Hey guys!

Sorry I'm a day late I was so busy yesterday I didn't have time to finish the chapter. I am so glad I did though, this one was so much fun to write!

This chapter is mainly Loki/Sanna fluff...Lokanna fluff? Either way on with the chapter!

Marvel is forever out of my reach...only Sanna and a few others belong to me.

The first thing that came to mind when I woke up was the excruciating pain I felt throughout my body. The second thing was if Sif was alright, the third was Loki's expression moments before I passed out. It almost looked as if he was worried for me, that perhaps he really did care…

Sanna stop it you have barely woken up and you are already questioning things that you will never get the answer to!

I open my eyes as the thought crosses through my mind. When I open my eyes I am welcomed by the royal healing chamber room. This surprised me but I accepted it as perhaps they knew I would need better treatment than what the other healers could give. I am careful to sit up in the bed groaning as I do so.

"Ah my lady you are awake."

Lady?

I look over to see a middle aged woman with a head healing robe on. "Uh yes thank you for helping me while I was out. If you do not mind me asking...how did I get here?"

She looks at me carefully before responding, "prince Loki carried you in my lady."

He did?

My heartbeat sped up at the thought, why would he bother?

"Is Sif alright?"

I ask in attempt to change the subject and to get information on my injured friend. Thankfully the healer nods, "yes she woke up about...eight hours ago I would say."

Eight hours? I think worriedly, "uh how long have I been unconscious?"

"Only a day's time, you are quite lucky actually. If you would not have been healed immediately after the attack you most likely would have perished."

"Wait I thought I was healed here? That would have been at least a half hour depending on the means of transportation back to where the Bifrost could reach us."

She forces a smile my way, "I know my lady. You had already been partially healed by the time you got here. I'm assuming Prince Loki stopped the burning." Loki saved me…

"Oh I see, thank you for helping me then."

I say as I start to get up, my goal to find Loki and confront him, ask him what he wants from me. But then an image of my mother comes into mind and guilt raptures me. She is probably worried when she did not see me in the morning...my confrontation with Loki will have to wait. With my chosen resolve in mind I head towards the door only to be stopped by the healer.

"I have been ordered not to let you leave my lady."

I fight back the urge to roll my eyes and force my way out of the damn room. "By who?"

"Prince Thor told me to not let you leave. He just left to look for Prince Loki when I told him you would be waking up soon."

I have to get out of here, mother is probably wondering where I am at this point. I always talk to her in the morning unless I have an excuse. She's probably worried…I have to get out of here.

"Alright miss you are right, I should probably be resting anyway."

I let her ease me back down onto the bed, she is about to sit down in a chair across the room when I stop her.

"Miss, would it be too much trouble if I could have a drink of water?"

She straightens back up and smiles, "of course my lady."

I watch observantly as she walks out of the room and through another doorway besides the main one. As soon as she is out of sight I rip the covers off of my body, when I see that I am now dressed in a long, thin linen nightshirt I sigh annoyedly. Where do they keep the clothes? I do a quick observing glance of the whole room before I spy clothes sticking out of a cupboard across the room. I quietly walk over and grab a simple dress about my size that a servant could possibly wear. I put it on and quickly walk out of the room.

I run down the hallway attempting to ignore the stiff pain I still have. I turn a corner and feel myself run into someone yet again. Luckily this time I do not fall, as I stumble the person gently grabs my wrist to keep me from falling. I immediately recognize the grip, I do not bother looking up at the person when I state the name.

"Loki…"

I finally look up to see his blue-green eyes gazing into my face.

"Sanna...you are alright?"

I find myself taken aback by him questioning my well being. I feel my face heat up and find myself only able to nod.

Why in the Norns do I act this way around him again? Did he not just already tell me to forget what happened? Yet here I am acting as I always around him...a flustered little girl…

I bite my lip in an attempt to gain some composure, "y-yes I'm fine."

I rip my wrist out of his hand defiantly. "I-I have to go find my mother now, she has to know I am alright."

I start to walk away not bothering to look back at him.

"I believe your friend has already handled that dilemma." Loki calls after me, I stop in my tracks sighing as I turn around to face him.

"Asta? What did she say?"

Loki is now leaning on the wall where I had left him earlier. "Something about telling her that you contracted an illness that is very contagious so your mother could not see you. Not a bad lie...but I could have done better."

"I still have to go speak to her, I have to talk to Asta and Sif as well."

I try to turn to walk away again only to see a flash of green light and to stumble into Loki who had now appeared in front of me. I feel the very thin line that was keeping me calm snap like a twig in an instant.

"What in the All-Father's name do you think you are doing? Is your absolute goal in life to irritate me? Loki why are you doing this to me? C-Can you not see that this is hard enough already?"

I cover my mouth at the last sentence, did I really just say that? I look down at my feet to avoid the look I am getting from Loki at this point.

I have to get out of here...I know I said I needed to confront him, but I really do not feel like getting 'rejected' again.

I turn towards the other direction trying to get away from the confusing prince but I feel his hand grab my own thus stopping me. I try to rip my hand from his but his firm grip would not allow it. I turn back to yell at him once more but before I can look him in the eye a green flash envelopes my eyes and I feel my body become lighter.

When the green light disappears I blink and let my eye adjust to my surroundings. When the blurriness is gone from my eyes I look around to see what appears to be a bedchamber. I let my eyes wander around the room allowing me to see the green tapestries that grace much of the room. They continue until I see Loki standing stiffly by the upper side of a bed with green and black sheets.

This is Loki's bedchamber…

My brain supplies the moment the information dawns on me. My anger having already dissipated leaves me with nothing but a sense of confusion and curiosity. I nervously walk closer to Loki, stopping at the foot of his bed.

"Loki why have you brought me h-here?"

I say quietly, but he does not answer me and only continues to stare at the bed with a very strained impassive look on his face. I decide not to move then or ask anymore questions as I wait for any sign from him. I continue to wait as I listen to my own breathing but when no answer comes I find myself growing impatient.

I sigh exasperatedly, "a-are you going to say n-nothing?" I heard the stutter in my voice letting me know my nervousness has outweighed any anger that should have been evident in my voice.

"I tried to ignore it."

I almost jump at the sudden disruption of quietness but I stay still and continue to stare towards Loki's motionless form. Finally he moves, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"I-Ignore what?"

I feel the words fly out of my mouth before I even knew I thought them. Loki suddenly produces a dry laugh at my question.

"'Ignore what'? That is your question? Everything Sanna!"

I flinch at the loudness of his voice.

"Everything? How can you ignore everything? You are one of the most perceptive people I have ever met."

Loki shakes his head, "you still do not grasp what I am telling you do you? From how you act, start conversations, sound...even how you look. Almost as soon as I met you I attempted to ignore your existence."

I find myself at a loss for words, wait so he has cared all this time?

Finally after what feels like an eternity I retrieve my voice, "so you really do care for me?"

Loki's shoulders stiffen and he looks away from the bed and back to me.

"I honestly do not know."

He then quickly closes the gap between us until I can only see his face in my view.

"I will tell you what I do know, for some reason even though I can ignore others easily. I cannot ignore you...anything about you really. I thought I could... but you getting hurt like you did convinced me otherwise. Seeing you like that, unresponsive, cold, in pain...it truly was something that I physically or mentally could not overlook."

Loki stops talking and lifts his hand so his finger is tracing my cheekbone and down the length of my face. My breath and heartbeat increase considerably. I feel my face heat up as he looks into my eyes again, "Sanna…"

The way he said my name sent shivers down my spine and causes me to lean in closer.

"I'm done ignoring you…"

With that his lips crash into mine. I immediately without a second thought kiss back with as much energy as he put forth. This kiss was different from the first, instead of backing off as he had done previously he wrapped his free arm around my waist and pulled me in closer to deepen the kiss. I respond by wrapping my arms around his neck and tightening my hold on him. I was content with staying in that position forever but suddenly he pulls away which causes an involuntary groan of protest from me.

Loki slightly chuckles at my reaction, "that impatience is showing again. You are still recovering remember?"

At the mention of my injuries the stiffness comes back vengeful that I had forgotten it so easily. I bite down a gasp of pain before looking back up at Loki.

"It is not that bad…"

I say in attempt to get a similar reaction that the prince had to me earlier. Instead Loki smiles slightly not a smirk but an actual smile.

"You really are full of surprises aren't you my dear?"

The rare softness in his voice catches me off guard causing me to blush deeper than I already am. He then bends down as if he was going to kiss me but instead he goes past my lips and kisses my neck. Shivers race down my spine causing me to gasp, I try to grip his hair with my hands but before I can there is a knock at the door.

"Loki!"

I hear a familiar woman's voice ring out. Loki untangles himself from me quickly and grabs my hand guiding me to his bed and quietly gestures for me to sit down. I obey and sit down on the comfy bed as he puts a finger to his lips motioning for me to keep quiet.

"Come in mother!"

Loki says as he waves a hand in my direction causing the atmosphere around me to illuminate a slight green color. Queen Frigga walks into where Loki's sitting chambers would be and Loki walks to meet her. "Mother, you look stressed what is it?" I hear Loki's voice from my hiding place on the bed.

"I know about Sanna."

I gasp slightly, how can she know of Loki and I? It just happened!

"How long have you known?" Loki asks with a calm tone in his voice that I cannot believe he is able to keep.

"I was told of her practices before she even started working with Fandral."

I find myself losing the worry I held for her learning of my relationship with Loki only for it to be replaced with a paralyzing fear of what she will do now that she knows. Honestly if I had the choice I would have rather dealt with the earlier.

"Who would have told you? The guards only pretend to keep track of who is in the castle and you know it."

"That is true for most guards yes...but your father has always had a select few elite guards that are in charge of knowing everyone in this castle that report to me or him if they see anything odd. You and Thor are just lucky that I saw the guard before he went to Odin that day."

I shiver at the thought of the All-Father finding out that way, it would certainly not fare well for me. There is a long pause before I hear anyone speak.

"Are you going to tell him?"

I finally hear Loki ask and I hear Queen Frigga sigh. "No I will not...but if Sanna gets hurt like that again I want you to be the rational one and not let her continue in your journeys."

"Wait, you are going to let her stay with us?" Loki sounded as if he was disbelieving.

"I would not if I did not think there was good reason behind it. I heard she really is an exceptional shot."

"She's not bad…"

I hear Loki say quietly as if he was worried that I would hear him give me a compliment. I smirk slightly at that, my fear slowly decreasing when the queen said she would not tell the All-Father.

I hear Queen Frigga laugh slightly, "you are never one to give out compliments freely are you my son?"

Loki does not give an answer so the queen continues. "I actually saw her shooting with Fandral one day to see if what the guards said was true and I was very surprised. I have never seen any person, not just a woman shoot that well after practicing in the dark with a bow and one arrow become that exceptional especially after five months."

I hear a pause before I hear Loki chuckle slightly, "mother you always were perceptive. Actually I take pride in my intelligence seeing as it clearly came from you."

Did she figure out that Loki was helping me too? No even if he was…when I started training with Fandral that was of my own skill alone not magic so what in the name of the Norns are they talking about?!

"I agree mother it is quite a feat." I hear him say with a slight amusement in his voice, but I listen past the amusement enough to hear the slight confusion in his voice as well.

Another pause ensues before Queen Frigga finally sighs, "I just want you to be careful my son."

"I know mother, I promise I will be careful."

"Good, and Loki, I am entrusting you to look after Sanna on her mother's behalf. She has been so worried recently."

Queen Frigga cares about my mother? I truly need to speak with mother.

My thoughts are interrupted by the queen once more. "Please do remember that I cannot keep this a secret from your father forever, he will find out."

Loki pauses before answering, "I know mother, I promise I will look after her to the best of my abilities."

I then hear what sounds like a hug, "very good. Farewell my son."

I hear footsteps before a door closing loudly.

I assume Loki will come and dispel his magic but I hear him suddenly start to move in what sounds like a pacing fashion. A few moments pass before he finally walks back into his bedchambers. He waves his hand and the illumination that was surrounding me fades. I get up off the bed and awkwardly place my hand behind my back.

"I should be going then."

I say quietly assuming that whatever had happened between us before was done as soon as the queen walked in the room. I curtsey and try to walk past him but he puts a hand out to stop me. He grabs my wrist and gently pulls me in for a long gentle kiss. My face lights up with surprise and a feeling of pleasure consumes me.

"W-What was that for?"

Loki smirks slightly, "to let you know that this will not be ending anytime soon. You do want this to continue do you not? Before you make your decision I want you to know I do not know what my feelings are for you. I do not know where they will go, at this point it is mere curiosity. If you accept this you need to realize that this can end at a moments notice, are you able to accept that?"

Am I alright with that?

Honestly, I was because at this point it was the same for me. I did not know where my interest ended with the prince, all I knew was that I had feelings for him. Where they went and how deep they were is what I was dying to know. Unable to form words I am only able to merely nod, which causes Loki's smirk to stretch into a slight smile.

"Very good then, you may go now. Do not forget to come to training at the library tonight, we have much to discuss."

I opened my mouth to mention that my month was up but when I see the look in his eyes I decide to say something different.

"What do we have to discuss?"

I manage to say without stuttering, still slightly taken in by the kiss. Loki smirks and looks down at me, "well other than the obvious.."

He says trailing off to look at my lips then back to my eyes. This slight interaction causes me to lose my breath, which seems to amuse Loki immensely before he continues speaking.

"...You are going to tell me who your father is."

I feel my jaw set as soon as he speaks the words.

"W-Why do you care who he is?"

Loki smirks seeing me become defensive, "honestly Sanna. I wish to know, if you do not wish to tell me...I will not force you…"

As he says the words I notice how hard it is for him to say them and the slight hurt in his eyes.

Wait hurt?

I look into his eyes again expecting it to disappear and unsurprisingly this time was no different. Instead of hurt, I see the arrogant gaze I am used to. This causes me to put my hand on the side of his face and sigh.

"You do not need to do that with me you know."

His gaze seems to harden, "do what exactly?"

I smile sadly, "it hurts me when you hide your emotions from me...what you are truly feeling, behind that damned wall of yours."

His eyes widen in surprise and his gaze seems to soften slightly before changing back to how it was before.

"You do not know of what you speak."

He says flatly with no emotion attached and I sigh not taking my hand from his face and lean in to kiss him on the cheek.

"I do though," I say as I pull back. "I also fail to figure out what I feel for you my prince. But Loki, what I do know is that I care for you, and when I see you hide behind that wall of arrogance and deceit, it hurts me to watch and be unable to do anything."

Loki remains silent, looking me in the eye the whole time before he finally turns to look at the wall.

"How can you say that when you do the same thing by keeping your past a secret? Not just from me, but from everyone."

Loki's voice was angry sounding but I was starting to understand how his wall worked. He was not angry, he was...sad.

Being able to see this I sigh, "I'll tell you who my father is tonight. But only if you promise to stop hiding from me, if you want this to continue as well and figure out the feelings you have for me. You have to at least try, because honestly I like the real 'Loki Odinson' much more than this fake one you try to sell to everyone else."

Loki sighs exasperatedly, "Sanna do you not see that there is no real Loki. There is only me, I am all there is."

It was then my turn to smirk, "perhaps you are not as perceptive as you like to think."

Loki only stands silently, saying nothing. I smile once more before walking towards the exit intending to find my mother and then attempt to work.

"I will see you at dusk, right?"

I look back once more to make sure he acknowledges my words but he shows no signs, so I merely wave and walk out.

There you have it!

Sanna is starting to understand Loki! I wonder what he will do about that...

See you all next week!