Fire and Ice (a Thor fic)
Disc.: If I was even half as talented as the owners of this movie/comic series, then I wouldn't be writing these fics or disclaimers, but as you can see I'm not which is why I'm posting this here.
A/N: So, I'm thoroughly pleased that I'm getting so much positive feedback and anticipation for this fic and what's to come of it…to all my wonderful reviewers and readers I say thank you so much for loving this fic! Anyway, no more time for sappy tears, time to fire up this chapter!
Ch.6- Reminiscence
Frigga looked at Loki for a few minutes, she was eager to know what happened so that this issue could be resolved but she decided to let the raven haired Prince take his time and gather the strength to share his less than pleasant past with this Ryordian fellow. After sitting there quietly for the better half of 10 minutes, Loki looked back at his mother in law and began telling the story of him and Ryordian.
(Flashback to 19 years ago- Loki: age 4, Ryordian: age 12)
Loki was currently sitting beneath a tree in the less frigid part of Jotunheim, the snow having subsided to a gentle flurry that fell softly upon his pure black hair. He always liked coming here after his father Laufey had taught him how to use a sword and he did really well on his lesson, the young Prince letting out an exhale and giggling when his breath turned into a white mist due to the difference in heat and cold upon the warm air leaving his lips.
He really did love being in Jotunheim, the snow made him feel like he was part of something really pretty and wonderful. As he sat there watching the snowflakes falling onto his nose and around him in small piles, he turned when his ears caught the sound of footsteps coming his way. A smile came upon his face when he realized that it was his academics teacher, Ryordian.
"Ryordian! I missed you, what took you so long to get here?"
The older Frost Giant smiled as he was tackled by the younger Prince and ruffled his hair gently, the Gods be praised Loki was growing up beautifully.
"I am sorry young one, but I had to sit through a meeting with your father concerning the war with Asgard. But now that I'm here, how about we focus on our studies together, alright Loki?"
"Ok!" Loki said with a huge grin on his face as he took Ryordian's larger hand in his small one, the two Frost Giants walking back to the castle together.
As the days passed by without incident, Loki found himself in his father's throne room on his 5th birthday…apparently his father said that he had an extra special gift for him, the young Prince giddy at what Laufey could possibly have planned for him. The Frost Giant King smiled at his son's obvious excitement, then laughed at the boy's overly eager bouncing in place with the widest grin he'd ever seen on a young Frost Giant's face in years.
"Loki, I know you're excited but please calm yourself young one- you're going to burst through the roof if you keep bouncing in place like that!"
"But dad, I'm so excited about this gift you have for me! What is it, can I have it now?!"
"Patience, my young shard…this gift is going to be different from the usual gifts you've already gotten (gestures to small pile of gifts in the corner of the throne room), but I assure you it will be the best one yet. Tell me Loki, do you know of Asgard?"
The raven haired Prince looked at his father curiously, an expectant look on his face as he answered the question asked to him.
"Yes father, I've heard of it…aren't we at war with them?"
"Yes, but I tire of fighting with them so much…so many of our people have been lost in battle against them, I'm not going to be around forever Loki. Therefore, Odin and I have been in discussion of a peace treaty between our two worlds…and after many long diplomatic talks, we have reached the only viable way to end the war for good between our two races."
"Father, how have you both come to a reasonable way to end the fighting?"
Laufey looked into his son's dark irises, his hand smoothing the boy's hair softly so that it wasn't so wild looking from being blown about by the frigid winds.
"Have I told you that Odin himself has a boy about your age? His name is Thor, and the only way we have been able to settle the disputes for good is for the two of you to get married."
Loki looked at his father with shock clearly written on his face, the young Prince stumbling back somewhat before he ended up sitting on the nearby leather couch.
"M-Married? We have…to get…married?!"
"Yes Loki, it's the only way to foster peace between our two worlds…but don't worry, it won't be until you have turned 7, and I'm certain that one day you'll both come to love each other very much."
Laufey spent the rest of the night comforting his son as he cried in his arms, neither of them aware that Ryordian had heard the whole conversation between them…and he was livid.
Loki was meant to be his, and Ryordian would make sure of that or gods be damned he'd wage war against both worlds.
The remaining days passed by and turned into years, Loki growing up well but his spirit wasn't as cheery as before when the topic of the marriage between him and Thor was brought up. His father, in the meantime, had his hands full with turning away the many suitors that had come to court Loki. The worst of them all was Ryordian, the man was nigh persistent and claimed that Loki belonged to him.
It eventually got to the point where Laufey had to banish him from the castle and appoint a new academic overseer so that Loki wouldn't fall behind in his studies. Eventually came the day when Loki was standing in front of his betrothed, his heart beating rapidly at how cute the other looked.
And from that moment forth, Loki knew that he was falling in love with his fiancé, the one who was his opposite…Thor, the boy who was his Sun.
(Flashback ends)
"And since then, Ryordian has been filled with hatred towards my father; from what I heard he'd taken to learning the long forgotten ability of shapeshifting…I believe that it was his learning this ability that allowed him to drive Thor and I apart, and for this I can never forgive him. He seems to have forgotten that our weapons in Jotunheim lose their stability when exposed to Asgard and other realms."
Frigga nodded as she listened to her son in law explain the whole state of affairs, her mind supplying that Loki wasn't lying…his dark irises burned with pure hate for the one who'd taken his beloved away from him, but they couldn't go before Odin and tell him he was in the wrong- that was tantamount to walking into a room full of grenades with a lit match.
The two of them could only wait until Odin had calmed his rage enough to listen to reason.
(On Earth)
Thor was currently shoveling food into his mouth, his appetite seemingly endless…the whole display attracting attention as he called the waitress over and asked for even more food. Jane and Darcy were both shocked that he was still hungry even after devouring nearly half the menu and 10 pitchers of coffee.
"How can you still be hungry even after eating a whole box of PopTarts?!" Jane asked flabbergasted, she had never before seen one person eat that much food and still want more.
"What I wanna know is where it all goes, because it certainly hasn't gone to his hips." Darcy commented offhandedly, the waitress bringing out 8 more platters and watching awestruck as Thor ate all the food on the plates before she decided to bring them the bill before the blonde man ate up all of their food in one day.
Both women reluctantly split the bill, the whole tab coming out to over $900 and almost making both girls faint in their seats.
After he'd finished eating, Thor walked outside to the van where Dr. Selvig was currently working on his computer.
"Dr. Selvig, how goes the work?" the blonde former Thunder God asked the other older blonde haired man, surprised when he turned to him with his glasses sitting crookedly on top of his head.
"It goes nowhere, I'm trying to input the data we gathered but for some reason it won't allow itself to be stored into the hard drive of my laptop."
Thor shook his head, he would never understand any of the technologies of this realm but what he did understand was the fact that those of this realm got married and procreated like those from his own home world. An idea popped into his head, Thor knew he wouldn't be of much help here so he decided that he would occupy his time by engaging in one of the more passable hobbies humans partook in.
"Dr. Selvig, you don't mind if Darcy and I go jewelry shopping, do you?"
The blonde haired man looked at Thor strangely, but made no move to object to his request.
"No, but if either of you run into trouble, have Darcy contact me immediately."
"Thank you, where could she have gotten to?"
Dr. Selvig was about to answer when both girls approached the van, their faces looking haggard with stress lines and worry but before either of them could speak Thor turned to Darcy with a smile on his face.
"Miss Darcy, where is the nearest jewelry store? I seek to acquire what humans refer to as a wedding ring…can you take me to one with a tasteful selection?"
The brunette girl nodded slowly, she was internally swooning at the beauty of the blonde man's smile as she linked arms with him and led him to one of the more upscale stores in the area.
Neither noticed the look of longing on Jane's face or the jealousy in her eyes as she watched them depart before going back to help Dr. Selvig with the data from the storm a few days ago.
After 20 or so minutes, Thor and Darcy found themselves inside a Zales Jewelry Outlet. The blonde took in all the many different rings and whistled appreciatively, his eyes spotting everything from diamond rings to pearl pendants with silver, gold, rose gold, and many other finely precious metals that had been crafted so beautifully.
As they looked through the whole store, a young redheaded woman with dark green eyes smiling at how handsome Thor looked, she felt that all these pieces of jewelry seemed ugly in comparison to the blonde man's beauty as he finally found himself standing in front of the counter.
"Young miss, I request a ring…one that is truly unique and unlike any other. My fiancé and I will be getting married soon and I'll not have him be disappointed by paltry trinkets, so present to me a truly unique ring right this minute."
The girl, Thor noticed was named Allison by her nametag, shook her head slightly to clear the cobwebs from her head as she rifled through the many different rings on display until she settled on a pair of rings that she felt were different from the others. She pulled out the dark purple velvet box and showed the rings to the blonde man, his eyes catching sight of the jewelry and a smile settled itself upon his lips.
"Will these do, sir?"
"Yes, I'll take them."
"Alright sir, for both rings that will be $750.00."
Thor called Darcy over and told her the price of the rings, her heart nearly having a stroke as she pulled out the proper amount from her wallet and paid for the elegant gem set bands. As they left the store and headed back to their friends, both heard Jane cry out angrily at a bunch of men in suits taking their equipment like they owned it.
Thor and Darcy only hoped that they could reason with the men as they too made their way over to the squabble taking place.
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T.B.C.- So I thought it would be nice for Thor to get Loki a wedding ring, and what better place to get it than Zales Jeweler's? That store sells some really beautiful rings, and all of them are really expensive…anyway, what do these men want with Thor and the others? Read and review to find out in the next chapter!