Ariana POV
I slipped my arm through Loki's as we walked down the rainbow bridge with our fellow comarades. I could feel he was tense and guilt started in the pit of my stomach. I don't know why I supported Thor's idea of vengence but Jotunhiem needed to pay for my parents. Starting with Laufey.
Loki POV
Heimdall, stood blocking the entrance of the gate. Dressed head to to in gold armour, his dark skin made his liquid gold eyes stand out. He carried a heavy golden sword which was the key to the other realms.
'Let me handle this,' I said to thor,turning on the charm I adressed the gate keeper, 'good heimdall-'
'-Your not dressed warmly enough'
'Im sorry?' I was bewildered.
'Do you think you can decieve me?' Heimdall persisted.
'You must be mistaken-'
'ENOUGH!' Heimdall rarley raised his voice.
Thor charged past me.
'Heimdall may we pass?'
'Never has an enemy slipped my watch until this day. I wish to know how that happened' his deep voice echoed.
'Then tell no one of where we've gone until we have returned, understand' He sweeped past Heimdall.
The others followed Thor into the eleberate gold sphere. Volstagg who was last turned and chuckled,
'Silver tounge turned to lead?'
The seven of us gathered at the gate as the ball swiftly turned and would soon cast us to the icy realm of Jotunhiem.
'Be warned I will honor my sworn oath to protect this realm as it's gate keeper. If your return threatens the safety of Asgard. The bifrost will remain closed to you and you will be left to die in the cold wastes of Jotunhiem'
'Couldn't you just leave the gate open for us?'
'If I leave the bridge open it will unleash the full power of the bifrost and destroy Jotunhiem with you upon it.'
'I have no plans of dying today' Thor boldly said, and I caught Ariana rolling her eyes and silently mimicking him.
'None do' Heimdall finished as he slid the sword into the portal lock.
The sudden force pulled us into a techni-colour tube full of lights, zapping us into the other realm.
I wasn't prepared for the icy wind which violently smashed into you, Ariana was by my side and quickly huddled against me. The dark landscape was in shades of blue and black, deserted and the werckage of the great battle remained. Buildings and temples tumb, there was no sign of life untill the seven of us were quickly surounded by frost giants and the king, Laufey.
Thor demanded to know what had happened on his day of glory but I was too busy focussing on an escape route and by the looks of it Ariana was sizing up the competition and whispered to me.
'Well I make it 21 including Laufey so what is that like 3 each, but obviously we'd have to do it quick before others come running-'
'Your not seriously thinking of fighting are you?' I hissed at her, but my attention turned to Thor who's discussion with Laufey had become somewhat heated so I quickly intervined.
'Thor please, we're out numbered ' I tried to reason with him.
'Go now and I'll let you all live' Laufey directed the comment at me.
'We will except your most gracious offer' I replied.
'Come on brother' I said to Thor and he turned to leave.
'Run home little princess' An ice giant retorted.
'Oh no' I knew what would happen.
Thor quickly took down the giant with his hammer but as expected, the other giants fought back quickly creating a problem for us Sif and Ariana teamed up swiftly working there way through a pile of frost giants .Fandral on the other hand wasn't so lucky his bravery has cost him has several spears of ice through the chest Volstagg and Hogun quickly rescue him and the six of us head for the gate without Thor.
'Ahhh!,' Volstagg shouted in pain. One of the ice giants had him by the arm. 'Don't let them touch your skin!' When I looked again the gian was gone but my friend had a huge blue hand print branded on his arm.
Just as I was about to rush to Ariana who had her hands full with about eight giants, Laufey grabbed my arm as my sleeve came up, but blue rushed up my arm without any pain and when he let go puzzled. My arm returned cream without a mark.
I ran I Ariana's direction but she was on her own surrounded with the corpses of her enemy.
'Hey,' she said cooly just like we were passing in the hall. ' 25, new record!'
I just shook my head and laughed in disbelief. But that laughter was short lived, where she had been fighting, her top was ripped arround her ribs and stomach. Laufey who had followed me grabbed her exposed skin making her writhe in pain.
I managed to wrestle him off when Thor conveniently appeared.
'Take Laufey I need to see to Ri' I said breathlessly.
He nodded in agreement, so I rushed to her side carefully sliding my hands under the back of her knees and kneck, carrying her bridal style. She winced in pain when I started running but we needed to get out of here and quick.
I reached the others, Sif and Hogun seemed to be the only ones standing strong. Thor flew back to us with that same stupid smile on his face.
'Heimdall open the gate!,' No reply. ',Heimdall' Thor bellowed. But we looked behind us and there stood thousands of ice giants before they could attack the bifrost beamed down and father appeared on his horse and in armour.
'Laufey!' Father commanded.
Laufey rose on a wave of earth, rocks and ice.
'Your boy's trying to start another war!'
'Exactly these are a boys action, let's treat them as such, let's stop this without further bloodshed'
'Allfather-'
The bifrost suddenly whipped as back to Asgard.
'Go!,' Odin commanded the other warriors, they bowed and left. 'Sif take Ariana, she's hurt'.
Sif scooped Ariana out of my arms and I was reluctant to let her go. My eyes followed them out of the door.
'Thor' father warned.
'Your a arrogant, ignorant and cuel little boy!'
'Father!'
'Silenece, You are unworthy of these realms you are unworthy of your title. You are unworthy Of the loved ones you have betrayed ... I now take from you your power in the name of my father and his father. As Odin your father I cast you out.'
Thor was thrown back into the Bifrost.
'Whoever should hold thi hammer' if he shall be worthy will posses the power of Thor'. Odin also threw the hammer Mjolnir into the Bifrost.
I rushed to the healing room to check on Ariana. I found Sif stood outside of the door, smiling weakly I tried to go in but she caught my arm.
'What's going on between you two?' She asked me outwright.
taken aback i pushed my eyebrows together and frowned, I tried to think of the status that summed up Ariana and I.
'Nothing' I dismissed her question.
Scowling she left the doorway, her high black pony tail swinging furiously.
Ariana was stretched out on a bed made up of pale gold silk sheets and plump cushions which propped up and supported her small shoulders. Her long lashes flutterd open when she heard me sit on the bed beside her. She painfully shifted her weight to one side trying to lean on her elbow in an attempt to sit up.
'Whoa,steady on' I chuckled catching her back as she nearly toppled backwards.
Gently lying her back down again. I took her hand and stayed with her until she drifted back into a deep sleep. She needed all the sleep she could get.
For the pats few days I had a strict routine first visit Ariana for a few hours, well until the healer kicked me out. Go tend to..Business. Then back to Ariana, keeping out of Father's way as he wasn't quite over the ordeal with Thor.
But today was different I had decided to go straight to Ariana and clear up a few things. I was unsure what we were, I had strong feelings for her and vice versa but everything has been left unsaid. How do you ask someone to be with you? I don't even know how to put it. Girlfriend sounds so childish or partner which is so clinical. Well I can figure it out when the time comes.
I walked in to find Ariana sat waiting for me.
'Hey,' she smiled brightly and I wrapped her up in my arms then stood back to look at her 'I was thinking we could go out' she finished.
'What?! uh-oh..go outside..um yeah' I recovered quickly.
Her forehead creased a little and she raised one eyebrow amused. We took a walk along the Bifrost Bridge and sat on the edge legs dangling over the side.
'I was thinking, well wondering if you wanted to be my umm...' I looked at her stuck.
'Girlfriend?' She finished my sentence shocked.
'Yeah' I sighed.
She mulled the idea over, killing me with anticipation.
'Sure, I mean I'd love to' Answering my question and laughing in supprise.
Sliding my hand round the back of her neck resting my thumb on the start of her jaw line I slowly tilted her hand back and our lips met.
Ariana POV
I was worried about Loki, he'd been acting strange since we got back from Jotunhiem for a while his little suprise proposal explained it because I thought he must have been nervous or something but he's still acting shifty. So regretably I followed him.
'STOP!' Odin commanded
'Am I cursed?' I suddenly realised my hands tightly gripped the handles of the casket.
'No'
'What am I?'
'Your my son' Odin replied softly
'What more than that? The casket wasn't the only thing you took from jotunhiem that day was it?'
'No, in the aftermath of the battle I went into the temple, and I found a baby. Small for a giants offspring abandoned, suffering left to die. Laufey's son'
'Laufey's son?!' My heart became heavy and ached.
'Yes'
'Wha-?Why! You were knee deep in Jotun blood, why would you take me?'
'You were only an innocent child'
'No. You took me for a purpose. What was it? TELL ME!' I screamed.
' I thought I could unite our kingdoms one day, bring about an alliance, bring about permenent peace. Through you'
'What?' I had never felt so betreyed.
'But those plans no longer matter now'
'So I am no more than another stolen relick, locked up here until you might have use of me-'
'-You twist my words-'
'-you could have told me what I was from the begining. Why didn't you?'
'Your my son, I wanted only to protect you from the truth'
'What because I-I-I'm the monster parents tell their children about at night?'
'No-' father became frail and started sinking to his knees but I couldn't stop, I was a bull who had seen red.
'Well it all makes sense now why you favoured Thor all these years because no matter how much you claimed to love me you could never have a frost giant sitting on the throne of Asgard!.' Flat on his back father lay Sprawled out over the steps and his hand finally dropped from my shin.
Knleeling beside him I Tentitively I touched is hand as his eyes closed.
'GUARDS! Guards please help!'
I screamed desperatly, two swiftly entered and picked up Odin's limp body and carried him of to be healed.
I slowly stood and turned around to see Ariana. I could tell be her eyes that she knew, I took a stepp towards her but she flinched.
Ariana POV
Concealed behind in the shadows of a partioning wall I couldn't believe what I was hearing. It couldn't be true. He wasn't what they said he is. He can't be.
I choked on my breath as he turned into one of them. His pale skin turned an icy blue and his once gorgeous green eyes turned to a wicked shade of red. He wasn't my Loki. I was conflicted by the fight or flight instinct, I couldn't choose so I stayed paralysed. I have never seen him so worked up, tears spilled down his cheeks which were now thankfully cream once again. His breath fast, shallow and his voice breaking in terror and fustration of this new discovery.
It all happened so fast Odin slipped into the Odin sleep and guards carried him away leaving me with the difficult task of escaping.
Luckily he made for the door so I came into light but suddenly he turned around.
'Ariana?,' He took a step towards me but I flinched and his face fell and his eyes hardened.
'You don't love me' it was more of a question than a statement.
'Umm, I-I' I couldn't get any words out.
'Well I should have known, probably more interested in Thor now are we? Can't be with a monster' His comments were snide and harsh.
'Stop it!,' I screamed. 'Stop it! I don't want Thor, I want you. But you cannot ask me to be fine and act like nothing has happened' I tried to get my head straight but I couldn't stop the tears hot and prickiling from flowing.
'You can't stand to look at me! I see it in your eyes, I'm a reminder of what happend to your parents. I'm the son of their murderer and it disgusts-'
Smack. I slapped him straight across his face so hard my hands burning. Grabbing him by the shoulders I shook him violently.
'Now you listen to me,' I growled at him. 'You can stop wollowing in your self pity and pull your self together' my hands trailed down and rested on his chest. We were so close our breath intermingled.
'I love you'. He said quietly for the first time, still slightly bewilderd by my slap.
'I love you too, and don't you forget it' I returned.
Sighing he rested his forehead against mine and stooped in for a kiss, I slipped my arms around his neck and his gripped me tightly around the waist, for a moment I was happy.
