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A Second Chance: Chap. 15 - Brothers

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A week had passed since the meeting. Yet, the skies were light blue, Asgard kept the beautiful gold over its buildings and the armies seemed to be in peace. Not even a single sign of war.

In the inside, however, every single warrior was prepared. Thor had been training along with Asgard's armies the whole week. On the other hand, Loki had gathered the few magicians spread around the Realm and had taught them the basics, enough to destroy the Yggdrasis magical shield if more of that creature were sent. It was funny: At the end of the day, both would go back to the castle and have dinner while teeling about their days to each other. Funny how both seemed to be equal after all this time. Funny how they knew they had started feeling like brothers again too late.

It was night time and Loki was at the highest spot of the castle. He had been here weeks ago and had seen the Three Warriors go to Midgard after his brother without his permission. He had sent the Destroyer after them while he should have gone with them. Loki sighed: He had lost too much time because of his selfishness and now here he was again: Wishing to stop time. Wishing that a war never happened. Wishing to spend more time with his family as he should have done before.

A soft pat on his back brought him back to reality.

"Hey" Thor greeted him, staring to the starry skies of Asgard.

"Hi. How did it go?" Loki asked, knowing that Thor had been sent to speak to the Allfather.

"Good, I think" He shrugged "He just wanted to congratulate us for doing such a good job"

"Right…" Loki smirked.

They stood silent for a few minutes. There was something in the air today that made both feel uneasy and so they kept worried to themselves, thinking, wondering…

"You miss her, don't you?" Loki asked suddenly without looking but realizing his brother was staring at the stars. He turned to face his younger brother smiling softly.

"What do you mean?"

"You do not need to hide it from me, Thor. Even though we have never spoken to each other about this… I think it should be something easy for us to talk about"

Thor kept looking at his little brother for a few seconds before going back to the stars, smiling.

"Yes, Loki, I… I do miss her. So much…"

"Jane, was it not?"

"Yes. Jane Foster. Such a brilliant human… Such a lovely woman…"

"Aaand your eyes are shining" Loki said, smiling as Thor blushed deeply.

"What is the problem with that? They always shine like this because they are the eyes of a God!" Thor played, speaking with a wise man's tone of voice.

"No, no!" Loki answered, speaking with the same tone of voice "When the eyes of Thor the God of Thunder shine like this that means something else! It means that he is in looove!"

Thor laughed, blushing even more. Loki smiled and now was looking into his beloved brother's eyes which shined with life and happiness. Thor loved that mortal, he could see that. And it was such a beautiful and sincere love that it made him smile and wish he had never got in the way of such a wonderful sentiment…

"You should have seen her when she found me!" Thor started saying as Loki listened with joy. He knew absolutely nothing about Thor's stay on Earth. Back in the days it just… Did not seem right or appropriate to talk about it. But now… "It felt so… Different. I was so scared…" Thor said, remembering the days he had spent on Earth "When she went with me after Mjolnir I just… Everything just felt right!"

Loki lowered his eyes, remembering the bad part of the story "When you did not manage to recover Mjolnir, I went to see you, didn't I?"

"Yes, you did. But that is not important!" Thor said and winked, smiling. Loki just shook his head, laughing "What matters is that… I… I feel more alive when I'm next to her, brother. I simply can not explain it, it is…"

"It is a mistery" Loki completed, now also looking at the stars. A weird feeling hit him in the chest as he remembered how they always completed each other's sentences when they were teenagers. Why was he remembering such things now of all times?

"Yes, it is… But…" Thor smiled maliciously "What about you, my brotha?" Thor said with a forced accent, giving a soft punch on his brother's arm "Tell me who is she!"

"Who is she who?" Loki asked, laughing.

"You can not lie to me, brother, I know there is someone!"

"There is not, you can trust me!"

"Oh really?"

"Yes!"

"No, I can not!"

"Why not?"

"You are incapable of sincerity!"

Loki smiled before answering. He also remembered… "Am I?"

"Yes!"

Both started laughing again and once again stared into the stars, as if waiting for something to come…

"When are you going to marry her?" Loki asked and Thor coughed violently, choking on his own saliva.

"When am I what?!"

"You know… To become her husband, marry… Have children…"

"What the heck are you talking about?!" Thor asked, wondering if it was possible to blush eternally. Loki laughed to himself and answered calmly.

"You always said you wanted to have a daughter…"

Thor took deep breaths until he realized Loki was being sincere in his questions. He really wanted to know. He really cared about his happiness. And that made him cool down. Suddenly, it felt comfortable to talk about such a thing...

"Thor, just… Just do not forget that she is a human" Loki said, sounding concerned "If you want to build your family, you need to know that they are not from Asgard but if you have children they shall become the heirs to the throne!"

Thor lowered his head, thinking. Yes, Loki was right. Could he, a God from Asgard, bring his family to such a divine place? Or worst: Could he abandon his home and live with them on Earth?

"I'm not saying this to bring you down, brother" Loki completed "I just want you to think before making any decision.You do not want to throw everything you have built away..."

Now Thor turned to face him. Loki had his head slightly lowered and no longer searched for comfort on the stars. He just stared into emptiness, once again lost within himself, thinking, remembering… Feeling.
           
           A bad feeling. Something that worried him and made him feel deeply hurt and sad.

"Do not worry, my brother" Loki suddenly said "After all of this is over, I shall help you rebuild the Bifrost and I will make sure that you go back to your loved one once again"

Thor smiled, the same bad feeling hitting his chest. Something was coming. Something that they would not be able to fight against and suceed. This was…

              This was starting to sound like a goodbye.

"I am not worried, brother" Thor said and before he could help he felt his eyes getting teary, just as his brother's were. He put an arm around him and messed up his hair like he always used to do "I know I can trust you. We will show these Yggdrasis what we are capable of, right?"

"Yes, we shall!" Loki said, smiling sadly "And they will regret to have even tried attacking the mighty sons of Odin!"

"We will make sure of that!" Thor happily said and for a few seconds they just kept silent, the words struggling to leave their dry throats. Something was not right. Something… Something would go wrong!

"Have you fully recovered?" Thor asked "I think you might need more energy than we thought before"

"Do not worry about me. I have a strong brain, remember?"

"Loki, no matter how much you try, I will never fully understand your philosophy, you know?"

"Of course I know. You are my brother, remember?"

"How could I ever forget?" Thor asked lowly and patted his little one's back. It was when something shined in the distance and they saw something approaching. A burst of light far away and something fell against the ground.

"There they are!" Thor whispered.

"It is time!" Loki said "Are you ready?"

"Yes, I am"

"And so am I"

Both entered the main hall as fast as they could. The signal had already been sent. Asgard was at war.

Loki put his helmet and grabbed his scepter, heading for the front door along with Odin and Thor. They had prepared themselves for this and the thousands of warriors were waiting outside. People had already evacuated, women and children who could not fight had left for a safe place and now the once beautiful and golden Asgard was about to turn into ruins.

Odin looked to his first born with might.

"Thor, I want you to protect the Bifrost with Heimdall! Do not allow them to come further into the Realm!" Thor nodded and before he left felt his father's hand hold his arm. "I love you, my son!"

Thor smiled, trying to hold his tears "I love you too, my father" he said and then looked at Loki, who was stading next to Allfather "Loki…"

"Do no go dying, you stupid!" Loki said suddenly and Thor blinked a few times, not expecting that "We still have too much to share! And do not forget your family on Midgard!"

"I will not. Neither the one on Midgard neither the one in Asgard" Thor said and smiled, leaving and being followed by thousands of men ready to defend their Realm.

"Loki…" Odin said "I want you to stay with me" Loki nodded "And make sure to protect Asgard with your brother when I am gone"

Loki swallowed hard, trying to focus  "M-My father, I-"

"Promise me!"

Loki sighed "I promise"

"I love you my son!"

"I love you too... My father!"

            







Thor held Mjolnir tightly in his hand. He would save Asgard, no matter what happened. He would stay focused and he would make sure to protect his family. As much as he tried to focus, however, specific words filled up his mind. Specific words… From a specific person.

"You are my brother and my friend and sometimes I am envious… But never doubt that I love you"
Chapter's Name: Brothers



"This was starting to sound like a goodbye"
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You might want to remember Loki's philosophy! It'll make the next chapters have more sense :D



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You are my brother and my friend and sometimes I am envious.. But never doubt that I love you. ... Now give us a kiss LOL jk :XD:

Family time :iconcryforeverplz: