Chapter 2

Raven's POV

"Why do you think she's glowing blue?" I heard a voice say.

"I don't know but it looks like father when he goes into his Odinsleep." Another voice joined in.

"Do you think she'll join us during weapon practice? It would be fun to see what she can do." One more piped up.

How many more voices am I going to hear? How many times have I told the titans not to enter my room? They are so getting it today.

In the time it took them to even blink, I had the transgressors enveloped in my magic; floating a couple of meters off the floor.

"What are you…doing?" I faltered. I expected the Teen Titans when I opened my eyes; a bashful Robin, a blithe Starfire, a nervous Cyborg and an oblivious Beast Boy. What I thought they would be doing? I don't know since they have learned their lessons about entering my room. Except maybe Beast Boy. I received the surprise of waking up to five teens around my age all floating near the room's ceiling, wearing what one would if they were going to a comic book convention. Yay me.

As we all inspected each other the door to the room opened to reveal a woman with long blonde hair and a boy I think I had seen before.

"You have to be quiet, okay Loki? She's probably still sleeping…," She said as she entered the room with the boy behind her. "Kids?! What are you doing?! I remember that Odin and I told you specifically that you must not disturb our guest!" She vociferated as she noticed the five all floating.

A chorus of "Sorry Lady Frigga," and "Sorry mother," traveled all around the room.

"It's not my sleep the one you're interrupting," The woman – Lady Frigga, hinted as she looked at me.

A chorus of "Sorry Lady Raven," and one audacious one that said "Could you put us down?"

Remembering I still had the five warriors in the air, I put my arms down: ending their brief flight. Sounds of pain were heard all around the room as the group stood up. Serves them right for waking me up. I let myself give a tiny grin that left my face the moment I remembered everything that had happened before I fell asleep.

"So you are a sorcerer?" I felt the bed dip as Loki took a seat near my feet. I could see hope shining in his green eyes as he inquired about my powers.

The moment I retorted with a nod, he had turned around to look at Lady Frigga excitedly.

"Mother, can she study with us? Please?" I could see the happiness radiating from Lady Frigga as she saw Loki's excitement for a study partner.

"Only if she wants, son," She agreed with a smile.

Loki turned to me in a hurry with a contagious smile along his face, "Well, do you?"

"Study what, exactly?" I queried.

"Sorcery," Loki whispered looking down as if what he was saying was bad. "I know it's not as great as wielding a weapon but…" I had to stop him before his rant turned into a speech.

"Yes." I acceded.

"Wait…what?" He looked up confused.

"Yes, I'll study with you. Don't make me say it again or I'll take it back." I said facetiously.

"Mother, we wanted to ask her to practice with us," The big, blonde guy grumbled to Lady Frigga as he motioned to his friends.

"Well then ask her," She said exasperatedly.

"Lady Raven, would you like to accompany us to weapon training with some of the most promising warriors in the nine realms?" He asked arrogantly. "It will be great…" I interrupted him there.

"No," I quickly refused and then remembered the manners that the monks of Azarath had taught me. "But thank you for taking me into consideration."

"What…?" He seemed awestricken by the news and before a commotion could commence, Lady Frigga was already walking them out the door. She also informed me that I had a couple of options for a change of clothes and that I could pick whichever I wanted to wear.

"We start lessons at noon in the library," Loki told me as he was dragged out by his mother.

After the door had been closed, I was back to being alone in the reticent room. I had noticed that smiling or getting mad at the group had not caused any destruction or misery to those around me. Maybe defeating my father had cut the connection between us. Maybe I could finally laugh or cry and not be afraid of the consequences. I needed to find a way back home. I needed to talk to someone that knew about inter-dimensional teleportation, that could explain why my magic sent me here of all places. Thinking of everything I had to accomplish suddenly made me more exhausted than before and seeing no problem in sleeping in until tomorrow; I did just that – sleep.

RxL RxL

The next day, I was conflicted on what to wear to the lesson. I admit this was not how I would normally act but after seeing everyone dressed regally, I didn't want to be the outcast that fell out of the sky. I ended up picking a tunic in the same color as my normal leotard paired with a pair of black leggings, my boots, my cloak, my belt and broach. I had changed the color of my boots and cloak from white to their normal colors.

The chambermaid that Lady Frigga had picked for me took me on a trek to the palace's library. I tried to memorize each turn we took so I wouldn't bother her when it was time to go back but after one too many turns, I had lost the mental map I was building in my head, so I just followed her diligently until we reached our destination.

The chambermaid stopped in front of an intimidating double set of doors, bowed and kept walking down the corridor.

As I cracked open the doors, I could smell the familiar scent of books. It overwhelmed my senses and made me walk in without noticing the figure at the center of the library looking at me with interest.

"Like it?" A voice chimed in breaking the spell the books had put me under. I took a look at my surroundings, seeing that floor-to-ceiling bookshelves covered the entirety of the room, with a couple tables scattered here and there with chairs that looked comfortable enough to sleep in and a big fire place that made the library have a homey and comfortable feeling to it. The place was heaven on Earth – or heaven on Asgard? Huh.

"Love it." I answered Loki's question.

"Come," He said as he motioned to the seat adjacent to his. "We have many subjects to discuss."

"Fair enough," I grumbled as I made my way to the offered chair.

"Oh! It almost slipped my mind, mother won't be able to join us for the time being as she is currently taking care of some urgent matters in the palace, but I insisted that we could still study." He explained his mother's absence.

"Are we really going to study?" I asked as I knew where this conversation was going.

"In a matter of speaking we are but we will not be learning from books. You are an interesting girl, Raven. I want to know more about you." He said as he stood up and started circling the table.

"Okay," I could see his eyes shining at my acceptance. "On a condition, you're not the only one wanting answers to your questions, you must help me attain those answers and I'll tell you whatever you want." I said as he closed down on me. "Deal?" I said as I held out my hand for him to shake.

"Deal," He said as he shook my hand. "What do you want to know?"

"I need to talk to somebody that knows everything about inter-dimensional teleportation. Do you know anybody like that?" I probed.

"Luckily I know the perfect person for that." He answered vaguely.

The moment he flashed me that mischievous smile, I knew that we would probably be breaking some rules tonight and the thing that surprised me the most was that I didn't care.

A/N: I'm already working on chapter three of this story. I just want to say thank you to the kind person that left me a review in the first chapter, it made my whole day. It also made feel relieved knowing that more people wanted this pairing to come true. LOKAVEN FOREVER!