Two years had past since their first kiss. Jane was practically living with Loki in his apartment, she only used her parents house as a lab. Loki had a few excuses for the times he went to Asgard; once in two weeks, he would have to go on a business trip, one weekend in the month he would go golfing with his colleagues and the other days, which he stayed away just a day or two he would be doing overtime in the office. Jane didn't scrutinize his reasons for leaving anymore, since they have had a huge fight over it.
"Why do you even ask me that?" Loki was aghast about the question the woman had asked him.
"Well, a friend of Darcy, who we were having drinks with last week, told me about this couple she knows and the man is always gone because he is cheating on her in a hotel with another woman, so I just wanted to ask -"
"You just wanted to ask because a friend of your friend knows someone who cheats? Really, Jane? You can't be serious!"
"Well, I just wanted to -"
"I thought you trusted me."
"I do, but -"
"But you don't." Loki's face showed disappointment.
"JOHN! Would you please let me finish for a sec?" She was getting angry now.
"Sure go ahead." He rolled his eyes tauntingly.
"I really don't want to wake up one morning, finding out this whole relationship and love was a lie, I just wanted to make sure that I don't have to question your motions!"
"Well I am worried now, if you can't trust me, what sense does this relationship make?"
"What?" She was speechless, did he really just say that? He didn't answer, he was just looking at her madly.
"Do you mean that?" Her voice was shaking and she felt tears coming up. He still didn't answer, his features were harsh, looking at her unfeeling.
"WELL, FINE!" She screamed with the tears running down her cheeks. "Probably you are right! It wouldn't even change nothing if we would end this! You are never even here anyways!" The moment she had said that, she regretted her outburst. Oh shit, she thought, seeing the hurt in his eyes. "John." She said pleading and wanted to take his arm and say sorry, but he backed away.
"Fine." He hissed through his teeth. "As you wish." He strode to the door, left the apartment and slammed the door behind him without looking at her one more time. When the door was closed, Jane burst out in tears. She felt sick and empty, what had just happened? Sure they had fights all the time; for example about him always throwing his used socks through the room or her being unable to cook or clean properly or about him complaining about her cooking and cleaning - which was why they had a cook and a cleaner now - or about dissensions regarding their plans in their spare time. But those fights were pointless and most of the time they laughed about it or made love afterwards, but this was different, this was a deep-seated issue. Was it really over now? Jane sank to the floor, crying with her face buried in her knees.
Loki strode to a bar angrily when he had left the building. How could she question him? He ordered six beer and after the last one he felt slightly drunk. He sighed into his mug feeling the sorrow coming up. He heard her words echoing in his head: I don't want to wake up one morning, finding out this whole relationship and love was a lie. It hurt him so much, because it was the truth.
My dear Jane, he thought, the relationship is already a lie, I am not the man, you think I am. My name is Loki, I am a Demigod and a Frostgiant, son of a God and a king, brother of Thor, who will be king. I live in Asgard and I am no human, I am so much older than you think I am and everything you know about me is a lie, but my love certainly isn't. He closed his eyes and lay his forehead on the counter, resting his head, groaning frustrated.
"Are you alright?" The barkeeper asked slightly worried, probably because he was afraid that he would throw up on the floor.
"Yes, sorry." Loki said looking up to the man ashamed, because he just had a small breakdown in front of other people.
"Let me guess," an older guy, who was drinking whiskey said next to him. "problems with a woman."
Loki cocked his head in his direction. "How do you know?" he asked confused.
"HA!" The man shouted cheerfully. "I've been married for twenty-seven years! I know how a woman can make you go crazy." He made circling motions with his finger around his ears. "And I know how a man, who needs a drink looks like." He winked at the barkeeper, who understood and brought them two shots.
"Is it always like this?" Loki asked, raising his glass, while he nodded at the man thankfully.
"It will never change." He answered and clinked his glass. "The trick is to find out a way to fight, without hurting each other."
Both men tossed down the whiskey and made a grimace afterwards. Damn, I will never get used to the taste of high-proof alcohol on this planet. Loki thought, quickly rinsing his mouth with beer to get rid of it.
"My advice to you my friend," the man continued, leaning over to the Demigod, "tell her, you are sorry. If you really love her unconditionally, then not your pride nor your fears are worth a breakup." He signed the barkeeper to bring another shot.
"No thank you, not for me." Loki said, placing cash on the counter, while getting up from the stool. "Thank you." He said to the man, who nodded at him understanding. "Good luck!" He shouted after Loki, when he left the bar.
When the half-god entered his apartment, Jane was standing in front of the huge window, looking over New York. She did not turn around happily like she did normally, when he came home, instead she just stood there, holding her torso with her arms firmly.
Loki sighed conscience-stricken, he walked up to her from behind and stroke her upper arms affectionately and soothing with his hands. "Forgive me." He said slowly and guiltily. "I didn't want to hurt you, I just snapped."
"I noticed." She said hoarsely, turning her head towards him and he saw that she had been crying. "I am sorry as well." She sniffed.
"I promise to you now that I am not cheating on you. I would never hurt you like that." He said giving her a kiss on her forehead. "I love you."
"I love you too." she said looking into his eyes, smiling and sobbing at the same time. She cocked her head so that she could reach his lips and gave him a passionate kiss, while running through his hair with her hand. "You have been drinking." She chuckled when they parted again.
"Yes." he said smirking. "You want too?"
"Yes." She nodded relieved and walked to the glass cabinet and took out the rum they had planned on drinking on their second anniversary.
Since that night everything went back to being normal. They were happy when they were together and were fighting over unimportant stuff every now and then, he would come home joyfully saying "Hello love" when he opened the door after a visit in Asgard and Jane would walk up to him happily, greeting him like always. Over all it was a quite normal human relationship and Loki was happy.
In Asgard everything was fine as well, except for Thor, who was furious about Odin, because he had denied him the throne yet. He was supposed to get crowned this year, but their father feared that he wasn't ready yet. Since that day the relationship between Loki and the Allfather had improved, as they now had equal opinions on something for a change.
"Immature?! Immature?! Don't make me laugh!" Thor was pacing up and down in the palace-garden angrily. "I AM NOT IMMATURE!" He screamed at the castle as if his father was standing there.
"Don't take it personally." Loki said, who was sitting on a bench, following his brother with his eyes. "He accused me of helping the Frostgiants enter this Realm." He said, trying to sooth him. Sadly it didn't work, Thor was still angry, clenching his muscles. "I will show him who is immature."
"Yes well, talking like this will certainly show him the contrary." The God of Mischief had to hide a chuckle.
"Do you think that I am immature?" The blond God turned to his brother with an expectant frown.
"Phoouuhh." Loki blew the air out off his lungs. This was a trick question, which he probably couldn't answer without Thor getting more angry. "Well, I do think you can still learn a lot of things before becoming king." he said carefully, scared of getting struck by lightning. "Look, Thor, the coronation got only delayed by two years, he didn't say that you will never be king."
Thor sighed impatiently. "I really thought it would happen this year." He said disappointed.
"Me too." Loki replied, smirking at him. "But you will be a great king in two years as well." He said not truly believing what he said, but he hoped he would be. "I think it has been too long since you have had a lot of fun."
"You are right!" Thor looked at him determined. "Let's see if there is trouble somewhere in any Realm! I could use a good fight."
Loki sighed, rolling his eyes. "Not exactly my idea of fun."
Another year passed and it had been three years that he had been living a second life on earth. He had truly believed that he could do this forever - well until Jane got old and died of age - however fate was something even he couldn't run from and it seemed life had different plans for Loki, son of Odin.
The Demigod walked past the chamber of his parents, hearing them talking about his brother. The temptation was too big to eavesdrop, so he lingered there for a moment longer and listened to their conversation.
"He will never be ready!" He heard his father say in despair.
"Have faith in your son, he will learn what is necessary when he is king and Loki can help him." Frigga tried to calm him down.
"Thor is very stubborn, he will not listen to him! I see it coming that he will release war in the nine realms again only with his obstinacy! I have to do something!"
"We can all change." His mother said calmly. "Remember that you've changed as well, when you met me."
"Yes i know," He sighed. "Is there no woman or anyone who can help him come to his mind and who can show him what is truly important?"
Loki smirked thinking of Jane. Yes women, they have some power over us. He had changed quite a bit as well since he had met her. He hadn't used an illusion since over two years on anyone and he wasn't even feeling like doing it, even the wish of becoming king had faded.
"I shall seek a clairvoyant." Odin said sighing
"Do not interfere life!" Frigga was getting angry. "You know that everything has its price!"
"I shall do whatever needs to be done so that the peace will remain in our universe!" The Allfather said determined hitting his staff on the floor.
"Then you will write your own doom." Loki's mother had started walking in the direction of the door, the Demigod quickly backed away from the chambers so that they wouldn't notice he had been listening.
Isn't this all a little bit over-dramatic? He thought shrugging his shoulders, while walking to his chambers. No, not any of this would affect his happiness, so why should he worry?
A/n: Oh oh, I think I know what comes next. o_o