"It could be your real home." Loki whispers to me.
I stop moving, thankfully we are behind the group.
"I can't leave the tower. They need me." I say.
"I know. It was only a suggestion. I just want you to know that, this will always be a home for you."
"Okay. Thank you. I will always consider it that, them." I reply with a smile.
We catch up to the others and make our way to the front of the group, with Thor.
The guards open the throne room doors for us and I take off.
"Ruby?" Frigga says with a smile.
She comes down the stairs and I hug her tightly.
"It's been so long." She says.
"I know. I missed you guys so much."
I go up to Odin and hug him as well.
"Loki." Frigga says giving him a tight hug.
"Hello, mother." He says with a smile.
Pepper looks confused as to how close I am with them and I give her a simple answer.
"I'm the favorite."
She nods slowly and turns to my dad, who just agrees with me. I laugh and go back to Loki.
"Goodbye. I'm getting a gown. I'll be back."
They laugh and I leave the room. I hear feet behind me and turn seeing Loki. I stop so he can catch up to me.
"Come to help me pick a gown?"
"I came to watch you put it on." He says smirking.
"Charming." I say with a chuckle.
We get to my room and I open the door and sigh.
"Ugh. I miss this room." I say.
Loki sits down and crosses his legs and stares at me, waiting. I roll my eyes and laugh.
I take off my jacket slowly, messing with him, and he uncrosses his legs and sits forward. I unbutton my pants and pull them down watching his eyes trail up and down my body. I don't have on a bra and he knows that.
To mess with Loki, I put my hands under my shirt, like I'm about to take it off, then I put my hands down and turn towards the wardrobe. I hear him groan and I smile in victory.
He grabs my waist, out of no where, and turns me around. I look into his eyes and only see lust. I smirk and pull him into a open-mouthed kiss. Our tongues fight for dominance. He slides one of his hands down to my thigh and taps. I jump and he picks me up and pushes me against the closest wall.
I pull away from his lips and put our noses together and look him in the eyes.
"I want you to save this energy for later. I need to change. We need to get back before they suspect something."
He groans but sets me down anyway.
"Don't worry. You'll get it later."
"Yes, I will."
I go into my wardrobe and find a dress and have Loki help me put it on.
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We walk hand-in-hand down the hall, walking back to the throne room. We get there and I get Pepper to look at me.
"Ruby, you look gorgeous." She gasps.
"Thank you." I say with a laugh.
"Frigga, I came here to tell you that Peter, MJ, and I finally graduated. Today."
"That's wonderful." She says with her sweet smile.
"I know, right?" We all say together.
"How long are you staying?" Frigga asks.
"Umm. I'm not sure. Dad?"
"The rest of us will have to leave today. But, Ruby do you want to stay?"
"Wait, I can stay?"
"Yeah. You're an adult. You don't have school. As long as you come back soon."
"I couldn't stay away for too long."
I look up at Loki with a smile and see that he is smiling as well.
"I will be staying for a while." I come to a conclusion.
"You will come back, though. Right?" Nat asks.
"Of course. The tower is my home. I'll always come back."
"Good." They all say together.
We all spend a couple hours together until it is time for them to leave. Walking down the bifrost bridge, we're talking and smiling. We get to the dome and they all give me a hug.
"Just pretend I'm in college."
"You're on a different realm." Dad says.
"Well, I don't know what I should say then." I say with a chuckle.
They laugh and I see Nat and Wanda tearing up.
"Oh gosh. Don't cry. I'll only be gone for a little while. Shit. You're making me cry." I say tearing up as well.
"Sorry." They say.
I huff and pull both the girls into a hug.
"I'll be back. You can't get rid of me."
"Okay." They say.
I let go and stand back.
"I love you, guys."
"We love you, too."
Heimdall twists his sword and the bifrost takes them away. I pull Loki into a hug and we walk back to the palace.
He takes me to his room and we lay on his bed. My arms are wrapped around his torso, pulling him as close as possible.
"I guess it is my home. Will be for a while." I say looking up at him with a real smile.
"I know you're sad right now. But, I am happy you're here. And you're staying. Even for a little while." He says looking ahead.
"I'ma be living like royalty." I say with a laugh, looking away from Loki.
"Yes, you are."
"That's awesome. I get to wear beautiful dresses everyday. I get to be with you no matter what. As if that stopped me in midgard anyway. I will also start calling it midgard, as well."
"I love that you are focusing on the good things. You have ever since I met you. You did when you saw me in the cell. You didn't look scared."
"I was surprised. The one I had been seeing in my visions, was stuck in a cell, and Loki. The God of Mischief."
"You're the reason it happened. You walked into my cell and I changed."
"I only helped bring out the best in you. I plan on doing that until I die."
"What is you're life span? You are an angel. But, you also fell."
"I don't know. Maybe Frigga knows. We can ask later."
