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Chapter 6

Chapter 6
Later that day Loki fumed all the way to his lesson with Amora. Amora was waiting and noticed his mood immediately. "Someone is having a rough day." She noted instantly which only served to earn her a glare. "Come now Loki, what causes you such distress?" She asked giving him a not so subtle coy look.
Loki took a second, but found he was unable to hold back from telling her. He instantly began to rant about Cephera and her actions against him in his own tower that early morning. Amora laughed at the end. "It is not funny." He growled.
"Yes it is. You're angry because you're slightly impressed by her," She said.
"I am no such thing. She is an irritating child." He practically stomp across the room to claim the book they had been working from.
"You lie very badly when you're still fuming." Amora told him sitting at the large table right next to him on the bench. Loki took note of her close proximity and his eyes flitted over at her and down to her cleavage. He quickly looked away again.
"I will only admit I had not know she was proficient in magic," He said finally. He refused to say more. After Cephera had left him pinned to that wall he wanted to go after her and reprimand her for treating him that way, but he couldn't. She was a princess and even his father would laugh at his whining about such a thing. She was equal on the terms of status. He would not admit it out loud, but he perhaps did deserve her anger. The determination she had used to show him an ounce of who she was intrigued him. "Now teach." Loki growled at Amora trying to ignore the stirring in his breeches as her hand brushed his leg to come up and open the book.
Loki was more than happy when his class was over. He made his way to the throne room where he knew Thor was getting ready to go off realm with the warriors three. When he entered he was annoyed to see both sisters there. "Loki?" Thor questioned looking to his brother confused. Loki had never tried to go with them off realm before. He'd gone with them to places across Asgard, but never off realm. He couldn't have been bothered with it, but he was becoming curious from these wild tales they would tell on their return.
"Thor. I've decided to join you." He watched Thor shift almost uncomfortably.
"Join us? That's preposterous," Fandral said and quickly shut up as he realized he'd said it out loud.
"And what is that suppose to mean." Loki glowered.
"Well it's just ... you're still learning defensive magic and you're rather ... unpracticed with fighting." Fandral tried to say and Loki got the hint.
"You think me too weak to go yet you take these scrawny females?" Loki growled.
"It is not like that brother. As a prince of Asgard we do not wish to see you come to harm, you need more practice is all." Thor tried to soothe him, but Loki was seething with anger and humiliation.
"And I'm not going I was just seeing my sister off." Cephera added shrugging.
"Seraphina has proven herself a fierce fighter already ..." Volstagg attempted.
"I understand," Loki said his irritation evident. He turned and walked away from the group. He could hear them trying to say things to calm him, but he didn't want to hear it.
He was halfway down the hallway when he heard the soft patting of bare feet behind him and he knew who it was. "I'm going to go reading on the cliffs if you'd like to join me." Cephera offered kindly. Loki didn't stop and he didn't look back. Her kind tone only irritated him more.
"Leave me be." He demanded and to his relief she didn't follow him. She was annoyingly nice. He hated that about her and he was sure as time went on he would find other reasons to dislike the younger princess.
XxX
Loki had woken from a well needed nap. It hadn't been that long since Thor left. The thought made Loki grow agitated once more. After doing a few things around his room he looked to his shelf. He pulled a book down for reading. He hadn't studied this one enough yet. He sat on his windowsill and opened it up. He got very little done as he was reminded of Cephera's offer. The cliff was a very calming place and Loki had read there from time to time.
Against his normally better judgement he left his room book in tow. He took his horse and rode to the cliff side. He was sure she would hear him approaching. "Come to join me after all," Cephera said as he found her sitting propped up by a tree overlooking the vast ocean. After spending some time in his room calming down he had decided he didn't want to be alone. Frigga was attending with some other noble ladies and Odin was doing throne room duties. With Thor gone with the warriors three he was left with only her as his option.
"I am simply bored do not read any deeper in to it than that. This is a peaceful place for reading and reading is all I intend to do." He told her firmly. He saw the slight smirk that appeared on her face a moment before she turned her attention back to her book. "I suppose you are reading some silly book spouting love stories." He commented taking a seat a ways across from her against a different tree.
"Nope. A simple spell book actually." She replied holding it up for him to see. Loki gave it a brief glance and nodded.
"Enjoy." Was all he said after. He settled in and opened his own book. It was actually an alchemy book. It was advanced of course.
"What are you reading?" She asked. Loki took a moment to turn it so she could see it. "Potion making. I've never tried that before. We have very little things in the way of magic lessons and potion making back home." She told him with a frown.
"Then how is it you know how to use magic?" He looked at her and awaited her answer.
"There are a small amount of books brought in by traders. Our kind are usually born with a certain type of power. My sister was born with the gene, but it seems I was not. It's why I can never be heir to the throne. I can learn magic of all kinds though I just haven't had anyone who could teach me." Loki saw the hopeful look that crossed her face as she stared back at him.
"I am conversing with you, do not push your luck." He warned her and saw her grin before she looked back down to her book. A good hour passed before Loki looked up to her again. Her book hadn't seemed to move. Had she even turned a page? "What are you doing?" He asked her. She looked at him that same smile still on her face.
"Reading." She replied plainly with a confused shrug.
"You're a very slow reader then." He noted.
"Oh no. It's just it's in Asgardian language and I don't read it fluently. So I'm teaching myself as I go." Loki was perplexed by the eagerness she spoke with. She seemed very happy to learn this way. Loki sighed and got up. He moved to her and she watched him slightly confused.
"Scoutch over." He told her. She did leaving him some trunk to lean on. He sat beside her cross-legged and took the book from her. He settled the book half on his lap and half on hers as she too changed her seated position. "You see this here." He pointed to the accent above the first letter of one of the words.
"Yes." She responded.
"Words beginning in this fashion are usually your primary word for your enchantment." He explained.
"Ok." She was also leaned forward now paying attention. Loki continued to explain what she was looking at and found that time had gotten away from them. She was a fast learner as she quickly picked up on the words she was viewing, but her pronunciation of them needed some fine tuning. They noticed the late hour only when their light began to disappear.
"We should head back," He said. "Did you ride here?" Considering her first horseback ride he had a feeling he knew the answer.
"I walked." She smiled again and shrugged.
"Come. We missed dinner and I am sure my parents have been wondering what has happened to us. We'll ride my horse back." Loki stood and began to walk away.
"Thanks. See ...," She said making him pause to look back at her. "I'm not so bad to hang around." She finished once she knew she had his attention.
"Once again do not press your luck." He responded, but as he turned his back to her again he grinned.
(Cephera)
Her day had gotten better at least. She felt bad for him. He clearly was the outcast of the group. The little brother who tried hard to fit in. She didn't express those thoughts to him though. She felt it would only serve to alienate him from her that much more. She wanted to be his friend. She enjoyed Asgard and she enjoyed meeting new people.
She was soaking now in a hot bubble bath. When herself and Loki had arrived back at the palace they got some pleasant smiles from the Queen and King. They were happy they were getting along, but Cephera wasn't sure how long that would last. She knew very little about the younger prince, but he seemed very unpredictable.
When her room door opened she assumed it was her sister as no one else would barge in that way. When her sister came right into the bathroom covered in some kind of muddy substance Cephera laughed. "What happened to you?" She asked when she managed to stop laughing. Her sister didn't look too bothered with it all the same.
Her sister stripped down and Cephera jumped from the water before it could be soiled by whatever was seeping off her twin. "Hey I was enjoying that bath." Cephera frowned and huffed.
"And now I'm enjoying it." Seraphina grinned as she relaxed back allowing the dirt to slowly soil the water. "It's just dirt and water Cephera. The place we went to was almost like a desert ... and then it started to rain and rain and soon we were all up to our wastes in this sludge." Seraphina told her.
Cephera was by no means squirmy over dirt, but she wasn't about to get dirty now after just getting washed. "Fine enjoy my bath." Cephera pouted and walked back into the main room pulling on her nightgown over her still damp skin. She ventured out to her balcony to enjoy the night air. Had it been more private she would have gone out there naked. She began to sing softly to herself as she leaned on the thick stone enclosure and admiring the beautiful golden city. Their week was nearly up and she didn't want to return home yet. But she would have too; at least for a little while.
Getting to know other realms was important. Mostly for her sister who would one day be queen and Cephera knew by staying there Seraphina would stay as well. It was not often you found one twin without the other. From what Cephera could tell Asgard was not as laid back as her home was. Everyone was very happy on her realm. Murder, rape, and theft was virtually non-existent. Of course from time to time something happened, but very quickly those people were taken care of. There was no such thing as mercy to the wicked in their kingdom. Death was the only solution which might account for their peace.
Of course there were always those who were jealous of the royal family. Those who sought to find a way to steal it for their own. However, due to the power that kept the realm itself alive being hereditary, taking the throne was not so easy, still they were careful.

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Comments

@fraychan
Then I have done my job well. :p

Yasumi Yasumi
6/15/15

Your cliff hangers wound me D:

fraychan fraychan
6/12/15

@fraychan
Keep that adrenaline pumping, still a lot to come.

Yasumi Yasumi
5/14/15

Oh god I can't even describe how happy this chapter made me. I'm feeling a slight adrenaline rush haha

fraychan fraychan
5/12/15

@fraychan
I agree, things have could been so much different if things had just come to light sooner.

Yasumi Yasumi
5/7/15