You nearly drop Ana. "Loki!?" You exclaim.
"Miss me?" He asks before jumping off the throne.
"Mommy?" Ana awakens and begins to tear up.
"Oh, shhh We are with your daddy." You tell her. She looks at Loki and smiles like she understands. Loki comes close to you.
"May I?" He asks.
"Of course!" You hand him Ana through tear-filled eyes.
"You look just like your mother!" He hugs her tightly. "Except your eyes, you have my eyes."
"Loki." You say. He looks at you, you run to him and your lips instantly meet. "Bleh!" Ana exclaims. Causing you both to laugh.
"Her name is Anastasia, correct?" Loki questions.
"Yes, after the lost princess." You say.
"I recall the film." He nods.
"Little Ana." He bounces her in his arms. She giggles and throws her arms around his neck. Loki smiles, you have never seen him so happy.
Then it hits you.
"Loki, Thor came to me... He said that your were dead." You say quietly. "Is this all a dream?"
"No, it is not a dream. You are really here, in Asgard. And here is where you will stay, because you are mine." Loki touches your face with one hand. You lean into his hand.
"Stay here, with you?" You ask.
"Yes, forever." Loki nods.
"You gave me a place to stay once, and now I am giving you a place to stay where we can be together. All of us." He looks at Ana who is now asleep in his arm. You touch his hand.
"Loki, this...this is crazy." You say.
"It doesn't have to be. Everyone thinks I am dead. I am posing as my father until the time is right to reveal my true identity. If you come here, when the time is right I will be King, and Ana will be the heir to the throne. As she is my only...worthy child." He explains. "And if you come here, you will be safe." He adds.
"Safe from what?" You ask completely ignoring the fact that he was implying he had other children. You'd bring that up later, you were too happy right now.
"Something is coming to earth...I know this. I do not want you there when it happens." He sighs.
"What's happening on earth?" You sound alarmed.
"It's complicated." He sighs again."So, will you stay?" He asks.
You don't even have to think about it.
"With you? Yes." You say.
Loki hugs you with his one free arm.
"I will send someone for your things straight away." He nods.
"Wait Loki." You say.
"Yes?" He looks at you. You feel your knees weaken, you can't believe this is real.
"How did you know I needed you?" You question.
"I was watching, I saw you and Ana... As much as I wanted to keep my throne a secret to all... I could not see you in such pain." He says quietly. You look at him and your eyes fill with tears once more.
"What is wrong?" He sounds worried.
"Nothing, it's just... I love you, so much." You sniffle. He touches your face again and kisses your forehead.
"As do I." He whispers. Close enough, but you would get him to say those words he secretly feared. He said them once before, and you were determined to hear them again. After all, love is weakness, and you were his weakness.
"As Odin I'll tell everyone that Ana is the new heir to my throne since Thor has decided to stay on Midgard, and I wish her to be raised here. I shall have someone make up a room for you not that you'll be sleeping in your's much... and a room for Ana where I shall find a stable wench to look over her 24/7 and protect her. You both shall have anything you wish." Loki tells you.
"All I want is you." You reply.
"And you shall have me...in every way later." He winks at you.
"Is that a promise?" You tease.
"More of a statement." Loki replies.
"Still into dominance I see." You smile.
"You have no idea how much I have longed for you." He whispers in your ear.
"Careful Tiger, you're still holding our daughter." You put your hands on your hips
"Later?" He asks innocently.
"Oh, you can count on it." You bite your lip.
Loki hands you Ana and transforms back into Odin.
"Guards!" He calls. The two men hurry back in.
"Yes my lord?" One asks.
"Please send someone to collect her things like we discussed earlier. And see that two chambers are made up."
"Yes my King." They both bow and then exit.
"How did you know I would agree to stay?" You question.
"Please, I know you missed me." Loki teases.
"You know too much for your own good." You roll your eyes.
"Maybe so." Loki stares into the distance. "Maybe so." He repeats.
You spend the rest of the day touring the castle with one of the guards while Loki attends to his "King Stuff".
"This is where we are going to live." You tell Ana. She stares around the the castle, her little eyes in awe at every turn.
Seriously, this place had it all. It was like Hogwarts, but gold. The food was...different... but there were Pegasuses you could fly. PEGASUSES! It was all so wonderful, but the best part was getting to be with Loki and getting to raise Ana together... like you'd always hoped. You had so many questions for him tonight. Non-serious and serious.
Like: "How did he fake his own death? What other form of magic did he have? What was going to happen on earth? Could he use a wand? How many women was he with before you?" So many questions! Things you hadn't even thought of before! You also weren't sure whether to be mad at him. Right now you were just glad he was alive! But... there were some dark thoughts that you had in the past...
While pregnant with Ana you did some research on Loki. And the myths about him were...dark... indeed. They may not be true, but you had to know for sure. You were planning on finding out...after tonight. Because... you missed him for so long and right now you just want to be with him... all of him.