WITHOUT YOU
PART TWO
"You are not dreaming, Kairi." said Loki, his eyes darting between each of hers.
"That's what my dream would say." said Kairi, laughing slightly before looking down at the ground. She let her hand fall from his cheek but he took it with his own hand.
"You're not." said Loki; he understood that she would be confused at his return, maybe even a little angry that he hadn't turned up earlier.
"Prove it." said Kairi, letting her hand slip from his grasp.
Loki looked a little confused and his brow furrowed.
A tear fell down Kairi's cheek and hit the bridge, Loki had a hurt look on his face as he saw what his absence had done to her.
She was broken. It was obvious. He was the one who had broken her heart, well – hearts, and he would be the one who fixed her, no matter how long it would take. He would pick up the pieces and make Kairi herself again. This was not as simple as it sounded.
Loki stepped closer, his forehead almost touching hers, he searched her eyes as he reached deep into her mind and read it.
He immediately gasped for air and stumbled backwards, clutching his head in his hands. There was so much crammed into her head. All her loneliness: all her sorrow, all her pain and her anger, all her arguments and her regrets; it was as if she had locked up her hearts and thrown away the key. She hadn't let anyone in, ever, she'd never allowed anyone to come that close.
As close as she and Loki once were.
Even his brother had tried to comfort her but she had taken none of his words to heart.
Kairi just watched Loki recompose himself as she let another tear fall and hit the bridge.
"Kairi, your head, your mind; how, how can you cope?" he asked in bewilderment.
He had only been in her head for a few seconds and it had nearly burnt out his entire mind.
"I can't." said Kairi, "I've never been able to."
She walked up to him and stood right in front of him; she looked into both of his eyes and raised a hand to stroke his cheek again. She didn't even know why she was doing it, probably to save what was left of her sanity, to try and prove to herself that this was no dream.
Loki's skin changed as her fingers slid down his cheekbone; it was now a dark blue colour and had alien-like patterns on it; like engravings on his very skin. His touch was colder and his breath came out as mist against the cool air that surrounded them.
Kairi's eyes moved from her hand and up to Loki's eyes, they had changed too. They were glowing red as he watched her.
In all of Kairi's dreams, he had never changed into his Frost Giant form before.
This was all the proof she needed.
She leaned in closer and joined their lips together in a soft kiss. Loki's lips were cold compared to the heat of Kairi's; she could feel them as her own lips grew colder from his.
Of course, it hurt.
Her lips slowly started to freeze and she had to pull herself away as his hands found hers.
As soon as Kairi had pulled away, Loki turned back to his Asgardian form as he realised he had hurt her. He lifted his fingers up to trail them across her lips which had turned redder as an effect of the cold.
"Kairi, I'm sorry.." said Loki, he half expected her to flinch at his touch or to pull away from his touch but she didn't.
She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him. Loki was quick to react and he embraced her back, his arms protectively around her.
"I'm sorry, Kairi, I'm sorry for everyth-" Loki was cut off by her gently shushing him.
"Shhh, Loki, it's okay, it's okay." said Kairi, she tried to lie as best she could.
The truth was… it wasn't okay, she wasn't okay, the only thing that was 'okay' was that he was here, with her, now.
"Wait." said Kairi, pulling away slightly to look at him face to face, "We have to go and tell everyone you're alright, they all still believe you are dead. We must go tell them."
With that, Kairi let go of him and started to walk away but she stopped a few steps away and turned back to Loki. His eyes were fixed on the floor, his head hung low; he hadn't moved and he wasn't following her.
"Loki?" asked Kairi, "What's wrong?"
"They mustn't know." said Loki, his eyes still staring at the bridge.
"What?" asked Kairi, she took a step towards him, "Wh-Why?" she asked.
Why didn't he want is own family to know that he was alive?
Of course he had done bad things, I mean everyone does, but everyone deserves a second chance, don't they?
Does Loki?
Thor misses him, Frigga misses him, Odin misses him, god, everyone missed him! No matter what he had done!
"You owe them the truth." said Kairi.
"I owe them nothing." said Loki; his voice was darker, considerably so. This voice of Loki's was alien to Kairi. What had happened to the prince that was once so sweet?
"You owe them the truth at least" said Kairi, defending her ground.
Any other person would have just backed down, but not Kairi. She wasn't afraid of Loki. She had no reason to be… had she?
"Please Loki, they have a right to know." said Kairi.
"Who does?" asked Loki, well, in the tone he asked it, it was more like he demanded the answer from Kairi.
He started to pace in a small circle next to Kairi.
"Your family." she said, watching him intently.
"I don't have a family." Loki spat the words out like they were poison in his mouth.
"That's where you're wrong, you will always have a family, Loki," Kairi paused for a moment, Loki stopped pacing and looked back at her, "Whether you like it or not."
Loki stormed over to Kairi; stopping a few inches away from her.
"Kairi, do you trust me?" he asked; his voice went back to normal. It was calmer and soothing to Kairi's ears. A little too soothing… what was he up to?
"Yes, of course I do, Loki." said Kairi; he should never have to ask that question, he should always know that she trusted him.
"Then you must not tell them, or anyone. I will tell them. They will know in time." said Loki.
Kairi was about to argue but her eyes caught his and the words in her mouth. The look in his eyes was wrong. It was just wrong. He was lying.
"I promise." said Loki; his voice became even softer, in a slightly seductive way.
"Okay," said Kairi, going against her better judgement, she didn't want to lose Loki again, "Okay, I trust you."
Would you trust Loki if you were in Kairi's position?
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