Loki woke up to find Kitri missing from his bed and his eyebrows furrowed. He got dressed before heading to the throne room, and when he was not able to find her there either, he began to grow slightly more concerned, deciding to go to the bar where they had met prior.
He let out a quiet sigh of relief when he found her chatting away with a female light elf while eating breakfast. "If she is planning on taking her she has great taste. I really would like being involved in something like that now, would I not?" He thought, looking over the other woman before his eyes were drawn back to Kitri. "Hmm... Although I do intend to enjoy her for myself in the meantime."
Kitri saw the eyes of the elven woman widen as she peered behind her at someone walking closer to them. Kitri scoffed quietly as she glanced over her shoulder, and as expected saw Loki making his way over.
"My... my Greetings m'lord!" The woman let out, her voice shaking from her nerves.
"Good morning, Loki." Kitri said casually, looking up at him in amusement as he walked close enough to place one of his hands on her shoulder.
"Good morning, ladies. Or is it the afternoon already?" He asked with a stretch as he sat down by Kitri.
The woman's eyes looked like they were going to jump out of their sockets.
Odin was not particularly found of races from other realms, and the only other realm Thor favored was Midgard, so having another son of Odin see that a light elf was seated in this exclusive area made the woman panic. "Lady Kitri, you have my sincerest apologies. I had no idea-"
Kitri raised a hand to cut her off. "Nothing of the sort, you have nothing to apologize for. He is uh... a friend of mine."
Loki let out a quiet scoff at her explanation, before ordering a drink and some food for himself from a surprised looking waitress. It was uncommon for one of the heirs to the throne to go there for food instead of Odin's main hall, but she was not about to question someone of his status.
The woman's eyes shot between the two of them as she was trying to compose herself. "Was I set up by this woman..? I could be cast out of Asgard if he just says the word..." Her thoughts were interrupted by the feeling of Kitri gently placing a hand on her thigh.
"You were telling me about the shops your family runs back on Alfheim?" Kitri asked.
Pure anxiety finally overwhelmed the woman. "Lady Kitri... And my prince, you have my most sincere apologies. I had forgotten about a prior commitment, and I must leave at once." She let out, before she quickly got up and made her way out.
Kitri turned to look at Loki with an exaggerated pout. "You scared her off." She complained playfully. "I have never met a Ljósálfar before."
Loki chuckled and lightly traced the neckline of her blouse with one of his long fingers, enjoying feeling the smoothness of her skin under his touch. "Some of them are quite beautiful. Skin fairer than the sun to look at. Quite an extreme contrast from the dark elves of Svartalfheim."
She bit her lip and looked up at him, before trying to switch the subject. "Does our charming prince have a busy day planned for himself?"
Loki shrugged and rolled his eyes while removing his hand. "Not exactly the most fun of activities. Politics with some... not particularly exciting people." He complained while taking a sip of the drink that was brought to him. "A far more entertaining question would be How long do I have you for?" He asked as he tried to hide his excitement.
He had some vague ideas of how he could possibly use what she had told him to manipulate her, but with how direct and casual she has been acting around him it was difficult to get a clear idea to what specific means he could use his trickery. It seemed that it would be far more interesting to witness what would happen if he could just provide the right kind of nudges to get her to fall back into her previous devious behavior.
"As long as you would like to have me." She responded with a dismissive shrug. "I am not exactly looking forward to going back to Stark's Tower anytime soon."
Loki grinned. "Is that so?" He gently ran his fingers along the back of her neck and into her hair as she inhaled sharply. "I would like to have you tonight then, and will as often as I can get away with, but in a different form if you wish... Seeing you were flirting with that woman the moment you left my sight."
Kitri blushed remembering his transformation, and cleared her throat before answering."I would very much enjoy that." She admitted quietly, as she placed her hand over his and gave it a light squeeze.
"In that case I have a proposition." Loki was failing to hide his cheeky grin as he spoke. "I know of a tavern nearby that has fantastic dark ales. My transformative powers are known of through legends, but most have not seen me in the usual female form I choose. Let us meet there later tonight?"
Kitri looked at him with a pleased smile. "I would love that."
Then they ate together, chatting about plans for the day. "I was hoping to go look around the markets again while you are busy today." Kitri said with a small delighted smile.
Loki nodded, chewing his food while cracking a half smile of his own. "More brewing ingredients?"
She nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, I have only noticed that merchant you found me in front of. There seem to be many things here I could use. Would you like anything?"
"Oh I can think of a few things..." He winked as he snaked his arm around her waist and squeezed her, the action rewarding him with a soft sigh and her hand tightly gripping his thigh. "Actually, to think of it..." He continued, pleased at her immediate reaction to his touch. "Perhaps it would be useful to have you train with some of the women of magic around here. They may assist you in gerting some of your powers back. Then you would not have to rely on those silly ingredients... Although to be quite honest, I would much rather prefer to train you myself."
She nudged him playfully in response. "I have a feeling that maintaining focus could prove to be quite difficult if you choose to train me." Loki chuckled in response, giving her a meaningful look that only reassured her guess.
After they ate, Loki walked her toward the entrance to Odin's halls, kissing her lightly before assigning a guard to accompany her.
"You really think this is necessary?" Kitri asked defiantly as she crossed her arms.
Loki chuckled. "If it makes you feel better, I am doing this not for you, but to settle my own selfish curiosity of your whereabouts."
She shook her head as she tried to bite down a small smile, but motioned for the guard to follow as Loki went about his business.
She spent a long while looking around the markets and purchasing ingredients along with some interesting clothing out of silk, leather, and this other very shiny black material. She later made her way back to the castle to place her things in Loki's chamber, which he had previously given her access to.
As she finished fixing her hair and getting dressed before supper, she heard the door to his chambers open. She turned around to see Loki standing in the open doorway to the bathroom, looking at her with his arms crossed and wearing a sly grin. He was obviously pleased with himself from having her be there. "What a pleasant sight, to see you in my chambers..."
She slowly strode toward him. "How was your day?" He asked as she snaked her arms around his waist.
"Not too bad, yours?"
He opened his mouth to answer, but she did not give him the chance to as she pulled him in to kiss her.
She was not a short woman by any means, taller than many females on Midgard, but his towering height still made it difficult for them to be on the same level without him lowering his face within her reach.
She broke away, and looked up at him with a flushed grin.
"Much better now, to be quite honest." He admitted quietly. "Although we should make our way over to the others. For once, I do not wish to anger Odin with my tardiness... If only for the sake of him leaving me be."
They walked toward the throne room, making a bit more space between eachother before they entered, and Kitri moved to sit next to Thor. Loki rolled his eyes at her choice to sit next to his brother, but sat next to her nevertheless.
"Kitri!" Thor beamed as he gave her a strong hug, her wincing slightly at the intensity of it. She started to heat up from the unexpected contact, but tightly clenched her fists to avoid expelling any fire that might hurt the aloof blonde god.
"Thor... I am surprised to see you, I expected you to be in Midgard." She let out as he let go of her.
Thor grinned and opened his mouth to reply, but Loki answered for him. "He is here because today's feast is somewhat of a special occasion."
Kitri looked at Loki in confusion as Thor laughed. "It is indeed! It is lady Sif's celebration of birth! It would be a pleasure to have you join us for the festivities after tonight's meal for this special occasion."
Kitri smiled politely, looking over at the woman he gestured towards as he spoke. The Asgardian gods sure loved to partake in feasts, finding even the smallest excuses to hold them. The Vanir were not any less known to host feasts as well, but it suddenly hit her how different her surroundings were in this future she was now a part of.
Even with this thought, it was hard to not be distracted by Sif.
She was breathtakingly beautiful with long raven black hair pulled back in a tight ponytail, and defined soft features that were a bit similar to Loki's female form. "Ah the warrior woman..." Kitri murmured in wonder.
Loki had noticed that the way Kitri was looking at Sif was anything but innocent and chuckled to himself in amusement.
She wore a shining silver armor, and as she locked eyes with Kitri, Kitri showed a warm smile and nodded towards her while raising her glass. Sif smiled back and acknowledged her gesture with a single nod.
Loki then spoke up, finally answering Thor. "We will not be joining for much of the festivities, unfortunately. Kitri was interested in having me show her a place nearby and outside of these halls if I am not mistaken?"
Kitri nodded enthusiastically and turned to look at Thor. "Yes! Please extend my blessings toward her, if you can."
Thor nodded with another wide grin, half pleased that the Avenger visiting with him seemed comfortable, but even more glad that Loki seemed to finally be cognisant of the need to entertain guests from other realms.
Kitri placed a hand on Loki's lap, out of view of anyone, as Loki leaned into her ear. "I cannot wait to have you tonight..."
She closed her eyes and bit her lip. "Just give me the directions and I shall meet you at that tavern you mentioned."
As the supper came to an end and the festivities began, Loki slipped away from the rest, going back to his chambers momentarily to get ready.
Kitri found a way to wish Sif a happy birthday herself, before leaving and heading straight to the location Loki directed her towards.
She entered the small cozy wooden tavern, and aside from a few drunk Asgardians, there were not many people there. Kitri sat at the bar and ordered a dark ale from the server. The place smelt of smoky wood and basil, and Kitri looked around the place, admiring the log cabin like feel to it. The earthy calm atmosphere almost reminded her of some of the more pleasant times in the woodlands of her home realm.
She took a sip, sighing in satisfaction at the taste of the creamy dark ale, and heard the door to the tavern open, letting in a pleasantly cool breeze from the outside. She locked eyes with Loki in his female form, even more beautiful now that she could see his fully transformed figure. He, or more appropriately she, had a black leather corset, a long flowing green skirt with a slit to one side. Jet black hair falling behind her back, a leather green low cut top excentuating her cleavage. Her facial features were elegant and very feminine, while still having some slight resemblance to Loki, like a beautiful sister of his might have.
Kitri shook her head in amazement as Loki sat down next to her and ordered a drink before looking Kitri over. She had removed the baggy cloak she had on earlier, showing a well fitting black top that elegantly hugged her body and tied to a silver hoop the center that was kept up by thin lace tied behind her neck, which exposed her shoulders and sharp collar-bones.
"You look beautiful..." Loki whispered, voice feminine, yet low and seductive.
"Have you seen yourself??" Kitri exclaimed, tracing Loki's thin forearm in amazement. Loki grinned, and Kitri saw that familiar mischievous spark in his emerald green eyes.
"So I have been wondering." Loki started. "You joked about us teaming up to take women together." He brushed some strands of Kitri's red hair behind her shoulder to get a better view of her neck.
As Loki's fingers caressed her collarbone, Kitri closed her eyes and bit her lip. "Who said I was joking..." Her mind went blank from the sensation, making it impossible to think "I... uhm...".
Loki leaned into her ear. "I very much wish to conquer other women with you, Kitri... But there are many things I wish to do to you myself before any of that..."
Kitri stifled a soft moan as Loki lightly grabbed and pulled on her hair before letting go. He then suddenly pulled away, and leaned back in his seat looking away from her with very pleased expression. Kitri missed the touch almost immediately.
They chatted while drinking, telling each other about their days and Kitri talking about what potions she was planning on trying to make.
"With the ingredients I found, I believe I can try my hand at something fairly interesting." She beamed.
Loki put an arm around the back of her chair, lightly caressing her back. "Do tell... How is it that ingredients help bring out your magic?"
She smiled excitedly, while waving over to the bartender for another round. "It is somewhat difficult to explain..."
Loki was tracing circles along her back now, occasionally running his fingers through her long red hair. "While I was burning alive in Muspelheim, I immediately focused all I had left of my powers to not burn alive. It was extremely difficult, but I somehow managed it by forcing the fire away from myself." She said with a sigh. "I had to direct it somewhere... I chose anything nearby. Mostly rocks, most of which given enough time would split or even combust from the heat and pressure. Once I ran out of things in my vicinity, I realized I had to keep moving to stay alive. I was very lucky that no one with ill intentions found me during this vulnerable period."
Loki studied her face with a sad look as she continued. "Not only did that make my powers in controlling fire grow, but-"
"But you improved at pushing your magic through objects..." Loki finished her sentence.
Kitri nodded. "One of the only skills I managed to retain, unfortunately." She said and Loki wrapped an arm around her shoulders, just as a drunken Asgardian to Kitri's side spoke up to try to get their attention.
"Ladiesss! What are you speaking of? Two lovely women on their own at a bar must be fairly lonely."
Kitri rolled her eyes, but looked away to let Loki handle it. Loki smiled sweetly at the man and spoke. "Oh just speaking about burning alive."
The man laughed. "And what's so fun about that?"
Loki's face grew serious, his expression cold and unfriendly. "Nothing at all..." He turned back to Kitri and kissed her, causing the man to quickly grow from confusion to embarrassment.
"Shall we?" Kitri said after they broke their kiss. Loki nodded, pulling her up and out the door after him back towards Odin's halls.
Kitri watched Loki in his female form elegantly make his way around his chambers in amazement.
"You look so gracefull..." She murmured and Loki grinned, setting a glass of red wine on the side table in front of her while sipping on his own.
"I know Odin would probably disapprove of this sort of thing when it comes to mixing alcohol, but I doubt either of us mind." He admitted with a wink.
He sat on the couch beside her and cupped her face with one hand while trailing the other through her hair. He- or maybe I should say she, was so soft it made Kitris thoughts swim as she traced along her forearms and shoulders.
Usually she was never this flustered around other women, and Loki took great joy in this slight showing of vulnerability.
"Hey..." Loki purred. "What is this new hesitation I sense? Do you not wish to have me in this form?"
Kitri fumbled. "I... of course I do, you're mesmerizing." She admitted.
Loki then stood, extending a hand to lead her to bed and she eagerly took it, following closely behind.