I tried to do research on Shoat, but couldn't find much, so I made up a new one. Please don't hate me for it.

Samkin

Siguna's Punishment

Part 2: One Day For Siguna

The pendent stayed in its box, the instructions said not to put it on until the sun rose at six and to remove it at midnight the next day. Maruya stared at the pendent and smiled, she did not open it, the instructions said to open it right as the sun rose through her window. She lay on her bed and wondered why Loki gave strange instructions to her, her eyes drifted from the box then to the other gifts.

She held in her hand something that Fenrir had gotten her, a chew toy of all things, she had a good laugh, but said she liked it. The girls that were Loki's friends, Sculd, Urd, and Verandi had gotten her a deck of Tarot cards, she had no idea how they worked. Urd offerred lessons, with a fee attached of course.

Yamino's gift was something he ordered on rush over the internet, some sort of book on 100 recipes for a busy mind, he thought it was suitable. Then of course there was Freyr's gift, the guy was a complete idiot at romance and gave her a locket with his picture in it, he was always a romantic.

Hadmiel was not there, but a strange looking recorder carved out of berch was wrapped up in brown paper was there instead with a card that had her name misspelled on it.

Her father had gotten her some Sherlock Holme's books and also Shinchi Kodou's autograph. How her father managed to do it was clearly a mystery, something about being friends with Shinchi's father came to mind. She smiled and looked at the pendent that was Loki's one gift.

The sun shown through, Maruya had one the gold locket and opened it, she stared in shock at the handsome features of an adult Loki and of a woman with long pinkish hair, within seconds, Maruya changed.

Siguna stared in the mirror, her eyes a sad brown color, she stared for a long time at it and then vanished into the world. She walked down the street, she wore Maruya's school uniform and made it to Loki's house. She stared up at it and saw Loki, not the child, but the adult standing at the door. Her heart just thundered as she ran up to him.

You have one day, Loki realized, he and her only had one day, he couldn't speak their past or future. He smiled at her and they walked into the backyard. "Hello, Siguna."

"Loki, do you have any idea how I longed to see you?" she sat there at the table looking down at her clothes. "I'm so scared of this place."

"I know you are, soon, we'll be home," he smiled at her and then saw her eyes widen.

"That's the problem, I don't want to go home. Seeing you here makes it feel better, I don't mind being Maruya, she and I are so alike."

"I have a question, why did Frigga set you up with me, Siguna?"

"Because she knew what was to come, she knew and so she wanted me to help you prepare. When the world is over, there will be a new world to make, where Chaos becomes Order, those were Verandi's words. She said some other things, but I couldn't understand. Something about Shoat's coming, but you know that she was banished for a reason."

Shoat? Loki had remembered it was his doing to have his own daughter banished, she was Siguna's daughter. He knew it had to be done, Shoat was way too dangerous to even free, but why would Ragnarok bring that person out of banishment. "You're afraid of her, why? She will do anything to please her father."

"A new end," he whispered and shook his head.

She smiled and looked straight ahead. "Let's go for a walk."

They walked through the street, though to tell the truth, it was difficult not to hold onto her before she walked into traffic. "You know that my cycle of life is for however long it will be until Ragnarok comes, right?"

"Yes," his voice was low. He gazed at her, his eyes down though knowing that if Reya saw him that he would have a jealous Goddess to deal with. He stared at Freyr who was smiling at him and then leaned back pulling Hadmiel away who was staring in shock.

"Has the end come already?" Handmiel growled.

"No, this was a promise that Verandi made to them." Freyr sat down and started to eat some chocolate. "Someday those two are going to face a far more difficult future."

"I almost went blind if it wasn't for you," Loki finally had time to speak. "Thank you."

"It was my duty, I was saddened that Argnboda was not allowed to help me, she couldn't bear that you were left in that cave alone. Tyr and I were the only two allowed to see you, he helped me," she sat down at a café and smiled. "You know that was what hurt the most, knowing that I couldn't do anything to make that bowl any bigger to stop that poison. No matter how much I tried to move that snake away, it just kept getting heavier to move."

It was clear from what she was saying that she really tried her hardest to love him. How can a Goddess so pure and loving love a Juton like me? He order some coffee and he finally decided to tell her. "I don't want you to get involved in Ragnarok, I know you were trying to protect me from fighting, I know you told Odin that if you freed me and go to Earth that we would never fight. You can't keep protecting me, Siguna, Ragnarok will happen and I will have to fight."

Tears filled Siguna's eyes and she nodded. "I know that now, no matter how I tried to keep you here, it keeps making it harder to do. They call you back every time and I cry harder when I know sooner or latter I will lose you forever. Then Angrboda and I will be alone, we will lose you and Shoat will appear, my cursed Daughter!"

He sighed and knew their day would nearly be gone, he took her hand and paid the bill and then ran. He did not care where they went, but he just wanted this day to be prefect like the ones in Asegard when they would be free. He walked into a park and sat down in the shade, he watched as Siguna looked at the flowers and smiled, these were from the memories that had of the days before the problems. She smiled holding some tulips and looked up at the sky. "Sometimes, Loki I wish we were back in the field of flowers, where time stood still."

"Yes, when things were back the way they were," he whispered, though he knew that would never happen again. Those fleeting moments when they could talk about anything and everything that was happy. "Siguna, we only have this day to be together, then you will have to go back to sleep."

"I know, and this day was everything I wanted, just to see you smiling again was what I wanted the most. Someday though, I hope it will be forever, when time is not dangerous to us."

The sun hit noon, Loki and Siguna made it to the house just as a rain storm came up. Walking into the living area of the mansion, Loki noticed that Yamino and Fenrir were waiting, the two looked at Siguna and smiled. "Hello, our second mother," they said in unison and she hugged them.

"My Fenrir, I know this world really did something mean," she whispered and told him that she was sorry. "I loved you as the big wolf, I hope that I get to see that again. Oh my, Midgard, you look so handsome in your human form."

Yamino blushed brightly and hugged her again, his eyes filling with tears.

"Argnboda?"

Spica walked into the room and the two exchanged hugs and smiled at one another. "It has been forever, Siguna, I am happy to see you again. But it is too soon."

"We only have a day," Loki told them slowly.

"Really?" Fenrir barked and jumped into Siguna's arms. "Let's go take Momma out for some fun! I know this new fun house I saw at an amusement park. Mommas let's go!"

Spica and Siguna laughed and nodded. "Loki, let's go," Siguna pulled him along and they ran down toward the amusement park, not caring if it was raining at all.

The park was closed, but that did not stop them from going to a movie, by then it was almost six, midnight, it will be only six hours, we still have time. Loki smiled, though he knew soon he would be back to being a child and Maruya would be back.

Things became almost a blurr, ice cream, cakes, movies again, then it was ten. Loki stopped Fenrir from planning the next the day and reminded him that soon that it was time to let go.

It was approaching midnight as the group made it home. Loki's eyes were tearing over, he hated not seeing Siguna, but to know that he wouldn't see her again for awhile hurt more. He watched her as she went into her room and shut the curtians after saying goodnight. He stood as a child again, his eyes filling with tears. "I just wanted to protect you from fighting, Loki. You are more precious to me than anything in the world," he remembered the last words she had spoken that night.

"I hope that you never have to fight Odin, Daddy, it would make Momma happy," Fenrir whispered and sighed looking at the ground. "Siguna-momma would be very happy too."

"Time will tell."