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Chapter 71

Chapter 71
Cephera was excited. The engagement party was set for the end of that week. Odin would not be back for it, a fact that had Loki in a mood. "Had it been Thor he'd honor us with his presence and good tidings." Loki kept saying whenever the topic came up.
"Not true. Thor never got an engagement party nor did your father even approve of the engagement from the beginning. You have his love and his good tidings." She reminded him every time.
"Good tidings? He's only thinking of our union from a political stand point." No matter what Cephera said to try and calm Loki, he just seemed to ignore her arguments.
At least he was getting along with the children, well mostly. It seemed Hela didn't behave for anyone. Not even her father. In half a week she'd grown more and now she resembled a 10 year old. The same went for Fenrir whose head now grazed Cephera's hip and he was growing fat. Jör was the biggest problem.
Frigga was having some empty rooms broken down and a super large pool put in just for him. He'd outgrown the bath and only half his body fit. Though his scales now shimmered a silverish color when hit by the light and his frills extended in array of color. He was beautiful.
But most surprising of all was that Fenrir had spoken. Not by actually speaking but he might as well have. It was a surprise to herself and Loki as they left their room one night to go to bed and Fenrir began to beg to go with them.
"Please mama, papa. Can't I come?" He pleaded in his childlike voice, an echo inside their heads but both of them heard him and even the guards heard him.
They'd stopped dead in the doors threshold and stared at the wolf. He peered back at them with huge brown eyes full of hope.
"You can't go, they don't want you there." A second voice chided, it was Hela. Her mouth moved when she spoke and her voice came out like a wheeze.
"That's not true." Fenrir roared.
"Poor puppy." Hela taunted.
"Hela, leave your brother alone." Cephera warned, getting fed up with her attitude.
"Fenrir you can't sleep us. You're growing too big and me and..., your mother like to have private time." Loki explained.
"She's not our mother." Hela spat.
"She's the only mother you'll ever know and she loves you." Loki growled in return. Hela turned up her nose and Cephera frowned. She hadn't expected any of them to call her mother. She certainly wouldn't enforce it.
"It's okay Loki," she insisted.
"I don't wanna stay here. Hela screams at night, and wakes us all up." Fenrir complained.
"He grunts and chases squirrels in his sleep." She complained in return.
"No, I'm chasing you in my sleep." Fenrir hopped and stood on all four paws in a pouncing stance.
"From those whimpers I guess you never catch me." Hela laugh, a sound that sent chills throughout everyone. Hallow and cold it echo'd from her half human chest.
"Quiet the two of you. Go to bed, and leave each other alone." Loki forced himself to stay calm and not yell. Fenrir had flattened his ears and Hela just shrugged. "We'll talk more in the morning."
That had been two days ago. Since then Fenrir proved to never shut up and the only time Hela spoke was to cause chaos. Jör hadn't given any hint to being able to speak. If he could he was as silent as the grave.
Cephera had gotten into the habit of climbing into the bath he no longer fit in and used a sponge to allow the water to run down over the parts of his body unable to slide into the bath. Since she'd begun doing it, he would get excited when she'd come in. The end of his tail swooshing and sloshing water all around. He no longer spit at anyone.
"You'll love your new bath." Cephera told him when she arrived early that day. Fenrir sat watching far from Jör's tail. "Though your grandmother is worried that soon you will no longer fit in the palace, but she says that there are beautiful natural waters below the palace leading to the lake."
"People will hunt me." Jör replied startling Cephera. His voice was deep and rich.
"They won't. Just don't spit at anyone." She replied and worry knotted in her stomach. She didn't want to see him out so far from them. The lake was huge, what if he got lost? "When the time comes we'll have quick access to come see you." Cephera assured him.
"And what about when he gets too big for the lake?" It was Hela. Cephera was well aware that Asgards lakes didn't go as deep as places like earth. If Jör got too big people would see his shadow beneath the surface of the water easily.
"If we come to that, we'll deal with it." Cephera replied staring at Hela. She was trying to upset them. They could take him to Mechanova, but their waters were riddled with large animals created from the magic of the environment. The whole of the lake and ocean was never explored due to that fact. Cephera feared those creatures would be able to harm Jör.
"And what about me? Will you have me locked in this room forever?" Hela narrowed her eye.
"There wouldn't be any need if you behaved more often." Cephera noted.
"It's just as well. I'd hate to see anyone cower in fear after taking one look at me..., oh wait that's you who fears that, I couldn't care less." Hela's attitude and demeanor reminded Cephera of a teenager. Soon Hela would be a woman and Cephera wondered if she'd eventually want what other women have. Love, sex, marriage, children of her own. Cephera was almost certain that Hela would not be able to have kids.
"You show a complete disregard to those around you." Cephera told her. "How can we trust you outside this room when you can't even behave inside it."
"We're all like your little pets. Should I call you Domina, like the Roman slaves call their masters." Where had she heard knowledge of that?
"Someone's been telling you tales or you've already been outside this room." Cephera remarked ignoring Hela's poke.
"Neither. A real mother would know what her children are capable of." Hela's expression had turned to stone. Jör had drawn quiet and Fenrir had sat down his ears down. Hela commanded the silence of her brothers within the room without a word.
"I'm well aware I didn't give birth to you Hela, but blood doesn't mean I'm not family. I love you all as if you were my own." Hela stared and didn't speak, instead she turned on her heels and walked away.
"You are my mother." Fenrir nudged Cephera's arm with his furry head.
"And mine." Jör added swishing his tail and getting them all wet.
"I wish I knew more about her." Cephera told them. "But she won't let me close. She doesn't let anyone close." She sighed her shoulders sagging in defeat.
"She doesn't need understanding, just know that she's not human, just like I'm not and Fenrir's not. Hela will be Hela, and Hela is her own person, independent and stubborn." Jör stretched out his long neck.
"Can we continue?" He asked looking hopefully at the water. Cephera smiled and did as he wished.
(Seraphina)
"What are you doing?" Seraphina asked waking up to Fandral's ear pressed to her slowly growing abdomen. Now five months along she was getting large. Fandral enjoyed touching it.
"It's talking." He told her and she rolled her eyes.
"That's gas." She told him. "The child can't speak yet." She pushed him off her. "Now let me sleep."
"You've been very irritable lately." Fandral frowned down at her, propped up on his arm.
"My feet hurt, the baby is lying on my bladder so I pee all the time, I've gained far more weighed than I should have, my fighting skills have decreased from my excess weight and my boobs feel as though they might fall off. Not to mention my sisters engagement party is the end of the week and I can't even have a celebratory drink, so yes, I'm irritable." She replied.
"To be fair Cephera warned you that you didn't need to be eating all that food. Eating for two is just an expression." Seraphina turned her glare on him and he shut his lips tight.
"When this baby is born don't doubt for a minute that I won't go back to training instantly. I will get my warriors body back." She scowled. Fandral nodded and fell to his back when she pushed him. It wasn't a nice shove either. As quickly as she woke she rolled over and instantly growled, she couldn't sleep on her side, it was to uncomfortable.
She shifted back to her back and Fandral lay a hand to her belly again as he settled back on his pillow. "You're still beautiful." He told her. She didn't respond but in the dark she cracked a tiny smile.
***
"You're lucky. To have freedom to be with whomever you like." Seraphina told Sif as they lay in the soft beach sands.
"I do not enjoy the freedom." Sif replied.
"You haven't slept with another man since Thor, have you?" Seraphina rolled her eyes knowing the answer before it came.
"No, we are still wed, even if we do not act it." Sif replied.
"And if he came to you looking for you to fulfill your 'duties' as wife and bed him, would you?"
"Of course not!" Sif cried giving Seraphina a disappointed look. "I'm not a woman to be used." She added.
"So one part of the marriage you stay true to and the other you don't? You realize how silly that sounds." Seraphina sat up and looked down at her friend. Sif was in a dress today, it was refreshing to see her relaxed and away from battle.
"I can't help it. It's different for a woman. She's shamed when she sleeps around while married while a man can do as he pleases. It's not like your home where everyone can sleep with whomever and no one gives a shit. Where whores don't exist and everyone, for the most part, are treated the same no matter their gender."
"You should come live with me in Mechanova then." Seraphina smiled.
"No, my home is Asgard." Seraphina frowned. "Besides, you speak of me and freedom, you are not bound to Fandral."
"I promised to keep myself to him until our child is old enough to understand." Seraphina chewed her lip. "I like Fandral, he's the only man I've been friends with this long. He understands me and doesn't push me to be someone else, but I don't love him. Not like all you talk about. That heart pounding feeling of being apart from them and all that fluffy stuff." Seraphina lay back down with a sigh.
"Everyone loves differently Seraphina. You ever think you going back to him over and over isn't a sign that you're drawn to him?"
"No, it's a sign I'm horny and Fandral's an excellent lover and he doesn't complicate things with emotion."
"We'll see. One day you'll realize there was something between you, even if neither of you ever act on it. I think it's good for you to settle down for a little while. Raise your kid." Sif was now touching Seraphina's swollen belly.
"If that was a bet, you'd lose." Seraphina laughed at her friends silly sentiment. There was nothing extra to her relationship with Fandral and if there was she was glad Fandral didn't express it, that would complicate things.

Notes

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