Part 2.

I woke up next to Loki and looked down at myself, I was hoping that it was all just a bad dream, but it was not my lucky day. I flopped back and sighed, I missed being an adult, even being a short one was better than this. I was cranky for some reason too, and it was not from lack of sleep. My stomach growled at me, reminding me that I missed dinner last night. Providing me with evidence as to why I was in a bad mood as well, I tugged the blankets up and whined with a second growl from my empty belly.

I sat up and shook Loki, he groaned at me and opened one eye. I sat back and smiled, he on the other hand closed his eye and settled back into sleep. Completely ignoring me, and irritating me. I sighed, rolling my eyes and pushed into his chest and stomach. I was hungry and wanted my adult body back, one thing could be solved right away, the other would have to wait.

"Loki, Wake up! I'm hungry. Please!" I said and he responded by rolling over onto his side and pulling a pillow over his face. He mumbled something I loosely deciphered as: "Go back to sleep," and I planted my hands on my lack of hips in irritation. I grabbed the pillow and glared at him, I wanted to eat.

"HUNGRY!" I shouted down at him, making him roll over and glare back at me.

"You were vexing as an adult, now you are just very irritating as a child. Go back to sleep, we will dine later." Loki growled at me and returned to his position, trying to go back to sleep. I scooted over and kicked him in the back, using my feet to push at him. He grabbed my ankles and trapped my legs under his arm in a smooth movement, I struggled and my stomach growled at me again. I sat up and huffed, annoyed and starving. I reached out and tried to push his arm so I could get my legs back, but he was stronger.

"Loki!" I wined out. "I'm really hungry. I want to eat, but the bed is too high. You also promised to look at that book and help me."

"I shall look for a solution, but I am exhausted. Ignore your hunger and sleep for a bit longer." Loki groaned and settled. He freed my legs and a twinge from my bladder told me that I had another problem.

"I have to pee. Help me down." I said and Loki sighed, he lifted me up and put me on the floor. I shrieked in shock at the cold floor, running to the privy to relieve myself. I washed my hands after and dried them, looking around myself for a solution to the cold floor. I saw Loki's chamber shoes and put my feet in them, scuffing across the floor and to the tray of food. I lifted the lid and licked my lips, smiling at the warm bread and fruit. I made myself a plate of foot, shuffling back over to the bed with it in my hands. I tapped Loki's forehead and he opened one eye at me, looking at me in annoyance.

"I need help back up." I said and he groaned, sitting up and giving up at getting more sleep. He sat up as I picked up a grape and shoved it into my mouth, grinning at him. I giggled, knowing I was being obnoxious and had won the battle of getting him out of bed. He frowned at my feet in his shoes and my clothes, my hair was also a tangled mess.

"The floor was cold." I said and carried my plate back over to the table, having to climb up into the chair and sitting. He walked over to me and regarded my condition, taking the slippers off my feet and putting them on. He yawned and I ate, lifting the lid on the tray and studying the contents.

"What possessed you to make yourself a child?" He asked me and I rolled my eyes at him, I could not tell him the truth, I would die of embarrassment.

"It was an accident." I said, filling my stomach to satisfaction. Burping and giggling to myself, he rolled his eyes at my lack of manners and I grinned at him.

"Do you still have the book in question?" He asked me and I swallowed, feeling sleepy again from the food.

"Yes. I put it in the trunk you keep your stuff in. I am not an idiot." I said and he glanced at me, raising an eyebrow and pressing his lips together.

"That remains a point for debate." Loki replied, rubbing his face. The door opened and Thor and Volstagg walked in, Volstagg looking at me in shock. He hid a chuckle, his eyes sparkling in amusement at me.

"Ye were not lyin Thor, Lady Lilliana hs truly turned herself into a wee lass!" Volstagg said and I started to cry, I did not want everyone knowing I was a twenty five year old trapped in a six year old body.

"Thanks Thor, you are such a jerk! Who else did you tell?" I screamed through my tears, sniffing and wiping my nose in the sleeve of the shirt.

"It is only temporary Lady, Loki will have you and adult again by lunch." Thor said, scooping me up and hugging me. I laughed and hugged him back, he grinned and tested my weight. I knew something was up, but not what. He suddenly tossed me in the air, catching me and I giggled after the initial shock wore off. He repeated it again, throwing me higher and catching me, I squealed and slapped at his hands. Maybe there was some fun in this condition after all.

"Don't do that again Thor. Can you keep an eye on her while I study the book and find a reversal? She is vulnerable in her condition, and will not have any of her gifts back until I repair the damage." Loki said and I huffed at him, he was grumpy and I did not really need his crap.

"Hello, I am still here." I said, Thor putting me on Volstagg's shoulders. I grinned from my perch and Thor crossed his arms, thinking about what Loki said.

"I believe that we can, how hard can it possibly be to care for her?" Thor said and Loki grinned at him, standing and walking into the next room to dress for the day.

"She will need proper clothes! We cannot have her wandering about wearing mine, someone is bound to gossip about it." Loki shouted and I giggled from my vantage point. I tugged Thor's cape and he looked at me, motioning for him to come closer.

"Can you throw me like that again?" I whispered and he winked back at me.

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"First thing is first, we must find her a dress ans shoes. We will also have to arrange her hair." Thor said, making out way through the halls, I was surprised by how responsibly he was acting with my care. I was still on Volstagg's shoulders, and I was starting to enjoy being carried around. It was easier to travel too, my legs were way shorter that theirs and it was sort of fun to ride on someone's shoulders.

"Aimee can help you guys, but I wouldn't worry about it really. Loki is going to find the reversal and I will be an adult again super soon." I said, a maid gave me a shocked look. Her eyes looking at Thor, Volstagg and me, probably thinking I was a wild oat back to haunt Loki. I thought about publicly calling him Daddy and running toward him, just for a bit of fun but decided it would be better not to poke the extremely irritated bear.

"I agree with ye Lady, but we did tell Loki we would have you dressed properly." Volstagg said, tickling my foot and making me squirm and giggle. I kicked at his hand and he laughed up at me, Thor giving both of us a serious look. Sif walked up carrying a light blue dress and matching shoes, she smiled at me holding up the clothes.

"I managed to find a maid whose daughter out grew these, I think they may fit her." She said, handing Thor her armload. "Where is Loki? I thought he would be hovering over her like a hawk."

"Being moody and reading the book." I said and she laughed at me.

"I think he has every right to be angry in this matter, you should never have meddled with spells you did not understand." Sif said, Thor handed Volstagg the dress and shoes. Lifting me off Volstagg's shoulders and giving me a toss, his distraction from Sif's scolding working. I giggled again, squealing as Thor threw me up and caught me again.

"You may not want to do that, what if you miss Thor." Sif said and I rolled my eyes from Thor's arms. I giggled as he let go of me, letting me hang by my hands from his forearms. He was like my own, gigantic jungle gym and I was having fun.

"I have not missed yet, and it delights her." Thor said, holding me up by my stomach above his head with one hand. He faked dropping me, and I shrieked at it. He then let me fall briefly, catching me again and I giggled loudly. A guard, watching us laughed from the corner and Thor put me up onto his shoulders.

"You should get her dressed, Loki probably wants his tunic back." Sif said, gesturing toward the clothes. He looked up at me and I sighed, resting my chin on top of his head. The game was over, and now everything would get boring again.

"Very well, but we shall have more fun later. For now, I am her horse and will carry her to be dressed." Thor said and I grinned. He took off running with me on his shoulders, making me laugh and actually enjoy being a child again. My childhood sucked, like big time, and by the time I was this age I was an orphan. I was sort of enjoying being little, and with a friend who was an overgrown space puppy who also considered me a sister, what could go wrong for the few hours I was stuck this way?

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"It dinne look right to me Thor, are ye sure that is how a lass should have her hair braided?" Volstagg said, I had been enduring the brushing and braiding of my hair for the last hour. I was also becoming fidgety, thanks to my younger body being so full of energy. I looked in the mirror and sighed, the mess was interesting to say the least. Thor was more used to wielding weapons than tying bows, at least he and Volstagg let me bathe and dress myself. That would have been awkward.

"I am trying, her hair is too tangled. I brush it and it tangles again. How do you manage so much hair to begin with?" Thor said and I shrugged at him, playing with a carved wooden horse that Thor gave me. He untied a ribbon and let the tangled mess back down, frustrating himself as he brushed the waist length hair in his hand. He began braiding again and tied it off, stepping back to admire his work. His smile faded as he took in the mess, crossing his arms and groaning at it.

"It is not that bad Thor, you tried." I said and looked in the hand mirror at myself. Nothing was even, and wisps of hair floated around my face. One braid looked like a rat used it for nesting and another had a mind of its own. He should probably stick to weapons and punching stuff, for the sake of any daughters he would have in the future.

"It is awful, we should have had Fandral do it. He was raised with sisters." Thor said, I climbed off the chair in the lounge. Standing in front of the two men and sighing, I patted Thor's hand and smiled at him. Odin walked in before I could say anything, letting out a sigh as he looked at me.

"I heard rumor of Lady Lilliana Rose being a child, I did not expect it the be true. What happened to her hair, and where is Loki?" Odin said, taking my hand and leading me to the throne room. I padded along next to him, and he was smiling down at me.

"Looking for a way to reverse the spell, she has no powers until she is returned to adulthood. I was asked to look after her until he has found what he is looking for." Thor said. Odin lifted me off the ground, standing me in the throne and upbraiding my hair. He surveyed the damage, taking the brush and smoothing it.

"This is a mess, we cannot have her running about the castle like this. How is it that my son, the future King of Asgard cannot braid hair in a simple single plait?" Odin said, parting my hair into three equal bunches.

"Don't be mad at Loki, I did this to myself." I said, hoping that he was not thinking that Loki did this to me. Odin nodded, turning me around and holding his hand out for a ribbon.

"I will not blame him, but I do hope that he will manage to find a way to fix this matter. As much as I would enjoy having a lovely little girl running about the castle, I fear for your safety Child." Odin said, motioning for me to sit as he walked in front of me. He had smoothed my hair back and worked it into a single braid, trying it with the ribbon and weaving the ends into it so that the blue silk wove into the braid.

"Where did you learn to do that Father?" Thor asked and Odin laughed to himself.

"Long story. Now if you do not mind, I wish to speak with Lilliana Rose alone." Odin said, dismissing Thor and Volstagg. They left and I had a feeling that I was about to get chewed out, I shifted in the seat and tapped the toes of my shoes together.

"Am I in big trouble?" I asked Odin and he shook his head, walking over and sitting next to me. I scooted in the seat of the throne and sat on the armrest, giving him room.

"I believe that your current state is punishment enough. I wonder what possessed you to do this to yourself however, I do not believe that you wished to be a child again." Odin said, his voice even and his hand lifted my chin to face him. I never could lie worth a damn, so I let out a long breath and just blurted it out.

"I wanted to be taller." I confessed, wringing my hands and looking at me feet in shame.

"Taller? Whatever for Child? Do you not see the perfection in you that I do? Your height did not matter when I brought you here to me, Thor calls you his Sister and as much as I disapprove of it, Loki found you attractive because of who you were. Why do you not see how you are perfected by being your true self?" Odin asked me and I sniffed, trying not to cry. I felt his hands wrap around me and he pulled me into his lap, his arms around me as he rocked gently.

"Everyone is taller than me, I just wanted to fit in." I said and Odin laughed, patting my legs and grinning as he shook his head.

"You are so very unique without your height being a part of it, you are the Illendrial. No matter where you go, or who you keep as company, you will always be a fire among sparks. Tall or small, there are no mistakes in fate. There is only perfection and the joy that comes with creation." Odin said, hugging me to him and kissing my cheek. His beard tickled me, making me giggle and squirm away.

"Thanks for not being mad, and for fixing my hair. Thor is not good at that at all, I did not want to hurt his feelings by saying anything." I said and Odin laughed again, his whole body shaking with the amusement.

"You worry for the well being of others is one of your better qualities. It is good to see a child so sweet and caring. I think I prefer the adult you however, she amused me with Midgardian tales." He said, tapping my nose and smiling at me.

"Do you think Loki can fix this?" I asked him and he let out a long breath, nodding as he smiled at me.

"After a fashion, I do believe he can. I am hoping that you have learned something from all this, do not seek to change that which is. Accept it, and enjoy what you have been given." He replied, helping me down from his lap and sending me back to Thor and Volstagg. I reached up for the door handle and stretched for it, a guard having to help me. I was going to be glad to be an adult again, I was getting tired of being this short. It was also becoming apparent that the ADA had missed a few guidelines in Asgard.

They both stood in the hall waiting for me, both of them talking about something. I must have looked forlorn, because Thor lifted me into the air and tossed me. I giggled loudly, and he threw me again, this time much higher before catching me.

"Thor, I dinne think tha is a good idea, she is without her gifts an may get hurt if ye miss." Volstagg said and I giggled again, enjoying being tossed into the air and caught.

"Nonsense, it is perfectly safe. I enjoy hearing her laugh as well." Thor said, tossing me into the air again, just as he walked through an archway. The next thing I remember was my head hitting the stonework, and stars. I hissed in pain, two massive hands holding my face as all of Asgard spun about. I must have been silently crying, because both Thor and Volstagg were on their knees in front of me.

"Tha is a large lump on her head Thor, and are her eyes crossed?" Volstagg said.

"Perhaps we can push it back down, Loki is going to stab me for this." Thor said and pressed on my forehead, making me scream in pain. I was probably lucky I could remember how to do Math as well, I did connect pretty hard with the arch.

"Stop it you asshole! That hurts!" I cried, and Thor lifted me up against his shoulder. He tried to calm me, and I did my best not to cry more.

"We may both be in for a stabbin, Loki is going ta be angry fer sure about this. Lady, can ye count me fingers?" Volstagg said, holding up four fingers.

"Four." I whimpered, crying and sniffing.

"We had better take her to Eir, I worry that it may be worse than it looks." Thor said, picking me up and hurrying along the halls. I whimpered and sniffed with the pain, my small arms around my friends neck.

"Loki." I whimpered, knowing he was going to be royally pissed at Thor for this.