Chapter 1: We All Fall Down
Thor and Loki were playing chess, Thor whining and getting frustrated everytime the young dark boy took a piece. Syn stared at the game looking bored "What's the point in playing? Loki always wins at chess" she sighed. "Because, I need to be unbeatable!" Thor yelled raising his small fist and smiled at Syn with a puppy like grin. Loki rolled his eyes, but was content with knowing he could beat his older brother with wits.
"Thor when you're done, let's go to the stables" Syn pleaded. Thor thought about it "But I got to go sword training with Hogan, Loki, you take her!". Loki frowned "why do I have to take the cry baby?" "As your older brother I command you to take miss Syn to the mighty stables of Asgard!" He yelled over dramatically. Loki was getting irritated with the idea of getting pushed around, but when he saw the pleading grey eyes of Syn, his refusal died away. "Fine, I'll take the baby" he announced sourly. The two idiots looked at him with big smiling eyes and he couldn't be mad for long.
As Loki had promised, he was leading the way to the stables, Syn being two years younger, was having touble keeping up. He wasn't suprised when she started to try to clutch to his hand. "Really Syn? It isn't that far" He grumbled. But he knew that the young blonde girl was sickly, as her body grew, so did her health but she still couldn't do straining activities.
Loki grabbed her hand and pulled her along, she in return smiled up at him, out of breath.
Loki begrudgingly admitted that he was very fond of the girl, she wasn't scared nor treated him like an outcast. The other children that he and Thor grew up with treated him as an outsider. Not only that, but with his black hair, pale complextion,and his tendencys to think before he act, he was considered weird.
"Syn why do you spend your company with me?" Loki asked.
"You're really strong" She replied earnestly, she seemed too small to be a seven year old.
Loki was quiet, he wondered how she could think of him as strong. He lacked the obvious mass that his brother had and he couldn't command a sword nearly as well as he.
"You're such a dunce" He sighed, but his small pale lips twitched up into a small smile. She however was glaring up at the boy, peeved that he had insulted her. He pretended not to notice.
Once at the magnificent stalls, Syn busied herself with petting the horses. All of them were strong and sterdy, ready for battle.
"I wish I could ride" Syn sighed, trying to reach the horse long neck. Loki walked up and lifted her up so that she could reach.
"I'll teach you when you're healthy" Loki promised, not having much trouble keeping the girl up, her long hair draped over his arms.
"Really?" She asked excitedly.
"Of course" Lokie assured, his nose up and proud. "In fact, why don't we try today?" He added, a plan forming in his mine, his eyes were mischevious.
Loki set her down and climbed on the rich wooden fence, before extending his hand out to the young girl. She grabbed it without hesitation and he helped her sit on the completely bare stead.
She squealed in glee.
Loki laughed, but lost his footing, he grabbed the first thing that he could which happened to be the glorious beast's mane. The horse gave a snort and whinny, before leaning back on its hind legs.
Loki fell to the ground and watched in shock as Syn crashed to the ground.