A Beautiful and Twisted Mind (Loki Fanfiction)

Chapter 21

A/N: It's almost over!! I'll be finishing up posting all the chapters soon and do some more editing before declaring it "Completed." Then I might just start posting the sequel ;)

I woke up to the familiar ceiling of the infirmary. My whole body was numb and my head felt heavy. I couldn’t remember much of what happened. That caused a small panic and I forced my eyes shut again.

Not this again…

But then it all came back. The bridge, Krutos, my body being under control... Loki. My eyes snapped open again and I lifted up a little too quickly.

“Easy dear. You’ve been through a lot” Frigga's voice came from beside me. She was sitting in a chair by my bed and smiling slightly.

“Frigga! You’re alright! Where’s everyone else? Is Loki okay? I am so sorry-“

“Hush dear! This is no fault of yours. Everyone is safe. Including Loki. He’s resting in his own chambers, by my command, because when he was in here he always screamed at the nurses to worry about you and not him. He is recovering and once you’ve been nourished, you may see him. How are you feeling?”

I smiled at the thought of Loki screaming at nurses for me. I imagined a lot of "worthless" "quim", and "you are beneath me."

“I feel a little weak. But other than that, I’m okay. I didn’t lose my power did I?”

I remembered this weird moment when I was healing Loki that I pushed so much out of myself, I thought I was surely dead or something had changed inside of me.

Frigga pursed her lips for a moment.

“No. Your powers were strained greatly and it will take time for them to fully be back to normal but they are still here.”

Despite how I thought I would feel, I sighed.

“Are you relieved? I was beginning to think you hated your powers.”

“It’s different now… They’re mine for a reason and I know that. And now that Krutos is gone, I will use them to my own advantage.”

“I am happy to hear that. But I don’t want you getting…"

Frigga paused to find the right words and then continued

"well power hungry off it. My son has already faced that exact issue. And now that you two are connected, that could end badly in many ways.”

“I’m not planning on letting it get to my head Frigga. I just think I deserve the capability to use it for myself now.”

Frigga smiled a lot wider now. “You are right Alia. I’ll get you something to eat.”

She left and I laid back against the pillows. Loki was safe. That’s all that mattered. When she returned, she gave me a plate full of Asgardian’s finest.

She sat with me as I ate and told me that all the damage could be fixed up in no time, Odin was relieved that it was all over, and the Warriors were all back on their feet already. But something was still nagging at me.

Where had Herco gone?

I decided (probably against my better judgement) to stay quiet about it. I’m sure that after Krutos was killed, Herco went off somewhere.

Thor had also been checking on me constantly and I asked Frigga if I could see him.

“Of course! Take the medicine by your bedside and I’ll fetch him.”

Again, Frigga left me. I picked up the two tablets and the glass of water beside it off the small table beside my bed. The medicine was hard to swallow and bitter so I took an extra sip of water.