Illuminated.(A Loki Love Story)

chapter 22

holding the staff i chose at arms legnth,i held fandral's sword at bay, ''are you trying to kill me?'' he just laughed and let up. ''believe it or not i'm going easy on you. being a young maiden and all.'' i harshly pushed up and swung at him. ''go easy on this!''' i said swinging again. ''Woah!'' i heard Thor's thundering voice. he sounded very amused. he looked me over. ''Great job sif.this really suits her.'' he commented,i blushed and glanced at fandral. ''we dont want you getting hurt before we even travel to joutunheim do we?'' thor asked. i noticed loki had no fully entered the arena, he was slient, i turned my attention away,still angry, fandral let out a breath,smiled and then took my hand and kissed it. ''your battle skills are quite exeptional,'' i nodded siti huffed from her safe place, ''believe it or not, she was actually going easy on you.''  she said, ''shes a sadist.'' i blushed even harder. ''siti.'' i said through clenched teeth, ''I'm sure aorabelle would like to tell us about her truculence later, we must descend to joutunheim now.

they all picked up their stuff. ''all of you are going?'' siti and i asked. ''of course.'' volstagg said, ''why, you should see loki in battle. he's marvelous!'' i slowlt turned on my heal to stare dagger at loki, so he was leaving with them. i set my staff down slowly and folded my arms as i walked and walked, staright past him and down the hall, i huffed to myself and i could feel my cheeks getting hot. its not that i wanted to go, of course not, those friggin monsters had almost killed me! i didnt want loki to leave me, ''wait a second.'' i heard behind me. i didnt slow, and i didnt hear loki increase his speed, but my arm was now in his grasp, ''let go!'' he pulled my arm,and my body went willingly, my pushed me against the wall and put his hands up against the wall close to my waist. ''whats with you?'' he asked. i didnt look him in the eye

. and i sure as hell didnt answer him. ''Aorabelle.'' he said softly, causing me to look up at him in startlement. ''what did you just say?'' i asked him still amazed that he had actually used my name. ''Aorabelle,thats your name isnt it.'' i looked into his eyes and nodded. ''now. whats all your fuss about?'' he asked. i didnt want to answer him. ''tell me whats wrong.'' i shook me head. ''its nothing.''    ''liar.'' he said i looked up at him again. ''Why did you ask me about wether or not if i felt something for you?'' i froze, my heart beat sped up like crazy and i could feel myself shaking.

had he really just asked me that. i thought he had forgotten about it. ''because i wanted to know.'' i said. he brought his hand up so he could trace my bottom lip lightly with his thumb. it felt nice. ''why?'' he asked, i felt like a child who had gotten in trouble, or worse, a little girl in the 3rd grade confronting her crush. one of the hardest things ever. ''are you going to tell me now, because i have to get going.'' i didnt answer again. ''um.please dont leave.'' i squeaked. he moved to neck and whispered into it. ''why?'' he asked. i shivered. ''Because, i- i feel something...for you.'' i managed to finally say, i felt free, but i braced myself for what i felt was even more rejection to come. ''what is it?'' he asked instead. ''what do you feel.'' he asked. he asked and looked back into my eyes. i wanted so badly to look away, to sink into the wall and dissapear from sight. but i couldnt, not at this moment anyways.

''tell me, is this love?'' my heart skipped a beat, i felt a cold sweat breaking onto my skin, ''i-'' he wrapped his arms around me, this certainly wasnt rejection. ''you-you're embracing this?'' i asked in shock.. ''actually i'm embracing you.'' i rolled my eyes. ''thats not what i meant,'' i said trying to push off of him. ''you followed me down here you must care what i think.'' i held up his wrist with my hands,he clicked his tounge, ''of course i care.'' he said at last. my eyes widened. tears started to well in them, and it was to much when i tried to blink them back, they just fell down the sides of my face, ''really, but you're leaving.'' i pouted, ''i have to go.'' he argued, i nodded. ''And you'll be here when i come back right?'' i thought about it. ''where else am i going to be?'' i ask. i heard thor and the others rounding the corner, i pulled loki into a soft embrace, it was kind of awkward with armor on. he he returned the hug, ''hurry back.'' i said sliding from under him. he nodded. ''i will.'' siti caught up to me and loki turned to join the others. ''are you okay?'' siti asked, looping my arm with hers.i watched the  thunder god,the warriors,sif, and loki walk away, i crossed my fingers and hoped nothing happned to any of them. ''i'm fine.'' that phrase was now begining to be my biggest lie.~

i was distracted as we descended into jotunheim, i didnt want to be here! this damned excuse of a realm.hellbent isolation, not knowing what lurks in the shadows, thor never listened to me, ''stop and think.'' i said, ''we're surrounded.'' i said, and his response, ''learn your place,brother.'' it boiled me over. now i was stuck in this bloody battle, uncertain of the outcome of thor's own reckless stupidity. i kept half of my mind on the fight, and the other half on the girl that kept me fighting