What if it wasn't what it seemed like (Loki x Reader)

Chapter 13

It was Thursday again and you were excited to see Trioblaid again. He was a beautiful stallion and you enjoyed seeing him. The intense glow had disappeared after the first time you saw him but you still were fascinated by the horse.

"Loki, wake up." You had decided to open up to Loki and to tell him your secrets. To start with something small, you decided to take him with you to the stallion.

"Loki, come on. I want to show you something," you tried again as the man didn't steer once or made any other move to wake up. But also this time nothing happened. You signed. Why had it to be so difficult to wake up this man?

You decided to try it one more time but with no use. You had to try something else.

A wicket smirk tucked at your lips and a mischievous glint sparkled in your eyes. You pushed yourself higher so that you could reach Loki's lips.

"Loki, my Prince, wake up," you breathed in his ear before placing a soft kiss on his cheekbone. Then you breathed on his lips and noticed how a shiver ran over his body and how his eyes started to dart under his eyelids. To top it, your hand trailed under his green top and you whispered "There is something I want to show you," your breath still hitting his lips.

Two hands grabbed your waist and pulled you closer as emerald green eyes opened and looked into your (E/C) ones.

"And what is it, you want to show me, darling?" the raspy voice asked that belonged to the man under you. A small shiver ran down your spine.

"You have to get up for this." Your voice was still playful.

"I also could discover something here," and with a small movement of his hand, he was shirtless. Or at least you that was what you felt.

A hot blush filled your cheeks as you rolled over till your back hit the floor. You heard how Loki laughed loudly and you couldn't resist smiling yourself.

"Get dressed or I'll go alone." Still laughing Loki walked through the room, now dressed in his pyjamas again.

--- Time skip ---

Half an hour, you two were on your way over to the stables. Your steps were happy and it seemed they rubbed off on Loki. His hands were swinging happily.

As you entered, the horses neighed to greet you. You started to follow your routine but after grooming the first horse, Loki's stares started to make you uncomfortable. You decided to ignore it and lead Mistral out onto the paddock. As you came back, you saw that Loki was approaching Trioblaid's box but you stopped him. Noone was able to approach him as he was too vivacious. But as you expected, Loki did what he wanted and you were sure, he would get his ass kicked but it turned out completely different.

The man you felt your heart beating for, approached the box's door. His long fingers grabbed the handle and pulled it open. The black horse steered for a moment but soon settled down as Loki's pale hand reached out. You were amazed as the Asgardian prince ran his hand over the horse's strong form. He had let only you into the box and yet there was another man that was able to get to him.

"How..." you asked, amazement still cutting you short and breathless.

"You think this horse is from Midgard..." Loki trailed off, his eyes trained on the horse.

"But it is from another realm." You stared at Loki.

"What tells you this?" you ask and nearly instantly, you could facepalm. He was from Asgard and he was a god and a prince. If he told you he knew then he did.

"I know because we both are from the same realm."

"You mean he is from Asgard as well?" Loki smiled weakly and shook his head.

"No. I may be a price from Asgard but I was adopted. Odin found me in the realm called Jutunheim. It is an ice world and I'm not what I appear as." You came slowly closer but were stopped as Loki raised his hand. You looked in his eyes and waited for what would happen next.

You were shocked as the intense green color from just a moment ago, was replaced by a deep red. Also, his usually pale shin was now an icy blue and was decorated by lines that nearly looked like scars. They were not randomly scattered. Each one was perfectly shaped and followed the lines of his face.

"As you see, we are not what it looks like..." Loki spoke soft and cold at the same time. He must have expected you to flee in fear and was surprised as your hand ran over the black fur up to his blue hand.

You were now standing right in front of him. Your other hand came up to the blue man's cheek and cupped it carefully. (E/C) orbs stared into red ones as your hand gently guided your foreheads together. A cold hand sneaked around you and rested on the small of your back, pulling you closer.

"Loki, I have- I have to tell-" you were cut off as Tom's voice rang out. Your eyes shot open and met the familiar green ones.

"Whoa! Am I interrupting something?" You could hear the smirk in his voice and internally rolled your eyes. You turned around and hugged Tom.

"Hey Tom, I wanted to introduce someone to you. This is Loki, a... very good friend of mine," you smiled at the man you now knew better. The tall man stepped up to you and placed his hand on the small of your back.

"Loki, this is Tom. He is the owner of the stallion and a man whose company I enjoin at times," you stated. Loki's form next to you was stiff and you felt how uneasy the situation was.

"It is nice to meet you Loki," Tom smiled, extending his hand for the Prince to shake. Loki hesitated for a moment but finally shook it.

"You must be really special to her, you know? She never brought someone with her," Tom winked.

"Is this so?" the black-haired man asked. The conversation between the two went on and Tom had to express how impressed he was about your skills when it came to horses or animals all in all. You were happy as Tom got a call and had to leave. Afterwards, you two cared about the horses and went back home.

24.12.2020

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Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope you are all well and are enjoying your Christmas even if the situation is difficult at the moment.

I'm usually not someone for author's notes but I just wanted to thank you, if you've read this book till this point. I know it is long at times but I promise that it'll get more exciting from now on.

Enjoy!