And here is chapter two following right after ;D

This has been beta read by wordonawing, thanks again~! -hugs-

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Table: Mystic from 10iloveyou at Livejournal
Prompt: 2. Grace

Disclaimer: Marvel owns the characters, I just write fanfiction without making a profit.

HERE WITH YOU
- Chapter Two -

Jane woke up the next morning, feeling nauseated. She slipped out of bed and went to the bathroom area that Loki had fixed so that it didn't require magic to open it. Jane threw up in the toilet and groaned at the pain and terrible taste of the stomach acid. Going over to the sink, she turned it on and cupped her hands to drink in the water and swish it inside her mouth.

When she was done, she flushed the toilet and went back towards her side of the bed. Jane settled down in a laying position and went back to sleep.

Two hours later, she was woken up by Loki kissing her neck and shoulders. Smiling, she moaned with her eyes closed as she enjoyed the soft yet tickling touch of his lips on her skin.

"Mm, morning," said Jane and turned over. When he moved his head to kiss her, Jane pulled away. "May not want to since my mouth isn't clean."

Loki lifted an eyebrow.

"I uh, I had...morning sickness," she explained slowly, realizing herself what it might meant while she was still tired two hours ago. She hadn't felt ill at all the past weeks or so until this morning.

"Morning sickness?"

"Threw up," stated Jane bluntly.

"Ah." Loki moved his arm around her waist to pull her close to him.

"Loki..., that means I'm probably pregnant with your child," hinted Jane with a grin. She watched him take the words in, his eyes widening in surprise.

"You are?"

"Yes, Loki," laughed Jane.

Loki kissed her cheek as his grip around her became tighter. He was thrilled, very thrilled, of the news she just gave him. He was going to have a child with Jane! He pressed the right side of his head against hers, feeling so filled with joy that he couldn't stop giving her affection.

Jane giggled when he started to kiss her neck, brushing his lips against her skin lightly. She squirmed a little as she clutched his hands. "Stop it, Loki," laughed Jane, moving her head back to block him. "We have to find out for sure."

Loki embraced her tightly and gave her a kiss near her ear before letting go of her. "I care not, the probability is enough." Jane smiled and turned to hug him tightly.

The two of them got out bed later and headed to the bathroom. Jane immediately brushed her teeth, doing it two times before washing her mouth out with water. During that time, Loki had filled the giant tub. Jane stepped into it as she held his hand for her to balance and not fall over, just in case. Smiling, she snuck a splash at Loki as he walked in.

The smug smile he gave her caused her to shiver despite how warm the water was. Loki went right to her, pulling her up against him as he nibbled on her earlobe. Jane squeaked a little and tried to get away, laughing during the whole time

Loki held her tighter and leaned in to finally claim her lips. They declined against the wall of the tub as they kissed each other softly. Loki could taste the mint toothpaste she used as Jane breathed into his mouth. He nibbled on her lip softly as he guided her on his lap, feeling her smooth skin brush against his own.

Jane moaned and shifted, knowing that it would affect him a little. Her hands trailed deep into his black mane, enjoying how soft it was against her fingers. Gathering some of the locks of hair, she gave him a playful tug.

Loki smiled against her lips, giving her a playful bite on her bottom lip. He pulled away, seeing that she was smiling back at him.

They didn't say anything, just enjoying each other's company as they washed each other.

When they were done, they stepped out and Loki didn't waste any time to sneak a fondle on Jane's butt.

Jane gasped before playfully shoving him to the side as she dried herself off. Or at least, tried to since Loki wrapped his arms around her and pulled her against him. She could feel his lean muscled body against her back.

Loki kissed behind her neck, causing her to giggle and squirm a little since it tickled her. He kissed all the way down to the right shoulder while his arms around her tightened a little. "Jane...," he whispered in her ear after leaning his head against the top of hers. Loki felt her hand come up and rub his cheek. He closed his eyes as her touch made him very content that he let out a sigh.

Her hand lazily touched his cheek, feeling the smooth skin change slowly to a leather-like material. She knew then that he was in his Frost Giant appearance. Jane felt the designs, already knowing them by heart as she traced over them.

Loki took in a breath, enjoying how his wife traced the designs of his lineage on his blue skin. Before, he was afraid of what she would do when she saw the side that he had hated. It had shattered him completely when he was told the truth.

When she had seen him in this state, he hadn't expected for her to be curious about it. Then, she told him that she didn't care what he was, she still loved him.

Loki grasped her hand that was touching his face, bringing it against his mouth softly and kissed her fingers and knuckles so tenderly that Jane shivered against him.

"Loki," breathed out Jane as she leaned back against him. She heard him take a sharp breath, feeling his other hand swirl around her waist and up her stomach. The feathery touch caused her to shiver again. "Loki, we need to...," Jane moaned sweetly when Loki glided his finger around the shape of her right breast, feeling the graze of his nail against her skin. It caused goosebumps to appear, and as he twirled up to the nipple, she clutched his hand to pull it away. "I really want to go and see the Stalg, Loki," reminded Jane as she smiled and looked up at him.

He was gazing back down at her with an amused smile. "Very well, since you've finished drying yourself."

Jane glared up at him playfully and gave him a little shove with her elbow. Loki let her go as his appearance changed back. He summoned his armor on with no helmet or cape as usual. Loki watched her getting changed in her Midgardian clothes since he had told her before that no one would care if she wore them. When she walked up to him when she was done, he teleported them straight to the dining hall so that they wouldn't use up too much time to walk to it from his room.

They broke their fast with each other with no other distractions since Sif, Thor, and The Warriors Three were absent, and probably still resting.

As they headed behind the castle near the shore, Jane saw two creatures she'd never seen before.

"What...what are those?" she asked as one of them spread out their wings up to flap them.

Loki smiled as he explained the creatures to her. "They are a dragon mixed with a horse."

Just the idea of a cross had Jane finding it weird. "How do... How can they...?"

"The dragons give them the transformation, changing their tails and back hooves along with sprouting wings and horns." Loki went up to one of them, showing Jane that it had a smooth skin instead of fur.

Up close, Jane felt like she was very small compared to the dragon-like horses. They still had their mane but what amazed her was how well built the horses were. They had to be to carry themselves into the air with their mighty and long wings.

"They are ready, your majesties," said one of the stablemen.

Loki nodded at them and beckoned Jane to him. "We have special saddles and bridles for them so that no one can fall off of them when in flight."

Jane cautiously went up to him, watching the mixed creatures stare at her, flicking it's dragon-like tail from side to side. When Loki took her hand to offer the creature to smell it, she couldn't help but tremble since it seemed to look straight into her.

Loki smiled, knowing that the creature was seeing if she was worthy. With a couple of nods and a snort from the horse, Loki guided Jane to the saddle. The stirrups were very long because of their height and even then Jane needed Loki's help to get on. As Jane adjusted herself on the saddle, Loki put the leather safety strap around her waist. It was strong, but didn't feel tight since it could be adjusted.

As Jane took the reins, Jane shifted her leg to give the equine more room to move its wings, finding it incredible and frightening at the same time about what was she about to do. She peered over at Loki, noticing how in tuned he was to make sure the safety strap was correct before getting it a testing tug he had done the same to hers.

When he looked up, Jane smiled nervously at him causing the equine she was on to adjust their footing.

"Relax, Jane," advised Loki softly. "They can feel your emotions."

"It just seems so weird to be on a winged horse," commented Jane, glancing down to see her leg near the base of the wings, noticing how it actually seemed like it was made out of smoke. "Is that...? That's smoke - they're made out of smoke!"

Loki laughed as he guided the dragon-like equine forward. "Yes, they are made out of smoke and yet, at the same time, not."

Jane lifted an eyebrow at him, but before she could ask him what he meant, Loki urged his mount to a full on gallop. She watched the wings spread out like a plane's, their sturdy hooves kicking up the sand as the wings flapped, and with a powerful leap from the water area, they took off into the air.

She actually felt even more scared to see it but yet, she was also fascinated by it. Calming herself with a steady breath, she guided her mount to the same area Loki started at. Then, she realized that the equine she was riding was in tune with her. She could feel their mid-section expand while a gentle breeze blew in.

Setting her jaw, she breathed in slowly and nudged her mount to start. Immediately the creature shot forward first into a canter and then to a full on gallop. She could feel each movement it made while its wings flapped and flapped. The breeze turned strong and for a moment, she felt like laughing.

With the final leap into the air, Jane felt her stomach drop as they gained altitude to join Loki. She was gripping the reins so tightly that she almost forgot to breathe. "That was - " Jane took in a breath with astonishment. "I have never experienced something like that," laughed Jane as their mounts flew side by side.

Loki chuckled with a grin. "You may want to give your mount some of his head."

Jane blinked and glanced down, noticing her mistake and fixed it by doing what Loki advised. "Oops," she apologized and patted the equine's neck. "Sorry about that." She was given a snort, causing her to smile. "These animals are so intelligent."

"That they are. We use them in battle when needed since they have many talents in the sky, thanks to the magic and abilities of a dragon."

"I've been meaning to ask how that happens."

"We take the largest and strongest horses to the caves of a dragon every two years. Despite the tales of them being viewed as the cause of destruction, they are the wisest of magic users. No one knows how the dragon finds a horse worthy for it will not allow anyone but the horses to enter."

"Oh." Jane was hoping to know more but since the dragon wouldn't allow anyone besides the horses, it would remain a mystery.

They continued to fly, gliding on the wind currents and brushing against some of the lower clouds. The mountain was getting bigger and bigger ahead of them, causing Jane to get excited. Her mount was too and quickly shot forward, surprising Jane that she had to pull gently on the reins to slow him down. The mighty creature snorted as Loki caught up to them.

"Are you all right, Jane?" Loki asked worriedly.

Jane nodded. "Yes. Just...forgot how in tune they can be." She let out a half-hearted laugh and sent him an embarrassed smile along with a little blush.

It took everything to stop Loki to lean over and grab her to him to kiss her.

He didn't need to wait long since they landed on the shore several minutes later and dismounted. When he helped her down, Loki claimed her lips when she was set down on the sand. Jane smiled against Loki's lips, remembering the nights of those times again underneath the moonlight in a private area near the cliffs. She kissed him back again and again, causing Loki to kiss her roughly now, yet he still handled her gently.

They continued to kiss each other, paying no mind to the equines that waited patiently near them. Despite being able to kiss each other how many times they wanted, each kiss felt deeper that they couldn't stop.

Loki felt something nudge him forward, causing him to check his footing before breaking the kiss to check over his shoulder. One of the equines became impatient and stomped their hoof down while arching his neck. The action actually made it menacing but Loki and Jane just laughed softly, finding it amusing rather than frightening.

"It seems we lost track of time," noted Loki.

Jane giggled, her smile wide just like her husband's. "We have, haven't we?"

The equine snorted and pawed the ground while shaking its head, letting out a low sound that seemed like he didn't like to be laughed at.

"Oh, now we have offended him," Loki said with his eyebrows up in shock.

Jane glanced up at Loki. "We?" Her right eyebrow lifted up as she pulled away, not liking how she was dragged into it. "It was you who offended him," continued Jane while pointing at Loki.

Loki chuckled, knowing she was playing along. "There is no use trying to wiggle out of this one, lovely wife, you are also to blame."

"I do not wiggle out of anything," bit out Jane, surprising herself at how serious she was taking this.

"Very well: You try to sneak out and get caught, just like an amateur." Oh, the way her expression changed to anger almost caused Loki to take the words back. Almost.

"I believe you've said enough for one day," she replied with her head held high.

"I say, I believe I have offended you, dear wife."

"How observant of you."

Loki went up to Jane and gathered her in his arms, finally letting out the laugh he tried to hide before. Jane tried to keep her poker face on but it was no use. Her laugh joined his as they hugged each other.

"You really have been a terrible influence on me," commented Jane as she smiled up at her husband, giving him a kiss on his cheek.

"Now that is something I will gladly take blame for," winked Loki as he gave her a quick kiss on the lips.

"Let's go find the Stalg now?" asked Jane.

"Of course, that is why we're here. Unless..." Loki leaned his head down to hers. "You wish to reenact that time?" he asked softly in his smooth and deep voice. Despite all the times they had made love, Jane always flushed when he used that tone on her. "Is that a yes?" he teased with a smug smile.

"Stop it," she countered as she clutched at his wandering hands. "Enough with your teasing," Jane added sternly.

Loki just smiled at her before waving at the equines to follow them as he led Jane into the tall trees that were rich in color. The scents bombarded their noses of wood, greenery, and a hint of rain.

The equines followed after them, their wings disappearing as if they were blown out so that they wouldn't get in the way. They were alert for any sign of danger and rather than flee, they would help Loki and Jane to safety.

Jane looked around, finding their entire surroundings beautiful and very surreal. It reminded her of her cousin's video games set in a fantasy world that she would play when she went to visit for the holidays. Her hand sought her husband's, clasping it as they walked side by side through the enchanted looking forest.

It reminded her of a place back in Midgard but here in Asgard was something out of a storybook with rich colored artwork. "How do we find the Stalg?" she finally asked as she stepped over a tree's roots.

"They leave signs, mostly chips on the trees or branches low enough to catch their antlers." Loki stopped to survey ahead of them. "They also leave long white hair on anything that can snag onto it."

One of the equines snorted before pawing the ground, finding the pace too slow. Jane and Loki turned to look at him and smiled. The stallion pawed the ground again, showing once more that he didn't like to be laughed at.

"Perhaps we should quicken our pace?" wondered Loki.

The stallion nodded his mighty head, oddly reminding Loki of Thor - which caused the God of Mischief to chuckle. That only made the stallion offended once more and reared up a little.

"Careful," warned Jane. "Please try not to anger him?"

Loki tilted his head with his attention on the stallion. "Yes, I shall not anger the spoiled, arrogant stallion too much."

"Loki!" Jane warned again in a hushed whisper.

"My apologies," Loki replied to the stallion and bowed mockingly. The stallion's ears went back as he let out an angry squeal. Loki pulled himself up right with a sly grin. "Intelligent though, I'll give you that."

Jane shook her head and sighed with a groan before pulling Loki with her hand. "Come on, stop poking fun at him."

Loki just chuckled as he walked with Jane as the other stallion consoled the wounded prideful stallion with a nuzzle.

There were quite a few obstacles that they had to use the equines to cross over. The one that frightened Jane the most was a huge valley home of, what Loki told her, wyvern mixed with a cat. The very creature that had made a nasty scar on his back with its poison.

Thankfully, they couldn't fly but it still gave Jane the goosebumps when they flew over. When they landed safely, Jane asked Loki if there were any other creatures that were dangerous and he didn't help at all by saying yes.

"You're a master of lies," she pointed out. "Lie about it."

Loki laughed as he guided her along the forest ground. "And to miss out your reaction to each sound in here?" He pulled her close to him and leaned down. "Never," he whispered in her ear that earned him a hard shove with her elbow on his side.

"Are we close yet?" asked Jane as she moved away from him, falling into step with the calmer stallion.

"Yes," he lied.

Jane groaned, knowing that he was lying. "I hate it when you do that," she muttered.

Loki just laughed again since his wife had, undoubtedly, walked into it.

Both of the stallions halted their ground suddenly, causing Loki and Jane to stop. Loki immediately tried to reach out with his magic to sense anything nearby but there was nothing. Or at least, what his magic couldn't see.

The ground shook and a mighty roar echoed to their far right.

"Leave, Jane." Loki's helmet and full armor shimmered on him with the staff appearing in his hands. Jane did so immediately right as another terrifying roar shook the ground. The stallion galloped across the terrain at full speed, causing his mane and tail, as well as Jane's hair, to whip in the wind fiercely. Jane looked back and saw that Loki and the other stallion was already gone to confront the creature to buy her time.

Her hands gripped the reins in worry before looking ahead. The stallion leaped over a river and continued onward after landing hard on the other side. She was worried for Loki but she knew that he would come back safely.

Another roar sounded, this time louder than before, that caused Jane to look behind her again. The stallion snorted at her as if telling her to calm down since he could sense her emotions. Jane breathed in calmly but the sound terrified her.

They came upon a cliff, causing the stallion to summon his smoky wings and leap into the air. Jane held her breath, not remembering to put on the safety latch. With a steady hand, she looked down and latched it on her. Thankfully, the stallion just glided through the air softly.

Jane couldn't help to look behind her again as they rose up to the clouds for cover. At the last minute, she saw smoke rising up from the forest and felt her stomach tighten into a knot. She suddenly felt them going down, gripping the reins tighter than before as they went lower and lower. The stallion's landing was a little rough but it didn't jerk her as she thought it would.

Coming to a halt, Jane's leg was nudged by the stallion's nose as his wings disappeared to tell her it was safe. She undid the latch and dismounted slowly as she waited for any sign for Loki to appear. Jane watched the clouds with a keen eye, expecting to see him any second.

"Loki," she whispered with worry. She put her hands together to her mouth and touched the ring, causing it to glow and give her warmth. Closing her eyes, she took in a shaky breath as she wished for him to come back safe.

As it became dusk, Jane was starting to worry even more despite knowing that time went faster in Asgard. She was pacing now, driving the calm stallion crazy since she wouldn't stay still.

What she didn't do was look back up in the sky to see Loki coming. When he got closer, she looked up and immediately ran up to him though staying clear in case the stallion had a crash landing.

"Loki!" Jane waited until he dismounted before hugging him tightly.

Loki hugged her with left arm since the staff was still in his right hand. "I had to drive it away and trap it in a cave, which won't hold it for a good while."

Jane pulled away to look at him. "What was it?"

Loki chuckled as he watched her survey him for any wounds. "Not a very happy creature to come upon."

Jane cracked a grin. "Loki."

"Not even I know what it is," he admitted.

"Really?" She was mocking him now.

Loki laughed softly as he snuck his hand down to grope her. "Indeed." He felt her jump against him. He lifted his eyebrows as he tilted his head. "Oh, you wish to do it here?"

"Wha - no," replied Jane while shaking her head, giggling a little.

He leaned his head down to hers to whisper, "Oh I think you do."

"Stop that," breathed out Jane, hating how he knew that that tone of his could affect her. "So you really do not know what that creature was?"

Loki sighed and shook his head. "You wound me."

"That was payback," replied Jane with a grin and stepped away from him to head back to her mount.

Loki's helmet, staff, and full set of armor shimmered away as he watched her. He needed her again. Now. Turning his attention to the stallion next to him, he pulled out a compact box and threw it. Right when it was about to hit the ground, it stopped in midair before out popped a transparent tent-like shelter for them to sleep in.

Jane had taken out her sleeping bag that she had packed and stored in the back of the saddle. Seeing the shelter Loki had provided, she stopped and studied it. She hadn't seen it before until now and inside were silk sheets of pure black with silver trim.

"After you," whispered a husky voice by her ear, causing her to flinch. Loki had developed a habit of doing this to her. In fact, he had done it in the past when he first forced her to work on the Tesseract.

"Would you stop doing that so that I can work?" hissed out Jane as she stepped away from the God.

"Jane, help me over here," Erik said while he beckoned her over without even commenting on what Loki did.

Jane went over to Erik and listened to him. Just as she was figuring out a problem, she felt something zap her right shoulder. Whipping her head, she noticed that a wire had been cut. Immediately, she glared over at Loki.

Loki just lifted a brow at her.

"Jane?" Erik tried to get her attention.

Jane's glare intensified at Loki, hating him so much for controlling Erik to the point where all he cared for was work.

"Get back to work, mortal," said Loki with a smirk as he waved his hand horizontally to the floor to repair the wire before leaving.

Jane kicked the chair next to her, so angry that she couldn't contain it. It was better than tossing the keyboard at the God's head.

Loki just walked on, chuckling in amusement.

Jane felt something caress her shoulder and looked down. It was Loki's hand.

"Daydreaming?"

"You...could say that. Just remembering the time I wanted to throw a keyboard at your head."

Loki laughed, his shoulders shaking. "I have no doubt that I would deserve that."

"I could always do it later," teased Jane, causing Loki to chuckle.

"It all depends on your aim."

They broke into laughter now, leaning against the other.

"Let's go in now," he said while in between chuckles as he grasped her hand to lead her to the tent-like shelter. Loki pushed apart the transparent curtains that acted as a door and turned her as he pulled her gently inside.

Jane walked inside slowly, noticing that there was a food area to the far right corner and some floating device above them that seemed like a fan.

Loki smiled wide as he watched her study the shelter he provided and pulled her slowly to him. Instead of kissing her like Jane expected, Loki held her against him in a hug. He couldn't help it, he loved her dearly and had worried about her during the fight with the unknown beast. His arms tightened a little around her as he looked out the curtains.

"Loki...is that...?" Jane had seen movement at the corner of her eye while she hugged him back. It was as if it were some type of ghost in the night.

Loki turned to his left, catching sight of a elegant and tall creature white as snow. It walked gracefully across the field towards the lake. Behind it came others and all of them had antlers. "Ah, it appears our guests have finally arrived."

Jane laughed and hugged Loki again. "They're so beautiful. Do you think they will they let me go up to them?"

"Of course they will. That is how we trim off their fur when it grows too long, due to mutation."

Jane was pulling away when a thought came to her. She looked up at Loki curiously. "Wait, you knew where to find them the whole time. Why didn't we just teleport here?"

Loki gave her a crooked grin, showing some of his teeth as he did so. "And miss all the fun?" Jane gave him a look close to a glare, causing him to chuckle once more. "Even if I did so, there are many lakes here and I only know of several. This area being one I did not know of"

She accepted that since she knew how his teleportation spell worked. "Fair enough," Jane replied with a smile.

He had to hold back a chuckle at her choice of words but Jane noticed his jaw moving and then it finally clicked. Loki watched her smile and he knew that she figured it out.

"You were lying, weren't you?"

"Of course not."

Jane laughed hard and hugged him, causing them to sway a little since put her weight on him and caught Loki unawares. Still laughing a little, she pulled away to head out of the shelter and walk carefully up to one of the Stalgs that was grazing nearby. When it noticed her coming, it brought up its head slowly unlike its Midgardian counterpart that whipped it up.

The antlers were large with sharp points and gleamed silver as the moonlight hit them. Just as Loki said, their fur was long, especially in the neck area while the tail was trailing a little on the ground. The Stalg watched Jane as she brought up her hand as she closer. In fact, it didn't threaten or go back in fear. As she petted the Stalg's neck, the fur's soft texture was familiar. The outer layer was cold and as she moved it back and forth, moving her fingers through the thick layers, Jane started feeling the creature's body heat.

"Their mane and tail will get long enough for them to snag in the forest," said Loki as he walked up behind her. The Stalg extended its neck to greet Loki, showing that the creature already knew him. An apple appeared in Loki's hand as he brought his hand to the Stalg's mouth. The Stalg munched on the apple, some of the pieces dropping down on the grass.

"I wish I could take a picture," said Jane as she looked over the rest of the Stalg. "It's so beautiful."

Something cold was pushed into her hands and she looked down. It was an exact replica of the Stalg but made out of ice and magic. The Stalg was poised elegantly while standing on a thick ice block that acted as a stand. There were lines for the mane and some of the fur. Its long tail was designed in an artistic way with a whiplash curve near its legs. Lastly, the magnificent antlers were large as the real one and the ice was perfect to catch the moon's rays.

Jane smiled as she run her hand over the large ice sculpture. "This is...absolutely beautiful Loki." Glancing up, her smile widened as she stared into his eyes. "Thank you."

"Anything for you, Jane," Loki replied in a smooth voice as he smiled down at her, his eyes gazing down at her softly.

They stayed near the Stalg for a while before going back to the tent-like shelter since Jane wanted to stay the night. Jane put the ice sculpture somewhere safe before she found herself being pushed down gently on the silk sheets. She smiled and looked up, seeing Loki leaning over her, a sight that was nothing new for her.

The four torches that Loki had set up while she paid attention to the Stalg gave Jane enough light for her to see him clearly. Every feature from his cheekbones to his lips, chin, jawline, and the brilliant green colored eyes of his was shown to her all at once. Usually some of his face would be covered with shadows but now...

Loki leaned down to kiss her but Jane stopped him, causing him to furrow his brow in confusion.

"I just...want to look at you."

Loki cracked a small smile, finding it unnecessary. However, as Jane stared at him and smiled widely at him, he also stared at her. She was his wife, his love, and a mortal woman turned immortal.

His smile widened slowly and shifted to lay beside her to nuzzle his nose at the crook of her neck, causing Jane to giggle and squirm a little. His arm snaked around her and rested on her stomach.

Jane put her hand over his, causing her ring to pulse with warmth. "I love you," she spoke softly.

Loki moved his head up to kiss the crown of her head. "And I you, Jane," he replied near her ear, causing her to shiver.

Jane sat up to take off her jacket before laying back down. This time, she was facing Loki and snuggled right against him. His large frame created a shield from the cool night air while his arms encased her with warmth. She took a content breath and let it out as her eyes drooped.

"I love you endlessly," whispered Loki that Jane almost missed it. It brought a bright smile on her face just like all the other times he made her happy.

Loki moved his head to rest near hers on the soft pillow, some of her hair tickling his nose before he blew them away. He heard her giggle softly and gave her a tickle, causing Jane to flinch against him.

"Loki," she groaned.

"My apologies," he offered with a slight chuckle as he closed his eyes. Soft crunching noises could be heard from the Stalgs as they grazed while a soft rainfall pattered against the curtains and shelter. When the water hit the fire in the torches outside, it hissed softly.

It was relaxing to Jane and Loki and the two found themselves being lulled into sleep by the soft sounds.

When morning came, they slept in until Loki woke up several hours later. He watched his wife sleep, adjusting some of her hair with his hand that had moved during their slumber. Loki was reminded of how happy he was with her by his side. What's more, he was going to be a father soon.

"Mmm."

Loki glanced down at Jane, watching her shift onto her back as she opened her eyes slowly.

Jane sat up, feeling... She stood up while covering her mouth and ran out of the shelter.

Moments later, she came back and saw that the shelter was already gone. Loki was holding the ice sculpture and handed it to her when she came up to him.

"Teleport us to our room please? I really need to brush my teeth."

Loki gave her a nod and did so. He watched her set down the ice sculpture near the other one he had created for her before heading into the bathroom to brush her teeth.

Two ice sculptures that were different in every way. The Stalg was smooth with contour lines while the scenery of the beach with its cliffs and rocks and a hole for a moon seemed rough.

When Jane was done, she joined him to look at the two ice sculptures. She reached over and pushed the Stalg right in front of the beach gently so that it wouldn't tip over.

The two different sculptures now acted as one, giving contrast to each other from the grace of the Stalg to the harsh beauty of the background.

"There," said Jane with a smile and looked up at her husband. "They complement each other."

Loki looked down at his wife with a little smile. "Yes, they do."

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