Loki's dreamer: thanks for reviewing. Any review at any time is always welcome! I sent a pm regarding your question. I didn't want to answer here in case others might not have wanted to know the answer.
Poodle warriors: reception is kinda in two parts to enjoy part one! Glad you enjoyed the wedding. I wanted the ceremony to be more fantasy like.
Sorceress of the trees: giggled like a fan girl. This makes me smile wide! There is more Tony so enjoy!
Max is a chick name: I had a friend who had trouble keeping a straight face at the alter and this is were I got Cephera's ticklish from. Lol. There is more Tony so enjoy!
Doctor Loki love: I've wanted to make that joke since I first saw that damn helmet. I actually hate it. Lol. I hope you got your screen clean after spitting on it. Lol. Is it wrong I am glad I made you do that?
Chapter 64: Food and dance
Cephera was helped back into her dress by her sister and her hair fixed, after Loki had his way with her and the time to leave the room came. She was blushing like crazy at the knowledge that everyone who knew Asgardian weddings would know she was walking around right now with Loki's seed planted deep within her.
Loki was nothing less then proud at the fact but not her. She found it somewhat mortifying. She knew everyone knew they had sex. They had two children but to know the exact time and place and to expect it of them was weird.
She held his arm to the banquet hall that would double as the feast room and the dance. When they entered there was applause and Devian ran to them hugging Loki's leg. Cephera looked around for Diana and found her up with her father. She saw him say something to her and point. Cephera made out the faint sound of Momma followed by Daddy as they approached.
She was happy when Diana did not teleport when she took her daughter from King Yorin to hug her. Her dress was gold and her pigtailed black hair set it off nicely. Seraphina offered to watch and feed them so Cephera and Loki could just enjoy their special day.
The table was set out with large roasts, vegetables, chickens, boars, rice, breads, cheese and just about anything else one could dream up. Each table had a little bit of each stuff to feed everyone and the servants made sure the food never dwindled. Devian already had a messy spot on his gold embroidered tunic.
The children were taken by her sister further down the table and Loki escorted Cephera to the middle of their table, the head table. Everyone took their places at their assigned seats and ate. The room was filled with chatter of all kinds.
Fandral was keeping his table entertained with his outlandish tales of heroic proportions. Cephera was catching bits and pieces and even laughed at some herself. Loki was pointing out important people and telling her a few stories of his own. Mostly different types of mischief he had played on them at one time or another.
Loki seemed more then comfortable and it made her extremely happy to see him that way. Cephera caught sight of Devian running about. It seemed Seraphina had lost him. Seraphina was on her feet as well and was in hot pursuit. Devian was still small enough to duck under the tables easily, making it that much harder to catch him.
Seraphina ran round the other side to cut him off when the entire table came to life and began to chase her instead. The people at the table gasped as they sat staring at their run away food. The people at that table happened to also include earths mightiest heroes. "This place is like Fantasia on crack." Tony said loudly. He had managed to save his cup from the table before it ran off.
He took a deep swig of it and looked down at the laughing toddler who was nearby. Cephera was already on her feet. Their wasn't much she could do about the table until it came closer. She wasn't about to chase it. The entire room was on its feet as the table continued to zoom passed. Much to Cephera's relief most people looked amused.
She scanned for her son and found Dr. Banner had picked him up. "Now then. Lets get you back out of trouble." He said walking across the room to hand the child to Loki. "If that's what this little guy can do, what does your daughter do?" He asked Loki as if trying to relieve any tension.
"They both have the potential to do lots of things regarding magic. But at this age Diana teleports and Devian makes inanimate things come to life."
"Makes one hell of an impression." Bruce commented and watched just as Seraphina caught on that the table was following her and led the table to Cephera.
Cephera felt all eyes watching her when she touched the dense wood and the table ceased all motion. "And my wife happens to currently be the only one who can make the stuff stop." Loki said it proudly making Cephera look up and smile.
Hearing the word wife made her very happy. When the table was shifted back into place everyone sat back down. Any food lost was replaced and Tony filled up his cup again and held it up toward Cephera and her husband. Cephera titled her glass back toward Tony and Loki did the same. When they all took a sip Tony abruptly turned his cup upside down finding no ale to be had inside.
"Loki." Cephera chided. "Leave him be." She knew very well Loki was behind Tony's cup gone dry. Loki chuckled.
"Just a bit of fun." He chuckled giving Tony a look. Tony reached across the table keeping his eyes trained on loki and grabbed the pitcher filling another glass.
The feast was dull compare to what the rest of the night promised to be like. When everyone had full bellies and enough ale to cloud their minds the tables were cleared away by Kat using magic. Kat waved her hand with a flourish. She enjoyed showing off. She gave Tony several winks when she caught his eye.
From what Cephera knew, Tony was in a relationship still but that didn't stop him chatting up her friend. Loki was right. Kat was a good distraction. Unlike earth there was no bride/groom specific dance. The dance started with open invitation for anyone to invite the pair to dance.
The men asked permission from Loki to dance with her and the women asked her in the same manner. The dances on Asgard were always slow. Cephera didn't plan to leave it that way. She had plans for the later evening when the guests were too good and drunk to care about modesty. Loki had yet to see her set free.
She dance with Bruce Banner. Unlike her first meeting with him, he spoke to her a little more comfortably. He asked her about doctor stuff. How her pregnancy went after? If she had any other children not at the wedding. He told her if she had any questions she could ask him.
Steve was nice to dance with. He held her lightly as if afraid he might break her. He called her ma'am and talked about how nice it was to learn about other cultures and their traditions.
Clint Barton seemed to have only dance because Natasha was dancing with Loki. Loki was speaking back to Natasha with a playful look on his face which only made Clint glare. "I hope you know what you're getting yourself into." Was about all he said to her.
Tony Stark was another matter entirely. He was spinning her in every direction and was defiantly hitting drunk quickly. "You know I've got to say Milf works for you." His drunk didn't impede his speech it would seem. "No no no, I know what you're going to say, I could so pull off Milf too." She only smiled. She wasn't about to say anything. "So what's your cup size now? Like C? B?" She rolled her eyes.
"All that matters is mine are bigger then yours." She teased.
"Hey now, I've had many a woman speechless at the sight of my naked chest." He declared. "How is it you understand everything I talk about and are immune to my bullshit." He said seriously if not a little slurred.
"Have you met my father?!" She said and they both looked at him. He was dancing with a very busty, very beautiful woman and she was trying very hard to keep his hands on her waist, not her ass.
"Point taken." Tony's conversation, as odd as it was, had been the most amusing.
When finally she got to dance with Loki she gave him a kind smile. "So how was your dance with Natasha?" She asked. "She seemed to amuse you."
"I asked her how her ledger was going." Loki smirked.
"Is she writing a book?" Cephera said tilting her head.
"Not quite." He didn't offer any more information and Cephera hadn't asked.
"May I cut in." Tony interjected suddenly. Cephera saw the moment of annoyance on Loki's face. "Yeah, that's cool, sweet." Tony said not waiting for a response. Tony turned from Cephera and took hold of Loki instead and Cephera nearly died on the spot.
The look of utter shock, irritation, mortification, and surprise etched on her husbands face was priceless as Tony attempted to lead him into a dance. "I think it's time we called a truce don't you think." Tony was saying ignoring Loki's words of displeasure. "I mean lets face it I've got all the nicer toys and you have all your power...drink?" Tony's inability to make sense or stay on the same topic was becoming more and more sporadic.
"Let go of me." Cephera could see the amount of control loki was exerting. She waved Kat away from the nice looking guy she was flirting with, as she was single again, and pointed to Tony. Kat however didn't get across the room before Diana clung to Tony's leg from out of nowhere.
"Me dance!" She cried out looking up. Tony stopped his awkward dance with Loki and looked down. She could see the contemplating look on the playboys face before he picked her up to dance. She squealed with joy. Cephera watched her daughter rub her hands across his facial hair smiling.
"I just loved the moment you tried to intervene." Loki said sarcastically to her once he was safely away from Stark.
"I'm sorry it was too shocking. It took a moment to regain my senses." She lied laughing a little.
"You will pay for that later wife." He warned with a swift swat to her ass. She squeaked at the sudden slap and watched him walk away.
Cephera took her free time to get a drink. She didn't enjoy liquor and so water was her choice and would be for the remainder of the night. "What do you see in him?" A voice asked her. She turned to look behind her. Natasha Romanov was standing there. Her stance was very casual but also screamed 'don't fuck with me'.
"He's not the Loki you knew on earth. He's changed. I never knew that Loki. I enjoy how he tries to make me happy even when it makes him uncomfortable. How he indulges me in anything I want. How he pushes me to try and succeed in things I didn't think I could and how he stood by me despite my downfalls and birth."
"That sounds nothing like the egotistical, manipulative, maniacal, self absorbed man I knew." She replied.
"Oh he can still be some of those things." Cephera assured her. "But he puts those to better uses now." She smiled at the red head. "So are you writing a book?" She asked suddenly. Natasha looked taken off guard a moment.
"Is that what he told you?" Cephera shook her head.
"No. He said he asked you about your ledger. I thought he meant you were writing a book. He refused to say more." She shrugged.
"He was referring to my shady past." Natasha admitted. "He was taunting me with an old conversation we once had."
"Oh. We all have shady pasts." Cephera told her and looked out across all the people. "Everyone has secrets."
"I'll drink to that." Natasha said downing her glass and wiping her mouth with her arm before walking away.
