The story so far: Cephera had finally found her dream man but it turns out its Loki. She's unsure how to feel about this after his doings on earth. Currently she's on Asgard as her problem and the callings angels problems might be one in the same.

Doctor loki love: can't wait to see what you come up with for the AU. :p glad your liking this so far.

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I have a feeling this story is gonna be a short one. My plans for it are all solved pretty quickly. Hope I can pull it all together nicely. It's not about the length it's about how you pull it off...wow that's a 'that's what she said moment'.

Anyways the moment everyone probably couldn't wait for...his reaction. Enjoy!

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Chapter 4

Loki stared stunned at her confession. Never in his wildest dreams did he think she was a descendant of such a pathetic race as the mortals of Midgard. When he had first entered the room and laid eyes on her he had been ecstatic. This beautiful woman, his bride to be, his destiny was nothing truly worthy of him. He felt the throb of a headache coming on. This was not as he had thought it would be. He pictured a moment of true bliss where this woman would render a powerful visage that he could be proud to have by his side and call his wife. That he would possess as his for eternity. Instead he would be mocked and laughed at for choosing someone so low, vile and weak. Loki felt tricked and robbed of his hopes. Yet if she was human how was she still living? Was she over 200 hundred years old or had he been dreaming about her long before she was born?

Her words of magic nearly made him laugh out loud. This tiny thing thought she could conjure anything and live? As far as he knew only genetically altered humans were able to produce magic or powerful energies of any kind and even then they were weak. This girl didn't scream freak but then it would explain the age. The more he looked at her the more he hated his dreams. He wished she would be taken from his presence never to return but he was stuck with her now. She had a connection to the problem he had been bribed into helping with and his freedom was too precious for him to let his sudden disappointment and anger get in the way.

"I think it would be a good idea to bring your sister and the other girls here." Brunhilda was saying to the girl. Cephera her name was.

"I can arrange that but I would need to return to earth do to so." She told her.

"No need. We have ways to send word here that are quicker then any mortals device." Odin stood. "I will make the arrangements. Until then you are welcome to stay here in the palace. You are our guest." He told her. She stood and bowed as he left. Loki saw her eyes flick to him as he stood as well and came around to join all of them on the same side of the table, her gaze made his groin ache. No matter what this girl was she still held an intimate hold over him. 'Damn those dreams.' He cursed mentally.

"Come, we will find you a room where you may settle. Perhaps when the others arrive we can make a trip to the holy mountains and see the angels that have fallen." Thor told her his hand placed on her shoulder. Loki's eyes watched that hand closely. It nagged him to see it on her. She didn't speak she only nodded.

Brunhilda spoke up. "I will return to my home and pass on this news. Maybe now all will come to light." She smiled a stiff smile and left giving Loki a slight glare on the way out. Loki followed behind Thor and the mortal. He was thinking deeply about this situation. It wasn't until they made it to the forth corridor that he stopped them.

"Perhaps we should find an empty room close to my own. If I need assistance from the lady at least then I won't have to run all over the palace to fetch her." Loki said. Thor turned to look at him.

"Perhaps you are right brother. You may very well have to work together to figure out this mess." Thor scratched at his chin a moment. "I will let you escort her there then. There is something I want to discuss with our father." Thor gave her a polite kiss to her hand and left and loki bit back his need to correct Thor on the topic of father. They stood alone in that hallway awkwardly. She was looking down at the floor and fidgeting in her Midgardian attire.

Loki was looking her over. She was exactly as she looked from the dreams. Not one thing seemed to be different in anyway. He wondered if she had that little scar on the inside of her thigh. "Do you dream too?" She finally said. Loki was annoyed that her voice was enjoyable in his ears.

"I do." He replied. "I think the real question we seek is what do we do about it?" Loki watched her turn her face up to look at him.

"Do about it? I was sort of hoping now that we've met they would go away." She confessed taking a deep breath.

"You find me that awful? You wish to be rid of me." Even though he himself had thought the same thing he was some what insulted. He was not such an easy man to just forget about, yet she seemed determined to do just that. He narrowed his eyes.

"Look lets face it. You're a man who had murdered my kind not that long ago. Tried to subjugate them, mind controlled them, manipulated them, talked down to them. You've no love for humans. Why would you feel differently toward me?" She had set her face into a more serious look. He liked the look.

"You're right. I do not feel differently toward you. You are still as pathetic and worthless as the rest of them save for perhaps where the bedroom lies. And asking an expert I can also guarantee that should you try to perform magic you will fail just like anyone else of your kind." He smirked at the astounded look she now changed to.

"Nothing like being brutality honest." She growled. "So what? You bring me to find a room in your hallway for what purpose? I really don't feel it's completely just for the reasons you say." Loki moved toward her slightly and was surprised she did not back away. He expected her to at least show a little fear.

"For 200 years I've dreamt of you. Human or not you are mine as you are meant to be. Granted no one will ever know that. I can't have people thinking me weak but nevertheless you are mine. Bound to me and I do not plan to let go so easily. I've decided that despite the irritation I have for your distasteful heritage, you are still something I desire." He said to her. She looked about the hallway to see if anyone was listening.

"What's your point?" She asked crossing her arms across her chest.

"My point is I have a proposition for you. As we are both stuck working together to solve this enigma I suggest a truce. I would not be apposed to quelling the desire you have for me for the remainder of your time here." Cephera raised her eyebrow at him. Loki was sure that by the time they figured everything out she would have either succumbed to her desires and would pledge herself only to him or he would have gotten bored of her. Either way was a win for him.

"You want me to be your whore?" She said bluntly.

"You are not a whore if you engage in such things with only the one man." He pointed out leaning against the wall.

"Riiight...so mistress then." She corrected.

"Do not be so foolish to think a human could take such a position." He scoffed. She narrowed her eyes at him. She walked toward him with a sway blinking softly until she was right up to him. Loki was intrigued and watched her. She rubbed her hand down over his groin gripping firmly. Loki's lips parted and he groaned.

She leaned in so close to his face he could feel her light breath on his cheek. "I want you to think about this moment and remember you'll never have it again." She said and squeezed him a little too hard. Loki grunted and she jumped away from him "You're the most egotistical, hot headed, manipulative man I've ever had the displeasure of meeting. I wouldn't be caught dead in your bed!" She told him her voice raising an octave.

Loki launched off the wall toward her and grabbed for her but she vanished before he made it and appeared down the hall. "And by the way, I CAN do magic...and I'm damn good at it!" She stalked off leaving him in slight shock.

Cephera had no idea where she was going. She had been lost for at least an hour now. All the hallways looked the same to her with the decorations differing slightly. She was in no mood to ask anyone where she was going. She had passed by plenty of guards and servants but her anger had her in a foul mood and she was in no mood to speak to anyone.

The nerve of him to insinuate the only thing she was good for, and just barely at that, was sex. She was not a whore, she was not a pet or a toy. No matter what she dreamt she would not find herself in his bed. He could fuck all the whores in the palace for all she cared but she would not be one of them.

She was sure anyone passing by could see her agitation and had she had the ability she might have even been breathing fire. Cephera pause to take a look at her surroundings. Lavish tapestries, vases, small tables, chests and archways littered this hall. She remembered coming up several flights of stairs. This she thought looked richer then the other halls. Somehow she knew she was in the royal quarters. Her fingers touched the fine silk of the tapestry closest to her until a voice made her jump. "Lady Cephera." It was Thor thankfully. She turned to look at him trying to paint a smile across her face but her smile was washed away by the presence of Loki who was right behind the blond prince. "Loki had informed me he lost track of you. I hope you have not been too worried." Thor continued not noticing the glaring exchange the two gave to one another.

"No. It was a nice unintended trip. I got to see much of the castle without meaning to. It's a beautiful palace. So different then my own on Mechanova." She tried not to look at the dark haired prince of ass hat. She couldn't wait to go home and tell Tony all about this. After telling her housemate about her mystery man she was sure Tony would have some things to say to make her feel better. A mans advice about a man. A good night out with Tony and some Loki bashing would make her feel better. Cephera mentally frowned. She knew she didn't mean that. That was her anger talking.

She tried so very hard to not let her small bouts of anger get to her. She might be a mild tempered woman for the most part but when she got angry she could be a bitch like the rest. She hated herself when she got like that. It contradicted everything she tried to be. But she was only human and controlling her feelings came just as hard as the next persons.

"Come. We've found a room for you." Thor had urged her forward making her walk closer to the cause of her emotional unrest. She kept a tight serious face as she passed him by. With Thor there he would not lay a hand on her, even after her treatment of him in the hallway, which had surprised even her. She'd never acted so before and never had she handled someone so inappropriately. Still she was more amused then ashamed at her actions. She felt he deserved it. "This is my brothers bedchambers. If you need anything I am sure he will be more then willing to provide it."

Cephera tried not to let out a mocking laugh. She needed to soothe her inner bitch and get back down to her normal calm. "Very well." She said as they passed by and stopped three doors down. Three doors down was not far enough away for her liking but she would not complain in case Thor asked why.

"And this will be your room." Thor smiled and she returned it the best she could. With Loki still behind them she had trouble concentrating on niceness.

"I think I can take it from here Thor." Loki said laying a hand on the blonds broad shoulder.

"Excellent." Thor beamed. Once again she was being left alone with this privilege brat prince. When Thor was gone Loki took hold of her by the upper arm and roughly pushed her inside. She didn't bother looking around. She didn't care what the room looked like. The moment this situation was solved or they no longer needed her assistance she would be gone from Asgard.

She allowed his rough handling until he let her go and closed the door. "The disrespect you had shown me previously is not to be repeated."

"My disrespect? What about yours?" She said.

"I treat you as I see fit. You are both a woman and a mortal, neither of which constitutes your rash, idiotic behaviour to a prince of Asgard." He growled.

"You mean a prisoner of Asgard!" She retorted quickly. Man she was on fire. Her entire body was seething with hot white anger and annoyance.

"Watch what it is you say to me..."

"Or what? Out of the two of us only one of us can still do magic." Loki paused to look at her as if he forgot about that. "I hate to break it to you your highness but currently you need my help so your threats mean nothing to me. I'm not afraid of you." She paused and he only glared at her. "Fine...look we need to find some way to get along. If you stop calling me derogatory names regarding my humanity I promise to show you a little more respect." She said.

"No more grabbing me like you previously did." He warned her.

"I thought you like being grabbed." She smirked.

"Not that hard." He glowered.

"My bad. Aside from my dreams I have no experience where such things are concerned." She shrugged. She had meant to hurt him all the same.

"I can fix that." His mischievous grin returned.

"In your dreams." She said rolling her eyes and crossing her arms again.

"Apparently."