Author's Note: Hi there again readers! So this chapter is rated 'M' for sexual content and a reference to Sigyn's time of the month. It takes the sort of dominant/submissive relationship that was hinted at in the previous chapter, and reverses the roles. If that bothers you, read till you get to the line "Then we better not waste any time." He muttered into her ear." then skip down to the line "Their coupling complete, he rolled over onto his back taking Sigyn with him." and read on from there. If you do that you will miss the intercourse scene, but you will still get the important parts of the chapter. There is some light bondage (which I still can't believe I actually wrote), it is more than what was hinted at in the previous chapter, but it isn't too intense. I think that should cover all of my warnings. Anonymous1662 Oh my goodness! I can't believe your notifications were off! That is actually kind of funny though XD At least you had plenty of material to keep you busy since I have been updating shamefully slow as of late! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the chapters! Guest (is that you Caitreylove?) Sorry for skewering your heart… sort of :D Yes, and I fear the training is only going to get more brutal from there. I hope you were able to finish your book! Mybonded so I am not sure how to catch up to all of your reviews! Hmmm well I am glad the "creepy lady" is freaking you out, it is sort of her job :) Loki and Sigyn have it pretty rough in the mythology and pretty much every adaptation of it, though normally it is Sigyn who gets the super short end of the stick. She is the definition of guilty by association. Anyways, there are certainly some tough spots to come, but there is some happiness left as well. LokiXSigyn I am not sure if you are quite to this chapter yet, but if you are I am glad to read that you are enjoying the story! Glitter Queen I am not sure if you have made it this far yet, I assume you haven't but who knows! Thank you for your review. I am glad that I have been able to keep the grammatical and spelling errors to a minimum! I agree that mistakes of those nature can be very distracting. I hope you continue to enjoy the story!


Loki studied Sigyn's fighting stance closely. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that something just didn't seem right about it.

"Are you certain you want to keep your left foot forward?" He asked. "It places your non-dominant hand in the lead position."

"I am certain. It feels wrong to keep my right foot forward." Sigyn insisted.

Why did everything have to be more difficult where Sigyn was concerned?

"If you are certain then…" He trailed off in a not so convinced manner.

A small part of him hoped that Sigyn would change her mind after a few drills, but the rest of him was certain that she wouldn't. It wouldn't make it impossible to teach her, but it would mean that he would have to come up with ways to strengthen her left arm.

"The first practical thing I should teach you is footwork."

Loki took his fighting stance across from her and appraised the situation.

"Your current stance leaves your body pretty exposed to any kick I might throw your way." He explained to her.

"But it also leaves yours exposed to me." Sigyn countered.

"And if you were as an experienced a fighter as I am that could work to your advantage, but you are not. It would be much better for you if you took a right foot forward fighting stance because it would make it much more difficult for me to land a meaningful shot on a weaker area of your body."

"But it would also make it harder for me to get a solid shot in as well."

"You won't be getting any shots in as of now, since you don't know how to attack properly."

Sigyn rolled her eyes, but Loki ignored it. If fighting with a left footed stance was the most comfortable thing for her, than that was what she needed to do despite the current disadvantages it gave her.

"Now, footwork is going to be key for you. You don't have size to your advantage, but you do have quick reaction times. Learning how to avoid attacks quickly and cleverly will help you to become a tough target to pin down, and that is important since it is likely that any attacker you have will merely wish to subdue you, not seriously injure or kill you."

"I suppose you are right. They could hardly use my corpse against you."

"Yes, thank you for that lovely mental image Sigyn…"

"You know it is true."

"Yes, I do, but there was no need for you to remind me."

Sigyn shrugged as if the thought of his reaction to her dead body was no serious issue, and Loki continued his lesson.

"Let us pretend that I were to attempt to kick you in the side, right under your guard. Which way do you move to try to avoid it?"

"It would depend on my surroundings." Sigyn pointed out.

Smart girl.

"True, it would. Let's presume that your current surroundings are exactly the ones we are standing in now. Pretty much every direction is free for you to move in."

"I would move backwards, out of your leg's reach."

"Ok, let us try it then."

Loki threw a quick little side-kick, and Sigyn moved backwards out of the way. His first kick did miss, but unfortunately she had only been thinking of the first move he would use. She hadn't thought ahead to what he might do next. With no warning he threw a turning round-kick towards her head. Sigyn caught the telegraph quick enough to block her head, but she couldn't move quick enough to avoid all contact. Loki's booted foot came into contact with her arm, and the impact sent her twirling. Loki could have taken a third shot, but decided that it would be a bit much for Sigyn's first practice round.

"Was that a good decision, or a bad decision?" Loki inquired once Sigyn regained her balance.

"A bad one."

"Yes, it wasn't the worst one you could have made, but it wasn't the best one either. Shall we try again?"

Sigyn nodded that she wanted to, so Loki took his fighting stance. He threw the same side-kick and Sigyn dodged it by side-stepping to her right. The movement caused his kick to pass by her back. He swiftly replaced his kicking foot back on the ground and turned to wrap her neck in a chokehold.

"That worst decision I was referring to a couple of minutes ago? This was it." He informed before cutting off her circulation.

Sigyn went lax against him, and Loki let her head fall back to rest on his chest. He had spent the last lesson coaxing her blood pressure back to its normal levels after knocking her unconscious, but this lesson he was simply going to let her body correct itself. It would take longer, but the extension of the unpleasant experience would serve as even more incentive for Sigyn to be extra careful. Loki continued to hold her against him and monitored her pulse as her body fought to return itself to a state of normality. Sigyn finally began to stir after a few minutes.

"I hate you." She muttered as her eyes opened.

"Right now? Yes, I am sure you do."

Loki allowed her to pull away and watched as she rubbed her temple to try and soothe her pounding head.

"Try again." He instructed once he felt that Sigyn was ready to continue.

They both took their fighting stances once more, and this time Sigyn dodged his kick by sidestepping to her left. Loki re-chambered his kick, but Sigyn surprised him before he could throw a second one. She stepped in close to his body, effectively jamming his kick. He didn't have long to be impressed as Sigyn took advantage of the fact that he was currently balancing on one leg by stooping down and pulling his base leg out from under him. Loki hit the ground hard, but he didn't let the impact faze him. Instead, he grabbed Sigyn before she could stand, trapped her to his body, and rolled over so he was on top. He pinned her arms on either side of her head and smiled.

"Now this is a position I like to see you in regardless of the circumstances." He stated.

Sigyn tried to wiggle out from under him, so Loki placed even more of his body weight onto her. She continued to struggle despite the added pressure, and Loki placed his full weight onto her. She struggled to breathe; yet the look in her eyes spoke of her unwillingness to surrender.

"Sigyn, just tap out. You can't win this fight."

"Just tap out?" She managed to gasp out. "Why? Knocking me out isn't fun for you anymore?"

Was Sigyn taunting him?

"No, knocking you out hasn't lost its charm, but I only knock you out when you have failed to learn the lesson I am trying to teach you. Today's lesson has been footwork not grappling, so I can't punish you for your inability to ground fight."

Sigyn looked like she might try to hold out a little longer, but she was smart enough to know that Loki did have every advantage over her at this point.

"Very well… you win."

Loki released Sigyn's hands and stood up. He offered his hand to Sigyn once he got to his feet, and she took it reluctantly.

"You actually did very well that time. Not only did you manage to avoid my attack, but you were able to take me by surprise. Your instincts were correct. By coming in closer to me you took away the advantage that I have with my longer limbs."

"A lot of good that did me, I still ended up in the losing position."

"Only because you lack training. There will come a day when you will be able to challenge me for the upper hand, but don't expect that day to be anytime soon. Despite what others may think, I haven't spent almost my entire life training for nothing."

"I am very well aware of that. So…what is next?"

"We work on your foot speed."

Loki took Sigyn through some basic drills and exercises to improve her footwork for the next few hours, and he then called it a day. Loki could see that Sigyn was exhausted as they left the courtyard, but she was too proud to ask for his assistance back to their room. Loki didn't wish to bruise her pride any more than constantly being beaten by him already had, so he didn't offer to carry her there. He wasn't really sure why she took losing to him so personally; she really had no reason to be ashamed. She was a beginner of course he was going to be better than her! In all honesty Sigyn was doing very well. She was a fast learner, and she was instinctively catching on to things that he hadn't even covered with her yet. Upon entering their chambers, Sigyn wasted no time in stripping out of her soiled clothing and heading straight for the washroom. Once she had finished, Loki took his turn to rinse off.

"Forget to take clean clothes with you?" Sigyn asked with a smile when he stepped into their bedroom chambers wearing nothing but a towel.

"No, I didn't forget. I see no reason why I can't walk about our private living chambers in any state of undress that I wish, unless you object of course."

"Do not mind me. I am perfectly content with you walking about almost nude, but the maid who is currently bringing our dinner might mind a little."

A knock on the door signaled the arrival of said maid, and Loki quickly jumped inside the bathroom again as Sigyn went to answer the door with a giggle. Loki reappeared after he heard the maid leave, and he went to sit next to Sigyn. Her long wet hair draped over her shoulders in a tangled mess, but she didn't seem to mind. Loki was happy that she was in a good mood after their long day of training. He had feared that she might be bitter with him, but she seemed to be able to separate the context of their training from their other daily activities.

"So what is our training regimen for tomorrow?" She inquired after she had finished her food.

"We don't have one. Tomorrow is our last day of isolation so I thought we might venture to Midgard."

Sigyn leaned back and hummed approvingly at the suggestion.

"I suppose that means we will be turning in early?"

"It means we probably should." Loki agreed, while setting his empty plate aside.

He made a motion to stand from the couch to put some clothing on, but Sigyn snagged a section of the towel that was wrapped around his waist. He instinctively grabbed her hand with his own to stop the towel from slipping off, and looked down at her.

"Yes?" He queried.

"Where are you off to in such a hurry?" She asked while pulling down on the towel.

Loki's firm grip kept her from being able to pull the towel off of him, but he let her tugging bring him back down to sit on the couch.

"I was going to change, but it appears you weren't done speaking with me yet." He noted.

Sigyn smiled.

"Not quite." She affirmed before leaning in to kiss him.

Loki chuckled into the kiss as he tangled his fingers in Sigyn's still damp hair. Sigyn had certainly been craving physical intimacy the past several days, not that Loki was going to complain. He had unquestionably enjoyed being at Sigyn's "mercy" the evening before, but it was very unlike her to always be the one initiating. Apparently he wasn't being aggressive enough, but he had been having trouble keeping up with her shifting moods the past several days so he could hardly blame himself. How was he supposed to know when Sigyn was in the mood for physical intercourse when he couldn't even figure out if she was upset with him or not…

Emotional?

Craving physical intercourse?

Loki pulled away from Sigyn and gave her a penetrating stare.

"Sigyn are you…?"

"No, not yet." She answered knowingly before kissing him again.

"How close are you to starting?" He queried before placing a kiss of his own on her neck.

"Sometime in the next couple of days." She informed with a moan.

"Then we better not waste any time." He muttered into her ear.

Sigyn shuddered at his throaty statement and Loki secured one of his hands at the back of her head and ran the other one down her side.

"Lean your head back for me darling." He requested, and Sigyn allowed her head to fall back.

Loki checked to make sure that he had her head supported properly before going in to press his lips against the warm skin of her neck.

"How would you like me to take you, My Lady?" He inquired between kisses that descended towards her clavicle bone.

"However you wish, My Lord." She answered shakily.

Loki nipped her neck and she instinctively pulled back, but didn't get far since his hand was still holding her head.

"Hmmm you can't escape me so easily as that. Now stay nice and still for me." He commanded.

Sigyn shook with anticipation at every touch, and Loki could feel his blood quicken. She had ruled the evening before, but tonight was his night, and he wasn't nearly so gentle a master as she was. He pulled the shoulder of her dressing gown down and ran his fingers lightly against her skin. He knew it tickled, and he smiled when he found the spot that caused her to give a start. Sigyn inhaled sharply as he allowed his lips to tease the area. Loki couldn't help but note how sensitive she really was right now, and he could hardly wait to exploit that fact. He stood up from off the settee and put out the lights with his magic. He nodded his head for Sigyn to follow him to the center of the room, and she did. He grabbed the tie to her dressing gown and pulled the bow undone. The fabric fell open revealing that Sigyn was wearing her undergarments underneath. Loki moved to stand behind his wife and swept her hair over her shoulders.

"Take it off." He instructed.

Sigyn didn't have to be told he was referring to the dressing gown. She shrugged her shoulders out of it, and it flitted to the floor. Loki then went to work on the laces of her bodice.

"You really shouldn't wear so many layers of clothing when your desire to be with me is so strong." Loki scolded.

Sigyn took the scolding silently, causing Loki to smile. It seemed she understood where he was going with this little game. He made quick work of the laces, and then pulled the bodice off of her. After tossing that garment aside he looped his fingers over the top of her underwear and slid them down her thighs till they fell to her ankles of their own accord.

"Do you want me? Do you crave my touch?" He asked in a hushed tone.

Sigyn apparently wasn't sure if he actually wanted a response to his questions, so she just nodded her head. Loki knew that he hadn't specified if the question was rhetorical or not, but since he was in charge this evening he wanted her to speak the answers that she was normally too embarrassed to say aloud. He never understood why Sigyn was so embarrassed to say things when they coupled; he certainly was never shy about voicing his thoughts. Even when she was the one in control, she used physical cues to manipulate him. Loki grabbed her hair close to the scalp and pulled her head back so she was forced to look up at him.

"Answer me." He demanded.

Sigyn's pupils dilated nervously, but she went along with his command anyways.

"Yes, I do."

"And what would you be willing to do to earn that privilege?"

Sigyn bit her lip anxiously, obviously still reluctant to respond. For years Loki had been fighting with her to be more vocal in the bedroom, and he determined that tonight was going to be the night that her forced her to submit to that desire.

"Speak!" He ordered when she stayed silent.

"Whatever you wish… I will do whatever you ask of me…" She gasped.

"Very good, now pick up your clothing and then go stand in the moonlight for me."

"You want me to stand on the balcony!?" Sigyn asked in horror.

Loki chuckled.

"No, just stand where the moonlight falls in our chambers." He clarified.

Loki placed a soft kiss on Sigyn's forehead as a reminder that all of this was simply a game before releasing her. Sigyn scampered off to retrieve her bodice that Loki had tossed mindlessly aside, and he bent down and snagged the sash for her dressing gown while her back was turned. He made his way over to the bed, made sure the sash was hidden from Sigyn's view, and then watched her collect and neatly place her clothing over the back of a chair. That menial task complete, Sigyn made her way slowly and a tad unsure to the patch of moonlight that graced their chambers. Loki could tell that she felt exposed before him as the soft light illuminated her body because she began to fidget. It was the second thing about Sigyn that Loki couldn't seem to understand. She never was bothered to be naked in front of him in the dark when he could simply make out her form, but it always made her nervous to be naked in his presence when there was light present. Was she ashamed of her body, or was it something else? Perhaps she was ashamed of the fact that her small frame hardly matched the intensity and strong bearing of her personality. Did such openness make her feel weak? Loki studied every soft curve and sharp edge of her physique from his spot on the bed. She never looked large or intimidating, but seeing her now both naked and nervous, reminded Loki just how small she was.

"Turn for me." He bid her.

Sigyn followed his order, and Loki smiled. He loved how petite his wife was. Not only did it distinguish her as a bit of a misfit amongst the Æsir, but also it gave him the illusion that there was someone on Asgard that actually needed him to protect them.

"Well done, now come here." He instructed after she had finished her turn.

Sigyn made her way to the bed, but didn't get on till he extended his hand out to her. She took his hand and allowed him to help pull her up. He directed her to straddle his lower torso, which was still covered by the towel. He took Sigyn's hands in his own as he spoke.

"You have said you will do anything I ask of you for the privilege of my touch, and so far you have stayed true to your word. Promise me now that you will do anything I bid you to do."

"I promise."

"Do you swear to pleasure me in any way I desire to be pleasured?"

"I do."

Loki gave Sigyn another reality check kiss on her forehead before swiftly binding her hands together with one end of the sash he had hidden from her, and tying the other end to a hanging ring that he had created on the ceiling. Sigyn gave a gasp of surprise at the action, and wasted no time in pulling against her bond.

"Uh uh uh!" Loki rebuked. "No struggling. Seeing you like this pleases me, and didn't you just swear to pleasing me in any way that I desired?"

"I did…"

"Then you will refrain from struggling against your bonds, is that understood?"

Sigyn nodded.

"And you will respond to me verbally when I address you." Loki added.

"Very well."

"Very well, My…"

"Very well, My… Lord?"

"Very good." Loki commended before finally removing his towel. "Now I am going to experiment with a few things, and I want you to tell me if you like them or not."

He began by pressing himself against her, making sure not to penetrate her quite yet. Sigyn hummed softly at the pressure so Loki grabbed her hips and pulled gently to add to it.

"Does this feel pleasurable?" He inquired.

"Yes."

"Yes?"

"Yes, My Lord."

"And this?" He asked while rubbing himself along her.

"Yes, My Lord."

Loki's little experiment continued on in the same manner. He next probed fingers into her to reaffirm what her preferences were, and then he finally penetrated up into her. It was certainly a new angle of penetration for them, but Loki liked it, and given the fact that Sigyn could barely utter any verbal responses outside of little "mmmms" and "oooohs" he believed she was enjoying it as well. Sigyn's body glistened with sweat from his foreplay, and though he wanted nothing more than to drag it out a little longer, he knew he needed to free her arms soon. Their current position, tied above her head, was not a comfortable one, and she was likely loosing feeling in them as the blood rushed down to her heart. It only took Loki a couple more solid thrusts before Sigyn came unraveling before him. She grasped on to the sash that bound her hands for the only support she could get in her current position as her body shook violently. The act complete, Loki pulled out of her and sat up so that their faces were on the same plane.

"Are you ready to repay me for my kindness to you?"

"Yes, My Lord." She replied breathlessly.

Loki reached up and released her hands, and Sigyn instinctively fell forward onto him. Loki rubbed her wrists to help return the circulation to them, and he realized that he had probably let her stay in that position a tad too long. Once he was sure Sigyn was ready, he rolled her over so that she was beneath him. He knew it wasn't going to take him long to find release, and it was a good thing since Sigyn looked exhausted.

"It is time to show your Lord your gratefulness, and I expect you to pleasure me till I have had my release."

Sigyn went to work, and Loki was not disappointed, not that he had expected to be. Euphoria began to cloud his mind as his flaming passion for Sigyn began to scorch him from the inside out. He soon found himself panting and moaning for her touch, and she obliged his every whim. Feeling himself about to slip over, Loki pulled out.

"My Lord?" Sigyn asked in a worried tone.

"Do you want me, all of me, inside of you?" He inquired while gritting his teeth at his current discomfort.

"Of course…"

"Then beg me." He instructed.

Reluctance flashed in Sigyn's eyes, but it was soon replaced by love.

"Please, My Lord, take me."

She ran one hand through his hair and placed the other on his waist.

"Please claim me as your own. Allow me to bring you the pleasure that you have brought me. Let me give you your due…please."

She kissed his neck.

"Please…"

She kissed his jaw.

"Please…"

She kissed his cheek.

"Please…"

She kissed his lips.

Loki couldn't fight her whispered 'pleases' or suppliant touches any longer, so he gave them both their release.

Their coupling complete, he rolled over onto his back taking Sigyn with him. He placed a soft kiss on her forehead signaling the end to his little game, and held her quietly for a time. His arms were wrapped around her gently in the same way he might have held a baby…

A baby.

Now that was an interesting thought. Sigyn and he hadn't discussed it yet, but he couldn't help but wonder if she wanted to have one. Surely she did, she seemed to enjoy looking after her niece. Did he want one? Yes…. Yes, he did. The idea of creating actual life with Sigyn was very agreeable, and he had a feeling that his mother would be more than happy to be a grandmother. Thor as an Uncle? Surprisingly enough, it seemed like a good role for him. Loki looked down at Sigyn who had her eyes closed. Was this the time to discuss it with her? Was there ever really a good time to discuss that sort of thing? Sure they had just been married so they would want to enjoy newlywed life for a while, but there would need to be some pre-planning involved. Asgardian's weren't the most fertile beings in the Nine Realms, and it was a good thing considering how long they lived and how many of those years were well within child-bearing range. Sigyn's mother was an extreme exception to the general rule. Having six children was pretty much unheard of, but would Sigyn share that trait, or would she suffer the problems her eldest sister had had? Frida and Markus had lined up well with the average Asgardian family, so he hoped that he and Sigyn might as well. If they were as infertile as the rest of the Æsir, and they wanted a child anytime within the next couple of decades, they should probably start trying for one now.

"Sigyn?"

"M-hmmmm?"

"May I ask you something?"

"Of course."

"Do you…. are you interested in… well…" Loki's heart began to race.

He couldn't do this. He couldn't ask her.

"Would you like to go stargazing when we are on Midgard tomorrow? Their constellations are different from ours." He inquired instead.

"That sounds wonderful." Sigyn replied drowsily.

Loki relaxed.

Maybe it would just be best if Loki let Sigyn bring up the topic of children. Yes, that seemed like a very good plan to him.