Frozen Tears Once Shed | Loki FanFic

Chapter 10: The Act of the Casket

You gently awake to find your arm searching for the pale man who had asked you to stay the night. Your eyes hadn't opened yet, but you felt around for Loki. Your hand finally rested on his chest

"I saw-" his voice came lightly as he rubbed the top of your hand with his thumb.

"What did you see?" You asked, still half asleep.

"Nothing, nevermind." Loki turned his gaze to out the window.

The sudden realization of what you were doing hit you. You were in Loki's bed and it was weird, though amazingly comfortable and he didn't seem to mind, which was weird. And just, awkwardness. You jolted back, falling off the bed with a loud thud.

"What in the allfather's name are you doing?" Loki peeked over the side and looked at you from ontop of the bed.

"nothing, nothing at all, how was your sleep? did your nightmare stop eventually? you wouldnt wake up and called out for me last night and I--" you were stammering

"I am quite aware of what occurred last night," he said behind a smile.

"you'd best be getting up though, the floor is rather cold"

"Right" you get up and dust yourself off.

"Today I believe is the day we should venture to Midguard. We can continue any needed training there." He said as his pale figure lifted from the bed and grabbed a white, button down shirt that lay over his desk chair.

"You think you're ready?" you ask, leaning against the edge of the bed. You knew Loki was cocky and mischievous, so you should've expected him wanting to go rush out and strike his revenge, like a poised cobra.

"Do you think me not?" he came off defensive, but it was an honest question.

"I didn't say that, I'm just saying I can't guarantee your safety right now" you answer. You turn your head to the side a bit, taking in him. Beautiful, but oh, such a pain.

"Safety is not your concern, especially not mine, i believe it was one of the first things you pointed out to me. what is it really? Why do you think I am not ready?" He asked as he held his strong arms open waiting for your answer.

"No, no I don't think that, don't put words in my mouth Loki Odinson"

"Laufeyson" he corrected imminently

You just stopped talking and rolled your eyes. with a heavy sigh, you walk over to him and close your hands around his.

"I just want to make sure you're ready to start a whole new war" you say, intertwining your fingers with his. It was honest, you were completely prepared, but you didn't want Loki running off and getting himself killed. Sure he was calculating, and you were as well, you just didnt want your bloodlust to get yourselves killed.

"The war started the moment you broke me out of that wretched prison"  

Loki said behind a serpentine smile.

Yep, that was the kind of Loki you were getting used too.

"Give me a second, I need to go to my study, I'll be back in a moment" you dropped his hands and scurried off to the large door that held the room you spent all your time in.

You shut the door behind you and strode over to one of the book shelves. Moving a book, the shelf slid to the side revealing another room. It looked much like the first, but was relatively smaller. Instead of books lining the shelves, reagents covered the wood panels.

The room smelled of Elder berries, which share an aroma with Midgardian raspberries. There was a single round table In the center of the room. It matched the decor of the previous room, but this table had transmutation runes carved into its surface, runes used in the art of alchemy. Also dotting the surface was various beakers, bottles and test tubes.