Doctor Loki love: I really wanted a Loki daughter moment. Loki son moment will be here at some point.

Sorceress of the trees: I enjoyed writing Loki Diana time :)

Poodle warriors: Maybe Cally won't be so awful...hmmmm maybe lol.

Max is a chick name: the chapter I keep try to 1000 words or more. I write shorter chapters to avoid writers block and to be able to post every single day :) glad you love it all the same :)

Next guest: you didn't review but I hope you have not been snowed in and lost power as I did yesterday.

Chapter 51: Loki's Mistress

Cephera's head was pounding while she got dressed for the wedding. She shifted a little as Loki helped tie up her dress in the back. She shivered when he whisked her hair over her shoulder to press a light kiss there. "Beautiful." He said. "Let's go."

She turned and followed him. They had left the kids in the care of Kat. Kat seemed excited to finally have some play time. She wrapped her arm around his and entered the throne room smiling.

Passing the people she couldn't help but look around. It still amazed her the looks she got for being with him. It was like that dance they attended together. All eyes stayed on them until the queen entered escorted by Odin.

Odin addressed both his sons as he passed by. Cephera would be lying if she said she wasn't excited to get to view how weddings were done in Asgard. The bride was beautiful in her golden and white gown. She was on her fathers arm and he released her at the top on the stairs in front of Odin. The groom was escorted by the brides father as well. Apparently it was a true symbol he approved and gave his blessing to the man to marry his daughter.

When they arrived he took his daughters hand and the grooms and joined them. He walked down the stairs and stood at the front of the crowd to watch proudly.

Odin opened a book before them. They placed their clasped hands onto the pages.

Cephera smiled as she danced with Loki. The nuptials were sweet and literally magical. The newly wed bride and groom were beaming. "...over a year." Cephera couldn't help but catch other conversations. Her head tilted.

"...distasteful." She heard and shook her head. "...at a wedding." Cephera never used to listen to gossip but she knew the whispers were about her.

She had ignored Cally's words about what people thought. She had maybe even blinded herself to the truth of it. She was so used to living in a world were nothing like that mattered. Were people didn't judge you. But she didn't live in that world any longer.

"...she seemed like a sweet girl." It was hard to tell who was saying what. And in the end it didn't matter.

"...the all father should step in."

"I need some air." Cephera said to Loki and detached herself quickly. She reached the nearest balcony at top speed. She inhaled sharply. Cephera's stomach churned. Sometimes it was easy just living carefree and not caring what others thought but tonight it was becoming difficult to not be bothered. She had more then just herself to think about now.

She knew Thor's footsteps. She expected Loki but not Thor. "Your troubled."

She turned to lean against the balconies stone wall. "Your always there when I'm in distress." She said cracking a grin.

"You have been the key to my brothers happiness. You mean a lot to me because of it." Thor's smile was contagious.

"I'm not being received well. I'm not Loki's lover or girlfriend...I'm his..."

"Does it matter?" Thor cut her off. "In the end does it matter how others view your relationship."

"It matters to our future. It will to my children. I don't want to be known as the dark princes whore for the rest of my life."

"Then marry him."

"That's not my decision. I'm human but King Yorin is my father no matter the blood. Loki needs his permission first and we haven't seen him since I gave birth. I haven't mentioned marriage to Loki because I never wanted him to feel obligated. Getting pregnant was out of the blue and sorta took my mind off everything else until Cally mentioned that I was nothing more then Loki's mistress."

"I will speak with Loki..."

"No. I'll do it later. I'm sure he isn't deaf to the words being spoken." Thor nodded. "I just need a little more air." She said in a polite way to make him leave. He took the hint.

After a few moments Cephera made her way back inside. Loki was alone and sitting with a drink in hand. She sat next to him. "I thought nothing touched you. I was a fool." He sighed heavily.

"Sometimes, once in a blue moon, I let go of my well built wall that everything is suppose to bounce off of and I become exposed."

"Dance?" She turned her head to look at him. His face looked a little concerned but his hand was held out to her. She took it, allowing him to bring her to dance again.

Dancing was slow and long. They said nothing for a long time. "Marry me." He said. It was not a question.

"Wow, that's so romantic." She said rolling her eyes. "That's a question you need to ask my father. Not me."

"That's not a no." He mused and pulled her unnecessarily close.

"Not the place...and defiantly not the right time." She scorned. With a gasp he teleported both of them from the party and appeared in his tower.

"We need to talk." He said the words between hurried kisses.

"That sentence is never a good one." She groaned when he nipped her shoulder. He didn't say anything else. He pressed her hard into the wall.

"No matter what you are to others, you are always mine. Always will be mine. You are the mother to my children present and future. I once called us soulmates, I do desire to call you my wife."

"My father..." He cut her off with a kiss and yanked her up the wall. He used his hands to force he legs to wrap around him. He was quite aside from his breathing. He pressed his suddenly freed length against her and pushed. Cephera wasn't completely ready for him.

She gasped upon entrance but it wasn't long before she was plenty wet. She sighed heatedly into his ear, this was one of his possessive quickies. He came quick and hard.

He didn't set her down he held her there his hands gripping her ass. "I already asked your father." He finally said.

Cephera's fog filled, after lust head came back to focus. "What?! When?" She said a little more forcibly then she meant to. He caressed her ass lovingly.

"When you forced me to go on that 'meet my parents' vacation.

"The hunt. Why didn't you mention it?"

"Why haven't you mentioned the ring?" Cephera looked away sheepishly. Like a child caught in a lie.

"It seemed to early to give it to you. I thought it was kinda like saying 'here marry me now'. I didn't want you to feel forced. I was kinda giving you time to change your mind about me." Loki growled.

"That won't happen." He said. He kissed her roughly. "The ring?"

Cephera tugged her memorial braid from behind her shoulder and released the tie. She had looped the tiny ring inside. It was the one place she knew she wouldn't lose it. Loki took it from her and let her down. "This ring is not a wedding ring as you know a ring to be. This is more like the promise to be wed and a symbol to belonging to another. As you saw today rings are not exchanged in our weddings." She nodded.

"Your not going to get on bended knee are you?"

"No." He said amused. "So many human traditions in your head." He clicked his tongue.

"Then what?"

"You haven't said yes?"

"You haven't asked a question. If I recall it was more of a demand." She pursed her lips together.

"That's right. I did didn't I. And not to mention I do not need your permission." He pulled her forward gripping her wrist hard. She watched him put the ring to her pinkie and it reformed to fit all the way down. "Do you swear to honour the promise this ring holds."

Another ritual? "I do."

"Good. If you break the promise to give all of what you are to me I am in my right to destroy all that you are."

"That's creepy."

"It's the way of it here in Asgard." He grinned another grin. "You can start giving now." His words held tones of lust again. He often had 'bouts of wanting seconds.

Authors note: I cut off the wedding ritual for a reason :) so don't panic you will get to see them.