Chapter 19
A/N: here she is! Review if you dare! (please review)
Recap: Two weeks are up, Loki goes to a meeting with the frost giants in the end, Darcy is missing...
***Darcy's P.O.V***
It was freezing. I didn't know where I was, I only woke up, but I haven't yet opened my eyes. It's too cold. Had I kicked off my blanket?
Opening my eyes for the first time, I saw that I was, in fact, sleeping on ice. I sat up and looked around. Frost covered all three walls and I wasn't sure if they were made of blue stone, or ice. There was a teeny window behind me, and nothing other than a bucket in one of the corners. In front of me were bars, they looked frozen solid.
Where was I? I walked over to the small window and looked out. At first glance, all I noticed was ice, but when I looked closer I realized that they made houses. I couldn't see any people though… Curiously, I walked over to the bars to see if there was anyone else there. When I reached out to touch one of the bars a voice stopped me.
"Unless you are willing to die, tiny Migardian, I would advise not touching the bars."
"Who was that?" I gasped, taking a step back.
Tripping on my long dress, I fell on my back. I propped myself up on my elbows to see a shadow approach me. When it stepped into the light, I gasped, thinking that my eyes were messed up. It was a blue lady, a blue giant! She towered over me, by many feet! Blue skinned and red eyed, she stared at me. Not even like one of those blue Avatar people did she look like!
Afraid that she would hurt me, I crawled back a bit never letting my eyes leave hers. She was truly terrifying and I couldn't think of anything to say to such a giant.
"I am the soon to be Queen of Joutenheim, Adrianice," she announced.
"You're a princess?" I whispered.
"No, I am to be married to the prince of Joutenheim, you are familiar with him. Are you not?" Adrianice asked, coking her head to look at me better.
"I don't know what Joutenheim is," I murmured.
"Ah, Joutenheim; the realm of the Frost Giants,"Adrianice explained.
From the little that I knew of Asgard and the nine realms, I knew that the Frost Giants were bad and that they could freeze me to death with a single touch.
"Oh," I gulped.
"Rest assure that my kin is not as terrifying as you may have heard in Asgard, whatever is not Asgardian there is considered a disgrace," Adrianice spat.
"Loki told me," I nodded.
Mentally, I was hoping that she'd realize that I was someone important to the prince of Asgard and let me free. A silence followed my comment and I prayed that she wouldn't kill me because I was someone important to the prince of Asgard.
"Do you love Loki?" Adrianice asked.
"Why do you ask?" I asked suspiciously.
"Because I am going to marry him," Adrianice shrugged.
"What?!" I gasped.
"He, after all, is the true prince of Joutenheim," Adrianice sighed.
"No, he is the prince of Asgard," I hissed.
"I wish I were lying, then I'd be married to the prince a whole lot easier but now I have you and Asgard to deal with," Adrianice moaned, shaking her head.
"Loki's not a Frost Giant," I denied.
'I found out that I was a monster and not even his son… I wanted to destroy what I was and the only way to do so was by destroying my species, so that's exactly what I tried to do. I just wanted to prove I was Asgardian, not…' He never told me what he actually was. Why hadn't I paid more attention when he told me this story?! Why did I have to spend all my time sobbing? I gasped, Adrianice smiled smugly.
"He told me… He never told me he was a…" I murmured.
"A Frost Giant. Yes, that is who he is… I wonder why he never told you, even after you two pledged your love to one another," Adrianice thought aloud.
"Why didn't he tell me?" I asked myself quietly.
"You were his ticket home and nothing more," Adrianice said.
"No," I said shaking my head.
"Darcy, Darcy, Darcy… Do you know who he is?" Adrianice asked.
"He's Loki," I mumbled.
"He is a Frost Giant. He is the Asgardian God of Mischief and lies. He denied who he really was so that he could be guaranteed a spot in Asgard. He left those who loved him and those who grieved for him twice, who's to say he won't do it again?" Adrianice asked.
"He, he loves me," I cried trying to convince myself.
"I am sorry, Darcy, but he does not," Adrianice said, shaking her head.
"You're lying!" I shouted.
"See for yourself," Adrianice said, "Enter, Loki," she shouted.
The door opened, a horned figure stood in the doorway. When he stepped into where I could see him, my heart melted and I rushed to the bars; almost throwing myself against them.
"Loki! Loki, Loki!" I screamed.
"What?" Loki sneered.
"Please, get me out of here, it's so cold," I cried.
"Adrianice, love, will you wait for me outside?" Loki asked.
"I will, my prince," Adrianice said, bowing to him.
"How many times have I told you, you need not call your future husband prince," Loki said.
"But of course, Loki," Adrianice smiled.
She glared at me on her way out and walked out the doors. As soon as the doors closed, Loki turned to me. His eyes looked menacing and frightening.
"Loki, you're marring her?" I gasped, "You're the prince of Joutenheim? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't need to. I didn't need you, you're just a stupid Migardian girl who seemed easy enough to use," Loki sneered.
And that is how you get your heart stomped, broken, and torn into a trillion shreds. He glared at me, but I couldn't believe it, I didn't want to believe it. And then I noticed it; he had a birthmark just above his right eyebrow, I had studied his face many times, this was never there.
"What's my favorite color?" I asked.
"Easy, pink," he responded.
"You're a fake!" I hissed.
Covering my ears with my hands, I fell to the ground and shut my eyes tightly. It was a lie, it was a lie, and it was a lie! They were trying to break me, I didn't know why, but I'd have to resist as long as I could. Something small touched my arm, it was cool to the touch, but then it began feeling acidic and freezing. I screamed in agony and opened my eyes to see Adrianice kneeling close to me and poking my arm. As soon as I was facing her, her hand pulled away but the pain remained.
"You're a stupid Migardian," Adrianice hissed.
"I was smart enough to sniff out your fake," I glared.
Adrianice crawled forward and grabbed my arm with three fingers re-summoning the pain. I tried to pull away, but her grip hardened, freeze-burning my skin. I screamed again, and she let go after a few seconds.
"You should have gone with it," Adrianice sighed.
"What do you want from me?" I cried.
"My people do not see the sense of unnecessary death or hurt which is why we are willing to send you away, alive. This happens if, and only if, you vow that upon your return you convince the Asgardians that Loki is happy here and that he turned out falling in love with me. You tell them that you really were just his ticket and we can save Joutenheim and Asgard from war," Adrianice said.
So in other words, she wants me to lose my love forever.
"And if I don't?" I asked.
"We'll convince you," she said motioning to my arm.
Terrified, I looked to my arm. There were four marks, her finger marks that still hurt badly. I gulped and tried to crawl back.