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The Way Things Were	By : LuciferDragon Category: Marvel Verse Movies > Thor Views: 2155 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 13
Dyre began regaining consciousness, but found she couldn't open her eyes just yet. A warm temperature surrounded her, making her also feel she had been changed into different clothes, and as her hearing adjusted, she could hear things she hadn't heard before. Confused, she forced her eyes open, shielding them from a bright light from outside. She sat up with a jolt. "Loki!"
"Easy Dyre," someone said beside her, catching her attention.
She saw Thor, and her eyes narrowed further in confusion. "What happened?"
"My brother is fine. We all are. He isn't here at the moment. Our father summoned him back to Asgard for disobeying a direct order."
"But… Malak—"
"Was hit with your magic, which I see you've hidden from us."
She flinched in guilt. "Thor, I'm so sorry. It wasn't my idea to—"
Thor held up a hand to silence her and handed her a glass of water. "Drink this and I will tell you what's happened. You've been asleep for two days now." He paused to let her absorb the information. "When Heimdall heard your call, he sent us to Midgard immediately. When we arrived to help, Malak received a heavy blow to the face from your magic. He was wounded, caught off guard. We were able to beat most of the fight out of him, but he escaped before the final blow could be dealt. My father decided that the other safe haven was compromised, and so we brought you to this one. At least it will be warm for the Midgardian winter."
She heard the cry of a bird and followed the noise, seeing a brightly lit curtain blocking her view. "Where am I now?"
"The Midgardians call it 'Maui'. It is an island, part of a chain of them. It is remote, but it still has many inhabitants. And, given the position of the home, there are no places for Malak to hide. Until night falls."
She remembered seeing something on the television in the other home about the island, and she attempted to remember the layout. If she had the right memory, there was no way to get there from the mainland of America without taking a plane or a boat.
Or a direct link from the Bifrost.
She relaxed as she realized the only true way the dark elf could reach her was past Heimdall himself, and Sif's brother was no pushover. "What will happen now?"
"I was sent to offer you protection. The others have seen to filling the home with everything you will need this time so the same mistakes are not repeated here."
She looked down at the sheets. "I see."
Thor waited a moment before he continued. "However, that was before we realized you had magical abilities. In this situation, it would be best to have my brother continue staying here to teach you how to use the magic appropriately. I never knew you could be one of the few with magic."
She hid her emotions well enough, and kept a neutral mask. "I didn't either. With all that has happened, it must have woken something within me. It isn't something I want, but if I have it, there's nothing I can do but learn to use it."
Thor nodded grimly, but accepted the answer. He waited for her to finish her water before he tentatively proceeded to the next question he wanted to ask. "He hasn't been horrible to you, has he?"
She frowned. "Loki? No, he hasn't. Should he have been?"
"He isn't one to offer his assistance unless he is compensated." He mulled over his statement. "However, given your… intimate relationship, I suppose he is being compensated."
Dyre felt a flush reach her cheeks. "That's only happened twice. It isn't asked of me. I offer it." She looked away, wondering why she felt embarrassed when talking about the subject with Thor, but when it came to doing the actual thing with his brother it felt natural. "We've been friends forever, Thor, and I'm sorry if what I'm doing upsets you. I was just tired of being pure. I was ready to give it up, and I'm glad it wasn't with someone I had just met. In all honesty, I always wanted it to be one of you to do it."
A small smirk rested on Thor's face. "I understand, and I am not scolding you for doing so. I only want to know if he is forcing you or not."
"Force me? Why would you ever think such a thing of your own brother?"
The smile faded quickly. "He is— That is just his nature. Remember who he is."
"I know who he is. The God of Lies, the God of Trickery, Deceit, and Mischief. That is who he is to you, to everyone who never gave him a chance to be anything else." She glared at the man in front of her she always looked up to. "I remember the tricks you used to play on him, getting his hopes up of joining you and your friends, only to be pushed away and mocked. Why do you think I began spending more time with him than with you? I was sick of your arrogance of being the eldest brother."
"I have changed since we were children. I love my brother." His gaze softened. "Dyre, why are you protecting him so?" Something lit up in his face. "You love him, don't you?"
"No, I don't," she said, her voice short. "I—We've been friends for so long, this just seems right is all. Even if it ended up being with you it wouldn't have changed anything."
Thor's smile returned. "You did always get along with him better though."
"He makes me laugh. Your jokes could never match." She stared at the glass as silence took over, broken only by the birds and whatever else the sound was outside.
"You should probably eat," Thor said after a few minutes and rose from his seat. "I'll see if I can find something already made for you."
"Oh, don't worry. I'll put something together. Really." She glanced at his hip and almost lost her grip on her glass. "Thor, is that Mjolnir?"
He followed her gaze and smiled. "Yes. Due to my actions, I have been entrusted with the hammer. I have a proper coronation in a year."
"That's great news," answered, completely sincere. "If that's the case, allow me to prepare food for the future king of Asgard."

After they ate, Thor allowed her a view of the exterior of the home, and she was able to finally see the source of the noise up close. The home was on the edge of a beach, where the strong waves were constantly slapping against the shore. "I have to admit, this is must better than the mountains," she said, taking in the sight. "The temperature is a vast improvement as well."
"We have various hideaways in this realm, but I believe this one was my father's favorite. You still have access to everything you had in the mountains, but now you are not restricted to the home. The elf cannot possibly find you in the heat of the day. Dark elves need shadows to hide themselves, and they cannot survive in high temperatures. The only time he could have a chance to find you is when it grows dark, so when the sun sets beyond the horizon, you need to be inside."
"That I can do." She sat and drew circles in the sand, staring out at the ocean. "I still thank you for going through the trouble of keeping me safe. Really. I'd probably be dead without you all. Or…" She trailed off, anxiety mounting in her nerves.
He sat beside her, not caring if the sand got into his Midgardian clothes. "Do not think about it. It is not something you need to dwell on. Only fear will come from it."
She nodded, allowing silence to take over again. She was glad Thor was giving her peace to think, to enjoy her surroundings. However, she only felt an empty feeling in her heart, as if something were missing.
"I believe this is a much better location than those dreadfully cold mountains, Brother. Why couldn't we have come here first?"
Dyre turned around at the new voice and almost tripped getting to her feet. "I thought you'd be reprimanded for centuries," she said, restraining herself from doing any more than standing before the man who helped save her life. "Or did you distract Odin so you could get away?"
Loki merely smiled. "You'll never know." He looked over to Thor. "I can take it from here. You've been… most helpful."
Thor nodded and called to Heimdall to open the Bifrost again.
Once alone, Dyre pulled Loki into a tight embrace. "I was worried."
He scoffed, but allowed the contact for a few minutes. "You were? You summoned magic you were not powerful enough to handle and blacked out for days and you were worried about me?" He shook his head and stepped back to examine her. "Your head is not on right, is it?"
She slapped at his chest. "I'm allowed to worry when your father is Odin." Her face fell slightly. "I'm sorry you were reprimanded for your actions. I know you only had good intentions."
"It was a lapse in my judgment, not anything you need to upset yourself about." He stepped away completely now, looking out over the water. "Though I left my father and brother a gift in their chambers before I left, so I didn't leave empty handed." He frowned at the shoreline. "It seems it was well deserved if this is the place we could have gone to first."
"You're terrible," she said, though laughed anyway. As she thought more on it, she grew quiet again. "Thor has Mjolnir now."
"I'm aware. I was present when he received it yesterday."
"Which means he will have his coronation in a year."
"I know that as well."
"Do you still harbor no ill-will that he will take the throne?" She saw him tense up slightly, but relaxed almost as fast. "Loki?"
"I never wanted the throne. Though, I still believe I could do better than him. His arrogance could be our downfall if he does not wise up." He glanced at her as she stood by him. "I don't want that power. However, if it did come to it, I would take it."
She listened to the waves, content to just stand there for the time being. The empty feeling seemed to have vanished without her realizing when. "He asked about you. If you treated me right while we've been in hiding."
"And?"
"I told him you had. Which you have, in your own way. He asked if you forced me to do what I do. I let him have it then."
He cocked a brow. "How could I force a willing woman?"
"You can't. I told him it felt right, so why should it matter?"
"It doesn't to us, but to others who know me, it does. To most others, I am no better than the one who wants to take you away."
She frowned. "But you're not. Why can't they see that?"
"I haven't exactly helped my cause. Though I prefer it this way." He nodded to the setting sun. "We should return inside. We'll start your lessons immediately."
She stared at his retreating back, wondering just what had happened all the years they had been apart to make him more withdrawn than he had been already. "Loki?"
He stopped to look at her.
"If it means anything, you've never disappointed me. I only want you to know that I'm there for you when you need someone, just as you've been there for me."
He nodded, a small smile playing on his lips. "I'll keep it in mind. Come. We'll start your first lesson."
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