Thank you all for the reviews. I am glad to read that you enjoyed the story. ;D
Also, I have edited the last part of Chapter 6, in which I hoped it conveyed a much clearer picture. i.e. Loki did jump in front of Thor before he flung Mjolnir towards Hogun.
As for the end-game pairing, we'll just have to wait and see. I'm not above making Hogun grovel, grovel and grovel. ;D
Unbeta-ed.
WARNING : Sexual Contents
"That tickles," Loki yelped and wriggled as Hogun nuzzled and pressed light kisses on his belly button.
"Be still, Loki," Hogun breathed out on Loki's torso and that tickled Loki as well so he giggled. One of the reason Hogun loved to explore Loki's body was because he knew that the young prince was very ticklish. A gentle nuzzle here and another soft kiss there would set off a string of giggles from Loki's luscious lips.
After these many months of bedding the young prince, Hogun had learned the secrets to make him come undone. Nibbles on Loki's inner thighs would bring out the most sensual moan from the prince. Licks and suctions on his nipples would elicit lingering gasps. Light bites on his neck would cause the prince to whimper in pleasure. The head of his member in Loki's pucker? Whimpers of anticipation. Slow rhythmic thrusts? Beautiful melodic moans. And fast and rough thrusts? Screams of pleasure.
"Do you like it when I do this?" Hogun twirled his tongue on Loki's nipples and then bit and pulled on them lightly.
Loki gasped as he gripped the bed sheets and nodded. His member twitched and he was all ready to explode but Hogun had not given him the permission to release.
Hogun's lips moved towards Loki's neck and bit him there to leave a mark, "And this?"
Loki hissed at the pain but he nodded as well. The pressure in his groin increased and the young prince whimpered.
"Please... Hogun..." he pleaded.
Hogun's lips moved to Loki's lips and he nibbled on the prince's lips. "Tell me who you are."
Loki whimpered again before he answered, "Loki."
Hogun nuzzled his nose on Loki affectionately and said, "Wrong." He tugged on Loki's already hard member and the young prince sobbed, "Hogun... please..."
"Tell me who you are," Hogun asked as his lips remained on Loki's.
"Silvertongue..." Loki answered as he, again, whimpered in pain.
"Wrong again," Hogun replied as he brushed his finger lightly on the head of Loki's shaft. Loki gasped loudly and then writhed the lower part of his body as he continued to whimper.
"Tell me... who you are..." Hogun whispered in Loki's ears.
In a moment of desperation, Loki remembered and panted out his answer, "Your... Loki... Your Loki!"
Hogun grinned in satisfaction and said, "Very good. You may have your release."
Loki whimpered and moaned as he came, his seeds spilt all over his thighs and stomach. He was so exhausted that he fell asleep almost immediately after his release. But not before he heard Hogun whispered a soft, "And you shall remember that always," as he pressed a kiss on Loki's temple.
Hogun was the first person to reached Loki but he hesitated to touch the young prince. He was afraid of what he would find, afraid to turn Loki around only to see his lifeless body. So he stood by while Thor knelt down to check on his brother. Sif knelt down on the other side of Loki while Hogun looked on with a worried frown on his face.
"Loki, brother! Answer me, Loki!" Thor shook his brother but there was no response, no indication that he was alive. Sif checked Loki's pulse and she breathed a sign of relief when she found one. "He's alive," Sif said, "but it's hard to assess his injuries like this."
"We need to bring him to the healers, they can fix him," Thor said with tears brimmed in his eyes.
Hogun left them and ran towards the big wooden chest in front of his bed. He rummaged through the chest and then said a silent 'thank you' to the Norns when he found what he was looking for.
Meanwhile, Thor and Sif debated about the decision to bring Loki to the healers. Thor wanted Loki to get immediate attention while Sif argued that Odin would be alerted of his presence at the healers. That was when Hogun brought their attention to the bottle that he had found at the bottom at the chest drawer.
"Here, use this," he handed the bottle to Thor.
"What is it?" Thor narrowed his eyes and eyed the bottle with deep suspicion.
"It's the Elixir of Recovery, a medical potion. There's still a little left in the bottle. It might help," Hogun explained hurriedly. He was furious at Loki but he was worried as well.
Thor exchanged a look with Sif and when he nodded, Sif took the bottle from Hogun, uncorked the top and then slowly fed the liquid into Loki's mouth. "There's not much in here," Sif said with worry in her voice.
"I know, but it is better than none," Hogun said softly.
The three of them held their breath while they waited for the potion to work it's magic. Slowly but surely, some of the bruises on Loki's face had begun to heal. They waited for a few more moments more but nothing else happened.
"Is that it? He did not look much better!" Thor wailed.
Loki's eyes were still badly swollen but he managed to open a sliver. "Mmmm... Hogun?" was the first thing he whispered.
Thor was beyond happy that his brother was awake but he was also slightly disappointed that Hogun was the first person he sought out. He did not understand his brother's need to protect Hogun after what the warrior had put him through.
"Brother, how do you feel?" Thor asked softly as he gently stroked his brother's raven hair.
"Mmm... Thor?... Hurts..." was the soft whispered answer. Loki decided to try again when he received no answer from his brother nor the warrior that he sought, "Hogun?"
Both Thor and Sif looked at Hogun and when it appeared that he would not reply the young prince, Thor did the honors for him, "He's here. He's fine." Loki gave them a little smile.
"Why did you do it?" Hogun suddenly asked. Thor growled at him and Sif looked as if she wanted to throw a few punches of her own, but Hogun paid them no attention and persisted to ask, "Tell me, why did you do it?"
Loki's eyes were again closed but with what energy he had, he smiled and whispered, "No reason." And then his head rolled back and he was again, unconscious to the world.
Hogun knew that answer. He remembered. That was his answer when Loki asked him why he drew him. And he had answered with a 'No reason' as well.
"Come on, Sif, we must go," Thor said as he prepared to pick up his brother and that shook Hogun out of his stupor.
"Nay, he must stay here with me! I shall bring him to the healer," Hogun protested as he grabbed Thor's arms to prevent him from picking the young prince up.
Thor growled angrily at Hogun's interference and pushed him away. The force was so strong that Hogun fell to the floor. Thor leaned over Loki's body and whispered to Sif, "Stark Tower. Keep him safe."
And then the golden prince turned towards Hogun with Mjolnir in his hands and yelled over his shoulder to Sif, "Go! I shall deal with him!"
Sif nodded and proceed to pick up Loki in a fireman's carry and then ran out of the room. She could hear the fight between the thunderer and the warrior as they battled each other. 'Thor had Mjolnir with him, it would not have been fair fight,' Sif thought and she would have smirked if not for their dire situation.
She suddenly remembered a particular bracelet that Loki had made for her and Thor, that they had used when they were younger and had gone on many adventures together. She made a detour to her room to fetch the said object. She tried her best to avoid from being seen and luck was on her side. She managed to pick up the object with no obstacles and had also managed to get them to the stables without being seen. She realized that it may not long before everyone else is alerted about the missing prince, so she made haste with her journey.
It took her a little over two hours to get to the waterfalls at Vale of the Crystals. She knew about the waterfalls, she had been there many times with Loki and Thor when they were younger. 'Leave it to Loki to go behind the waterfalls and to find a portal there,' she smirked. She lowered Loki down from the horse and carried him as she did before. Even though Loki was thin and slender, she was not as strong as the standard Asgardian males, so Loki's weight made her steps a little unsteady. She made her way slowly to the behind of the waterfalls with Loki in a fireman's carry. She congratulated herself for not dropping Loki as she stumbled on the wet and slippery stones.
The cave behind the waterfalls were quite spacious and very dark. And that was what made the shimmering portal even more easier to spot. 'Like looking for a sparkling door in the dark,' Sif smiled.
"So how do we do this, Loki? The usual, hmm?" Sif asked without expecting any replies. She tried to recall all the times that Loki had led them through portals, to unnamed places where they had their fair share of adventures. She smiled as she remembered how Thor was afraid and hesitant to cross the first portal that they had found. But he was the brave older brother and when Loki had been the first to cross the portal, Thor had screamed in alarm and had then followed the younger prince through. The portal had led them to a barren land with nothing for miles and miles away. She never did find out from Loki the name of that place. 'Portals are unrecorded tears between realms. To go to a specific place in a realm, just think about the name of the place. The magic will transport you there,' a very young Loki had lectured them and though only child, he was already brighter than most Asgardians.
"This is it, Loki. I'm keeping my faith in you," Sif said and with the young prince on her shoulder, she stepped through the portal with one destination in mind, Stark Tower.
Do we get to see the Avengers next? Stay tuned...
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