I had three more chapters written and I lost all of them...again. I've downloaded a separate app for writing and hopefully I won't lose anything else. :(
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A/N: Just 15 more chapters left...15 more days and this long running story will have ended. I want your guys opinion. I have mentioned before I have more then one way I have Cephera and Loki meeting but should my next story be a different O/C or should I stick with what I know. I was thinking if I did do another Cephera one I would have a summary to keep people's minds refreshed in case they confuse any of the other Cephera stories with each other. Just a thought! What do you think?
Chapter 85: Broken Hearted
Devian and his sister wanted to spend their eight birthday on earth but their father had refused and instead they held a party with all the other nobles children at the palace as usual with the compromise that at the end of the week they could go to earth and have a day to do whatever they wanted there.
Devian was beyond excited. They enjoyed their time on earth very much when their mother would take them. He enjoyed taking home books for reading about their culture. Devian was indeed a scholar. He had a mind for things his sister did not. What he lacked in hands on experience he made up for with his brain. His mother always told him he gets it from his father. Devian was a bit miffed though. Diana wanted to go to Tony Starks and Devian knew what that meant.
Having to deal with his sisters annoying idolization of the silly human inventor was not his idea of having fun. It made Devian angry that his sister would rather spend time with the human then him. After all Devian saw himself as being way more fun then Stark. It was clear to Devian his sister harboured some sort of silly crush on the man and he was conflicted as to why their mother had yet to say anything to her about it. Their father certainly didn't seem to have a clue and Devian was a little to afraid to mention it to him. So Devian usually took it into his own hands to place a wedge between his sisters time with stark. He enjoyed making work for the man.
Devian enjoyed watching his sister babbling on and on about how sorry she was for the things he was doing and how Tony would write it off as just a harmless prank. He had no doubt if they went to Starks that he would be keeping a close eye on him which was just as well because Devian would be keeping a close eye on him too. It the human hurt his sisters feelings he would make sure he would pay. No one hurt his sister and got away with it.
Diana shifted slightly with the weight of her one and half year old baby sister in her arms. Her mother was standing next to her with Devian and Thor as they awaited the arrival of Jane, their ride. Seria reached up and pulled on Diana's neatly curled hair and Diana stopped her.
"No." She told her sister sternly. She had asked her mother to fix her hair nice and pretty for this trip to earth. At eight years old she felt stronger and more confident then she had at seven. She was aware she had only been eight for a week but that was just how she felt. Her mother found it odd that she wanted her hair done. After all Diana spent so much time learning how to fight and do spells that she rarely bothered prettying herself up for anything. But it was a special occasion and she hadn't bothered answering her mothers unasked questions about the issue. Her mother seemed to enjoy the whole process anyhow with or without answers.
Diana looked to Devian and licked out her tongue. Devian gave her a nudge with his foot but he was careful not to knock her over with Seria in her arms. They were headed to a movie with Jane for the beginning of their day followed by something called bowling. She was unsure what that was yet. She hadn't bothered learning about Midgard much, aside from the technology but that was because Tony had shown her some stuff and she thought it was cool. Jane pulled up after a short wait and they all pilled into her van.
"Hi Jane." Herself and her brother said in unison.
"Hey you two. Happy belated birthday. You guys excited to see your first movie?" She asked keeping her eyes on the road.
"Totally." Devian replied. At home Devian spoke properly but he had gotten into the habit of studying how the humans talked. Their slang so to speak. If their father heard him now he would have reprimanded him but while on earth Devian didn't have to watch what he said. Diana however enjoyed speaking like a lady.
The movie was a type of technology Diana found herself wishing existed in Asgard. The colour, the reality of it, the excitement. To be able to sit back and watch something fictional play out before your eyes like reading a book only live action. She had enjoyed herself very much and so had her brother. Bowling she could have lived without. The sweat on her brow had made her curls stick to her forehead once the game was ended. Devian wasn't good at it either. He got a lot of what they called gutter balls and their uncle forgot to watch his strength from time to time and had managed to break one of the lanes completely. Diana felt somewhat embarrassed and was happy to leave. She was even happier because they were now headed to Tony's.
Tony awaited the arrival of Thor and his extended family. Tony was getting used to the loud Asgardian prince, his hot sister in law and her two older rug-rats. He was reclining on his new couch when he heard the car pull up. He easily got up and opened the front door before Thor could thump hard on the thick oak. "You're late." Tony said looking at his watch.
"By like a minute." Cephera said rolling her eyes.
"Remind me again how you're still this hot after three kids." He said turning for them to allow them access inside. He made his way to the bar. "Drink?" He offered taking down a glass of amber liquid. Thor stepped up right away and Tony held a hand up to stop Cephera, who hadn't even looked interested but all the same he said "not you, you could be carrying another Denise the Menace in there." And he pointed to her flat belly.
"You always have something to say don't you." He grinned his playboy grin at her and then looked to the children who were stood on either side of their mother.
"Wow!" He expressed genuinely. "Growing like weeds is not even a joke when I say it looking at you." He was speaking to Diana who had only gotten taller since he had seen her last. Her lithe body toned strong from battling. She giggled and looked down. This was something Pepper had pointed out to Tony before that Tony hadn't noticed. He was used to woman pining over him and throwing themselves at him but children and their crushes he was not used to and to be honest, wasn't sure how to handle. Pepper had said handle with care and that was what Tony was going to try to do. "Want to go play a game downstairs?" He asked both of them knowing only Diana would agree.
"I would." She said cheerily and handed over her sister to her mother. Tony led the way. "Can we play that one with the ball and the score board." She said. He knew just the one she meant. They played it every time she had come to his home so far.
"Anything. It was your eight birthday after all." He tossed her the simulated ball and she threw it getting it through the hoop and the holographic score board lit up. Tony threw his own ball and also scored.
"You are so cool." She told him beaming up at him.
"Cool like a brother." He said hopefully.
"No silly." She said. "You're special." She told him. Tony felt uneasy with the statement.
"Special like an uncle special. I hear aunts and uncles are the best because they can get away with spoiling the kids." He replied scoring again.
"Kids. That's how you see me?" She said her face dropping. Uh oh! Tony was alarmed. What should he do now? This was a moment he wished Pepper was here.
"A geez." He ran a hand through his hair. "Look Diana, I enjoy playing games with you and all but you know that's all right." He was bad at this serious talk and he was especially bad with talking serious to kids.
"But you're the coolest guy I've ever met. We could have fun together playing games for the rest of our lives. We could be happy like my mother and father." She said all wide eyed and sad.
"Hey don't get me wrong I agree playing games the rest of our lives is fun but we can't be like your mom and dad. It's different with them." He watched her look down her lip trembled a little.
"I don't want to play anymore." She said after a moment. Tony wasn't sure what to say or do so he let her go back upstairs. That sucked.
Cephera lay in bed that night after returning from earth early on Diana's insistence. She wasn't sure what had gotten into her daughter. She had been so excited and then suddenly all her joy was gone leaving behind a long face and sad eyes. Cephera had learned that with Diana you just had to wait it out. You didn't ask her what was wrong until she would eventually come to you. But now lying in bed she was concerned her daughter wasn't going to share her thoughts.
Cephera gasped when she heard a familiar sound and a hand had grasped hers and then she was whisked off in a teleport and was now standing outside by the gardens large fountain and nude. She had enough time to magic clothes before Diana threw herself face first into her chest wailing. "Momma!" She cried tears wetting Cephera's nightgown.
Cephera put a hand down her daughters head in a soothing manner. "Diana what's wrong?" She finally asked. Her twins never called her momma anymore. Diana must be truly upset.
"He hates me!" She cried. "He hates me!" She cried out again and buried her face deeply into Cephera clothes.
"Who hates you?" She asked confused.
"Tony!" She wailed. Cephera understood with a quick rushing to her brain. Diana's crush had finally come round to bite her in the ass. Cephera knew it was only a matter of time.
"Oh sweetie he doesn't hate you." Cephera told her smoothing her head more. "He's just not the one for you."
"Yes he is!" Her daughter said indignantly looking into her mothers face. "He understands me. He likes all the same games I do, he likes to fight and even lets me box with him! We could have had eternity to play games together." She began to cry fresh tears.
"Diana, Tony doesn't hate you. He just wants to be your friend. He's human and they don't live as long as us."
"I wanted us to be like you and papa." She sniffled.
"My darling he can't be. Mine and your fathers relationship is different then yours and Tony's. You know how there are things I do with Kat that I don't do with your father." Diana nodded. "Well that's what Tony wants to be. He wants to be a friend to you like Kat is to me. He wants to have fun playing games with you for as long as he can but a friendship like me and your fathers is something else entirely. That's all Tony was trying to say." Cephera wasn't sure how to explain it fully. She was sure when Diana got old enough to actually like boys with more intimate knowledge she will have forgotten about games and Tony but for now it wasn't what she needed to hear.
"You think so? You think he'll still be my very best friend?" She was sniffling again. Cephera pulled a tissue out of thin air.
"I know so." Cephera hugged her daughter close once she finished blowing her nose.
"Momma I'm sorry I'm mean to you sometimes. I don't try to be." She said suddenly. Cephera tightened her grip on her daughter.
"I know. No matter what happens I'll always love you and your brother." Cephera assured her.
"And Seria!" Diana corrected as if Cephera had forgotten.
"Yes Seria too." She replied and Diana smiled and rested her head on Cephera shoulder as she sat down on a bench with her.