Redamancy

Chapter 23

Day 2:Birdsong
Ludovico Einaudi

Eloise POV

After Loki left she was still too keyed up to want to sleep. Grabbing her headphones, several pillows and blankets, she laid out on her balcony wrapped up against the chill, gazing at the stars, trying to getting lost in her classical music Playlist and the universe. A few hours later, she sighed, sleep still wasn't coming but despite the blankets she was getting cold. As she got up to try and go back to sleep she reached out tentatively to Loki, What is wrong? He thought back sleepily to her, he had been about to fall asleep, can't sleep. She thought sheepishly, What can I do to help? He got up, heading to her, Would you come talk to me? "You need only ask" he smiled at her from the doorway, his chest naked, a pair of sleeping pants hanging low on his hips. "You recognized my bag, so I thought you might also recognize the things that were in it." She patted the otherside of the bed, he gracefully got in and cuddled next to her while she pulled out the small wooden box out of her night stand and handed it to him. "This and a few other things were in my bag when I came over." She explained, scooting next to him, enjoying his warmth. "You're freezing," he quickly threw a blanket over her shoulders and handed her a warm cup of tea he had made appear. "After this you will lay down and go to sleep. I will stay if you wish."

She watched as he then turned his attention to the small box she had placed in his hands. "This was a wedding gift, we never did discover who it was from, it is magical, only you or I can open it and it shrinks or grows larger to accommodate what fits inside it." He said, softly touching the inlaid opals. She gently flipped it open and watched Loki blanch and reach for the emerald ring. The first few weeks while she had been healing she had spent hours stroking the emerald, trying to understand why it comforted her. "This is the ring I gave you the day we got married." He softly said, "I made it for you." Smiling at him, "Its beautiful. " "When you are ready to wear it again, would you do me the honor of allowing me to be the one to place it back on your finger?" He turned the full effect of his eyes on her, his face shining with love, she hesitated though, the intensity of his feelings scared her a little, "there is no rush darling, I can be very patient when I want to." Loki said gently kissing her forehead. She nodded agreeing.

"These are a gift from Thor, for our wedding. They are blessed with a protective spell." Loki pointed to the bracelets. "And this," he picked of the amethyst, holding it in his palm, "I have no idea, I can tell there is magic around it but I don't know what it is or what it does. Would you like me to research it for you?" Loki placed it back in the box and handed it to her. "Was there anything else?" He inquired. "Yes," she said leaning back, " two pieces of clothing." He got up and strode over to her closet, "let me see if I can pick them out." He grinned at her, he held up her dress; "I gave this to you the day you agreed to court me and this is actually one of my jackets," he pulled out the long black and green leather jacket, "I had been wondering where it went." He teased. A memory suddenly enveloped Eloise, she had just stumbled thru the portal and collapsed, the jacket wrapped around her, torn and nearly ripped to shreds, covered in blood, her blood. Loki was suddenly before her, wiping her tears away. She didn't know how to tell him, "Whatever it is Eloise you can tell me, if its about the jacket really I don't mind that you have it."

Loki POV

Loki felt her floundering unable to express what was the matter, then he felt her reach out with her thoughts and suddenly he plunged into her memory. He saw her stumble and fall to the ground, she was nearly covered in blood, his jacket, what was left was stained red with her blood, as he looked closer, he could see how badly she was broken, bruised and bloodied, she radiated pain and hopelessness.

His vision faded back in to her face, she was looking down at her hands as if she was ashamed. He kissed her and the pulled her down, tucking her in next to him. She started into his eyes while he stroked her cheek till her eyes closed.

Eloise POV

Eloise woke up to Thor opening the door to her room, "Dear sister do you know where Loki is? Ohhhh." Thor stopped suddenly, grinning at Eloise who had Loki wrapped around her. "Am I interrupting something?" "Ugh make him go away," Loki moaned, holding her tighter. "He's your brother." She countered, "You married me, he's half yours." Loki said pressing his lips into her bare collar bone, "I shall take my leave, brother, I wish to speak with you later." Thor suppressed his laughter listening to their conversation.

Loki stretched, enjoying the feeling of Eloise in his arms again, he began placing light kisses, from her wrist, up her arm on to her shoulder, she moved her hair to give him greater access to her neck, squirming again him, he chuckled against her skin and then he gently nipped at her ear lobe. She gasped,"Loki..."she moaned, "Now this is what I call a wake up call..." he said as he felt her shiver against him, as he let his hands begin to wander, suddenly she flipped him over, straddling him, grabbing both his hands in hers intertwining their fingers. "This is revenge for last night isn't it?" She accused him with a smile, her eyes mischievously. "I just can't keep my hands off you in the morning. You're so beautiful," he said as she kissed him, skimming her nose against his, "Flattery will get you no where sir." With that she jumped off and bounced off into the shower. He chuckled to himself, he was the luckiest man in the whole nine realms.