The next time I saw her was four years later. Thor and his friends had dragged me along. Despite my indifference that I showed towards them, I was ecstatic. I had already thought of a plan to sneak away from the others. It was simple. I seemed to have underestimated their stupidity when I teleported to the place where I had met her.

I materialized on a branch of a tree next to the bench where she had been sitting. I knew that it was foolish to believe that she would be sitting there all day, just waiting for me. Maybe she had forgotten me and had gone on with her life, it had been four years after all…

I was close to admitting defeat, but I had to at least try to find her.

I sighed and looked downwards, right on the wooden bench. Somebody sat there. Long brown hair and slender fingers holding a book was all

I could make out clearly, but I recognized her anyways.

"… Cassandra…"

Her head jerked up a bit, looking around for the one who had called her.

"Up here, dearest."

She stiffened for a moment before she lifted her gaze. I would recognize those crystal blue eyes everywhere.

"Loki," she grinned up at me and I smirked back. "Come down from there."

I looked around the park to see that we were alone, so I jumped down from my branch and landed beside here. She jumped up from her seat and hugged me tightly to herself. It was a pleasant feeling, to be held like that.

"I thought you'd forgotten me," she said when she released me, still smiling.

"Actually, Thor and those friends of his have dragged me along when they said they would go on a journey. I had not known that they intended to come here."

"And what do they want here?"

"I know not, neither do I care." I paused, looking at her. "I am glad though, to have found you again." I smiled.

"Same here." Suddenly, we both leant in, when the inevitable just had to happen right then, in this particular moment.

"BROTHER! There you are!" my brother's obnoxious voice boomed though the park and even chased the birds away.

"WHAT is it, Thor?" I hissed, glaring.

"We want to go home." His eyes fell on Cassandra. "Who's that Midgardian maiden?"

"She is none-"

"I'm Cassandra."

"Ha! Confident, aren't we?" He walked up to us. "So, you're the one my brother has chosen to be his new 'friend'." He raised his eyebrows at her.

"Yeah, why are you asking?"

"Well, I actually thought my brother would choose somebody with a bit more class to be his temporary mate."

Thankfully, I understood before she did. "Thor, enough!"

He turned to me, laughing right in my face. "What? I'm just pointing out what it looks like."

"And what does it look like?" she asked, but I paid her no heed.

"It is certainly not what it looks like. You are wrong."

"So, you two-"

"We are not."

"Ah, I see, alright." Thor turned to his friends again and they started walking back to the place we had arrived at.

I turned back to Cassandra, only to find her glaring at me. "Cassandra-"

"We are not, huh? We are not what?"

"I did not mean that. I just did not want Thor to-"

"To what? To know that you like a simple, worthless, puny Midgardian?"

"Cassa-"

"Am I just a game for you?"

That question broke my heart. "N-no!"

"Save it for someone who cares," she whispered and turned to go, striding in the opposite direction.

"No! Wait!" I ran after her, determined to stop her. "Cassandra." I held her back.

She turned around again, but only to slap me right in the face. "Piss off, Loki."

She ran. I could hear her cry while I held my reddening cheek. I just stood on the spot, trying to process what had just happened for several minutes before I walked back.

"Finally!" Thor shouted. "Have you taken her for goodbye or what took you so long?" The Warriors Three snickered, while Lady Sif just rolled her eyes, unimpressed.

I replied nothing, just standing and waiting for Heimdall to bring us home.

At the palace, however, I finally lost my temper.

"You imbecile," I muttered.

"What?"

"Why, in Odin's name, are you such a retarded oaf?!" I shouted. "Have you just a hint of an idea what misery you have just caused me?!" I jumped on him and threw him to the floor to punch him as many times as I could. "You have once again destroyed my life!"