual black slacks paired with a grey shawl.

"we would not want to attract attention.", loki said and both me and thor shot him a look glancing at his tunic. "what? i quite like this tunic."

"not want to attract attention, you say.", i snickered.

he rolled his eyes, snapping his fingers so his tunic is now a darker forest green, "better?"

i just nodded, not much of a difference but at least it wasn't so flashy anymore.

the market came into view, a busy crowd of merchants, traders, buyers and so many stalls of different colors lined up together. enthusiasm bubbled inside of me.

"this is where we part,", thor said with a grin, patting both of our backs lightly, "you two have fun!"

and with that he's gone, blending in with the crowd. leaving me to stand with his brother alone in the midst of people.