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Chapter 1: The Trouble with Loki
Without hesitation, a pale and slender man walked into the sitting area. Running a hand over his slicked black hair, he flashed his blue-green eyes upward and calmly said, "You know, if you called my name any louder, I am certain you will have Valhalla wondering what is going on." Celestrial was quickly on her feet, glaring at the younger Odinson. In a harsh voice she requested, "Loki, give me my ring." With sincerity in his voice, "Alright. You shall have what you ask for." Finishing his statement he crouched onto one knee, took her hand while looking her in the eyes and asked, "My Lady, Celestrial, will you accept this ring that I offer to you?" Shock evident in his eyes, Thor jumped to his feet, "Loki!" "Yes brother?" "What in the nine realms are you doing with my ring?" "Well, obviously brother, I am giving 'Cellie' her ring. Although, you must be mistaken." "And why is that Loki?" He looked at his younger brother with much confusion. "Have you seen the ring I am holding? It is not the boring one you had made, this is a ring that I fashioned myself."
She could no longer hold in her curiosity. "Please, somebody just tell me what is going on." At this point, the Lady Sif and the Warriors Three had shown up expecting to see a newly engaged Thor. Instead, what they found was a mad Thor, a confused Celestrial, and a calmer than ever Loki. Sif, who was a pretty maiden warrior with long black hair pulled back, dark eyes, and smoothly tanned skin, looked at Loki and questioned, "What are you doing here? This is a special moment for these two. Leave them at once." "Will you people give me a moment to explain? It's quite simple really. I took the ring that Thor was going to give to this beautiful lady. I did it so she could not give a proper answer, giving me time to propose to her myself. I wanted to wait a tad longer, but seeing as my brother had planned for this tonight, I had to change my plans." "Wait, Loki, what you are saying is..you wanted to ask for her hand in marriage?" asked a bewildered Fandral. Even he would not have done something so drastic to a maiden, and he was quite the ladies' man with his blonde hair, blue eyes, and charming words. "Of course I did. Why else would I have gone through the trouble making this ring?" He held it up for all to see. It was white gold, with a square cut emerald in the center. More little emeralds were lined all along the band, which had swirl markings cut into the side. Even Hogun the Grim, with dark hair, almond shaped dark eyes and a permament scowl, looked amazed by this ring.
A large framed, and large bellied red headed man with a long beard chimed in, "Maybe we should leave the three of you to talk this out." The man, Volstagg, turned on his heel and motioned for the rest of them to follow. When they were out of sight, Thor came face to face with Loki. "What do you want with her Loki? I swear, if you hurt her..." Loki raised a hand to cut off his older brother. "Please Thor, why would I ever want to harm this lady? I love her, and I intend to make her my bride." "Hah," Chuckled the muscular blonde, "You show no interest in her until I make plans to wed her. Now, you expect her to leave me, her suitor for 15 years, for you? You make jokes at her. You are mean to her. Why would she love someone so cruel?" Thor had gone too far with that statement, and it hurt Loki. It was written all over his face. With pain in his voice, he shakily replied, "Well then brother...I don't see why she loves you, if she shouldn't love a man so cruel.." He turned and started to run towards the palace with tears in his eyes.
"Thor," said the embarassed young woman, "I think you really hurt him.." She went running after Loki leaving an upset Thor standing next to a lone bench. He sunk towards the ground when he noticed something shining in the fading light. He reached out for it. It was a ring, but not just any ring. It was the ring that his brother had made for Cellie. Tears filled his eyes as he realized how stunning it was. For a moment, he began to wonder whether or not Cellie truly loved him. He quickly shook those thoughts out of his head when he began to think upon all of the wonderful memories they had shared together. Lifting his head up, he watched as the love of his life disappeared into the palace.
"Loki, please stop. I need to talk with you!" She ran as fast as she could and finally caught up to him right outside his bedroom door. "Loki," breathed a worn out Celestrial, "Please, let us talk about this." With hurt in his voice, "No. You made your decision clear when you cried with tears of happiness before I showed up. You are happy with him, are you not?" He focused into her eyes with a deep pleading look. "I am very happy." "Good. Then I shall leave you alone to celebrate your engagement." As he turned to open his door, she held out her arm in front of him. "Listen, Loki, I did love you. Look, when we were younger, you teased me, made fun of me, even pulled my hair. But as I cried into my mothers' lap, she explained that it was a young boys' way of showing affection. The next day, I looked forward to you poking fun at me. It was because I liked you too. But, as we got older, the teasing stopped, so I thought you stopped liking me. Thor stepped up and treated me nicely, with respect and care. So naturally, I started to like him, and well, the rest is history." A shocked expression on a pale face revealed to her that he hadn't realized any of this. "Well, that changes nothing. You still love my brother and intend to marry him, am I correct?" Exasperated, she just replied with a simple, "Yes." "Then so be it. May you have all the happiness marriage brings, and may you have many..." he paused and swallowed the hard lump that started to form in his throat, "heirs." He slowly walked into his room, turned, and without looking from the floor, closed his door with a hard thud.
She found Thor in the dining area sitting with both of his parents. She bowed to the king and queen and went to sit next to her love. He leaned towards her and whispered with hate in his voice, "Do you still plan to marry me, or are you going to rip my heart out my telling me you've change your mind? You spent quite a while with Loki.." She gave him a look of disbelief, excused herself from the table, and quickly left the room with a worried Lady Frigga following behind. As soon as she passed the doors, she realized who was behind her. "My lady," she said with a quick turn and curtsey, "Is there anything I may be of service to you?" "Yes" answered the queen. Frigga was definitely one of the most beautiful women in all of Asgard. Standing tall and straight, she had golden hair that was bunched up on one shoulder. Her bright blue eyes showed wisdom, and her weary age. "Celestrial, what is going on between you and my sons?" Defeated, she told the queen everything. She told her of the childhood they all shared, of the rings, and even how she felt about both men. However, when she finished, Frigga did not look mad or even upset. It was more of an understanding look. It made her feel more at ease, as if she had a new person to trust. "You must do what makes you the happiest Celestrial, for if you do not follow the happier path, you may end up in a life of sadness and regret." Bowing, and smiling, she said, "Thank you my lady. I know now what I must do."