Unfinished Gems

Trick Hunt - 7

Dean, and this was Dean now and not Loki, was glowering at his steering wheel.

It had been a week since the incident with Anna, and he was still pissed off with Castiel. He made sure to tell the angel in no uncertain terms to back the hell off or he'd be shooting at him for the next few weeks until he cooled down. Sam wasn't much better. He threatened to throw a fireball at him.

The fact he proved he could throw a fireball before making the threat (he had managed to hit Alistair, to Loki's delight) didn't hurt. Even if he could only throw one or two before he became absolutely exhausted, it was still a vast improvement over where he started a few months ago.

But that wasn't the full source of his annoyance. Oh no, that had everything to do with the fact he had felt someone watching him. Someone that by all rights shouldn't be aware he remembered.

That is, unless Fury put the clues together and figured out that there was a possibility Loki was his thief. Hel had warned him that the man was getting close to the truth.

If Thor had told Odin about his suspicions, then there was a chance Dean would be undergoing a discreet trial soon. One to determine whether he was worthy of becoming an Asgardian again.

The thing was, neither Dean nor Loki was sure if they wanted to return. Sam needed them, and they would refuse a place among the gods once more if it meant leaving him behind.

"Drachma for your thoughts?" asked Sam, joking.

Ever since finding out Dean is/was Loki, only stuck in a mortal body, he had started brushing up on his mythology. He was almost as well versed as Loki in Norse, even if his pronunciation needed work.

Seeing Dean didn't roll his eyes or make a snarky comeback, Sam paused and turned to face his brother in full.

"What's wrong?"

"I think Odin found out."

"How?"

"Fury. He might have called Thor and put a few things together. Thanks to the charm he can't overtly track us, but he might have found out that Loki is back on earth and remembers everything."

"Well it is mostly your fault you know," Sam reminded him.

"Bitch."

"Jerk. So what happens if he did find out?"

"There are a series of trials that some must undertake before they're allowed to regain their former title. Most generally pass them, or fake it well enough to make it look like they learned their lesson. But..."

"But you're not sure you want to become an Asgardian again, since it would run the risk of leaving me behind," finished Sam.

He knew the reason Loki had been determined to keep the fact he remembered under wraps. It ran the risk of Thor finding out and apparently starting the trials early, and after the fact he might be expected to return to Asgard for probation.

However, Sam was mortal. It was unlikely Odin would permit him to enter Asgard as he was now, and even less likely that he would welcome him as he would Loki.

Loki understood loyalty to some extent. It was why he had never gone after Thor directly in an attempt to kill him, no matter how much he pissed him off.

The fact Sam accepted him and most of his bad traits without question...well, it was something Loki was loathe to lose. Sam was a very intelligent man, even for a mortal. He was also a quick learner, and one who wouldn't hold some of Loki's mistakes against him too much, except as emotional blackmail. And he knew when some things went too far, hurt too deep.