Loki's eyes snapped open.

"And just what do you think you are doing, Thor?" Loki asked. Thor froze, halfway in the room.

"How on earth did you hear me? You were sleeping!" Thor exclaimed incredulously.

"You are loud. Is there something you needed? As you just said, I was sleeping. I wish to return to it."

"Actually, there's something I need to talk to you about."

Loki sighed in irritation. "Come in then I suppose." Loki pulled himself up on the bed, leaning against the headboard, fluffy pillows behind his back. Thor plodded inside, stopping awkwardly next to Loki's bedside. Loki sighed. "Get yourself a chair. It hurts my neck staring up at you like this." Thor nodded and grabbed a chair, setting it down next to Loki. Loki stared at him, waiting expectantly. "Well?" Loki asked.

"I was wondering… if you and Sidhe…"

Loki tensed. "So that is what this is about," Loki murmured.

"Are you courting her, brother?" Thor asked. Loki looked away.

"I would prefer not to answer that."

"I shall not hurt you again. I do regret what I did, brother."

Loki sighed. "Of course you do. Now that she no longer has interest in you because of what you have done, naturally you are sorry. Does she know you are here? How many times have you told her that you apologized to me?"

Thor looked at Loki with interest. "So you care for her, Loki?" Loki gritted his teeth but did not respond. Thor nodded and stood. "That is all I need. I shall not take her from you." Loki whirled to look at Thor.

"What?" Loki asked, astonished. Thor always got what he wanted.

"I shall not take Sidhe from you. She loves you, you know." Loki smiled unconsciously at Thor's last sentence. "However, she is confused as to where she stands with you. Tell her how you feel. Court her."

"I have told her!" Loki exclaimed.

"I went to her less than an hour ago to ask if you were courting her. She told me she did not know what you considered her."

Loki frowned. "I see." Thor picked up the chair again and put it back where he had found it.

"She really does love you, brother." With those last words, Thor turned and left the room. Loki stared at the wall, his mind whirling.

Sidhe strode down the corridor to Loki's room, tray of food balanced carefully in her hands. Since she had dismissed the maid, she was the one who would help Loki with everything he needed. Right now it was breakfast. She knocked quietly on the door, and when she heard nothing, quietly slipped into the room with the tray of food. Loki lay on the bed, fast asleep. She set the tray on the bedside table and turned to go. She had gotten halfway across the room when she stopped with a smirk.

"I know you are awake," She said without turning around. He grinned and sat up.

"Come here."

She turned and raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Because I told you to."

Sidhe shrugged and did as he asked. "What do you need?" She enquired. He pulled the sling over his head and handed it to her.

"Here. This belongs to you, does it not?" She raised an eyebrow and accepted the sling. She watched curiously as he pulled the wrappings off of his formerly broken arm. He bent and straightened it a bit.

"Fixed already?" She queried. He nodded.

"Be a dear and take the stitches out of my back, would you?" She motioned for him to turn around. He did so, pulling his shirt off so she could cut out the thread. With one fluid motion, Sidhe sliced the cord holding the cut together. Slowly and carefully, she pulled the strands out of the cut.

"The wound is not completely healed yet. Be careful. Do not try to overextend, you will cause the scab to break. You will have bad enough scarring as it is." She informed him as he turned around to face her. Grabbing the breakfast tray, he leaned back against the headboard once more.

"Take a seat," He told her, gesturing to the space on the bed next to him. She shook her head.

"No thank you. I have things I must do."

Loki frowned. "Things more important than I? Sit. I insist."

Sidhe sighed in irritation and sat next to him. "You are infuriating." She told him. He laughed.

"Of course I am. I'm the god of mischief, darling." She raised an eyebrow at the endearment.

"Are you feeling alright?" She queried. He took a large bite of an apple; staring at her while he chewed quietly. She rolled her eyes and shoved his face away. "Stop being strange."

He grinned. "You know, up until now, irritating Sif was one of my most entertaining endeavors. Now I see that getting under your skin will be far more interesting."

Sidhe glared at him. "You are so annoying. What did you need? I do have work to do." Loki repeated the action with the apple. Sidhe was gratified to see that unlike most Asgardians, (read-Thor), Loki was polite. He chewed with his mouth closed. Sidhe sighed. "That's it. I am leaving." She moved to get up, but Loki's arm shot out to grab hers.

"Wait."

Sidhe sat back down and folded her arms. "This has already gotten old, Loki." He swallowed his last bit of apple before placing the core on the tray.

"My brother came to visit last night."

Sidhe froze. "Oh really?"

"Yes, really. He told me some interesting things. Would you like to hear them?" Loki asked calmly.

"No."

"Too bad. He told me you still felt confused as to where you believe you stand with me."

"It is true. What are we, Loki? Are we courting, are we not? Am I beneath you, merely a servant with whom you converse?"

"How could you possibly think that?" He demanded. "You think I would have told you all I did if you were some common servant? No. You are… the most important thing to me." Sidhe's eyes widened. "As to whether or not we are courting…" He trailed off. She waited apprehensively. "Would you want me to court you?" He asked, his nervousness bleeding through in his manner. She smiled softly, looking down.

"Yes."

He put his hand under her chin and tilted her head up to meet his eyes. "I hope you know what you're getting into." He whispered.

She looked at him. "Trouble." She smiled and kissed him. She felt his answering smile against her lips.

"Probably." He gently pushed her away. "As much as I would love to pursue that course of action, it is far too early, and I feel horrendously disgusting."

Sidhe laughed. "You do not look it."

"I appreciate it. Magic may do wonders, but it cannot truly replicate what it means to feel clean." He climbed out of his bed. She climbed out of his bed as well.

"I have things to do."

"Until tonight." Loki told her. She turned around.

"What?"

Loki's face contorted in distaste. "Thor's pre-coronation feast. I am required to attend. You will be coming with me."

"Really?"

"One of the downsides to being the woman I am courting, I am afraid."

Sidhe wrinkled her nose. "Fine."

Loki grinned at her irritation. "I do not enjoy it either."

Sidhe smiled at him. "Considering the reason, I believe I can withstand the feast."

Loki waved a hand at her. "Yes. I am magnificent. I know. Now get out of here before I decide that my morning could be better spent with you."

"Probably could." Sidhe agreed. She turned and left the room. Loki stared after her, grinning like an idiot. He then frowned at himself.

"You are getting soft." He murmured angrily, disappearing into the bathroom.

Hey guys! Sorry again for the wait. I'm really bad at keeping commitments. I'm extremely add... so sorry. I actually have a question for you guys today. I've been writing a Harry Potter story for my friend, would you guys be interested in reading some Harry Potter if I put it on here? I'll put a poll on my profile, so if you guys would vote, that'd be phenomenal. You guys are the best.

*For some reason the poll isn't showing up on my profile (even though I chose to make it visible on the profile), so if you can see it, please vote. If not, leave a review and let me know what you'd think :) You're all fantastic.

-Darke