Well, some of you asked me to make this a multi-chapter history (which I'm not doing, sorry). Instead, I'm going to post another chapter, the final one, making this a two-shot (is that even a thing?) and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! It's Fluff!
A review is always a good way of let me know you liked it! :D
A/N: Flashbacks are written like this. Well, they are memories, so it would be mostly the dialogue written like this.
A/N: I suppose that you can consider nanavazquez77 (a.k.a. mi best friend Carla (love you sis!)) as my beta reader, because she is the one that read all that I write before I publish anything and suggest things so….
Disclaimer: I own nothing related to marvel or Norse mythology (if I did Jane and Loki would be together by now) I just have fun with it!
She could feel the early rays of the sun warming the skin that the comforter and the breeze of the morning passing through the curtains of their room. But what she was more aware of was of the arm that was curled around her waist, arm which belonged to her husband, pulling her to his chest while burying his nose in her hair.
That small move brought her back to the day he had asked her to stay with him, to the moment when he had just put his arms around her, resting his forehead against hers and they just stayed like that for a while, breathing into each other until it was late enough for her to feel hungry, making him laugh when she asked shyly if they could go dinner.
"There is no need to ask, my love, I am pretty hungry myself" Loki told her as she watched him with the question in her eyes "I have been here by your side since we came back, taking care of you"
"While that was sweet, you know that you could have just asked someone to bring you something to eat here, right?"
He signed looking for the best way to tell her what he wanted "You see, I was here, but no one saw me"
"Oh…" she was going to say more, but right then her stomach made a sound and they agreed on let it go and go eat with the rest of their friends.
The memory led to another, one happier, the day of their wedding on Asgard. It had been nothing too extravagant, just his family (the All-Father being the one who married them), the Warriors Three and Sif and some other people of relevance on Asgard, but just a few of them since most people still didn't trust Loki and even less believed on his redemption, and, as an exception, the All-Father had allow Jane to bring Eric and Darcy to Asgard for the event.
At first, Eric had been reticent about all of it, not without reason, but in the end he had understood that this was her chance for happiness. Darcy, on the other hand, had been openly expressing her point of view even the day of the wedding.
"I can't believe you just married the 'kneel-before-me' guy, and while I recognize that if you two weren't married and he wasn't crazy, I would probably…"
"Darcy!" Jane shouted.
"But he is, so you have nothing to worry about, besides, I have my eyes on someone else" she finished, looking at Frandal.
"You know you can go talk to him, right?"
"He is probably busy, and sure as hell he doesn't remember me"
"Oh come on Darcy, don't tell me you are scared"
"Of course I'm not. It's just… You know…"
"You are truly scared" Jane grabbed her by the hand and began to took her where Frandal was "I will break the ice, then he's all yours"
"No, Jane…" but it was already too late.
"Hey, Frandal, do you remember my friend Darcy?"
"Of course I do" he took Darcy's hand and planted a kiss on it "My lady, you are a beauty hard to forget"
"Oh, please" Darcy said with a nervous laugh "I'm sure you say that to every woman you know"
"Maybe, but never before it had been so true" Jane could see Darcy's effort to suppress a giggle and took it as her signal to leave them alone.
She wandered around the room until someone grabbed her by the arm and led her to a dark corner behind a column.
"You know it's not polite to leave our guests alone, do you?" she told Loki, who now had that look full of mischief, the one she loved, on his eyes.
"Well, we have been married for a few hours and I didn't have time to enjoy the company of my wife yet" he lowered his head while using his hand to rise hers with the clear intention of kissing her, but she stopped him, when their lips where just a few inches away, to reply.
"Right, because you didn't enjoy of my company and full attention this last months at all, did you?" she teased him.
"Ah, but there is a difference now, my love" he caressed her hair and face with his hands "Because, you know, although before you were my equal, my friend, my lover, the love of my life…, now you are my wife too, which means everybody knows you are mine"
"I'm quite sure we made that clear long ago"
"But now it is official" this time he was able to kiss her, breathing and drinking of her like he would never have the chance of doing it again.
"My mother did a good job dressing you up. You really look like a goddess tonight Jane" he said, taking her by the hand and making her spin around herself.
"Thank you, but I really can't wait for you to take it off of me" he smiled down at her, and looking around the room grabbed her to take them off of the reception. He led her down the corridor heading to his, their, room, and once they were inside, he pushed her against him and kissed the life out of her.
"If I knew this would be your reaction, I would have said that to you before" she said with a face of pure happiness in her face and eyes.
"I have something for you" Loki left her standing by the side of the bed and went to a wardrobe beside the window and took out something from the inside.
"What is that?" it looked like an apple, but it was smaller and its color was some shade of gold.
"This, my love, is an Idunn's Apple, my mother gave it to me a few days ago" he made a pause, thinking the best way to explain it to her "If you eat it, it would give you the longevity of an asgardian" he whispered, not sure of her reaction.
"So, what you are saying is, that if I eat it, I would be able to live as long as you?" she whispered too.
"Yes, but only if you want to" she looked up at him "I want you by my side for as much time as I can get, but it is your decision how much time that will be" By now she had tears in her eyes, so she reached up and took the apple in her hand ready to bite it. "Think carefully, my love, you will live a lot more than any of your friends"
"We all will die eventually, but if this allow me to share more time that I was initially given with you, I will take it" she bite the apple and finished it within minutes, Loki only watching her, and once she ended, she spoke to him.
"Now I want to tell you something" she took his face in her hands, burying her fingers in his long dark hair "Never, ever, doubt of how much I love you, do you hear me? Never"
He was speechless, only capable of look at her praying for her to understand how much good she had done to him, how much she had helped him to fix himself.
In that moment Jane felt Loki moving at her side.
"Good morning, my love" his voice still sounded sleepy, low.
"Good morning" she turned around to kiss him, so now he was resting on top of her.
"I know that look" Loki said caressing the exposed skin of her arms and neck, his nose playing with hers and a teasing smile in his face. "What were you thinking about?"
"You know me too well already, you know?"
"What kind of husband would I be if I didn't?" he lowered his head to kiss her slowly, lazily, enjoying the peace that her proximity caused on him.
"You are too smart for your own good"
"Always" he kissed her again, just a brush of lips "What were you thinking about?"
"Fine. Us"
"Us?"
"I was remembering things of our time together" now it was Jane who pushed her head up for a kiss.
Loki was going to reply to her, but a voice interrupted him.
"Daddy?" a little girl, no much older than three years, entered the room, trembling, holding a teddy bear in her right arm, her dark wavy brown hair framing each one of her moves and her emerald eyes sparkling with the sun light. "Daddy I have an ugly dream"
Loki stood up from the bed, not without kissing Jane one more time, and went to where their daughter was, lifting her off of the floor and holding her in his arms.
"Hush, little one, dad is here to protect you" he moved from the door to the bed, their daughter still in his arms "Do not fear, my little Kath, mom and dad are here" he kissed the top of her head and she encircled his neck with her little arms and buried her head in the curve of his neck.
Jane was by their side, with her arms around them, caressing the back of their daughter trying to comfort her.
That moment evoked another memory, one that took place just a few months later of their wedding.
She had been feeling bad, dizzy, from some time now, and, after discussing it with Loki, she had finally decided to go see Eir, just to be sure.
Loki had wanted to go with her, but on the last minute the All-Father had required his presence, the message saying that it was about the restriction of his powers and his freedom to leave Asgard. At the beginning he didn't want to go, but Jane convinced him otherwise, saying that she would be well and that it was nothing to worry about.
By the time he came back she was on the balcony of their room, with her back to the door.
"The All-Father released me. He said that I had proved myself worth of forgiveness and a lot other stuff that I really did not pay attention to. But this means we can start our travel along the realms" he sounded happy despite his words being distant when he started to speak.
"I don't think that that is a good idea Loki, at least not for any time soon" her voice trembled, and when she turned to face him her eyes where full of tears.
"My love, what is wrong? What did Eir said?" he run all the way to her, taking her face between his hands erasing the path tears had left on her cheeks.
"Nothing is wrong… At least I don't think it is" she paused and smiled up at him "Loki… I'm pregnant" she whispered resting her hands on his chest.
It took a long moment for Loki to react "You… are you sure?"
"Positive. I suspected it, and Eir just confirmed it" he stood speechless in front of her "Are you not happy?" she started to sound sad.
"Happy? A year ago I was hoping for death to release me from my misery, and now the woman I love is pregnant with my child. I am more than happy. This is more than I know I deserve" he made a pause to kiss her deeply, his eyes sparkling in the sun, full of love and joy "I love you, Jane" he lowered a hand to rest it on her belly "And I already love our child" that alone made her cry tears of happiness as she put him into a tight hug.
By the time she reached her sixth month of pregnancy they all were sparkling in joy, at least until Loki started to have nightmares and to isolate himself from everyone. But one day Jane stopped him from disappear again.
"Don't even think about it" she grabbed him by the arm and forced him to face her, her large belly between them "Are you going to tell me what's going on with you or do I have to guess?" he sighed, searching for an answer.
"I keep having these nightmare, in which something terrible happens to you and our little one and I can't do a thing to save you" Loki whispered "What if I don't know how to be a father, Jane? My biological father left me to die, and Odin… well…" he made a pause "What if I'm not good enough?" he looked away, and her heart broke for him.
"Look at me" he did as she commanded "Do you really think that? Because I believe that you have the perfect reference of a good parent in your mother" he was going to interrupt her, but she didn't let him "Don't you think I'm afraid too? My parents died when I was a child. Eric is the only reference I have of a father. But I know for sure how much you love us and how much I love her and you, even when you do things like this, when you push me away"
"Did you… Did you say 'her'?" he was still whispering.
"Eir told me when I went to see her this morning, something, by the way, you should have done with me instead of disappear on the library again, you know"
"We are having a daughter" Loki said quietly.
"That's all you have to say?" she teased him with a smile, and, after a while, he was smiling too "Now, I think I should punish you for make me worry"
"And what will that punishment be about, my love?" he grabbed her by the waist, pulling her against him to caress them both, their daughter in her belly and her.
"Don't do all the 'my love' thing now. You had me scared, so know, I give you the responsibility of naming her"
"You do not want to choose a name?" he asked, confused.
"You will have my opinion, but it's up to you, so think carefully" she answered, and her hands went to rest above both of his on her belly.
He looked away for a moment, thoughts passing through his eyes until he finally came up with something.
"What do you think of Katherine?" Loki said quietly.
"'Katherine, Daughter of Loki, from the House of Odin', sounds powerful"
"That was my intention" he smiled at her "So, what is your opinion?"
"I like it, and being your daughter it will suit her perfectly"
"Then that's it" he kneeled before her to put a kiss on her belly, on their daughter "Hello there, Katherine, my little Kath, your dad and mum are here waiting for you" he finished kissing her again right before Jane went to her knees as well and kissed him with all the love she had.
Another three months later they would take little Katherine in their arms for the first time.
"She is beautiful" Jane whispered with their baby in her arms.
"She is our daughter, of course she is" Loki had one arm around Jane's shoulders, the other one caressing carefully the head of their little one.
"She has your eyes" Jane said turning her head to the side to kiss his cheek.
"You know" Darcy began. She was there with Frandal, her husband. Their marriage had been a year after Jane's with Loki. "With a father like him" she pointed out to Loki "and an aunt-godmother like me, she will be a nightmare for anyone who knows her"
"Which made something good that Jane is her mother and that Thor is her 'uncle-godfather' as you say, don't you think?" Loki said with a smirk on his face.
"See, this is what I was talking about. She will be so badass and so sarcastic that she's going to have all the boys at her knees" Darcy said, excited.
Loki murmured something about 'torture the man that dares to treat her bad' under his breath, so only Jane was able to hear it, and had to make an enormous effort for controlling her laugh.
Coming to the present, on that precise moment, with the love of her life looking lovingly at her while caressing her arm with one hand and the hair of their daughter, who know was asleep between them, with the other, Jane couldn't picture a live without them both, because, for her, that would be a live without love and happiness.
The End
Well, this is the end.
Any thoughts?
A/N: To see the wedding dress of Jane go to my profile.
A/N.2: Katherine is a reference of one of my favorite characters, Katherine Pierce from The Vampire Diaries.
