Once the trio arrived in Vegas Thor and the girls met up with Uncle Everett in the Bellagio's dining room. The girls had never seen anything so grand. They felt under-dressed in their jeans and t-shirts. They ordered and then Darcy decided it was time they asked about Loki.

"Where did you find Loki?" she asked all of a sudden, no small talk, just straight to the point.

"In Cassidy, George called me after Loki tried to get a job in his shop. He showed him some tricks and he called his managers, who called me. I was skeptical, but hell, I don't know how he does it, he won't tell, says even he doesn't know." he answered.

"He isn't using magic of this realm, sir." Thor spoke up.

"What do you mean by that?" Mr. Everett looked at Thor like he was crazy.

"He was my brother, he was banished from our home, and his memory was erased. Whatever magic he is using, he probably does not know how he is doing it, but in Asgard he is well renown for his skills in magic." Thor had three sets of skeptical eyes on him now.

"Son, I don't know what you're playing at, but you might just want to get your head checked." Mr. Everett drawled.

"You do not have to believe me, but I will prove it to you. I need to see Loki." Thor looked at Mr. Everett imploringly.

"I can get you in after the show tomorrow night, you can meet him. No funny business. He is going to be famous, there will be a lot of people wanting autographs, I'll get you a t-shirt for him to sign. If he doesn't know you, then you'll have to leave him alone." Mr. Everett's offer was generous.

"Thank you, sir, I give you my word." Thor said, he was anxious to see Loki, he could hardly contain his excitement.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Loki declined dinner the next night, he was all nerves. This was not like being on the set of the few talk shows he had been on, where there were only a few dozen people in the audience, but on a gigantic stage with thousands of eyes on him. He didn't sleep well the night before, his dreams had kept waking him, his emotions were raw. He was in his dressing room getting ready when he heard a knock on the door. When he opened it Mr. Everett was in the hall, he stepped into the room.

"You're nervous, aren't you? Don't be. You're going to do great, just remember the transitions between tricks, you'll be fine." he clapped him on the back.

"I am not so sure, I don't feel very well." Loki was paler than pale at this moment.

Mr. Everett went over to a cabinet and opened it, took two glasses and a bottle of brown liquid out and placed it on the table. He poured Loki a drink and put it in Loki's trembling hand before pouring one for himself. He must have seen Loki's sideways look at the liquor in his glass.

"To fame! This will definitely help your nerves, son. Just down it and get it over with, don't sip it." the large man knocked his glass into Loki's and led by example.

Loki knocked the glass back and swallowed, it tasted like liquid fire. A few minutes later after he was alone again he was feeling a bit better, he poured himself another glass of liquor and downed it before pouring himself another and consuming it as well. He was starting to feel great. He could do anything.

The time came to go on stage and show the masses some real magic. He was on point when he was called on stage, he waved to the audience and introduced himself before commencing his act. The applause was deafening after each act, he didn't forget one transition or trick, his confidence was soaring...until he saw a familiar face in the front row. He froze only momentarily before continuing, no one noticed.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Thor watched intently from his seat in between Jane and Darcy. He applauded the loudest in the whole auditorium. He was proud of Loki, but all he wished to do was take him home. He hoped that somehow he could convince Loki of who he was, that he loved him, and take him home.

At one point, he locked eyes with Loki, there was a look of pure shock on his face for a split second, he regained his composure and continued, every once in a while glancing down at Thor.

The show drew to an end and Loki disappeared after a standing ovation from the audience. Thor wanted to go find him now, he didn't want to wait any longer.

There was a line of people back stage with various items for Loki to sign. The line passed quickly but seemed like they had been standing in it for a century before Thor caught a glimpse of Loki signing a poster for a teenager a few feet ahead. He thought he would pass out. The love of his life was mere feet away and probably didn't know it.

Loki didn't look up from the table when Thor laid the t-shirt in front of him.

"What is your name?" asked Loki, before\
looking up into Thor's eyes.

There was a moment of silence, of almost recognition.

"Thor." Loki said the name.

"You know me?" Thor was blown away by the fact that Loki knew his name.

"Not exactly..." Loki responded, signing the shirt and handing it back to him.

Loki quickly turned and grabbed a poster and wrote 'Room 51 24th floor- midnight' on it, and handed it to him.

Thor looked at it and then at Loki who was trying to figure something out.

"I'll be there." he didn't want to leave as Darcy drew him away.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

The girls decided to go down to the bar for a few drinks before turning in, leaving Thor to his own devices for a few hours. He made his way to the room, he was so nervous. He knocked and heard movement behind the locked door before it swung open revealing Loki in just a pair of pants holding a shirt on a hanger. It was apparent he had just taken a shower, his hair was still damp.

They looked at each other for a long moment before Loki reached out and touched Thor's face. Loki felt emotions flooding back to him, feelings, memories, all of the holes in his life were being filled with that one touch. Loki grabbed Thor's face and kissed him hard on the mouth, their teeth clashing together, tongues finding each other, arms finding their way around each other's bodies, hands finding exposed skin. All of the pain was gone, it was replaced with a need to have Thor as close as possible, with a love that, like a wildfire, could not be quenched.

"Loki, I am never letting you go again. I know it's only been days, but I cannot live without you for one second. I was afraid you were lost forever." Thor's voice broke, he was so relieved that he was almost on the verge of tears.

Loki's arms went around Thor, he laid his head against Thor's muscled chest, he held back a sob.

"I was so scared, I didn't know who I was or where I came from. The dreams helped me to remember bits and pieces." Loki was trembling, he was obviously still in shock.

"Those damned dreams!" Thor half laughed.

Thor lifted Loki's chin and looked him in the eyes for a moment before tenderly kissing his neglected lips. Loki moaned and closed his eyes, he had longed for Thor's touch, even when he had not known him.

Loki reluctantly broke free of their embrace and went to the mini bar to take out two glasses and a bottle of liquor Mr. Everett had sent up to his room the night before. Thor watched his graceful hand pour the liquid into the glasses and then took the one offered to him. He took it and watched Loki down two more glasses and fill his glass again.

"I dreamed of you the first night-of us. I woke up feeling that you were real, that WE were real. The second night I dreamed of us, you said my name, and I said yours, I kept your face in my mind, your name stuck in my head. Your face, your presence in my dreams, kept me sane. I was about to fall apart, I didn't know anyone or anything. Do you know how alone I was?" Loki tossed back his fourth drink, tears welling in his eyes as Thor drew him close again.

"I did it for your own good." Odin's voice was suddenly in the room.

They turned around to find the Allfather standing in the middle of the room.

"The spell I put on Loki was to test him. If he had put a spell on you, Thor, his memory would have remained lost, he would have remained on Midgard, and become a mortal. But he didn't, I misjudged you, son. You are still my son, even though my blood does not run through your veins. I still love you, I will always love you. I would have still loved you had you put a spell on Thor, but my heart would have broken if you had to stay here as a mortal. I see now that I was wrong, I may have gone about this the wrong way." Odin looked apologetic.

"I fell in love with Loki of my own volition, I am the one who initiated our relationship. Loki just happened to share my feelings and we fell in love. We told you the truth!" Thor was still angry at Odin, (he had left Mjonir in his chambers on Asgard)he wanted to smash something.

"I loved him before he told me how he felt." Loki almost yelled all of a sudden, he looked down at his now empty glass in his hand.

Thor looked at Loki, he had never thought that Loki might have loved him before he had made his feelings known.

"I love Thor, I want to be with him forever," Loki looked at Thor, "if you'll have me."

Thor wrapped his arms around Loki and held him for a long moment.

"Of course I will. I love you." Thor was on the verge of tears himself now.

"I will leave you two alone. I hope to see you back home soon. I am so sorry." and Odin was gone.

They stared at the spot where their father had just stood. Had he just given his sons consent to be together?

Thor wanted to show Loki how much he had been missed and Loki wanted to show Thor how much he appreciated his not giving up on him. Thor would never let Loki go.

Thor made new bite marks and scratches where the old ones had faded. They made their way to to the king-sized bed and he kissed every inch of his love until he was begging for more.

"Please Thor, I want you now!" Loki whispered against Thor's neck.

"You will get what you want, Loki, you must be patient." Thor kissed him back.

"I need you!" Loki almost whined.

Thor licked his finger, found Loki's opening and slipped it in and out slowly. He increased the number of fingers and his speed until Loki was rocking onto his fingers and gasping. Thor's cock was hard just hearing the little moans and whimpers that were coming out of him, he used his saliva to lubricate his cock and slid into Loki extricating a louder moan from him. He leaned over Loki and kissed his chest, then his mouth, Loki's fingers found his hair and pulled gently, sending shivers down Thor's spine.

"I love you so much." Thor gasped as he edged on an orgasm, slowed and then started to thrust into him again.

"I love you too," Loki's nails dug into Thor's sides, he was about to come, "forever, Thor."

Thor thrusted hard as Loki came, gasping at the pleasure he drew from him, and Thor came as well, filling Loki with his warmth and passion.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

It was four in the morning when Jane and Darcy got back to the empty hotel room.

"Thor, we brought you some Chinese food." Darcy called to the emptiness.

"Where did he go?" asked Jane.

"Everything is still here." Darcy looked around.

Jane looked at the t-shirt and poster left on Thor's bed.

'Room 51 24th floor- midnight' was scrawled in a delicate script across it.

"Let's go, Darcy." she said, writing down the room number on her hand with a hotel pen.

They made their way up the elevator to the 24h floor and found room 51 and knocked on the door.

"Hello, may I help you?" Loki answered the door wearing only Thor's rather large button-up shirt and black socks.

"Is Thor here by chance?" Jane recognized the shirt.

"Yes, you'll have to wait a moment-" Loki was cut off by Darcy pushing past him and into the grand suite.

"This is way better than our room, Jane." Darcy looked around.

Thor came out of the bathroom in just a towel, his hair wet, a look of shock on his face. The girls looked at him and then at the unmade bed and the clothes flung about the room.

"I think we should go," Jane backed out of the room, "Darcy, come on."

Darcy stood there for a moment letting the pieces fall together in her mind.

"Oh my God. You're screwing your own brother?" Darcy finally got it.

"It's not what you think." Thor took Loki's hand.

"What is it then? He isn't really your brother?" Jane was back at Darcy's side.

"Well...not exactly..." was Loki's answer.

"We found out recently that we are not related, but we were raised as brothers. We fell in love and had been keeping it a secret until we found that we aren't related by blood. We always will be brothers, but now we can truly be together, we need not hide it any longer." Thor's arms wound around Loki.

"Our father, the Allfather, cast me out because he thought I had cast a spell on Thor to make him fall in love with me. I never cast such a spell, I had fallen in love with him long before he told me of his feelings. I was sent here with no memory of anything of my past, I had always had dreams about Thor," he nudged Thor, "and I kept having them, I sort of recognized him at the show, all because of the dreams. I knew who he was, I just didn't know how I knew him or why I was having the dreams about him. But when he came to the door and I touched him, I knew him completely. I have my memories back." Loki said, he looked deep into Thor's eyes.

"This is so weird. I think I had a few too many cosmos..." Darcy had only had 2.

"We will go home in the morning, but I promise to come back." Thor ignored Darcy.

"Maybe I don't want to give up my show?" Loki said.

"I never said you had to, but we must go home, father expects us." Thor didn't want to ever leave Loki again.

"Maybe..." Loki mused and then was gone in a flash of light.

"He needs to stop doing that..." Thor was getting annoyed with his sudden disappearances.

"Where did he go?" Darcy gasped.

"Uh...I know he's a magician and all but how did he do that?" Jane asked.

"I cannot explain it in words that you would understand, I'd rather show you." Thor said.

Thor grabbed up his clothes from the floor, minus the shirt that had disappeared along with Loki, and went to the bathroom to change. He returned a few moments later, shirtless but dressed none-the-less, his damp hair pulled back in one of Jane's hair ties. The girls still couldn't resist a bit of staring.

"Let's go. Are you packed? We need to go back to Cassidy." Thor said.

"We can be packed in five minutes." Darcy said as she and Jane disappeared out the door.

Thor packed Loki's things into a suitcase that was in the closet and met the girls at their room, they were almost packed. Jane threw a shirt at Thor and he put it on, then they were out the door. Jane sped as fast as she could back to Cassidy, thankful that there were no cops along the way.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

"We need to go about 5 miles past Cassidy, that is where the Bifrost site is." Thor said as light was starting to show above the horizon.

"Ok. We're almost to Cassidy now, what do I need to look for?" Jane said looking out over the flatness of the desert.

"A couple of craters."

A few minutes later she skidded the van to a stop and there were two large craters about five hundred feet from the road. They got out and started to walk toward them, as they got closer they could see illegible, but beautiful, writing in an ancient tongue.

"I promise I will be back. Thank you for everything you have done for me. I will come back soon." Thor said as he hugged them both, he was sad to leave them.

"Heimdall! Open the Bifrost!" He bellowed to the clouds.

The clouds started to swirl above them and all of a sudden he was being flung through time and space at an incredible speed. Stars and planets whizzed past them in a blur of beauty and he was suddenly in a globe of a golden room with a tall guard in the center dragging his sword from the middle of a platform.

"I am glad you are back, Thor," he bowed, "There is a feast tonight in honor of you and your brother's safe return."

"Thank you, Heimdall, you are most gracious." Thor said nodding his head at Heimdall and running down the rainbow bridge toward the palace.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Thor made his way to the throne room, he wanted to see his father and mother. Loki appeared next to him as he walked down the vast hall. All of a sudden he was being pushed against the wall and kissed, Thor kissed Loki back.

"What was that for?" Thor panted out when Loki finally let go.

"That was for finding me and bringing me back." Loki breathed and kissed him again.

Loki kissed Thor on the mouth hard, then kissed along his jaw, down his neck and bit him right below the collar.

"And that was for me being a genius." he said as he walked away leaving Thor to catch his breath alone.

He wondered what Loki was up to. He made his way to the throne room and hugged his mother when she ran into his arms at once.

"I am so glad you and Loki came home safe, I was so worried!" she kissed his cheek.

He glared at Odin, he was still angry, livid might be a better word to describe what he was feeling at that moment.

"I have thought about your apology, father, and I cannot accept it. I tell you that I am in love with Loki and you would be content with banishing him to earth? How dare you think that I could be so easily manipulated, especially by Loki. I would think that you would have more faith in someone you had raised as your own son. He has never given you any reason to doubt a word he has ever said. What has he done to deserve banishment? He has loved me deeper than anyone ever has, he has accepted me for who I am, as I am, has asked for nothing in return but my love, and I give him all my love freely. He gives me reason to wake up every morning, and something to live for, to live up to. I am hurt deeply by your doubt and your reckless decisions based on absolutely nothing." Thor glared at Odin, trembling out of rage, his words like daggers.

"I cannot change what I have done, but I can hope that someday we can move past this and forget about my mistake in judgment. I love you both, please forgive me." Odin pled, his eyes were moist from the tears he was holding back.

"Maybe in time, but I am too angry to talk about this anymore today." Thor spat.

"I am truly sorry, Loki." Odin said as Thor put his arm around Loki and led him from the room.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

The door wasn't even closed yet when Loki claimed Thor's lips in a brief but passionate kiss.

"I have done it!" He laughed.

"You have done what, love?" Thor was still in wonder.

"I have joined Asgard to Midgard! I have created a portal between my chambers and my apartment on Midgard! Only temporary of course, until I can find a suitable apartment in Las Vegas." Loki was so excited.

"How did you do that?"

"Easy! I put a spell on that wall," he said pointing, "and a spell on the wall of my bed chamber on Midgard. It's like stepping through a doorway into Midgard. Want to see?"

"Sure. I never saw your apartment." Thor wasn't sure he wanted Loki going back and forth between worlds.

Loki dragged him over to the wall, waved his hand in front of a marking he must have made, and they stepped through the wall and into a bed chamber Thor did not recognize.

"It works, see?" Loki was so excited he kissed Thor and threw him on the plush bed.

Loki was on top of Thor in a heartbeat, untying his pants and pulling them down to reveal his erection. Loki turned him over and pushed his tunic up and over his head so he was naked. He reached into the bedside table and pulled out a bottle of something, Thor was trying to figure it out when Loki poured some of the liquid onto his fingers and smeared it all over his own cock. He took Thor from behind and started thrusting gently.

"Isn't that much better than the oil? I saw it in a commercial I saw on television in the hotel. It's called Astroglide. It comes in cherry flavor, too." Loki was turning Midgardian...

"It's much better." Thor mused.

Loki sped up his thrusting, reaching around Thor to grab his cock and stroke it in his hand. He could feel Thor's body tensing as he moaned and he slowed his thrusting and stroking. He slowly built momentum again and bit into Thor's neck. Thor was over the edge in a heartbeat and came, spilling over Loki's hand. Loki pulled out of Thor and stroked his own cock until he came as well, while Thor watched.

"I love you." Thor looked at Loki as he snuggled up to him and closed his eyes.

"I love you, too." Loki kissed his hand and then got up and left the room.

Thor heard water running in the room adjoined to the bed chamber, he got up to see what Loki was up to. He opened the door and found a bath filled with bubbles, surrounded by candles.

"I wanted to do something for you." Loki said and led him to the tub.

They stepped into the enormous tub and Thor sat down, Loki sat down with his back to Thor and leaned back into him.

"This is perfect." said Thor, relaxed.

"It was lonely when it was just me...and I knew someone was missing." Loki said leaning his head back to kiss Thor along his jawline.

"It will never be just you ever again, I promise." Thor said adamantly.

"As long as you promise." Loki said softly.

"I promise." said Thor, kissing Loki's temple.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

When they stepped back through the portal and into Loki's chambers they had only enough time to dress for the feast and run down to the great hall.

Thor felt a hand on his knee and looked at Loki sitting next to him. He was deep in conversation with Hogun, but still gently caressed Thor's knee.

Thor excused himself from the table and left the hall. He turned every so often to make sure he was not being followed and he slipped into Loki's chambers. He walked to the wall that the portal was in, he hoped Loki had left it open accidentally. He must have, for he walked right through with ease. He made his way downstairs and out the door. He knew he had seen a jewelery store on Main street right near the diner when they had gone for pancakes. He found it and saw the jeweler flipping the open sign to closed. He ran and the jeweler saw him and tried to wave him away, he had forgotten to change out of his armor again. But he searched his pockets and found some Asgardian coins made of pure gold and held them up for the man to see.

"Well now, you're speaking my language!" said the old jeweler, "What can I do ya for?"

"I need a ring, a gold ring, for a man. Not a wedding ring, something with an emerald in it maybe?" Thor thought on his feet, he had no idea what he was going to get before this point.

"OK I have two rings that may fit that description, this one is gold, with inlaid silver celtic knots, and a princess cut emerald, one of a kind. And the other is just a plain gold band ring with a round emerald in it, nothing special." the jeweler pointed to each of the rings respectively.

"I'll take the one of a kind." Thor said matter-of-factly.

"Ok, what are we paying with? I'll take three of those gold coins, those look rare, never seen anything like them before." he said.

"Thank you, sir!" Thor said putting more than three coins on the counter before picking up the ring box and running out of the store and back to the apartment. He made it through the portal and back to his seat in the great hall as everyone was finishing dessert.

"Where did you go? You're sweating!" wondered Loki.

"I went for a walk." he lied.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Loki twined his fingers in Thor's as they left the great hall, Thor led him past their chambers and down toward the gardens. The garden Loki had once made for Thor with his magic years ago was still blooming even in the moonlight. Thor kissed Loki softly.

"I love you Loki, I want you forever. I want everyone to know that you are loved by me. I may not always show it, I may sometimes be distracted, especially after I become king. But I want you to always know that I love you. No matter what happens." Thor started.

"I love you, too Thor..." Loki was cut off by lips on his.

"I want you to be my forever." Thor said softly into Loki's ear.

He got down on one knee in the moonlight and pulled out the ring.

"I need you, Loki. Will you be my forever?" He saw tears in Loki's eyes.

Loki was speechless, he looked between Thor and the ring, but he knew the answer he was looking for.

"Yes." he finally was able to say.

Thor placed the ring on Loki's finger, and Loki knelt down to be level with Thor. He looked at the ring encircling his finger, it gleamed a deep green in the moonlight, then he looked at Thor and kissed him. Thor laid him down in the grass and kissed him so that he felt it. Loki hooked his arm around Thor's neck and drew him in. He would never let him go, and Thor would never let Loki go again either.