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Summery: You and Loki finally go on that date!

Pairing: Loki x Reader

Warnings: None

Word count: 1,774

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“Do you know where we’re going?” Loki asked riding next to you.

You gasped and cursed at yourself internally. You didn’t know where you were going at all. You had asked him to do this with no destination in mind. “Um… I-er…maybe-“

Loki’s soft chuckling cut you off. “It’s alright. I know a place we can go.”

“Okay then,” You smiled. “Lead the way.”

“With pleaser, my dear.” Loki smiled at you charmingly. His smile mixed with him calling you ‘my dear’ made your stomach flutter and a blush appear on your cheeks.

He lead you down a path that had a few twists and turns. It started making you feel uneasy when you saw it lead into the forest. Your stomach dropped at how dark it was. You didn’t want to panic so you dismissed every scenario of you possibly getting killed. Well, you tried to. What if this is where- no! You shook the feeling as you entered the forest.

“We aren’t too far.” Loki told you. “It’s just up ahead.”

A thoughtful smile came across your face. “How about we race there, then?” You challenged. It was a straight path so it’s not like you could get lost.

“A race, eh?” Loki smirked. “Challenge accepted!”

“Better keep up!” And with that you kicked your horse and it took off.

“That’s not fair!” Loki laughed as his horse caught up with yours.

The sound of the horses hooves beating on the ground and the wind in your hair was giving you a rush. You looked back to see Loki right behind you. His horse was a little bigger than yours so he was catching up fast. You flicked the rains of your horse and gave a loud ‘YAH’ making it run faster. The end of the dark path was drawing nearer making you more excited. You didn’t even notice your flower crown fly off. Loki stretched his arm out and caught it before it was lost.

As you got closer to the end you saw it opened into a clearing bathed in sunlight. It comforted you knowing you would be out of the creepy darkness. Just as your horse crossed the threshold of dark to light you stretched your arms out as if you were flying and closed your eyes. The wind and the sunlight felt good on your skin. You stayed like that for a few more moments letting your horse run. That is, until you heard Loki’s horse sound as if something had spooked it. You stopped your horse and turned in time to see Loki’s horse rear up and he fell off backwards.

“Prince Loki!” You yelled panicked. You jumped off your horse and ran to his side as his horse trotted away. “Prince Loki, are you alright?!” You panicked and tried to shake him a little but he didn’t budge.

What are you supposed to do with an unconscious person?! You can’t put him up on his horse by yourself and you can’t carry him back. Wait… is he even alive?! You stiffened in horror thinking what you could possibly tell everyone. Or maybe you can just change your name and- no! You shook more horrible thoughts from your head and took a deep breath and let it out. You leaned down close to his face to hear if he was breathing. Thank goodness he is! You were filled with relief but that didn’t last long. Loki’s eyes snapped open and he blew on your face making your hair slightly whip about and your head snapped back in surprise.

It took you a moment to realize what happened but when you did you giggled. “Hey!” You said fake offended.

“I had to get you back after you cheated at the start of our race!” Loki laughed and sat up.

“I still won, though!” You smiled triumphantly.

“Yes, because you cheated.” He chuckled and stood up while dusting himself off. He offered his hand to you and helped you up.

“So, tell me,” you glanced around the clearing. “Why did you choose this place?”

“I come here when I want to be alone and read.” Loki glanced down at you. “I thought you would appreciate it.”

“What made you think that?” You asked growing curious.

Loki lightly took your hand and lead you over to a small shady area by a tree and you both sat. “I’ve spotted you many times in the gardens with your nose in a book.”

You smiled and thought of your usual reading spot. Under a tall tree and next to a small stream. The sound of the running water soothed you as you read. “Well, you’re right.” You said and looked around. Your eyes landed in the horses grazing near by. “This place is beautiful.”

“I’m glad you like it.” Loki’s hand squeezed yours lightly. You had totally forgotten he was holding your hand! A blush began to form on your face. “Oh, you also dropped this.” To your dismay Loki let go of your hand.

You watched curiously to see what he had. With a wave of his hand you flower crown appeared! Your hand shot up and felt the top of your head to feel nothing there. Loki carefully placed it on your head. “You can do magic?” You asked curiously.

“Yes, my mother taught me.” He smiled.

“Amazing!” You said gleefully. “Can you show me again?”

He laughed and with another wave of his hand he was holding his horned helmet. “Like that?” He asked in a smug but playful way.

“Wow!” Was all you could say. You have never seen the helmet so close up before. It’s way bigger than you imagined. You couldn’t help but run your fingers over it lightly.

“Would you like to wear it?” He asked.

You could swear you felt your heart skip a beat. “Oh, I don’t know. It looks a little heavy.” You sounded unsure but you really did want to try it on.

“No, no it’s fine.” Loki urged you to stand up with him. You complied and removed your flower crown. He carefully lowered the helmet onto your head and stepped back to admire you.

“Well, how do I look?” You placed your hands on your hips. “Because I feel a little silly.” As if on cue, the helmet slid down slightly obscuring your vision.

“It’s a little big,” Loki chuckled. “But you don’t look silly.”

You took the helmet off and handed it back. “Thank you for that. I’ve always really liked your helmet.” You smiled and admired it before it disappeared again.

“You can wear it any time.” He said smoothing out your slightly messed up hair. You felt yourself growing shy again.

He said you could wear it anytime! That means he plans to spend more time around you! You internally cheered for yourself and thought of your sister’s reaction when you tell her.

“Would you like to stay here or ride some more?” Loki asked interrupting your thoughts.

“Do you have another place in mind?” You asked with a smile.

“I might.” He replied smirking.

“Lead on, my prince.” You said replacing your flower crown.

“You don’t have to keep calling me prince.” He chuckled.

You looked at him surprised. “But you’re-“

“Please, it would make me happy if you called me Loki.” He interrupted you.

“Alright, Loki!” He smiled when you said his name. It felt weird to you not saying ‘prince’ first. But, it made you happy he allowed you to be casual with him.

He helped you back on you horse and off you went. Along the way he lead you to few spots where you could get a beautiful view of the castle, the sea or something else just as beautiful. Each time it took your breath away.

“How did you find all these beautiful places? You asked looking out at a view that showed the rainbow bridge glowing brightly over the water.

“I guess I just have an eye for beautiful things.” He glanced down at you as you still admired the view. The wind was slightly blowing your hair around and he desperately wanted to tuck it behind your ear. He held himself back, though. “Let’s continue on.”

Since you stopped so many times along the way it was starting to get dark by the time you reached the new place. It was a secluded area where the waves from the sea rolled onto the land. The sound of the waves instantly soothed you. Loki helped you off your horse and lead you close enough to the water where it wouldn’t get your shoes wet when the tide came in.

You both stood in silence for a bit just watching the waves and darkening sky. “Is there something special about this place?” You asked breaking the silence.

“I hope so.” Loki replied with a chuckle.

You furrowed your eyebrows in confusion. “What do you mean?”

“I wanted this to be the place the where I tell you how I truly feel.” You felt your breath hitch when took your hand. You looked up at him with wide eyes as he continued. “I love the joy I feel when I’m the reason you smile or laugh, you make my heart pound, and I can see every star reflect beautifully in your eyes. No one has made me feel this way before. ”

“Loki, you have no idea how happy this makes me!” You replied happily.

“I think I do.” He said pulling you to him and clutching your hand to his chest. “I have been looking for a reason to talk to you for so long. When you came to me it was the happiest I’ve ever been.”

You couldn’t help the smile that spread across your face. His confession caused you to feel so shy you attempted to hide your face in his chest. He wrapped his arms around your waist and held you tighter against him. He quickly got lost in the feeling of holding you. He let his chin settle on the top of your head and he sighed in contentment.

You eventually pulled away but as soon as you did you felt him pull you back towards him. His lips crashed into yours and your hands reached up to tangle in his hair. When you pulled away you felt dizzy and out of breath.

“It felt good to finally do that.” Loki smiled.

You giggled and pulled him back in for a quick peck. “We should make for all the times we could have been doing this.”

“I would love to.” He said and kissed you again.