Doctor and orderlies alike were thrown to the side, as Odin and his massive build thundered through the hospital, finally setting his sites on Dr Banner's office.
He didn't even bother knocking, opting instead to charge into the room, nearly sending Dr Banner into an early grave out of panic.
"Oh uh-uhm, hello Mr Odinson, what can I help you with?" He spluttered out before taking a deep breath to regain his composure. Odin stood up as tall as he could and hunched back his shoulders.
"As you know my son has been prescribed a new medicine"
"Yes, Clozapine" Dr Banner interrupted.
"Have you seen what it's done to him, the boy can barely speak!" Odin roared out, finally allowing his anger free.
"Most new medicines have a period of time for adjustment, I can assure you it'll get better with time."
"How much time?" He angrily responded.
"I can have a better picture of that after a few more days." This none-answer angered Odin beyond belief, his fists clenching with barely concealed wrath.
"Let's get straight to the point, my son has told me these" He though for a second "these delusions have gone away, and if that's true I demand he come home with me as soon as possible."
Dr Banner was doing a brilliant job staying calm while the giant of a man bore down on him.
"A condition as serious and long-standing as his cannot possibly be 'fixed' by a single medication, it will require months if not years of treatment before he can be reintroduced to society"
His words had little effect on Odin however as he now had his mind set on taking the boy, his son, back home where he belonged.
"I'll be back soon enough, keep a close eye on my son" and before the doctor could respond, Odin had stormed back out of the office, slamming the door dramaticallly.
The very next day, after Odin had excitedly shared the news with Frigga (making sure not to tell the boys in case it had been a fluke), he came back to the hospital with new hope inside of him.
Still a sense do apprehension had settled in him, as it did every time one of them visited the middle child, but reassuring looks from his wife were enough to let him keep one foot in front of the other.
He had collected the most esteemed band of lawyers, including himself, that he could find and walked with pure purpose past reception, through the hallway and straight into Dr Banner's office.
After what seemed like a full day of discussion, it had been decreed that Loki, after a full week had passed, (for observation purposes, the doctor had said) come home to the family's mansion-like estate.
After so many years, maybe this was the glimmer of hope that would shine through the state of darkness, or maybe it would flicker out forever.
To say that Baldr was having a bad day, would be an understatement. Not only had he had double English that day, with his ex-best friends, lost his lunch money, and forgotten his history homework, he now had to go home and explain to his parents why he'd have to go to a detention, just because if that one mistake.
He had tried to calm himself down, taking deep breaths as he walked into the house, but he couldn't help the frown that lay deep in his face.
As soon as he entered, this expression had transformed into a confused one, after entering the house to discover decorators wondering around, along with mother ushering a group of official looking men into his father's office.
"Mother? Mother!" She turning around, breaking from her fluster.
"Oh son, you're back early! Well, I know you must be rather confused at the moment and I'll explain it all when your brother gets back. Promise!"
He tried to call after her, but she had already ran off to complete some other unknown job.
Hours later, at around 7 O'clock in the evening, Thor finally got back from his part-time job that night. Their was no financial need for him to get the job, but he cited wanting the experience, and wanting to build up his own funds for he moves out, as having Loki with them to take care of meant he had lived with the family longer than most.
As he entered, there mother immediately took him through to the main living room, and called Baldr up with a soft yet bellowed voice, considering his room was up a tall staircase.
After they had both sat down, Odin arrived to take the seat opposite them, next to his wife.
"Well boys, I'm sure your both wondering what we need to discuss with you both" Odin said in a stern tone, although he allowed a small smile to be etched on his face.
"Yeah, well I do have a lot of stuff left to do so..." Baldr trailed off, hoping that this had nothing to do with his recent detention.
"Trust me, this is a rather important matter" Frigga calmly interjected.
Thor and Baldr both wondered what it could be, exchanging a quick look before diverting their attention back to Odin. "We've both had to visit the hospital durning these past few days.
Baldr held back a sigh, of course this was about Loki, as if he needed one more thing on his mind.
"And what with the new medications they have him on, we believe it's time for him to come home with us, and with our lawyers, we have decided along with the hospital that Loki can come home within the week."
After staying silent, with a roller coaster of emotions appearing on both boys faces, throughout the statement, Thor let out a a happy, relieved laugh, while Baldr sat with his mouth hanging open in disbelief.
"I can't believe it it!" Thor exclaimed.
"Yeah, me neither" Baldr said, in a far less joyous way "Are really sure this is the right thing to do for us"
"Well we see no reason for him to stay there at this point in time son" Odin replied "He belongs in this house just as much as any of us".
"We thought he belonged in our last home, and look what happened" Baldr said gravely more to himself than anyone.
"But he's better now!" Frigga countered
"For how long"
Baldr was now letting his true annoyance from the day shine through.
"He is your brother and you will treat him as such!" Frigga said, getting upset now too.
"Well not really, you just found him, he isn't our responsibility!' Baldr yelled back.
"How dare you! He is as much my son as you are"
"No he isn't!"
"That's is it!" Odin thundered "Off to your room with you, now!". And with that Baldr stormed off upstairs.