Next guest: hope u had a god Christmas. She is slowly getting out in the world of Loki. Lol

Doctor-tardis-yes: I'm happy you are enjoying this and that you enjoyed loyal servant.

Chapter 34: You owe me!

The rest of the dance Cephera found herself chatting with Loki's family. Only until his mother and father turn in for bed did she go back to dancing. Loki had stayed silent for most the night only speaking up when a question was posed to him.
She had bounced back into the spray of people without him just to see what he would do. She twirled among everyone. Her graceful bouncy steps moving in and out if the crowd wildly. The music a little faster. She wanted to sing. She was off inside her own mind thinking what she could sing.
Finally she got it and quickly produced the sheet of music using a simple spell. She gave the music to the live musicians and waited. She could see Loki circling the edge of the crowd from her place on the stairs. She smiled and received an appraising look in return.
The music began and she was right on top of it singing Breathe. Another Midgardian song sung by Faith Hill. She always had a preference to love songs.
She stayed on the stairs singing until she say Loki moved easily passed the people separating them. He reached the bottom of the stairs and held out his hand. She was aware of all eyes on her now. She moved down and took his hand never missing a word. She allowed him to pulled her to him and move her I to a dance.
People moved to let them dance by. It seemed the curiosity in the crowd had reached a peek. No one else danced they only watched. When she sang she was used to being watched. She often put on shows of song and dance in Mechanova to pass time. She was known widely there for it. Though the dancing was more earths freestyle and crazy along with the songs. Here she simply couldn't see herself going that crazy.
Cephera spied Kat smiling wide among the crowd giving Cephera a wink. When the music ended with her voice she was pulled close to Loki much like the first time they danced. This time she wasn't as taken off guard by the nearness. This time is felt more comfortable. After a strange moment of silence the crowd applauding.
Looking around she could see mixed emotions on each face. Some happy and joyful, others pressed into hard lines of confusion. But no anger, no hatred. None that she could see anyway.
Keeping a firm grip on her hand Loki led her from the room. She followed him silently down the same hallways she had come to know well. His lack of magic using was surprising. He usually spirited her away quickly to have some alone time. Tonight he was being very patient, which was just as well seeing as she had to have words with him.

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Loki watched her as they entered his bedchamber. He was happy to see his mother seemed to like her. He didn't care if Odin had but it was important that his mother did. Of all his family, his mother was the one person he still wanted and tried to please often.
Cephera turned and gave him a serious contemplating look. She was no doubt about to say something to express her annoyance with him earlier. He had noticed the look she gave him before Odin had whisked her off for a private conversation. Loki wondered what it had been about.
"Did you know they would be there?" She asked her voice stern but forever soft.
"I asked them to be. I wanted them to see you. To see what I see." Loki replied grinning. Yes he had approached them early that week and asked them to come meet her. His mother had been overjoyed at the thought of Loki finding a serious interest in a woman, while Odin had remained quiet.
Thor had expressed his thoughts on Loki's new behaviour having been because of this woman to which Loki had agreed but had been unaware that his behaviour had been that different.
Thor had been nice enough to point out all the ways Loki was different. Silly things like smiling more, saying good morning instead of a cold stare. Apparently even his walk looked happy. Loki had rolled his eyes at Thor's 'observations.'
"You could have warned me." Loki walked to take a seat at his desk.
"I wanted you to act genuinely." His answer seemed logical to him but she only shook her head.
"And what if they didn't approve of my whimsical childishness. My father sometimes doesn't even like it." The glare she had given him earlier returned to her features.
"But they did like you." He pointed out absently.
"That's not the point." Loki assumed her needed to prepare herself before having met his family was another girl thing. "I go home at the end of the week. You're coming with me to meet my family." Loki looked up quickly at her once more.
"Am I?" He said. She nodded. "No, I have things that need doing here." He really was in no hurry to meet her father. In fact Loki could care less if he met him at all.
"You are coming with me, you will meet my family, you OWE me." She said her tone once again stern. Loki considered her words. She really was irritated with him. "Please." He had looked away from her so the sound of her plea made him look to her once more. She was knelt beside his legs and giving him a wide eyed sad face. He hadn't seen her use it before but it made him feel like he would consent to anything. He didn't like this look.
"Fine." He agreed. She hugged his leg of all things. How he had managed to feel for this carefree somewhat childish creature was beyond him. The earthlings had a saying. Opposites attract. In this case he felt it rang true. She had enough happy go lucky, childlike whimsy for both of them and beyond, where he was their calm, collected, stern and seriousness.
Cephera let him go and stood slowly attaching her lips to his own as she did. Her kiss was brief and teasing. Loki reached up and removed her mask and then his own. "Lets get a bath." She offered taking his hand to lead him away.
He didn't fight her. He allowed her to undress him and watched as she undressed herself. They climbed in together. "What did Odin speak to you about."
"He spoke to me about my humanity." She said. Loki didn't like having to prob for answers. But when she said no more he urged her onward.
"And?" He watched her rinse her hair of the cleanser.
"And I'll tell you another time. It's not important right now." Loki was now the irritated one. What had Odin said to her. "It was nothing bad. In fact it was a good chat. But it's no important right now. What's important is me here with you right now." She placed some of the cleanser in her hand and began scrubbing it through his hair.
"I do not like you keeping things from me when it concerns my family." He told her. She didn't reply she only scratched her nails into his scalp pleasingly. She was distracting him and he was falling right into it.
When she released him and rinsed his hair he pulled her to him quickly. He would never get enough of her. This was something he was sure of.