It had been a couple of days since Thor had left New Asgard.

Valkyrie couldn't say she was entirely sure about what was going on, something about a museum and a sorcerer having been spotted. All of that was all well and good, but why he had needed to take the cat was a bit beyond her. Yes, they had hardly ever been apart since Ragnar had entered their lives, and it had clearly had a good effect on Thor. But come on!

Still though, they had come a long way. To think that a year ago Thor had been hiding in his house, too ashamed of what he had become to even show himself. And now, he had gone to another country… For whatever reason. But he was out there!

Valkyrie was just making sure Korg had not been setting Thor's house on fire as a strange orange glow appeared in Thor's living room. She blinked as the glow grew and became a round portal, and then… Thor stepped through, holding a well known black cat in his arms.

By the sight of Valkyrie Thor brightened up. "VAL!" he grinned, tears in his eyes and his smile so genuine.

"Thor." Valkyrie smiled amused. "Looks like you found your sorcerer." she remarked.

"Huh?" Thor blinked looking behind himself where the portal closed. "Oh, yes. Him too." he nodded as the portal closed behind him.

"And Ragnar made it too! Hello sweet, hello." Valkyrie grinned starting to pet the cat.

"Erh, Valkyrie." Thor hesitated. "Listen… About Ragnar." he tried.

Valkyrie looked up. "What?" she asked.

"Well, you see." Thor halted, then he broke into a wide smile. "He's actually Loki!" he cried happily.

Valkyrie blinked. "What?" she asked.

"Loki!" Thor sniffed. "He's back! He's right here!" he held up the cat whom looked lax and entirely unimpressed.

"Errrh." Valkyrie looked at Thor. "Thor are you okay?"

"It's true! Look, look!" Thor put the cat down at his feet. "Ah! Just a second." he grabbed his bag and pulled out what looked like a green robe then dumped it on the cat. "Okay Loki show her!"

There were some annoyed sound from beneath the cloth, and then the cat's head appeared. There was silence, nobody moved as they stared at each other.

"Loki… Any time that fits you." Thor tried.

The cat didn't move.

"Loki you're making me look like a stupid idiot." Thor hissed and the cat seemed to grin then Thor slapped his own forehead. "You're doing it on purpose aren't you?"

And the cat… It really looked like it was grinning.

Valkyrie looked at it then shook her head. "Thor, maybe you should sit down." she asked. "I'll get you some water!"

"Valkyrie I am telling you!" Thor exclaimed as she exited the room, then groaned before he glared at the cat. "You know this means pay back right?"

He was just met with a pair of shimmering amused eyes. Thor growled and rolled his eyes as he walked to the couch.

Soon Valkyrie returned with the promised glass of water. "Here you go." she put it on the table. "Is there.." she bit her lip. "Anything else? Tea? Something to eat?" she asked.

Thor groaned again, rubbing his face. "Val, just…" he halted as he looked up.

Loki in Aesir guise was suddenly there, wearing the green robe, standing right behind Valkyrie.

Thors eyes widened.

"What?" Valkyrie asked just as Loki leaned over, his mouth right next to Valkyries ear and then he spoke.

"How's it going, you old drunk?"

"AAAARGH!" Valkyrie screamed as she jumped up and turned around, grabbing her dagger and pointing it right at Loki's throat.

Loki was just offering her a calm amused smile, mirth sparkling in his eyes. Wide-eyed, Valkyrie looked back at him.

"You… You… You..." Valkyrie gasped.

And Loki smirked as he put a finger on the blade of Valkyrie's dagger and pushed it away. "I suppose the good news here is that Thor is not entirely insane." he commented. "Though I really have to question his ethics as king when not supervised."

Thor groaned. "And Loki is still the god of mischief." he commented.

Loki offered him a smirk. "It is who I am. I am sure if you think about it you wouldn't want it any different, Brother-mine."

"You..." Valkyrie seethed.

"Huh?" Loki turned to her.

"You piece of shit!" Valkyrie yelled and suddenly, Loki found himself grabbed, thrown down and pinned to the ground.

"AUWK!" Loki grunted as Valkyrie's knee landed in his back.

"So you're telling me, this entire time!" Valkyrie hissed as she pressed her knee harder into Loki's back, holding his arm in a lock. "You were the cat! And you didn't think we ought to know!"

"I tried to tell but you didn't see any of my messages." Loki hissed with his face planted unto the floor.

"So what stopped you from just turning back and telling us, huh?" Valkyrie asked.

"I literately couldn't!" Loki shouted. "I was stuck okay! That cat body is my real body now and DAMMIT! I just ran out of magic again."

"What does that mean?" Valkyrie asked the next second, all she was holding was a green robe. A black cat darted from beneath it and towards the wall where it turned and hissed at Valkyrie.

"Oh yeah real mature." Valkyrie snorted as she stood up.

"Valkyrie listen," Thor chuckled amused. "Loki can only maintain his Aesir form for minutes at a time. The only reason he can change at all now is because of the amulet he is wearing. That's the reason why he wanted to go to that museum."

"What?" Valkyrie looked at Loki, then at the amulet he wore, then she turned to Thor. "You stole that amulet from the museum?" she asked.

"Erhm.. erh. Yes." Thor admitted.

"Heh, nice." Valkyrie smirked then turned back to Loki glaring at him. "But we are not done!" she stated. "I carried you around! I hand fed you. I SLEPT with you laying beside me!"

Loki just looked sullen.

"Have you any idea what it did to Thor when he watched you die?!" Valkyrie asked. "Then you weren't even dead?! YOU BASTARD!"

"Valkyrie no!" Thor reached out a hand. "Why do you think he's like this? He really died!"

"Then how is he HERE?!" Valkyrie asked in a shout turning to Thor.

"He was literally reborn." Thor informed. "But… as a cat."

"Wait, born?" Valkyrie asked. "As in coming out of… You know?"

Thor nodded. "Loki said it was horrible."

"Oh." Valkyrie blinked. "Serves him right."

"And then he had to cross entire countries by himself just to get here." Thor informed. "Val, he did all he could!"

Valkyrie pouted and crossed her arms. "Fine!" she stated then glared at Loki. "But I got my eyes on you! AND NO MORE FAVORS! It's over! You cheat!"

Loki just hissed. As if it's all MY fault that you are all too blind and stupid to notice the messages I tried to leave you. If the fate of half the universe weren't at stake - again, I'd never have returned to you pathetic, ungrateful idiots. All I ever get from you are mockery, insults and baseless accusations.

"Yeah that doesn't have the same effect anymore. You're not cute at all!" Valkyrie stated.

"Really?" Thor asked. "I think he's adorable."

That made the cat turn to Thor, and his hiss grew extra vicious. I hate you, you know. Really, really, really hate you. Brother.

"Oh I see." Valkyrie smirked. "Yes, I suppose you are cute, adorable! The cutest thing in the world!"

Loki glared at her.

"Live with it fuzzball." Valkyrie snorted. "You're still a jerk!"

Edited by Origami_roses