She woke in the morning feeling a little guilty, she had always blamed her brother for not being there. While he had actually been about when she needed him the most. She had lashed out at him when it wasn't deserved and she never said thank you for the patience he showed. It had been years since she had gone through that pain and she was as much to blame with them becoming distant.

She sat in her room alone most of the day, unable to concentrate on the work she needed to do before her. She had started writing a report about Loki several times but all of them were failed attempts. She felt he didn't deserve the type of report she knew that SHIELD were expecting from her, she could tell them about his punishment he was serving. The rest though, it seemed to personal between the both of them, she didn't want SHIELD to judge her or him really. She sat back knowing the dilemma which she was facing.

There was a thunderous knock at the door making her jump from her thoughts, she just stood up to open the door. Thor stood there looking at her with a unusual smile on his face. She admired how Thor could look so happy considering the pressures that he was surely getting from his parents and all that happened between him and Loki.

"I would like to invite you to a dinner this evening." He began.

"This isn't like a date right cos I am not interested in you like that Thor." Leah said trying to be funny but knew it had failed by the expression on Thor's face.

"No, no you are just a friend." Thor interrupted her looking a little flustered. "My Father and Mother the King and Queen would like you to join us at our family meal."

"Oh." Leah was now a little more surprised now, this was not what she expected to happen at all. "Right."

"I will collect you in a hour." Thor continued to explain "I would advise you wear something." He paused not really sure what to say.

"I get it." Leah nodded smiling at Thor's attempt to tell her to wear something nice. "I will see you in a hour."

Leah shut the door, wondering why all of a sudden the king and queen wanted to see her. Also having her to join them a very personal time, a family meal seemed a little odd to her. She had yet to meet the king, not that it bothered her much. She understood how busy Thor was, so she knew that the King was preparing him to take over as well as rule. Though she still worried what the King would think of her and the reason she was here. Thor said before she arrived in Asgard that he needed persuading to allow her to research them and look at there history. So she knew how much a good impression would aid her and her mission here.

She managed to find a purple and silver coloured dress in one of the wardrobes within her room which actually fitted her. She just tied her long bronze hair back in a loose pony tail, not really sure what to do with it. She looked at herself in the mirror hoping she would do when the knock at the door came. She walked over to the door opening it too see Thor standing there in what looked like his full ceremonial gear. He looked more god like and King like in it, definitely intimidating if you didn't know him. He suddenly looked a little shocked which made her smile, knowing that she had not really dressed up while being here before.

"Will this do?" She asked giving him a small twirl.

"You look beautiful." Thor replied

"Thanks." Leah laughed.

She walked with Thor to an area of the palace she hadn't been in, she felt very nervous about meeting the King. She had yet to even see him, she was aware how busy he was at the moment and while bringing Thor on as the next king. Though she didn't understand why she was meeting them right this moment, it made her uneasy. She had been here for weeks now, it was surely not to welcome her. She glanced up looking at Thor thinking about how to ask him without causing offence and making him aware of her concern. She could not think of the right wording before they arrived at large doors with two guards standing outside. The guards immediately bowed their heads at Thor as they entered a rather smaller room than others in the palace, there was a large grand fire to one side and a table full of food the other side. The King and Queen sat on a chair together talking as they entered. Thor walked straight in while she bowed at the door way.

"Enter child." The Queen said sounding kind and gentle making Leah stand up straight smiling at her.

She knew the Queen at least and the she had been to visit her a few times which reassured her that this was not about anything too serious. Leah entered feeling a little out of her depth. The king was not what she expected, he looked old, well older than most Asgardians she had met, making the Queen look a lot younger than him. However he seemed warm in general making her relax a little more. They all sat around the table, they were discussing something which Leah had no understanding about before the King finally looked up at her with his one good eye before saying.

"I hear you have visited my son Loki a few times and he is talking to you?"

"Yes your highness." Leah nodded knowing that he had probably had reports from the guards.

"What have you talked about?" The king continued to question her as he took a sip from his goblet.

"Lots of things really." Leah thought for a moment, knowing she needed to word this correctly. She placed her knife and fork down so she could give his question her full attention. "About the attack on earth, our childhoods and how he tried to prove himself for your love." She knew she may have over stepped the mark but it was only the truth.

The king looked at her a moment, his expression didn't change though he seemed interested in what she had just said. Leah just sat there not moving, her heart had risen to her throat. She glanced at Thor who had his head down, she knew this must be a awkward subject but she wasn't going lie and fluff up the situation.

"My son has he said anything that would indicate he is willing to change?" The Queen quired staring at Leah, she could hear the slight desperation in her voice about getting her son back.

"Not exactly, he loves you though. Any one could see that." Leah smiled back at the queen trying to give her some hope. "He seems to be feeling guilty about the actions hes done to all of you. Though him changing, he has had no reason to change at the moment. He is currently locked up in a cell, caged up like a monster with all the other big and nasty things you have down there. Why should he feel any need to change."

"What are you trying to say Lady Leah?" The king frowned his tone not changing, which reassured Leah that she was not over stepping the mark with what she said.

"Perhaps if you want your son back, if you want to be a family again, you need to give him a opportunity. Give him a reason to prove himself, a way he can prove to you that he is worthy of being trusted and loved by you. Maybe treating him like your son and not some monster that people should fear would help." Leah mumbled trying to think about what Loki had said to her previously not wanting to get it wrong. She knew this was very important to Loki and perhaps if she got it right it would help him overall. "All he wanted was your approval before, perhaps finding a way so you can show him that you do in fact love him would be enough. It would be the approval that Loki has been looking for after all this time."

"An interesting notion." The king sat back staring at her with his one eye. "Thank you for your honesty."

The rest of the evening was filled with a more relaxing topic, Thor explained to the King and Queen about Mirgard with Leah helping him along. It had become very easy for Leah to talk now knowing that the elephant in the room had been deflated at least. Leah spoke about the different traditions and ways which differed to Asgard. The King at least seemed to be more comfortable with her now which was something. The night had set in and before it got much later Leah managed to slip away leaving Thor with his parents alone. She knew they were more than likely going to discuss the Loki matter further without her being there. She got back to her room with only a minor detour, she collapsed down on her bed closing her weary eyes feeling tired and relieved that the night had gone well.

"So you met the so called parents." She heard Loki say making her let out a sigh and open her eyes.

Leah just sat up and looked around the room to see him sat upon the windowsill of an open window. She slowly stood back up looking around the room seeing they were alone. She headed over to a tall mirror taking off some of her own jewelry she had worn.

"Anything interesting said at dinner then." He drawled trying to sound uninterested, though she could hear a little curiosity in his voice.

"Not really." Leah lied before standing up and undoing her hair. She could see he was watching her in the mirror. She ignored his gaze, she ran a brush through her hair pulling on any knots that were there. She didn't want to give him any false hope telling him what she had said to his father as if nothing came of it she knew it would only increase the bitterness between them. "It was just the basic, where I am from, about my home etc."

"How boring." Loki muttered looking a little downcast that there was nothing else mentioned, his eyes slowly wandered over her body before he added. "Purple is not your colour."

"Ooo the inner feminine is coming out." Leah mocked him ever so slightly. She just turned around and looked at him as he stared at her. He seemed to be concentrating before he outstretched his hand. She just rolled her eyes before turning around to see that her once purple and silver dress was now gold and a emerald green. "Right." She frowned looking a little baffled by what had happened even though she knew it was Loki's doing. She knew that Loki's magic was weak but she wasn't sure what that exactly meant and how far his capabilities could go.

"That's much better." He smiled thought looking a little worn now as his face had turned almost paler than it was already.

"Your colours." She glanced up at him in the mirror before shaking her head and looking away. She had to emit the dress did look nicer in those colours but she was unsure what he was implying.

Loki just sat there suddenly grinning, she just rolled her eyes back at him letting out a displeased sigh. She turned her head away for a second as she put her hair up into a messy bun. When she looked back in the mirror he was no longer there looking at her, she turned around but found herself alone within her room.

She had no understanding of what Loki's intentions were towards her but it didn't seem to bother her any longer. She slipped out of her now green and gold dress, smiling slightly at what Loki did before going to bed and in the first time for ages having a dreamless sleep.