Trigger moonshield: yes I decided to try a different kind of Loki without trying to OOC
Poodle warriors: yes I enjoy Shiaji greatly.
Reaper Airuisha: haha I like your loopy grin :) your post made me whoop.
A Guest: when u signed in as A I was reminded of pretty little liars, I'd like to think all forms of Loki is sexy Loki.
Usedmemories: drama drama drama. I enjoyed her brief unconscious bath. Perhaps next time she'll get a better one.

Chapter 16: Forbidden

Cephera couldn't remember falling asleep in Loki's bed. She woke snuggled into a pillow. She rolled to look around, Loki wasn't there but her guardian was there his blue eyes watching her closely.
She was under bedroom arrest, she remembered frowning. She wondered if he had found Kat? The sun was up and she was no doubt missing class by the look of the height of the sun. She rested her head back on the pillow.
She curled her legs closer to her body and closed her eyes. Had Celo really been trying to take advantage of her. Or was he trying to help her. She had felt afraid and threatening but she couldn't be sure what he was doing.
Who drugged them? Why drug them? When did they become drugged? She didn't have an answer to any of it.
She almost sensed Loki's return without opening her eyes. She sat up quickly to look at him. "Kat?" She asked immediately.
"She's fine. It seems she never left the party and passed out near the venders bar. She's now in her room sleeping off the effects of whatever it was you ingested." She could tell by his face there was more. "As for the boy I've had him removed from Asgards on grounds of assault. He's lucky I don't kill him." Cephera opened her mouth to protest, she couldn't be sure of that conclusion. "Do not defend him." He held his hand up to silence her. "I have cleared your absence from class. You are to stay here for the remainder of the day and night until I can be sure there are no side effects."
"But..." he shook his head warningly.
"I forbid you access to such parties again. They are dangerous and I don't want you there." He told her moving toward her. She swallowed and watched as he sat down on the bed shifting her a little toward him as the mattress sunk under his weight.
He cupped both her cheeks and looked right into her eyes. "You'll be the death of me." He pressed a kiss to her forehead. "From now on when you leave the castle grounds you are to consult with me first and aside from class your cat is to go with you everywhere."
She felt odd having to consult him for anything she did. He wasn't her keeper. She was not a child. But he didn't talk to her like she was. The way he said his words were demanding but also strained with worry. She couldn't find it in herself to say no. She rarely left the castle grounds anyway.
"I'm sorry." She said putting both her hand on his wrists as his hands still held her face. He pulled her forward to meet his lips on her own. She sighed into the kiss and allowed his arms to wrap around her.
Was this how her life would be now? Forever in his arms but also just a secret. She was content to a degree but someday she would have to tell him who she was. What she was. Would he still want her? Would he still kiss her the way he was kissing her now.
Everything about this sneaking around seemed forbidden but so right. She kissed him back eagerly. She never wanted to be kissed and held so badly as she did with him. She got to see him so little that it often felt like a dream.
When he leaned her backward to lay down she was suddenly reminded of her dream. She also couldn't help but wonder how much self control he had to let her spend the night in his room. Would he even stay there at all? His hands still stayed on her face and the only time their kisses ended was to grab air only to be started all over again.
Finally he pulled away his face alight with a lust she hadn't noticed before. He stood from the bed and pulled her with him. "I will fetch clothing from your room, bathe while I run some errands." His voice sounded tense. She watched him disappear.
Having a bath all to herself was absolutely heaven. Just knowing no one could come to disturb you was gratifying. She undressed as the water filled and climbed in. Why anyone would need such a large stone bath all to themselves was beyond her understanding but she stretched out with no complaints.
Shiaji watched her from his perch on the side of the stone wall his head tilted as if curious. But he made no attempt to get in. She mused how life like he was despite being mechanical.
By the time Loki returned she was out of the water and wrapped in a towel. He took a moment to ponder something before handing her the clothes. She changed in the bathroom. He had chosen her black nightgown to bring. She rolled her eyes and sighed. He really was serious about her sleeping there.
She felt fine. She wondered how Kat was feeling? What if Kat was looking for her. Cephera realized she might have to find an excuse as to where she was all day and night. She was bad at outright lying.
When she emerged from changing he was seated at the desk and looked up. He waved toward the seat he had placed beside him. She sat down and groaned. He had also fetched her text book with the various spells they were currently learning this year.
"Really?" She asked frowning.
"You've missed your class today. Best to catch up." He had the text open to a spell she had yet to learn. Levitation. She took a deep breath and began to read the how to before trying to perform. He was also reading a text of magic though it looked much more complicated.
Every time she'd look toward him his hand would come up to latch onto her head and turn it back to her own studies.