I know I'm late again. Sorry guys. Anyways here's a very eventful chapter for you all.

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Eisa walked down the street towards her old house during her break a few days later. There was a letter in her hand for Tyr, and she was hoping she could catch one of the servants to give it to him. Most still saw her as the noble they once served, old habits she assumed, so convincing them to deliver her message should not be a problem.

Luck seemed to be on her side. As she approached her house she saw the girl who had been her personal servant before she was disowned. "Thyra, wait." Eisa called out and the girl stopped suddenly.

"Lady Eisa…or…" Thyra trailed off looking down. "Forgive me, I always forget."

Eisa shook her head. "Fret not, I understand." She said kindly. "Could you please deliver this to Tyr for me? It is most urgent." Eisa finished handing the letter to the girl.

Thyra nodded. "Of course, Lord Tyr is home now. If you have a moment I could likely bring you his response."

Eisa nodded. "That would be wonderful. Thank you Thyra."

"You are welcome." Thyra responded heading into the home. A few minutes later she returned with a sealed letter from Tyr. "Lord Tyr wishes you the best."

"Thank you again Thyra. You do not know how much of a help you are." Eisa said earnestly. "You always were one of the best servants." Eisa smiled at her.

"You and Lord Tyr have always been kind to me. This is the least I could do." She replied returning the smile. "I must return to my duties. Take care Eisa."

"You as well Thyra, farewell." With those words Eisa turned and headed back down the street, following the familiar way back to Dalla's tavern.

Loki was annoyed, or perhaps sullen was a better term. Ever since his trial he hadn't felt the same. Most of his time was spent mulling over the different issues he was facing in his head, and it was leaving him quite depressed. Waiting for Eisa's word on whether or not she had contacted her brother was making him impatient as well.

There wasn't much he could do to take his mind off things but read. With his magic sealed Loki found himself a bit lost. Things he was not used to doing without his magic were difficult and strange to him, and his inability to study new spells was maddening. A fleeting thought crossed his mind and he wondered if this was how Eisa had felt centuries ago before her barrier leak had been sealed. If so he felt more for her than he had back then.

It was as he paced back towards his desk that he noticed the letter that had not been there before. Quickly he opened it and smirked upon seeing the familiar scrawl in the purple ink. Some things about Eisa had not changed in the last millennia, and one of them was her favorite color.

Loki,

I contacted Tyr about the deal Odin has proposed to us. He has agreed to have my parents meet us in the palace entryway in the early morn three days from now. I shall meet you prior so that we may discuss how we are to breach the subject with them. I am still not completely up to facing them. However, this is the only way to save us. For the sake of our future I will face this.

Do not make me regret my choice Loki. I love you, but sometimes you are reckless in your decisions.

Eisa

Her last statement bothered him, but he knew where her feelings came from. In the past few months he had not shown the greatest judgment with his decisions. His sealed magic was proof enough of that. There was however one thing he knew for certain, and that was he would not let her down again.

Eisa walked beside Loki as she approached her family. They had met that morning to discuss just what they were going to say, and in the end they decided Loki would be the one to explain the situation. They had also talked to Odin and he had contacted her parents prior to this meeting. Eisa was still worried about how they were going to react to all of this, even if by legal standards she was no longer their daughter. Tyr she knew would be happy for her no matter what.

"Eisa," Ver said with a nod of his head. Fasta said nothing; she just stared at her past daughter's growing stomach with narrowed judging eyes. Her mother had always been cold towards her. Her father on the other hand, though he was distant and seemed to not care, Eisa could at least tell felt something towards her.

"Lord Ver, Lady Fasta," The titles felt odd to her as she said them. Loki seemed to notice her discomfort and he set his hand against her back to comfort her. "Odin informed you of why you are here correct?"

"Yes," Ver confirmed. "He said he wished us to make peace with you though he did not say why."

Eisa nodded before taking a deep breath. She looked up at Loki who took the hint and looked back to her parents. "My father wishes to have Eisa make peace with you so he may grant her noble status back to her," Loki paused looking down to Eisa. "And so we may be married." He finished.

Her family looked at the pair shocked silent. Fasta opened her mouth. "Absolutely no-"

"Agreed," Ver cut her off with a look. "I cannot accept her back into our house, this you already know, but I see no reason to hold a grudge over events of the past. Instead we can look to the future." Ver looked over to Fasta who scowled but then nodded in agreement.

Tyr ran forward suddenly and wrapped his arms around his sister. Eisa hugged him back with as much enthusiasm. Her expression was happier than it had been in a long time. "I'm so happy for you." He told her pulling back.

"Thank you," Eisa told him, she then looked to her parents. "All of you." She moved back to stand by Loki once more.

Ver nodded. "May your days be prosperous. Take care Eisa." With that they turned to leave.

Once they were gone Loki looked down to Eisa wrapping his arms around her and placing a hand over her belly. "Well that went better than expected."

"Indeed it did." She told him turning in his arms. "Much better."

Loki leaned down and kissed her softly. "Come, let us tell my father the news."

Smiling once more she took his arm as he led her back to the throne room. Finally it seemed things would begin to look up for them, hopefully for good this time.

As Loki and Eisa entered the Throne room Eisa kneeled as Loki continued forward. "Eisa's parents have agreed to end any animosity that may have formed between them. We have their approval for Eisa's title to be restored, and for us to be married." Loki looked back to Eisa as he stated the last part and she smiled where she knelt.

Odin was silent for a moment before he stood. "Eisa, rise." He told the girl who immediately did. "Do you swear to resume the duties and responsibilities that are expected of an Asgardian Noble?"

"I swear," Eisa said without hesitation.

"And do you swear to take full responsibility for the consequences following your past actions?" Odin continued and Eisa's hand fell to her stomach.

"I swear." Her face was unwavering.

"Then I Odin All-Father hereby restore you title of a noble of Asgard." Odin finished looking down at Eisa whose face broke out into a grin. Loki was ready when she wrapped her arms around him, and he quickly leaned down to kiss her.

He pulled back just as fast and looked over to Odin. "Thank you," Loki said quietly.

Odin simply nodded and Loki led Eisa from the room. Odin would announce their engagement the next day, and sometime in the near future they would have a private wedding ceremony before Eisa gave birth, so that they would be legally married at that time. The public ceremony would be held after their child was born so Eisa would be able to have a normal wedding, the ability to fit in a wedding dress being the main issue.

"Do you have to return to Dalla's today?" Loki asked her after they reached his chambers and Eisa shook her head.

"No, Dalla gave me the day off…well, actually I think she knew why I was coming here despite my not telling her. She told me to take as much time as needed, and if I was not to come back to let her know." Eisa told him feeling more than a little awkward about the situation.

"You have grown attached to her." Loki stated. It was not a question that needed to be asked.

"I…yes, a part of me actually enjoyed my time as a commoner. I learned quite a few things, and actually liked working. Of course I still missed my old life as well." Eisa touched his face. "I have you in this life; I can leave that life behind if it means staying with you."

"You may still go to see her." Loki said wrapping his arms around Eisa.

Eisa laughed as he pulled her against him. "Yes, I know." She got out before Loki's lips found hers. Her eyes fluttered closed as the hand on his face moved to tangle in his hair. A soft moan escaped her as Loki pushed his tongue passed her lips. It had been so long since she had felt him like this, and she missed it. "Loki," She gasped when he pulled back.

His lips moved down to her neck and he kissed up it until his lips reached her ear. "I want you Eisa." His breath was hot and she shivered her fingers tightening in his hair.

"But what about…" She started but it trailed off into a string of incoherency as he took her earlobe between his teeth and tugged.

"You are already with child Eisa, and we already know how this situation is set to end. There is not much else they can do." Loki reassured her pulling back. One of his hands had begun toying with the ties of her dress and Eisa wanted nothing more than for him to pull them loose.

"You are unbelievable." Eisa told him even as her other hand started to slip up the front of his shirt.

"Am I?" His lips returned to her neck.

"Yes." Eisa lightly dragged her nails across his chest and he groaned into her skin.

"I think I can convince you otherwise." He told her biting a spot on her neck he knew to be sensitive. A sound akin to a gasp and moan together left her lips.

At this point Eisa was convinced enough and pulled him back from her. "Shut up and kiss me again." She told him and he complied pushing her back on the bed as he did…

Eisa's breath was labored. Being with child made certain things more difficult, but Loki certainly had no problem making things work. She really hoped the soundproof spell he had cast over his room wasn't dispersed when they sealed his magic; otherwise the whole palace probably knew what they were up to.

"You, are ridiculous." Eisa told him between breaths. She rolled over to cuddle against him.

Loki chuckled running his fingers through her hair. "There is still an entire day ahead of us Eisa. Do you really wish to stay here?"

"For now yes. If I'm lucky I might be able to walk today." Eisa said and then laughed lightly. "I enjoy lying here with you Loki. If I didn't I would be gone by now, there is a lot more we could do."

Loki smiled down at her and continued to stroke her hair. After a while he thought she must have drifted off, but then she spoke again. "I think my parents are hiding something." Her words were quiet.

Loki's hand paused. "Why is that?" He asked her and she looked up at him.

"Just the way they have always treated me. My mother acts as though she wishes I was never born, and I truly think she does. My father on the other hand acts as though he cares, but is too afraid of how my mother will react to show it. Things have always been this way. Over the years I have learned to ignore it, but earlier was one of the most obvious signs of it. It made old thoughts and memories resurface." Eisa moved closer to him. "I just want to know why. I have a theory, but I hope it is wrong."

"What might that be?" Loki asked wrapping her in his arms. He could tell she just wanted to be held.

Eisa was silent for a moment, and Loki wondered if she had decided not to tell him. When she finally did speak her voice was shaky and quiet. "I don't think I'm my mother's daughter." Eisa told him and he froze.

"Eisa, that makes no sense. Surly everyone in Asgard would know if that were true." Loki told her but she merely shook her head.

"There was a period of time that my mother was stuck at home ill prior to the time I was born. My father told me about this when I was merely eight and my mother seemed very angry at him afterwards." Eisa cast her eyes downward as thought lost in a thought. She shook her head slightly. "I never knew why. During that time however, she was unable to leave the house for a period of eleven months. That is more than enough time for an excuse to be made about an infant who appears. All they had to do was pay one of our servants a little extra to say my mother was at home because she was with child and it would make complete sense." Eisa took a deep breath. "I look nothing like her Loki, my hair is supposedly from an ancestor yet I tracked our family tree and could find no record of a Midgardian being in our bloodline. I have my father's eyes and a few other features from him, but aside of that the rest of my features are a mystery."

"Eisa, I would not fret over this. I believe you are over thinking the situation. I doubt your parents hid something like this from you for over a millennia. Just relax, if they are hiding something, it won't be so drastic." Loki told her.

"I hope you are right Loki. I really, really do." Eisa said curling up against his embrace.

A few hours later the two finally left Loki's chambers. Some of the nobles they passed began to whisper amongst themselves, but they were silenced after receiving a harsh glare from both Loki and Eisa. After that Loki wrapped his arm around her so his hand set on the side of her swollen belly. No one else commented on the two, at least not while they were still around.

Eventually they found themselves in the gardens where they walked the familiar paths before retiring to the cleared area in the middle. It was the same area they would lie in when they were younger in the late evening staring up at the sky, and it was an action that was once again being done. Eisa set her head on Loki's chest after a while exhausted.

"I am nervous about tomorrow." Eisa told him quietly. "After tomorrow, everyone in Asgard shall know of our engagement, and if there are any left who do not know of my pregnancy after tomorrow they will." Eisa took a shaky breath. "What if…what if they don't accept it Loki? What if things become worse?" Her hand fell to her stomach. "I fear for our child."

"Eisa…" Loki spoke softly. "Everything shall be fine. Even if some do not accept our union there is not much they can do. Odin has the final word, and he has already agreed." Loki's hand came to rest over hers. "As for our child they shall be fine. We are to be married before they are born, therefore the legitimacy should not be questioned. If it is I am sure we are more than capable of keeping a few mouths quiet." Loki's other hand came to stroke her face. "Trust me."

Eisa let out a soft laugh. "When did you become so optimistic?" She asked him curiously. "It used to be me trying to convince you of the bright side of things."

"It started when I realized I wasn't going to lose you." Loki's thumb traced her cheekbone. "That was the brightest thing to happen to me, and it made me realize that so long as I have you nothing can be seen as completely dark." Loki kissed her softly. "I love you Eisa, truly and deeply."

Eisa smiled at his words. "I love you too Loki. More true and deep than you could imagine." For a while longer the two lied there before returning to the palace. Eisa stayed in Loki's chambers for the night. A part of her still dreaded the moment Odin would announce the engagement, but another part was glad it was all finally official. Hopefully the whispers would die down after all of this was said and done.

Tyr woke to the sound of faint yelling. Quietly he rose from his bed and inched into the hall heading towards the stairs. His parents could be heard arguing in the kitchen from there.

"How can you allow that little whore to regain a noble title Ver?! It was a title she never deserved in the first place!" Fasta yelled at Ver as he stood with a hand over his face.

"She is my daughter Fasta, I only want to see her happy." Ver's voice sounded strained and tired. "She has loved Prince Loki for so long, I was not about to allow that to be taken from her."

"Eisa is pregnant Ver, with a bastard child no less! You know this reflects badly on us don't you, on me?" Fasta's face was red with anger. "Regardless of whether or not they marry before that little disgrace is born will not change the question of its legitimacy. It may silence a few, but not all. I do not want to be questioned on how I feel about her pregnancy and engagement to the prince. It does not matter to me." Fasta let out a frustrated sigh. "I tried for so long to get her away from this family, and her disownment was the perfect opportunity. She was finally gone and I didn't have to think about why she was ever here, but now that she is a noble again, and a soon to be princess as well, I will have no choice but to see her."

"Fasta if it will calm you I will not make you answer any of the questions. I will handle it; just do not interfere with her happiness. For once in her life let her know what it is like to feel love." Ver was ready to end this argument.

"Tyr is not to know anything about our past, about who she truly is. I will not allow our son to know his sister was the result of his father sleeping around with a Midgardian whore." Fasta seethed the last word.

"She was not a whore!" Ver snapped. "You would never understand what love is like Fasta since you never allow yourself to feel it. Our marriage was arranged and I found a woman I truly loved even if she was of Midgard. If you had opened up more perhaps I could have found love with you, but you never did." Ver headed for the hall. "I am going to bed."

Tyr quickly retreated to his room before he was seen. He sat on his bed with his face in his hands feeling sick. Eisa was illegitimate. She was the daughter of another woman. Suddenly his mother's treatment of Eisa over the years made much more sense. Tyr couldn't believe this, and he also couldn't help but wonder if she knew.

One thing was for certain though, his family held a dark secret, and if it was to get out it could destroy all of them. It was almost as dark as the secret carried by the royal family.

And that's that. I know I didn't go into detail with the lemon this chapter, but don't worry you'll get more later. I hope you are all still enjoying this.

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