_-~*o*~-_I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING, EXCEPT MY VERSION OF SIGYN. IF I DID, THERE WOULD BE A LOKI MOVIE. _-~*o*~-_
Set During Thor (2011)
Chapter One
Loki is different.
She can see it in his eyes, the anguish that has taken permanent residency there. Most do not see beyond the calm, collected face that Loki presents to the world. Sigyn has always been able to read him.
At first, that was why he wanted her around. Because she was a threat. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Lately it has been something more.
But Sigyn sees him, passing silently in the halls, eyes haunted and tortured.
Some of it, of course, is a result of Thor's banishment—only just that day—an expected shock to most of Asgard.
But not much.
Sigyn is well aware of Loki's feelings on that matter, and for the most part shares them. Banishment was a little harsh, but what else was the Allfather to do?
The anguish that no one else sees stems from a greater source. Sigyn reached out, she tried to find out why, and was met with the brick wall of a sorcerer protecting his mind from intrusion.
Immediately after, Sigyn confronted Loki. He only brushed her aside. It does not hurt—Loki always brushes everyone's concerns away, like stray dust. What hurts is how his eyes look even more tortured. How this seems to be different—something only Loki can bear.
Sigyn does not know how to help him.
That helplessness is enough to drive her to the Queen. Sigyn and Frigga have always been close—on the surface, sharing little more than Loki. But deeper—they are confidants. Frigga is brilliant, but quiet about it, more observing; and sharp with truth. It is one of many things Sigyn has learned from her.
But Frigga cannot read Loki half as well as Sigyn.
Sigyn fears that the Queen may know what troubles Loki. She does not know if Loki will feel betrayed.
So she keeps quiet, for now. To get answers on her own. She follows him loosely, either in body or with her mind, to try and figure it out.
She sees how Loki avoids the Allfather and Frigga. Avoids everyone, even her.
She sees that Loki is not reading. Not working out a new spell or calculating some scientific theory. For once, Loki does nothing.
In a matter of a few hours, Sigyn is worried sick. And when Loki heads for the Treasury, she follows him.
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A/N: I promise the next chapter will be longer! I also looove reviews!