"I didn't do it," Angelica huffed.

Loki glared at her. "Who else in the world can control monsters!"

"I don't know! But it's not my problem!"

"I knew I should have used the torture chamber." Loki and Angelica glared at each other. Poppy raised her hand as if she were in a classroom. "Yes Poppy," Loki's voice asked softly. Angelica rolled her eyes at his change in demeanor.

"Just use a truth portion if you think she is lying," Poppy suggested. Steven smiled patiently, "poppy those don't exist." Poppy looked at Steven like he was an idiot. "Says who?" "Mind control powers like truth potions are dark magic. Dark magic can't be made into potions." Poppy grinned, "I feel like you don't know me at all."

•••

After a few minutes Poppy walked back into the office with something behind her back.

"Love potions exist right?" Poppy quizzed. "Yes but it's basically just a different type of aphrodisiac," Steven answered. Poppy shook her head. "It's made of magic. It's just made of really creepy ingredients so the magic tower just lied and said it's a different type of aphrodisiac. But like all potions, this one is only temporary. Truth serum's just convince the brain that honesty is the only option. It's a different type of hypnosis. So if hypnosis is so easy that it can even be a simple party trick then why not liquify it!" Poppy raised up a small jar with a pitch black liquid.

"My hypnosis potion! And if I give it an objective like all other spells it can be used as a truth serum." Steven clapped in awe while Loki smiled proudly at his cheeky fiancé. Poppy puffed her chest in pride and bathed in the praise. "Yes, yes I know. I'm amazing."

Angelica raised an eyebrow, "well what makes you think I'm going to drink that without a fight? Not to mention it looks disgusting!" "It's actually tasteless," Poppy explained. Lokis eyes widened, "you drank It?" Poppy nodded, "I drink all my potions. How will I know if it works or not if I don't use it on myself?"

Loki looked at her with concern. "Poppy. Have you ever checked to see if those potions have ever left any lasting effects on you?" Poppy looked between Steven and Loki as they both looked at her with concern. "...no." Loki's expression darkened. "Not all poisons are lethal Poppy. Please promise you will have Wilbur check over you?" Poppy was a bit confused about the dark expression on Loki's face but if it helped him calm down than a simple check up was fine. She nodded. Loki's face calmed a bit.

Loki turned to Angelica. "Drink it or we do things my way." Angelica's face hardened. "Fine. God you're insufferable." Poppy grabbed a tea spoon and filled it like cough syrup. Angelica winced at the spoon in her face and hesitantly opened her mouth. She slurped down the potions and slight cringed. "Why is it so gooey?" Poppy snickered, "a magician never reveals her secrets. Now. " Angelica huffed. "Well you can shove your secrets up your-." Angelica clamped a hand around her mouth. "I totally meant that."

"What no! I meant that."

"I meant..."

"I-.

"Ah! This is so annoying!"

Poppy sat down on the couch next to Steven. "It will only last for around five minutes so you should probably hurry. It only works once a day. Any more than that and your nose starts stretching every time you tell a lie. It's quite an inconvenience when drinking tea, I'll tell you that."

Loki and Steven looked at Poppy with horrified faces. "Don't look at me! Start the interrogation."

"You're right. Okay one. Did you really kill my father?" Loki began.

"Yes," Angelica said through her fingers.

Loki's eyes narrowed. "Sire. Maybe we should focus on the important questions," Steven interrupted.

"Yes, please don't ask me about your dads death. It's brings back bad memories."

"Why did you kill my father?"

Steven sighed and turned to Poppy, "you said only once a day? Can we do this tomorrow?" Poppy nodded, her eyes glued on Loki.

"Because he killed my family. And because he hurt you," tears started streaming down Angelica's face.

"Didn't your family die in a car crash?" Loki pressed on.

Angelica laughed, "is that what he told you? A car crash? No Loki. Your father, Jury Frost came into my home and slaughtered my family because we had debt that we hadn't paid back yet. He grew impatient with my parents and froze them from the inside out. My brother and I were the only ones who survived." She sobbed.

"Why didn't he kill you?"

"Loki I think that's enough for now?" Poppy tried to intervene but the cold look in his eyes made her stop.

"Because when I told him we were Sirens he decided to keep me for himself. I was telling him all this to distract him from the fact that my brother was running away. I told him I loved you and he used me to control you. He forced me to hurt you and manipulate you into becoming his puppet. I got tired of it, okay. He used to touch me. To use me. And one day I used my song to kill him. And it was the best feeling in the world!"

Her body was shaking. Poppy could clearly see that these memories were something that was hurting her.

"Then what happened to your bro-." He began. Poppy stood up and covered Angelica's ears. "That's enough Loki." She glared at him. He was going way too far, how could he not see that? When he saw how mad Poppy was when he looked beside her to a shivering Angelica. "She is clearly having a panic attack. Is this how you treat your fiancés?"

Guilt swarmed his stomach. Steven stood up and went to heat up more tea. "You have one minute. Don't push it too much, okay?" Poppy warned. Loki nodded. Angelica looked over to Poppy. "Thanks Peanut." Poppy narrowed her eyes. "That's Princess Peanut to you. I still don't like the fact that you have been making fun of my fiancé. So watch your self before I pour the whole bottle down your throat and shove that big nose of yours where the sun don't shine."

Angelica looked over to Loki. "Your fiancé is scary. Loki nodded in agreement. Steven placed down the fresh tea in front of Angelica. "To calm your nerves." She checked for any black globs in the cup before thanking him and sipping it.

"Okay last question." Poppy turned to Loki.

"Tell us everything you know about the recent attacks on the Lunar Kingdom."

Oh wow. This chapter is way longer than I originally planned. Lol. I think we are about two third through the story of Poppy and Loki. I would love to hear some feedback! :)