You skip down the hall with you and Loki's dinner. Your heels tapping the floor lightly as your green dress flows behind you. Your long brown hair in tight plaits and a small flower holding your fringe back. Loki had give you it when he brought you breakfast in bed this morning. You knew he had a meeting with his father today so he would always need cheering up.. that's where dinner came into it.
Arriving at his room you find his door already open. Shuffling into the room you find it a mess. The bright candles on the walls giving the room a golden haze. Furniture littered the floor while green curtains lay in a shredded mess all around the room. Paper was ripped up and Loki's bed was a tangled disgrace. This certainly didn't look like a Prince's room.
You begin cleaning a pathway around the room. Picking up lose items and throwing them in a bag near the door. You go to set the tray of food on the bed but something out of the corner of your eye catches your attention instead. You can see the green cloak and black hair before you can fully make out the person.
"Loki?" You whisper, taking small steps closer.
"Go away!" He turns away from you, his whole body now facing the wall.
"Loki what happened?"
"I said.." He turns back, his face boiling red with anger and his teeth clenched. "Go away y/n."
The wild look on his face tells you not to continue walking so you stop.
"If I can help-" You begin but he lunges for you. His hand grabs your throat. It's not tight or painful but it pauses your chain of thought.
"Your nothing but a maid. How could you possibly help a Prince!" He shouts. His words freeze you. You can feel tears form in your green eyes as his go wide. The words sinking into both of you before he lets go of your throat. He takes a step back shaking with anger.
You never thought he would ever use his position against you. He had no problem with it when he had you in bed or on the sofa or in pretty much every room in the palace.. but now it seemed like his biggest problem.
You drop the tray of food. The clatter vibrating around the room before you curtsy. "I'll leave you then Prince Loki." Your voice barely a whisper. You haven't needed to use his title in private for a long time until now. You hear him calling your name but you keep running. You need to find Odin.
"So you wish to work with the horses?" You nod up at the graceful King lounging on his golden Throne. "Is my son that horrible to look at that horses seem the better option?"
"No of course not. Your son is.." Beautiful. Perfection. Lovely. What could you say? "He's fine. I just feel like a change of scenery. A different role for personal reasons."
You scratch the red marks around your neck. Loki's fingers imprinted there. You never thought it was tight or painful but it must have been to leave such obvious marks. You covered them today with a scarf but if they don't clear up soon people may ask questions. That was something you didn't want.
Odin eyes your scarf covered neck then his eyes snap back to your face. "What personal reasons?"
You drop your hand before looking to a smiling Frigga then back to the King. "I.. erm.. just.." You can feel your hands shaking.
"You can tell us dear. If he has hurt you.." Frigga. Her elegant voice reaching your ears. "He has hurt people before. That's why he was in prison remember?" Your eyes focus on her before you gently lift your hand to take the scarf off. Your exposed neck causing her to gasp. She reaches for you pulling you into a hug. "Ok y/n we will get something sorted. I want you to go to your room for tonight then meet me in the stables tomorrow."
You nod. It's all your body is allowing you to do as she pulls away. Her eyes travel to Odin before she kisses the top of your head and sits down.
"Sit beside me please."
You do. Not making eye contact but doing as the Queen says. Your short green dress bunches at your thighs when you sit on the cold marble.
"Odin can you leave us please.. and talk to Loki!" Her voice rushing through the sentence. When he shuts the door she begins speaking again. "I know about your relationship."
Her words shock you. You feel your heart stop. Your eyes snap up to meet her piercing blue. You and Loki had been in a secret relationship for about a year now but you thought that was just how it was.. a secret. "H-How?"
She sighs when you look away again. "I see the way he looks at you.. it's.. different. He hasn't courted anyone before. I haven't even seen him interested in anyone but with you, he's changed. You've changed him y/n." She rests a hand on your knee. "He would normally have these outbursts every other day but you've calmed his soul. I'm slowly but surely getting my son back.. and that's all down to you dear. I want to thank you for that." You hear her sigh again. "I also want you to tell him."
Her words make the tears flow over. Running down your face like a waterfall after a drought. "Tell him w-what?"
"Tell him you love him."
Now your heart really does stop. You let out shaky breathes as you feel a cold sweat cover your thin body. "I can't. I really can't." She pats your knee. "He'll freak out. Anyway I've left my position so I can't now."
"Your smart. You'll find a way."