Vienna is in Asgard! Thank you to those who are following this story and reviewing it :) Hopefully my writing skills will improve and I can make it more ineresting! I have begun writing another Loki fic called An unknown future, I had the idea bouncing around in my head and needed to get it out, check it out though and tell me what you think x
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN:
It was all over in seconds. Vienna dropped to her knees the moment her feet were on solid ground, she almost felt like she was going to throw up.
Vienna regained herself after a minute or two and looked at her surroundings. It was beautiful. They were in a golden dome building with intricate architecture. She noticed a man dressed in gold armour pulling a sword from a strange looking podium, the man was huge! Vienna knew that she was definitely not on Earth anymore.
Vienna felt a cool arm wrap around her middle and pull her to her feet. Loki. He stood beside her and held her close to him to stop her from falling over. Vienna's gaze kept darting around the dome, it was magnificent. Something caught her eye on the opposite side of the room, it was glowing and colourful. She nonchalantly moved from Loki's grasp to the colourful object, only to find that it was a vast bridge.
Standing in what was she presumed was the entrance to the dome, Vienna took in the sights of the strange world in awe. The sky was bright, but there were stars spread extensively throughout it. There was a city at the opposite end of the colourful bridge, it was beautiful and looked to be made almost completely out of gold.
"We are definitely not on Earth anymore," She breathed out. She saw Thor walk slightly past her and over to a group of horses that she thought must have been sent to carry them across the length of the bridge as it would take far too long to walk the entire thing.
"How do you like Asgard?" Loki whispered in her ear, sending a tingle through Vienna's body.
"I am lost for words, I-I don't know how much more to describe it other than astonishing and beautiful," Vienna said, still taking in the surroundings. She could hear the loud clash of waves beneath the bridge and immediately walked to the side. Vienna took a step back from the edge, realising that there was a raging ocean spreading far into the horizon.
"Come, Lady Vienna, we must depart for the palace," Thor called to her. Vienna nodded and slowly turned to make her way to where Thor and Loki stood with three horses. Vienna had only ridden a horse once and that was an Earth horse, not some other worldly horse.
Loki helped Vienna mount one of the enormous beasts.
"I trust you know how to ride one of these?" He asked, handing her the reins.
"I'm not an expert, I rode a horse once when I was on a school camping trip," Vienna shrugged, moving her legs so that she wasn't riding side saddle.
"That is not how a lady sits," Loki smirked.
"I may be a woman, but if you haven't noticed, I am no 'Lady'" Vienna laughed. She wasn't raised to be elegant or lady like, heck, she wasn't even taught table manners! She was given a fork and a knife and told to eat what was on her plate. The best she knew was please and thank you.
Loki mounted his own beast and the three of them set off in a steady trot .Unfortunately, Loki and Thor had sped up and began to gallop across the bridge, leaving Vienna and her horse far behind.
"Do not begin to run, I doubt I could hold on," Vienna said to the beast beneath her. In the back of her mind she was hoping it could talk, being from another world and all, but sadly it didn't. Loki must have realised that Vienna wasn't behind them, so he stopped his horse halfway down the bridge and waited for her to catch up.
Vienna was extremely worried that her horse would jump up and throws her off, sending her over the edge of the rainbow bridge and into the raging ocean.
"I'm sorry, I don't feel comfortable about making this horse gallop since I have hardly ridden one before," Vienna said as she neared the god. Loki just nodded.
"I guess riding slower lengthens the time before I will have to see my- the Allfather, again," He shrugged.
"Why don't you call him your father?" Vienna asked. Loki seemed uncomfortable with the topic.
"Because he is not, he took me from my birth place and raised me to believe that my natural race were monsters while concealing my true identity from me," Loki sighed.
"But he still treated you like a son and raised you as his own right?" Vienna asked. Loki seemed to tense and he didn't answer.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you or anything," She said.
"It is fine," Loki sighed.
When they finally reached the palace, the three of them dismounted their horses and headed to the throne room where Vienna presumed she would meet the king and Queen of the realm.
They walked silently down many halls and past many guards wearing golden capes and holding tall spears, each bowing their heads slightly to the Princes as they walked past.
Loki began to slow down his pace of walking, feeling nervous about the meeting he would have with his father. How awkward it would be. Vienna had noticed this and comfortingly interlocked her fingers in his. Loki smiled down at the mortal, she looked so happy and excited to be here, and he only wished he felt the same.
On entering the throne room, the two godly princes were met with joyful cries of a woman Vienna had guessed was their mother, the Queen. She was beautiful, her hair was perfectly placed in a neat braid over her shoulder, and her eyes glistened with fresh tears as she embraced both of her sons.
"It is so good to have you both home," She smiled as she hugged Loki. Loki wrapped his arm around the woman gently and embraced her. The queen looked to Vienna and smiled warmly.
"This must be the woman!" She said joyfully "The woman who has changed my dear son for the better!" The glorious Queen then embraced Vienna in a loving hug, which Vienna felt obliged to return.
"My dear, would you take the mortal woman to her guest chambers and see to it that she is comfortable," The king said. Vienna hadn't noticed him sitting on the large golden throne, watching her every move.
The Queen nodded and happily led Vienna away from the throne room.
Odin turned to Loki, watching him with his one eye.
"My son, Loki, it is good to have you home, a changed man," He said, a hint of happiness in his voice. Loki felt the urge to roll his eyes. He wanted to get this over and done with so he could see Vienna again. He had even felt a little annoyed that she would not be sharing his chambers.
"I trust that you have learnt from your punishment of the nature of the actions you took upon Midgard, and have learnt to accept them as equals," The king said solemnly.
Loki felt like laughing. He had learnt to respect one mortal really, the one he felt a sense of love for. He would not do anything outrageous if he had her with him. That he was sure of, but without her… he might just lose all control.
"Indeed, I regret the actions I took upon the realm and solemnly accept that I will have to live with it in my mind for however long I live," Loki said, honestly.
"You will remain without your powers for the time being, until I see fit that you have fully changed from your former state of mind," Odin said "No one other than I your mother and Thor know of your actions, so you are able to return to your life on Asgard with your honour," The King finished and dismissed his dark son.
"I am so thankful for the way you have changed my son," Queen Frigga smiled at Vienna as one maidservant fixed her long hair into an elegant up-do, while another put her Midgard clothes away in a wardrobe.
"It is a blessing that he found you and I believe that now that he has he will never let you go," Frigga said happily. Vienna felt happy that the Queen thought Loki would love Vienna and want to be with her forever, but eventually Vienna would become withered and she would die, while Loki remained immortal and unchanged in appearance. Vienna didn't know what to say to the Queen, so she just settled with smiling and nodding.
When the maidservant had finished with Vienna's hair, she set to getting her dressed in Asgardian attire. Vienna was dressed in a white gown that resembled that of an ancient Greek goddess's; with the way the material draped over one of her shoulders and the golden embroidery throughout the material.
"You look beautiful; like a goddess," Frigga smiled and took Vienna's arm and laced it with hers.
"Thank you for all of this, for letting me even come here; it is beautiful," Vienna said, gesturing to everything with a wave of her arm.
"You are most welcome dear," The Queen smiled "I will show you the gardens, they are exquisite; I believe my son will be dying to see you so we shan't be too long," She added and they walked out of Vienna's guest chambers.