Rebirth (Completed)

Trouble

There was a strange yet familiar feeling that slowly haunted in the back of Loki's sharp mind. He sensed the presence of a powerful being that was back on Asgard. 'It couldn't be. I am just imagining thing.'

But no matter how hard Loki tried to convince himself that it was all in his mind, deep down he knew that he couldn't lie to himself.

The presence reminded him of Anika, the mysterious maiden who in a way died so that Serena can be reborn. Again it was impossible for he also sense that the presence was somehow connected to his power.

Lost in deep thought, Loki unfortunately doesn't realize that his wife was in another man's arms at the moment. The feeling crawled its way into his heart and he snap back into reality when he heard his brother returning.

"Brother," Loki spoke in a calm deadly manner, "where have you been for this past couple of weeks? If I am not mistaken, Jane has also been looking for you."

"I was on Asgard," Thor replied in a hurried manner which made Loki more suspicious.

"Why? What's there for you on Asgard that you would abandon your Jane without telling her where you are going?"

"I wanted to make sure that all was well on Asgard," Thor answered him and Loki knew that he was hiding something.

"You can't lie to me, Thor. What is so important there that made you disappear from more than a month?" Loki sneered with a smirk, "I know that you are hiding something from me. I could sense her you know."

Thor's face paled and Loki knew that his brother would try to escape from his questions so he quickly made a barrier around the God of Thunder with his magic. The sight of Thor looking uncomfortable pleased him and he chuckles.

"Now Thor, answer my question," he said almost in a whisper, "who is she and why are you hiding her from me?"

The big oaf sighed and hangs in his head in defeat. "Her name is Arlene and she is a child who I promised I would look after. I swore that I would keep her hidden from everyone but I have forgotten how powerful you are when it comes to sensing magic."

"And where, may I ask, did this Arlene come from?" Loki questioned as he circled around his brother like a predator, "I demand to know. Otherwise I will go and see this child for myself."

"She came from a broken family where her father wanted nothing to do with her," Thor boldly answered him, "Her mother died when she was a wee one."

"How did you come in possession of this child?"

The oaf sighed again. "The All-Father had a close relationship with the mother for she was like a daughter to him and he made me promised that if anything were too happened to him that I would care for the girl and keep her safe."

Loki knew that his brother was lying but allowed Thor to go to Jane before the woman had another screaming fit. He pondered on everything that Thor has revealed to him and slowly began putting the pieces together. This Arlene was another powerful child and Odin wanted to keep her a secret because he knew that Loki would stop at nothing to unleash her full power.

This made Loki chuckle again with a wicked smile. He was going to go to Asgard and meet this child himself so that he can figure out what made her so special.

The trickster was about to leave when he heard the Captain call him. He sighed and turned to see his beloved Serena out cold in Steve's arms. Anger began to boil inside his heart and he had to fight hard not to punch out the soldier.

"What happened?" Loki hissed through clenched teeth.

"She fainted," Steve replied and placed Serena into Loki's awaiting arms, "I think she had a dizzy spell."

Loki sighed again causing the anger to slowly melt away as he sat down on the couch holding Serena who looked as though she was sleeping peacefully. He gazed at her beauty and felt his heart do a backflip with happiness.

The mischief maker felt as though he was the luckiest man alive to be married to such a breathtaking goddess and the most beautiful woman in the whole universe.

As much as he wanted to stay with her in his arms, Loki knew that he had some investigating to do on Asgard and to personally meet Arlene so that he can uncover her secret.

The trickster stood up and gently placed the sleeping beauty on the couch before wrapping her in a blanket. He knew he couldn't trust Steve so he told Stark to watch over his wife as he opened a portal to Asgard. Loki didn't want Heimdall to know of his presence and walked through the portal that took him into the deeper parts of Asgard.

The girl's presence was stronger here that it almost knock Loki off his feet when the wave of magic hit him. He regains his posture and followed the scent that led him to a room where he could hear child-like laughter. Not wanting to alarm the child, the trickster stealthy slipped into the room and stood in the shadows.

At first he couldn't see anyone until a girl crawled out of underneath the queen sized bed and brushed herself off. Loki stared in shock when the child finally came into view.

It was like looking into a mirror of his younger self but feminine. Long raven locks fell past her shoulder and emerald green eyes sparkled with a hint of mischievous locked eyes with him. He shook his head trying to erase the image of his mind hoping that he somehow imagine her, but the girl was still there looking like she has seen a ghost.

This girl was his daughter who he had thought dead because that was what Anika told Odin. Did Anika lie to Odin or did Odin lie to her?

"Excuse, sir, but what are you doing in my room?" the girl asked with such politeness. She smiled but that didn't cover up that look of pain in her eyes. Arlene didn't even look afraid just curious to why a strange was in her room.

Loki stepped into the light and the girl gasped in surprise.

"Hello, Arlene," he spoke smoothly, "I am Loki, your father."

The young girl screamed and the windows shattered into shards.