A/N: I had a bit of writer's block with this chapter and last chapter, but Loki's best friend helped me out, so a big thank you to Loki's best friend. I couldn't have gotten through this chapter without you :)
Loki walked through the halls of the palace until he made it to the door to Thor's room. He knocked on the door. "Come in." Thor called from the other side.
Loki opened the door and walked in the room. He found Thor sitting by the fireplace. "Hello." Loki greeted, unsure of how else to begin.
Thor looked up at him, his expression one of anger. "It is unwise for you to be here now, Loki." He warned.
"I just wanted to talk to you." Loki replied, holding his hands up in surrender.
"About what?" Thor asked.
"About Ava." Loki answered. "And what you said earlier."
"You two lied to me and kept me in the dark, even though I helped you."
"It was a delicate situation." Loki countered. "Look at it from Ava's perspective. She was seeing me, an Jotun and not just any Jotun, the son of Laufey. You've all grown up with the stories about us being cruel, evil, heartless monsters that parents tell their children about at night. Ava saw that I was different, but how was just one little girl supposed to convince an entire kingdom that I was not a monster? Even as we grew up, those prejudices still exist. Why else would the guards have assumed me the one that had hurt Ava?"
"I am her brother. She should have come to me and told me from the beginning. I would have understood."
"We will never know that for sure." Loki replied. "Besides, I'm the one who told her to keep me a secret. I was the one who was scared. She kept telling me that she could make everyone understand, but I wasn't convinced that that was possible. She is hurting, Thor. She is your sister and she loves you very much. She needs to know that you still love her."
"She hurt me." Thor countered.
Loki sighed. "I know and as I stated earlier, that's my fault. And I know that because of all of this you probably really hate me and I can live with that. What I can't live with is seeing Ava hurting and right now…everything is uncertain. Our two worlds could end up going to war and she's pregnant with my child. I know she won't admit it, but she's scared and hurting and she needs her big brother. Please don't punish her because of me?"
Thor looked at Loki, really looked at him. He could see that Loki was being completely sincere. "You really do love my sister, don't you?"
"I wouldn't be here if I didn't." Loki replied.
"I'll talk to her in the morning." Thor said with a sigh.
Loki nodded and then turned to head out. Thor cleared his throat, stopping Loki. "Thank you…for caring about Ava so much…she could have picked worse."
"Thank you…I think." Loki replied and then left Thor's room and headed back to Ava's chambers. He climbed back into bed with his still sleeping love and pulled her close before falling asleep.