"Thor! Give it back!" Loki yelled angrily as his brother took his potion set away.

"Make me little brother!" He called back over his shoulder.

Loki ran into the hall and followed Thor quietly into the dining room. It was set up for a special occasion with golden plates instead of the regular silver. Sif and the warriors 3 sat around the table with Odin at the head and Frigga at his right. All were smiling as Thor rushed in with the potion set and handed it to Frigga. Loki stayed hidden behind the open doors.

"I don't think he followed you, Thor." Sif said laughing. "Maybe he has a second set you forgot about."

"No, he followed. I know he did." Thor said sitting beside her. "He'll come in soon."

Loki debated for a moment before casting an illusion over himself to make him invisible and walking in. He walked to his mother before speaking.

"Promise it's not broken." His voice rang out from beside his mother without anyone seeing him.

"Then show yourself little man!" Volstaag called.

"Not until I see nothings broken."

Frigga smiled to where Loki's voice came from. "Thor, please bring your brothers set over here."

"But mother." Thor whined. "He'll just go back into his room if we give it back."

"No he won't" She said like an unspoken command. "Now bring the set over."

Thor frowned and brought it over to his mother with a few grumbles. Loki took it and opened it.

"See, I didn't break anything!" Thor said watching lazily

"Where's the mistletoe?" Loki asked and then when Thor started apologizing Loki pulled out the branch. "It's just jumbled. I can fix that."

"Brother, you're still invisible."

"I know, when you took the set I didn't think about putting on proper clothing. I'm not decent."

The warriors and Sif laughed. "Thor you should've looked at what he was wearing before you took the set!" Fandral said between laughs.

Thor blushed a bit. "I was told to get him, not clothe him."

Odin chuckled. "Come here Loki, we shall get you dressed properly."

When Odin felt pressure on his hand he stood up and walked out with Loki leaving the rest to converse to each other. Once in the hall Loki considered for a moment before speaking.

"I lied."

"I know my son."

"Why didn't you make me show myself?"

Odin smiled and looked down. "Do you know what today is?"

"Another day, just like all the others."

"No, today is very special."

"Give me a hint." Loki replied before putting his set on his desk.

"Gifts for someone very special."

Loki groaned. "Thor's getting a new sword, isn't he?"

Odin chuckled. "Not today. Today is for someone else."

"Sif?" Loki frowned when Odin shook his head. "One of the warriors 3?"

"No, you'll see who it is soon." Odin smiled brightly. "Now, if you could become visible."

Loki let himself become visible. His black hair was slicked back and his green eyes sparkled with a type of intensity that only Loki possessed. "Can I get dressed in celebration clothes instead of my lesson clothes? I don't want to use energy hiding the spill spots and tears."

Odin chuckled. "Of course." He left and waited outside the room.

Loki quickly ran to his dresser and pulled out his favourite formal wear before walking out and following his father back into the dining room. He sat in his usual seat across from Thor and joined in on the conversation between Volstaag and Thor about rabbit pelts. Soon enough they had all drank and eaten their fill so Odin began his announcement.

"As we all know, today is a very special day." Odin began. "Today is the day that my youngest son will receive his first, official weapon." He looked to Loki as he paused. "Come here son."

Loki smiled as he realized what his father was saying. He was really getting a weapon, he had proved himself worthy of a weapon. Quickly he got up and went to Odin but still showed grace like a prince.

"You have proven yourself worthy of a blade my son and if I say so myself, this one will suit you well." Odin whispered to Loki before pulling a parcel wrapped with green paper. "And to prove true to your secretive nature I have wrapped so it is only you who sees it first."

"Thank-you father." Loki grinned, taking the parcel in his hands. "I really don't have to show anyone?"

"Not unless you wish to."

His eyes lit up and he nodded. "May I go to my room and open it?"

"Yes you may." Odin smiled hugely and gripped his son's shoulder. Speaking louder he said. "Now that Loki has gotten his weapon I urge you not to bother him on its form. When he is ready, you shall see."

"But everyone saw mine." Thor whined.

"Yes, but Loki is much more secretive than you." Frigga pointed out kindly. "The weapon and how it is shown displays the personality of its user."

"So, I'm loud and showy and Loki's secretive and quiet?" Thor asked as Loki snuck off, un-noticed.

"Exactly!" Odin said happily.

"Where is Loki?" Hogun asked.

"He's gone to see his weapon."

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Loki traveled through the hall with his illusion cast once more to provide him privacy as he walked the corridor. His parcel was under his arm and when he reached his room he ran inside and jumped on his bed. Locking the door with magic, he opened his gift. Placing the paper beside him he pulled out the small weapon and held it up to the light coming through his window.

"Wow." He breathed looking upon the present with admiration.

The blade was curved like that of a scimitar and tinted a dark green but still had the gleam of forged and polished demalt seeping through and the handle was twisted until it met the pommel which had been engraved with Loki's name in Old Norse. The hilt itself was coloured like a tree's leaves at night without the moon or stars beaming down upon them, the twists revealed miniscule, almost un-seeable glints of gold. All of it was one piece with the blade and hilt separated by a black-green guard which one side went upwards and into a point while the other did the same but downwards. The guard slightly reminded Loki of a snake who had lost its head and replaced it with a tail.

Even when he set it down the blade still shone in the darkness of his shadow. The second part was the sheath. It was a black leather unlike most and had Loki's favourite animal, the snake, drawn into it with amazing elegance and precision. The top of the sheath was polished demalt with strips of steel running through out it and the bottom of the sheath was fully steel. Loki quickly put his dagger into its sheath when he heard knocking at the door.

"Brother, let me in!" Thor said banging again on the door. "I've been knocking for a minute already!"

Loki laughed and hid the dagger in his desk. "Just turn the handle, Thor. The door will open."

Thor stopped hitting the door. "I should've thought of that." He opened the door and came in.

"That is why I shall be your advisor if you become king."

"If? Is that a challenge, Loki?"

"It definitely is brother." Loki smirked. "Is there a reason you came to see me?"

"Sif met a new girl. We want the group to meet her."

"There's something else, what are you not saying?"

Thor thought for a moment. "Your blade."

Loki chuckled. Of course his brother would come first. "You want to see it?"

"Yes."

He pulled the sheath from the desk, letting the dagger stay in the desk. "I'll show you the sheath but if you tell Sif or anyone else what it looks like I'll never show you the dagger."

Thor walked over and held the sheath. "Wow, it's awesome."

"The top has that new metal the smiths found in the mountains'. I think it's called demalt. Rumour has it that it can hold more powers than even uru metal." Loki said. "And, depending on who touches it, it changes color to suit them better."

Thor touched the strange metal and became lighter. "I guess it's trying to imitate my hammer." He said smiling broadly.

Or you're just the favourite so it's saying that your future is brighter. Loki rolled his eyes. "Maybe."

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Hey fellow Loki lovers, I'm going to be writing this story all on my lonesome so reviews are great! Any ideas to who the new girl is? Come-on, you know you want to review it. :)