Almost a year passed with both the gods ruling in their separate realms. It had been a year of absolute peace for both Asgard and Jotunheim. The only issues that had come were internal and about little things that didn't matter too much.
Loki had learned to speak Jotun fluently and easily and everything was going perfectly. That was, until someone brought up the fact that he'd need to be married soon, according to Jotun tradition. That brought about a lot of discussion.
Loki sighed as he sat in his icy throne during a meeting of a council of representatives from around the realm, all of them supporting different areas of thought throughout the common people.
"Tradition clearly states that a king or queen of Jotunheim must not go unmarried and must bear heirs. It's their duty to keep the dynasty continuing. My party says that our king ought to have an arranged marriage." One man argued.
"That tradition was coined centuries ago. It is a new age now and our king ought to have the right to marry the one he loves like the rest of us." Another replied stubbornly.
Loki did all in his power not to rub his temples and groan aloud at the banter that seemed to continue on for hours. "Just out of curiosity, do I get a say in any of this? Because, if I remember right, I did have a man I've been courting for a good year now. Not to mention the fact that he's taken me to bed multiple times now." He said irritably.
They all looked over at him and blinked. They then looked over at one another and seemed to come to a silent consensus.
"Your Grace, to compromise and let you marry for love while holding true to the tradition, how would it be if you married mister Thor Odinson within the month?" One of them suggested with a hopeful smile.
Loki blinked at that, in shock. He'd never exactly thought about taking the next step with Thor, though he should have known they'd end up either getting married or ending their courtship.
"I suppose that could work. It would take quite a bit of work to be wed in a month, though. Are you positive it's even possible?" Loki allowed with a small sigh.
"Of course it is. You just have to send for your beloved and tell him the plan." One of the ambassadors replied with a nod and a smile.
Loki nodded and sighed a bit. "I suppose I have no other choice. Meeting adjourned, then." He replied to them before calling a servant to bring him ink, a quill, and a roll of parchment. He wrote the letter to Thor explaining their current situation and bidding him to come as soon as possible. Using his magic, he sent the letter to Asgard to wherever Thor was at the moment.
The blonde wasn't quite as busy as his lover and was able to read the letter as soon as he'd received it. He sighed and smiled a bit, moving to pack some clothes and leaving through the Bifrost to arrive in Jotunheim easily. The god had long since memorized the route to the large icy palace, the guards having grown used to seeing him and letting him in right away.
He smiled as he walked to the throne room, letting himself and looking over at Loki in the elegant, ice throne. He'd always rather liked how Loki looked in that throne, all dressed in Jotun clothes, his hair having grown to fall to his chest, so they'd braided it.
"My love, you look exquisite. You know I love seeing you and visiting you, but I don't think I've ever gotten a request so urgent from you." Thor said to Loki as he drew closer to the other, kissing his lips gently.
"No, I suppose you haven't. It's come to my attention that my people want me to wed soon." Loki replied with a small smile to his lover.
"Oh? I suppose that is rather urgent. Are you meaning to ask me something, Loki?" Thor asked with a smirk to the other.
Loki sighed and looked up as the servants all silently left the room, leaving the pair alone. "Thor Odinson, I'd be honored to marry you. I'd like to know if you feel the same."
Thor smiled to Loki and moved to kiss the other's cool lips. "I thought you'd never ask." He replied, pulling a ring from his pocket and slipping it onto the other's finger. "Now it's official."
Loki blinked and looked down at the ring, his red eyes widening. "Mother's ring?" he asked in disbelief as he looked down at it.
"Yes. Mother and Father were deeply in love for centuries, so I figured it would be good luck for the two of us." Thor replied with a smile to the other man happily, smiling even wider as the other stood from the throne and hugged him tightly.
"I love you, Thor. I always have and I always will." Loki said softly as he kept close to the blonde.
"I've always loved you, too, Loki. I'm glad to see you're better now."
Loki looked over at him and cocked his head. "Better?"
"You're more yourself. You were never truly you after you fell off the Bifrost. Now you are. I'm glad." Thor explained.
Loki smiled and moved to kiss Thor deeply and happily, his arms wrapping around the other's neck tightly.
The Jotuns and Aesir took the news of the marriage and merger of the realms rather well. They all seemed to welcome the promise of peace for their realms. It hadn't exactly been that long of an engagement, only about six months. When it finally came time for the wedding day, the ceremony was held in Asgard in the dead of winter.
Loki smiled softly as Svivor and some other servants helped to dress him in white robes with a train that traveled far out behind him. His hair had been braided with gold and green ribbons woven into it. He smiled as he was readied for the ceremony, then lead to the large main hall where it would take place. He met Thor outside the doors to the main hall, taking the other's hand gently, and then walking into the room and down the center aisle with him, the Jotuns and Aesir all intermingled in the crowd. Thor smiled at the Avengers plus Fury, Darcy, and Jane standing in the front at waving to him. He then turned his gaze back to Freya standing at the end of the aisle.
She smiled to them happily and gently, the goddess moving to turn the couple to face each other, holding each other's right hand easily. She then took the handfasting ribbons and recited the scriptures for the wedding as she wrapped the ribbons around their joined hands.
"I, Loki Laufeyson, take thee, Thor Odinson, to be my wedded husband till death us depart, and thereto I plight thee my troth." Loki recited to Thor with a small smile.
"I, Thor Odinson, take thee, Loki Laufeyson, to be my wedded husband till death us depart, and thereto I plight thee my troth." Thor replied to Loki, a wide grin on his face. They then exchanged rings, Thor going through with the tradition of presenting Loki with a small, black kitten with a green bow wrapped around it's neck.
Loki grinned as he took the cat, holding it close as it mewed and looked up at him happily, licking his cheek. Loki laughed happily and kissed Thor's cheek lovingly, walking with him to go down to the dining hall for the feast following the ceremony.
"Do you see that cottage there, my darling?" Thor asked as they passed a window, pointing to a house that wasn't too large or too small.
"What of it, darling?" Loki asked curiously, looking over at the cottage.
"That will be where we'll be spending our honeymoon." Thor said happily to the other as he continued the walk to the dining hall with him to drink mead, make merry, and celebrate their union.
"It looks perfect." Loki replied as he walked next to the other happily. He couldn't help but see ghostlike images of himself and Thor running down that exact same hallway as boys, giggling and playing together.
He sighed softly as he remembered how they'd drawn apart as time went on. Those times were gone, now, though. It was time to start a new chapter with the blonde. He smiled a bit, knowing he had no regrets, as everything that had happened brought him to that moment. And, in that moment, he couldn't have been happier.
A/N: And, that's the end! Thank you all so much for sticking with this and supporting it! I'm so sorry it took so long to update, by the way. I've been swamped with schoolwork as the year's closing and all that. Again, thanks a bunch, you're all amazing!