When we arrived in the castle, a woman ran up to Thor and Loki. She hugged Thor and the Asgardian patted her back, but when she hugged Loki, he was so awkward. It was so cute.

"Awkward potato," Zaylee said. I pushed her gently and she chuckled. The woman came over and Zaylee stiffened.

"My name's Frigga, mother of Thor and Loki," she said.

"I'm Claudia," I said. "That's Zaylee, my goddaughter," Zaylee waved with her index and middle finger, which shot out from her forehead in a lazy like salute. "Nice to meet you."

"So you are the woman to have turned my son around," Frigga glanced at Loki. "Has he been good to you?"

"Yes, of course!" I chuckled.

"And what about you, young lady?" She asked Zaylee.

"He's awesome!" She replied with a small smile. Loki smiled gently at her and wrapped an arm around my waist.

"Well that's good. Thor, where is Jane?" Frigga asked.

"She told me she has work to do on Midgaurd," replied the older blond.

"Well," Frigga said. "Claudia, Zaylee, I will have a servant show you to your rooms."

She walked with us as a servant showed us to Zaylee's room. The kid asked questions like 'is there a basketball court here?' and 'where's the music room?'. Honestly, that kid can't be still for too long. Frigga would laugh whenever she got overexcited for something small like a cool dog or some sparring trainees. It was really adorable.

"Well, Zaylee, this is your room," said Frigga, nodding to a room. Zaylee thanked her and walked in, followed by a servant. Frigga walked us to Loki's room, where she said we would stay for now, and when she opened it I saw the biggest room ever, covered in the colors green, black and gold.

"You will be meeting the king in about 2 hours for dinner," Frigga said. I nodded. "In an hour I will have a servant come get you ready."

"Thank you mother," Loki said. We walked over to his bed and sat down on it. "Do you like the castle?"

"Yes, I love it," I kissed him passionately and he kissed back, wrapping his arms around my waist as I tangled my hands in his hair.

Asgard is awesome

Zaylee's POV

I walked into my room and felt a servant about my age walk in behind me. I sat down and watched as she pulled out a beautiful dark red dress that came just above my knees. It looked as though the long red fabrics were wrapping around my upper torso while the bottom part was a flowing out. It was honestly a very pretty dress.

"That's beautiful," I said.

"I thought so too," replied the kind girl. "You are meeting the king and queen in 2 hours. Shall I get you ready?"

"Uh, sure. I guess..." I said. "Hey, what's your name?"

"Aqueriel," she said hesitantly. "Why?"

"I wanted to know your name! Why wouldn't I?" I chuckled.

"No one really cares since I am just a servant girl," Aqueriel explained.

"Well that's bullshit," I said. "Pardon my language."

"No, it's fine, miss-"

"Just call me Zaylee, Aqueriel. Aqueriel, that's a cool name," I complimented.

"Thank you Zaylee," she smiled. "I also like your name. It's unique."

"Thanks," I smiled. "Well, I guess I've gotta get ready."

Aqueriel helped me into the beautiful dress and I was starting to have second thoughts about coming. Once I was in it, I looked in the mirror and saw that my hair was a mess because of the struggle. Aqueriel sat me down to do my hair and we ended up talking about a lot of things. I explained Earth to her and she explained Asgard to me. She made my curly hair look decent for once in my life. The front part of my hair was in a loose crown around my head and the rest of my hair fell into pretty waves down my back. I looked pretty damn good.

"Makeup?" Aqueriel asked. I chuckled.

"No thanks. Unless I need it," I said.

"No, Zaylee. You are absolutely stunning!" Aqueriel cried.

"You flatter me Aquee!" I said, using a nickname she said I could use. She smiled and I returned it. "What's the king like?"

"He's... Stern," she said.

"If he does bad things, you can tell me. He can get over it," I promised. "What you say won't leave this room."

"Well.... He judges people. And with you and Lady Claudia being so close to Loki, he will judge you badly," she said quietly.

"He can shove his opinion right up his ass and get the hell over it," I said seriously. "Honestly. Why is he so against Loki?"

"He did wrong to Asgard. He embarrassed the Allfather. He broke Asgardian rules and he made us look bad. And... the Allfather has always favored Thor. Always. Thor never did anything wrong in his eyes, and Loki did everything wrong."

"Well, the Allfather is apparently real dumb," I crossed my arms and stood up from the bed. "Well, Aqueriel, I hope to see you again. I'm gonna go check on Claudia and Loki.... If they're not... You know...." I put my index finger through a hole I made with my index and thumb finger. Aqueriel laughed.

"Okay!"

"But, can you take a picture of me? I want to send it to...." I sighed. "Can you keep a secret?"

"Yes, of course."

"I want to send a picture to my boyfriend," I smiled. "Do you wanna see him?"

"Yes, please!" She smiled. I pulled up a picture of him on my phone, the one where he was laughing at a joke I made and his hair was tangled up and his eyes had little crows feet. God I love that picture. "Oh, Zaylee he's handsome!"

"I know. I love him to death and back," I smiled. "Well, can you?"

"Yes, of course," she took the phone and I told her what button to click. I went in front and smiled, holding up a peace sign and slinging my hip to the side. She took the picture and smiled.

"You look so pretty in this picture, Zaylee," she smiled. "You are going to blow your boyfriend away."

"Thanks Aqueriel. I'll see you later, okay?" I said. She nodded and I walked out of the room to Loki and Claudia's, following Aqueriel's directions.

When I got there, I knocked on the door. I heard someone walk to the door and when it was opened it revealed a servant girl. "Hey, is this Loki's room?" I asked.

"Yes."

"May I come in?"

"Who's that?" Claudia asked.

"Meee!" I smiled. "Hey Medusa."

"Come in, Z-" she stopped and looked me over. "Dress?"

"Yeah..." I muttered, walking in. "I guess this is what I get to meet the king in."

"You look wonderful, kitten," Loki promised. He was wearing a very nice suit of armor and a helmet that reminded me of a moose. Claudia was wearing a nice gray dress with a lace top and two layers for the bottom, one see through one not. "So does Claudia."

"You look good, Medusa," I chuckled. She smiled.

"Thanks. You look beautiful, Z! I've never seen you in a dress!" She cried. I sighed.

"Dresses are too uncomfortable," I said.

"True," she replied. "Well, Frigga said two hours and it's been an hour and fifty minutes. We've got ten minutes to find the throne room to meet the king and eat."

I just realized that I might have a panic attack in front of such a high and mighty guy. Whatever, I guess. I'll hide behind Loki. "Well, Loki lived here all his life and they don't seem to be the kind to redecorate so... Lead the way, Frozone!" I cried. The couple laughed and started out the door, me following close behind.

When we got to the throne room, Frigga was waiting outside and I thought I was going to be sick. I was apparently very pale and Loki noticed. He leaned down to me and hugged me tight to his chest, something I desperately needed but didn't want to show. "Do not worry, Zaylee. My father will only think good of you. There is nothing else to think."

"Thank you Loki..."

"Just stay close, kitten."

We started in and I did as I was told, sticking like glue to Loki's side. There were tons of people in the throne room, waiting to see Loki's new girlfriend. I dropped behind them so that they could see Claudia, and I noticed a couple people looking at me funny. Luckily, most were gawking over Claudia's beauty and Loki's arm around her waist.

Loki and Claudia kneeled so, quickly as to not look strange, I did too. I saw Odin look at us and Frigga, who had made it to his side, was smiling down at us.

"Rise."

I stood up and moved to Loki's left, since Claudia was on his right. Odin started to talk. "Apparently my son has fallen for a mortal."

So did Thor.

"And had a mortal child."

Not his kid dude.

"I'm not his. I'm adopted," I muttered under my breath. He immediately stopped talking.

"Did you have something to add, little one?"

"Uh... No," how the frickity frack did he hear me?

"Oh, go ahead. You have already interrupted me."

Good job, Z. You done fucked up. "I'm not blood related to Loki... I'm adopted..."

Odin looked down at me with a judging look. Or maybe he has a resting bitchface. I don't know. "So was Loki. May I continue my conversation?"

"Yes sir..." I said. I saw Loki look down at me with concern. My voice was actually really quiet.

"Well, Loki. Who is this young women you have with you?" Odin asked, looking over Claudia.

"She is my girlfriend, Claudia. And this," Loki draped his free arm around my shoulders. "Is her goddaughter Zaylee."

Claudia curtsied but I was frozen in place. There were too many people watching me. My breath was getting caught in my throat and I felt tears in my eyes. I grabbed Loki's arm and pulled. "Panic..."

"Claudia," he said, concerned. "I believe Zaylee's having a panic attack."

"Hey, Z, you okay?" Claudia asked. I made a sobbing noise. "No... You're not..."

"Is she alright?" Odin asked. The crowd was starting to murmur and I knew it was about me. I felt my eyes go red and my body got hot and my hands were clammy. I looked around for a focus point and it ended up being Loki's eyes. I grabbed his wrist and he narrowed his eyes with concern.

"It's been a while since she's been in front of a large crowd," Claudia lied. I don't know why I was having a panic attack, but when Loki went to pull me into a hug I flinched and took off running out of the throne room. I ran out to the open air and collapsed, crying. I don't even know why I was crying. Every emotion I ever held in came flowing out with those tears. The sadness of leaving Dean alone, the pain of life, the feeling of claustrophobia from that room, and the way I embarrassed myself. I heard footsteps come behind me and I saw Loki running to my aid.

"Hey, kitten. What's wrong?" He asked, kneeling in front of me. I shook my head and pushed myself into his arms, still crying. Claudia came out next and she rested a hand on my shoulder. "Kitten?"

Claudia's POV

Zaylee was pale as a ghost when we went to meet Odin, and I was a little nervous too. He put her on the spot, which she kind of deserved for her interruption, but then she had a panic attack. Loki went to hug her, since he was the only one who could calm her down with that, but she ran out of the throne room. Everyone looked shocked at her 'rudeness' but Odin looked more concerned.

"I have to go find her, my love," Loki said.

"What happened?" Frigga asked.

"She's having a panic attack..." I said. "Loki, stay here-"

"No. I love her as much as you do. I have to help her. She's already struggling to calm down. We go together," he said. I sighed and watched as he ran out of the room before I could argue.

"We will have to continue this later. My apologies, King Odin."

"Please, go take care of Zaylee," he said. "We will talk more over dinner."

I ran outside and saw Zaylee sobbing hard in Loki's chest. I put my hand on her shoulder and kneeled down behind her. Zaylee never cried, so this concerns me.

"Kitten?" Loki asked.

"L-L *hic*..." oh my God she's hiccuping. Now that's pitiful. Loki crossed his legs and pulled her into his lap. "I'm s-so *hic* s-sorry."

"Don't be sorry, kitten. You got scared. The best of us do," he whispered. I sat next to him and kissed Zaylee's head. "Do you want to tell me what triggered it?"

"I-I don't *hic* know..."

"Hey, it's alright. Come on, Loks, let's take her back to our room," I said. Loki picked her up bridal style and she hid her face into his neck. I absolutely hated how she got so scared over that. It was like her night terror all over again. When we got to our room, Loki sat her down and let her lean on me while he changed in his bathroom. "Z, are you okay?"

"I'm sorry Medusa.... I always fuck everything up... I always make everyone miserable... I disappoint everyone.... Why did you adopt me?" She looked up to me with sad eyes that broke my heart. I hugged her close and she made a sad choking noise to keep back more tears.

"You never disappoint me. You never make people miserable. You never fuck up. You are the best daughter I ever could've asked for. Don't you ever doubt yourself again, Zaylee!"

"I'm sorry...."

Loki came back in the room and sat down with her, hugging her to his chest and lacing my fingers with his. Zaylee ended up calming down and falling asleep after that, and we didn't go down to dinner until she woke up again. But that's okay, because now I know what Zaylee's been trying to deal with for so long. She's been dealing with these self doubts and it breaks my heart but Loki... He's the best dad ever. He's helping her.

And I'll be damned if he's not a great boyfriend.

I feel like that ended very suddenly but this is coming out now because something just went off in my room and it's motion sensored and I'm only in here with my little sister who's sleeping. i'm terrified yall.