Lattes and Engagement Rings

Loki smiled softly and looked back up at her, “Mother- thank you,” he said, taking a deep breath, “I would… like to visit. But not now. Asgard still leaves an unfortunately bitter taste in my mouth. I wouldn’t keep Thor from you- I don’t know why he hasn’t visited,” he chuckled, “I’ll tell him you asked him to. I would visit but… I feel like… I need to figure out where I belong first.”

He sipped his own coffee and gave a small sigh, “I think I almost feel like I belong here. I can just… blend in. There is so much to see in Midgard, and information and knowledge is  prized here,” Loki said, “It’s so different… their technology is behind ours but the innovation is incredible.”

Frigga watched Loki and she took his hand. She pet the back of it gently and nodded. "Of course. Whenever you are ready." she smiled to him. "I am just glad you found somewhere that you feel you can belong." she said. "I'm glad you are happy here." she smiled. It pained her to know that the home she'd tried to make for her child was not somewhere he considered a home anymore, but his happiness was first and formost to her. 

"Just keep in touch. Even if you have to use Thor as a messenger." she said lightly. "You do what you need to do, it is obviously making you happy and well. There is nothing I want more than that." She wanted Loki to be happy. She felt, again, pained because she wasn't able to provide that happiness for him. Yet she was a strong woman and as long as Loki was content and happy now, she was happy to see that. 

"Loki, I am proud of you, to see how you have grown despite your set backs." she rubbed her thumb across the back of his hand gently. "Never forget that." 

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“Oh yes- I pined over it for a while. We saw it in the window quite often on walks and he just- he noticed and got it for me. And proposed right outside the store when I realized it wasn’t there. He actually surprised me,” Loki chuckled, shaking his head and squeezing Frigga’s hand a little, “I don’t know when we’re going to be wed but- I will certainly let you know. Mr. Stark and I have done quite a bit of planning.”

When she mentioned the collar, he sighed a little, “I wasn’t doing well with my magic being bound. I could feel it burning, trying to get loose, under my skin. So one day, after months of working on cracking it, I was able to break free. When my magic returned I- went a little mad. More than a little. I did the city quite a lot of damage, and I kidnapped Thor, taking him to a place I’ve… basically called home for a while that’s very well hidden. He had been wounded but… I healed him and he got restless, so I let him go. I did a lot of traveling after that- all around this realm, learning things about it and its people… and last week I visited Thor again. It was… good to see him,” he said with a soft smile, “I think it is mended between us.”

He had completely glossed over the fact that he had stabbed Thor in the chest and very nearly killed him- but he had a feeling she knew.

Frigga smiled sweetly when she heard the story of Thor's proposal to Loki. It was so sweet, to be so young and in love! It sounded lovely and she was confident that they would love each other well. 

She listened carefully to the rest of Loki's story and she nodded. "Oh it is awful of them to keep you contained like that, though." she replied and patted his hand. "I am just glad that everything is worked out." she smiled a little. "I can see how happy you are now, it's the happiest I have seen you in a while," she stated. 

She took a delicate sip of her drink and set it back on the table. "We miss you, back at home." she said. "It's so lonely without you or Thor." she lamented. "I do wish that you two would come and visit soon." Frigga did miss her sons dearly, only wanting them to be back at home again but she knew that with all that had happened it was likely that they wouldn't return for good. 

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Loki chuckled- “Oh yes, they have the most wonderful chocolates. I brought some for you from Belgium. In my personal opinion, they certainly have the best,” he said, pulling a chocolate bar seemingly from nowhere, and followed her to the table, sipping his own coffee.

“Oh well- you know me, mother, not all my adventures have been very nice,” he said, wincing a little. But he took another drink of his latte and began to tell her what had happened to him during his time on Midgard.

“After I came here sliding through one of my secret passages, falling from the Bifrost, I rather quickly adapted to this world. At that time… I was angry, and bitter after everything that had happened. I started to take it out on everyone- my personal favorite was turning the streets of New York City to ice. And I got in fights with the Avengers- the mortals that Thor has befriended. I mostly played with them, taking out my own bitterness but… During one of the fights, a building collapsed, and I got trapped. They helped me out, but they had made a collar that bound my magic, and they clapped it on me and took me, wounded, back to their base. Thor helped me recover and made sure I was comfortable and not mistreated for being a ‘villain’. I calmed down a lot during that time but… I wasn’t myself without my magic.”

Loki sighed and smiled a little, “During that time, Thor surprised me. He took me out to museums and all sorts of things he never did while we were growing up. Eventually I healed- at a dreadfully slow mortal pace. But… one day, he asked me to marry him,” he said, raising his left hand to show her the golden ring with antlers holding the emerald in the center. He wasn’t sure how she would react, she probably already knew but…

Frigga smiled, listening patiently to Loki's story. When he raised his left hand and showed off the ring she gasped and smiled brightly. "Oh Loki!" she gushed. She had indeed already known, she was able to see some futures. This one was one that she'd seen when the boys were young still. 

"That is fantastic though. I am sure you two will be very happy." she said and she held his hand in her own, inspecting the ring. "It is a beautiful ring too." she said, brushing the band gently with her thumb. "It suits you wonderfully." she told him and squeezed his hand affectionately. 

"When are you planning on being wed? And where? You must let me help." she said. "Oh I am so happy. Also I see you are not wearing a collar, did you get it removed?" she asked, prompting him to continue his tale. 

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Loki was certainly glad that through everything he had done and even with all the wrongs and harsh words he had said, Frigga had never left him. He knew exactly where Thor got his loyalty from.

“Well, I generally get cafe lattes, and keep it simple,” he said with a chuckle, “Most of the drinks are a bit too sweet for me, but sometimes I’ll indulge in something with chocolate in it.” He waited patiently for her to decide, glancing over the menu himself. The reason he had chosen this particular cafe was the private atmosphere, and the little booths that filled the walls. They had paper lanterns hanging over them and candles on the table, and quite a few books here and there on shelves, and newspapers as well. He was never bothered here by anyone, providing they didn’t recognize him from the news.

He took a deep breath, glancing over at her. He had never been able to shake that need to prove himself, even if he had gotten better about it as the years passed. He wanted to impress her with his taste, with his dress, with his manners- he still couldn’t help it, especially with her.

"Oh they can make drinks with chocolate?" Frigga asked. There was excitement and awe in her voice. Chocolate was a strictly Midgardian creation. The cocoa plant could not survive on Asgard's soil, and Frigga had tried her best to make it survive. She'd fallen in love with chocolate a few centuries earlier and she'd had the worst cravings for it during her pregnancy. 

"Well I think I know what I am going to get then." she smiled after she'd located a suitable drink with chocolate in it. She placed her order with Loki, she was getting a hot chocolate which sounded absolutely delightful to her. She moved over to a nice private table after their drinks were given to them. After taking a small sip, getting over the burn from the heat of the liquid and then appreciating the chocolate flavor of it, Frigga settled her attention on Loki. 

"So, tell me what you have been up to. I want to know your adventures." She stated, wrapping her hands around the warm cup and smiling fondly at Loki. 

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Loki arrived early at the cafe he had told his mother about, dressed in a more casual suit that was well fitted, a grey scarf tied around his neck. He was honestly a little nervous- but then, he had always had more respect for Frigga than he ever had for Odin. She had gotten him out of punishments he hadn’t deserved, and always looked out for him, no matter how he had acted out. 

Even if she wasn’t his blood mother, he would always count her as his mother.

He spotted Frigga and smiled upon seeing her, rather pleased to feel her warm hands on his cheeks again and her arms around him. He returned the embrace, holding her tightly. “Mother- it is so good to see you,” he said, “I have been doing well- of course, I’m doing well now. But come inside, let us get some coffee,” he said, pulling back and offering his arm to her.

"Of course," she returned his smiled and linked her arm with his. She let him lead her inside the coffee shop and she looked around, taking in the building. These building have come a long way from the stone buildings that she remembered from her last visit to Midgard. 

"What drink is best, here?" she asked him as she looked at the menu board. There were so many choices! "Or, what would you recommend for me to drink?" she asked him and she patted his arm. She loved how proper and gentlemanly he was with her and she knew that he was this way only with her. It satisfied her selfish side and let her soak up his attentions and affections. 

She had put so many years into raising and rearing him that it was nice to be paid attention to instead. "It certainly does smell good in here." she said, the scent of the roasting coffee beans smelt so nice. 

This is a wonderful surprise!

Loki, my baby, you seem well! I am so happy to see that you are so happy again. 

Mother I- 

I’m so glad to see you after so long. Yes I- I suppose I’ve been doing well enough for… the most part. But how have you been?

Oh I have been fine and well. Just worrying over my silly son. But now that I see you are fine and well, my mind is more at rest. 

I need to draw more women, so have some Frigga.

This is the one and only Mother of God