Next guest: I enjoy reading you praises :) I wanted Diana and Devian to be more like Loki. Glad they seem to fit the part.

Poodle warriors: I was discussing the future wedding chapter with a friend and she has my mind going crazy with ideas. Now I just needs to write them. Lol

Max is a chick name: yes lokie hasn't needed to feel this protective of her in a while. And she does have quite a large plan :p

Sorceress of the trees: hahaha. Glad I amused you. I replied to you through a pm but for those who might also be wondering she mentioned her killing someone is chapter 27: guilty.

Doctor Loki love: I hope you see this chapter as being better then the last. Truthfully when I began the last chapter I wasn't sure were I was going with it but now I have a clear picture in my mind. I want to be able to delve deeper in relationships Loki had with other characters. I have a few moment between him and Tony thought about and hopefully can one day fit them in. :p

Ok guys I need help! What kinds of mischief can I get the twins into or cause. I have a few ideas but I need inspiration for future chapters when they are older maybe 4-8 years old. I will be posting koodo's to all those who's ideas I use :p

Chapter 56: Determined

"So all higher nobility in the Asgard palace is confirmed to be attending the feast along with your father, your sister, and 50 other nobility from Mechanova." The queen said going over the parchment.

"So far." Cephera agreed. All higher nobility actually consisted of 211 people Cephera didn't know but were considered important. So altogether they had 263 people sitting down for the feast alone and almost a thousand were allowed entrance into the throne room for the ceremony. Being a royal wedding everyone in Asgard were permitted to witness the union. "I may have five other guests but I am still working on Loki's permission."

Frigga only smiled but did not ask who. It had been a month since Cephera first brought the idea to Loki's attention. She had decided to give him a month to stew in the thought of them on Asgard before bringing up inviting them to the wedding again. She was going to wait after he had his fill of her later that night and then discuss it again.

"The dress is coming tomorrow. It will be your first time to see it in its completion." Cephera giggled girlishly and clapped her hands. She was extremely excited for the dress. Devian copied her actions and clapped cutely from his spot standing over his sister.

"They still have not spoken anything yet?"

"No. But they sometimes laugh a laugh that sorta sounds maniacal. I'm not sure if that's a good thing. It's usually followed by some sort of event cause by one or the other. I think they might be a handful when they start speaking. Loki intents to teach them more magic once they can speak and understand concepts." Cephera looked fondly at both children. Somehow she felt they would be little terrors when they got a little older.

"I hope they start to speak soon. Once they begin to speak you'll have so much fun teaching them a lot more things. Spending time with them will change but will remain rewarding, perhaps even more so." The queens words made Cephera smile. She clearly adored her grandchildren.

Cephera lay panting face down across Loki's tower work desk. She had found him there after putting the children to bed and he was quick to place her on her back hiking up her skirts. Some time later she was completely naked and bent over while he took his fill of her body.

He was in a hurry to have her but had taken his sweet time finishing. He still stood behind her with her hips gripped in his hands and his length still firmly seated inside her. With a small groan he slipped from her womanhoods warm embrace and pulled her to stand, wrapping her arms tightly around her and kissing her bare shoulder.

"I was thinking." She began. He groaned a not so satisfied groan.

"You've been doing a lot of that lately." He replied and sat back in his chair taking her with him to sit in his lap. She moved to sit sideways, her legs over the arm and her arm behind his neck.

"I really think it's a better idea to invite the Avengers to the wedding then another celebration." She watched Loki hang his head back in exasperation. He took a deep calming breath.

"And why is that?" He asked looking at the ceiling.

"A peace offering. To invite them to celebrate the most important day of your life is showing them a type of respect and extending a welcomed hand of peace." She continued to stare intently at him but he did not look back.

"I do not wish to show them respect of any kind." He growled.

"I understand that you feel as though you suffered a ego blow, and humiliation at their hands..." He looked at her then his eyes narrowed. "...but had they not succeeded in bringing you down you would have surely won, taken over earth and not have met me." She rationalized. "All that we have together have now would have never come to pass." His shoulders released their tensed look.

"I hate when you look at me that way." He told her. She hadn't realized she was looking at him in anyway in-particular. She gave him a questioning look now. "That look you get when you're excited over something and you know I won't approve. You get these big round, hopeful eyes."

"I didn't realize." Cephera pointed out. "You need to forget the past and look to the future. An alliance with the Avengers couldn't be bad. You cannot deny that for mere humans they have skills. And you'll only have to mingle with them during the dance." She must have been giving him the look again because he groaned and looked at the ceiling again.

"And if I do this what do I get in return? Because if I allow this, I would only be doing it for you."

"What do you want!?" She asked smiling wide. Loki grinned.

"So eager to offer anything." He ran a hand through her hair. "I want you to master the power to multiply. I want a full twenty four hours with you to myself to do whatever I please, however I please, as long as I want and as many times as I want, in any place or places I want. If I have to play nice to those people for a day, you will need to deal with my lusts for a day. However, if my father does not allow your guests an invite I still get my day."

Cephera pursed her lips together. She was usually pretty tried after he had his way with her a couple of times. His second time was always longer and more demanding of her attention then the first. She wasn't sure how to deal with that long a day. How much could he possibly think to do with her?

She was sure she had seen all the things he enjoyed in the bedroom. She was sure whips and chains were not his thing but then again he might just decide to try. She considered it a moment longer but knew what she was going to say no matter the price.

"Fine." Was all she said finalizing the deal with one simple word. Loki gave her a half grin and pulled her hair back to kiss her neck. She could feel his erection against her ass and she moaned.

Gaining an audience with the king during the day was difficult. He was usually busy during the early hours and Cephera only had an hour before class. Cally refused to allow her time away from class unless stated by her employer the queen. Cephera had not asked Frigga to allow her time so she worked with what she had.

She waited outside the throne rooms massive chamber doors before being let in once he was done with his latest issue. She took a deep breath and walked in. She bowed politely before standing straight to look at him.

"I was surprised you wanted a formal audience with me." He said looking down from his throne.

"It's a somewhat formal matter." She replied keeping her serious face. He urged her on with a soft hand gesture. "I have an unorthodox request regarding my wedding guests. I wish that you would hear me out before you should respond. Perhaps even take a day or two to consider it." Odin looked intrigued and sat forward a little.

"I will hear you out." He assured her.

"I would like to extend an invitation to the five members of the avengers." She knew Odin was aware of who they were as his expression changed from intrigue to confusion. "I believe that this invite would put aside any unrest the mortals have over Loki's future intentions towards earth and once more build a united trust between the people of Asgard and Midgard. They assisted in Loki's arrest during his darkest days and helped return your son to you unharmed." She paused. She was speaking as slowly as her nerves would let her.

"Go on." Odin said looking thoughtful.

"I think it's time for a change. It has been proven that unique and powerful people are appearing on Midgard. What once was a place for the weak and defenceless is slowly becoming something more. I believe it is in the best interest for the future of Asgard to embrace this change and perhaps make its own change. The invite to the wedding being the first. To allow humans to enter Asgard as honoured guests. If a day should ever come that the humans become increasingly powerful then an early alliance with them would be desirable to avoid conflict." She paused again.

So far he hadn't looked like he might outright deny her. She had been thinking about what to say to him since the moment she first said it to Loki. She had been practicing this speech for some time now. Her father would be proud.

When Odin didn't speak she continued. "I think that over these many years, many Asgardians have come to feel how Loki once felt. That the people of earth are beneath them. I think this is something needing change. I think people need to start realizing that mortal does not mean weak. That even those less powerful are worthy of respect and can be useful and even befriended. I believe a certain humility is needed when looking down at others who are not as blessed as you. And so I leave you with my initial request, may I extend an invite to earth mightiest heroes?"

"I will deliberate on your words. I will have someone sent to you when I have made a decision. I will make you wait no longer then a week." Cephera gave him another bow.

Before leaving she turned once more to look over her shoulder. "Thank you." She said genuinely. She felt her pleas had gone over better then she had thought it would. She felt proud of herself for standing up for what she believed was a better step in the kingdoms future. She could only hope he didn't see her as insolent for trying to change how he ran his kingdom.