Chapter 13

Kari sat next to her husband the next day, smiling politely as Volstagg retold a story from when Sif first came to the battlegrounds wanting to be allowed fight. The warrior woman instantly caught the attention of Thor as the general tried to laugh her out of the place only for her to almost beat him in a duel. The young prince not only argued that she be allowed stay, but befriended the woman immediately. Smiling at the memory, Thor added more to the story after that, looking to Kari to see if she was paying attention, but her vacant smile told him her mind was occupied elsewhere.

As Kari shifted in her seat, she moved in a manner that made her wince. Her body was still tender, even with Aesir healing rates, she felt as though it would take the day for her body to recover fully. She smiled to herself as she remembered the feeling of elation at Loki's returning to her room the night before, of the feeling of him crawling up her body before attacking her lips with passion and gusto.

Sitting next to Thor with his friends, she knew her actions the night before were wrong, but she also knew that if she was given the option to do it again, she would.

"So how does your new title feel, Your Majesty?" Fandral asked Kari with a grin.

Kari took but a moment to reply. "Heavy." The warrior's looked at her confused. "Frigga was such a wonderful and indeed, loved queen, I have loathed the idea of being the one to succeed her since the day of my marriage."

"Indeed, that is a hard weight for any to bear." Sif acknowledged. "But you forget, you too are adored. We hear such often."

Kari gave the smallest smile as she allowed herself to drift out of the conversation again, her mind returning to replaying the night before. Of how they kissed lustfully worshipping one another. Loki began to slide the sheet down to get at her body beneath, unconsciously grinding his hips downward as she bucked hers up slightly towards him.

She recalled having to pull back slightly, and the hurt and confused look on Loki's face. "I need a moment." She had explained, trying to get out from under him.

"You do not wish to…?"

"No, I just need to use the bathroom." She smiled.

"Right." He allowed her to get out from under him, his eyes widening when she walked to the bathroom door in a very short nightdress, envy filling him at the idea that Thor had seen her countless nights in such attire.

She sensed Thor looking at her and turned to give him a small smile but she remembered what had transpired between them the night before, so instead she just nodded slightly while Volstagg retold another story. Thor returned the gesture, but with a smile hoping to gauge her upset, his reply was her looking away again.

She rubbed her head, thankfully Aesir healing ability meant she did not still ache there, but she could not hide the satisfied smirk as she recalled exiting the bathroom only to have Loki pin her against the wall next to it, hoisting her up on his now naked hips, her legs crossed behind his tone ass. "Forgive me my darling, but that nightdress…I cannot control myself."

"I had it made for our wedding night." She admitted. "This is the first time I have worn it."

"It looks divine on you." He grinned, relishing that Thor either never saw it, or wondered if she even planned to wear it; the latter made his grin even bigger.

"I knew you would love it." She wrapped her arms around his neck again, settling herself between him and the wall.

"I adore it." And with not another word, he attacked her lips again, which caused Kari to forget what she had planned to say in retort, and follow suit, kissing him back.

It was utterly animalistic, the manner in which he slip the night dress up to her waist, his hard length pressing against her thigh as though to remind her of how he felt about her. He grabbed both her ass cheeks and grinded himself against her core, groaning wantonly at the revelation that while she was in the bathroom, she had removed her undergarments. "Loki." She pleaded.

"Patience." But he had no intentions of using such; he slid himself up and down her entrance twice, relishing that she was already wet for him, and thrusted in.

Kari gasped as she felt him fill her, looking into the emerald green of his eyes, which were mere slivers around the large black of his pupils, which exposed his arousal, not that she needed such to tell her. Leaning forward so her forehead and nose touched his, she nodded slightly, and Loki began to move.

Her body was alight with sensations. He seemed to fit her perfectly, every muscle sculpted to fit with hers like a puzzle. It was odd, usually there was such a height difference between them, but she had made comment before the vast majority of it was in their leg length, this proved it. That was the last coherent thought that went through her mind before Loki's thrusts increased in pace, becoming feral and stronger. She could tell he would finish quickly, as though he never touched another in their century apart. As hypocritical as that was, she hoped it through. She loathed having to lie with Thor, but it was a means to an end, if there had been a way to try for a child without it, she would have, in a heartbeat. Loki never ceased to look at her, his eyes bearing into hers, expressing his still blatant adoration of her.

The sensation began to become too much, her stomach felt heavy with the feeling of impending euphoria, tightening her legs around him tighter, Kari bit her lip and threw her head back, banging it hard against the wall, unable to care of the shot of pain it caused as she gasped Loki's name. She moaned as she felt his teeth grip onto her shoulder, sliding one of her hands into his hair, gripping the ebony strands in her fingers as his breathe became more ragged and his hips slapped against her own harder before finally groaning loudly and coating her already drenched channel in his seed.

Kari bit her lip as she thought of the crude manner they had been reunited. "Ow!" She scolded herself for bringing attention to herself in front of everyone, who ceased to talk and look at her. "Excuse me." She stated, rising from the table, all but Thor rose out of respect and looked at her in concern as she walked off swiftly.

"What is going on Thor?" It was Sif who braved to ask the new king what was clearly wrong in the palace that day, there was a peculiar sense of foreboding since the moment they had entered.

"It is nothing." One look at the warrior told Thor the problem would not be easily dismissed.

"My friend, you are aware the realm near on flooded last night, and the lightning that brightened the sky was some of your worst to date, so do you wish to try answering that again?" Volstagg pressed.

"It is clear to see that the Queen is not herself today, and you never ceased to stare at her." Hogun added.

Thor sighed, thinking it best to come clean; they would surely see his brother again soon. "Loki has returned."

"When?" Hogun asked.

"Why?" Sif queried.

"Yesterday, after all left the throne room. He posed as a guard and revealed himself after the day was done."

"And that is why your wife is out of sorts?" Fandral broached.

"No, the arguments that ensued are. Kari was less than pleased at some revelations." He explained, not wanting to go into greater detail.

"Well have you spoken to her about it, I am sure of all, Kari is most at odds with this?" Volstagg asked.

"She refuses to speak with me; she refuses to speak with anyone. According to mother, she all but shoved her out of her rooms last night."

The warriors noted Thor's admission of his wife not resting with their chambers with him the night before, but none said anything. "Let her come to terms with it all, my friend, I have little doubt she is confused herself at present." Volstagg clapped his shoulder.

"Now, what is it what Loki wants? That is a more concerning matter." Sif sat forward, looking at her friends.

"I wanted mother to get me the same happiness as clearly she has gotten my good brother. But I suppose now I also want to be able to live without having to be nattered about like a prepubescent woman." The warriors and Thor turned to see Loki walking in the door. "Hello all." He grinned happily.

"You are in good humour today." Fandral noted, slightly perturbed at that fact.

"Revelling in the mischief you have caused?" Sif snapped.

"I caused none actually, I merely was the catalyst for its revealing, was I not Thor?" Thor glared at his brother. "You do not agree? Well then, tell me, what was my doing?"

"Leave it Loki." The warriors stared at Thor in disbelief as such an answer could only mean Loki spoke the truth.

"I will." The younger smiled, thinking of his night with Kari as he stared at his brother, her husband.

"You can have little reason for being here." Sif rose and challenged at Loki. "What is your purpose?"

"I think you forget warrior woman that by birth I am a prince, and I am required to take a wife and remain here at the palace, with or without my wanting to. I took a few years for myself, but I am still bound by duty, so I returned." He gave a toothy grin in response.

"I think you lying, the timing is too particular"

"I don't care what you think Sif; I am not here to contest Thor or his throne, for I do not want that thing. As for the timing, I left without father's consent, I could not return when he was king without facing consequences. And considering everything that occurred, I knew Thor would not do similar, so no sooner was he king I returned. It is that simple."

The warriors said no more. It was true, they knew Odin wanted Loki punished for his abandonment, they heard it from his mouth themselves, and to return with him as king would not make sense for the intelligent trickster. "Well then, I think we should have a toast to your return." Fandral smiled, trying to alleviate the tension.

"I always liked you Fandral." Loki grinned, sitting in Kari's now vacant seat, earning him a glare from Thor, whom he winked at gleefully, as he was reminded of how he took his brother's wife the night before, and ravished her lustfully, against the wall at first, then crashing the pair of them onto the bed.

Hungrily attacking her hips, his erection not flagging as he laced his fingers in hers and slid into her again, taking his time the second time, but still looking into her beautiful eyes, reading the unsaid love clearly in them, it had made his soul sing. The headboard of the bed banged rhythmically against the wall in time with his thrusts, but neither of them cared, Kari gasped as he pinned both of her smaller hands above her head with one of his as his lips and other hand attacked her plump breast. She was so responsive to him; it caused him to hurry towards his end faster than he had wished to. When her body clenched hard around him for the second time, he could not stop the groan of pleasure that escaped him, as she called out his name in reverent, he thrusted hard once more, following her quickly so that she was still trembling while his seed again filled her.

"What is that smile for Loki?" Thor snarled at his brother.

"No reason brother, just remembering a fond memory from my time here in the palace." Loki grinned as a servant brought him a chalice. "So what mischief has been caused in my absence? Who took up my place as the voice of reason?" He looked around at the warriors, who though were slightly cautious, began to speak with Loki.

Kari decided that while Thor was still with his friends, she would slip into their chambers and get a bath, she needed to relax her still tense muscles, which ached pleasantly. After she got in, she sighed and savoured the feeling of the warm water around her. She recalled falling asleep in Loki's arms after he slid out of her after their second time. She had wanted to grip him tightly so that he would not leave again, but she believed him when he stated he would stay, she just wondered as to how long that would be.

When morning had come she found herself giggling in delight at not waking to find herself alone once more as she had the day of their should-have-been wedding. "Sleep well my darling?"

"Better than I have in the past century."

"Well, that is music to my ears. Almost as good as the music we made last night." He began to kiss her shoulder gently, so Kari moved her head slightly to make more room for him.

"Loki." She ground her ass against him, startled to feel him already hard against her.

"How do you want it my love?"

"Hard." She breathed.

"What a coincidence, so do I?" He pulled them up so they were on their knees, her back against his chest, and the cold air of the room hardening her nipples which he licked his lips at. "I need to be in you again my dove."

"I need you in me, please Loki."

"How can I refuse such a request?" He grinned against her ear as he slid into her still seed wet core. "Kari, my beautiful beautiful Kari."

Kari began to lean on her knees and fall back onto his lap again, slowly, not able to get a fast pace at such an angle. "Loki, my love, my heart."

Loki grinned wolfishly at the idea of her saying those adoring words to him and not to his pathetic undeserving brother. He began to push up against her falling hips, their rhythm becoming sloppier as both of them gave over to their pleasure.

Kari's knees screamed in pain, something Loki seemed to have noticed, so he pushed them forward so that she was on all fours, one hand gripping her hips tightly as the other slid under her, fondling her clit almost harshly as his thrust became wilder and harsher. Her third climax surpassed any she had had before, the head of his erection rubbing against the top most part of her tight channel, allowing his seed to drench her intimately.

She wondered for a moment if she would conceive a child, but she doubted it, six months of trying with Thor and nothing, why would Loki succeed. It was tend that she realised she had begun to fondle herself in the bathtub. She looked down to see her fingers still tantalising her bundle of nerves as she continued to think of Loki, naked and handsome ravishing her. She bit her lip as she moaned and gasped in breathes, loving the sensation, but noting she was not as good at it as Loki was. She bucked her hips up as she came closer to her release, moaning loudly as she thought of Loki's tongue pillaging her mouth lustfully. All of a few moments later, water splashed onto the cold floor as she completed, gasping for air as she tried to rein in her natural noises.

Kari let her head fall back as she tried to regulate her breathing again. Her body delighting in the pleasure she had given it. She dunked under the water and took a moment to enjoy the feeling of the hot water all around her, when she came back up she shrieked as she looked at the door and a wide-eyed Thor standing in it. She praised the Norn's she had not called Loki's name in her lust. "What happened to the rest of your time with the warriors?" She asked, getting our of the bath and retrieving the towel she had placed beside it.

"It was shortened by Loki's arrival." She turned to look at her husband, who was still looking at her.

"That's a shame." Her tone showed she cared little for what she said.

"Are we going to talk?"

"We are talking." Her voice still cold.

"I mean with regards last night." He pushed gently. "Kari, I swear I knew nothing of fathers plan."

"I know." She acknowledged, Thor became more relieved immediately. "I want to stop trying for a child." He looked at her as though she had slapped him.