AN: Chapter title based off of the song 'Lovley' by TØP :)

Lovely

Miku woke up earlier than she expected. She didn't bother to wash her hair, so she put them in two large pigtails. Jane was already dressed, she told Miku that Frigga invited them to a private breakfast with her and Thor. Strange, she didn't mention the king. Now that Miku thought about it, she never met King Odin yet.

Darcy was fast asleep, Jane said she would give her left overs. They left their friend in one of the guest rooms and made their way to a private dining hall.

Frigga dressed elegantly. Her golden dress draped to the cream colored floor, she was sparkling from head to toe. Or was also dressed in expensive attire, he sat up straight, hands folded at the table. Jane could noticed tears around the rims. She cursed herself for not comforting her husband to be last night.

Miku and Jane felt embarrassed for not being dressed in their Asgardian attire. They were only in t-shirts and jeans. Foster was the first to move, she took a seat next to her fiancée and Miku went to Frigga.

"So.." Jane broke the science. "Is this about Loki?"

"Indeed." Frigga sighed quietly and began to cut a piece of fruit, she nibbled it quietly and then sat it down. "H-he is progressing. The guards checked on him early in the morning, he rose, but nothing came out of him, no scream or bundles of sobs. He only glares now."

"It was said the guards were paranoid. Loki's sudden bursts of terror are no more I believe, but the guards believe a sliver of that might be present. He only looks at you when communication is involved. He doesn't follow it though. They don't dare enter his cell, we don't know if the antidote is in his system fully." Thor added.

"So, he's like a zombie?" Miku asked.

"Will the staring and silence wear off?"

Thor shrugged slightly at Jane. "We are not sure, it seems to be doing its job. I'm not sure if he will communicate."

"So he's brain dead?"

Thor slammed his hands on the table, which caused Jane and Frigga to stand up. Miku slumped in her chair. Why oh why was she here?

Thor sat back down and rubbed his chin and lips aggressively. He apologized for his rude action, he was just taken aback by the thought of his brother never talking to him again. Nor his mother, nor his father.

"We shall pay a visit today, but that guards prohibit our entrance to the prisoners cell." Frigga announced. Jane decided that she would like to attend the visit, for her fiancée. Miku told Jane that the procedure was horrific and that she also would like to attend.

What was Miku feeling? Why would she want to visit this wretch, this villian...this killer. Why was she interested, why even care? The images of his screaming, his crying, his sleeping, the saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth when they force fed him. It shook her to the core.

She also caught the image of his books, so he reads? Maybe he knows about Shakespeare, or does he enjoy poetry? She probably would never hear his opinion of his books, or his hobbies, he might be mute forever.

Their breakfast was finished. Miku only chewed on a piece of fruit and then followed Thor, Frigga and Jane into the dungeon. The cells have a different feel in the day than they do in night. What was it? Maybe it was because the guards were more energetic, or because the queen was visiting?

They reached Loki's cell. Within a second, Frigga gasped. Thor caught his mother in time before she almost fainted. Loki looked the same, same scars, same unwashed body, same bloody toes.

Jane gasped too upon her first sight. Truly no one has seen a man this hurt before. Thor stepped closer to his cell and took a closer look at his brother. His limbs were sprawled against the mattress, head down, dead like expression. The guards tried to pull Thor back but he stood his ground. "Please, let me see him." He couldn't fight it. "I have no quarrel and I don't intend on creating one. Please,"

"Thor, what are you saying you just sai-,"

"Jane, I can protect myself. I wish to see him, I wish to talk to him once more, trust me," Thor whispered. Jane grabbed his knuckles and kissed them softly.

"I trust you, bu-."

"Let me go."

Jane looked at Miku. "I would do it for him, consider it an inspection. If he attacks, I can handle myself,"

"Lady Miku you have no intellect whatsoever about my brother." Thor grabbed her shoulders. Miku squirmed slightly and pursed her lips.

"Just let me in, please, I wish to show him something. You can trust me. All of you can trust me please."

Thor thought about it. He would send a young woman into Loki's cell, not even armed, well..she was armed with a basket of left over food from Asgardian Thanksgiving. But what difference would that make? Loki could kill her in an instant if the medicine isn't corresponding.

With chapped lips and a frown. Thor mouthed, "Ok."

He commanded the guards to let he young girl in. Miku suddenly felt different when she walked in, was she scared? She hoped not, why would she be. Oh, well let's just say there is a slightly insane prisoner who is a few feet away from her, and she doesn't know if he would kill her or talk kindly to her. Hell yeah, she was scared.

The guards put the golden force field up and it muffled the sound. Miku made her way to the bed, where Loki was still staring at his feet. Not even moving an inch.

Jane, Frigga and Thor eyed Miku as she stepped in. The young girl sat her basket down and then herself on the mattress. She managed to give off a broken and shaky. "H-hey, h-hi."

Miku just about jumped off the bed once Loki lifted his head, and stared at her. She looked back at the rest of them, they too were taken aback. She looked back at Loki and blinked rapidly. His face was different than before, he was...sad. His jade eyes drooped slightly, his mouth was still chapped and speckled with blood from biting his lip. His brows were knitted, hands folded together, lightly folded.

"I'm Miku, Thor's friend." His expression didn't change. "Uh, well." She started to laugh. Why was she like this? Her hands began to shake as she reached in the basket. "So, we had a feast the other day, it's an earth holiday actually, Thor likes it. It's called Thanksgiving."

Frigga could feel tears coming down her cheeks as she watched Miku tell Loki the story of Thanksgiving, the Indians, The Mayflower etc. Miku set down a few rolls and turkey on a plate and then put the plate on his lap. "We had this, I saved some for you. Your brother insists you eat it, I think that would make him happy."

His sorrowful eyes watched her ramble, no quiver of the lip, no movement of limbs. Just the rise and fall of his chest and his eyes slowly wandering across her face.

"Uh, would it make you happy if I ate with you? Would it make it less awkward?"

Rise, fall, rise, fall.

"I'll take that as a yes!" She chuckled again and took out a roll, cut in half and set it on her plate. "I think your the most hungry out of all of us. You take the first bite, ok?"

Nothing.

She bit her lip and brushed an ebony ponytail. "I see that you read. That's pretty cool, h-have you heard of Shakespeare?"

She's said to much, he took no bites of his food. He didn't answer any of her questions, though there was a groundbreaking event that happened, he looked up. He was looking at someone directly.

"Well, I will see you later then? It was..nice to meet you...I guess." Her rambling stopped and she cleaned up the leftovers. She could feel Loki's eyes in her the whole time. She lifted her head once more and did her best of giving him a cheerful "Bye."

What made her feel even more awkward was that he was watching her as she exited the dungeon, through the gated force field he watched her, turning his head slowly.

Thor made his way in next, he greeted Loki happily, but no matter how much he tried to get his brothers attention, his green was stuck on her brown. Miku watched Thor sit at his bed side. Holding his hands and smiling happily, telling him stories about them as children, bringing up happy moments.

Loki still had his head turned to Miku, staring blankly at her.

Once Thor was finished, he linked Jane's arm with his and then he linked his other with the Queen. Miku slowly followed, she took one more glance at Loki, who was still staring at her. Miku didn't feel any sort of nervousness anymore, nor did she feel threatened. His gaze was soft and sorrowful, which caused Miku to tear up a bit. She couldn't cry, what a weak stupid girl she was.

She raised her chin once she noticed a guard came in with his lunch, he sat it down on one of his small desks and then quickly disappeared. Still, Loki did not flinch or take his eyes off Miku.

She looked at the ground, then his eyes once more. She clenched the basket in her hands and slowly trotted off, catching up to Thor, Frigga and Jane.

That whole day she told herself she would visit him tomorrow. But she didn't want the others around, she wanted him and her. She wished he would've talked. She wondered what his voice would sound like, maybe posh and greedy, cold and menacing?

Her ideas were crazy, but for some reason she felt like she would see the good in him. Thor sees the good in him, Frigga does too. She's not sure if Jane does at all, but Miku knows she sure does.