14

"So are you going to stay out here for the rest of the afternoon and evening?"

"Are you worried?"

"No." Loki narrowed his eyes at her, she laughed and slowly stood up. "You are going back in now?"

"Pfft," she waved a dismissive hand at him, the gesture got retorted with another narrowed eyed glance. "No." Maerwen said as if her moment previously didn't already state that she had no intention of going back inside.

"You know Eira will be running around manically looking for you. Much to my fathers annoyance my mother will be looking for you too." Loki said while looking down at the grassy ground. Maerwen leant down to his level and raised an eyebrow. He looked at her quickly and then back to the ground. "What?"

"Nothing," Maerwen said while standing up. "You are strange." She shrugged and turned to limp her way down the track. Loki frowned and shot up, walking quickly to catch up with her he tapped her on the shoulder. "Yes?"

"I am strange? I think between us you are the stranger."

"No, see I am rather normal. You go from being this troublesome spiteful person, to suddenly sounding like a nice caring person." Maerwen raised an eyebrow and wagged a finger at him. "You are confusing as well as strange."

"You are not as normal as you believe yourself to be." Loki crossed his arms. "Who in their right mind would want to protect someone who set them up in a fight just to see them fail?" He questioned. Regardless of the fact that Thor was still at the fault of Maerwen's injured state, Odin's plan to watch her fail miserably wasn't totally needed.

Maerwen crossed her arms and had a thoughtful expression on her face. "Someone who has nothing else to do here."

"What an ultimatum." He muttered and received a half arsed glare from the girl beside him. "At least you are honest I guess."

Maerwen smiled and nodded, "I believe we're on the same page now."

"Yes I am certain you are going to get yourself killed in chasing your dream. While I am going to be no different."

"That's not what I meant." She muttered and stuffed her hands in her pockets. "I actually meant; I think we understand each other a little better."

"Oh," Loki paused. "In that case; I understand that you are possibly the most idiotic or naivest person I know."

"And I understand that you are one of the most spiteful and confusing people I know." Maerwen smiled up at him. Loki shook his head and put a hand on her shoulder and nudged her through the door way.

The corridors were silent, not that either of them were expecting a bustle of activity. They both walked quietly down the corridor looking around to see if they could spot anyone.

"Where is everyone?"

"I am not sure." Loki answered while crossing his arms. The two had been walking around for a few minutes now and so far they hadn't come across anyone. "Perhaps there is a meeting or something." He looked at Maerwen who nodded slowly and picked up her pace and headed towards the main hall. He walked quickly behind her, when the two came to the door way they peered carefully around the open doors.

There weren't a huge amount of people like they were thinking, only Thor and Odin were standing in there. From their vantage point they could see their lips moving, but they couldn't hear what they were saying.

Exchanging a look they moved back around the door and leant against the wall. "Do we interrupt them?"

"They looked rather deep in conversation." Loki answered and looked down at her. "Hasn't anyone ever told you interrupting a conversation is rude?"

"Well-"

"Rhetorical question Maerwen, you do not need to answer it." He rolled his green blue eyes towards the ceiling.

"You should go in first." Maerwen nudged his arm.

Frowning he looked down at her. "Excuse me?"

"You should go in first," she repeated but in a more dense tone. She made a huffing sound and shook her head. She thought her words were rather obvious. It would be a little odd if she wandered in interrupting them.

"I rather wouldn't."

"I can't can I?" Loki smirked at her words and pushed away from the wall. Maerwen hunched her shoulders and shuffled away from him. She yelped and turned to run but her shoulders got clutched onto and she was shoved forward.

"I found Maerwen." Loki said dryly while still pushing her into the room.

She looked over her shoulder at him. "I hate you right now."

"...But you said I was your friend. How can you hate a friend?" Loki smiled and stopped pushing her, mainly because she had finally decided to use her legs and walk. Instead of digging her heels in the ground and trying to refuse moving.