The next time I woke I was in the Healing Room. I felt so weak I couldn't move very well, and tried my best to observe my surroundings. A loud slam created a pounding in my head and I squeezed my eyes shut. Who on Earth would someone slam the door when there are sick and injured people in here trying to rest? Oh wait, I think I know who.

Loki sat on the chair beside my bed and put his head in his hands. I knew it was a bad habit he possessed. He would bottle up all of his emotions until it was too much and than he would put his head in hands and grumble and grit his teeth until he was fine and would act like nothing was bothering him.

Once he looked up again, he smiled at me and said," So you finally awaken from your painful slumber?"

I turned to face him and gestured for him to help me sit up. He adjusted my pillows and helped me slowly get into a sitting position. I looked up at him and teased," Can't live without me for more than a day? I sure hope that's the case since I'm your best friend."

" Usually yes, but it's about Thor."

" He trying to terrorize your life again?"

Loki's grin began a straight line," No, Father has banished Thor for the events of yesterday on Jotunheim."

My heart jumped into my throat. Thor was gone? Of course he could be incredibly annoying and boastful but he was my friend. I knew him since I was a child, we trained together. Before I could speak Loki continued after giving me a minute to let it soak in," I know this must upset you, but try to think of it through the eyes of the Allfather, Thor arrogance injured Volstagg and Fandral severely, and almost got you killed. I don't know what I would do if I lost you."

" But he will be so lost", I mumbled before swinging my long legs over the edge of the bed and looked down at my torso. Bandage covered my entire chest and almost half of my one shoulder. My thighs were also tightly wrapped in a white tensor fabric. I noticed that the torso bandage must've been recently changed because I saw only a small circle of blood emanating from my injured area," Will you grab my robe, Loki?"

" Of course, Emily", he smiled politely handing me my silk, cream colored robe. I stood briefly before feeling weak again and began to fall because of exhaustion. Loki caught me in his warm arms before I hit the floor. His face was in kissing distance of mine and I blushed slightly. Even for best friends, we had never been that close before. I quickly disregarded the moment of intimacy and pulled on my robe. He helped me as I limped towards the common room where the rest of them were. Probably mourning the lost of their friend.

Fandral looked in pretty rough shape, but not as much as I, and Volstagg yelped when a nurse applied a healing anointment to his arm. When Fandral saw me he yelled," Look's like Emily's back from the dead. Welcome back my friend!" I was greeted by the rest of the Warrior's Three and Sif. I sat beside Hogun and breathed out heavily," So I have been informed that the Allfather has banished Thor from Asgard."

The room grew quiet and awkward. Sorry, jeez I have been unconscious for half a day I want to know what's going on.

I started to think hard about how much I could've missed in the past half a day before hearing Loki begin to speak to Sif in a loud tone," And if I do, then what? I love Thor more dearly than any of you, but you know what he is. He's arrogant. He's reckless. He's dangerous. You saw how he was today. Is that what Asgard needs from its King?"

Loki stormed out off in the other direction. I stood to run after him but my injuries made me weak and I limped badly. Before I made it to the doorway, Hogun grabbed me by my shoulder lightly and lead me back to the couch. I resisted and snapped at him," What are you doing? He needs me!"

Volstagg turned to me and said," But you need rest. Look at you, you could barely walk", he pointed to the doorway. I looked at him with a straight line on my face, who was he to decide where I went and when I needed rest? This wasn't my first injury, and he should know.

Sif and the others were discussing the matter of Loki as if I wasn't here. Hogun chimed in," Laufey said there were traitors in the House of Odin."

I was about to give Hogun a piece of my mind. How dare he accuse Loki of something I know he would never do. I was his best friend, if he did he would have told me, wouldn't he? I opened my mouth to speak, but Fandral beat me to it," Why is it every time you choose to speak, it has to be something dark and ominous?"

Hogun spoke again," A master of magic could easily bring three Jotuns into Asgard."

" Loki has always been one for mischief, but you are talking about something else entirely", Fandral argued. I didn't care if I needed rest anymore, I stood and walked out of the room. I was done listening to them bicker over someone they couldn't hope to understand.

I clenched my fists in frustration. Where is he? I decided to turn left when I heard a conversation between to people in the direction of the Weapon's Vault.

Limping as fast as I could, I marched through the hallways until I reached the doorway. I heard the voices get louder and I hid behind the door frame. I saw Loki and Odin having an animate conversation.

"What b-because I I-I-I'm the monster parent's tell their children about at night?" Loki cried with confused and upset eyes.

"Don't..." Odin began before being interrupted by a terrified Loki. How I wanted to hug him and tell him it was alright, no matter what horrible thing he had just discovered.

" It all makes sense now, why you favored Thor all these years, because no matter how much you claim to love me," Loki was now leaning over Odin in his anger he had walked intimidatingly towards Odin," You could never have a Frost Giant sitting on the throne of Asgard.

I gasped loudly and covered my mouth swiftly afterwards hoping Loki had not heard me. Loki was a-a Frost Giant? By the time I had came over my shock, Loki had yelled out loud, anyone in the castle could hear it," GUARDS! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!"

The guards rushed in to Odin's rescue, from what I could observe, Odin had fallen into the OdinSleep again. This was off putting, we were not prepared as we were usually. I ran up to Loki who still remained on the steps, his head in his hands once again. I hugged him and made him look me in the eye," Loki, what's wrong?"

He smirked weakly," I've known you since we we're seven, don't lie to me. I saw you behind the door."

"Uhh-"

" Don't worry yourself about it, Emily, I'm actually glad you know. I'd prefer not repeating it myself and I just need someone to talk to," he mumbled through the bear hug I gave him.

I hit my knee on the steps we we're sitting on and I yelled out," Owww..."

" Emily, are you okay?!"

" I'm fine, I'm fine", I grunted through gritted teeth. Why did Frost Giant's touch have to bring me so much pain. Not to even mention the poison sword wound.

Loki and I were silent, just sitting there together. I realized we had done that a lot in the last thirteen years. Not on the those steps exactly, but everywhere. On the bridge that crossed over the market, with our legs dangling off the edge, with our shadows cascading across the mysterious blue waves. Or at the dinner table, well after the rest of the group had left. It was almost as if we knew what each other were saying.

He looked up at me with his bright blue eyes and whispered," Your probably afraid of me aren't you?"

"Loki, since I was seven we were best friends. You were a Frost Giant than, why does it make a difference now?" I scolded him jokingly. The real question was, what do we do know?

Loki offered to escort me back to my chambers, since I needed to rest. Before I shut the door Loki stuttered to me," E-emily can I ask you something?"

" Yes Loki?",

" Never mind", he quickly dismissed what he was going to say, and muttered," Sleep well, I will check on you tomorrow."

" Goodnight Loki."

Author's Note:

Woah, it took so much time to write this chapter. Nearly two days! Gonna start working on Chapter 5: The Dream. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, and even if you didn't like the story, please let me know and I can work on my writing or etc.

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