As Loki rushed and put a hand to her cheek she pouted, clenching her jaw making sure the tears wouldn't spill again.
''Mischief, if you die I'll kill you.'' Darcy confirmed squatting his palm away, his green eyes glinted with uneasiness though he smirked.
''Funny, Darcy. I'm the only one that can kill here. Stay here until I come back'' Loki stated, planting a kiss on her forehead looking her over once more with a smirk before walking out, shutting the door behind himself.
If you do come back, Darcy thought worriedly.
Loki walked forward to his brother and Lady Sif they were conversing about something important for Sif's eyes shone in determination. Loki stood behind the corner listening in on their conversation like he always did, he was well aware Sif had once fancied him and possibly still did but what they were conversing about for once wasn't about them.
''...Loki, Loki doesn't love things, Thor! You must know that, not since he learnt of his true parentage. He may take a liking to Darcy and if he does as you say love her then it has already gotten out of hand! She is a midgardian, albeit she is quite the character and very beautiful he cannot keep her here! Once this is over she has to return, perhaps if Loki's punishment is still in order he will stay with her for a little while. But being around him is causing her dangers she doesn't even know about.'' Sif's voice echoed into Loki's ears, his expression soured at their subject of conversation.
Loki doesn't love things.
She is a Midgardian.
Dangers she doesn't even know about.
His stomach dropped at that, for they were quite right at least about one thing. She was a Midgardian and she was in danger but did Loki truly love her? He had no idea what love was. He stepped out from the shadows and cleared his throat looking at them placidly.
''Loki...'' Thor sighed hanging his head a little, Sif only gave him a slanted look before walking off attending to Fandral who called her over.
''I..I do not know if I truly love her as I have never been actually in love and I do not wish to express it like you do with Jane. She is like a little animal following your every steps, I prefer Darcy with her lovely insults and thoughts, I wish only to protect her and keep her safe but at the same time I want to yell at her...especially when she speaks to other...people.'' Loki spilled out to his brother, never had he had a moment like this since Odin telling him of his true parentage. He hadn't been the opening up type, he didn't tell Thor of how beautiful she was because anyone could see that, yes, but that wasn't all why he was attracted to her, she was smart, insulting and an observer.
Thor opened his mouth to say something about his brother's outburst but yelling and shouting from just outside the palace doors, Loki's face paled and inhaled.
''Let's go then.'' Loki breathed just as Sif opened the doors and locks to the front of the palace. Loki felt a shudder run through himself as flashes of blue ran past him. Frost Giants. His mouth turned down.
They all stepped out and as if a silent signal had been made hundreds of Frost Giant's were infront of them, red and blue mixed together. Loki glowered at them, his race. He could not believe he was one of them underneath his Asgaridan skin.
Sif went forward first, plunging a sword into whichever Frost Giant was closest, it let out a small scream before it perished. Loki used his magic to send a copy of himself to the back of it all, right behind a few younger looking Frost Giants who quite obviously hadn't been in a battle before. The real Loki charged forwards releasing all his strength onto them as he did so, beheading some as he strode past them grinning from ear to ear, this was just what he needed.
Screams didn't stop as they continued to battle with them, out of the corner of his eye Loki could see four strong Frost Giants advancing their way to Thor, Loki's heart stopped as he stared mouth wide as a Frost Giant plunged a strange looking thing into Thor's upper stomach, causing him to cry out in pain. Loki could see the consciousness fall from his eyes even when he began to fall down, his blue eyes always locked with Loki's. This was Thor, his brother. The one whom he had spent his entire life beside and all jealousy put aside now, a thick gaping hole made it's way into Loki's heart as he watched Thor drop to the ground.
A loud roar came from Loki as he ran towards them all, coming from behind he sliced the Frost Giant's throat that harmed Thor as the others killed the remaining ones which stood around him, all except one.
''Sif! Keep that one, for questioning, later.'' Loki ordered dropping to his knees beside his brother, blood pooled out from Thor's armor and onto Loki's pale hands as they hovered over Thor's body shakingly.
''Get Thor a healing stone, NOW!'' Loki shouted at everyone, Fandral nodded running to get one. Loki clenched his jaw at the injury that Thor had received, damn Frost Giants. He supposed if Darcy hadn't met him and he hadn't met her he would not be acting this way, like his brother had gotten injured, infact he would probably be gleeful.
Looking around Loki smirked a little at all the bodies that lay around him, good.
Fandral returned with the healing stones and Loki and Fandral helped Thor to his feet taking him to the room in which Darcy was in, it was a slow hurdle up the stairs. Once they reached the room Darcy immediately began to mutter incoherent things bouncing around Thor as they lay him down in the long chair, Thor was now coughing up blood.
Fandral hovered over Thor placing the healing stone just above of Thor's injury letting the magical traits do it's works as the wound cleared up. Loki let out a releaved sigh and spun on his heal to be face to face with Darcy Lewis.
Darcy's eyes seemed to dart back and forth to each one of his eyes with gratefullness, though he was not sure at what. Her ocean eyes soon fell to his arm with a wide mouthed gape.
''Close your mouth, you'll catch flies.'' Loki sighed irritably sitting down lazily on the smaller seat, the amount of stress was doing a number on his head. After a long silent pause his gaze slowly flickered back up to Darcy and he frowned to see her eyes filling with unshed tears, a look he especially hated at that moment, because he thought he was the cause of it. He quite liked the witty Darcy, not the hurt one.
''...Darcy.'' He muttered, she shook her head letting her hair bounce in curls, she still wore that damned dress and after that he would very much like to get rid of it privately.
''N-no you're hurt, look!" She exclaimed placing her hand on his tender shoulder which caused him to gasp in pain, frowning he tried moving it only to be in more pain. He sighed as Darcy began to cry, not so witty after all.
''It's fine, come here,'' Loki ordered shaking his head at her, turning fully to her on the chair as she didn't comply. ''I said come here.''
Darcy then had a flash of familiar emotion in her eyes and she walked over to him, forgetting everyone else was in the room. Loki wiped his hand against his shoulder and felt the wound heal.
''Right-out-of-battle look huh, not bad.'' Darcy said shakily, smirking a little. He did look different compared to what he wore back home, she admitted. Loki raised an eyebrow and allowed her to sit next to him, feeling the warmth of her surround him, even to himself it was chilly outside and his blood was colder than usual. Darcy lay her head against Loki's shoulder as she began to hum one of those nonsense songs she continued to listen to.
After ten minutes or so she began to get restless though Loki's eyes were closed and he looked peaceful, he wasn't sleeping. He merely let the memory of her there whilst he still had the chance soak him up, he slowly opened his eyes to see Darcy herself had fallen asleep and was having a nightmare. Apparently during those minutes everyone had left yet neither of them had noticed, Darcy whimpered in her sleep and Loki looked down pursing his thin lips and sighing, laying hid head back against the chair.
He feared what would happen once Odin came back.
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