Thor sighed a bit as he sat with Loki in the large throne room, the two of them required to be there as the princes of Asgard while Odin met with ambassadors from other realms. The blonde had an arm draped around Loki's shoulders as they sat in polite silence.

Loki had to admit; he'd never more bored before. Frigga had told them to attend the meeting, though, as they would have start doing so when Thor was crowned the king of Asgard. He winced a bit as he felt a dull pain in his lower back, though not making too much sound. He'd been feeling the same pains periodically for a half hour now at least, figuring it was just from discomfort or something of the like. It made sense, though, as the chairs weren't comfortable at all. He'd had to conjure up some cushions for himself so he could bear it. He let his mind wander as the meeting droned on. However, he soon found that just letting his mind meander was getting harder to do as the pain came back, a bit worse this time, seeming to move out from his back and to his lower abdomen.

"-I'm sure you know all about it, Allfather, what with your dear exotic son. Or daughter…" One of the ambassadors said, gesturing over to the very pregnant Jotun sitting next to Odin and Thor.

"Dear ambassador, I'm not a bird or a fruit. I am not exotic. I was raised in Asgard, I'm Asgardian, pure and simple." Loki replied, trying to keep his impatience from leaking into his voice. At eight months, he was already heavy with the expected twins. With all the added weight, he was uncomfortable to say the least. He just wished he could get the babies out from within him and end the pregnancy at long last. One of the many things he hated the most, though, was when he'd be approached and people would tell him how happy they were for him and that he was glowing, or they'd just suddenly start touching his protruding abdomen.

The ambassador was taken aback by the reply, but just smiled and laughed a bit. "Ah, the moody stages of pregnancy. My wife was the same way." He said easily.

Loki gave a fake, sarcastic smile and a laugh, letting it fall as he kept eye contact with the man. He said nothing more as another sharp pain erupted in his lower abdomen, wincing and shutting his eyes in pain.

Thor frowned at the look of pain on his brother's face, moving to gently rub the other's back, knowing it was perfectly normal for Loki to have cramps. At least, that's what the healer had told them.

Loki sighed as the pain subsided after a bit, keeping close to Thor as the meeting continued on, rubbing his large belly, dealing with the pains that came in waves that seemed to be happening sooner and sooner.

He tuned everything out, though, as he felt something warm and wet start to flow down his leg. He figured he'd have known if he had to run to the bathroom, so he couldn't be wetting himself. His eyes went wide with realization of what was happening as all the men around them started to laugh happily.

"Thor. Thor!" He whispered urgently to the blonde man, tugging at his arm to get his attention. "It's happening. Thor, it's happening." He said when he finally had the blonde's attention.

Thor blinked in confusion, taking a moment to understand before his eyes went wide as well. "Oh, Norns! Loki, please don't tell me this is one of your tricks."

"Why would I be joking about this?" Loki shouted back. "Get me out of here, get a healer, I don't know! Just do something!" he demanded, not caring that he'd drawn the attention of all the ambassadors.

Thor nodded and moved to scoop Loki up into his arms as Odin asked the group of ambassadors if they could finish the meeting at another time, knowing he'd ought to help out with the birth of his first grandchildren.

Thor carried Loki hastily through the halls, sprinting down to the healers' chambers. "He's going into labor!" he explained hastily to the healer who'd been acting as a midwife for them. She nodded, sending another healer off to get the Queen, then gathering a couple more to help them out.

Thor set Loki down on a bed that they were able to prepare hastily, not caring too much how the other had been crying out in pain practically into his ear. He got Loki set up easily, supporting his back and making sure the other was fine before sitting down in the chair next to the bed, taking hold of his hand.

Loki groaned and cried out with agony as he held onto Thor's hand tightly, feeling as if he was being torn apart very, very slowly from the inside out. He looked over as Frigga rushed into the room, the woman rushing over to his side as the healers prepared a draught for him to help curb the pain and another to help keep him cool. The last thing they wanted was for the Jotun to suffer from a heat stroke while giving birth.

Loki drank the two potions eagerly, coughing a bit at the foul taste. He let the healers help him into position with his knees bent and legs spread wide. Frigga held his hair back as the healers got everything ready that they would need, one of them sticking around to help tell Loki what to do.

"Go ahead and start pushing, your grace." She said to him easily.

Loki nodded and sat up a bit more for leverage, his nails digging into Thor's hand as he pushed with all he had, crying out with pain all the while. He pushed and pushed until she told him to lay back and take a break for a few seconds, breathing through his teeth.

"You're doing so well, Loki." Thor said to his husband easily as Frigga held a rag to Loki's forehead.

Loki nodded, starting to push once again, howling with pain and shouting out a litany of curses as the healer told him the first of the babies was crowning. He continued on pushing, taking a short break once he was informed the head was out.

"Now, we get to focus on the shoulders." The healer said to him easily, letting Loki start to push again to start the process of working the baby's tiny shoulders out of his body.

Loki continued screaming, sure at that point that the entire palace could hear him, if not the entire realm. After a while, he finally got both of the shoulders out. He pushed some more as the healer helped to guide the baby out. In less than a second, they were greeted with the sound of an infant wailing.

"Would you care to cut the umbilical cord?" The healer asked Thor gently, who looked like he was in complete and total shock.

Thor nodded and moved to cut the umbilical cord connecting the messy baby to Loki. Loki smiled a bit at the sight of the baby, growing tired and weary, though knowing that he still had to push out the second of the twins.

With more than enough screaming to make his voice go raw and about eleven minutes later, yet another wailing voice filled the air of the room.

Thor smiled a bit and cut the cord once again, having been given the newly cleaned and swaddled baby. He kept close to Loki as the other delivered the afterbirth, collapsing back onto the bed when it was done.

"This one's a little girl." Thor said to Loki, gently handing him the newborn baby.

Loki took her and smiled tiredly down at the tiny newborn baby. "She's gorgeous." He said softly, holding the baby girl close, feeling his eyes start to water with joy.

Odin came into the room when one of the healers told him that it was safe to do so, smiling a bit at the sight of his youngest son hugging and cradling the little bundle close. He looked over to Thor as the blonde took the second of the tiny bundles.

"This little one is a boy, your grace." The healer said easily to Thor, smiling to him.

Thor smiled at that, looking over at Loki and moving up from the chair to sit next to his husband in the bed.

Loki leaned into Thor happily as they held the babies close while Odin and Frigga watched them proudly.

"What should we name them, Thor?" Loki asked curiously as he looked down at the twins easily, gently stroking the baby girl's cheek.

"What about Kialla for the little girl? Didn't you say you liked Sindri for a boy?" Thor suggested, looking over at Loki and kissing his cheek gently.

Loki nodded, looking down at the baby girl in his arms. "Kialla Lokidottir and Sindri Thorson. I like them." He replied with a nod and a smile to Thor.

Thor grinned to Loki and kissed the other's lips lovingly and warmly, leaning into him happily, their parents looking on with pride. Loki smiled as he held Kialla easily in his arms, the babies just resting contently with their parents. When they both started to fuss around a bit, Frigga helped Loki get situated to nurse the twins, Thor and Odin stepping out of the room to give him privacy.

Thor sighed easily once outside the room. "I shall have to send word of their birth to my friends down on Midgard. When do you think we ought to announce the birth here?" He asked his father curiously.

"Within the next couple days, I'd say. The people of the realm have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the twins. I think it's safe to assume that there will be plenty of celebrations all throughout the realm and plenty of people coming to bring gifts to them." Odin replied easily with a small sigh.

Thor nodded and smiled a bit at that, rather proud of Loki for having been able to give birth to the twins. His brother had never been quite as strong as he was, but he had more than proved himself. He couldn't help but wonder how the other Avengers would react, though, when he told them all about Loki and their newborn son and daughter. He just hoped the news would be as welcomed as he knew it would be there in Asgard.

Loki nursed the babies until they finished drinking, thankfully drinking the potion that had been prepared for him to help with the soreness and pain that still lingered. He smiled as they both snuggled into him while Frigga played with and braided his long black hair, both of the babies revealing a Jotun hue to their skin as they opened their eyes and looked up at their Jotun mother.

Loki smiled at that and hugged the babies close to himself, feeling his heart swelling with pride and love as the babies changed their skin tones to match his.

"You're going to make a wonderful mother, Loki." Frigga said to him easily and happily as she gazed down at her son and grandchildren.

Loki looked up at her easily, grinning happily to her. "I hope so. Kialla and Sindri deserve the best." He replied.

She grinned to him and hugged him close to himself, kissing his forehead lovingly as Thor and Odin returned back inside the room.

Thor smiled a bit as he saw the twins both with Jotun skin now, the two of them snuggled into Loki. He knew his younger brother had once had issues with belonging. He figured the other had to be more than elated to have two more people like him, so he wasn't alone anymore.

He moved over to his husband, kissing Loki's cheek lovingly and warmly. "How do you feel?" he asked softly.

"Wonderful. I honestly feel amazing, Thor." Loki replied with a smile to Thor easily.

Thor grinned at that and gently stroked Loki's cheek lovingly. "I'm glad. I don't like seeing you in pain."

Loki smiled to Thor easily, then looking back down at Kialla and Sindri and gently bouncing them in his arms as the two newborn babies gazed back up at them while Thor reached down to gently rub their tiny cheeks lovingly

The next couple of days passed with ease to the new parents. Loki smiled a bit as he dressed Kialla and Sindri in the clothes that had been made for them for when they were presented to the people of Asgard. Word of the birth of the twins had spread through the realm like wildfire and already people had started to have celebrations in their honor.

Thor smiled as he helped Loki dress their son and daughter easily, the babies watching them as they prepared them in their elaborate clothing and cooing softly. L

Once they were ready to go, Loki gathered the babies up into his arms easily, holding them close to himself. Thor made sure everything was ready before taking little Kialla from him, then moving to walk out of the nursery with him to head down to the balcony where they'd announced his pregnancy.

Loki smiled and kept close to Thor as they walked out onto the balcony, being greeted by throngs of people eagerly waiting to be able to see the new little prince and princess.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, just a few short days Loki went into labor. Today, it's our honor to introduce you to our new son Sindri and our new daughter Kialla." Thor said, his booming voice traveling across the crowds easily.

Loki gently comforted Sindri as the cheers of celebration from the crowd startled him and made the little baby start to cry in his arms, his big blue eyes welling up with tears that rolled down his tiny face.

"Ah, honey. There's no need to cry. They're just happy to meet you, that's all. You're alright." Loki cooed to the baby boy, kissing his cheek and gently bouncing him in his arms.

Thor smiled as he held up Kialla for the crowd to see her a bit better, the little girl not as startled by the crowd as her brother was and seemingly apathetic about it all. He looked over at Loki and smiled, moving to gently lean over and kiss his husband's lips. He'd done it, he'd been able to help his brother redeem himself after all the things he'd done that had landed him in prison. His Loki was back, and he was more than glad that he'd refused to give up on him when it had seemed as though everyone else had.

At least for the time being, he figured it was safe to say that all was well in Asgard.

And that's the end! Thank you all so much for all your support and all your love! You're all amazing! Thank you so much for sticking with this with me! -FF