Here's Chapter Three! Please review and follow if you like it!

Three weeks had passed since Aurora had last seen Loki and she was ill from grief. She hadn't realised how much she had come to depend on him, and having him removed from her life had caused her serious pain. But she kept going, kept working and kept up appearances. Aurora couldn't have people asking questions. It was rule one as far as Loki had been concerned; never tell anyone about their relationship.

Aurora woke up with a shock, and tried desperately to control her breathing. She ran her hands through her long brown hair and glanced cautiously to the other side of the room where her friend Kira slept. Aurora tiptoed across the room, making sure she was still asleep.

Aurora sighed in relief, but her relief was cut short when a wave of nausea hit her suddenly. She ran to the basin they kept in the corner of their room and threw up.

It was there her roommate found her several hours later.

"Rory! Oh my goodness, are you alright?" Kira gasped and she moved to help Aurora to stand. Aurora swayed where she stood and Kira moved quickly to catch her.

"I'm fine, I'm fine," Aurora whispered. She was lying in Kira's arms and truthfully, she was freezing. "Can you do me a favour please?"

"Of course," Kira nodded.

Aurora pointed to the blanket laying messed up on her bed, "Can you get my blanket for me please? It's freezing in here!"

Kira let go of Aurora gently and rushed to the other side of the room to get her blanket. She returned quickly and wrapped it tightly around Aurora's trembling body.

"There you go," Kira spoke soothingly. She lifted her hand to Aurora's forehead to feel her temperature, and was shocked to feel what felt like ice. "Oh my dear."

Aurora adjusted herself inside the blanket and looked up to stare at Kira in disbelief. "How can you stand just wearing that?" Aurora asked incredulously, gesturing to Kira's thin bed clothing.

Kira looked down at her body and raised an eyebrow at Aurora. She moved to kneel down in front of her and started massaging Aurora's hair soothingly.

"It's just you, sweetheart."

Tears began to roll down Aurora's face but she wiped them away quickly. "What's wrong with me?" She whispered in despair.

Kira shook her head, at a loss for words. Aurora was her best friend, and she had always been so strong. She hated seeing her like this because it just didn't seem right.

"I don't know. Would you like to go to the Healer?" The brunette nodded feebly and between the two, managed to get to her feet.

While they were walking out of their room, Aurora managed to catch a glimpse of herself in the mirror, and she was devastated by what she could see.

A girl with tired brown eyes and matted brown hair stared back at her, with bits of dirt and grime covering her body. Aurora knew she wasn't particularly pretty, but her current appearance brought back memories of struggling to find food with her now deceased mother. Tears cascaded down the girl's face.

On their way to the Healing Wing, Aurora could only think, 'What's wrong with me?'

Aurora hadn't seen Loki in three weeks, but he had seen her every day. It was one of the many advantages to magic and being able to change one's appearance. For the last few weeks, Loki had taken to the form of a black crow so as to see her. Why couldn't he just see her in person, you ask? Well, Loki was big on pride and would never be the one to apologize, even though he knew he was in the wrong.

Loki felt his face contort into a scowl, even though there was no one else in the room. He had taken to staying in his chambers when he was not needed, so as to collect his thoughts.

He felt weak, showing this much care and concern for someone. Loki wasn't known for being kind and sentimental, quite the opposite actually, and if anyone knew about his… feelings, it would seriously damage his reputation.

From what he had seen, he gathered that Aurora wasn't taking the separation very well. Actually, she was taking it terribly, but he felt the need to commend her for keeping up appearances in public. Loki almost wanted to laugh; she could lie almost as well as he could. He didn't know whether to be pleased or not that he had rubbed off on her.

A loud knock sounded on his chamber door, shaking Loki out of his confusing and slightly depressing thoughts. His beautiful face contorted once more into a scowl; there was only one person who could annoy him only be knocking the door.

"Brother?!" shouted Loki's older brother Thor from the other side of the door. Loki huffed in annoyance and moved to open the door. If he didn't open it, he knew Thor would. Personal space and privacy seemed to escape Thor.

"Yes brother?" Loki asked calmly once he opened the door.

Thor visibly relaxed; Loki hadn't even noticed that he looked tense, but now that he thought about it, Thor had been standing straighter than usual.

"Where have you been the past few weeks? We have barely seen you!" Thor exclaimed with hand actions.

Loki shook his head, pretending to not understand Thor's question. "Brother, I do not know what you mean. I have attended every meal, every sparring practice. What by the Norns are you talking about?"

"That's precisely it Loki!" Thor exclaimed once more. Loki grimaced in pain as Thor placed a hand on his shoulder. He really wished Thor would recognise his strength sometimes. "You are there when you are needed to be, but leave the second you may."

Loki sighed deeply and rubbed his hands over his face. When he removed them, he was met by Thor's worried look. Time for damage control, Loki thought drily.

"Listen, I have been feeling rather under the weather for the past few weeks. I have been leaving so as to lie down and rest. I am sorry I did not inform you and may have seemed rude. I promise you brother; I will try harder to be there."

Thor shook his head in worry, "No Loki, I did not realise how you felt. Perhaps you should visit the Healer?" Thor questioned. Loki shook his head once more and made to go back inside his dark room.

"I shall be fine, it is just a cold. If you don't mind though, I would like to rest a bit more before dinner. I shall see you later though?"

"Of course brother, you know where to find me if you need me." And with that said, Thor wandered back down the corridor he came to find the Warriors Three and the Lady Sif. Loki returned to his room and went back to his thinking, just remembering the last time they were together over and over again.

"Well," said the Healer, "I cannot find anything that explains your low temperature, but I did find the cause of the vomiting."

Aurora sat up straight and Kira gripped her hand tightly in her own.

"What is it?" Aurora asked gently, partly afraid to hear what the Healer had to say.

"It looks as though you are with child."

And with those few words, Aurora's world came tumbling down.

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