Chapter 2:
"I don't know why you were running." Verity said to Loki as she sat down beside him under the tree, panting very heavily. Loki shrugged and smiled at her, saying quietly, "If Odin doesn't know it was us, then he can't do anything to us."
Verity frowned at him, saying, "Unless my father tells him who did it."
Loki's eyes widened as he asked quietly, "He wasn't watching was he?" Verity shrugged, "Who knows? But even if he wasn't, it was still wrong."
"Please!" Loki cried as he lay back on the grass with his arms behind his head. "Thor had it coming. It might teach him not to be such an oaf next time." Verity stared at him as she hissed, "'Next time'? There isn't going to be a next time!"
A smile played at the corner of Loki's lips as he whispered, "Maybe."
Verity sighed as she looked to the palace of Asgard, where they could hear Thor yelling at the top of his lungs to find the criminals who had dented his armor, destroyed his weapons, and wreaked his bedroom. But the main thing that had set him off, was that his hair had been changed so that it was flying around his waist and was a hot pink colour.
Verity couldn't help but smile a little, for it had been her idea to change it to that colour. Loki raised an eyebrow at her in interest, saying, "He will get over it. And it won't last for very long. In no time at all, he will be back to his old self. Just with all of his possessions wrecked!"
By this time, Loki was in a full fit of laughter, and Verity couldn't help but laugh as well. Yes. It was very satisfying to see Thor lose it.
She sighed and fell back next to Loki, who was still chuckling to himself. She still didn't like lying, after all, her name meant 'truth'. But as long as no one asked her about it, then she didn't have to say anything.
Verity smiled a little to herself, thinking of all of the adventures she had with Loki. But this one topped them all.
"You're not going to go back and tell Heimdall what has happened, are you?" Loki asked, pulling Verity out of her thoughts.
She shook her head, saying, "He mostly already knows about it. But he doesn't go too hard on me anymore." Verity looked down at the ground sadly as she added, "He wants me to stop hanging out with you."
Loki's eyebrows shot straight up into his hair as he exclaimed, "ME?! But, why would he want such a silly little thing like that?"
Verity shrugged, explaining, "Maybe he thinks that you are a bad influence on me. I do not know."
Again a smile twitched at the side of Loki's mouth, making Verity groan, "What?! Why do you look at me like that?"
He just shrugged, saying, "Nothing. I was just thinking about that day we first met."
Verity's cheeks went into a sate of bright red, as she whispered, "When I saw you as a grey monster. You promised that you wouldn't talk about that."
Loki gave a small smile and replied quietly, "I am sorry, Verity. It is just... I always thought of you as a delicate, beautiful creature. I never thought that I could be so lucky to have you as a friend."
"Loki!" Verity pushed his shoulder away, but couldn't help smiling. She knew that it would be impossible for them to marry. He was the Alfather's son, and Loki was a year older than she was. But that didn't stop her from imagining what her life would be like if she were to marry Loki.
She sighed and shook her head. 'I am 13 years old! This child's play will end in the years to come. He will marry someone far better than you!' Verity told herself as she tried to hide what she thinking from Loki, who was looking at her curiously.
Finally, having enough of being stared at, Verity cleared her throat and said, "We should get back. I think Thor has finished yelling."
She stood up, and started to walk away when a hand grabbed her wrist, making her stop. She turned around and saw Loki looking at her in concern. "What is it?" He asked in quiet and gentle voice.
Verity took a shaky breath in and said, "It is nothing."
Loki looked down at the ground, but Verity could still see his eyes, being a head shorter than he was. The mischief in his eyes had been replaced by a great sadness.
"I..." His voice cracked, making him stop. Loki cleared his throat and began again. "I love you, Lady Verity."