Chapter 8

Time Skip

Ages:

Thor is 26

Loki is 24

Lira is 7

Sif is 25

Kati is 20

Eli is 9

It was the morning of Lira's birthday and Loki was excited and also worried about his little girl, but he hopes that his baby's birthday would be perfect and nothing would go wrong. He went into her room and he saw that she is sound asleep.

"She looks like a sweet little angel." He thought and he leans over and he kisses his daughter's forehead. Then he whispers into her ear, "Lira, baby, wake up. Happy birthday." Her blue-grey eyes fluttered open sleepily, "Morning daddy." Lira said threw a yawn.

"Good morning sweetheart, happy birthday." Loki said as he sat down on his daughter's bed. Lira sat up in bed and she gave her daddy a hug and a kiss. Loki gave her a hug and a kiss in return. He picked her up and he sat her on his lap and then he flipped her over his lap and then he flipped up her night dress and then he began to pat her bottom seven times. Lira started to wiggle around on her daddy's lap and she started giggling.

"And one to grow on." He said laughing then he flipped down her night dress and he picks her back up and he sat her on his lap. Loki swung her up into his arms, "Now it's time for breakfast. Can you tell me what you want to have my little birthday girl?" He asked.

"Umm pancakes." Lira said.

"What kind of pancakes do you want sweetheart?" Loki asked.

"Daddy, can I have blackberry pancakes please." Lira asked sweetly.

"Of course love." Loki said.

"Thank you daddy." Lira said. Loki kissed his little girl's cheek and he carried her to the small breakfast room where Frigga sat waiting. "There's the birthday girl." She said. Moving aside to show a stack of blackberry pancakes waiting hot and fresh. "Yummy. Daddy, how did they know that's what I wanted for breakfast?" Lira asked. Loki gives his daughter a warm smile and they sat down and they began to eat breakfast. "Daddy, where's uncle Thor and grandfather?" Lira asked. Frigga sighed, "A matter came up late last night and they have been in the throne room all night." She said. "Oh okay." Lira said sadly. Loki and Frigga both noticed that Lira looked sad. "What is it dear?" Loki asked.

"Nothing daddy." Lira said.

"Lyra…. don't try and lie to me." Loki said

"I'm not daddy." Lira whined.

"Then what is it?" Loki asked.

"I wish uncle Thor was here." Lira said. The raven haired prince sighed, "I agree. My brother has changed. He is busy." He said. "But why daddy? Doesn't uncle Thor love me?" Lira asked. "Yes, he does! He is next in line to the throne. So his duties are greater." Frigga said. "G…grandfather doesn't love me or like me." Lira said tears welling up in her eyes.

"Odin is…very busy often." Frigga said. Lira got up from the table and she ran out of the room crying. Loki sighed and then got up to follow her. "Lira, come back here please." He called looking over his shoulder to see to his mother pulling her dressing robe around herself then following him.

Lira bumped into her uncle. Thor turned around looking very tired and rather rumpled. "Lira. What is the matter?" He asked. "Uncle Thor, you missed my birthday breakfast we had blackberry pancakes." Lira said.

"I would have come little one but the delegates from Vanaheim are night owls." Thor explained.

"Okay uncle Thor, but you love me right?" Lira asked. Thor knelt down on one knee so he could look at his niece. "Of course I do sweetheart." He said. "Be-because I was worried you didn't." Lira said. Thor wraps his strong arms around Lira and he picks her up and he carries her back to the breakfast room so they could have breakfast together.