Chapter 2: Catch Fire
'Mother. Mother. Mother. Mother. Mother. Mother!' was all that went through Loki's mind as he ran into the palace towards his mother's chambers; he prayed that she would be there. Crashing into her rooms he frantically looked around.
"Mother? Mother!?"
"Loki? What on earth? Where are your clothes?"
"Mother we disobeyed father and went to Jotunheim and Laufey thinks I am his long dead bride and he wants to marry me but he wouldn't let me return home until he had spoiled me and I tricked him with magic and ran but he found out and father and Thor are still there. Mother I think they may follow me. You must help me hide until they leave!"
Frigga stared at Loki in surprise. Her baby was what now?
"Loki dear heart, please say that again slowly." Frigga removed her shawl and draped it over Loki gently, covering his nakedness from the cold air of the evening.
Loki looked frustrated and almost glared at her. "I said: Thor and I went to Jotunheim and confronted Laufey. However one of Laufey's goons grabbed my arm and turned me blue so now Laufey thinks I am his long dead bride. He wants to marry me but wouldn't let father bring me home unspoilt. So he tried to spoil me but I ran away and I am pretty sure he and father are following. I need help to hide until Laufey leaves the palace."
Frigga frowned in confusion now and stood up to begin pacing. 'Odin said Laufeyson? Not Laufey's bride!'
"Oh if Laufey is right and you are his bride then Asgard has done Jotunheim a great injustice. This could lead to war, this could be the end of our terse peace. Loki you cannot hide from this forever and I wouldn't allow you to but I will give you some time to be alone without being disturbed." Frigga spoke with a bit of a hitch in her voice.
Loki stared at her with his mouth agape.
"Mother I think you are forgetting something." He ground out crossly. "I'm not his bride! He cannot start a war with us because of mistaken identity."
Frigga turned to Loki sadly. "Oh Loki let me explain something." She sat down in a chair beside him with a sigh.
"You are not born of me, Odin found you on Jotunheim on the last day of the last war. He brought you here to me and you have remained a vital part of me ever since." She finished in a soft voice and stroked his hair kindly.
Loki frowned and stared at his knees. "What? Laufey…..Laufey was telling the truth? He wasn't wrong, I'm Jotun?"
Frigga put an arm around Loki's shoulders and pulled him close.
"Loki we never told you because we didn't want to hurt you. We only wanted you to be happy. If you had known what you are by birth you would have grown up angry and resentful, hating yourself and us."
Loki looked like he was in a daze as he leaned against his mother's side. "I'm not angry with you…I don't think I am but I am hurt. Why did he take me? For what purpose?"
Frigga was equally lost as she thought back to that day.
*Flashback begins*Odin strode through the halls of his palace triumphant and eager to see his wife and son. He went straight to Frigga's chambers from the weapons vault and found her sitting beside the fire, a nurse in the background was tending to Thor.
He was saddened whenever he returned to Asgard to find his wife had not taken to Thor yet, she hadn't held him except to nurse.
"Frigga my queen I return victorious to you." He smiled at her as she stood to approach him. "No sit my queen. I want to give you something."
Frigga frowned and resumed her seat slowly watching her husband cautiously.
Odin walked up to her and knelt before her humbly. "Here my beautiful wife. Our child."
He handed her a bundle from within his cloak and on closer inspection she saw it was a babe. Tiny pale face with big green eyes and a tiny rosebud mouth, a cute button nose and rosy cheeks finished off the child's face perfectly.
She looked at her husband in shock. "What is this?"
Odin laughed. "It is a baby my queen."
"No I mean…why? Where is it from?"
"I found him abandoned by Laufey in the Citadel of the palace. Laufeyson. A runt to the Jotnar no doubt abandoned for his small size. I thought he may bring you joy."
Frigga openly glared at him and waited expectantly for a truthful answer.
Odin sighed and shook his head. "That is the truth my wife accept it please. Ask me no more questions about my motives, but know that they are sincere and kind."
Frigga looked down on the babies face and smiled as a tiny fist came up from the blanket to touch her lips.*Flashback ends*
'Perhaps Odin was being truthful before about why he took Loki but somehow I have my doubts…..' Frigga thought uncertainly. She needed to talk to Odin and straighten this out before Loki got hurt. The doors opened suddenly and Frigga glanced up quickly.
'I need a plan, I need to prolong this so Loki can be alone for a while.'
"Loki…" Odin and Laufey stood in the doorway with Thor and Thrym looking at Frigga and Loki.
Frigga pressed Loki into his seat as she stood up, walking slowly towards Odin. She stopped in front of him and stared at his face silently.
"My wife-"
SLAP
"You sold our son!"
"Frigga I can ex-"
SLAP
"You cannot talk your way out of this one you old goat! You gave this giant our baby! And you expect Loki to what? Lay back and think of Asgard? Don't you dare answer that! In what way do you possibly think that this is alright? Have you finally taken one tap too many to that thick skull of yours? Have you forgotten what our marriage did to me?! Honestly, I am certain that if I weren't here Asgard would constantly be catching fire!"
Odin had the grace to look cowed and ashamed as Frigga continued her tirade. Thrym looked like he would laugh any moment at the Allfathers humiliation but clearly did not want to draw the queen's attention. Laufey had his gaze fixed firmly on Loki who stared back with wide unblinking eyes.
"Allfather," Laufey growled "Where are the boys' chambers? I shall take him there while you fix your wife."
Frigga turned slowly towards Laufey her face a deep red and her cheeks sucked in, lips pressed in a thin line.
Frigga raised her hand and slapped Laufey hard on the belly.
"Monster! You shall not take my baby from me without a fight!" Odin stepped in and pulled Frigga back.
"I am your king, I had not intended for you to find out until after because I knew you would not approve, however you have reacted far stronger than I thought you would. I am your king and you will obey me, if I say Loki will accompany Laufey to his chambers then that is what will happen." Frigga stared at Odin with a hurt look on her face, he never used his title against her and it stung her that he would use it now.
She turned with a worried look on her face to Loki and chewed her lip quietly, an apologetic look on her face.
"Mother?"
'Those green eyes!' Odin cringed internally.
"Come Loki." Odin pulled Loki to his feet and led him away.
"Mother?!" Loki stared at her as he was dragged out of the room.
"No! You leave him!" Frigga pulled Loki away from Odin and Laufey stubbornly.
Odin sighed. "Forgive my wife, please Laufey, she is quite sensitive. Frigga please, what do you want me to do?"
Frigga glared at him. "Talk this out first."
"What?"
"Talk this out first. Discuss this marriage before it is done." Frigga raised her chin proudly.
Odin took a step back and stared at her silently.
Laufey stepped forward and stared down at the queen. "What needs discussing queen Frigga? Loki is my bride by his parents will."
"I am his mother and I never agreed to let you have him." She replied stubbornly.
"Odin perhaps we are being a bit hasty…" Laufey rumbled calmly.
"Then with your agreement we shall resign to the study next door. Loki and Frigga would you like to join us?" Odin turned to them grimly.
"I will be there shortly, Loki may or may not join. Just give us a moment alone."
The two men and two frost giants went into the study and as soon as the door shut Frigga turned to Loki.
"There I've perhaps gotten you an hour with your thoughts. What else can I do to help?" Frigga stared at Loki expectantly and he frowned.
"That was all an act?"
"Well no I meant every word, but I just spoke more dramatically." Frigga smiled at him sadly.
Loki nodded slowly understanding what she had just done. "Now what? We just try to end it?"
"It is not that simple, if your birth parents willed you to marry Laufey then we would be disrespecting them by not allowing Laufey to marry you. However I can get you a better chance of surviving comfortably. Perhaps even regular visits with me and Odin and Thor. I will do my best to give you as much freedom as I can." Frigga squeezed his hand kindly and went into the study, leaving Loki to his thoughts.
Laufey and Odin frowned at each other as Frigga strode in alone.
"Thrym check on Loki." Laufey said sharply.
"No, Loki needs to be alone to prepare himself." Frigga replied primly.
"Very well." Laufey growled and sat down heavily. "What do you want to discuss about the marriage?"
"Why Loki? Surely you had other offers being a king."
"He is a frostfemme, the king can only be born from a frostfemme." Laufey stared at Frigga confidently.
"Would you let Loki return here for the spring? He deserves to have a haven in his favourite season." Frigga replied calmly.
"Not Spring that is when our young are typically born, I want Loki home to birth."
Well that wasn't what she wanted to hear but perhaps she could use it. "Could he come for the Summer with you and the babe?"
"Too hot, we would melt and the babies would need to be in the quiet of Jotunheim." Laufey replied shortly and Frigga grit her teeth in annoyance.
"Nonsense!" Thor interrupted crossly. "Loki has lived in Asgard to majority, he has never struggled before!"
"We will have a three month old baby in summer, the baby will be Jotun and probably unable to transform into Aesir skin like Loki. I cannot transform like Loki, so I would suffer here." Laufey replied shortly. "Do not presume to understand my biology Prince."
"Enough Laufey, Thor." Frigga cut both off before a fight could ensue. "Fall or Winter?"
"Fall is harvest time, we work and then celebrate. Winter is more our mating season if we have one at all, hence why I want Loki now."
"But wait Loki has monthly blood, a mating season implies a seasonal blood like with dogs, doesn't it?" Thor looked to Frigga for help and she frowned.
"I believe Thor is correct, how do you explain this Laufey?" She looked at him carefully and he raised an eyebrow at her.
"Winter is very cold, we tend to do very little besides huddle with our mates and couple to keep warm. It isn't our mating season because of hormones so much as it being too cold for anything else."
Frigga huffed, the king had an answer to everything! Laufey just smiled at her calmly.
"Fall is when I want Loki here," Frigga said sharply. "You don't need him to celebrate and harvest."
"Very well I suppose that will be acceptable." Laufey replied slowly, watching her carefully. "Is that all?"
"Babies. How many? How soon? To join Jotunheim and Asgard or just to be part of Jotunheims royalty?"
"Wait wait! Babies?" Thor gaped at them in shock. "But Loki doesn't know Laufey well enough! Mother you always said-"
"I know what I said Thor, in the situation at hand it is not applicable because there are other laws in play. I wanted Loki to marry for love and have children for the same reason, you too, but it is not something we can accomplish right now. Laufey, answer my questions." Frigga internally had to sigh at Thor's naivety in this crucial discussion. Perhaps if he had paid better attention in his lessons he would understand better.
"As many as is possible to create and as soon as possible. Jotunheims royalty of course, why would Asgard have anything to do with my young?" Laufey gave Frigga a skeptical look and she glared at him.
"Because Loki is the prince of Asgard."
"Did you legally adopt him?" Frigga had no answer to Laufey's question and he nodded contently.
"Odin is that all or do you have more questions?" Laufey looked over to Odin lazily.
"Will you wait until the wedding?" Frigga said coldly.
Laufey turned back to her slowly. "I cannot take the risk that Loki will run off with someone else. And as I said; mating season, he is fertile now, why wait?"
"Because it is improper and Loki doesn't want you! That is why." Thor growled. "And if that isn't enough reason, I fully intend on defending Loki's purity to the death if I have to. I have the advantage over you now Laufey, this isn't Jotunheim."
"Are you threatening me boy? I would not recommend upsetting me, not when I am about to lay claim on your baby brothers sweet backside."
Odin sat up straighter and got between the two fuming males. "Enough! Thor, I don't want to hear one more word about harming Laufey or any Jotnar, if you mention such a thing again Norns help me, I will banish you to Midgard, understand? And Laufey, refer to Loki in such a way again and I will banish you to Muspelheim!"
Thor nodded sharply once the shock wore off, he couldn't disobey his father. Laufey nodded moodily too and Odin heaved a deep breath.
"We shall discuss trade and the wedding tomorrow, tonight I believe you would like to be with your bride Laufey."
Frigga sighed and went back out to Loki.
Loki sat outside his mother's study waiting for word about what had been decided of his fate.
'How do I get myself into these things? Anyone would think I'm addicted to danger with the rate I'm going.' He sighed sadly and thought about the day's events. 'All this because I wanted to ruin my brother's big day….stupid Loki why can you never do anything right?'
Loki dragged a hand over his face in frustration, he was alone and in the warm safety of his mother's chambers he could relax at last. He went to her bed and lay down on it sniffing her pillows to take in her scent.
'Mother…I am so sorry I did all of this. If I had known the repercussions would be so great I would never have gone to Jotunheim.'
Loki felt bad, it was like he ate too much or jumped off a cliff. 'I wish I could jump off a cliff right now, perhaps the Bifrost…..'
Loki sighed again, it would kill his mother if he took his own life, he couldn't do that to her.
'What of Odin? How is he feeling through all this? He loves me, he says so but why do this?!' Loki knew it was childish but he wanted his father's love and the events of the day were making his hopes smaller and smaller.
'He is a king, he does what he must to protect his people.' A soft voice soothed Loki and he huffed.
'Well he was my father before he was a king! That should matter shouldn't it?' He whimpered. 'It has to matter…'
'Oh Loki…your father loves you very much I am sure of it but he must do what is right by Asgard.'
Loki sat up suddenly. 'Hey you're just a voice in my head what do you know?'
'I think I know more than you want me to, like how you feel about bedding with Laufey.'
Loki frowned. This was getting weird because the voice didn't sound like his own voice. 'Usually my mind doesn't tell me so many lies so freely.'
'I'm not lying but it's alright you can believe what you want about me. What's on your mind?'
Loki glared at the ceiling. 'Aren't YOU my mind?'
'Not quite.'
'So this is it I'm going nuts?'
'Aren't we all?'
'Some more than others…'
'Well if you are really worried I suggest you speak now or forever hold the pieces of your shattered mind.'
'Why's that?'
'Because Jotunheim has no mind healers.'
'Really?'
'Yep, true story.'
'Huh that explains a lot.'
'Watch it, your husband is from Jotunheim.'
Loki growled angrily. 'He isn't my husband! Oh dear Norns, look at me! I'm having a conversation with my sort-of-not-mind! What do you even want?'
'Just making conversation, thought it would be nice to reassure you that Laufey is going to treat you nicely.'
Loki scoffed. 'Yea right, and I'm the queen of Niflheim.'
'No you are the queen of Jotunheim, seriously, check out that mind healer before we return home. And it is the truth, Laufey is a gentle lover.'
'How would you know? You are clearly a figment of my nutcase imagination.'
'I've heard things! Don't panic that's all, he doesn't want to hurt you on purpose, although it might hurt a tad it'll be nothing to cry over.'
Loki was certain he didn't like the voice. 'Try it yourself. Then tell me it's not worth crying over.'
The voice didn't reply and Loki settled in against his mother's pillows tiredly. He was still wrapped in her shawl and took great comfort from the warmth of it. It was one he had bought in Vanaheim when he went to visit. She had adored it instantly and treasured it mightily.
"Loki?"
Frigga was back. Loki sat up quickly and watched her approach.
"What happened? How did it go? Am I free?" Loki looked closely at her; the expression on her face wasn't encouraging.
"I got Laufey to agree to send you here for the fall but he won't wait until your wedding night to take you, he will come for you now no doubt. He explained that kings of Jotunheim can only be born of Frostfemme so any other bride wouldn't be acceptable. The other thing is he wants children, I don't want to pressure you Loki but he says he wants a lot as soon as possible, winter is the Jotun mating season and then pregnancy lasts until the spring of the next year."
Loki sat quietly taking it all in slowly. "So…I have to bed him now and get pregnant soon but I can come back for the fall?"
"Yes, I will try to negotiate further but Laufey is in no mood for it right now, I believe something about you gave away your ovulation and he is eager to have you."
Loki nodded slowly in a daze and saw movement in the corner of his eye. Laufey, Thrym, Thor and Odin stepped out of Frigga's study and stood waiting for him patiently.
Frigga saw them too and turned to them. "He is ready."
She took his hand and helped him climb off of the bed before she hugged him tightly and pressed a kiss to his cheek before whispering in his ear. "You will be fine my boy, just do as he says."
Odin gestured for Loki to follow and he walked slowly towards his father and followed him out of Frigga's chambers. They were half way to Loki's rooms when Odin stopped.
"Laufey I should like a word with Loki privately before I leave you for the night." Odin said calmly.
The king looked suspiciously at Odin but nodded sharply and walked ahead of them with Thor and Thrym.
Odin turned to Loki and embraced him tightly.
"It will be alright. He will not want to spend over long with you tonight Loki."
Loki wasn't sure whether he should be relieved by this knowledge or insulted by the implication that he was undesirable but he clung to Odin regardless. He took great comfort in his father's rare embraces.
"Father, I can't do this…I'm not ready to marry or rule or be a mother or what he wants now! Father I'm sorry but I can't do it…" Loki whispered hoarsely against Odin's shoulder.
Odin could feel Loki trembling violently from nerves and shock, he rubbed Loki's back comfortingly, the way he always did when Loki came to him in a state of upset.
"Loki it is frightening to you and new but it is your duty. As a prince you would have married for political reasons anyway. I just never thought Jotunheim would be that marriage. Just go with it please Loki, I don't want him to have reason to hurt you."
Loki shook his head and pressed closer to Odin. "I can't father."
"You can and you must my son…I'm so sorry Loki, I tried to keep you from him for all these years because I thought you were his son. Now I find I may have a war on my hands for committing a worse crime against him. If I could save you I would my boy."
Odin gently pressed Loki back out of the embrace and cupped his cheeks kindly.
"You'll be alright Loki, you are smart and cunning, I do not doubt you will find a way to turn this around. I love you my son, you must come out of this unscathed. Do whatever you must to avoid Laufey's wrath please Loki."
Loki nodded nervously. "I will try for you father."
Odin smiled proudly. "That's my boy."
They turned and approached the three waiting males silently. Loki was nervous and uncertain about what to expect but knew he didn't want what Laufey was dishing.
Odin had settled something in his heart though, "If I could save you I would." It had brought peace to Loki to know his father did care. He had worried foolishly that he was to be abandoned by his father who honestly didn't really have a use for Loki except as a spare prince.
Loki looked up to find himself in his rooms, Odin slapped a hand down firmly on his shoulder and placed a golden bracelet on each of his wrists.
'Magic repressors.' he realised as he examined the bands.
Odin nodded to him with a kind smile and left. Loki listened to his steps fading until they were gone completely. He was alone with Laufey, with no magic and no way out. He stood in the centre of his room and didn't move until he felt Laufey's hand on the small of his back, it surprised him and he jumped before allowing Laufey to usher him to the bed.
"It has been long since such a powerful Frostfemme was born to our people, few can create solid clones as you did. The absence of an aura gave it away but it was exceptional." Laufey was just trying to make him feel better which was surprising but didn't really help.
Laufey pushed him to the bed and Loki was glad it was softer than the ice brick from Laufey's room he may have been sore from the force Laufey used to hold him down. The king knelt above him and began gently as he had before, stroking his sides and chest.
Loki looked away from the king and sniffled quietly; Laufey paused briefly and leaned down to nip at Loki's neck and behind his ear.
"I don't want to hurt you, despite what your father seems to think. We cannot take all night to mate, so you had best spread your legs, relax, and take me in."
Loki swallowed hard and lay limp, trying to follow Odin's wishes. Laufey was rubbing between his legs again firmly and Loki couldn't ignore that quite so easily.
He whimpered in reluctant pleasure when Laufey gave just enough pressure against his entrance and rubbed smoothly over it, Loki blushed when he felt the moistness dripping down to his backside.
Laufey began pressing his smallest finger into Loki. It felt sore, Loki wasn't sure he liked the stretch but it didn't feel too bad, it felt like having his own fingers inside and he relaxed further and just focused on the slide of Laufey's finger in and out of his passage hoping he'd be wet enough and the king wouldn't last too long.
Laufey pulled his hands back and undid the clasps on his loin cloth, throwing it aside. Loki's eyes trained on the hard member between the giants legs, it was at least three times the size of Laufey's smallest finger!
The girth made Loki shiver fearfully. He felt like he would puke at any moment. He was going to bleed to death if that thing got into him! Odin couldn't be angry with Loki for resisting if he knew what his son was faced with! Loki began to struggle and whimper under Laufey as the king tried to position himself against Loki's entrance. The giant king growled irritably and tried to hold Loki down.
"Be still! Be still Loki I am not trying to hurt you!"
Loki increased his struggle and managed to kick Laufey in the face and flip onto his stomach. He tried to scramble for the edge of the bed but Laufey was lying on his back again. Loki yelled in protest and fear when he found he couldn't escape.
"Please don't do this, let me go! Please! It's too big you'll hurt me, let go!" He fought against Laufey as best as he could and stopped when suddenly the king pinched a nerve in his neck, and growled into Loki's ear.
"Stay still, you will relax and I will claim you, we do not have time for romance and I am sorry that you feel like this is being forced on you, but don't you see? You're acting unnaturally! Frostfemme are sexual beings Loki, this will feel good for you I swear, just relax and give yourself to me." Laufey tried persuading Loki but knew his pleas fell on deaf ears.
He pressed Loki's thighs apart.
"No!" Loki sobbed unhappily struggling on his stomach beneath the king.
Laufey nipped his neck again. "Relax Loki this will feel so good, you will only want more when we are done, just relax. I don't want to hurt you Loki, you are alright baby."
Laufey positioned his cock at Loki's entrance and began to press in to the wet warmth. He pressed until he was fully seated in Loki, then drew back and thrust in again. Loki lay crying earnestly beneath him.
"Please no, stop it! That hurts! Laufey!" Loki shouted unhappily.
"Shhh it's alright. Relax now Loki, it doesn't hurt that much." He leaned down to nip Loki's ear gently, sniffing his mate's hair and licking his neck.
Loki felt like he was being torn in two as the king pressed into him, there was a burning around his entrance from overstretching and he knew he was bleeding.
"Please stop…"Loki whimpered, moving a hand back to push on Laufey's hip.
The king sighed and stilled within Loki and waited for a moment.
"Loki?"
"Don't." Loki replied breathily, trying to wrap his mind around what was happening.
"Loki it's alright, you are in good hands, just calm down." Laufey raked his fingers up and down Loki's sides and kissed his shoulders soothingly.
"No I-I can't-Laufey please-just…off. Get off. Now!" Loki clawed at the king's hip with one hand and reached up with the other to claw his face.
Laufey grabbed both hands in one of his own and lifted off of Loki slightly. Loki writhed and tried to get away.
Smack!
Loki stilled in shock, his backside warmed by a blow from Laufey's hand.
"Loki…..behave like a child in my presence and you will be treated like a child. I am trying to make this easier for you. Lie still and for once just do what you are told!" Laufey snapped sternly.
He lay Loki back down on the bed and started scratching his sides again. Both males were trying to calm themselves down before continuing.
"Look Loki…this has to happen tonight, it cannot wait until we are better acquainted, if it could wait then it certainly would. This would be so much better for you if you could relax and surrender to how you feel." Laufey murmured sadly.
"But I don't want this. Don't you understand? I'm not your bride, I don't want you." Loki's voice was hoarse.
Laufey sighed and kissed his shoulder. "I won't hurt you. I will take good care of you Loki. Let me show you." Laufey murmured encouragingly to Loki and started to move in him again slowly.
Loki was shocked and didn't protest but continued crying pitifully as every thrust brought a burn to his abused entrance.
"It hurts." He gasped.
Laufey shushed him kindly. "It's not so bad my love. Let me help you feel good."
Loki felt his heart aching at the knowledge that he was alone in this. His mother could not oppose his father and Thor wouldn't know what to do. Loki was going to be forced to go to Jotunheim forever to mate with the monster who plunged in and out of him.
The king had moved a hand down to rub between Loki's legs but there was no hardness. Loki wasn't interested in having sex, but the king allowed his hand to wander further to pull and rub the nub between Loki's legs. That gave some feeling but Loki fought tooth and nail against it despite his moistening entrance.
What would Frigga say? Loki just gave up his purity to a man he doesn't love! She'd raised him better than that but here he was losing a bit more of his innocence with every thrust of Laufey's hips. He almost couldn't believe it.
'I'm not a virgin anymore. I'm losing my virginity right now in this moment.' Loki wondered in amazement at this sudden realisation, unsure how he felt about it.
Loki felt Laufey's rhythm change.
The wet heat and tightness of Loki was almost too much for Laufey as he moved in and out of the boy. He knew Loki was still crying and he felt there was blood from their coupling but he pursued his pleasure and moved a hand under Loki to stroke him.
He found no hardness between Loki's thighs but shrugged it off and moved his hand lower to stroke his clit. Laufey felt Loki become wetter and knew the flow would bring his seed to Loki's womb where he wanted it. He gave a few more staggering thrusts before pressing in deeper than before and releasing inside of his bride with a groan.
Laufey lay panting on Loki's back for a few minutes, hands softly stroking his sides comfortingly, he pressed kisses to Loki's shoulders. Loki lay still now, silent tears slipped down his cheeks and he waited for Laufey to leave. The king began to pull out of Loki and Loki gasped when he felt his entrance burn and ache and dribble more blood onto the sheets. Laufey sat stroking his hands over Loki's back silently for a few more minutes.
"Loki…" nipping at his ear. "Shhh…..It's alright I have finished with you for now, I shall have you again on our wedding night, you will be looser and you shall not bleed."
Loki released a shuddering breathe and curled up in a foetal position.
"I'm sorry baby, it's over now. You can sleep, you are safe. Shhh it's alright baby, I've got you." Laufey murmured into Loki's ear.
"I don't want you." Loki whispered.
"I want you. It really isn't up to you Loki. We are now married for all intents and purposes, I plan on taking full advantage." Laufey replied steadily, he could feel his ire rising but battled it down with patience.
Loki didn't answer and Laufey sighed. "Loki take the time you need to come to terms with this but don't shut me out. We were betrothed from the day of your birth and when we thought you dead and gone the whole of Jotunheim mourned. The king can only have young by a frostfemme, you have a vital role."
"But you hurt me." Loki whimpered softly, curling up tighter.
"Loki it doesn't hu-" Laufey cut himself off with a sigh. The boy was clearly set in the opinion that their mating had been painful and Laufey was not going to convince him otherwise.
"Loki. You are young by most standards and I know this is not what you wanted but if you keep telling yourself half-truths you will make your life harder." Again no answer and Laufey sighed.
"Loki you will become accustomed quickly to married life, it's not the end of the world. You will be happy on Jotunheim, I will take good care of you and our children, you will be a queen and get spoilt by me regularly." He finished off with a suggestive nip to Loki's neck and pressed closer to his spouse.
A nasty scowl answered Laufey and he huffed "By now you should be with our fourth child, it is a natural part of life Loki, accept it. If you would just-" Laufey stopped with a growl, there was no reason to try talking to Loki at that moment, he didn't want to hear what Laufey had to say.
The giant stood and replaced his loin cloth, turning to Loki again he bent down and kissed his neck before taking his leave.
Loki watched him go with ice in his heart.
'Never again.'
Loki lay quietly for hours alone after Laufey left. When his mother came in that night, he felt drawn and tired and sore, the blood had dried but he hadn't moved. Frigga had an ointment with her from Eir to apply to his abused flesh and she gently made him roll onto his back.
She cleaned his face and between his legs with warm water before applying the cooling ointment. Finally she tucked him into bed and sat beside him holding him close, neither needed to speak, they both understood. Frigga's thought's drifted to her youthful bonding to Odin which had been as forced as Loki's…..
*Flashback Starts*The kingdom of Vanaheim was in flames as Asgards forces attacked. Princess Frigga was running through the halls of the palace trying to get away from the prince who had been ordered to capture and bond with her. Odin. He caught her in the queen's chambers and forced her down. She could remember the pain and her horror when he defiled her in her mother's room.*Flashback Ends*
The war had been won by Asgard that day, through the marriage of the princess to the Asgardian prince. Frigga could sympathise with Loki, her mother had been forced to stand by as Frigga married Odin a week later, Frigga had cried every day she was in Asgard until Odin had found a way to woo her. Their marriage had a disastrous start but they survived it.
'I hope you can find a way to make this work my baby Loki.' She pressed a kiss to his forehead and they dozed off to sleep.
Laufey and Odin stood in the Royal Library staring each other down silently.
Odin had been doing some research on Loki's birth parents while he waited for Laufey to find him. Thrym was there too, having led Laufey from Loki's rooms, he sat on the floor watching the two kings curiously beside Thor.
"So you have finished with Loki." Odin said simply and Laufey nodded.
"He is fine if that is what you want to know Allfather."
"I am glad to hear it, by blood or not Loki is my son and I should hate to see him in pain." Odin eyed Laufey warily.
"Pain?" Thor asked suddenly. "Why would Loki be in pain? Isn't he sort of….elastic like a maiden?"
Odin nearly throttled Thor. Thrym turned to answer him instead.
"He was pure, mating hurts a little sometimes for those who are pure. But yes I suppose he is elastic."
"Ooohh…."Thor nodded wisely, then. "You bastard! You hurt my brother?"
"Enough Thor! Remember my warning!" Odin barked at his son strictly.
Odin shook his head and turned his attention to Laufey.
"Did he say anything?" Odin asked, he really just wanted to know if Loki had taken to Laufey well or not but he couldn't outright ask.
"Nothing you need to know." Was Laufey's stout response. "My brother and I will need rooms for the night. Loki will not welcome me into his room anytime tonight."
Odin nodded. "My wife is with him, she told me you might want a separate room. I have opened two rooms beside Thor's where you can spend the remainder of the night."
Laufey nodded shortly. Odin decided outright asking would not kill him.
"Was Loki truly alright? Will he be happy on Jotunheim?"
Laufey eyed him silently, trying to decide if it was a ploy or not.
"He will be fine, he just needs time to become accustomed to his future. In time he will be happy, I can assure you of that." Laufey turned and left with Thrym and Thor.
Odin sat down behind a desk slowly, deep in thought.