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Kaysa walked back to the room after meeting Loki. She wanted him to know that everything was over. Odin knew her secret and he would forgive her if she just forgot about her old life. She felt as he took her wrist.
"What the hell are you doing?" He asked with big eyes as he looked around and then back at her. "Where is your spell? Can't you keep it? Are you okay?" Kaysa could tell that he was worried.
"It's over," Kaysa said as she took out Loki's hand. "He knew about it. Since the begging." She was not willing to cry again. She was not a child anymore and she needed to face her problems. Loki looked at the room coldly. Kaysa took his face with her hands so he was looking at her. "It's okay. I'm not in danger." Loki seemed to relax. " But we need to stop playing these games."
"What do you mean?" He put his hands on her waist.
"This. We need to stop. Or at least, we need to accept the real thing. We'll never have a future together. You are a prince and I am only a maid." Her words made him angry. He pushed her hard against a wall and trapped her with his body. He was pressing against her with his face so close to hers that his lips tickled her when he talked.
"Listen carefully, my dear." He hissed and Kaysa felt a shiver in her back. "None will tell me who I meant to be with. I am free to choose the woman that I want by my side." Kaysa looked at his eyes and then at his lips. They were so close to hers. She felt her breathing nervously. She was to say something when a voice interrupted them.
"Seriously, what the hell do you think are doing?" Kaysa looked above Loki shoulder and saw Ada behind him with an angry face. Her eyes turned again to Loki, who seemed annoyed. "Move from that maid, now." She ordered.
"Are you sure?" Kaysa asked Loki. She did not need to explain her question. Loki knew perfectly what she meant. "It is time for us to open our eyes." She said as she pressed her back against the cold stone wall. Loki sighed as he separated from her and watched as she disappeared inside the room with her white and gold dress. The dress all maids wore in the palace. Odín was looking at him from his throne. His cold gaze telling him that, once more, he should be grateful to him. After all, he was letting her live.
Kaysa entered in the room and none notice her presence. A couple of men asked her for drinks and foods as they devoured her with their eyes. It made her felt uncomfortable. She could not escape from them or do anything. As a maid, she had just to get with it. She was about to go when a hand took her wrist.
"What are you doing, Kaysa? You are going to get into trouble!" Kaira yelled as she tried to cover her sister and place her somewhere safe. Kaysa moved away roughly.
"I'm tired of listening to that!" She screamed and Kaira looked at her confused and hurt. "I know exactly what I am doing!"
"I'm just trying to protect you!" Kaira answered.
"Then leave me! I have not asked you to do that. I'm fine!" She walked away as fast as she could and left her sister with the words in her mouth.
Thor had seen everything from the distance. He did not understand what Kaysa was doing there. He made sure that none find her when he sold her to the owner of the bordello. The trait was simple: He would have Kaysa in the bordello and protect her until he could manage to solve things. None should know that she was there and he was sure that the owner would not let her escape. Then, what she was doing there? He saw Kaira hurt expression. He wanted to run to her and hug her, tell her that he would take care of everything, but first, he needed to find out what was Kaysa doing there.
Kaysa went to her room. She was supposed to be working in the kitchen but she was feeling like her head was about to explode. Besides, that strange tiredness came to her once again. She sat on her bed and rest her head against the wall. She was like that for a few minutes until she heard a pair of boots coming to her room. She sighed.
"I thought I have already told you to leave me alone." She said once the boots stopped in front of her door.
"But you are asking the wrong person." Kaysa looked at the person that was in front of her now. She did not hear the door opened so she was surprised when she saw Queen Frigga standing there. "You seem tired, my dear."
"This night has been a difficult one, my Queen." She says standing up and bowing her head. They looked at each other for a while. "The All-Father knows everything. I'm sorry. I thought I was doing right." Kaysa apologized but Frigga cut her quickly.
"You don't have to be sorry. We tried but we failed. These things happen."
"But you take so much to hide me... You were the only one that worried about me, my Queen." Kaysa murmured.
"I have to," Frigga confessed and Kaysa looked up at her. "I did not want my son to lose his head." She sat in Kaysa bed and patted next to her so she would follow her. "I know he is a difficult person, but I am his mother, and I know when he truly cares about someone. Although he would never admit it." Frigga laughed and Kaysa understood she was talking about Loki. "I knew that he would do anything to find you and get you back to the palace. Even if it meant to get into trouble. So I wanted to avoid those problems. That is why I took you from that place. I thought it would make him happier. And it worked." Frigga smiled sweetly.
"You know about him and me, do you?" Kaysa asked embarrassed.
"Of course I do, my dear. It was so obvious." Kaysa stood in silence for a moment, trying to control her feelings, but it was useless. She did not know when she started crying, but her tears were falling down her cheeks quickly.
"I love him. I love him with all my heart." It was the first time Kaysa said those words aloud. Finally, she was admitting it. Frigga looked at her with tender and hugged her to comfort her. "But I know I have nothing to do with a prince. He deserved a princess. A queen. Not a maid."
"But don't forget you were once a queen." Frigga murmured and it made Kaysa think about it. Maybe, if she reconquered what was hers...if she got back to her throne... Maybe then she could be with Loki after all.
Loki walked straight to the room. He knew who was responsible for everything and he found him talking to the elf in a private corner.
"What? Could you not stay quiet for a while?" He asked pushing him hard. Thor was not expecting that and he felt to the ground. Kaira looked at the scene and kneeled next to Thor to help him.
"What are you talking about?" He checked that Kaira was fine.
"You know what I mean! Why do you have to discover her?! Could you not be happy with your fucking elf that you need to destroy mine?!" He asked angrily and hit Thor with his boot. Ada appeared then and yelled at Loki as she pushed Kaira to a side and helped him out. "This night was meant for us! Not for you to be with your fucking elf!" He said pointing to Kaira.
"Shut up, Loki!" Thor ordered as he got up and moved to Loki, ignoring Ada at all. The girl was looking now at Kaira, that tried to hide from her gaze useless. "Don't keep saying nonsense. You know that I have not done anything!" He said as he grabbed Loki by his collar.
"Then, tell me please why she is looking like a maid in front of everyone." Loki murmured. Thor was about to say something else when he heard Kaira screaming. Ada had her mask in one hand and she was pulling her hair with the other. "Kaira!" Thor yelled as he ran to her but Loki managed to stop him.
"Now brother, it is time for you to feel the same as me." He said as he blocked Thor with a knife pressed against his back and an arm around his neck. "Look at her. Suffering. And you are here, in front of her, useless. How does it feel to not be able to help her? Frustrating?" Loki asked with poison in his voice. Thor tried to move from him but he straightened his grip around his neck. All he could do was to watch as Kaira was trying to release herself from Ada grip as she kept hitting her hard.
"Stop. Now." A deep voice sounded at the back of everyone. Loki released Thor, who ran to the girl and took her in his arms. The rest were looking at Odín, who was next to Viggo with a dark look in his face. "This is a nose for everyone. I'm tired of watching you act as you were six. I am going to be the one that finishes this situation once and for all." He said and everyone stood stunned, not sure about what Odín was talking.
It was late when Kaysa woke up. She felt as someone was sitting next to her and caressed her waist. She turned slowly and found Loki. She sat in her bed. She did not felt like arguing at that moment, and he seemed to like that too. His look was lost in Kaysa's bedsheets.
"Are you fine?" She asked moving closer to him. It was when he met her gaze. She could see emptiness and sadness. "Loki, what's wrong?" She hushed to took his hand in hers.
"I'm sorry I have woken you up." He said. They looked at each other for a moment in silence.
"I did not thank you for tonight," Kaysa said after a while. "I was about to do it before, but thing messed up then."
"Thank me?" Loki asked.
"For the dress, for the dance, for your time. I wanted to thank you for thinking about me and taking care that I could have some moments of freedom." She got closer to him and pressed her lips lightly against him. He took her face in his hands and deepened the kiss. Kaysa laid down with Loki on top of her.
"You are the only thing that I can think about, my Queen." He said after breaking the kiss. Kaysa traced his lips with the tip of her finger before kissing him again. "Get some rest, my dear." He moved to her back and hugged her, placing his hand in her belly. It was when Kaysa felt something strange there. It was like a lightly cramp. She thought that the day had been too long and it was tiredness after all. She closed her eyes and felt asleep as she heard Loki's breathing in her ear.