A Tale of Mischief and Mutants part 2

Søte

—-Loki—-

As we leave the news studio Sam beams at me. 'Even after all the memories that have been dragged up today she's still smiling.' 'How is she so strong?' I'm so proud of her and all the progress she's made.

—-Sam—-

It's the next day I'm watching in awe as Loki practices ice manipulation in our training room. Watching him in his Jotun form... he's just so stunning. I hear a knock on the door that Loki doesn't seem to notice he's too focused on trying to consistently create ice in the shape of a dagger, one that's both sharp enough to pierce most flesh and durable enough to withstand the impact from being thrown.

He's getting the hang of it remarkably well and has been practicing the skill on mannequins all morning as well as some 'Jotun style fighting maneuvers'. Rather than interrupt him and cause him anxiety over someone being at the door I just go quietly answer the door before he notices the knocking. I open it only a crack and smile seeing it's Thor. I speak softly as I open it a bit wider.

"Hey! What's up?"

"Nothing much I'm just here to drop off more books on Jotunheim you know how quickly he goes through books."

"You're telling me, he's already done with all of them and he even took detailed and color coordinated notes on them."

Thor laughs at this then becomes serious again.

"How is all of that going?"

I smile and open the door wider to invite him in.

"Come see for yourself."

I know Loki might've objected to it if I'd asked if he was ok with Thor looking in on his training session but I also know his fears about Thor rejecting this form are unfounded and it will do him some good to hear the support of his brother. Thor looks hesitant.

"Are you sure that's wise?"

I smile reassuringly.

"I am, and don't let him fool you he loves you, your support means the world to him. Now come and see how far he's come."

Thor smiles slightly and follows me into the house stopping to watch Loki from the doorway of the training room. He watches in silence as Loki does a particularly challenging maneuver using the ice he's creating to create various weapons and structures which he uses to take on taller 'opponents'.

When he's done he stops and is breathing heavily from the exertion and focus the series of maneuvers he just practiced required. Thor chooses this moment to make himself known startling Loki in the process.

"Norns brother! I've never seen you fight so gracefully!"

That's not to say Loki's usually clumsy he has a grace to his fighting Asgardians typically seem to lack. The fighting style he's practicing today just seems to suit his design better than the fighting styles he was taught on Asgard. Loki is startled enough that a noticeable amount of ice now coats his armor. He stutters clearly extremely anxious about what his brother's reaction to seeing him in this form will be.

"Oh... umm I... Th-Thor I didn't know you were there..."

Thor just smiles at him.

"I know I didn't want to interrupt your training, it seems like you're doing well."

Loki nods a peculiar pained expression on his face.

"...I'm sorry it seems I can't find my focus to turn myself back."

Thor shrugs.

"Then don't there's no need to rush you'll find it eventually."

Loki looks over his blue hands and arms uncomfortably.

"...yes eventually."

Thor for once seems to pick up on subtly. He silently walks up to his brother and puts his arm on Loki's shoulders gently pulling his younger sibling closer to himself. Loki seems to freeze at his brother's touch not knowing how to respond to it in this form.

"lillebror, jeg er så stolt av deg."
'little brother, I'm so proud of you.'

Loki finally seems to relax and smiles at Thor's comment it probably means even more having been said in the tongue they grew up speaking. He relaxes slightly and his smile turns a bit mischievous.

"takk store oaf"
'Thanks you big oaf.'

I laugh slightly to myself. Thor smiles humorously as well and doesn't even seem phased by Loki's appearance right now. He pulls his little brother in for a hug.

"Jeg elsker deg lillebror."
'I love you little brother.'

Loki seems stiff at first but seems to melt into the hug as he realizes he's not going to hurt Thor because of his anxiety and that his older brother really doesn't care about his appearance.

"...elsker deg også."
'...love you too.'

I smile at both of them. I draw on the small amount of Asgardian I have mastered in order to tease them.

"dere to er søte!"
'You two are adorable!'

Loki pulls away from his brother and looks at me in mock offense.

"søte? søte?! Jeg ser på noe søtt!"
'Adorable? Adorable?! I'm looking at something adorable!'

He steps closer to me and grabs my hands pulling me towards him in a playfully aggressive manner and I laugh as he places a kiss on my cheek. He looks so relaxed and comfortable right now and I'm so glad to see him happy in this form.