A/N: A surprise update, a little on the shorter side, so think of it as a stocking stuffer. I don't want Sigyn to seem like she is perfect or anything and has overlooked what Loki has done, but I do want her love and devotion to Loki to be seen. I don't know that much about the comicbook-canon for them but knowing the mythological story of Sigyn holding the bowl for Loki…that is love and devotion. So if she is going to hold a bowl over his head until Ragnarok then I pretty sure she would love and support him once he came back to Asgard. And don't forget I did say that this story would have a lot of fluff and feels in it.

Chapter 4

It did not escape Clint's notice that Sigyn keep stealing glances at him when she thought he wasn't looking. Sometimes he noticed that when her glance would linger a slight smile would creep onto her face.

He wouldn't say that it weirded him out or anything. In his profession he came across a lot more to freak someone out than some chick staring at him, even if she was married to a psychotic alien. That didn't negate the fact that whenever he noticed her glances his way he thought back to earlier that day and what she had said to Loki about him. Natasha had picked up on the oddness of her words too and gave Clint a questioning look; but he had no idea what Sigyn had meant when she told Loki that it was strange to see Clint in person and to realize, he actually existed.

He wanted to find out what she had meant by what she said. He already had to deal with Loki overtaking his mind and forcing his will to be Clint's (even if Loki was the same kind of puppet to someone else); he still didn't want any other conspiracies against him going on. Natasha would want to know what was behind those words too. Sooner rather than later he would raise these questions.

When Pepper got up to start clearing Chinese food containers and putting leftovers away, Sigyn offered to help. This took her away from the table and gave Natasha an opportunity to ask Thor about something she had observed earlier during dinner.

"Hey Thor, Can I ask you about something Sigyn said earlier?" Natasha asked.

"Of course." He replied.

"She was talking about fidelity and she said something about not stopping the whole 'love, honor, cherish, support' thing even though the other person thinks that you would. And then I caught the look she gave you. There was a smile but there was this hurt there too. What was that about?"

Thor nodded his head slightly. He knew what Natasha was talking about. "When my brother found out that he was a Frost Giant, a Jotun, by birth and that my father had hidden the truth from him, he was shattered. We had always been taught that frost giants were the enemy, vile monsters that were feared by children. Loki found out that he was the child of the Jotun's king, Laufey; and had been abandoned to die in their temple. My father had taken him and raised him as his own. He desperately wanted to prove himself as a true son of Odin, but his shattered mind had crafted a plan that was a warped means to achieve his end of being a worthy son. I shattered the Bifrost bridge in order to stop Loki's attack on Jotunheim. We both fell and Odin had caught us. My brother couldn't face the rejection of his plan by our father. To him he was unworthy; he was truly one of the monsters that we had grown up to hate. And in his shattered mind, there would be no way that Sigyn would still love him once she found out what he really was. He let go of Gungnir and fell into the abyss of space. Sigyn was hurt because Loki did not trust in her enough to know she would not reject him. Even though Loki is returned to us, some of that hurt still lingers. The Norms truly knew of the trials Loki would endure and the actions he would carry out for them to match him with Sigyn. He would need someone who would not desert him, even when he hit rock bottom. Loki would need the embodiment of fidelity. Loki is my brother regardless of his parentage and I won't give up on him. I don't know who else would feel the same way other than Sigyn. The hurt is there for both of us because Loki has a hard time believing that we feel this way."

"Sounds like he really doesn't deserve either of you." Clint chimed in.

"Aye, Barton. Who among us does deserve the love they are given." Thor replied. "Sometimes the most important love is that which is given to those that least deserve it."

"Why did she stop planning wedding with your mom?" Steve asked.

"When Loki fell, we all mourned; Sigyn most of all. There was much time during the year that he was gone that Sigyn never left their rooms. She wasn't able to plan for weddings when her love was gone. When I brought Loki back to Asgard, things were tense. While it had been discovered that he had been manipulated by the Mad Titan, Loki was still going to stand trial for his crimes against Jotunheim and attempting to kill the crown prince of Asgard. He was facing execution." Thor took a deep breath and then he continued. "Sigyn was near hysterics and could barely speak through her tears; she wouldn't leave my mother's side the week of Loki's trial. One afternoon that week, when Odin was the only one in the throne room we came to speak to him; the three of us. I had to hold Sigyn up while my mother begged for Loki's life. Our father chose to imprison Loki after mother's pleading."

"But, things are better now? She seems in good spirits." Bruce asked.

"Yes, Loki and Sigyn have mended wounds and they are healing. She went back to planning weddings with my mother about 6 months ago."

"When did she start breaking into Loki's cell?" Natasha asked.

"About 8 months ago." Thor said with a slight smile.

Pepper and Sigyn returned to the dining room and the group started to disburse. Clint, Natasha and Steve returned to their floors for the evening. The rest of the group went to the living room.

Pepper told the Tony and Bruce. "Sigyn was telling me about when she and Loki were in New York last."

"Oh you said it was in 1927?" Bruce asked.

"Yes, I think it was close to that year." Sigyn answered as she sat upon one of the sofas.

"What did you guys do while you were here?" Tony asked.

"Let see. Well we always like to dress so that we fit in. Loki could just morph clothing with his magic and fix glamors on us so it was pretty easy for us to not look out of place. I wore this dress that came just above the knee. It had straps instead sleeves and was covered in dark blue beaded strands. He made my hair looked like it was cropped just below my ear like other ladies were wearing their hair. He wore a black suit with pinstripes and he shortened his hair and we went to a place where they played music that was called jazz and we danced; or I should say we tried to dance because it was nothing like dancing in Asgard. We saw a play the next day; we were dressed more modestly that day. But the play was called Much Ado About Nothing. Loki and I had acquired books with the plays by Shakespeare when we had been in Europe long before, so I was excited when I saw that this play was being performed on the street known as Broadway, as it is my favorite."

Pepper told Sigyn that Broadway was still known for its vast array of plays and musicals and maybe they could go to one while she was in New York again.

Light conversation continued on between the rest of the remaining group. Sigyn let out a big yawn. "I think it's time that I retire for the night. I will see you all on the morrow." Sigyn rose and gave a small curtsy.

Thor rose as well and gave her a hug with a kiss on the cheek. "Sleep well, sister."

"Thank you, brother." Sigyn said as departed from the room and headed off to her room for her first night in Stark Tower.

A/N: I made an edit to the year that Loki and Sigyn were last in New York together. This was mainly due to research on fashion that I did to describe their outfits.

There is a connection that Sigyn feels towards Clint (and he has no idea what it's about)…it will be revealed sooner rather than later….but probably not the next chapter.

Loki will be in the next chapter.