I'm back! I am soooooo sorry for the very long wait. All this hurricane sandy crap has kept me pretty busy as of late. So to make up for the wait i'm giving you guys a slightly longer chapter. I hope it is a good read. If the post ends up in italics again i apologize. For some reason it does that on it's own and i can't change it. Please do not send me reviews about it. I want to hear about what you think of the story! Not the font lol. Anyway enjoy and as always...review!

The next morning Thor went back to Loki's room. He felt bad for leaving the previous night but he needed rest and he knew Loki would not hold it against him. He walked in and saw Loki in the same state he left him the night before. Loki did deserve the rest but Thor wanted to see him awake and happy. He sat down in his seat and took Loki's hand. It was a while before he realized he was rubbing circles with his thumb. He brushed a hair from Loki's face. "Hello Loki. I hope you're going to put an end to this laziness soon. It Is not like you. Think of all the tricks you could be setting. Sif actually showed concern for you. I can only imagine how you'll react to that." Loki moved his head towards Thor and the young god grew hopeful but nothing else happened and Thor sighed. "I will be back brother."

Thor went to the great hall and joined everyone for breakfast. He greeted his parents and then took a seat with his friends. He was hungry but did not feel like eating his usual portion.

Fandral noticed this. "Thor, are you alright? You barely touched your food. If you keep this up Volstagg will steal it from you." Fandral got shoved for his comment.

The rest of Thor's friends grew worried. Sif spoke. "Thor, I know you're worried about Loki. But you said he'll be fine. So why are you acting as though he has gone to Valhalla?"

Thor put his fork down. "I know he will be fine but I can't help but worry for him. He's always been different and never really liked by anyone. Not even you four." He pointed at the four warriors, who bowed their heads in for Sif, she just frowned. "Now he has to deal with the aftermath of being controlled." Thor sighed. "I just don't want him to feel isolated and uncared for."

The four friends looked at each other. True, none of them really liked Loki but they did not think he minded. Volstagg looked at Thor. "It is true, we never really wanted him around. I am sorry for that my friend. He was just causing so much trouble all the time, but perhaps some of that is our fault for mistreating him."

Sif voiced her opinion. "I still think he is a liar and a trouble maker and I will never truly like him." She saw the anger well up in Thor and panicked. "However, I can try to be civil." She sighed in relief when his tempter appeared to die down.

Thor looked at his friends and knew they were trying to make him feel better. "Thank you my friends. I appreciate the effort you will make." He sighed. "I just hope Loki accepts the gesture and doesn't try to run from it." Thor was distracted from his friends when he saw a guard speaking with his parents. He got up and walked over to them. "What is going on?"

Frigga and Odin turned to their first born. Odin smiled and said. "Loki is awake."

Thor was out the door and heading to his brother's room in seconds.

Loki was floating, he wasn't sure why but he felt good and did not want to leave this place. He could feel something pulling him back to the waking world and couldn't fight it anymore. He slowly opened his eyes and hissed at the amount of light that hit him. After his eyes adjusted he looked around the room and realized he was home. Back in his own chambers. This brought relief to the god but he still wanted to know how he got to his bed. The last thing he remembered was fighting with his father.

Anger built up inside of him at the thought. He could not believe Odin would lie to him like that. He still loved his father and his adoptive family, but his anger would not go away quickly. Putting his thoughts aside for now, Loki slowly sat up and got off the bed. The room swam for a moment and he had to hold on the the bed post to steady himself. The room righted itself and Loki went to his private bathroom to clean up and change. Now that he was clean and no longer focused on his appearance, his hunger made itself known. He went to the door and told one of the guards to fetch a meal for him. Then he went to his desk and sat down. He just stared at his books for a minute, taking everything in. He now realized how much he missed his stuff. He picked up the potion book on top one of the many piles and began to read. He barely got to read five pages when Thor came bursting into the room. Loki sighed and put his book down. He didn't even get a chance to speak before Thor picked him up and had him crushed in one of his bear hugs. Loki could feel his bones cracking and he was having trouble breathing. He managed to squeeze out a few words. "Thor, can't breathe." Thor quickly released him and Loki steadied himself by placing a hand on his chair while taking a few deep breathes.

Thor blushed. "I'm sorry Loki. Sometimes I forget my own strength." He winced when Loki cracked his back into alignment.

Loki shrugged him off. "I'm fine you big oaf. You just need to remember control." Loki heard a knock on the door and walked passed Thor to answer it. A servant was standing there with his meal. He thanked her and shut the door. He went to his couch by the fireplace and started eating, completely forgetting about Thor.

Thor watched his brother eat and smiled. He was glad Loki was taking care of himself. Thor went over to the lounge area and took a seat in the large armchair to Loki's left. "How are you feeling brother?"

Loki huffed in between bites of food. "I'm fine Thor. I can feel my magic gaining strength and once it does I'll be able to heal myself fully."

Thor sighed. He knew his brother would shut down the moment he woke up. "It's not your physical ailments that worry me Loki. You just went through quite an ordeal."

Loki was getting irritated and he wasn't sure why. Thor was trying to help him. He took a deep breathe and tried to control his emotions. "I'm aware of what I've been through brother. You know how much i loath talking but i will try to talk you when I'm ready, but for now I just need to deal with this alone."

Thor was not happy that his brother wanted to isolate himself, but Loki said he would talk to him eventually and that was a good place to start. "Alright Loki. I wont press the issue again." He decided a subject change was best. "Is your meal satisfactory?"

Loki laughed at the not so subtle change in topic. "The meal is just fine Thor." Loki missed just sitting with his brother. Ever since they became men, their brotherly relationship had diminished, but it seemed that Thor was trying to mend it so Loki threw him a bone. "I appreciate you coming to check on me. Maybe we can do something tomorrow."

Thor's eyes lit up at Loki's proposal. "I accept brother. What are you going to be up to today? Not coming up with tricks I hope." Thor said with amusement In his voice.

Loki smiled, it made him happy to see Thor light up. He frowned, everyone thought he was a bad guy. He wasn't, he just liked to play tricks, but he always cared for Thor and his parents. The feelings that came from this caused his hands to shake. He was not sure why but he quickly stilled them and answered Thor. "No, I am not up for mischief quite yet I'm afraid. I think I would like to read today. It has been a while since I had time to study."

Thor noticed Loki's hand shake and how he tried to cover it up. He grew worried but did not want to point it out and ruin the nice moment he was having with Loki. He would just tell his parents and they would all keep an eye on their youngest. Thor nodded and stood up. "Then I shall leave you to it. Enjoy your day of reading brother." He clapped a hand on Loki's shoulder and left the room.

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