You and Me

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Maria slipped her fingers into Thor's outstretched hand, feeling herself trembling. She let herself get lost in his comforting orbs. The rhythm of his steady breath eased her frantic heart, and Maria tried to calm herself down; passing out in front of the kingdom she was supposed to become Queen of would not go down well.

She pushed out a levelled lungful of air, reining her terror at last. Still, her eyes moistened with unshed, fearful tears.

Thor didn't fail to notice; his spare hand cupped her cheek. "How do you feel?" he asked softly.

Maria gulped before she answered. Her eyes blinked furiously to stop her from crying. She'd ruin her make up and she didn't want to look anything but perfect for Thor. She was probably already making a disgrace of herself already by freezing like this. "Scared." she finally shuddered.

Thor's smile was more than considerate. So soft and unbothered by the fact she was openly freezing in fear in front of his whole home kingdom that it made Maria's heart bleed with adoration. God, she loved him. This was why she was marrying him; he made everything better without even trying. Just one smile, and the world could melt away and Maria wouldn't care a whit.

"How did Monday go?" He asked softly.

For a second, Maria's eyes just blinked. Then they flittered anxiously to the side, grazing fleetingly over the crowd below them. Her orbs stayed wide and glistening, her nervous breaths picking up slightly. "You..." she gulped, trying to keep her voice level. "You really want to talk about that now?"

Thor's shoulders shrugged. "Why not?" He smiled, letting his thumb brush lovingly over her cheek. "How was the film?"

"I..." Maria drew in a deep breath, but Thor kept his hand at her cheek, refusing to let her look away. Her orbs stayed locked on his, as if they were the only two people in the room. "It was good. I liked it."

Thor smiled. He knew that if they were not surrounded by an entire kingdom, Maria's response would have been much more enthusiastic, but as it was... she'd gone to the cinema with her friends. Almost like a goodbye party that they didn't know the true meaning of. Thor knew she was upset her friends couldn't even know about her wedding, let alone attend, but there was no way to bring them to Asgard and keep them oblivious to the 'different realm' thing. There was no choice.

"How was the man you are so fond of?"

That snapped Maria back to life. Her eyes widened, flickering to her future mother and father-in-law as her cheeks flushed with colour. "I am not fond of Daniel Craig!" she hissed under her breath.

Thor let his smile bloom into a chuckle, seeing her embarrassment take forefront over her fear. Good, he thought as her shoulders dropped their high tension.

"Thor!"

He forced his laughs into submission, pressing his lips together to keep them contained at Maria's endearing protest. He'd achieved his aim; she wasn't dominated by her fear anymore. It looked positively forgotten, her mind more concerned with implying to his parents that she was fond of a man other than the one she was about to marry!

He let his hand move from her cheek and squeezed the fingers he held on to, moving to face the front again. His lips were still stretched in a firm grin as he stepped forward, gently tugging Maria into an enticing step with him.

"Well then," he smiled at her over his shoulder, his eyes light and eagerly bright. "Shall we get married?"

Maria's mouth opened to reply, but she pressed her lips together and stayed silent, thinking that anything she'd have said was probably better saved for away from her future parents-in-law and subjects. It wouldn't do for the future Queen to swear, even if her soon-to-be husband was patronising her.