The Witch He Loved

Chapter 44

My eyes fly open, I look around my room and take in the light. Definitely morning. 

I try to get up but I'm held tight against Loki's back, I try to prise his arms from around me but he just grumbles into my neck. 

"Loki wake up!" I shout at him. 

He jumps and sits up quickly, looking around the room for any signs of danger. 

I leap out of bed and run to my wardrobe, throwing on a pair of joggers and a tank top. 

"Love? What's happening?" I turn and find him sitting there with a bewildered look on his face. 

I dash around the bed, grabbing at his hands and pulling him out of bed. 

"Come on Loki, get dressed." I let go of his hands and bounce over to the door, looking over my shoulder and finding he hasn't moved from the spot I left him. 

"Hurry!" I insist before opening the door and running down the hall to Thor's room. 

I pound my fist against his door until it's thrown open, he's frowning down at me but his face freezes as he takes in my grin. 

"What-" I put my hand up to pause him, taking a step back my smile seems to grow. 

"Catch me if you can Brother." In the next second I'm looking up at him from my cat form, there is a pause before he makes a grab for me but I dodge him and start running back down the hall. I see Bucky's door open as I run past but I don't stop to show off, Thor is right behind me.

I hear a yelp behind me.

"What in the hell was that?!" Bucky shouts. 

"I think I might know." Loki says back but I just run

Down the stairs and through the living room, past the training room and towards the building entrance. 

On a stroke of luck just as I'm getting to the doors Steve had been coming back in, opening them from the outside. 

I dash outside and shift mid stride into a cheetah, pumping my legs faster before turning and holding my ground. 

Thor is stood a distance away with a grin on his face but we just watch each other for a moment. 

Loki comes jogging out of the building and his eyes find me instantly, his eyes shining. Bucky and Steve follow him until the four of them are stood together. 

Thor takes a step forwards and holds his arms out at his sides.

"I think you might have me at a disadvantage sister." 

I cock my head and give him bare my teeth at him in a smile. 

He looks at the others and they speak quietly between themselves before they all look back at me, I flatten myself into the grass, my shoulders wiggling. 

The moment one of them steps forward I run at them, Steve and Bucky get close first so I twist my body and dash to the right, they trip over each others feet at the sudden change of direction and fall to the grass. 

Thor tries to tackle me as I run at him but I jump and let my front paws hit his chest, making him topple over. 

Loki tries to grab me next but I stop and watch him dive over me, landing on his front in the grass with a groan. 

I walk over to him and look down at his face. 

"You wound my pride, my Love." He says with a playful smile.

I lean over and rub my head against his and he huffs a laugh. 

I don't comfort him for long before the others start chasing me again. I turn and twist around them, continuously evading them all until we are all breathing heavily. 

"Okay Kit, you win." Thor says as he lies back on the grass. 

I jog over to them when the others sit down and admit defeat, shifting back into a cat I climb onto his chest and sit on it while my tail flicks happily. 

"Love, get off him. I'd say you've embarrassed us all enough." Loki laughs. 

I jump off Thor and trot over to Loki, climbing into his lap and leaning up his chest, I bump my head against his jaw as I purr at him. His hand runs down my back before scratching my ears. 

"I know Love." He says with a smile. 

They all start to stand up and I look up at them all. 

"Isn't she going to change back?" Bucky asks but Loki shakes his head. 

"No, not yet. Firstly Thor has to catch her, it's a game they have." He smiles down at me as I rub against his legs. "Secondly she's missed it, haven't you kitten?" 

I meow up at him and start jogging back over to the building next to his side. 

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I was laying on the bed watching Loki add his clothes into my wardrobe, He'd had a shower when we had come back to the room but had decided on leaving himself topless. Not that I was complaining. 

"You know this would be faster if you helped." He says as I watch his shoulders tense again. 

"I don't need it to be any fasted, I think you're doing a great job."

He looks at me over his shoulder, lying on my front with my head propped up and watching him. 

"Of course you do." He huffs a laugh before taking one of his shirts off a hanger and putting in on. 

"You know. For a God of Mischief you're a real killjoy sometimes." I say while rolling onto my back and closing my eyes. 

"It's a fine balance." He jokes. "I'm still finding it hard to believe she gave you your power back." 

"I told you, it's an engagement present. She's excited for us to marry." 

"So it seems many are." I sit up and turn to him. 

"Actually, Loki. I wanted to talk to you about that." 

"About what, Love?" He continues putting hangers into the wardrobe. Time to just come out and say it. 

"I don't want to wait the year to marry you." 

That gets his attention as his body pauses it's movements. He put's away the hanger in his hand and then turns his body to face me. 

"I see. So what is it that you want?" His face is neutral and patient while he waits for me. I run a hand through my hair as nervousness runs through me. 

"I don't know. Look, I love you right? And you love me. Neither of those things are going to change in the next year so why not just get married now?"

"Love-" I cut him off as he walks over to me. 

"Of course not like right now because there are formalities and arrangements that will need to be made but you know, I don't think we need to wait a year to-" 

His hand presses against my lips as he sits beside me. 

"I think if you recall, father said 'Within the year'. We can marry whenever we want. If you want to marry next week then we can have it arranged." 

He did say that. I think it all over for a moment before his hand drops from my mouth.

"Although we will need to inform my parents so they can organise most of it in our absence." 

"Well, what about-" I pause as I consider it. "What about in a month? We will be back in Asgard at that time anyway. That gives us all some time to plan." 

He cups my cheek and smiles at me. 

"Is that what you want?" I ask him quietly, he hadn't actually given his own thoughts on it. 

"Come here." I move to close the distance between us and he helps me until I'm straddling his lap with my arms around his shoulders. 

"I would be honoured to marry you in a months time, Katherine." He kisses me gently before pulling back. "I can't wait to call you my wife." 

I grin at him and rub my nose against. "Indeed, husband."