Prologue
It was pitch black and the air was cool. The heavy royal green drapes blocking out the moon light. In the bed with silk sheets and blankets slept a pale boy with messy black hair, perhaps his hair was even darker than the night that engulfed him. The only thing that could be heard was his gentle breathing.
In a room not so far away, lay a young girl with blonde hair in a braid; she couldn't sleep, the haunting memories of a nightmare occupied her mind. She was trying to keep calm, forcing herself to stay calm, trying to trick the monsters that lay in the dark of her psych. Her eyes stayed clenched shut (She was scared of what she might see if she opened them) and he body felt heavy and she was frantically listening for any noise that might be a creature not of this world.
With a deep breathe she squinted and decided she would calmly walk to Loki's room. She grabbed her pillow and clutched it to her chest, the only indicator that she was terrified. She peaked out into the hall, seeing nothing but dark threatening to swallow her whole; she gently closed the door behind her. She looked both ways before making her trek, slowly picking up her pace before she was running for her life. Her heart beat was frantic and she could feel tears running down her face.
The pale boy was woken by a loud click of his door. He lurched forward, staring into the night suspiciously. "Loki?" A young voice rang out. He sighed, the tension melting away almost immediately. "Syn, go sleep with Thor" His voice had not yet deepened. There was a brief hesitation before a small young voice replied "But he's smelly Loki, pwease?". Loki pretended to think about it "Fine, but if you drool on my pillow again, I'm going to cut your hair".
The only reply he got was more shuffling as the young girl dug her way through his bed. The blankets might as well have been mountains, it was a struggle to get to his small frame. However Syn finally curled up next to Loki, with a happy sigh "Night Loki, keep the monsters away".
Loki rolled his eyes "Of course I will".
With that, the girl quickly drifted into a deep sleep, leaving Loki to stare at his ceiling, the darkness again completely engulfing him. He took a deep breath and let it out before cuddling up to Syn.
A/N: Okay guys, Its a Loki/OC fic. I thought that it would be really hard for Loki to ever fall in love with him being all manic and adult, so I was figured that a childhood sweetheart would tug at his heart. This is of course, before avengers but it will lead up to all that eventually. Hope you like it-MT.
P.S. I made the prologue longer for those of you wondering, sorry!