Astro and Wonderman: (The Adventures of Team Pixie) Book 9: The Book of Secrets

Step mom for Hope and Angel?

(Loki's point of view)

After we came home from the coronation, with Jessie, me and Bree sat down together.

"I don't want to pressure you into doing something you don't want to do. They are just kids so they don't know any better" I began.

"Loki, I wouldn't mind doing a few things for them. It's you I'm worried about. I don't want to overstep my boundaries" Bree explained.

I thought for a moment then. I remember when I had lost Astro and Wonderman and how hard it was for me. I thought of Hope and Angel and what they must be going through without Darkness. That's when I made my decision.

"Bree if you want to stay here and take care of the kids like a mom I don't mind. Just know that we are still friends and nothing more. Okay" I told Bree.

Bree smiled then and nodded. "So when is their birthday?" Bree asked.

"Tomorrow. They would be five years old" I answered a bit sadly.

"They do grow up fast. But when they grow up we can be proud of them" Bree smiled.

I smiled back at her then. "Yeah" I replied.

We sat there next to each other not really saying anything.

After a few minutes I hugged Bree out of nowhere and tears started streaming down my face now.

"Thank you. For everything you've done for me" I told her.

She flushed at this unexpected contact and hugged me back. "Your welcome" She smiled back at me.

We stayed like this till I ended up falling asleep. She noticed when she moved and my head moved with her along with some of my hair.

"Wow. He looks so cute when he's sleeping" Bree voiced.

A sad look crossed her face then along with a pang of pain. It was both emotional and physical. She felt the pain towards where her heart was so she knew then it was about me. She was falling that much more in love with me but she knew it was forbidden. She knew that it wasn't the best idea to stay so close to me but at the same time she couldn't stay away. She tried to forget that she loved me but it was easier said than done.

After a few minutes when the pang of pain wore off a bit she grabbed me and took me to my room. It was right across from the kids.

Once she did this she walked to the door and looked behind her at the kids and at me once more. Then she closed the door and started walking. She didn't know where she was walking to she was just walking. Once she got far enough away that we wouldn't hear her footsteps she started to run. As she run tears ran down her face and that pang from earlier came back. It was hard to run with this pain in her heart but somehow she was able to continue running.

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(Bree's point of view)

I can't fall in love with him anymore I thought. I remembered what he said that one night. I didn't want to stay away though. Even if it meant destroying me in the process. He was so kind, sweet, brave and protective. I hadn't seen a guy like him in a long time. Of course he would be taken though. I cried as I ran because it was too much for my heart alone to handle. Eventually my legs got tired and I lost the strength to stand so I landed near the road next to a bench. I sat there with my hands wrapped around my legs. I rested my head on my knees as tears still fell.

I stayed there for a while and when I finally had the strength to stand I started to sing hoping that might help my emotions out some. I feel high into the sky as I began. I watched over the people with a sad look to my face.

"Little Loki, to you no one could compare
Tell me why I still fall for you
Even if this is forbidden
I love you too much and now I see a fire
This fire is the fire of my own destruction
Little Loki, to you no one could compare
Tell me why I still fall for your eyes
Even if this cannot be
I love you too much and now I see a fire
The fire of our love for each other going up in smoke

God help me please
Help me through this tragic tale
Get me through these dark days
And forever I will be grateful to you
If only I knew what I had walked into
The power to see into the future might be nice
But then I'm afraid still I would feel this pull to Loki.

I remember what it was like to be in such a dark place
To feel like you'd lost everything
Maybe that's part of the reason I love you so much
Don't worry little Loki I will save you
As he did once with me
Forever your heart will be mended

God help me please
Help me through this tragic tale
Get me through these dark days
And forever I will be grateful to you
If only I knew what I had walked into
The power to see into the future might be nice
But then I'm afraid still I would feel this pull to Loki.

Oh what a tale of hearts gone broken
What a tale of hearts gone numb
If only this could be happily ever after
What I wouldn't do for you, my dear

God help me please
Help me through this tragic tale
Get me through these dark days
And forever I will be grateful to you
If only I knew what I had walked into
The power to see into the future might be nice
But then I'm afraid still I would feel this pull to Loki.

Little Loki, my dear" I finished the song on a random street and I decided to fly back to Loki now. As painful as it might be I wanted to be there for the kids.