UN-BETA VERSION.
Beta version coming soon.
"The fair maiden has a harsh hand."
"It's what you get for flirting." Loki said folding his arms. "I am however rather surprised to see you here. Last I saw you it was before I left with Thor."
"Yes, about that." Fandral said still holding a cold pack against his head. "He sent us here to watch you and too give you this."
Hogun handed over a small box and Loki peered inside. "My Royal Court Clothes? Is there some event?"
"Yes." Volsagg said. "But with who we know not. Now then shall we eat?"
"You are always hungry, however you will have to ask the owner of this palace."
Natasha watched as Loki left the room. She looked back at them. "What's going on?"
Hogun could see there was no use in lying to her. "Loki is to meet with his Juton brothers. However we need to break the news to him first."
"Doth you have a Festival here?" Fandral said. "I remember that Loki was one for that when he was a child. Or is, seeing how he is now."
"I'll check."
Now dressed in his finest clothes Loki reached back to get his crown but flinched as something flashed in his mind. Groaning softly he reached for it again with it flashed again almost like a bright flicker of light. Shaking his head again he picked it up and set it on his head.
"Brother"
Loki looked around the room. There was no one there and that wasn't Jarvis's voice. Shaking his head he walked to the door and touched it when he cried out grabbing his head.
"Why would you-"
"-so sorry, Loki!"
"-How could-" There was a break in the sentence. "-Hate you, Thor-"
A room. Someone standing behind Thor. Who? Who is it? WHO? I know him. Yes, yes, that person is- who? It's all blurred. Nothing is clear but a few fast moving pieces. Shouting. They… Thor and I… where shouting? My voice… I am angry… hurt?
"-Listen, Loki plea-"
"-To me! How could you-" Another broken stenace. "-to me!"
"-Never! Never speak to me!"
"-Worthless! Can you not see it in him? He's nothing but-"
"-My heart, Thor! –ever forgive you!"
A knock on the door made Loki jolt up. "Yes?!"
"Are you ready to go? We are excepted back."
"Yes, I shall be out now."
Something was wrong.
Tony walked through the living room and stopped. All kinds of books, crayons, toys, a few stuffed animals that Loki had won laid all over the place. Sighing he picked up the drawing book and went through it.
Most of them where drawing of the rooms inside the tower. Places he had been to on Earth. A few of the Avengers, one with Steve frowning because he didn't know how to work his smart phone. Laughing Tony sat down to look at more of the pictures.
One had Tony and Bruce working in their lab and something that looked like dummy. It was very kidish drawings but things could be recognized. Another one showed Natasha climbing the outside of the window and Clint shooting an arrow.
Flipping to another page he raised an eyebrow at a picture of Pepper scolding him and the one that was to be his was holding his ears going 'lalalalala' at her. Laughing a bit he turned the page and jumped up so fast he fell to the floor before getting up quickly gripping the drawing book looking at the picture closely and no doubt about it.
It was the Tessract.
"What is this?" Fandral said picking up the blender. "Such a strange mug! It has blades in it!"
"It's called a blender. It makes shakes and stuff." Steve said as he watched them. "So, you guys are taking Loki back home?"
"Yes, that we are. Tis what the All Father and All Mother wish of us to do and so we shall." Volstagg said stroking his beard. "Also do you have something to eat?"
"Uh, sure." Steve walked over to the counter and pushed the button and large stand of fruit popped out. "Eat as much as you want."
"My thanks, mortal!" The god said and began to eat.
There was a loud rumble and Fandral laughed nervously and called towards the hall. "Oh, Prince Loki, I do believe the All Father grows restless!"
"Or the All Mother." Hugun said.
"I'll go check on him." Steve said.
Leaving them there Steve walked down the hall and heading towards the living room. He stopped seeing Tony deep in thought and was flipping through the book from the first page to the last page and back again in what looked like a slow panic. Frowning he noticed it was Loki's book. The one he drew in often.
"Tony, what's wrong?"
The genius turned around quickly not noticing him beforehand. "This. Loki is having patches of memories of the past. He drew a picture of the tessract, along with other things that might be his childhood. Not only that. Look at the last page."
Steve almost dropped it when the book was shoved into his hands. Frowning he looked at him and then opened the back of the book and flipped it to the last page. And his eyes grew wide.
On the page was a drawing of Loki being tied down to what looked like a stone table and blood was just pouring around others around him, clearly the aliens that had been the army that attacked Earth, they were drawn around this older version of Loki almost as if they were dancing and loughing and blue marks near the God's face what were clear to be tears, and unknown words written over and over again.
"Tony… this is…"
"They tortured him."
"The Witch's Mother, Mary- Oh, Hello, Steve, Tony. I am off now to Asgard." Loki said as he stopped singing as he came in.
They looked at him and back at each other before Tony stepped forward. "Well, have fun and brings us back something."
"Oh course."
The genius walked away quickly and Loki turned around just be picked up and thrown in the air and let out a shout of surprised but laughed right after as he was caught. Steve hugged him and he returned it glad to have such nice friends.
"Be safe, Loki and come back soon."
"I make no such promise for I am Loki, the God of Mischief," Loki smiled. "I might play a trick or two well I am away."
"The little God of Mischief will reign on, huh? And please stay insight of someone."
"I will try but let's be honest it's not really going to happen."
"I know. Come on, their waiting." Steve said and set Loki on his shoulders with worry in his gut.
Thor gritted his teeth and threw the book across the room in anger and Frigga covered her face as the tears spilled from her face. One hand crept to rest over her heart. She let out another sob before getting up and reaching for the book and trying to hold her tears as he hugged the poor.
"My precious son… My sweet youngest, my little Loki… I am so sorry… forgive me for I cast it aside too many a times…"
Thor gripped his Monjir tightly and growled deeply like a beast and turned to a pillar and slammed his hammer as hard as he could against showing all his rage that it shook the room the stone turned to rubble and dust. He took off in an angry stride to the training grounds. He needed to cool down.
Frigga dried her tears but they slipped out again as she made her way to Odin to show him their findings.
The King took the book and promised he would read it later. The Warriors Three entered with Loki between them and he was smiling but kept his walk calm as a Prince should and when he got to the King he got on one knee bowing respectfully to his father.
Odin nodded. "Come with me, Loki."
"Yes, Father." Loki stood and followed behind walking keeping note just how far he had to stay behind.
They walked for a while before Loki began to feel…. Sleepy? That was strange. He wasn't tired before and Loki was sure he hadn't done anything to cause his tiredness. Stifling a yawn he continued until he was walking. Shaking his head he continued on until he paused and looked back.
"Daddy?"
Odin paused and looked back. "Loki, come."
"…" Loki followed but he felt like something was following him. "Daddy… something is on my neck."
Odin turned and tensed. "Loki… what are you doing?"
Loki looked confused and then started to choke as the pressure tightened around his neck. He realized he was being choked and he gasped for air but whatever it was just squeezed harder before he fell to the ground and Odin stood over him and then air.
"Loki!"
Eyes rolling back Loki passed out and the All Father was left in shock that his son had just tried to strangle himself and had no idea it was his own hands that were around his small throat. He sent the servants to let Loki rest in his room.
Odin held the book. For a moment he waited and glanced over at his wife who was sitting on the looked sorrowful.
Opening the book he began to read.
Thor destroyed the last of the beats. He had gotten bored of the training area and had gone into the forest looking for anything to beat and kill. One after another and then once done Thor dropped his hammer and screamed out into the sky.
"What troubles you, Thor?"
Thor turned to see Fandral walking up to him looking at all the chaos that happened. "Leave me be…"
"Did something happen?"
For a second Thor said nothing but he sat on the ground and his friend joined him. There was a long time that passed before Thor looked at him.
"Did something horrible. Or rather… many things horrible…"
"What is it friend."
"Do you remember when we were young?"
Loki dreamt.
The sun was high in the sky on the cool afternoon. It was one of the times Thor and Loki played around their Mother's Garden. The one with the maze. A fun pass time for young princes. Thor lead the small adventure with Loki quick on his heels trying to keep up.
"Hurry, brother! This way!"
"Do not be haste, brother," Loki panted as he kept trying to keep up. "Brother, slow down!"
It shifted to when they started their training.
"Aw, look it's little Loki, what's wrong Princess? Can you not stand on your own? Doth thou need Thor?"
Loki panted hard his lunges burning from the training. No matter how hard he tried it was hard to keep up and each time he got a little better the others rose much higher and faster with Thor leading them into future warriors of Asgard.
Standing slowly he was harshly pushed back down one to the ground. "Stop, that hurts!"
"Oh, it hurts? I barely touched you."
"You have and I wish to take my leave."
"Really? Well go on than leave."
Loki frowned and slowly got up when he was pushed back down from his back landing on his stomach knocking all the air out of him. Coughing he curled up as they laughed at him before they all took off screaming.
"How dare you harm my Brother!" Thor roared giving chase.
It shifted again.
A gray hand was placed on the nape of his neck leading him to… to who? It was someone that made him shiver. His pounded. He did want to. No, it wasn't his fault. It wasn't his fault, it wasn't his fault! He did do it! Thor don't! No! No!
"No… Stop…"
Jolting out of bed Loki gasped for air and rubbed his mouth slowly. Still shaking Loki got out of his bed and shuffled to the bathroom and washed up. Shaking his head he turned around to leave the bathroom Loki paused.
Going to the closet and moved his hands apart to open the door. Looking at all the stuff in the closet Loki picked one he deemed good enough. Dressing Loki turned around and grabbed one of his spell books he had hidden away and started humming.
Going outside the door he walked down the long hallway, passed the grand hall, down the stairs and continued on. As he came to the stables he patted the horses before picking one small enough to ride and headed out looking for a certain person.
Getting to the training grounds he was fortune to see Sif. "Sif?"
She frowned at him before turning away. "Leave, beast."
Loki watched her take a few steps before speaking. "You lied."
"What?" She turned around. "Lied about what?"
Holding a few fingers to brush against his lips Loki stared at her. "You lied about your hair… that it fell out because of me."
Scoffing with a laugh. "You remember that do you Liesmith?"
"Only parts of it. My memory is still hazy."
"So, what of it?"
"I remember my lips being sewn together. Because of you."
She tensed.
Smiling a little Loki began to sing. "The Witch's Mother Mary, did nothing take in scone,"
To tinBrocks: Thank you ^^
To Shadowfey913: The Journal reading is next. I wanted to do a little more research on the Norse Gods before hand. ^^' I will take in account your idea and see what I whip up.
To demonblackwolf: lok I updated like right after you got to chapter five now you can read too! Thank you!
To crazychick16: Already sent 8D Thanks again so much and sorry about that
To fan girl 666: Lol I figure she wouldn't stand for it and since she can't shot him hitting him with her beloved gun would work just as well! XD
To salenastarzz: lol I know you from my second account. I wrote a bunch of Hetalia stories under my old pen name and I did a double take and I was like, OMG I know that person! but that is over for I have left that account never to return… But, great seeing you around! ;D
To kalhisto azula: Bye bye! XD
To MyraBrown: Loki is having issues. You will see why in the next chapter.
