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: Normally I'd say something about how thrilled I am about this story being loved so much, but this time around I'm gonna answer questions left in reviews by all of my reviewers and readers as well as make announcements about upcoming projects in the near future:

To SlipknotGhidorah: Yes, I realize that Thor's tastes are very expensive but don't worry, he'll definitely refund them in his own way- which won't be revealed just yet. If I give away the ending, then you won't wanna read what happens beforehand.

To vampygurl402: Thank you so much for reviewing so eagerly, it's readers like you that make me wanna keep writing so please keep loving my writing as much as you do!

And now, for announcements:

The following fics are currently in progress but have been placed on hiatus until further notice, as in until 'Fire and Ice' is finished up:

'Ocean and Sky'

'New Frontier'

'Spring Sonata'

'Battle Born Romance'

Any other upcoming projects currently in the works.

Other than what was just posted, I have nothing further to comment on except have a very wonderful holiday season!

Ch.7- Visiting Hours

Jane Foster could recall having a number of days that she hated, some were horrible and some were crappy…but this day was take-the-fucking-cake shitty as a bunch of men in Armani suits showed up and started loading her equipment into the back of their van, which probably cost more than her whole paycheck twice over.

"Hey, what the hell do you guys think you're doing?! You can't just take my equipment, I need it for our research!"

The men in suits couldn't care less if the equipment belonged to the President, they just ignored the woman as she kept demanding that they put her gear back in her van.

"Sorry ma'am, we need your equipment for our own purposes…we'll compensate you for everything, including your time, but for now this research equipment and all of its' materials are the property of S.H.I.E.L.D. as well as its' researchers."

"But that's my entire life's work you're just loading up into your van, we need it to chart out any still active storms in this area."

"Well we need it more than you do, we have encountered a very strange phenomena in the desert and your data is vital to our operation. Besides, I'm sure you can just go out and buy more of what you need at any electronics store."

"No, I can't just go out and replace it- more than half of that equipment I made myself!"

As Jane kept trying to reason with the men of S.H.I.E.L.D., Thor and Darcy came striding up to her with looks of shock on their faces.

"Jane, what's going on here?!" the blonde former Thunder God asked his obviously distressed friend, the brunette woman looking at him with an expression of horror as they retrieved a black book from the nearby desk.

"Hold on, you can't take that book! It contains all of my research notes that have been jotted down over the last 5 years, it's mine!"

"Sorry ma'am, it belongs to us now…along with all of your equipment. Alright boys, that's everything- let's pack it in and head back to base!"

As they all stood there watching the van drive off, Thor picked up a nearby rock an threw it at the black vehicle hard enough to leave a very deep dent in the back doors but that wasn't enough to stop it from driving off. Dr. Selvig let out a sigh of exasperation, Darcy cursed at the sky, Jane started crying and Thor kicked a nearby lightpost in half out of sheer frustration.

"Jane, Darcy, Dr. Selvig…this is all my fault, let me help you get your equipment back from those men."

The group of storm chasers looked at the blonde man like he'd just declared war against all of humanity, he didn't seriously say that he'd take all of those men on just to get their gear back for them.

"Thor, are you sure you can even do that?" Darcy asked curiously, doubt clearly evident in her voice.

"Of course, after all you've taken care of me for the past few days…I'll return your kindness by getting your equipment back; do we know where they went?"

Erik looked at his laptop, which he'd kept hidden from those men by carrying it with him everywhere he went as he pulled up a screen that showed a red moving dot over a geographic map of the entire desert and the towns surrounding it.

"Well, I think I know where they're headed…this red dot (points to moving red dot) is Jane's laptop, it contains a tracking device that activates whenever it gets moved over a large distance. According to the map, they're headed back to their headquarters roughly 200 miles northwest of our current location and should be-"

Before Dr. Selvig could say anything else, a window opened up on his screen that had a news stream playing. He turned up the volume as everyone present listened to and watched the newscast being played.

"Roughly an hour ago, a strange event took place here in the New Mexico Desert- a meteor has struck and landed in the ground, the meteor itself has materialized into a rather unusual object…it very closely resembles an iron age hammer, the Government has closed off the area and is working to find out more about this object that fell from the sky. In other news-"

Thor felt his breath hitch in his throat as the camera on site showed a close up of the so-called hammer-like object, he knew exactly what it was…but how it ended up on Earth was anyone's guess.

"Um, can someone tell me what exactly that is?" Jane asked, she too was just as curious as the rest of them save for her blonde friend.

"That's Mjolnir!"

"Um…what?" Darcy asked, evidently she didn't speak much Norse tongue for the name confused her.

"I have to go and get it before those men can make off with it, I suspect that that's where they're keeping your equipment…I can get Mjolnir and your possessions back in one night."

Dr. Selvig looked at him curiously, the blonde's eyes burning with determination. The girls looked at him like he was crazy, but also saw that he looked ready to make good on his word so rather than protest they all climbed into the back of Erik's dark grey SUV and took off for the desert.

(In Asgard)

Loki was currently walking towards the Bifrost, his heart heavy with sadness and pain. His father in law had fallen into Odinsleep when they revealed that all of them had been set up by Ryordian. Frigga was with her sleeping husband in the medical wing while the rest of the castle was doubling up on security to make sure that such an event wasn't repeated any time soon.

The raven haired Prince became distraught when Odin told him that Laufey had already informed him of the other Frost Giant's possessiveness of one that never belonged to him, then livid when he learned from his personal attendant Aithne* that Ryordian was on his way to Earth to kill Thor. He was all but ready to kill the other Frost Giant for even daring to lay a hand on his betrothed as he finally stood in front of Heimdall, the Gate Keeper sensing that the raven haired Prince was ready to go on the warpath.

"Loki…what brings you to the Bifrost at this late hour? You're not planning to shed blood, are you?"

The younger Prince sighed, the tears he'd kept locked away for days threatening to fall as he looked at the old Gate Keeper.

"Heimdall, is it possible for me to see where exactly Thor has ended up? I miss him ever so dearly."

The Gate Keeper sighed, technically he wasn't supposed to let anyone use the bridge to send someone to the other Realms…but that didn't mean that he couldn't let them use the Golden Glass* to see someone in exile.

"I suppose that I could let you see where your beloved is, Odin never said that was forbidden…gaze into the Golden Glass and let your eyes look upon Thor as he remains in exile."

Loki stood in front of a mirror, the glass almost invisible but still finely polished and framed with soft rose-gold that was patterned with ancient Norse drawings of horses and dragons. He allowed the mirror to focus on an image deep within its' depths, it was blurred but soon became clear and Loki was shocked at what he saw.

Thor was fighting his way through roughly 10 highly trained men with some ease, but he was growing exhausted from constantly having to fight them off as he soon stood in front of Mjolnir. As he tried to pull the hammer out of the stone prison it was lodged into, Thor found that Mjolnir wouldn't budge no matter how hard he tried. After 20 minutes of struggling, the blonde former Thunder God slumped forward and shouted his anguish to the sky. He then let the walls break after 4 days and began sobbing in front of all those present, Loki feeling his heart constrict with pain at seeing his lover so broken and ruined.

He turned to Heimdall and the Gate Keeper nodded, he knew neither had to say anything as he allowed Loki to step through the gateway. Heimdall swore on his life that he'd not say a word to Odin or Frigga about this, right now they needed each other and nothing was gonna stop them.

(On Earth)

Thor sat in a chair, strapped in with solid steel bars that kept him from moving. They were kind enough to allow him to keep his jacket as he sat there letting the tears fall, he missed his beloved Loki more than anything in all the Realms that made up Ygdrasil.

As he looked at the dirt floor, he wondered if Loki missed him this much too…he wanted nothing more than to explain to his father that everything that'd happened before his banishment was all a huge misunderstanding, to go back home and be with his lover as they spent their endless years together in the sanctity of marriage. But right now, he just wanted to sleep and forget this whole ugly mess. Before he could even shut his eyes, Thor heard the plastic door open and flutter as someone stepped into the room with him.

"Wake up, sleeping beauty- you've got a visitor."

Thor idly wondered just who exactly had come to visit him as he lifted his head to look at the man in the suit, he was talking to someone outside the room. After a few more minutes, the door fluttered as the man left and his visitor stepped into the room.

Thor was speechless, all air having left his body as he took in the form of his beloved standing in the room with him.

"L-Loki?! How did you-"

The raven haired Prince stared at his lover before allowing a cold smile to settle onto his face, the blonde sensing that something seemed…off with his fiancé, never had Loki looked at him or anyone else with that kind of hatred towards them.

"Oh how the mighty have fallen, just look at you- bound and stripped of all your power. I don't know what those two idiots were thinking when they arranged this marriage, but I'm here to sever that bond as easily as slicing through a piece of sheet metal with a hot tempered blade."

As the raven haired man drew his sword from his hip, Thor knew right away that this was not his beloved. His eyes burned with rage as he watched the false Loki advance on him with a sword that was colder than even the most frigid Earth winter nights.

"Who are you and what have you done with my beloved?!"

"It matters not who I am, for soon all you'll know is the darkness of eternal sleep, just like your pathetic father…now die!"

The blonde knew he couldn't move even if he wanted to, the fight with all those soldiers and trying to remove Mjolnir had worn him out to the point where all he could do was close his eyes and wait to die. As he quietly accepted his fate, he heard the sound of a knife piercing skin and both men turned to see the real Loki storming into the room with another knife in his hand.

"Ryordian, drop the disguise…and get the fuck away from my fiancé, or else!" the raven haired Prince yelled at the other Frost Giant, his voice carrying pure malice in its' tone as the other Frost Giant let his guise fall away and then he bolted out of the room. Loki then dropped the knife and ran over to Thor, his arms going around the muscular frame of his beloved as he cried into his shoulders.

"(sobbing) Thor, I thought I'd never see you again! Forgive me for not coming to you sooner, my love…"

If he could return the embrace, the blonde would in a second as he settled on soothing Loki with his words instead.

"It's alright Loki, I forgive you. Oh gods, I've missed you so very much my love…I only wish that I could go home but so long as father's orders are in place, I can't."

"Well until that moment comes, do you want me to stay with you a little bit longer?"

"I would like that very much, Loki…do you think you could undo these restraints? My arms are growing rather tired."

The raven haired Prince nodded as he used his knife to freeze the metal enough that he could slice through it and let the metal bars fall to the dirt. Upon them hitting the ground, Thor pulled Loki into an embrace that conveyed just how much he'd missed the other before both men were furiously making out. Tongues caressed tongues, moans and grunts filled the air, and then panting was all that could be heard as the two lovers took in the much needed air to function into their lungs.

"Loki, how I wish we could be together again but my father's banishment is still in effect…until it is lifted, I have something for you. Reach into my jacket pocket, the left side."

The raven haired male was confused but did so anyway and found a small velvet box, his fingers gingerly closing around it and fishing it out of the pocket. At seeing Thor nod, Loki opened it and was stunned at what lay nestled in the box.

Sitting in plain sight was a pair of pale gold rings, the front ring had 3 diamonds and a ruby between each one. The ring behind it had a pale orange topaz with 2 diamonds on each side of the gem, the quality of each one stunning as Loki felt tears begin to reappear at the corners of his eyes.

"Thor, are these-"

"Yes Loki, they're ours. I was told by my friend Darcy that humans give rings to each other as a symbol of their love and devotion to each other…the ring in the back is yours, and the one in the front is mine. Loki, I know we didn't have time to do this properly, but will you make me the happiest man in all the 9 Realms and marry me?"

The raven haired Prince let the tears come falling down his cheeks once again as he nodded at his beloved with a smile on his face.

"Yes Thor, I will marry you my love."

The blonde man then removed the rings from the box and placed one on Loki's finger while the raven haired Prince grabbed the other ring and slid it onto Thor's finger, the two of them sharing a deep yet passionate kiss that seemed to last forever.

Tonight, all that mattered was their bond being rekindled…even as Ryordian watched the scene with hatred before he slipped away to return to Asgard and carry out his evil intent.

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T.B.C.- Whew, finally finished with this chapter! Sleep must take me away for now because it's after midnight and I need my sleep, so for now I'll have to leave it here…let me know in a review, like it, love it, hate it? Also, I have another pair of explanations for you guys so here they are!

1. Aithne [Pronounced ATH-nyuh]- this name in Gaelic means 'Fire', she was named for her fiery and fierce personality. She's Loki's personal attendant, she's been looking after him since he was a child and she's also the one who taught him how to handle a sword and/or a knife.

2. Golden Glass- it's a mirror found only in Asgard, it allows one to see anything that happens in any Realm. It can be used to help locate and keep watch over anyone they desire, and this is how Loki was able to find Thor despite the many millions of miles that separated them.

Anyway, now I must bid you farewell for now for I need to recharge my brain, so review this chapter and let me know how I did, ok? For now though, good night everypony!