Second Chance

Chapter 13

After all of the chaos and emotion, I made him get up and go to bed. As he laid down and covered himself up, he just stared up at me. His eyes screamed for attention. You could still see the sadness, the regret, the pure emotion he was trying so desperately to hide. I knelt down beside his bed.
"Loki, what is the matter?"
"Nothing. I am just thinking."
"You know, you can talk to me, right? Thats what friends are for. They are here to listen, to help, to comfort." And I place my hand gently against his cheek.
"It is just that I have done nothing to deserve the kindness you treat me with. If I may speak freely, I would like to share something with you. From the moment you told me about second chances, I knew there was something about you i just could not help but become obsessed with. You were in my head, I thought of your words constantly. And then, all I could think about was you. You gave me the ring, and the words on it have become something that means more to me than you realize. You have put up with me. You have made me feel welcome, after the occasional threat, of course. You see the good in me that no one, including myself, can see. You believe in me, even though I do not deserve it. And I have grown quite fond of you, and I do not intend to ever, ever hurt you again. If you wish, I would like to stay with you." He sits up, and pulls me up to sit next to him.
" Wow. That was really sweet of you to say, but you already stay with me? Why would you ask to stay?"
"I do not mean just here, on this ship with you. I meant to stay with you. You, secret. I have now seen my future. And as scary as the future may seem, I am already certain of one thing in particular. I cannot see myself living my life, without you there. You have brought out the best of me, the part of myself I thought no longer existed. And without you, I would still be trying to set this realm on fire, but you have given me hope. Something that no one has ever given me. And, I now have realized what the words on this ring mean to me. I truly believe that you are my second chance." His words have me frozen where I sit. I'm his second chance? What does that mean?
"Loki, of course you can stay with me, for as long as you like. I'm just not sure I understand what you are trying to tell me."
"Talking about how I feel is not something that comes easy to me."
"Trust me, I know." I smile and nudge him. He chuckles.
"Well, I guess I am trying to say that I need you. I am not good at this." He sighs, and you can see that he has more to say but can't find the words. "Earlier, when you showed me the brighter path of life, why did you choose to show me with a kiss?"
"You know, I actually don't have an answer for that. I couldn't think of anything else to do. It seemed to be the only thing that my mind thought of." I had almost forgotten about that. He gently grabs me chin, and turns my face to look at him. He leans forward and softly kisses my forehead.
"Well, I now understand what you mean." He smiles. I stand up, and pull him in for a hug. He holds on to me differently. It's like he doesn't want to let go. And I am fine with that. I stand there holding him, and all of a sudden I hear a small metal clanking sound. I look around and his ring has fallen off. "That is strange. I have never been able to take it off before." He says as he pulls out of our hug slightly.
"That is because I enchanted it. The ring would only come off whenever you had a true change of heart. Whenever your soul would purely change, your magic would come back to you."
"You did this, for me?" He asks while a tear falls from his eyes.
"Of course. I believe in you, Loki. I knew that one day you would see the true potential in yourself, so the ring was almost like an incentive. Although you didn't know that, I did. I have been watching you grow and change since the moment you arrived here, and I was bound and determined to show you that not everything beautiful is whole. Sometimes, something or someone, can be completely broken, but still be beautiful." He stands up, and still holds me close. I didn't realize how much taller he was than me until I had to look directly up to meet his gaze. He grabs me around the waist, holds me to his chest, and swings me around the room.
"Secret, I must speak with the man with the eye patch." He smiles.
"You mean director fury?"
"Yes, and I would also like to speak with the rest of your team." He says. I have no idea what he is doing. I am a little worried, but he seems to truly be happy. The ring did come off. He spun me around the room merrily, and he has spilled most of his emotions. I have no clue what he is up to, but I know that I have to help him. I message the team to meet in the conference room. Im not sure how this is gonna go, and I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous. I just hope that what he has to say has nothing to do with taking over the planet. I mean, I'm pretty sure we are passed that stage, right?