Sigyn: A Loki Love Story

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

"My excitement grows with every passing second as our wedding approaches, my Pet, does yours?"

"I cannot believe there is only a week left before it," she said with a wide smile, trying her best feign enthusiasm "I honestly couldn't be more anxious about it…..In a good way!"

She quickly lied and shook her head at herself as Theoric peered over her balcony ledge at the beautiful garden below where the ceremony would take place. By all accounts she should be honored to marry a man of Theoric's stature in Asgard, and he was handsome and nice enough, but Sigyn's heart was simply not in it. She felt bored to tears in his presence, perhaps because of his annoying habit of asking her questions and not bothering to listen to her answers, and although he tried his best to amuse her she found him dull, average, much like all the other warriors of Asgard. She could read every thought in his mind and feeling in his heart, and so she knew his admiration for her to be sincere, but he lacked passion and a life without passion was one she found hard to resign herself to.

"Sigyn, I know we are betrothed, and there is often little of genuine affection in those types of matches," he said, holding her hand and causing her to question whether he had just read her mind "but believe me, I do not take our marriage lightly, I recognize that you are a Goddess, and therefore above me, but I promise that I shall cherish you forever, you will want for nothing."

She nodded politely and caught a glimpse of a green wasp crawling towards them on the balcony ledge as Theoric stooped to kiss her hand. She bit her bottom lip and grinned broadly at it, just as Theoric stood up straight and blocked it from her view

"I'm glad you are amused by my boldness and not offended by it."

He embraced her, knocking a little of the wind out of her lungs with the suddenness and force of the gesture. She awkwardly wrapped her arms around him and patted his back.

"Not at all Theoric, I find you to be most proper in all your dealings with me."

"Well, I must leave you now my Pet, for your father and I have things to speak of, but I could not resist the urge to steal a moment with you while I was here."

"Oh, of course, you should go, lest we run the risk of being seen as improper."

"Certainly, Pet. Until next time," she was reluctant to allow him to kiss her, but his intentions to do so were clear. She closed her eyes tightly and pursed her lips in unenthusiastic anticipation "OWWW!"

Sigyn opened her eyes slowly to see Theoric shaking his hand vigorously and moving around, trying desperately to avoid the wasp's stinger. Her eyes narrowed on the insect and she quickly caught it, cupping it between her two hands and holding it there.

"Are you badly hurt Theoric?"

She asked, truly concerned for his well being, knowing what the wasp was capable of.

"No, more annoyed than anything else." He looked at her with a puzzled expression on his face "Does it not sting you?"

"Oh…um" she searched her mind for a believable alternative to the truth "Yes, but, I've cast a spell to make my hands numb to it."

"Impressive, however let the pest go and I shall smash it."

"No!" she protested in a protective tone, then quickly came to her senses " Tis bad luck to harm wasps. I shall release him once you leave."

"Him?"

"Yes, it is male, I am certain of it."

"What a strange one you are my Pet," he remarked, laughing jovially, "but if you insist, I shall leave you and your pesky friend to it."