You can feel Loki shaking as you hug him. You release him and you see tears streaming down his face. He sits on the bed and you wipe the tears from under his eyes with your thumbs.

"You have come back to me." He says.

You hug him again.

"I know, I know. I love you."

You kiss his temple and sigh.

"Loki, I understand why you think I have to go with you...But I can't leave my friends here."

"Sigyn, please...they will be fine! You, you will not be fine!" Loki exclaims.

"How do you know I won't be? You can stay here with me! You can help fight! We can do this together! Come on, we can talk to Tony now..."

"Sigyn, SIGYN!" Loki interrupts you.

You stop talking.

"Listen...do you remember when I told you that Amora the Enchantress predicted something horrible...so horrible that I would not tell you?" Loki asks.

You think a moment then nod slowly.

"I told you she predicted something would come to earth, something earth could not handle...this is it. But, she also predicted...she predicted your death." Loki's voice becomes shaky.

"What?" You gasp.

"She said you would die in battle...at first I thought it was on Asgard when you were fighting that illness...but now...earth is on the brink of a war..." Loki trails off.

"I cannot loose you again." He touches your faces with both hands.

"So, if I stay here and help my friends I am going to die?" You ask.

"I believe so." Loki nods slowly.

You remain silent for a long time.

"I can't just leave them Loki." You say finally.

Loki sighs in frustration and turns away from you.

"Human lives are fleeting! Thor will surely survive and maybe the green monster...but Sigyn unless you come to Asgard...you will not survive!"

You don't respond.

"Please just come with me and live!" Loki exclaims in a panicky voice.

Yes, you loved Loki more than life, but now you had others you loved too. You couldn't just let them die!

"I'm sorry... I can't go with you." You sigh.

Loki stares at you for a long time.

"I am sorry it had to come to this." He lifts a hand and you see a flash of green light before you black out.


You awaken in Asgard in what was once your chambers.

"Natasha!" You exclaim right away. You try to stand up out of bed and realize you are chained to the bed by your left wrist.

You yank at the chain and wince in pain. You were stuck. There was nothing you could do but yell.

"LOKI!" You scream.

"LOKI!" You yell again.

"LOKI! GET HERE IN RIGHT NOW AND UNCHAIN ME!" Tears fall from your eyes.

Your friends, the only real friends you have ever known, were going to die and you were powerless to stop it.

"LOKI!" You are now sobbing.

Loki rushes in the room.

"What ever is the matter?" He runs to your side.

"What's the matter? You brought me here against my will! That is what is the matter!" you lay face down on the mattress sobbing.

"They were my friends...my friends...and now they are going to die."

Loki touches your shoulder.

"NO! Don't touch me!" You cry and weakly shrug off his hand.

"Darling..."

"Just leave me alone." You shout at him.

Loki sighs, stands up, and leaves the room.

You cry even louder once he is gone. You didn't really want him to leave...You wanted him to hold you and tell you it was going to be alright. That it was all going to be alright.

Eventually, you cry yourself to sleep.


Loki enters your chambers the next morning with breakfast on a gold tray. There are still dark circles under his eyes, and he was a sickly pale.

"I brought you this myself..." He puts in beside you and goes to leave.

"Wait!" You call after him.

Loki freezes. He turns around and glances at you.

"Please...stay." You stare down at the floor.

Loki nods and walks towards the bed. He sits next to you. You turn and look at him.

"Why do you look so tired?" You ask him.

"I hardly slept without you in my arms...the thought of you gone...it kept me awake." He says quietly.

You remain silent then launch yourself at him, hugging him tightly. Loki wraps his long, strong, arms you. You sob into his chest and he kisses the top of your head.

"I just want them to be okay." You tell him in between sobs.

"Thor is with them, he will come here once the battle is done and we shall know the result." Loki tells you.

"What if he dies?" You ask, pulling away from his chest and looking into his green eyes.

"He will not." Loki kisses your forehead.

You close your eyes a moment.

"Unchain me." You demand.

"You will stay here?" Loki asks.

"Yes, I want to see Ana." You tell him.

"Are you positive you are ready? She has grown...and so has our son."

"Our son?" You gasp.

"I've missed a year of his live...a whole year! Loki, I do not even know his name!" You begin to cry again.

Loki pulls you into another hug.

"Shhh Sigyn, it is alright. I have told him about you...he is too young to understand...but now he will know, you are his mother. His name is Narfi." Loki says in a gentle, kind voice.

"Narfi." You sigh.

"Our son."

"Yes, our son." Loki kisses the top of your head.


Loki leads you by the hand to the nursery across the hall. You sigh nervously.

"It is alright darling." He tells you.

Then it dawns on you, Loki is not chained!

"Loki, what happened to your chains?" You stop outside of the doors to the nursery.

Loki sighs.

"When I selflessly returned you to earth so that you would live...my father realized, finally, that I truly do love you. That if I could give you up to save your live it meant I honestly loved you. He set me free as he promised he would if we proved our love...but, it was pointless by then...without you." Loki presses his forehead against yours.

You touch his face gently and he looks into your eyes. A single tear falls from your left eye and you kiss him.

"I love you." You whisper.

Loki smiles.

"I love you too." He kisses you again. The kiss is full of all the love and passion that was lost.

When you break apart Loki takes your hand in his.

"Come, our son awaits."

He opens the doors to the nursery and you release his hand and run to the crib.

You look at little Narfi. He was beautiful. He opens his emerald eyes and looks at you curiously.

"Hi Narfi." You smile as tears of joy fall from your eyes.

Loki hugs you from behind.

"Beautiful, isn't he?" He whispers lovingly into your ear.

"I want to hold him." You say excitedly.

Loki nods. He lifts Narfi out of his crib and holds him gently in his arms.

"Alright Narfi, just as I told you...your mother is here now." He hands you the baby.

Narfi looks at you and smiles. You cry as you hug him close to your chest. You kiss his head and hug him again. Loki watches you holding Narfi, the look of pure love in his eyes.

There is a knock on the nursery door. A maiden enters.

"My Prince" She bows to Loki.

"I brought your daughter."

Ana steps out from behind the nurse's long skirts.

She sees you and her face lights up. You hand Loki Narfi and run to her. You lift her off her feet and swing her in circles.

"MOTHER IS BACK! MOTHER IS BACK!" She hugs you tightly around the neck. Then she notices the tears falling from your face.

"Why do you cry?" She asks, worry in her little voice.

"I have missed you princess, that is all." You kiss the top of her head and place her on the ground. You examine her in shock. She has grown so much! She now had a thin, full set of hair that matched your color exactly. Her emerald eyes shown brightly and she was dressed up just like a little princess.

She turns to Loki and hugs his legs tightly.

"Father is home too!"

Loki hands you Narfi, who you cradle gently.

"Yes, I am home. We are both home!" Loki lifts Ana off the ground and she giggles loudly and kisses his cheek.

You watch and your heart flutters. You loved this man so much. You loved your family so much!

Then suddenly you remember...you were supposed to have twins. You look at Narfi in horror and nearly drop him. He begins to cry as your hands shake uncontrollably.

Loki places Ana on the ground and quickly takes Narfi from you. He rocks him gently until he stops crying and places him back in his crib.

"Sigyn, what's wrong?"

Your whole body is shaking.

"Mother?" Ana asks, fear in her voice.

Loki looks at the maiden and the maiden nods and shuffles Ana out of the room.

"Darling, what is the matter?" Loki touches your shoulder.

You turn to him and vomit.