The Love Of Mischief

Chapter 19

As I walked towards the main hall, my heart thumped against my ribcage. I've never been summoned by Lord Odin. I mean, I've spoken to him before but this felt different. I felt like I was in trouble. My mind drifted to Loki and I wonder where he was. I put my hand in my pocket and felt the rose. Knowing it was from Loki eased my thoughts. The royal guard from earlier told me I was to stand outside the hall's door. This was giving me Deja Vu vibes. It was just like my first day working here.
"Everything will be fine" I whispered. That's when I felt a hand on my back, making me squeal and jump. I move away and frown. The man I wanted to see is standing in front of me, Grinning like a child "Loki! You made me jump!"
"Sorry, I did call your name but you must have been in a world of your own," Loki said with sincerity. My shoulders dropped as I looked at the doors.
"Take you have been summoned too?" I didn't need to look to my right to see that Loki had nodded "Any idea what is going on?"
"No, I don't" Loki shook his head. I started to nervously bite my nails.
"Do you think he knows?" I whispered.
"I'm starting to. I know mother wouldn't have said anything. Thor's known for a few weeks and not said anything, Even when wasted. Nor Sif. But I ain't 100% on The Warriors Three" Loki folded his arms.
"I knew Lord Volstagg knew but not the other 2" My head snapped back to Loki.
"You kidding? Volstagg tells them everything and after my little outburst at Fandral the other night, That kind of confirmed it all" Loki raised his eyebrows and pinched his lips together.
"I want to give them the benefit of the doubt and say they didn't out us but given that we are both stood here. We should accept the worse will happen" I took a deep breath in. Loki's hand ran down my good arm and clutched at my hand.
"We do this together" I looked into Loki's eyes and they are shining "Even if my father doesn't know about us. He will. Today. I don't want to hide anymore"
"Then that's what we will do. We will face whatever happens in there together" I grinned. Our hand lets go of each other as we moved a little closer when the main doors opened.
"Lord Odin will see you know" The guard stood to attention. I could hear Loki gulp. We both faced the hall and walked in.

As we walked into the hall, Something seemed different, Lord Odin wasn't sitting on his throne. in fact he was standing at the bottom of it. Lady Frigga was on his left (Our right). Both seemed happy. It still wasn't enough to ease my stomach. But having Loki by my side made it so much easier.
"Calm your storm, I can hear your heart from here" Loki mumbled, "Though I should really take my own advice" I grinned as we approached the King and Queen.
"My Lord. My Lady" I bowed. Lady Frigga bobbed her head once while Lord Odin stood there.
"Father, Why have you summoned me now? What have I done this time?" Loki folded his arms. Lord Odin looked at Lady Frigga and then back at Loki and me.
"I will cut straight to point. I know about you two" Lord Odin spoke. Loki and I looked at each other.
"How?" Loki sighed. There was no point in denying it anymore.
"Other than idle palace gossip. I know a man in love when I see one and Loki has been since the day he met you" Odin had a small smile on his face. Loki blushed as he looked away.
"Wasn't on the first day" Loki mumbled. I smiled softly. Lord Odin then took a step towards us so he was now right in front of us. Loki instinctively put his arm in front of me. Pushing me slightly behind him so he was between me and Lord Odin. I put my hand on his upper arm. For two reasons, one to let him know I am okay and two, to let him know I am here for him.
"Do I even have to mention the age gap between the two of you?" Lord Odin looked between us both. I felt as I would be swallowed up by the ground. Lady Frigga stood next to her son.
"I'm well aware of it" Loki looked Lord Odin dead in the eyes.
"I do not think you are. Don't you think you are stealing her youth?" Lord Odin kept a blank face.
"Odin!" Lady Frigga exclaimed. Loki squeezes her hand and looks at her briefly to let her know he can deal with it all.
"Father, I understand your concern but my intentions with Amelia are none other than making her happy for as long as she allows me. We discussed the age difference early on, it's always been there, not overlooked. But we accept it"
"What about your... heritage?" Lord Odin strained the word heritage.
"If you are implying about me being a Frost Giant then yes that has been discussed" Loki growled. Lord Odin looked at me.
"Has it?"
"It has, My Lord" I took a step around Loki's arm. Loki tried to pull me back behind him but I shook his hands away "I don't care if he is a Frost Giant, Light Elf, Maybe Dark Elf, A Zombie, Female or even an animal. I love Loki for that reason. He is who he is"
"But he is a monster," Lord Odin remarked. Loki went forward but I held him back "I find it so so strange that you would you defend him? He is a villain"
"You may think it strange, But I always did like the villains more. You see, A hero would sacrifice his love to save the world, showing that they are indeed pure-hearted and honest but a villain would tear the world apart if they were hurt. They seem selfish, manipulative and rude to everyone around but he treats his love like a queen or a king, his and only his. Sitting beside him on a throne with their own crown" I walked back to Loki and held his hand. It was now my turn to look Lord Odin in the eyes "I think villains are misjudged and most of the time, We don't get to see their story. For if we knew it, The hero may not seem so full of glory. Monsters are made, Not born and any soul tortured, Confused, And abused incidentally, would not have time to mourn. So the next time I defend the villain of the tale, Remember that they too, Were once broken and frail" Lord Odin didn't move from his spot. His face was like stone. I think I may have overstepped but it was too late to take any of it back so I had to face the punishment. Even Lady Frigga and Loki didn't move. (Though Loki did have a proud look on his face)

Lord Odin's face was blank as he closed the gap between us. I stood tall. Lord Odin didn't scare me.
"Hmm. I can see why Loki choose you" Lord Odin smiled. Taking us all by surprise "I wanted to test you, Amelia. To see what your intentions were. Are you with my son because he was a Prince? Or because you wanted to be"
"Because I want to be. I cannot pinpoint when I fell in love with him but I did. It just happen. But I do know that I love this man with all my heart" I grinned at Loki. His eyes were soft as he grinned back at me. He took a step toward me and wrapped his arms around me.
"I can tell. Why did you hide the fact that you were in an important relationship?" Lord Odin looked toward his son. Loki rubbed the back of his head.
"I thought you wouldn't approve and that you hated me" Loki mumbled.
"While I hated Frost Giants, I never hated you. You were but a child when I saved you from the icy rocks that your father left you on" Lord Odin sighed "At first, I was going to use you for political gain. But when you called me dad for the first time when you were but a mere child, I knew you were my son"
"Father," Loki muttered as his eyes welled up.
"I may not always have treated you the same as Thor but that was because you were always more independent than Thor" Lord Odin put his hand on Loki's shoulder "But as I grow older, I see that I should have treated you the same"
"He's right. Thor was always an airhead" Loki licked his lips as he chuckled "So you really do approve of my relationship with Amelia?" It seemed to be the only sentence that Loki couldn't get his head around.
"Loki, Would you of listened if I said no?"
"Good point" Loki scratched his head.
"You have always chosen your own path and Amelia here is a formidable post. I have quite an amount of respect for her as only she has been able to scare Thor into cleaning his room" Lady Frigga smiled. I was shocked to hear Lord Odin agree with Lady Frigga and that he too has respect for me.
"Something we could not do for 1500 years" Lord Odin rolled his eyes. I chuckled behind my hands. Loki tightened his hand on my waist.
"So was that all you wanted us for? Can we leave now?" Loki asked. Lady Frigga and Lord Odin looked at each other.
"Are we going to have to worry about, you know, in terms of accidents"
"Oh my god! Father!" Loki groans, throwing his hands over his face, completely embarrassed. I laughed. Knowing that we had the exact same conversation with Lady Frigga a short while ago.
"I'm just checking that you are being careful!" Lord Odin smiled at his son's discomfort.
"I'm over a thousand years old, for crying out loud. Do you really think I'd be so irresponsible as to - ?" He cuts himself off. I hide my face in my hand "Don't answer that"
"No, My Lord. You do not have to worry about that" I hugged Loki's arm.
"And if we were to have children, it wouldn't be an accident" Loki blurted out. Loki's hand flew to his mouth. I stared at him. Blinking only once.
"Okay, We need to have grown up chat" I pulled Loki's arm. I turned to the King and Queen and bowed "My Lord, My Lady" As we walked away, I heard Lady Frigga and Lord Odin laughing.

We walked deep into the gardens. To where the rose bushes where Loki would often sit. Loki was quiet the entire time. We stayed at each other's sides. Our hands moved closer together for a few seconds before I pulled away. I wasn't sure if it was right to hold hands with Loki in public. Once we were there, Loki sat on a bench.
"Are you okay?" I asked him. Sitting next to him "You seem a little... on edge?" Loki then held my hand, his large palm wrapping around mine. Exhaling, I relaxed and looked up at Loki, all the worry and anxiety fading from my face.
"I'm sorry. I thought I freaked you out with the children's fact" Loki pinched his lips together. Loki hid his face in his hands. It was kind of cute seeing him like this.
"I have never seen you so flustered" I took his hands in mine.
"I guess you have that effect on me" Loki removed one of his hands as he ran it over his hair "Amelia, I want to be you. I love waking up in the morning and finding you next to me. holding you close, Protecting you from nightmares. Finding you in my arms when the sun rises. Listening to your heartbeat as you snore. Kissing you on the forehead as you sleep on my chest. Our bodies intertwined as we sleep"
"I didn't know you felt like that?"
"Are you kidding?" Loki looked at me softly "I thought you heard what I told Thor when you were out cold when you put Elena in a wall?"
"I've slept since then" I pulled my knees up to my chest "Care to remind me what you said?" 
"Before I realized that I was in love with you, I thought my future consisted of being stuck in my room or a dungeon. Not exactly a future" Loki laced his fingers in mine "That's when I dreamed of a future where we would travel the other realms together. We would be in each other's lives whether it was as friends or something more. I dreamed we would be together forever"
"There's but at the end of that sentence isn't there?" I quizzed as Loki smirked at me.
"Oh, you know me so well" He chuckled softly at me "But.. after you said yes to being my girlfriend. I dreamed of a different future. I dream that we would move out of this place, We could buy a house just outside the city and make it our own. We could get a little puppy or a kitten. Or both. We would have a little family. Like 5 kids. Mostly boys but the last one could be a little girl. We could sit on the front porch as we watch our children run around. We could grow old together and on the said porch, We could watch our grand-kids grow up"
"I'd like that future too" I smiled as he placed his forehead on mine.
"I know we have only been together a short while -" Loki rambled on before I covered his mouth.
"Loki, I want that future too" I smile. Loki kissed me as I pulled my hand away.
"I love you"
"I love you"
"Oh as for that speech you gave Odin" Loki licked his lips as he smirked "I wasn't expecting that shy little sheep who wouldn't say boo to a goose. One who spoke so politely to people, to rip off your disguise as easy as you did" Loki growled in my ear.
"Well, He irritated me" I folded my arms.
"He is right I can be a monster" Loki's face dropped but then he glanced up at me "But only for you" I bit my bottom lip.
"Damn you" I mumbled. Blushing as I stood up and walked to another rose bush. They were coming out of season so there wasn't many left.
"Hehe, Love me really" Loki stood behind me. His hands were on my waist.
"Debatable when you make me blush like that" I turned around and wrapped my own arms around his neck.

I could have stayed like this forever but it was getting chilly so we went back inside. We didn't want to see anyone else tonight so went straight back to our room to chill out.
"You know, I really thought your old man was going to kill me today," I said as I brushed out my hair.
"I was never going to let him harm one hair on your head" Loki hung his jacket up "Plus, You would have burned him where he stood" I looked at my hand.
"Well, That too. Do you think Thor's friends will find out what I am?" I turned back to my man.
"I hope so. You need to tell them about your dreams" Loki replied as he walked past me to the bathroom.
"Yeah, about the dreams. I don't think they are dreams" I spoke as I sat on the bed.
"Oh, What do you think they are?" Loki called out as the water turned on. He stuck his head around the door "Care to join me?"
"I think they are memories and yeah, I will" I stood up and took my robe off. After the day I have had. I need a distraction.