Summary: Oliivi is found in the forest at night by a group of vikings. They take her back to their village. There a certain royal family decides to take her on as family. Soon she finds her place there among a people of great courage. When chaos ensues and she looses everything will she find it all again? Secrets are revealed allowing her to truly discover herself. This is definitely a AU but I will follow some of the main story line of course. I do not speak Swedish so just assume that in the past they were speaking it ok? Excellent!
I have come back to this story and re vamped it. Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own True Blood only my OC.
I awoke among the trees. The light shown down through the canopy above me.
Rubbing my eyes I stood to look around seeing only more woods. My tunic was clean. My hands and arms seemed that way as well. How did I get here?
I had nothing on my feet. I stood still trying to figure out who I was and where I had come from. I had long ash blond hair that tapered down to my bottom. I had braids here and there and what seemed to be streaks of brown running through them. My tunic was to small only going to just below my knees showing my bare legs. surveying further I found long thin fingers attached to scrawny thin arms. I must not be to old. I guessed maybe I was around eleven or twelve.
I started walking into the dense foliage that surrounded me, trying to figure out a way back to where ever I may have came from. I couldn't have come far being as clean as I am now. Maybe I had people out looking for me? They would be worried.
I walked for hours following the ocean I had come upon mid day but I found no villages. It would be dark soon and I was lost. I felt cold wet tears fall down my cheeks hitting my tunic. I didn't know what to do now. I would probably die out here unsure of who I am or where I came from.
As the sun went down I still traveled on having no where to sleep or any food to eat. The tears still fell and I know had dirt stuck to my face and hands. Could this get any worse for me? I couldn't see how.
A few hours into the darkness I came upon a clearing. I thought I could hear voices through the trees there.
Following them led me here. Looking around the clearing I saw nothing. I heard voices and saw nothing! Getting upset I slumped down into the soft mossy carpet below. I was going to die out here.
"I heard something" I heard voices again, "I swear Eric! There is something there."
I looked around me again sobbing. Hopefully whoever it was would know who I am and could help me. The rustling I was hearing grew louder as three large men stomped out of the underbrush towards me.
Two had long braided hair and large torsos. The other man was tall and had long blond hair. I started to become unsure whether these men would actually want to help me.
"It is a small girl Eric." One man said seeming to answer to this large blond man named Eric.
"Yes it seems so." He answered the man, "hello little girl. Are you lost?" He asked as he bent down to look at me.
I lifted myself off the ground, "I am unsure of where I am yes. Do you know me?" I asked him, looking around us at the other two.
He smiled to me, "No I do not know you... Why? Do you not know you?" He seemed amused with my situation.
"I woke up in the woods. I don't even know my own name." I wiped the tears away with my sleeves hoping I wouldn't have to much dirt on my face. The two men behind him stared at me curiously, whispering to each other.
"Well we are headed to My village back that way." he pointed back towards the forest behind him. "We will bring you and find you some warmth for the night yes?" He was still smiling to me.
"Yes that would be nice thank you." I decided I had no choice. I hoped these men wouldn't harm me.
I awoke in the morning unsure of how I came to be in a bed. I was inside a large house in a bed I didn't put myself in? Where had the men gone? Sitting up I gathered myself together.
Pulling my hair into a small bun and tying in in place I stood up. I made the bed and left the room in search of someone else who may live here.
I rounded the corner and went into a large open area with tables and a large friendly looking fire.
"Ah here she is Ulfrik! Our guest has awoke." A beautiful woman with long blond hair was smiling at me from the table. "Come child. I will not hurt you." She beckoned for me to sit.
I sat at the end of the table far enough away that they would not touch me. "I am Astrid and this is my husband Ulfrik. Do you have a name sweet one?"
I stared at her for a moment trying to think of a name, "She said she doesn't know her name or where she came from." The voice came from behind us from the man known as Eric. He came to sit with us at the table.
"Ah yes. Well Eric tells us you were alone out there?"
"Yes I awoke alone in the forest yesterday morning. I don't remember anything before that. You don't know me? Maybe someone is looking for me?" I asked her, hopeful that she would know my parents.
"No my sweet one. You are not from our village. In fact I have never seen your colorings before." She kept calling me sweet one but I didn't mind it. I thought it was sweet.
"My coloring?" I asked her, confused.
"Yes your hair color, and your eyes." She looked at me like I knew what she was talking about.
I hadn't seen my eyes, "My eyes?"
"Yes sweet one. You're eyes are a color I have never seen." She looked to me with worry. "You will stay with us sweet one. I like her Ulfrik." She smiled to her husband.
"Yes I do agree." Eric added to his father? Ulfrik must be his father looking so much alike. I didn't say anything in return. I was just happy to have somewhere warm to stay until I could find out where I had come from and who I was.