Loki Shorts

Just to Make You Smile Part II

-3 weeks later-

You've settled into your life working at the palace and have scraped up enough for a deposit on an apartment. Tomorrow you take your bag of things and leave that house forever. You smile at the thought as you put away returned books. As the day goes on you get more and more worried about telling your "father" and you end up organising way past your shift.

"What are you doing here?" Loki asks as he walks in.

"I work here..." You try to brush him off as you put a book back in its rightful place.

"Not this late." He comes up behind you and ghosts his hand along your lower back and you shiver. "Are you chilly love?" He grins. "Do you want my cape?"

You turn to look at him. "Yes. You're so sweet."

"I suppose I deserved that answer." He takes off his cape and puts it around your shoulders.

You feel the fabric and it's the softest thing you've ever felt. "I'm keeping this." You pull it tighter around you.

He smiles for a moment before it fades. "Really though. What's going on?"

You sit and put your head in your hands before you look up to meet his worried gaze. "I'm just trying to avoid the shit storm that is going to erupt when I tell him that I'm leaving."

He listens then thinks for a moment. "Will he hurt you?" He asks calmly.

"Probably." You give a small shrug.

"Come on." He takes your hand. When he sees your hesitancy he stops and looks you in the eye. "It's alright. I'm coming with you, he's not going to lay a hand on you."

You nod slowly, then hug him. He wraps his arms securly around you until you're ready to pull back. "Thank you."

"Anything for you love."

A ways down the road you voice what you've been thinking for almost a month now. "I'm scared." It's almost a whisper.

He puts his arm around you. "Why?"

"What if he's right and I can't make it on my own?"

"I know you, you're smart, dedicated, driven, I'm convinced you'll succeed in whatever you set your mind to. In the event that something doesn't pan out, I'll help you through it. You'll never have to be dependent on him again."

"I really appreciate how much you're helping me and everything you're offering."

"Well you mean a lot to me, I just want you to be happy."

"Thank you."

When you get to your house your "father" goes to yell at you but stops when he sees Loki. "Your highness." He gives a small bow. "If I may ask, why are you here?"

Loki looks at you and your stomach drops. You take a breathe and look at your father. "I'm moving out."

He gets visibly angry and you tense up. "You can't take her from me!" He gets in Loki's face.

"He's not taking me; I made the decision. He's here because I don't feel safe breaking news like this to the man who raised me. How do you think mother would feel about the way you've treated me?" You wince as he raises his hand, but the impact never comes. You open your eyes to see Loki holding his wrist and him withering in pain. Loki eyes him to make sure he's not going to try anything again before he lets go.

"She was never your mother." He spits.

Loki whirls around and knocks him out with a burst of magic. Your eyes widen. "Don't worry, I didn't kill him. Now, let's collect your things."

You nod slowly and walk towards your bedroom.

-5 months later-

"Loki, is it true that you used your sedir [magic] to render senator (your last name) unconcious, after breaking his wrist?"

"Yes, he was going to raise a hand against his daughter, and I made her a promise that he would never hurt her again. Maybe I was overzelous, maybe he got what he deserved."

"You have no remorse over your actions?"

"No, I won't apologise for protecting the woman I love."

"So, you just barged into his house one day and took her with you?"

"I was there because she was scared he was going to hurt her when she told him she was leaving, it was completely her choice, I simply supported her."

"Loki, we do not interfere with family affairs, you know th-"

"Maybe we should. You'd stand giving speeches on family values while innocents are being harmed by that very thing."

Odin goes to respond but Thor speaks up. "I stand by my brother on this subject. The old ways are done! What say you?" He stands and raises mjolnir in the air and the people of the courts cheer. Loki rolls his eyes at Thor's more theatrical side. Once everyone calms down Thor sits. "I say we start making changes in our justice system and hope it spreads through the villages and into the hearts of our people." More cheering erupts and Thor rattles on about the changes to be made.

You and Loki had agreed that it's probably best you stay back from this trial. You're the only thing on Loki's mind as the trial goes on, and he goes straight to your place after.

"How did it go?" You ask as you open the door for him.

He sighs. "It went very well, but it's chaos when Thor directs the sessions."

You walk over to the sofa and wrap yourself in his cape that you had in fact kept. "Oh come on, I thought you loved chaos."

"I like to create it then leave and watch from afar. It's amusing that way. Being in the centre of it is another story."

You smile and lean on his chest. His armor disappears and he's left in a green tunic that's much more comfortable for the both of you. "So what happened?"

Your "Father" was convicted and Thor set in motion some projects to help children in abusive homes."

"That's great!"

"It is. We named the movement after you and we want you to lead us in our efforts."

You smile, feeling good finally having closure and knowing you're helping others that had similar situations.