Loki And The Goddess

Cupid Meets The Royal Family

Chapter 13 

As Loki and Cupid walked towards the room that would soon be Cupid's, they ran into Thor. Loki sees his brother and says, "Brother, come here I want you to meet someone." Thor walks over to Loki and Cupid. Thor said, "Loki, I figured that you would be getting prepared for your wedding." Loki said, "I will brother, but I want you to meet someone first." Loki motions towards Cupid, "This is Cupid, Serenity's brother." Thor said, "I didn't know that she had a brother." Loki said, "Neither did I until now." Thor reaches out his hand for Cupid to shake, and Cupid accepts Thor's hand in friendship. Thor said, "So, brother, how did Serenity's brother come to be on Asgard?"

Loki looked at Cupid, then said, "Well, he was sent here by Serenity's mother to come and take her back to Olympus but when he found out that his mother lied to him he decided not to do what she wanted. Thor's eyes got big, "He was going to take Serenity back to Olympus and you are walking with him?" Loki said, "Yes, Thor. Cupid is going to stay here because Serenity wants him too and I want what will make Serenity happy. Cupid is not a bad person, Thor. He was lied to and deceived by his own mother. He didn't know the whole story, only what his mother had told him." Thor said, "Well, I guess he's ok, if you say so, brother." Loki said, "He is ok, Thor. I first thought the same thing that you did until Serenity and Cupid explained it to me." Thor asked, "Have you introduced him to father and mother yet?" Loki said, "No, not yet. I was going to let Cupid get settled in his new room before taking him to see our parents." Thor said, "You know that father will want to meet him and he'll probably have the same reaction as I did when you tell him why Cupid is here." Loki said, "I'm aware of that Thor and I'm ready for it."

Thor extends his hand again to Cupid, and Cupid accepts it. "Well, it's nice to meet you again Cupid, and I'm glad that you're not going to take Serenity back to Olympus." Cupid said, "It's like I told Loki, I'm the God of Love and I wouldn't be holding true to my nature if I let my mother use me to hurt Serenity. My sister deserves to have happiness and she has that with Loki." After Thor said goodbye to Loki and Cupid, he left and went about his way.

Loki asked Cupid, "Cupid, would you like to meet my father and mother before I take you to your new room?" Cupid said, "Sure. That would be great." So, Loki took Cupid to the throne room where he knew he would find his parents. Upon arriving at the throne room, Loki and Cupid went inside to find not only Odin but also Frigga. Odin looks at Cupid with curiosity in his eye as he and Loki approach the throne. Loki speaks first, "Father, mother I would like you to meet Cupid, Serenity's older brother." Odin eyes Cupid then asks suspiciously, "Cupid, when did you arrive on Asgard and how did you get past my royal guards?" Cupid answers with a hint of arrogance, "I arrived on Asgard today and it was easy to get past your royal guards. They didn't pay any attention to the obvious pathway into Asgard. So, it was easy to get past them. It's a good thing that it was me who sneaked past them instead of my parents." Odin's one good eye frowned at the fact that his royal guards were so easily deceived. Odin speaks with authority, "I will have to see to it that my royal guards are not so easily deceived. I am greatly disappointed in the lack of attention that my royal guards had." Frigga said, "Maybe it's a good thing that Cupid arrived today, now we know that our royal guards need more training to prevent this from happening in the future." Odin said, "Perhaps my queen." Frigga asks Cupid, "Cupid, why did you come here to Asgard?" Loki and Cupid look at each other. Then Cupid said, "Well, your highness, I was sent here by my mother to bring Serenity back to Olympus but after seeing how happy my sister was with Loki, I decided not to do it." Frigga and Odin's eyes got big, Odin asked sternly, "So, you came here to get Serenity? Why?" Cupid answers, "My mother lied to me. She told me that my sister was being held here against her will by the prince of Asgard and wanted me to bring her home. But after talking to my sister and seeing how happy she is, I realized that my mother had lied to me." Loki said, "Father, Serenity wishes that her brother stays here on Asgard and I said that it would be alright." Odin said curiously, "You agree to such a condition, Loki." Loki said, "I love Serenity and will do anything to make her happy and having her brother here will make her happy." Odin was quiet for a moment then said in an authoritative tone, "So, be it. But he had better not cause any trouble or I will send him back to Olympus myself." Cupid tells Odin, "I will not cause any trouble, All Father. I just want to be with my sister." Odin nodded his head yes. Loki and Cupid bow before Odin and Frigga and then leave. Loki proceeded to take Cupid to his new room.