❦𝗪𝗲 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝗕𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲❦

❦Chapter 15❦

"Do you really mean that, (Y/n)?" His eyes held hope.

I nodded at him, and not a split second later, he was peppering my face with kisses, relaying his excitement on me. He pulled me as close to him as he could manage, and squeezed me into a tight hug.

"Loki! What did I say about squeezing me? Oh gods I gotta go." I scrambled out of his embrace and ran into the bathroom, almost getting tangled in the sheets on the way.

𒊹︎Loki's POV𒊹︎

I propped myself up in the headboard, a satisfied smile gracing my features. I now had everything that I wanted in life. I had the girl that I loved, a mother than loved me, and nothing could ruin it. But of course, we all speak too soon.

"Brother, father requests our presence in the throne room. Get dressed." Thor barged into my room, and just about the time that my door hit the wall, the bathroom door opened to reveal a more put together (Y/n), still in her dressing gown. "Oh, and he requests yours as well, Lady
(Y/n)."

"Get out you blasted oaf!" I scolded Thor, slamming the door shut with a wave of my hand.

I was worried that he saw
(Y/n), and she was not dressed decently. I picked up her dress from the floor, running my fingers over the fabric once, and a mist of green magic covered the cloth, turning it into a lovely grayish-blue gown(1). I waltzed over and handed her the gown, the cloth falling between her delegate fingers as she felt of the material.

"Thank you, Loki." She smiled up at me, and pressed a soft kiss to my cheek as she backed away into the bathroom, quietly shutting the door behind her.

While she was changing, I quickly dressed up in my armor. I waited for her to exit the bathroom, and a pleased look crossed my face as she emerged. The dress covered her beautifully, making sure to accent some of her best features, along with keeping most of her body to the imagination.

"You look lovely, my dear." I approached her and took her hands in mine, leaning down to press a soft kiss to her lips. "Let us go before we anger the King." I smirked mysteriously as I led her out into the hallway.

"Do you have any clue what he wants?" She quested innocently as we made our way down several hallways, our hands interlocked together.

"The meeting must be in regulates as to what happened yesterday." I grimaced at the thought.

The dragon was small, but still very powerful. It slaughtered most of the warriors, and reeked havoc on a small village before any of us even managed to get a good hit in on it. We did manage to kill it, but there were rumors that there were more to come. What confused me was that the all-father asked for (Y/n)'s presence as well...strange.

"What happened yesterday?" Her brows furrowed as she looked at me for an answer, but we were already at the doors to the throne room.

I shook my head with a wince, translating that nothing good happened yesterday. Once the doors were opened, we were met with a group consisting of the warriors three, Lady Sif, my mother, brother, and Odin. All heads turned towards us once the doors were shut, and my mother waved us over.

"What is the meaning of this, mother?" I spoke with slight desperation in my voice, it looked as though the King was about to send out another battle party.

"There has been sightings of another fire dragon from Muspelheim. This one poses as a much larger threat, my son." She spoke with worry.

"What does (Y/n) have to do with this?" My voice started to rise, but I controlled myself when the woman beside me squeezed my hand, that was still clasped with hers.

"She has shown that she is very skilled with a sword, and with our number of warriors being low after yesterday's attack, we need all of the help that we can find." Odin spoke up from his elevated place on the throne.

"But shes never fought a dragon before, let alone kill one!" My anger for the best of me as I became enraged at the thought of Odin sending her out just because his warriors weren't strong enough to fight the fire demon themselves.

"She had never fought or killed a hellhound before that day in the village, now she has slayed three." I heard a confident voice join in the argument, Thor.

I huffed in anger, my nostrils flaring as my body became tense.

"All of you will be sent out with a select few warriors to scout the bordering villages, looking for the beast. If you happen to spot it, do not provoke it. Report back to the palace immediately." The king's booming voice echoes through the throne room. "Meet at the palace gates after the midday meal is finished." He ordered and we all cleared out of the room.

(Y/n) dismissed herself, but I followed after her. She looked back at me with an alarmed expression.

"Before you say it, no. There's nothing you can say that will prevent me from going. It is a simple scouting party, and I will be armed." She then turned back around and continued on walking, leaving me speechless standing in the middle of the corridor.

FOOTNOTES:

(1) The dress that Loki conjured up for you: