Leaving Loki's room I returned to my own with Vell. Dealing with Loki always took my energy away. The moment I feel on my bed, I was out like a light. However my normal dreamless sleep didn't follow. Instead my mind was filled with colors and places.

Walking through the the throne room I found the walls decorated in gold and red silks that weren't there the last time I saw them. I brought my attention from the color to see Teca telling people to move things around, however she looked older then when I last glanced upon her. That's when it hit me that I had just fallen asleep. This must be a dream just like my last one, however we were in Asgard, not Alfheim. I walked cautiously up the steps and she greeted me warmly with a hug. I was caught off guard but returned it.

"Sister, you look well, how have you been?" She was so energetic and happy. I had never seen her so carefree before that I was almost worried for her. That was before two boys came running up and hugged her. One was quite a bit a older than the other. One looking about 18 and the other perhaps 12. She laughed as she returned their hugs as she gestured toward me. "You remember my boys, Odin and Baldr," I looked between the two boys and I could see Teca in both of them. They both has her golden curls along with perfect sapphire eyes. They both smiled at me and gave me hugs. Before I could respond I heard more footsteps as the children from my other dream showed up. However they looked much older.

The eldest was almost a perfect replica of Loki. He stood almost as tall as him but his face was gentler than the Loki that I had grown to know. He gave me a smile as he joined us. Along with his twin siblings. They had grown so much since the last time I had seen them. They now stood just under my height and the girl had hair down to her back and she was so pretty. I could see some of my feature shine through as she shoved her brother playfully. He shoved her back and his smile was Loki's without a doubt. He had that mischievous look about him, even if he didn't mean it. They reached me and the youngest boy snickered as he waited for someone else to join them.

My dancer walked through the large doors fuming. I wasn't sure how to react to this seeing him, as last time I was married to Loki and had his children. If this still held true, which it appeared so, why was he here. I observed him as he walked up to the youngest and gave him a deadly look. "Change it back or so help me, I will lock away your magic for a year this time," The boy's expression dropped as he held his hands up and Loki's normal appearance showed through. My hand rested above my heart as I watched what took place before me. I couldn't hear anything as Loki's face relaxed and he greeted my sister as if she was his own sibling. I wanted to listen in and find out what was happened but I couldn't bring myself from my mind. My dancer that had treated me so sweetly and gently was really Loki? Was everything just a trick or…

I was brought out of my mind as Thor walked through a set or doors and he hugged his brother. He spoke so loudly that it was almost impossible not to hear him. He was happy that we were visiting him after being in Alfheim for so long. Teca joined him as they spoke about things as a young girl with sad eyes walked through the doors, still tired from just waking up.

"Look who woke up late," Thor picked her up and gave her a big hug. He rested her on his arm as he spoke with her. Loki watched them with happiness littering his face. I tried to take deep breaths but no matter how hard I tried I couldn't allow myself to believe in this. After a few minutes of talking the children ran off to go play and Loki turned his attention to me with a slightly worried look on his face. He back tracked and wrapped his arm around my waist.

"Well brother, it seems my wife isn't feeling quiet well at the moment. I think I'll take her back to our room right now and let her get some rest," Thor only nodded as Loki led me away from them. As we walked he turned his head and looked at me, "Are you alright Tyr? You seem ill," I couldn't bring myself to look into his eyes. The eyes that were my dancers. The eyes that lied to my about who he was when he trained with me and stole my first kiss.

"I… just need some… rest," I kept my head low avoiding looking at him at all costs fearing I break down and start yelling for an explanation. From what I gathered, every time I had this "dream" it was my future? I shook my head not wanting to believe it. I looked up when we got to a pair of doors I didn't recognize. He opened them and allowed me to go in first. It was his room, though different then when I last saw it. It was without doubt his. I walked further in and headed toward the door to the garden. He didn't didn't say a word as he followed me. With a quick movement I opened the door and gasped. The tree had grown so tall that it almost compared to the trees in Alfheim. The golden fruit still grew as if it was just yesterday that I had grown it. I touched the tree and I could feel it pulse with power. A familiar power.

I couldn't help let a small smile slip as I heard a chuckle from Loki as he walked closer to me. I hesitated as he got closer. I was far from forgiving him even though he no idea for what I was upset with. He looked up at the tree and a smile touched his lips as well. "Remember when I asked you to stay with me? You were so shocked and your face turned the cutest shade of red," he side glanced at me and I could feel my face heat up, "Just like it is now," he chuckled and continued,"You didn't say thing for the longest time that I thought you were going to say no. I tried figure out what I would do if you weren't in my life. I ran through all the scenarios in those few seconds of silence from you," He laughed even louder and looked at me with this look that just made me melt, "Then you said, 'are you sure?'" I could feel my face get even redder as I turned away from him and walked away trying to get rid of my blush..

"I said, 'No, I just want both us to be miserable, yes you misguided princess.' Then before you answered I pulled you to me and put that ring on your finger," I looked at my hand once more and there was the same ring I had seen the last time this dream occurred. "You never did say yes to me, you know? That quite cruel of you. Even on our wedding day, you couldn't even bring yourself to say 'I do'. You just nodded and he told you to kiss me." The more he spoke the redder I got. That sounded just like me. It would be way too embarrassing to say yes or I do and he would just take what he wants and knowing me, if I did love him, I would let him.

I was pondering this deeply when he spoke again, "I know it's not you from right now. You've told me all about your dreams at this point. Even the embarrassing ones," A mischievous smirk crossed his lips again. Much like the Loki I knew outside this dream realm, "I probably shouldn't have told you about that but hey, what's wrong with a little chaos?" Yup, he definitely was the same Loki, just with a sweet side as his dark smirk took over as he waited for me to process.

"You lied to me," Was I could think of saying and his face dropped a little but he didn't seem surprised.

"Love, I'm going to lie to you till the day I die. Though I lied a lot more when I was younger, something will never be kicked. However you have gotten quite good at seeing through them. What lie are you referring to? Where in your time are we? Has.." He stopped himself and waited for my response instead of saying wild things. Was I supposed to tell him where I was? How could I know this is all the truth and isn't some illusion he cased on me before I fell asleep and is just fucking with me. Well either way, I can still yell at him for pretending to be someone to play a trick on me.

"It doesn't matter where I am, you pretended to be someone to toy with my emotions. All this has to be a lie or a trick that you are pulling over me. I refuse to believe that after lying to me so much that I could ever forgive you. Much less your suppose to wed Lagina not me. You are suppose to be courting her and…" The young light elf I met at dance ran across my mind and I stopped for a moment. "You are just an inconsiderate ass that only cares what happens to you. All this is a lie, an impossible lie that you conjured up to mess with me." I looked up from the ground to look at Loki and he was just smiling at me. As if my words haven't reached him yet. He looked to the side and chucked and looked back at me.

"Anything else? So that's where you are. Did you just find out that your secret love was me in a different form. Oh I remember that night. Oo I remember that morning as well. You surprised me so much when you looked at me with your gentle eyes," He took a few steps closer to me and stood right in front of me, "You were so curious about me and the interest I took in you. I could explain everything to you right now but what fun would that be?" He caught a lock of hair and put back behind my ear. "This may seem so surprising to you. How our lives ended up, and if you told me that I would be living in Alfheim with children I would have turned you into a toad for ever thinking that." His smile and words were so sincere, he leaned down to brush his lips against mine and…

I jumped forward in my sleep, my breath just as staggered as the last time this happened. Vell who had been sleeping right next to my raised her head and put it in my lap to try and help me calm down. After a few deep breaths, I laid my head on hers. I listened to her breathing as I ran over the dream that was still fresh in my mind. Was I really going to end up with Loki? There's no way that he would even show interest in me. Well expect when he kissed me. It hit me, that Loki did kiss me. Even danced with me an entire night. My dancer that I cared for so deeply was really Loki. And Loki lied about not knowing who he was. He even asked a favor from me to find who my dancer was. I could feel a small amount of rage fill my chest but if faded soon feeling Vell growl a little at me.

"You're right girl, there is no point in getting upset about it. If my dream is to be believed then perhaps things are the way they should be. However I will not forgive his deceit. He will know my wrath and he will learn to fear me if he does play his tricks or illusions on me," A dark smile littered my lips as I thought of all the things that I could do to mess with him, Vell mewed at me curious of my demeanor change, "Oh I guess he rubbing off on me if I'm plotting his downfall uh girl?" I hugged her and closed my eyes as I felt a calming sleep run over me. I fell asleep on Vell as quickly as I had awoken her.

Morning came swiftly as I decided to join my family in eating with Odin and his own. I dressed in a soft green dress that shimmered as I walked. A necklace and a bracelet finished off my attire and I was out of my room with Vell. Teca was already at the table looking as perfect as ever. I said my pleasantries as I sat in my spot, Vell taking a stop right behind me.

"Good morning sister," she sounded so bored compared to my dream. Perhaps Thor would be good for her, since she had lightened up so much and was happy. Everyone slowly trickled in and started to eat. Thor spoke the loudest talking about one thing or another. I however didn't listen as I plotted my revenge. Lagina only wore Loki's colors now, she was adorned in gold and dark green. She now sat next to the young prince instead of across from him which made me move down so now I sat across from the trickster. I kept my eyes away from him afraid that my eyes would give away my intentions.

"How did you sleep my prince?" Lagina spoke with him softly and sat almost close enough that there legs touched.

"Well enough," he bought his drink to his lips and I saw my first chance, with a small flicker of my wrist his drink was now a few harmless snakes. As he tipped it the snakes slid out onto his shirt and lap. Lagina's scream was so loud that I swore that I wouldn't be able to hear again. She jumped away from him as Loki merely looked down at the snakes that slithered away from him. His eyes flickered to me but I was busy holding my ears to make eye contact. "It seems someone replaced my drink with some garden snakes," He turned his goblet upside down on the table and a lingering snake dropped out and started to slither away as the others did. Loki however moved his hands and the end of the snake caught on fire and soon the entire creature was burned up to a crisp.

"Loki, we do enjoy your antics but perhaps let's keep them away from the princesses we don't want to scare them," His mother spoke sternly with him and he enjoyed the attention that my little stunt had gotten him.

"Sorry mother, sometimes it just kinda slips," Lagina was so terrified of what happened that she opted to sit next to me for the rest of breakfast. I did my best to keep my snickers to myself but every time I looked up Loki's eyes were on me as if expecting another trick. I used my hand to cover my mouth a few times to keep my smile to myself.

Breakfast soon ended and everyone went their separate ways. I found myself back in the library's reading a book I had found some time ago. I was walking around with my nose in the book when I walked right into someone who caught me before I could fall. Loki's cold eyes looked down into my clear ones. A smirk gathered on his lips as he waited for me to pull away like any other time I would have. I didn't as I smiled up at him with a new found resolve. "Good afternoon, my prince, how are you doing?" He was caught off guard but he let me go with his own smile.

"Well other than snakes replacing my drink, I think I'm doing quite well. You don't happen to know anything about those snakes, do you Lady Tyr?" He took a step forward and I took a step back but held my ground. Our faces were about half a foot apart as we spoke to one another. Neither of us willing to back down.

"My prince, I'm hurt you think I would pull just a nasty trick on you? I'm a simple princess of Alfheim, I was never taught such things," I tried to give him the sweetest smile I could bare as he thought over my words.

"You may have never been taught it but you certainly could have picked it up from someone in Asgard." He glanced between my eyes as he spoke wanting to hear me admit my trick. I wouldn't give him the satisfaction.

"How could I learn in from someone here when no one here is very good at magic," that got me a dark smirk from the prince as I figured it would. He took a step back and looked me over before his smirk darkened.

"Oh really then what's happening to your dress right now? Unless you are doing that, then please continue," I was confused until I looked down at my once complete dress that now was slowly being unraveled. I squeaked and tried to stop it as it got higher and higher on my thighs. I hid behind a book case and checked behind me to make sure no one was behind me.

"LOKI STOP IT RIGHT NOW," I yelled at him quietly as he debated it. I held onto the ends of the dress trying to keep it from reaching my waist the best I could.

"Sorry I didn't quite hear that, what do you want from my Lady Tyr?" He walked toward me and my slowly disappearing attire. I retreated to another bookcase trying to keep my body from his view.

I bit my tongue and swallowed my pride, "Please Loki, please fix my dress," that seemed to do the trick. He got what he wanted and fixed my dress. Or rather he replaced my ruined one and gave me one that was even prettier. It was his shade of green with gold trimmings. Though I didn't have a mirror I could see how well it looked on me with my skin tone.

"I must say, you look much better in those colors," His eyes looked me up and down as he got closer to me and I glared at him. Just cause he was right doesn't mean I had to enjoy it. My eyes locked onto his hair and smirked and walked toward him. Curious of my actions he stopped and waited for me to get close to him. I reached up and grabbed a lock of his hair and he saw for the first time that it was blondy brown. He immediately turned to looked in a reflective surface to see that his black hair now was blonde.

"I must say, you look good as a blonde." I smile as he turned and looked at me darkly. I was starting to enjoy these looks because it meant that I was winning.

"Change. It. Back." I just smiled up him and shook my head and shoved me against a wall and trapped me there as his face got dangerously close to mind. "I said change it back, right now Tyr." Though I could see how serious he was being, I couldn't help but notice that there was another look in his eyes as he held me against a wall. The first words that passed my mind to say were 'Make me,' but I though that would be a little much. I didn't know how far he would go and I wasn't ready to deal with whatever he had in mind. I made a pouty face as I reached up and touched his hair and it returned back to his normal raven colored hair. He let go of me after a few moment of a delay and walked away from me.

Was he truly upset with me? I mean he almost made me stark naked in the library and all I did was change his hair color. Was there something I didn't understand, I watched him walk away I pondered the idea.

The rest of the day went by painlessly. I didn't cross paths with Loki for the rest of they day, so a quiet day of reading was ensured. I even skipped dinner as I was engrossed inside a book. By the time I looked up from my book, it had been dark outside for hours. I laughed at myself as I closed the book and stretched out my muscles. Leaving the book out, I left the library but instead of heading to my room, I headed to a private training area. I quickly retrieved my bow from a hiding place and started to get it ready to practice with. Though I was far from perfect, I had grown adept at archery. I pulled back on the string and let an arrow fly. It hit the target far to the left and I pouted.

I kept notching more arrows as I tried to figure out the trick to hitting the middle. I would change my breathing and my stance in hope of hitting the center. Sometimes I would luck out and clip the middle but others I wouldn't even hit the target. An hour quickly passes by without me realizing. Im sure I could have practice the night away but I felt him. I had an arrow pulled up ready to shoot when I felt his magic pull at mine. In the back of my mind I had to remember that it was really Loki. I let the arrow go and it faltered to the left missing the target. That's when he chuckled. I turned and there was my dancer. Or rather Loki pretending to be someone else. What was I supposed to do now that I knew that it was him. Did he know that I knew? I was quite nervous as he walked up to me. "I see your aim hasn't improved in my absence," He looked at me teasingly but in a sweet way.

I turned away from him not sure how to react to Loki's sweet words coming from anothers mouth, "My father has found someone that he think would be suited to be husband," I don't' know why I blurted it out. It was the only thing that I could think that wouldn't blow his cover. He didn't say anything for the longest time. It was eating away at me as I waited for him to talk. It had given me time to really embrace that father did pick someone. That in the next few months he would show up and invite me out in the public eye. To show everyone that I was being courted by someone.

"I know," my heart fell even further as he spoke with a sadness held in his voice. He had gotten much closer in the time I had turned away from him. He must only be about a foot away from me. "I saw you two together and… I didn't know what to do. I don't like him." He stopped again but I didn't respond to him. I didn't know what he wanted me to say. "You've caught my interest in a way, no one ever has. I am very unsure on how to show you," I turned around and looked into his eyes. Loki's eyes. If my dream held true then perhaps Loki came to me in this from because he didn't have to be himself. He wouldn't feel the need hide his feeling in this form. "I still think of our dance, and the morning that followed it. When," He stopped as his eyes dropped to my lips then back to my eyes. Just as cautiously as last time he leaned down but this time I wasn't as worried. I brought my lips to his, he was surprised but he embraced me none the less and kissed me back. This kiss was more hungry than the last one we shared. He wanted me instead of being curious of me. After a few moments we broke away and rested our foreheads against one anothers.

"Can I ask something of you?" I waited for him.

"Yes"

"Please change into your real form," I could feel his whole body stiffen as my words left my lips. I watched him but his eyes were closed. His mouth would open then close again. He was trying to think of an excuse or was trying to lie his way out of this. Good to know he can't think as quickly when he is kissing someone. I'd have to remember that. "I know it's you Loki," He went completely still as I said his name and I could feel him close himself from me. He stepped away from me and phased back into his normal appearance. His face hard and a evil look in his eyes.

"I guess you found me out little princess. About time, I wasn't sure how much longer I would be able to play a weak little half elf. You were so eager to give yourself to me. If you hadn't figured my trick, I bet I could have gotten into your bed and ruined you, over and over again. Then who would want the worthless princess of Alfheim, you would be the joke of your realm," He laughed loudly and darkly. "well it seems you aren't as stupid as you look. I guess I'll have to find someone else to play with. Lagina would be easy, perhaps I should visit her room after this and get my use of her," He finally stopped talking as he looked at me see how much pain he had inflicted on me. I was looking at the ground with a few tear streaming down my face. Taking a few steps toward him I stood directly in front of him and gathered myself. I looked at him with small tears escaping my eyes. He got defensive, "Don't' you understand, I don't care about you. This was all a trick on you. You think I could take any interest in you? You are worthless to me and nothing about you would ever be worth anything," Though he spoke with venom I could feel his own panic start to build up.

I reached up and took hold of one of his hands and held it to my face and felt his coldness that I had grown to enjoy. He didn't' yell again as he waited for me to speak. "I understand that this is new to me as it is new to you. I understand that what you did this only because it's easier to be someone else and to share your feelings than to risk your real self. This changes nothing that's happened between us. The feelings that we shared, even if they are scarce, those were not lies or tricks. When I found out I was so mad and upset until I thought it through. The man you showed me might be deep down in you but he is there and even if I only get to see that side of you every once in awhile, I enjoy that part of you just as much as I enjoy the normal you. Even if you try so hurt me to push me away from you," I looked at him and his mask of evil was gone and he watched me with those gentle eyes.

"I'm not asking anything of you, just that you can't hide who you are from me anymore," I kissed his cold hand then I hugged him softly. It took a while but he slowly wrapped his arms around me and held me gently.

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