Sarah follows Loki in the shadows and into the weapon's vault, hiding behind a pillar as she watch Loki walk up to the casket of forever winter, she watch as he grip the casket and watch a his skin turn blue, Jotun blue.
"Stop!" Odin shouts out to him, Sarah cover her mouth, and hope Odin wasn't going to realize she was there, "Am I curse?" Loki asks of him. "No." Odin answers, Loki place the casket back down on the altar, turns around, Jotun skin turning back to Asgardian peach color. "What more than that." Loki states and started walking up to him, "The casket wasn't the only thing you took from Jotunheim that day, was it?" Loki asks of him. Odin watch Loki stop at the foot off the step.
"No. in the aftermath of the battle, I went into the temple, and found a baby. Small for an giant offspring. Abandon. Suffering. Let to die. Laufey's son." Odin tells him. Loki was looking to the side, "Laufey's son?" he ask in a confuse tone, "Yes." Odin answers, "Why, you were knee deep in Jotun. Why would you talk me?" Loki asks when he looks up at him, "You were a innocent child." Odin states, but Loki saw through the lie so easily.
"No! You took me for a purpose. What was it?" Loki demands of him, Odin remain silent. Not knowing how to tell Loki the truth. "TELL ME!" Loki shouts at him, sending chills down Sarah's back. "I thought that we could unite our kingdoms one day. Bring about an alliance, bring about a permanent peace, through you." Odin tells him.
Sarah's heart stop beating at that moment, anger boiled in her belly for the Allfather. "Wha-" Loki said in a soft voice. "But those plans no longer matter." Odin states, "So I'm no more than another stolen relic? Locked away, here, until you might have use of me!" Loki sums up what Odin is telling him.
"Why do you twist my words?" Odin ask him, "You could of told me what I was, from the beginning! Why didn't you?" Loki asks him, "Because you're my son. I only wanted to protect you from the truth." he tells him. "What? Because I... I... I... I'm the monster that parents tell their children about at night?" Loki demands of him. "No! No!" Odin tries to argue as he laid down, unable to raise his voice. "It all make sense now. Why you favored Thor, all these years!" Loki shouts at him as he walks up the filet of stairs to him.
"No matter how much you claim to love me, you could never have a frost giant sitting on your throne of Asgard!" Loki shouts at him, "Loki, Stop!" Sarah pops out of her hiding place. He looks at her then back at Odin, kneeling down and slowly griping his wrist, realizing the Odin had fallen ill.
"GUARDS! GUARDS! PLEASE, HELP!" Loki calls out, the guards open the door, walking to the fallen King. Loki step away, allowing the guards to take Odin away. Sarah walks up to Loki who was sitting on the steps, she sat beside him and gently place her hand on his shoulder. "Loki . . .?" she whispers to him, in a sudden instant, his hand grip her tightly and moves it to his chest as he pulls her closer to him, "Please just be here for me Sarah, I need you right now." he mumbles to her.
Sarah felt her heart flutter and heat rush up to her face she leans in to his shoulder and stay with him, "I'm here, I'll always be here." Sarah said, placing her hand over his, comforting him and remain by his side. Later in the morning, a shirtless Loki woke up from the sun rays that lite up his room, he looks over and saw a Sarah, in her Pj's, laying at arm's length, hands still intertwined. He smiles at her as she soundly like a baby.
Loki moves his free hand and lightly ran his finger along the side of her nose, she twitch a free times and slowly flutter her eyes open to see a chuckling Loki. "Morning already?" she groans, Loki moves over towards her as she snuggles under the sheets. "You have to get up, Sarah." Loki tells her, "Don't wanna." she mumbles into the sheets, "Oh I know how much you dislike the mornings Sarah." he tells her, she smiles up at him, gripping his hand.
"You know that I don't see you as a monster, Loki." Sarah states, she felt him stiffen. "I see you as Loki, god of mischief, my best friend, my most trusted ally, and . . . my king." she said with a smile and looks up at him.
He looks down at her in shock from her words, he smiles at her, gently stroking her cheek. "What I have done to deserve a friend like you?" he asks her, she looks at him with a gentle look, "You were there for me, you offer your hand to me, you gave me kindness I thought I would never known." she states. Then a knock on the door, ruining the moment. Loki and Sarah groans at the same time, really not wanting to be disturb. Loki pulls away from Sarah, got off the bed and pulls on a shirt and pulls on his boots, "Enter." Loki tells them, the doors open and a guard walks in.
"My prince, the queen has requested your presence." he tells him, Loki nods at him after he place on his other boot. "Thank you, I will be there soon." he tells him, the guard salutes him and left. Sarah stood up. Pulls on her boot and gathered her folded clothes in her arms, "I should head back to my room, I have a lot to think about." she tells him, he looks at her and nods. "I will see you later, General." Loki teases her as she walks up to the door.
She stops as she held her hand on the the handle. She looks at him and smiles, "And I you, My king..." she teases him back and retreats to her room, her heart was beating uncontrollably as her boots click in the halls. -Calms down Sarah, just breath. After a long shower and a walk, you'll feel better- she tells herself as she enter her room. She step into the bathing room, dress herself and let the warm water run down her scared, tan skin, soft and strong body.
More images of the battle in Jotunheim that happen years ago, a woman dying, muffled words leaving her lips. The boy was hiding in the shadows. Sarah flinch a bit. -these images are going to haunt me, I must find the truth. I have to go back to Jotunheim- she said as she turn of the water and steps out. She took a towel, dries herself off, pulls on her casual clothing, takes her Pjs, walks out of the room, places her clothes in the dresser and left her room, sword and long dagger on her belt as she ran to the Bifrost.
Hogun walking through the hall as he spotted the green flare of Sarah's waist shawl, he watch her run down the corridor, he thought it was nothing so he just let it go. Sarah push open the doors of the palace, spread her wing and took off towards the Bifrost. She lands in from of Heimdell. "Heimdell, open the Bifrost, I must get to Jotunheim." she orders him as she watch pass him inside, he follows her.
"My lady Sarah, I am sworn by duty to-" he starts, "Heimdell, I need to get to Jotunheim, I need answers. Please Heimdell." she asks of him when she turns to him. He notices the red pouch in hand as she clung it, he looks back at her and walks to the key panel, Sarah turns to the gateway.
Heimdell place his sword into the key slot, lighting creak around the room, "I won't bring danger to Asgard, I promise you Heimdell." she tells him. "I believe you, General." he said, then pushes his key down, sending her into colorful vortex. Sarah could hear her heart pounding as she trials to Jotunheim, questions were flooding her mind.
-What will happen if the truth is revealed? Who am I? What are these images in my head? What do they mean? Is my whole life just a lie?- these questions flooded her mind as she drew close to Jotunheim. Sarah lands on the cold ruin world of the Frost Giants, Sarah looks around her as she slowly stood and walks her way to the ruin kingdom.
Her wings sat on her shoulders, the freezing breeze blow over her, but she wasn't affected by the chills, just continue walking to the palace. She spotted some of the giants walking in the shadows as she enter the palace throne room. Laufey sat on his throne as the humanoid man was sitting up against it, Sarah stood in to center of the ruin throne room. "Little Asgardian, what brings you back to my kingdom? Want another go?" he asks her, the giants around her glare.
She grabs her sword, pulls it out and toss it to the ground, Laufey raise and eyebrow. She reaches behind her, pulls out her long dagger and toss that next to her sword, "I didn't come to fight Laufey. I want one thing from you that doesn't involve fighting." she states. Laufey raise his hand and the giants stay in the shadows. "What is it you want from us?" he ask her, she walk up to him and offer him the red pouch her carry with her. Laufey took it from her, open it and was in awe as he pulls out a necklace of a clear colorful small tear shape crystal.
"Where did you get this?" he asks her, "I don't know, Regal gave it to me on the day he died." she tells him, Laufey shot his head at when she mention the name Regal. He's face covered in anger. "You knew Regal?" he asks her, she nods, "Yes, he was my father, raise in the warrior I am now." she tells him. Laufey fumbled his brow, "I see, What is it that you what to ask?" he ask her. "Why am I having Images of the fight between the Asgardians and Frost giants battle in my head?" she asks of him, "Images, how so?" he asks. The humanoid man raise his head.
"I'm seeing these images flash inside my head as if I'm there, an infant crying, that man as a boy hiding in the shadows." she tells him, Laufey stood from his throne and walk up to her. "I see now, you are the child she lost." he states, Sarah just looks at him in confusion, "She? Lost? I don't understand." she tells him.
The man stood up, "It happen after the war, Regal found your mother, dying while holding you. She ask him to not take you, but he didn't head her words and took you to Asgard and raise you as his own." Laufey tells her.
Sarah's face went to shock, she search for the words to say, ". . . Then if I'm not Regal child as you say. . . . Than who's my true mother. . . . and father?" she asks in shock tone, Laufey turns and let the man step forward, the man took the necklace from Laufey.
"Our mother's name was Galiya. The warrior mage, she was strong and powerful. And our father was from an old race, more powerful thing in the universe, but I never knew who he was, I never met the man, but our mother came here after the massacre of our home, Modalohiem." he states. Sarah was now at a loss, "Our. . . Mother. . .?" she asks, tears form in her eyes. He smiles, took the necklace and latch it around her neck.
"I am your older brother, Scott . . . . Sarah." he tells her. Black wings spread out from behind his black, "You were the one that inherited our father's traits and abilities, so you are the most powerful being in the universe, more powerful than Odin and the Tesseract, put together." he tells her, tears stream down her face. He place the red pouch back in her hands, "I will give you all the time to think about this." he tells her, Scott walks to her weapons, took them and place them back in her sheaths. Sarah turn and ran out of the ruin palace.
"Is it wise to let her go?" Laufey asks him, Scott turns and looks at him. "She is my sister, not some object you can use for revenge." Scott growls at him, Laufey just back off and sat on his throne. "I see, will you leave, now that your sister knows the truth?" he asks him, "I might as well, I have nothing left to keep me here." he states, then in a bright light shines and Scott vanish.
"Heimdell, open the Bifrost!" Sarah shouts as she reach the ledge. A light shot from the sky, engulfing Sarah and pulling her from Jotunheim. She found herself back in the observatory, she looks up at Heimdell. He said nothing, "Did you see?" she asks him, he shook his head. "No you cloak yourself from me, so I do not know what happen on Jotunheim." he tells her, she nods and walks out of the Bifrost and flew back to the palace.
She lands in front of the doors, opens them and walks through out the halls, her head hung. -I was lied to, not only but Odin, but my father was well. . . . I don't know what to do anymore.- she tells her, her legs gave out and she collapse on the floor, a blank and dead look on her face. -I'm not a true Asgardian, I don't deserve to be by Loki's side, I don't deserve him- she whimpers, the tears fell onto her hands. -I'm . . . . a monster.- more tears came as she cried silently. A guard walks through the hallways and spotted Sarah sitting on the ground, he walks up to her and kneels down.
"General, King Loki has requested your presences." he informs his, she slowly lift her head and looks at him, she nods, stood up and follow him to the throne room. The doors open to them and Sarah walks in the throne room. Loki sat on the throne, Gungnir in his hand and he watch Sarah walk up to the steps on the throne and she kneels down. "I believe congratulations is in order, my king." she said in a serious tone. Loki looks at her, knowing something was wrong.
"Sarah, come here." he said as he offers his hand, Sarah stood up, walks up the steps, stood right in front of Loki. Looking at his hand, she slowly moves her hand to his, flinches a bit, hesitated to take it. But she place her hand in his, the coolness of his hand mix with the warmth of her's.
More tears form and started to stream down her cheeks. "Sarah what's wrong?" Loki asks in a concern voice, she fell to her knees "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." she whimpers, Loki sets down Gungnir, moves forward in his seat, lets go of her hand and wraps his arms around her. "Sarah, why are you crying?" he asks as more concern builds up as he looks at her, She sniff and calm herself down, "You weren't the only one to be lied to about the truth about their parentage." she mumbles.
"What?" he states, she sniffs. "I'm not really Regal's daughter, I was taken from Jotunheim as well when I was a baby from my dying mother when she beg him not to, but he didn't listen and took me anyway. I was raise into this warrior without being told the truth." she tells him.
Loki looks at her, "Did Odin know about this?" Loki asks her in anger, she nods. "Both him and Regal, I feel betrayed, was I not worthy enough to be trusted? I don't know what to do anymore." she tells him, Loki shook his head and caress her cheek. "No, you did nothing wrong Sarah, it was Odin that has wrong you. To keep the truth from you." he growls as he looks away. "Loki, can I stay by your side, please?" she asks him, he looks at her and nods.
"Of course you can stay with me, you can trust me, can't you?" he asks of her, she looks up at him, red puffy eyes, red flush face, tears stain cheeks. She moves and wraps her arms around his neck tightly, "I trust you, I trust you more than anyone. Please don't cast me away." she tells him, he wraps his arms around her.
"Never, I will never abandon you." he mumbles to her. Sarah cries softy, causing Loki's heart to clutch with anger as he held her tighter and closer.
Later that night, she and Loki laid in bed, covers over their bodies, facing each other, holding each others hands. "Sarah, can I ask you something?" Loki whispers to her, she nods. "How did you know were adopted?" he asks, "I went to Jotunheim and spoke with Laufey and he told me." she informs him.
Loki looks at her, "How can you believe a word he says?" he asks, she smirks. "Because I can tell whose telling a lie or truth, you didn't realize this when we kids?" she states, he said nothing as he lays there.
She giggles, "But anyway, I look them in the eyes and saw no lie, they were telling the truth." she answers, "Them?" he states, "I wasn't only hidden from the truth of my parentage, but from my sibling. My older brother." she tells him. Loki looks at her in shock. "I know, it's a lot to take in." she states. Loki looks at her, reaches over to her with his free hand and brush her cheek, "Sarah why did you lie for me back there?" he asks her, she smiles.
"I knew what you were doing from the beginning, I know you were the one to let the frost into Asgard, and you were the reason that Thor wasn't crown king and his banishment." she tells him, he just looks at her.
"If you knew why didn't you tell anyone?" he asks of her. "What kind of friend would I be, if I betray you. I couldn't live with myself, and I promised you that I would always stand with you, no matter what." she reminds him, Loki smiles at her and pulls her into his arms, hugging her tightly. "Thank you, thank you so much, Sarah." he tells her, she smiles and snuggles close to him, loosing herself in his cooling embrace.
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Later that afternoon, Sarah woke up to find Loki, already dress and sitting on the edge of the bed, looking down at her. She smiles, "Morning sleepyhead." Loki said with a smile, "Oh, I haven't heard that in a while." she mumbles and sat up, stretching.
"Sarah I need to go to Midgard and then Jotunheim, I will be back soon." he informs her. She looks at him and smiles. "Ok, be safe, Loki. . ." she tells him. He press his forehead against her. "See you soon." he whispers to her, got up and left. Sarah got up and off the bed, changing out of her Pjs and into her clothing.
As she was leaving the room, a guard came up to her, saying that lady Frigga was requesting her presences in the royal chambers. Sarah walks into the room, finding Odin in his bed, in the Odinsleep, lady Frigga was sitting beside him.
"Sarah come sit, we have much to discuss." Frigga said with a smile, Sarah nods at her head and took a sit on the other side of the bed. She looks at Odin, as he slept helplessly in the bed. "Why didn't Odin, or Regal tell me about my parentage?" she asks her.
Frigga looks at her and sighs, "I ask both of them to be truthful with you from the start, but in Regal and my husband's stubborn natures, he wanted to protect you from what he did that night, he regretted that he couldn't save your mother or bring your older brother with him." she states, Sarah looks at her. "So why lie?" she asks her.
"They kept the truth from you so you wouldn't feel different or ashamed." she tells her. Sarah remain silent for a moment, "I don't feel any of that, I just feel. . . betray, and was lost in my thoughts, not knowing what to do." Sarah states.
Frigga looks at her, "I was Loki wasn't it?" she asks with a smile on her, Sarah looks at her, red blush crept onto her face. "I beg your pardon?" she asks of her, "I've seen the way you look at him." she went on. "W-what are. . . . you talking about, I... I... I... I don't know. . ." Sarah stutters, Frigga looks at her, with a smirk on her face. Sarah just sighs, "Am I that obvious?" she asks her.
"Not to all, but I know when someone is in love." she tells her, Sarah let out an embarrass sigh. "You know he talks about you all the time." she informs her, Sarah looks up at her. "Even if you were wounded or training, he would worry about you, wonder what you were up to. You bring a smile to him, that I thought was never possible." Frigga states.
Sarah felt her heart skip a few beats, as she looks away. "But Sarah I want be careful." Frigga warns her. Sarah looks at her and nods, "Thank you for this talk my lady, I will leave now." Sarah stood up, walks to the door, turns to Frigga, bows to her and left the room. Sarah walks through the hall towards the library, humming to herself. Once her reach the library, she pick out a book, sat on the window ledge, evening setting sun on the city and started to read as she sang to herself.
"I know you
I walked with you once upon a dream,
I know you. That look in your eye is so familiar
a gleam, but I know it's true that vision
are seldom all they seem."
"But if I know you, I'll know what you'll do,
You'll love me at once.
The way you did once upon a dream."
Sarah was unaware that Loki had return from his jorunay and was leaning against the door, listening to her sing to herself. She was known for her melody voice, she was able to put people to peaceful and sweet dreams.
"But if I know you, I know what you'll do.
You'll love me at once,
the way you did once upon a dream.
I know you. I walk with you once upon a dream,
I know you, that look in your eye so familiar a gleam.
But I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem. "
Loki walks up to Sarah as she turns a page, she was still unaware that Loki was even there, lost in the pages of the story.
"But If I know you, I'll you what you'll do.
You'll love me at once the way you did once, upon a dre~am."
She finish and exhale. "You have a lovely voice." Loki whispers to her, she smiles, unfazed by his sudden appearance. "Welcome back Loki, how was your trip to the two realms?" she asks him, he took his seat behind her, wrapping his around her waist, pulling her closer to him and resting his chin on her shoulder. "Oh the usual. Laufey will attack tomorrow night." he tells her.
Sarah smiles at him, "All apart of your plan to show Odin you're the better son?" she asks as she turns a page. "Something like that." he states. She laughs a bit, Loki smiles a bit, "I got up something." he tells her, she looks from her boot to him. "What?" she asks him. "Close your eyes." he whispers into her ear. She sighs and closes her eyes, Loki pulls his arm away from her waist, reaches into his pocket and pulls out something cup in his hand, took a hold of her left hand, she felt something slip onto her finger. "Can I open them yet?" she asks him. "Now you can." he tells her. She slowly flutter her eyes open, gasp with awe as she covers her mouth with her free hand. A small ring with a emerald gem in the center, she pulls her hand away from her mouth.
"Loki, it's beautiful." she said in awe. "I wanted you to know that no matter where we are, together or separated I will always be with you." he tells her, she turns her body and looks at him. She smiles and snuggles close to him. Loki wraps his arms around her and press his chin against her head. Loving every moment he was with her.