Unlike Loki

Chapter 73

(Loki)

I was going to kill him. 

I used my arms to push myself off of Anna, and stood up. She sat up, her hair a slight mess. Oh, how I wanted her. 

I looked down at her, not really knowing what to say. "I have to-" I gestured towards the throne room. 

"Go. I'm fine." And she looked like she was telling the truth. She began to lace back up her dress. I really was going to kill him. "I'll meet you there." She said. 

I nodded at her and headed towards the throne room. 

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(Anna)

I hoped he killed his brother. 

I began to relace my dress as Loki headed off to the throne room. Once I finished that, I fell back on to the moss. I had to calm down before I went to meet his brother. I'm sure my cheeks were flushed, and let's not even talk about my hair. 

God, how I wanted him.

But I did feel much better, after telling Loki about my past. It was like a weight had been lifted off of me. Like I was free from carrying such a tormented secret. I had shared the burden, and I felt great. 

After a few moments, when I felt almost normal again, I got up and brushed myself off. I tried to do something to tame my hair, and when I was mostly satisfied with that, I headed towards the throne room.

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(Loki)

"I didn't do it, and I don't have it." I said the moment I saw Thor in the throne room. He stood there, in his usual colors of red and silver, his large arms crossed over his chest, his blonde hair falling over his shoulders.

"Oh? So you didn't break into a SHEILD base and steal a highly powerful Midgardian?" he asked.

"Oh. Well, yes. Yes I did do that. And I did steal her." I skipped up to the throne and sat down. 

"Loki-" Thor began angrily.

"Don't chastize me, brother. I was doing her a favor." I gestured to all that was around me and then proceeded to gesture to myself. 

A confused look crossed over his face.

"What? Did you think I'd leave her locked up somewhere? Come on, now, Thor. She's my honored guest." I winked at him.

"Loki, you can not treat Midgardian women the way you do Asgardian ones. Their feelings are more sensitve, their bodies much more fragile. You-"

"Do not tell me what I can and can't do, Thor." I said, leaning towards him. "She's not my slave. I do not touch her." My mind flickered to just a few minutes ago, where I was rudely interrupted by my brother. "How'd you even know about her?" I asked.

"I came to visit my brother." Thor said, walking closer to the throne. "Heimdall told me."

"That bastard." I said, picking at my nails.

"Loki! What were you thinking?" He voice started to rise. "Going to Midgard, going into SHEILD?!" He rolled his eyes, letting his hands drop when he saw that I wasn't paying much attention to him. He stormed up to the throne, slamming his large hands on the armrests, putting his face in mine, making me back away from the closeness. "And what's even better, is that I find out there's some dark magic at play here. That you and this girl are soulmates and enemies, making you Dark Children. Oh and that LAUFEY IS ALIVE!" he spit a little. 

I wiped the drop of saliva off my cheek and looked at him. "Hit me with your hammer, Thor. I didn't plan this one out very well." I went back to picking at my nails. 

Suddenly, Thor growled and slammed his hands into my chest, knocking the air out of me. He grabbed the neck of my shirt and pulled me off of my feet, and off of the throne. He shoved me roughly, making me stumble for a moment. "This is not a joke, brother! I thought you were done with all of this! I thought you made a vow!" He yelled.

"I did! I didn't know what would happen. I didn't know what she was, much less what I was. And forget about what the pair of us are together." I laughed, turning in a circle, my hand on my forehead before coming back to him. "You know what I find funny? That so many consequences of the things I have done, Hell, the actions themselves, would have been averted if SOMEONE WOULD HAVE JUST TOLD ME THE TRUTH!" I yelled. 

"It shouldn't matter!" He stormed at me again, but froze, his eyes landing on something over my shoulder.

I spun around to see Anna, looking more radiant than ever. She looked as free as a bird, and she absolutely glowed. She had swept her long hair to one side, so that it laid over her shoulder. I also noticed that she had plucked a small yellow flower, and placed it behind her ear. She wasn't helping me keep my control of not sweeping her up to my chambers at this very moment. 

Her cheeks were still a little flushed when she saw the pair of us. "Is this a bad time?" She asked innocently.

"This?" Thor pointed to Anna. "This is the highly dangerous girl?" He looked like I was playing a joke on her. "She looks like a delicate flower."

Before I could defend Anna, she spoke up, loud and clear. "Gee, thanks Lightning-Rod, but I promise that you don't want to screw with me." She walked up to me, placing her arm in mine, lying her head on my shoulder and smiling sweetly at my brother. 

"She's kind of scary." Thor said, eyeing her suspiciously.

I laughed. "You have no idea."