Uniting Asgard [Book Two]

Chapter Twelve

"What are you two doing here?" Loki furrowed his brow.

"We wanted to speak with you and thought you would be here," Thor replied. "However, the state of this room stirred up some concern in us."

"I know but-"

"We care about you, Loki. We are here for you no matter what happens, but this behavior...destroying your office...it won't lead you anywhere. You need to talk about how you feel." Thor explained.

"It's too hard. I know you both will try to understand how I feel but I know you can't." Loki sighed.

"We can't understand how you feel?" Brunhilde scoffed.

"Yes." He retorted.

Brunhilde stood from her seat and leaned over the desk, glaring at Loki.

"I had to watch all the Valkyries die as Hela butchered them. The only reason I survived was because the love of my life sacrificed herself for me. And what did I do after? I just kept drinking to fill the void." She explained.

"Loki, we've lost mother, father, Fandral, Volstagg, Hogun, and Sif through our actions. I know we aren't to blame for them...now, but in the moment, all I could think about was that it was all my fault. I blamed myself for their deaths and to be quite honest with you, I even blamed you. You can't stand there and tell us we could never understand how you feel." Thor told him.

"She's the mother of my children, partner in crime, my best friend, and the love of my life. I would be losing so much more than just a parent or a friend. I'd be losing the other half of who I am. When I was sitting in her room, I had a moment where I thought that if she were to die, I didn't think I could continue to even look at my children because all I could see in them was her! Do you know how horrible that is? I'm trying my best to stay strong because I know it's what she wants...and she's so brave to be going through this. I want to do more for her but I can't! I'm just stuck there sitting in a room and staring at her, hoping she'll move or open her eyes for just a moment! And to think I wouldn't just lose her but our baby as well!" Loki vented.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath before calming himself down.

"I just want her to wake up." Loki exhaled sharply.

"So do we, Loki. It's what we all want. We just don't want you obsessing over this and locking yourself away." Brunhilde told him.

"I know." He admitted.

"This behavior...this..." Thor gestured around the room. "It's not healthy. You can't just destroy your things whenever you're feeling miserable."

"I know and I'm trying. I swear." Loki spoke.

"We don't want you hurting yourself in any way because of this." Thor confessed.

"I know and I appreciate your concern. I came here to clean up the mess I made." Loki chuckled.

"Well, let's help you, then." Brunhilde suggested.

When they had finished, with some help from Loki's magic, the three headed back to their chambers. Loki wished the two a good night as he entered his bedroom. Once inside, he walked into the nursery to find that Tony and Pepper had gotten the children to bed. He watched Skye, Haldane, and Arlan sleep for a moment before placing a soft kiss to their foreheads. He then went to check on Erica and Mánadis and also placed a kiss to their foreheads. When he looked down at Erica, he noticed she had a small grin on her face. Loki chuckled to himself as he brushed the hair out of her face and went back into his bedroom.

The following morning after breakfast, Loki went to check on Alice.

"Good morning, darling," Loki spoke. "Thought that might make you blush and let me know you're alright."