Punishment
Inuyasha-Avengers
Kagome-Loki
Comedy, Romance
Series
For his misdeeds on Midgard, Loki was given only one punishment: Kagome.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from the Avengers, Inuyasha, or Norse Mythology. Also, I'm sorry if there are lots of facts that are wrong, or don't make sense and stuff.
Chapter 18: Strict Policies
After walking for hours—out of the palace and along many winding roads—Freyja finally stopped at the base of, what appeared to be, a staircase with no top. She turned suddenly to Kagome, who had been warily eyeing the staircase since she had first seen it miles back, "We will be climbing up."
"…Do I get a break first?"
The beautiful Goddess's gaze could have cut stone, Kagome was sure, "Absolutely not. You are the apprentice of a Goddess now. You will not trifle with mortal whims; you tire too quickly. Kagome was extremely tempted to refuse to climb the stairs, but decided that Freyja would have no mercy. Reluctantly, Kagome began to make her way up the stairs. Freyja followed with no indication of tiring soon—unlike Kagome whose calves had begun to burn after the first twenty steps.
"It's been too long since I climbed the steps back home," she silently lamented to herself, "though I'm not sure it would help much in this situation." She glanced up again to see if she would be able to discern an end, but it was, unsurprisingly, just as endless as it had been less than five minutes prior.
"Girl, listen to me. Once you reach the top of these steps, you will have completed the first of your daily training duties." Kagome groaned at Freyja's words. She was going to have to do this every day! "As my apprentice, you will be both physically and mentally fit, thus improving your will and fortitude. Vala were very important to the mortal society that worshipped us, and, although they are gone, their practices are still very important to us. You grew up in a very different society with very different gods and goddesses, so I will explain it to you."
Kagome's breaths had become a bit labored, and she was annoyed at how daintily Freyja could trek up the stairs while still talking Kagome's ears off. "Vala are basically priestesses, aren't they?" Kagome managed to puff out without sounding like she wanted to die from exhaustion.
Freyja laughed, and, irritated though she was, Kagome found the twinkling laugher almost enchanting and almost refreshing, "Not really. Vala were mortal women who practiced sorcery, prophesy, and shamanism. But your talents are different than the traditional Vala. You excel in none of those areas, according to the Allfather. He says you have a strong affinity toward protection and healing, so that is what you will study." Kagome nodded, wiping sweat from her forehead.
After a few minutes, Freyja spoke again, her voice softer, "I see you are suffering; I would allow you a break if I were not so certain you would not get back up again for hours." Kagome coughed—it was the closest she could get to laughing—and nodded. "Don't worry; we are half way to the top." Alarmed, Kagome looked up and back down to the bottom. Apparently more time had passed than she had been aware of, because they were indeed about half way; Kagome was just thankful she could see the top now.
"Vala traditionally are older women who have cut ties with family." At Kagome's worried look, Freyja rolled her eyes, "Do not worry. Odin explained your situation with the miserable trickster. I do not know what you have done to capture his attention, but you will be allowed to be with him if you both agree."
"I listened to him." Kagome managed, as her protesting legs forced her to stop.
Freyja stopped as well, "What?"
"I," Kagome coughed a bit, "I said I listened to him." After a few moments of trying to gulp in air, Kagome continued weakly, "It seems like no one else here did. That's how I "captured his attention.""
Freyja stared curiously at the exhausted girl, who was bent in half trying to catch her breath, and smiled. "She is compassionate." She thought, "A very mortal trait. But a good trait nevertheless."
After a few moments, Kagome looked at Freyja. Although Kagome was still obviously not fully recovered, she lifted her foot to the next step, "I have the feeling I'm not going to be able to feel my legs in the morning, but I think I'll be okay to start walking again. Thanks for letting me have a break."
Freyja rolled her eyes, "Well, you are doing better than I expected you to do, so I decided that there was no harm in allowing you to rest."
Kagome smiled and began to force her body up the steps again. "Maybe this won't be as bad as I thought it would," she thought, focusing on the ever-nearing top of the staircase.
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mb: Oh that Freyja. Just a big softie. A big, annoying, super arrogant softie. Last update till either Sunday or Monday. Not sure which. We'll play it by ear, hm? As one faithful reviewer pointed out, I have been updating once a day since I started this, and I decided that my update schedule would be one every day because I knew that I would get super lazy and stop updating after a while if I didn't. (Which is basically what happened to all of my other stories. Though, it's probably best I didn't finish most of them; I had no idea where I was going with any of them, and they weren't very good anyway.) Well, thanks for sticking with me, and for all of the wonderful reviews!
