Loki's dreamer: loveish... Great word. I love it!

Sorceress of the trees: yes Cephera is concerned for their working relationship and yes she didn't deny him for the fact he is her master but also because she loves him. She's divided.

Sidney loves fiction: do not thank me, I thank you for always being here for my stories and for your motivation. :)

Chapter 11

Cephera groaned. It had been two days since she had slept next to Loki in his room, in his bed, naked and feeling excitedly confused. When she had woken from that odd situation she was still locked firmly to him and he was breathing lightly into her hair. She had no permission to leave and so she stayed there and she was wondering how long it would take before he woke.

When he finally woke up it seemed to take him a moment to realize what was going on. He seemed to have forgotten the previous night. He released his hold on her and sat up. Loki had trailed his fingers down her arm and then hooked a finger around to place on her opposite cheek and turned her head. He bent over her and her breath hitched in her throat. His lips came close, hovering over her own and then he let her go. "You're right. This relationship needs to be restrained and placed back to how it was." He told her. "You may leave to attend to your daily duties." He said almost coldly.

She had left grabbing her dresses and teleporting without dressing. She hadn't spoken to him since. His sudden coldness to her was more confusing then his interest in her physically. She hadn't expected things to change so drastically when they had gotten back but she didn't think it would be necessarily normal. Her feelings for him had become much more deeper then she had ever meant and there were times she felt like he might feel for her back. And now this. What was going on between them wasn't strictly against any laws but considering who she really was Odin would not be pleased by it and would most likely have her removed if they were discovered.

As for Loki, he wouldn't even have her wash him which he always had back way before he had ever touched her person. She wondered how long this side of him would last before he caved and began that naughty relationship once more. She entered his room with the intent of cleaning it knowing he would not be there. She had decided to leave him in peace for a while and let him stew. In the midst of her cleaning he entered. Upon seeing her she bowed and his lips twitched but he did not smile. "I want you to fetch a woman for me and have her ready in my special room within the hour." He said. She was surprised by his request. He hadn't partaken in any woman since his release and it brought her stomach to bubble nervously.

"Yes my prince." She said as neutral as possible. She should have known better then to think he had feelings of any kind for her. She bowed and left.

Finding a women of his usual tastes proved difficult. When she said Loki's name they suddenly found reasons to not come with her. Even though no one knew of his deceits outside the palace they still felt fear and apprehension toward him. She finally found one who seemed was in desperate need for payment and placed her within the sealed and hidden confines of his special room.

Cephera washed her as she always would with these women using the scents he provided. Her heart was aching as she viewed this beautiful woman. Her hair long and blond as many of the Asgardian women's and her body tall and lithe. Cephera found herself comparing her own body to this one and found herself lacking in all things Loki seemed to desire. She suddenly felt inadequate and wondered why he bothered with her at all? Convenience perhaps? The thought of him touching this woman how he had touch her made her stomach churn and it took everything she had not to allow her emotions to run wild.

When she was done with her she placed her in the room naked and ready. She then appeared before her prince knowing he had no magic to enter. She would have to escort him in as well. "She's ready." She told him. He was reading when she arrived as if the thought of it all didn't bother him in any way only causing her more grief. He nodded. She stepped forward as he stood Cephera placed a hand on his arm teleporting them both to his desired destination. She left immediately after knowing how long he normally took and would return then.

The entire time she was fuming inside and outside she was busying herself with sweeping the hall just outside his room. She watched other servants bustle by her and was slightly more irritated at the words suddenly uttered at her from one as they passed by. "Traitors whore." They said. She bit back her retort. Since Loki had viewed her on earth she had been having a problem getting back her servants attitude. It didn't help with the attention he had displayed to her. She was half tempted to hit the other servant with the broom but she only tightened her grip and did nothing.

When she was in the care of Thor she had a few run-ins with other servants but after she came back into the care of Loki most all servants had something to say and were cold to her. The fact she hadn't refused the position of catering to him had earned her a new position of traitor herself. Sometimes they impeded her work by tripping her while she carried her serving tray or made dirty the halls outside his rooms after she had just cleaned them. The fact she had gone around and collected the things taken from his room only added to their hatred. She hadn't mentioned any of this to anyone. What was the point?

She began sweeping again ignoring the whispers of others who passed. Even those who didn't know her by her face knew her by her coloured uniform. Her already agitated mood only grew more so with each whisper made. Finally she left to go to her room. She waited pacing the floor and when the time came she took a deep ragged breath and vanished.

Cephera was met with chaos when she entered the room. The girl was half dressed and sat in the corner of the room her knees huddled to her chest. The table, vanity, sheets, and even the bookshelf were knocked down and strewn all over the place. Loki was amidst it all seething. She forgot her manners instantly after the day she had been having. "What's going on here?" She demanded rashly. Loki turned his angry gaze her way.

"Get her out of my sight." He all but roared. Cephera was swift to move to her and helped her up. She didn't seem to have sustained any damage herself aside from her fear. She quickly deposited the woman back in her own home and just as quickly she teleported back to him. He was right where she left him.

"What was that about?" She said her lips pressed into a tight line. Loki turned so quick she hadn't had a chance to even think about his next move. He grabbed her roughly by the neck and she toppled to the floor taking him with her. He was now knelt over her his hand tightening on her.

"Do not talk to me as such." He growled. "This is your doing. You've ruined me." He said the words with unconvincing hatred. He wasn't holding her hard enough for her to be unable to speak and though she was aware of his anger she didn't fear him. She never did.

"And what did I do exactly?" She said back her hand clutching the wrist of his hand attached to her neck.

"You invade my mind at every turn. You and your hidden charms and inner fire. The girl I viewed for a short time on Midgard, the real you, the one your duty has you hide. I crave her and because of it that whore dared make a jest against me pertaining to my brother. To dare insinuate that I am impotent..." Loki stalled in his words and Cephera felt her mouth drop open. He had been unable to preform?

Cephera stroked her nails along his forearm in a aimless gesture. She was unsure why but his admission, even though it came by anger, suddenly made her feel powerful. His eyes fell to her fingers caress and his grip on her loosened. "She should not have made such a jest." She said her voice hushed. She righted herself to sit and he seemed to have forgotten about his hold on her completely. With her new feeling of dominance she easily pushed him to fall back and now he was the one sitting and she was now knelt. She leaned down and placed a soft kiss just behind his ear. When he made no move to stop her she kissed his neck.

She brazenly roamed her hand down his chest and over his now hardened length. "We both know she's wrong." She said into his ear before licking it a little. She was completely out of her mind and she knew it. What she was doing now was not even borderline, it was 100% seduction and she knew it yet she couldn't find it in her to stop. His breathing had changed from angry heavy heaves to passion filled groans while her hand worked him.

Cephera kept her hand on him while her lips splayed kisses on his neck. Finally she used her palm on his chest to lay him flat on his back and she removed both her dresses. She climbed over him and was careful not to allow his cock to enter her but she took a page from his book and slowly rocked her sex along his cock. Loki closed his eyes taking in the pleasure and his hands slid up over her knees to grip her upper legs as far as he could. She rubbed and move over him using a hip motion she had learned when she had taken belly dancing lessons once a long time ago. She leaned forward placing her hands on his chest and increased her pressure and her tempo.

The feeling of the ridges along his shaft sliding against her clit made her sigh. Loki replaced his hands just under her breasts right before gliding them over her mounds and playing with her nipples. She sighed again shifting her hips forward fast and then pushing back and over again. Loki grunted and grasped her breasts roughly. He was getting close. She was beginning to become good at recognizing the signs. She knew she wouldn't come with him or even before him. There wasn't enough stimulation. Her moves were mostly meant for him and she was still half shocked at her own audacity.

She watched Loki's face contort into one of pleasure and listened as he groaned his release. His seed spilled between them on his own torso. He didn't allow her to get up. He pulled her flush to his chest while she still sat on him. His fingers tickled her back as he played them along her there. He said nothing. Cephera closed her eyes.

When at last he moved. She got off him and they stood and dressed ignoring the mess that was seed. "This cannot continue like this." He told her. "I am a prince of Asgard."

"I understand." She replied taking on her usual servants tone. He looked to her and growled. Once again he grabbed her and pulled her to him his lips grazing but not actually connecting to her.

"Dammit." He said and released her again. And there it was. That sentiment he seemed to want to bestow upon her but was fighting himself over. She had been right. Somewhere he harboured feelings for her and those feelings were playing with his mind and complicating his working relationship with her.

"We can try a different woman tomorrow." She suddenly suggested and cursed herself mentally for it. Why the hell would she even think of putting him in the arms of another. She knew the answer. They couldn't be together. They needed to somehow find a way to banish how they felt.

"No." He replied. "Clean up this mess before you go to bed." He told her and then rubbed his forehead. It seemed he had forgotten he couldn't leave without her help. He looked at her and she obliged. Once he was in his room she went back to do her work. She wondered what tomorrow would be like after all that.

The two of them had begun a different approach to their new found awareness of each other. Instead of trying to ignore her he would speak to her and her to him. After the night with that whore he had not bothered trying another woman. Her actions in that room had completely decimated any desire he had for another. They had not connected intimately since and that was of their own choosing. He spent a lot of his time now in the library going back to his studies.

Thor visited him often there. As much as Loki hated to admit it Thor made Loki feel at home. He acted as if nothing had happened between them and even talked about going off realm with his friends on an adventure as soon as Loki was able. Meaning of course when he could be trusted and was given his magic back. Loki was beginning to forget his former attitude about getting away from Asgard. He had determined if he were to leave Asgard he would have to take her with him. He would not leave her to a questionable fate without him.

He was slowly drawing to the conclusion that she was his center of gravity. She brought out a calmness in him and yet she also was the reason for his unrest as well. His inability to take another woman to bed without seeing her face was frustrating but yet he hadn't the guts to take his object of affection as he would like to. When he had been in the room with the whore he had become hard at first. Enjoying her mouth as she worked him but when he looked down at her he imagined it was Cephera. The thought had startled him and he found himself unable to concentrate on the task at hand and soon found himself losing his excitement for the whore. Loki had to constantly remind him self that Cephera was his servant and she would never be more then that. No matter what happened between them nothing would change. She could not be married, or have his children. If she were to become pregnant she would either be forced to drink a draught to rid her of the life growing within her and then sent away from him to prevent it happening again or she would be sent away to have the child in private and never to be seen again.

Loki would rather have her by his side as his servant then never have her there at all. The thought of not having her was a lonely one and one he dismissed and promised himself would never happen. Yes he had grown much to attached to this girl who had shown him such loyalty like no other before her or current. She never seemed to judge him on any aspect of his life. He was unsure if she knew of his Jouten heritage and had no plans to tell her. He was also aware that she followed his commands and past advances not only because she was his servant but also because she cared for him. He was unsure how deeply her feelings ran but he suspected that if he asked her to be his for the rest of his life she would not say yes because of her duty but more from her heart. "My prince." Her voice roused him from his thoughts. He looked up from the tomb he currently had open but had not actually been reading. "I have managed to acquire the set of scroll you asked for." She said and laid before him a delicate fabric and unrolled it to reveal the scrolls inside. The scrolls held many ancient spells not practiced in hundreds of years. He had heard of a seller of these scrolls but had been unable to go see him himself without the company of close watch.

"Excellent." He purred and unrolled the first. "You gave him the potions in exchange and this was payment enough?" He asked her but tried his best not to look at her.

"Yes my prince. He extended an invitation to do business often." His songbird sounded a little apprehensive.

"You are worried." He finally looked at her and saw the look she gave him.

"I do. I worry you may be about to do something foolish." She told him truthfully. Loki grinned.

"I assure you my little bird that I have no current plans that merit your concern. I cannot promise however that my mind will not change on the matter. I am still the god of mischief am I not." He winked at her and she looked away. He watched her try not to smile. Loki reached over the desk and picked up a strawberry from the bowl there. He motioned for her to come closer and she did after a quick look around.

When she was directly beside him he stood and rubbed the fruit over her bottom lip and she opened her mouth to take it but he only chuckled. "What do you think someone passing by and seeing us now would be thinking?"

"They might be thinking I'm crazy to allow you this close to me." She moved to eat the fruit again and Loki had moved it out of her reach. She kept her eyes cast on the food and he brought it to press to her lips once more. He allowed her to take it between her lips and before it disappeared into her mouth he bent down and bit off the other half touching his lips to hers ever so slightly. He pulled back with a snap and sat back down. How easily he'd forget himself in her presence.

"You may take the rest with you. My tower needs to be tidied. I made quite a mess in there earlier today." He waved her off feeling a little too pleased with his teasing of her. She picked up the bowl and took the long way out. Loki looked back to the scrolls she had brought him and rubbed his hands together. It was better then his name day having these as his own.