Hey guys,
This was an idea I came up with on Sunday. I already have all of the chapters mapped out and they will be updated as soon as possible.
Thank you!
All of these characters belong to Marvel I only own Sanna.
I was running down the hallway of royal Asgardian Palace.
I was due to help the Queen lace up her dress about two minutes ago. Seeing Lady Frigga's doors to her royal bed chamber I came to a halt. As gracefully as I could manage I opened the door "Your Royal Highness," I called, I saw her majesty standing by her bed looking at a very beautiful gown that was laying on her chair in her sitting room.
Lady Frigga looked up to me and smiled "ah Sanna there you are, what kept you?"
I felt my face heat up from shame she had noticed I wasn't on time, I immediately bowed my head "I-I am sorry my Lady I was kept back readying the food longer than expected. P-Please forgive me". I said quietly I heard her grace sigh "honestly Sanna its fine, you always overreact. Come now raise your head and help me with my dress."
I looked up at Lady Frigga and nodded "yes my Queen," I managed as I walked over to help her get in her gown. I unlaced for her and then helped it over her head. "It is a beautiful gown your grace, if you don't mind me asking I was wondering what it is for?" I asked her as quietly as I could hoping she wouldn't be mad at me for asking, but the queen just smiled as I finished lacing her.
"It is for the occasion of Thor's name day," she told me "I always like to look my best on my son's name days."
I nodded in understanding; I had forgotten the prince's name day was so close. Then again it really was not my fault of not knowing when given orders servants are only to simply obey, not ask what it is for or why.
As soon as I finished lacing the gown with my practiced hands, Lady Frigga went over to see herself in the mirror. "You look wonderful your grace," I told her as she looked in the mirror and she nodded slightly "this will do quite nicely, thank you Sanna." I smiled politely and bowed, but as I was leaving the room her grace stopped me, "Sanna?" I turned around obediently to hear what she asked of me
"I have chosen you to help with the serving of refreshments at the tournament today for my sons and the other royal guests."
I gaped at the words Lady Frigga had uttered. I was to help outside for the tournament? I probably would have jumped and shouted for joy if her highness had not been present. But I had to be sure of what she meant "you are referring to the battle tournament held on each royal name day correct my Lady?" I questioned her and she nodded and surprisingly laughed "what other tournament would I be referring to young Sanna?"
When she said that I did not know how to respond "I-uh I don't know your grace," I managed to speak aloud flinching, much too late did I realize that it was a question not meant to be answered. The queen smiled at me "now Sanna I want you to go where we keep the special attire for the servants to wear for occasions such as this. Pick a dress to wear alright?"
I gaped because I knew what room she was speaking of. It is a closet a floor below the royal bed chambers, in it is old dresses and suits that the royals no longer wear. Lady Frigga came up with the idea of letting certain servants wear the clothing for serving at special events.
I immediately started for the door almost forgetting to say my farewell to the queen.
"Th-Thank you my Lady, I-I will go there right now farewell!" I told the queen bowing as I opened the door, and ran out into the palace hallway. I ran up the steps going up to the third floor of the palace, and went down the hallway to where I knew the room was. I soon as I saw the door I wrapped my hand firmly around the handle and pulled the door open.
When I opened the door my eyes were filled with the sight of beautiful dresses and suits. I walked over to the side with dresses and immediately went out to touch one of them.
After gawking at the dresses for probably five minutes I made my choice. It was a dark mint green dress with sleeves that stopped just after the elbow. It had embroideries of leaves up the sides with crystals accentuating the designs. I draped it over my arm, and smiling brightly I walked out of the room.
I then started to walk down to the servant's quarters. The quarters were underneath the ground floor making it technically the first floor. Only the servants call it that though because the floor does not technically count as anything, just the place where the servants sleep. As I was about to go down to the quarters I was stopped by a voice.
"Excuse me Sanna I require assistance,"it was a man's voice and I immediately knew it belonged to Prince Loki.
Only three people in the palace made it their business to know the servants by name. They would be the All-Father, Queen Frigga and Prince Loki.
The All-Father of course knows because he is the ruler of Asgard and believed it would be unfit to treat servants as nothing if he is running a realm. Queen Frigga only knows out of kindness, she believes it fit to call her servants by name as if we were friends.
But Prince Loki only knows the servants names for two reasons which are: his exceptional memory, and he likes to have servants to blame when he does something he performs mischievous acts. Surprisingly I haven't been blamed as of yet, but it is bound to happen eventually.
I turned to the prince in question and saw him coming down the hallway in my direction. I started walking towards him as well and we eventually met at a crossway in the hall. "Yes my prince?" I asked while curtseying, Loki waited for me to rise "I would like you to go find the clothes I am to wear for my brother's name day tournament, apparently they were not delivered to my room as I had requested earlier."
Prince Loki said it with much disdain that I needn't question. Of course the prince was irritated; all servants know that he hates the obligatory tournaments held on each name day. Nobody knows why though, I myself have always just assumed that the prince doesn't like to be disturbed for any seems to like keeping to himself in the study or the royal library, and since he cannot go to either on this day he is most certainly not happy. Well honestly I have a hard time thinking of a time I have seen him happy.
"Of course sir I will see that you get your attire right away."
I replied quickly as I cursteyed before scurrying off to where I believed his clothes to be. I found my way to the second floor of the palace which was where the servants preformed most of their duties such as kitchen work and of course laundry. I entered the laundry room to find Prince Loki's attire still hanging on the wall.
As I went for it I noticed armor laying out needing to be cleaned.
That wasn't the reason for my interest though; my curiosity was directed at the arrow sticking out between the two plates of the armor.
I grabbed the arrow, hiding it in the sleeve of my dress, and then went to grab the prince's clothes.
I turned and started to make my way to the fourth floor which was the royal bed chambers. When I made it to the floor, I quickly rushed over to Prince Loki's chamber and knocked quietly. "Prince Loki I have your attire," I said quietly l but loud enough to hear through a closed door.
The prince opened the door fully so I could give his clothes to him. He had a book in his left hand and reached out with his right, not even bothering to look up at me. I handed his clothes to him and he gave me his thanks. As I turned to leave Prince Loki called to me again,
"Sanna?"
I turned again "Yes Sir?"
I questioned and his gaze shifted from the book to the arm where I was hiding the arrow in my sleeve. "What do you have there?" he questioned me and I silently cursed. How could he have noticed, he barely looked up? I thought to myself but I immediately weaved a lie.
Much to my own sadness I pulled out the arrow and showed it to Prince Loki. "I-I found it in the hallway. I-I picked it up so a person would not harm themselves u-unknowingly." It was a good lie; most people would have bought it but not him. The prince wasn't known far and wide as the lie-smith for no reason.
But to my surprise the prince simply nodded "very well take it down to the armory room would you?" I curtseyed and started to turn away. I thought I had made it until I heard what he said next,
"Oh and Sanna, next time you try to lie, I suggest you try someone like my brother or even my mother, but most certainly not me."
I winced as I heard him say his last words as he closed his chamber door. I walked down to the armory room but I didn't stop. I continued walking with the dress I had chosen still in hand down to the servant's quarters.
When I got into the room I went over to the set of beds I shared with my mother. I dropped the dress on my bed and proceeded kneel down and pull out the chest I had hidden under my bed. I opened it to reveal a very beaten up bow and five very pitiful looking arrows.
I added my most recent one to my collection thus making it six. I took the bow out with one of the arrows and drew it back to the correct position as if I was going to shoot. Not that I would; well in here anyways.
I then heard steps coming towards my room and as quickly as I could I put the bow and arrow back into my chest and slid it back underneath the bed. I quickly got up and picked up the green dress as if I was getting ready to put it on.
I saw my mother walk in and she smiled "so it is true, you were chosen?" I nodded happily and my mother immediately closed the distance between us and hugged me. "I am so proud of you; this means that the royals are fond of you. Come now I will help you into your dress."
My mother grabbed the dress from me and quicker than I thought possible she unlaced the dress. After I finished getting rid of my normal servant attire my mother quickly slipped the dress over my head and had it laced up before I could even speak. "By the All-Father, Sanna you look wonderful…go look."
My mother said ushering me towards the mirror. I looked into the small mirror we were allowed to have and frowned. I didn't see what my mother saw. All I saw were my long black bangs covering my dark green eyes and then looking down I see a dress that is obviously not meant for me in any way for it was much too long for me.
But before I could protest my mother came forward and started to pull my hair into a side braid to rid my hair from my eyes. Then she knelt down and started to pin up the dress underneath. By the time she was done it looked much better and I could then focus on how the green dress complimented my olive skin tone just as I assumed it would.
"There now go to where the servants are meeting, have fun Sanna."
I nodded to my mother, hugging her one more time be fore I left the quarters. I made my way up to the ground floor of the palace then to the outdoors where the tournament is always held.
When I finally got up to the top where the royals sat I was immediately greeted by a tray of mugs filled with what smelled to be mead. I walked down to the section that I would be serving; the royal family.
I saw Prince Thor sitting in the middle with Prince Loki on one side of him and the other side of Prince Thor was a variety of women that I did not know.
I looked to the end of my section which was where I saw Queen Frigga and the All-Father sitting. Which I couldn't help but notice was as far away from the screaming girls as possible.
"Brother! This will be a fine series of battles don't you agree?" I heard Prince Thor boast loudly "of course brother, they always are. You say the same thing every year."
I heard Prince Loki's bored reply, "But it is different this year Lady Sif shall be in the tournament as well as Fandral, Volstagg, and Hogun. But I believe Lady Sif may just have a chance of besting even Fandral. I cannot wait to watch!"I watched as the darker haired prince roll his eyes and shy away from his brother's loud boasts.
"Lady Sif aside this will be the same as it always is. Unless of course I make it a little more interesting,"
as soon as Prince Loki finished his last sentence I saw a rat come forth from one of the loud girl's cups. As soon as she saw it she started to scream loudly and tried to scramble into Prince Thor's arms.
But seeing as he was focused on the first battle her attempt to be in the prince's arms was in ended up falling to the floor with her dress going in every direction. I couldn't help but laugh loudly at the sight, it was just too much.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Prince Loki smiling slightly at my outburst from his my attention to him was taken away by a very loud outburst.
"Hey you stupid servant get rid of this rat!"
The loud girl I had dubbed Annoyance yelled. I rushed over and plucked the rat from the goblet but to my surprise it faded from my view as soon as I had it in my hand.
Annoyance was still screaming but I still looked over at the dark haired prince in time to see him smirk at his prank before he went back to his normal stoic facial features.
I started to walk back to my post when one of the other girls asked for mead. I plucked the glass from my tray and handed it to her bowing slightly as I walked back over to my assigned spot by the princes.
This was going to be a long day.
I thought but little did I know how my life would change on this day.
Well that's the first chapter. It's mostly an intro to what will occur in the later chapters.
Thanks for reading oh and your reviews, favs or anything else would help a lot!
