A/N: Time frame wise, this is set 8 years after Burning Curve, for reference. :)
So updates might be a little slow as I deal with some big personal stuff. If you're interested you can read about it at my Tumblr. megaranoelle . tumblr . com
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Tony was getting Melisande ready for her first Jotunheim trip, wrapping a fuzzy scarf around her neck, making her giggle as he tickled her cheeks with it. Loki was waiting for Eindride and Elpis to show up with Sander. They would leave as soon as they showed up. Tony was curious as to why Emma had set up this event, but she was happy and that's really all Tony cared about sometimes.
"Alright, little munchkin, you're all set." He pulled her favorite hat, with fox ears on top, over her head and she grinned. He took her hand and they walked carefully out of the bedroom. Tony had his warming amulet all set, but still had his jackets waiting out by Loki for when they went there. One day he might ask Loki for another warming amulet so all he had to wear were some long sleeved shirts.
"Cold?" Melisande asked, looking up at Tony as they walked.
"Yup, it's going to be cold where we're going, munchkin," Tony nodded. "But you're going to like it, just like your brothers and sisters, and your Dad."
"Melli!" Sander swooped over and picked her up and she giggled and hugged his neck. "You can't go anywhere without this little guy." Sander held up her stuffed fox and she gasped and grabbed it, wrapping it in her arms. Tony chuckled and walked over to Loki.
He handed Tony his jackets as they heard footsteps heading towards the living room. "Just in time," Tony smiled. They looked over to see Eindride and Elpis walk in, and Tony narrowed his eyes in suspicion as he looked at Elpis. She was wearing pants and a sweater dress, but it was slightly too big for her, and that was completely out of the norm for her usual style.
"We're on time, so you can't tell us that we're late," Eindride said, misinterpreting Tony's look. Tony stepped closer to Elpis and they stopped walking. Elpis glanced over at Eindride, giving him an unimpressed look as Tony circled them.
"Loki!" Tony stopped behind them and looked over at his curious husband. "Our son got her pregnant!"
"What?" Eindride turned to look at Tony.
"If you're going to cover up a pregnancy, you need to use an illusion," Loki informed him. "It was obvious when you change your clothing style. You have brought this on self, son." He looked at Elpis and gave her a smile. "My blessings upon your pregnancy."
"You're the sweetest of in-laws," she chuckled, ignoring how Tony was giving Eindride a look, silently berating him for not telling them.
"Now you just have to get married," Loki chuckled a little. "Well, shall we depart then?" Eindride nodded and quickly put some space between him and Tony, keeping his arm looped with Elpis's. "I just hope that it's not too weird that our grandchild will be a little older than its Aunt or Uncle."
"What?" Eindride's eyes widened a little as Sander chuckled at his older brother.
"Look at how big you're getting!" Emma grinned at Melisande when the family made their way into the palace. Melisande giggled, grinning at the attention, still in Sander's arms. She was just like Tony. "And you brought Sander with you! That's my girl." Sander rolled his eyes a little.
"Anders brought a pregnant person." Tony smirked standing next to Loki. Emma whipped around to look at Eindride and Elpis.
"I'm finally going to be an Aunt!" Emma hopped over and hugged her brother and he gagged a little when she squeezed him. "It's about time!"
"Just remember that time passes differently up here," Eindride said as he pushed away from Emma, Elpis giggling next to him. "It hasn't been nearly as long down there as it has been up here." He put Elpis in front of him and looked at his older sister. "So what's the reason for the big shindig you want to throw?"
Emma suddenly grinned wide and started to hop around a little on her feet. Tony and Loki were suddenly reminded of when she was little and used to hop everywhere. "There's a big reason for it, and there's also a reason I wanted you to come up early too." Tony and Loki raised an eyebrow.
"Tony, you are looking Old." A woman's voice filtered in the room before they saw her. She looked vaguely familiar as she walked up behind Emma. She smiled at them and Tony's jaw dropped a little and Loki's eyes widened in surprise. Eindride blinked a little and tilted his head. "And yet you Still haven't cut your hair."
"Oh my god!" Eindride exclaimed, Elpis and Sander looking at him oddly. "Dani?!"
"I'm honestly surprised he caught on so fast," she stage whispered to Emma. Emma laughed and grinned.
"You Would be reborn as an ice nymph," Loki commented, smiling now. Dani smiled, leaning her head on top of Emma's. They could see the familiar look in her eyes, even if she looked different from before.
"Excuse you, I do Not look old," Tony spoke up. "I am spritely for my age."
"How about we all go somewhere else more comfortable and explain things to our confused family members." Emma suggested, motioning towards Elpis and Sander.
The small group moved through the halls, heading to the room they had designated as a family room, private from the rest of the palace. Once inside Tony had moved and hugged the younger looking Dani. Loki had kissed Emma's cheek, who couldn't seem to stop smiling.
"Seems like someone was able to pull some strings for you," Loki said to his daughter.
"You have no idea how happy I am," Emma said to him. "Anya and Kasir somehow managed to keep it a secret, only showing up after we had met again. Anya is Just like her parents, wily and sassy." Loki snorted a little.
Dani had walked over to Elpis and put out her hand. "I'm Dani, and you're surprisingly pregnant with Ander's child. How did he manage that? Did he pay you?"
"Hey!" Eindride frowned as Dani grinned.
"Dani is our daughter's partner," Loki started to explain to a confused looking Elpis and Sander. "To make a long story short, she died, when Eindride was younger, and it seems that she was reborn here on Jotunheim."
"And, excuse you, but she's with me by choice," Eindride mumbled.
Elpis chuckled as she shook Dani's hand. "He's right. I'm his personal assistant as well, and his girlfriend, and I keep him in check."
Melisande was babbling in Sander's arms and Dani looked over. "Brought a babysitter for the youngest, Loki?"
"Babysitter?" Sander frowned. "No, I'm the older brother." Dani blinked.
"Oh my god, you're one of the twins!" She looked at Emma, eyes wide. Emma chuckled and nodded. "Holy crap! You were only five the last time I saw you. Holy crap, you grew up, certainly better looking than Anders."
Sander grinned. "Oh, I like you already." Dani and Emma laughed. "This is in fact our youngest sister, Melisande. Say hi, munchkin."
Melisande waved at her, holding onto her fox with one arm. "Hiiiiii," she let the word drag out, and Dani smiled at her, making the little girl smile more.
"So, I asked you guys to come early because we wanted to tell you something before everyone else," Emma said, bring attention back to the original questions before. "Tomorrow I'm going to make the official announcement. Dani and I are engaged." Both women grinned, Dani wrapping an arm around Emma's waist.
"I hadn't expected to marry directly into a royal line, I'll be honest." Dani said through her smile.
"And of course the fact that ice nymph's, such as yourself, are natural shapeshifters," Loki added. He also saw the smirk on Dani's face. "So, should you both want children, that would be within your power now." Loki walked over and kissed Emma's forehead. "It makes me happy to see you glowing again." Emma hugged him tightly and he rested his cheek on her head, a soft smile on his face.