A Prelude to love... By Celestia Angel

(This will be a Loki and OC fiction, this will be a little bit AU, if you don't like don't read. Ok on with the story...)

Asgard, was boring to Loki, as always he was hearing *Thor this, Thor that...*he grew tired of hearing it on a day to day basis. No matter

what he did or what he said, it wasn't good enough for Odin. Odin, ruler of Asgard, father of Thor and of Loki, as usual, every few months Loki would

join his brother and Sif a female warrior that has the hots for Thor. However, Thor is completely head over heels in love with his mortal lover Jane. Something

was missing in his life, Loki thought, but what. He rolled his eyes, within a couple of days, it was going to be his birthday. All of the wishes from the previous

birthdays didn't exactly help, it was just another painful reminder that Thor was always going to be the favorite. No matter what he did, or didn't do, sometimes

Thor would have him meet in the garden towards the East; his older brother always told him that he hated Odin placing him on a pedistle.

Even prior meeting Jane, who they have been dating for close to four years now and now engaged, Loki had heaved a sigh; would he ever be free of his

so called father? And his mother Frigga, the most beautiful and gentle woman that he had even known, he took her loss to his immortal heart, so did Thor and all of

Asgard. As he encouraged his steed to push forward, back to the palace, his home, periodically before his brithday he would take small trips like that. He had found it

soothing just to be alone, just to be alone and think, and his tripe would last for at least a few days. He would always return two days before his birthday, seeing the palace

in the distance, his freen eyes focused on the scene was becoming larger before him; he just wanted something or someone that could understand him. Someone that knew

intimatly about being alone, or even being lonely all the time never understood. Giving the command to his horse to go faster, as always, the steed had obeyed him, hearing

the guards through the thundering of the hooves- of his most trusted steed.

"Open the gates! Lord Loki comes!'' One of them had sounded, and there were Thor and Odin over seeing a few things, there were times that he wished that Asgard

was divided into three kingdoms; so that he wouldn't have to deal with this. However, knowing his father, as well as he did he would make Loki rule under Thor. Gritting his perfect

white even teeth into a genuine smile for his father and brother; Thor had greeted him first "Little brother! So good to see you!'' Reaching for his brother and hugging him, then came his

father "Loki, good to see you...'' Patting him on the back, and turning and leaving, Thor had placed his arm around him "You know how he gets,'' He said while they were walking further

inside of the palace. The stable-hands were already taking care of Loki's white horse, when his green eyes had settled upon the most beautiful thing that he had ever seen in all of his immortality.

A young woman, with long dark hair around her back in lose waves, her face was delicate, and from this distance he could see that her eyes were a silver color; and from he could tell upon getting

closer to her she was either a servant or a slave.

When the brothers had gotten closer, the young woman had turned around, and bowed "Lord Thor, and Lord Loki, I hope that your trip went good, could I get you something to drink?''

Seeing him shake his head, she had bowed again "Lord Thor, I have been looking everywhere for you. Lady Jane's room is completed,'' Inclinning his head at her "Thank you Crystal, Crystal I wish

for you to pick your head up and properly meet my brother.'' She had obeyed, her eyes were silver! Loki stood there almost breathless, as far as he knew, he knew not of a young woman that was very

beautiful a slave here. He would've known. His attention was driven to her mouth, she had a good mouth a small pouty one, begging to be kissed. Her body, even through the blue slave dress that she had been

forced to wear, he could tell that she was as pale as him she was tall, about to his chest. Her breasts were semi-full he could tell from the angle that he was staring, and her waist was very small, and her hips were

small as well. He could tell that she was underfed. But there was something very etheral about her, Thor had broken Loki's study of this young woman, smiling at her "Thank you once again; Crystal, do fetch Sif

and tell her that I wish to speak with her later...'' Bowing her head again and rushing off to do what she was asked.

As Crystal was looking for Sif, her heart was beating in overtime when she had looked at Loki, his neat jet black was combed neatly back at the back of his neck, his green eyes were taking everything in on her body,

and maybe he didn't like what he saw? Shaking her head, while she was bowing to the higher up people, then she had seen Sif "Lady Sif, I have been looking for you everywhere, Lord Thor wishes me to tell you that he wants to

speak with you later...'' The tall woman had inclined her head, and smiled, no matter what this girl did, it was never good enough for Odin...

Back with the brothers,

"How long has the girl been here?'' Inquired Loki as he folded his hands behind his back while the two were walking towards the Throne Room. Where Odin would always be "Crystal?'' Thor had asked, seeing Loki nod "About a day or two

after you had gone on your trip, why brother?'' Loki had stopped moving and placed his hands behind his back, and looked out at the sky's beautiful display that Asgard had to offer. For some odd reason, he couldn't get that mere slip of a girl out of his

sight; she was hauntingly beautiful, she was everything that he wanted in a woman and more. Thor had stopped moving and stood by his brother "From what father had told me, she is the last goddess of her kind, one of the relams bordering on one of the

nine, was attacked and somehow the girl was the only surrviver. She didn't remember much, but father had gave her a place to stay; under the condition that she serves him and us. I hate to say this about father, I love him as much as I love you, brother, but

he has gone off he deep end, so to speak, anything that goes wrong. He blames Crystal, even when it wasn't her fault, she either gets lashes or blamed, the other servants make fun of her, they abuse her too. She is a very private person, and a very quiet one too,

I can see intelegence in her eyes.'' True Loki saw that, but he also saw sadness in them those haunting gray/silver eyes, the same kind of sadness that was behind his trademark stare.

"Come brother, father would like to speak to us in the throne room...'' Clasping him on the back a couple of times, and led the way, Thor had looked over and saw that Loki was very quiet "What is it, brother, you are never this quiet?'' Before he could

answer, Odin was heard yelling and screaming at someone "I swear, girl, if you continue to mess up Loki's birthday, I will lash you myself... What do you have to say for yourself?'' Inside of the throne room, Crystal had winced and bit her lip "My-My Lord, I swear

to you that I did not do such a thing...'' As the brothers had opened the door, Crystal was on her knees in front of Odin's massive throne "Are you calling Holly a liar?'' He had sneered, Crystal was panting from fear she hated this! She was desendent from a powerful

bloodline and this is what she has been reduced to? Why? Seeing that Odin was waiting for an answer "Speak up girl!'' She winced, all of her life, she had heard how fair Odin was and how nice he was... What a crock of... With a deep breath, Crystal looked up at Odin

"With all do respect, My Lord, I did not call Holly a liar for one and two I have been working very hard for his party...'' Waving her explaination aside "Guards!'' They had came as the brothers were walking in "Take her out of my sight, and give her 20 lashes, each more

painful than the last...Wench, you should thank me for being so forgiving, other masters would've cut your face...'' As the big guards had grabbed her, hard, without warning Loki had grabbed one of the guards and pulled her from their grasp and placed her behind him.

"Loki, my son, what was the meaning of that display for a nothing?'' Loki had looked up at his father, making sure that the girl was behind him and safe, and knowing that Thor would have his back "Father, with all due respect, did you or did you not hear the honesty

coming from this young woman?'' It took everything in his great and vast arsenal in self control to really calm himself, because just the thought of this girl that would be his wife; getting whipped was enough to make him go into a killing rage. And two to pretty much call her

a liar, when Loki knew Holly very well, and that evil woman was a liar, and a jealous one at that. Holly had been after Loki for at least two years, even he had standards! The guards were trying to get around the brothers, which they knew that it was futile, Crystal's skin was so soft,

Loki had forced his mind from what her skin was doing to him to focus on the matter at hand "My sons, do move, so that a lesson would be taught, this creature knows nothing of respect, she is so imcompedent.'' Crystal was wincing as if each word was a physical blow. Odin was one

for the lashes, at times, whenever he had gotten in a mood to strike her. Which was rare, and it hurt like hell. She knew that she wasn't strong enough to fight, she could never be her parents, the most powerful God and Goddess that she knew of until she had met Odin and his family. Fighting

her tears...

From what she could feel, standing so close to Loki, she could tell that he was different. Crystal could tell that the man did whatever he wanted to do and damned the consequences of his actions; she could also tell that he genuinely wanted to help her. So did Thor. She

bit her lower lip again, she knew what would happen, she was trying to get around him. To make things easier on not only herself, but the two brothers. But he seemed to know what she was trying to do, and stopped her, with her being shorter than him and smaller it wasn't that hard to do.

Not that he was big, but he was bigger and stronger than her and powerful. She was important to him, if legend and his knowledge had served him right, this young woman that he had placed behind him was a Phoenix Goddess: true they are rare, even more rare than a Jotun. Loki's true nature,

was a Jotun, he still considered Thor his brother and Odin, a man that raised him, but never really loved him. Only Frigga loved him, and gave him half of her powers, she was the only one that really understood him and he would never really abuse the magic that she had given him. He missed her

greatly, if his knowledge served him correctly among other things that he knew about the Phoenix Goddess species, they were sworn enemies of Dark Elves; Phoenixes could shape shift quite similar to the Jotun. Phoenixes could also have pyshic abilities and other maigcs. Loki's true heritage.

However they do not have much resistance to cold, this sip of a girl needed someone to take care of her and to love her. And he could feel it in his body, in his heart, that she was the one for him; she was an innocent in all of this.

True many years ago, Asgard and the Phoenix relam were at war, but they were under a tready now. Odin stood up, and walked down the stairs, from his throne "Loki, stand aside, I will over look this.'' He had repeated himself again, and seeing him shake his head in defiance turning his

attention over at Thor "Get the girl, Thor... now!'' Seeing Thor take Loki's side was rare, "Father, with all respect this has gone on far enough, I can tell that the maiden has done no wrong; and her work is good...'' Crystal was choking back silent tears, these two brothers were going to get themselves

killed over her part, yes, they had spoken the truth. But to the other servants, she was just nothing but a nothing; Loki's eyes were continuing to scan where the guards were, there were at least three on each side and four bringing up the rear and two on each side of Odin. Before the two could react,

one big guard had grabbed her and dragged her out of the room and down to the dungeons "Loki, Thor, this is for the best, now you both are tired. Go to either the gardens or your rooms, and forget about that nothing...'' Turning his back and walking out of the room, Loki squared his jaw, like hell he

was going to do that and leave her to suffer. He had looked over at Thor "Well?'' Thor had always done the right thing, since meeting Jane, without a backward glance to his blonde adoptive brother he had turned his heel and walked down to the dungeons. Thor had summoned his hammer and followed...

***Down in the dungeons***

-Crack! Crack!- Her muffled screams were engulfing the walls of the dungeons, Sif had even tried to make Odin see to reason; as Crystal was held down and her top part of her dress had been ripped off and being pinned down while the strongest guard was whipping her like she was a stubborn ass.

Sif had enough, grabbing one of the guards and fighting through the five or six, this girl had done no wrong to deserve this! Getting through the line, grabbing up Crystal and carrying her out of there like she weighed a child's weight. As soon as she had gotten to the middle of the dungeons; there were Loki and

Thor "What are you two doing down here?'' Sif had asked while, her back was turned "Advert your eyes, give her that much decency... Thor your cape...'' When they did and handed it to the warrior, Sif had covered her up. Turning back around and staring at both of them "This way, to her room,'' As they were

following the valkyrie warrior. Loki had stopped them "Not her room, mine, I have the magic and the knoweldge to heal those wounds.'' True he did, carefully taking her from Sif, both had followed him. As he muttered one or two enchantments to open his door, as gently as he could, he had set her down on his bed

on her stomach exposing her back. Sif had sat by the girl talking to her quietly, with a flash Thor's cape was hanging from his back and Loki was sitting at the otherside of the young woman his hands were just hovering mere inches from the scarred back. Looking up to stare at the back of her head for a moment "Crystal,

you will feel a slight burning sensation, it will only last for another second...'' He had spoken quietly.

Sif was stroking her hair, this girl needed someone, to take care of her. Her gaze happened to flit to Loki who was healing her back, he was acting out of character around her, after her back was healed he had shooed them out and shut and locked the door...

"Sif, what was that about?'' Asked Thor as they were making plans to bring Jane on Asgard, just for a few weeks...

She loved him enough to let him go, even though it hurt...

"Thor, it is what mortals call a Prelude,'' Looking at the spelled door with a smile, then turning her attention back on Thor "A Prelude to love...''

(End of chapter 1! Please Read and review!)