Loki's Lost Love

Chapter 7 (Birthday girl)

He looked at me with fear and I covered myself looking at my hands and remembering my nightmare.

"What...you, I'm sorry." I heard him say as I looked up at him, I don't know what he was thinking or his expression. He was probably clueless because I haven't told him anything about why I left. 

"Please tell me. Tell my why you left, please." He begged and I nodded, I reached out for his hands and took them, holding them tightly.

"I didn't leave because I love that man. I left because of that man and the rules of being Queen." I looked at him in the eyes. "I had to marry him because it's tradition, I don't to marry him though. So I told my brothers that I can't marry him and I had to leave. I don't know what they said about me, but they think I'm missing or dead."

I looked at him with a weak smile, "Be glad that you don't have to forcefully marry a girl." He chuckled as did I and we pressed foreheads. "I'm sorry if I made you feel helpless or if you hated me for what I have done I understand if you do." I mumbled.

"I could never hate you, you could have done whatever you wanted, it's your life not mine. But when I heard that you went missing, I knew that you would have gone straight to Midgard. I even tried taking over the world to find you." He held my hands and I smiled. " Yes I heard about that, at the time I was hoping that you weren't trying to find me."

"Well I'm glad that I have found you and that your fine." He smiled. "But what is this thing that happened to you today?" He asked raising an eye brow.

My smile disappeared and I stared at him. "It happens every year on my birthday from about two (2) to three (3) or four (4)." I don't know why I think it's because I broke a rule or because of my age." I shrugged and looked up at him. "It only happens once a year." I stated and he nodded standing up. 

"Well you don't have that long until today is over." He crouched beside me and kissed my forehead. "You're going to have a birthday today." I smiled and yawned while streching my arms. "Let me get dressed." He nodded and walked towards the giant golden doors. "I will waiting out here." Then he walked out of the doors.

When I was dressed I dressed myself in my favourite red dress with black flowers and blue and green lace at the sleeves and the brim of the dress.

When I walked out I saw Loki and Thor standing there with their arms crossed, talking about something, probably me. "Cora." Thor said in a calm tone and walked up to give me a hug. "I'm glad you're okay." He let go and I turned to Loki as he hugged me. "Beautiful as ever." I heard him mumbled and I giggled. "So do you two." I smiled.

I looked up at Thor and my smile disappeared. "I'm sorry if-" "-Don't apologise please." Rhor cut in and waved his hand. I nodded and lowered my head. "Cheer up dear you still a have a big day." Thor smiled.

I looked at Loki he held his elbow out and I locked mine with his. "Just like the old times." He mumbled and I nodded.

We all went for a walk around the palace and they were trying to encourage me to go down to the city. I really don't want people to know that I'm here and I don't want them to report it to my brothers either.

"Come with on Cora we want to take you somewhere." Loki nudged me along I smiled and followed them both into a forest, but this is a very familiar forest.

Loki stopped us in a very familiar area. I looked around and unlocked arms with Loki, I walked up to a tree and put my hand on the bark and felt the grooves in the tree.

Suddenly I turned to another tree and looked around it. Then I saw it, it was a heart with mine and Loki's name in it. I stared at the bark and placed my hand on the bark. This was, years ago, when we were children.

We use to play games and practice fighting. We fell in love at such a young age, would always run away and come back to this spot to remember us so young. "I still come here, every opportunity I can, I come back just so I don't go crazy or something when we found out you weren't with us." Loki said in a soft tone and stood beside me.

"I'm surprised that this is still here, and that you still see it." I smiled up at him. "I need to go, father might want to see me." Thor said to us and we both nodded as he left.

Loki slipped an arm around my waist and he pulled me close to his side. "You wishing for something out of your limits." I smiled looking at our childish handwriting as I heard him laugh.

"I would like proof of that." He smiled and he leaned down and kissed me. It was soft, I have never been kissed before and it was a beautiful first time. 

We both pulled away and looked at each other. "Happy birthday." He said softly, and we kissed again.