Long And Lost (Book II)

Ch.5: Can the city forgive?

"Behold... Thor... Odinson..." Skurge said out of breath.

"No, you had one job. Just the one!" Loki said, pointy finger and all. For years he had successfully impersonated Odin as king of Asgard, just to have Thor ruin everything, as usual.

Skurge continued, before Loki could turn him into a toad. "...and also this woman who I've never seen before." He stepped aside and Loki found himself looking at a ghost.

"It's not– you cannot– " He stammered. All color dropped from his face, and he was having trouble breathing. A surge of memories came to him, memories he had worked too hard to bury. They pressed on his chest painfully.

Victoria felt her heart thumping in her throat. "It is me."

"That's not possible." Loki choked. "You're dead..." He stepped back, this had to be a trick, an illusion. It just wasn't possible.

Victoria shook her head and extended her hand. "Loki, it is me."

All he had to do was touch her. Touch her and she would be real again. Touch her and he would know everything. Or touch her and watch her fade away like she had in a million dreams. He felt a bit faint, darting his eyes between her hand and her face, trying to overcome the fear of losing her again.

Loki held her hand. "Sigyn."

Victoria felt the weight of the whole universe had been lifted from her heart at hearing Loki say her real name again.

"Sigyn." Loki repeated, pulling her close.

"No one has called me that in a few centuries, but yes."

Despite Thor's objections, Loki grabbed Sigyn's waist, teleported them to the palace and ran through the corridors to his chambers. It wasn't until they had to dodge a hammer to the head that they stopped.

"Thor, for Bor's sake, can I just have 5 minutes with my wife who I haven't seen in three hundred fucking years?!" Loki snapped.

Thor hesitated for a second. "Where's father? Did you kill him?"

"Odin is on Midgard." Sigyn spoke softly. Both brothers looked at her. "I saw him on Earth, that's why I came back."

Thor stared at Loki, arms crossed on his chest waiting for an explanation.

"Yes, I left him on Midgard."

"Great, let's go find him." Thor attempted to grab Loki, but Sigyn stepped in between.

"Five minutes, Thor. Odin ain't gonna leave Earth." She placed her hand on Thor's wrist. "Please." Thor's expression soothed, his whole body seemed to relax for a bit. Loki made a great effort not to laugh, cause he knew Sigyn had used a bit of magic on his brother.

"Fine." Thor said begrudgingly. "Five minutes."

Loki didn't wait for him to even finish, he just pulled Sigyn inside his chambers and closed the door behind them. Whatever explanation she wanted to give, was quickly cut off by Loki's lips on hers, kissing her furiously against the wall.

"I can't believe you're here." Loki breathed out between kisses. "I can't believe it's you!" His hands were all over her body. "How is this possible?"

Sigyn smiled, as she laced her fingers with his, staring directly into his eyes. "We are still bound, Loki."

Loki focused his power in her. A fast forward movie of events: Frigga getting Sigyn down to the lower levels of the sanctum. "It is his punishment, not yours! So we're going to trick them both."
Frigga blocking most of her powers.
Banishment to Midgard. That would explain the clothes.
A place called Iceland. England. Scotland. Norway. Germany.