He had blonde hair down to his shoulders that looked like majestic but the sort of hair you'd expect of a warrior. He wore silver armour with a red cape. He was also armed with a hammer. I recognised him almost immediately as Thor, with his trusty hammer, Mjolnir. He seemed confused for a moment and then his eyes focussed on Loki and mine compromising position. It wasn't too bad. If you didn't know what was going on (and if you were extremely naïve), it would appear that he had been telling me a secret. Thor's eyes went stormy. Get it? Stormy? Because he's Thor? God of Thunder? Get it? Oh, I crack myself up sometimes.

"Brother…" Thor said strongly and Loki straightened up stiffly. Loki had not even looked at him yet.
"No. Not brother." He said coldly and then looked at his 'not brother'. Loki stepped back from me and immediately I felt colder. The tension in the room was thick and I felt like I could scarcely breathe. This time, it was not to do with close proximity or no proximity to Loki. I gulped as Thor took a step towards his brother, almost pleadingly. Loki did not move. "Why are you in the land of Britain? You and I both know the bifrost leads the land of America."
"A change of scenery." Loki answered in an emotionless tone.

Thor's eyes swivelled to mine. "Who is this, Loki?" He asked curiously, taking a step towards me. I took a step back because, as much as it pains me, Thor frightened me. Hello, he created thunderstorms! One of the things I hate! He looked strong enough to crush me with his fingers! I'm not one for being frightened, since I can't die I have little to fear, but Thor was a God. I didn't know whether he could kill me or not. And I wouldn't want to continue living as a splatter on the floor.

Loki took a step towards me while Thor looked at me like I was the weirdest organism he had ever seen. Me being me, I couldn't help but make some kind of scathing remark, despite my fear. "Staring is impolite, Thor." I growled. He seemed surprised that I knew who he was and stepped back but continued to watch me.
"She is none of your concern, Thor." Loki warned. He ignored him and then began to circle me. I could feel his eyes scanning my entire body, taking in what he could and couldn't see. I felt uncomfortable, to say the least, and I refused to have eye contact with Loki. He'd see just as scared as I was. "She is a very pretty mortal, brother… But why are you in her home? And in your battle garments no less." Loki's jaw clenched and still Thor continued to stare at me, giving me the elevator eyes constantly. "As I said before, Thor, she is none of your concern." Loki hissed and I could feel him getting close to boiling point. Why can't we tell him? I asked him telepathically. Loki's gaze fell on me. Because I cannot trust him. Not now. I took a big breath.

"What makes her special, Loki?" Thor asked loudly. We both froze. He had figured out I was different already? He was a better judge of character than I thought. "You can't be remaining here with her without a reason. Does she have some sort of power? An ability? Is she merely a trophy on your arm? She's nice to look at but I thought you had higher standards." On the inside, I knew he meant not to insult me. But my brain registered it as offense and I snapped.

"Who are you to tell me how I look? Who are you to question who I am? Why should Loki answer your questions? You have no right to interrogate either of us, not in my house, God or not! So I suggest you lose your hostility and your arrogance and sit down so we can explain, Thor." I shouted indignantly, taking a step closer to him every few words and jabbing a finger at him and then at a seat. He seemed extremely surprised that a mere mortal had answered back to him, a high and mighty God. After a few moments of standing there, opening his mouth and closing it like a goldfish, he sat down. In my seat. "Off." I growled, jerking a thumb behind me. He stood immediately. I had a feeling I had frightened him a little, despite his power. "Sit there. Not there. That is my seat." I told him and he nodded fervently, sitting on the sofa opposite. I nodded and then looked at Loki. He didn't say anything. Aloud. When he's gone, I'm going to be all over you. Just a fair warning.

After gulping, ignoring the heat in the pit of my stomach and failing to conceal a blush, I looked at Thor. "Now, I'm not actually sure what's going on between you two, but I think I'm going to be here for a while." I said, noticeably looking at Loki crisply, and then returning my gaze to Thor, "So, I think you should tell me what is going on and then, we'll see how much time we have left because I'm bloody exhausted." Thor nodded slowly.

"Loki is my brother, always has been and always will be, I swear it, and-." Loki cut across.
"I'm not your brother. I never have been and I never will be. Father is to blame for that." He spat and Thor winced. I cleared my throat and regained their attention.
"When you're quite done, Thor will continue his story?" Neither spoke so I nodded at the God of Thunder.
"Loki is the one of the Princes of Asgard. As you know, he's the God of Mischief and Lies, and I am Thor, the God of Thunder. Loki and I are the heirs to the throne." Thor explained, his voice softening. "When I claimed Mjolnir, I was named the official heir to the throne. I could never tell if Loki was jealous or not but if he was, he did a magnificent job of hiding it." He had a hint of a grin on his face as he said this and when I looked at my Other, he appeared to have a nostalgic look on his face. "Everything changed, however, when Odin, our father, told Loki the truth." I swallowed thickly. "Loki is not one of us. He is a Frost Giant."

If I'm honest, I had been expecting something a little bigger, like an assassination attempt or something, but a hidden heritage was pretty big too. "When did he tell you?" I whispered, directing my question at Loki.
"Very recently. A few months ago." His voice was monotonous and had very little emotion in it. I sighed and nodded. I wanted to hug him. But Loki didn't seem like the 'huggy-type' and with Thor here, contact had to be kept to a minimum. When I looked back at Thor, his eyes held nothing but nostalgia, sadness and regret. Thor seemed more… human than Loki. More capable of emotions than Loki. I think that is one of the reasons I always liked Loki so much more than other men. He didn't fuss about emotions. He let them come only if they were necessary.

"Loki wanted world domination as revenge. He wanted to show Asgard that he was worthy of being a prince still." Thor spoke abruptly.
"I think I can speak for myself, brother." Loki hissed at Thor but he did not withdraw. Thor looked at me pleadingly. What he was begging for, I could not tell. I looked back at Loki but he did not give any indication as to what I should do. Should I tell him? I asked him through our unique connection. The response did not come straight away. If you wish, my lady. But you'll be the one to explain. I nodded, too slight for Thor to notice. Where did your silvertongue go, God of Mischief and Lies? I teased and then looked back at the God of Thunder before me.

"You have told me what it is that has caused all of the stress between the both of you so it is only right that I return the information you wanted." Thor leaned forwards in his seat, eager to know what role I played in Loki's life, "Your Other is Jane. Odin's Other is Frigga. Loki's Other is me." I said bluntly. What happened to yours? Loki taunted in retaliation to my previous mockery. I ignored him and concentrated on Thor. His face was shocked at first and then it brightened like the sun. He stood with a massive grin upon his face. "Brother, this is marvellous! Now you'll know love's true power!" And then he sobered a little, "But, this woman must be special because you are not abhorrent to her being near you, like so many other mortals. Tell me, what has spiked your interest in this woman?" He asked curiously. Loki did not answer. He wanted to know if I was comfortable with Thor's knowing. "I'm going to be involved in this for a while, so I suppose he should know…" I said reluctantly. That was 2 more people who now knew of my disorder. This shouldn't become a habit.

Thor looked at Loki with a confused expression and Loki nodded. "Alfirin… cannot die." He said with the slightest bit of remorse in his voice. "She is immortal, like us." I don't know what I expected Thor to react like but it certainly wasn't going to be joyful. His face split into a beam and he laughed very loudly. He even went as far as to clap Loki on the shoulder, his masculinity almost overpowering poor Loki. But even I saw the hint of amusement and acceptance in Loki's eyes when they acted like brothers again. "This is brilliant, Loki! You can be together for the rest of your never-ending lives! Times will be hard but with the both of you at each other's side for eternity, nothing can stop you!" Loki's eyes glinted at that comment and I smiled. An eternity with Loki… I could live with that. Obviously.

Dun, dun, duuunnn! Thor has made an appearance, Alfirin now knows his secret, Thor knows hers and I'm wondering if you guys caught the hint at the end? With Loki? I'm sure you did now anyway since I mentioned it XD. Hope you guys enjoyed that. More citrus next chapter and then the chapter after will have more plot line. Cheers folks. Adios.

Luna