Now: I'm blue, dabadee, dabadi

Loki woke to an empty bed, slightly wondering how long they had actually managed to sleep. It was not yet dawning outside. Hearing a noise in the bathroom made him sit up in bed, glad that his head was not pounding anymore.

A quick check of the back of his head told him that there was a pretty large bump hidden under his hair, listening up when he heard another cough from the bathroom. It made him jump up when he remembered what had happened only hours ago in that room.

He found Toni taking a big gulp of water, spinning around as he burst through the door, skidding to a halt in front of her. She was wrapped up in their blanket, and he had not even noticed that it was missing.

"Where's the fire, Papa Smurf?" she grinned, making him realize that he was still wearing his Jotun attire. Then he remembered these tiny blue creatures and scowled at her.

"I woke up and you were not there, and then I heard you in here", he said then.

"I was thirsty, Lokes. Extremis got rid of all of the shards, there's nothing there I could puke out anymore. How's the head?"

"Better. It's not throbbing anymore, and I am not dizzy. Obviously I'm getting resistant to getting hit by Mjolnir", he answered, his fingers carding thought his mane again to find the lump.

"Good. So your Mom's mumbo-jumbo worked", Toni said, taking another sip from the beaker that was actually there for rinsing after brushing their teeth.

Blood red eyes narrowed on her as she tried to hold the blanket around herself with one hand. He could see the straps of a shirt she had stolen from him and was wearing to sleep underneath. He could swear she still had been wearing the top of the dress when they went to sleep.

"My mother was here?"

Toni just shrugged.

"You were out like a light as soon as your head hit the pillow. She had to walk here, and before she came they actually had to calm down Thor and search for Jane because you didn't tell anyone where you took her."

And boy, the Thunderer obviously had thrown a memorable tantrum over his lost fiancée. The entire palace was already on its feet to prepare the wedding. Well, actually that had been a good thing, so they didn't have to wake anyone.

"I took her to their chambers. It should not have been that hard to find her. After all I also told the guard that there was someone after the Crown Prince's bride. I think they tripled the people in front of his quarters before I left", the Trickster said. But leave it to Thor…

"You know as well as I that Thor is quite fluent in hysterics when something doesn't go according to plan or it is involving Jane. I wonder if they'd make such a fuss if I went missing", Toni shrugged, remembering how Frigga had rolled her eyes when she told the engineer what a fuss her older son had risen.

"Love, you just wiped the floor with warriors and dark elves as a metal warrior, and made a goddess faint in the appearance of a runt fire giant. Nobody will dare to approach you. What did my mother want?" he changed the subject.

"She was looking for you, of course, after all you were hit on the head by a mystical hammer. She was mumbling something about healing you, hovered a while next to you, helped me out of the rest of my dress and pestered me with questions about the reactor. I guess I offended some people when I refused to let them help me getting dressed. She offered to help me with my wedding dress…"

Obviously, Frigga's view concerning her soon-to-be daughter-in-law had changed during the entire mess with Amora, realizing to what extremes the mortal was determined to go to keep her younger son save. It was finally one thing they had in common, one thing they could agree on. Loki came first.

Loki just nodded absentmindedly. "Did she say anything about…" he made a vague gesture that made Toni frown.

"Huh?"

Blood red eyes rolled.

"I'm blue, Toni."

"Yeah. I thought we had established that I love you whatever form you are in."

Taking a deep breath, the Trickster god sighed, as Toni finally put her beaker down at the sink and started walking up to him.

"I do know that, Toni. But half of Asgard will be here tomorrow, and my current attire is stirring up memories of the monsters they were battling ages ago." Not exactly what you're looking for during your wedding.

Toni had reached him by now, opening the blanket as she spread her arms to engulf him in a hug. "On Earth, being blue means that you are melancholic, and not a monster. I'll ask Eyepatch to renew the spell if you cannot figure it out, ok?"

Loki smiled as he rested his chin on top of her head. Odin… had somehow taken a liking on the impertinent, obnoxious, loud mortal that showed him no respect whatsoever, stirring up millennia-old traditions and conventions. He was even smirking about the nickname she had bestowed upon him, and she was fully taking advantage of the Allfather's soft spot for her. Loki's relationship with him was still… barely existing…

"But just so you know it: I'd marry you also the way you're standing here."

Loki actually laughed at that confession.

"I do not think that mother would be very pleased in me marrying you whilst wearing nothing more than boxer briefs."

"Yeah, but I bet nobody would have any problems with you being blue when you're wearing the boxers with the Hulk-print."

A belly-deep laughter had the god in her arms shaking.

"They are green, okay?" he replied, as if the color alone was reason enough to buy stuff. Pecking her nose, his arms tightened around her.

"Let's get back to bed, Love."

Toni just hummed her agreement, not moving a limb.

"I am not carrying you, Toni."

That got him an offended huff.

"Lazy god", Toni announced before unwrapping him from her blanked and walking around him to stroll into the bedroom.

Loki ambled in behind her, a soft smile on his face as he climbed into the bed and under her blanket, spooning her, nose buried in her hair.

It felt good to hear she loved him no matter how he looked. His skin did not change his personality. Yet, Toni appeared to be the only one who acted after that.

"Just think about it, Lo… you in your Hulk-boxers, me wearing my Hello Kitty underwear", he heard her whisper and had to laugh again, kissing her shoulder.

"They would build the first psych ward on Asgard, just for us", she continued, making him laugh even more.

If possible, he pulled her even closer.

"I love you, too, Toni."