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Loki struggles for a moment as he starts to regain consciousness. His body aches, and his whole being hurts.

"Where...am I?" He says with a groan as he slowly pushes himself up.

A sharp pain in his side hurts as he does, and it is most likely a stab wound. But at least right now he is alive.

That's good, he thinks.

As he forces himself up he looks around the cell to see where he is. And when he looks to the bars of the cell, a sudden realization comes to him.

"Oh no..."

A few weeks pass as Olivia checks on Loki daily to see his progress.

Today was no different as she goes down into the prison as the giants and guards let her past and she walks up to the cell to see Loki awake.

"Loki?..." She says softly in suspicion but with hope he has come back to her.

He wakes up slowly...then he sees her. The first thing he does is reach his hand out through the bars.

"Olivia..." He says, his voice shaky and his vision blurry for a moment before he smiles at her and leans against the bars.

"I...I made it..." He says, his voice full of surprise.

"It worked. We were successful, my love, the spell worked."

Olivia's face widens in shock.

She couldn't believe it...

He...he did it...

With a swift gesture of her hand the cage and cell wall disappears as she runs to Loki, crashing into him hugging him.

"Loki...you…you did it...you came back to me!"

"I am...I am back." Loki says with joy in his voice.

"I did. It was hard, but you were right. Our love gave me the strength to return. We are together forever now." He says and pulls her close.

"I would do anything for you, my love."

"Anything at all...I can't imagine my life without you." He says, his voice filled with love.

"I thought I was going to lose you forever... I was so scared... I'M SO SORRY!" She cries out, tears falling out of her eyes.

He pulls her closer and holds her tight.

"It's ok, my love...I'm here. I'm so happy to see you, I was scared too, but I'm home. I'm where I belong. I never felt safer then when I'm with you." He says softly, and then whispers to her.

"I love you." He says, his voice full of emotion...tears well up into his eyes as he says those words.

Olivia shakes her head as she tries to speak between her sobs.

"No... It's all my fault. I should have never trusted that devil to help us. I was foolish to accept such help. I'm so sorry."

She cries more holding on to him, feeling herself getting weak and overcome by sadness.

He kisses her forehead gently to try and calm her.

"It's ok...it's ok. It's all in the past now. And I'm here...we have the rest of eternity together now. As long as we have each other...nothing else matters." He says softly to her, his voice soft but with determination behind it.

"I'm with you now, and I'll always be here for you. Always."

His voice is genuine, and he's determined to give her all his strength.

She sobs as her tears begin to dry. She slowly looks up at him her face sad but slowly turning into anger.

"No... she touched you...she hurt you.... She will NOT get away with that!" She hisses feeling her anger boil.

Loki takes her face in his hands and holds her close so she can look in his eyes. He smiles softly, trying to calm her down.

"We will deal with her in time, my love. Now, though, I just want to hold you, and nothing else." He says in a soft voice, trying to channel all the comfort he can into his voice.

"You're going to be ok. You'll see." He says as he kisses her.

"You can't ever be alone again, nor can I...and as we stay together, nothing can ever stop us."

Her anger slowly subsides as she wraps her arms around him laying her head on his chest.

"You're right...that can wait. You're back now and that's all that matters."

He smiles softly at her, glad that her anger has subsided.

"I want to hold you forever, and never let go. I'll always be here, my love. We'll be in this together. We'll do everything together, and I'll make sure of it." He starts gently rocking her back and forth as he holds her.

They are close and the rest of the world doesn't exist for now.

She holds him tightly, taking in his scent.

Nothing else mattered to her, only Loki.

Despite all of the dangers they've faced, and all the fears they both had, this…what they have right now…

It is worth everything…

Loki holds her close, and his heart sings just hearing her breath.

"I'm yours…only yours." He says, and he kisses her.

They were meant for each other… In this moment, with her in his arms, nothing else matters.

She moans into the kiss while wrapping her arms around his neck.

Her heart flutters feeling the touch of his lips again.

"I've missed you so much." She says in between kisses.

He breaks from the kiss after a while.

"I've missed you too, my love." He says softly as he caresses her cheek.

"I can't believe we are together again now...that I'm back."

He smiles softly at her before giving her another kiss.

"I'm never going to let you go again. No one can make me feel as much joy as you do. My love for you is like no other, it's...beyond words..." He says, holding back some very real tears of joy.

Olivia kisses him back as her heart beats faster her breath getting heavy. She breaks the kiss as she looks up at him, her skin flushed.

"How did you get back?...Did she say something to you or do anything to you?"

"I had to overcome many obstacles...there's no easy path to return to my life and to you... But here I am...."

"My love, we are together...now and forever." He says, his voice full of joy.

"And we'll be here together, for everything." He says as a tear drops from his eye, but a big smile is on his face.

"I'm never going to leave you."

"I love you."

Her heart is practically beating out of her chest from his words.

She jumps into his arms kissing him eagerly with more passion and desire.

"I love you too." She says between each kiss.

Loki kisses her back, his arms reaching around her. He kisses her as if he's never going to let her go.

He kisses her in a way that's full of the love and all of the joy that he has for her. He kisses her as if this is the only thing that matters, which for him...it is.

His kiss shows her how much he truly feels for her.

After a while, he breaks from the kiss, his breathing heavy, but his hands are still on her hips as he looks into her eyes.

"You matter to me...more than anything."

"You mean the world to me.... I would die for you... Lie for you... I would kill for you... My entire existence and purpose surrounds you." She declares breathlessly.

He blushes at her words. His voice lowers to a whisper as he whispers to her.

"You would do all that? Truly?" He asks quietly, his eyes full of love, but also with a bit of shyness.

"You would do all of that for me?"

"Yes I would do all of that and more..." She says before giving him another kiss.

He blushes as he kisses her back. He's filled with the feeling of love, the feeling of coming home, and finally, he's overcome with joy.

"I'm...I'm at a loss for words right now, my love. How many words exist that can express this deep feeling I feel, right now?" He says.

He's happy...no, he's filled with joy beyond words. He holds her close and feels as if nothing else in the universe matters.

She looks at him with eyes filled with joy and desire.

"Loki..." She says sheepishly.

"Yes, my love? What can I do for you?" He asks softly as he holds her in an embrace.

Her cheeks turn red as her skin flushes.

"Have...have you ever thought about marriage?" She asks softly.

"You mean...you would marry me?" He asks, the blush going across his face.

He's surprised at the question and his heart melts a little at just the thought of it.

He smiles softly.

"I'm...I'm speechless...but, yes, I would marry you. I would be honored to be your husband...if that's what you want…" He says, his voice full of surprise, happiness, and sincerity.

Her face lights up as her heart leaps out of her chest from excitement.

"For weeks you were here behind that cell... In that cage...made me realize how much I couldn't live without you. I want you to be with me for the rest of my life..."

Loki looks in her eyes as a tear rolls down his cheek. His voice cracks as he talks to her.

"That, my love, is the greatest honor I could ever hope for. You truly would marry me?" He asks softly, unable to express himself properly with words but with his eyes...he's overflowing with joy, his love for her shining out of him.

"Yes... I would love to marry you and be your wife." Olivia exclaims as she brushes the tears coming out of his eyes with her thumb.

He smiles softly, holding her and kissing her.

"You will then be my wife...my world...my everything. We will be together forever. You will be my queen, and I will be your king. I'll make you the center of my world." He says, looking into her eyes with love and sincerity.

His heart feels like it's going to burst, he's so filled with happiness.

"I... I never thought I would get this lucky, my love...you...you are everything to me."

"I love you so much Loki. You are my world... I belong to you." She says kissing him.

He kisses her back and his heart flutters with joy.

His lips brush against hers as he whispers.

"And you, my love... are mine. I will keep you forever...You'll be the love of my life...my wife, and my queen. And you can be sure I will never let you go..." He says, softly.

He pulls away and wipes his eyes, trying to hold back some tears.

He kisses her again. His heart is fluttering in his chest as he holds her close.

"I love you."

Olivia gently wipes his tears away as she is put back down on the ground.

She smiles from cheek to cheek.

"I'm so excited! I'm going to get preparations for our wedding and plan it."

"Our wedding." He says softly, smiling.

"I can't wait to walk by your side. You are going to be the most beautiful bride I have ever had the grace to meet. And the other gods and goddesses will be in awe of our joy and love we have for each other. I can already see it now…you walking down the aisle, and I can think of no one else I rather see. It would be the highlight of all Asgard." He says, his voice full of reverence at the thought of it.

"My king..." She says softly.

Olivia smiles before turning and heads out of the prison.

Loki watches her leave, smiling as his heart is fluttering with joy.

He's found his true love and is now going to marry her.

The future looks bright…

He feels like he's on cloud nine.

He's never felt this good before...ever.

A smile appears across his face and tears of joy slowly fall down his cheek as a small laugh escapes his lips.

"My queen..." Loki whispers softly.