***In Asgard***

I hoped the news that I had taken my leave hadn't spread too fast. Thankfully only a few knew…no one would be surprised. I snuck into the palace without detection; now all I had to do was find Odin. Walking to his chamber I overheard Thor, Loki and…my mother. I can't even say mother anymore without flinching. Hiding behind a pillar, I listened in.

"I don't think I'll ever get used to seeing him this way." Loki's voice was low…almost forlorn…what had happened since I left?

Frigga's voice began to break. "He's been putting it off for so long now. I fear that this time...it..."

"Mother, you can't think that way…He always wakes…nothing will be different." Thor whispered.

"You weren't there Thor…I saw the look in his eyes…I have never seen him like that." Loki whispered

"Loki, I refuse to believe this…I know he will wake…" Thor said.

Frigga knew the cause. "He loved her…Sjoran…" She said. "He was devastated when she left…He took her only to protect her."

"I saw her as she left…She looked almost regretful…" Loki whispered. "I could have stopped her…none of this could have happened…I could have prevented this."

"Loki, you couldn't have possibly known-" Frigga said.

"But I did…I knew something was wrong…I followed her to Jotunheim…while I was there I encountered a frost giant." Loki said, his voice slightly trembling.

"Loki…what happened?" Frigga asked.

Loki pulled a necklace from underneath his armor; Frigga knew what it was right away. It was the necklace that she had given Sjoran on her sixteenth birthday.

Frigga covered her face. "No… not my Sjoran…" She said, holding Loki in a tight embrace.

***6 years ago***

It was Sjoran's sixteenth birthday, things were normal. If you want to call three adolescents arguing like it was a daily routine normal. The silence was broken by a bloodcurdling scream followed by the laughter of two boys. The doors burst open to reveal a young girl crying.

"Sjoran! Sjoran what happened?" Frigga's voice echoed throughout the corridor.

"Leave me alone, I don't want to speak to anyone!" Sjoran shouted.

"Sjoran, open the door this instant!" Frigga shouted.

Sjoran jumped off of the bed and walked over to the door. Opening it she came face to face with an angry Frigga.

"Inside…"Frigga said, pointing into Sjoran's bedchamber. Sjoran shuffled over toward the bed, sitting down.

"Tell me what happened…" Frigga said softly.

Sjoran slumped down. "Thor and Loki…they always do this! They always torment me with Loki's stupid powers…."

"They're young; they are bound to get into some trouble."Frigga said.

"I don't want to deal with them anymore." Sjoran sighed.

Frigga sighed. "I was going to wait until later to give this to you, but now is just as good of a time." She said as she pulled a beautifully decorated box from her robe. Inside was a beautiful crystal heart necklace, elegantly wrapped in vines.

"Oh mother, wherever did you get this?" Sjoran gasped.

"When I was your age it was given to me by my mother, I have no use for it now…I want you to have it." Frigga smiled.

"Mother it's beautiful, thank you!" Sjoran said with a smile.

"But look, it reflects your emotions." Frigga whispered.

Sjoran looked down to find the pendant glowing bright red, the vines began to bloom flowers."

"It's perfect, thank you mother!" Sjoran smiled.

"I had hoped you would like it." Frigga smiled. "Come on, it's almost time for the celebration to start." She said.

A/N: It's a tad long, but I hope you like it anyway :)