Part Three: Five Annoyances
Nothing but a cold stillness, everywhere there was nothing but a cold stillness. However, in the midst of it all came a little girl running at a panicked rate. "M...Momma! Momma!" She cried at the top of her lungs but was halted by a sudden out burst of fire.
"Momma...MOMMA!!"
"AAAH!" Hope sprung up in her bed and stared around in panic but sighed with relief. "Just...just a dream...?" she thought then looked to a window; at that moment the sun had just begun to rise.
"Lady Hope?" A voice from outside her bedroom called.
"I'm awake." Hope called back and jumped out of her bed.
"Lady Peorth is awaiting you in the garden to start your lessons."
"I'll be right out, thank you." Hope stood in front of a mirror and rubbed her hands together. "Okay, time to change." A circle formed around her and began to emit energy as her toes slowly drifted up off the ground. Her clothes began to spiral into ribbons around her body then reformed on her as her goddess garb. "I did it...wh...whoa!" she lost her control and hit the ground with a loud thud.
"Lady Hope!" A handmaiden goddess peeped her head in the room. "Are you alright?"
"Y...yeah... Hehe..." Hope blushed as she got to her feet and walked out of her bedroom.
"Good Morning clutz."
"Good Morning." Hope glared over at the smiling Tyr who was standing across from her.
"Is that it?" He stared with a bit surprise.
"Tyr, I don't have time to get into a petty argument with you today, we've training to do remember?" She asked as she marched down the hallway.
"You do, but I don't." He said then smiled prideful to himself. "Aah, that first class license is within my grasp."
Hope stared at him for a moment then nodded sarcastically. "Uh huh..."
"What was that hybrid?" he glared then marched up along side with her.
"Tyr, you shouldn't be too over confident, besides Miss Peorth told me that..."
"I'm not listening!" He wrapped his arm around his head to cover both ears and started singing loudly.
Hope growled at him then walked out into the garden to see Peorth tapping her foot in a patient way.
"Ah, isn't it a lovely morning today?" Peorth smiled at the two.
Hope grabbed Tyr's arm and yanked it off of his head. "Yes it is."
"Huh?" Tyr stared.
"Alright then, today we're going to have a little flying lesson."
"Flying? Aww..." Tyr groaned.
"I know that you already know how to fly Tyr, but Hope doesn't, so we're going to teach her how real quick."
Hope was nearly jumping with joy, she was going to fly around like the super hero's that Urd always watched on T.V.
"Okay, Hope, are you ready to begin?" Peorth smiled.
"Yeah...but..." Hope stared around since she was completely confused.
"Yes?"
"Well...I'm half mortal so is it still possible for me to..."
"Of course, of course!" Peorth interrupted. "It's just a matter of gravity and your own being." Peorth started to float off of the ground.
"How...are you doing that?" Hope stared.
"I'm in a neutral position." Peorth giggled.
"Gah!" Hope fell over.
"Ahem." Tyr coughed. "What she means is this." he took Hope's hand and started to float off the ground.
"A...ah!? Hey! Wait!" Hope started to float off the ground with him. "I'm not very good at this!"
"Calm down, you can feel that downward force on you right?" Tyr asked.
"Um...yeah."
"Well, push it up!" Tyr snapped.
"I don't know how to...AIIIIIEEEE!" she shot up into the air.
"You did that on purpose!" Peorth glared at him.
"Hehe." Tyr laughed evilly.
"Hope!" Peorth shouted. "You need to push in both directions to maintain a neutral position!"
"I'll...t...try!" Hope started to plummet then fly up, plummet, up, plummet, up, then finally began to float in mid air.
"See, that wasn't so hard was it?" Peorth smiled.
"You've gotta be kidding me..." Hope gasped for air.
"Ehe...alright, so far you're doing really well, so now let's move onto lesson..."
"Well, well, lookit what we got here!" a voice cackled.
Peorth grumbled then looked over her shoulder to see three Gods and two goddesses glaring at them.
"Who are they?" Hope nudged Tyr.
"Flunkies." He nudged back. "What do you losers want?"
"Nuthin, just wanted to see the hybrid chick!" One of the gods laughed then marched over to Hope. "Allows me to introduce myselfs."
"That's allow me to introduce myself." Hope groaned.
"Right, whateva! The name is Loki, and your name babe?"
Hope glared at him for a moment. "Hope Morisato."
"You have a second name too?" One of the goddesses giggled.
"Shuddap!" Tyr broke in and grabbed the front of Loki's shirt. "Get out of here before I knock that speech impediment out of your mouth!"
"Oh right! What do you plan to do lefty?!" he laughed.
Tyr became enraged and he quickly released him. "You asked for it!" He pulled his fist back and nailed him right in the face.
"Tyr!" Peorth barked. "Lash out your anger like that again and I will make sure that you receive a three month suspension on your license!"
"But Peorth!" Tyr stared at her but felt a fist ram into his face and another in his waist.
"You messin with da wrong god!" Loki grinned then turned to his group.
"Tyr!" Hope stepped towards him but was halted by a quick glare from Peorth.
"He had it coming." she whispered then glared over to him. "Tyr, apologize right now."
"No way!!" Tyr growled at her and marched off.
"Wait!" Hope tried to stop him.
"Leave me alone!" he barked then quickly flew off.
"What a cry baby!" One of the goddesses giggled as the group started to walk off.
"Hold it right there!" Hope said in an odd tone.
"What do you want?" The same goddess glared over her shoulder.
Hope turned to them with a slight glimmer of anger in her eyes. "Do you have any idea who I am?" She said with a slight grin.
"Duh...a hybrid!" Loki said as his group laughed.
Hope shrugged it off and walked up into his face. "I am Hope Morisato, child of Keiichi and Belldandy Morisato..." Her mother's name made the godlings eyes bulge since they knew very well who she was now. "...And to my knowledge, I am the destined goddess of Revolution...and as such, I place this burden upon your shoulders." She pointed her finger at them. "Come the dawn of my 13th birthday...I shall have vengeance on your pitiful souls!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAH!" The five screamed and ran off.
Hope stood there with a shocked look on her face then scratched the back of her head. "Um...ehe, that really scared them...?" She blushed and twiddled her fingers in an embarrassment.
"You're rather vindictive." Peorth patted her shoulder.
"Vindictive? Me? No, no, I was just giving them a scare..." Hope laughed.
Peorth rolled her eyes and stared around. "Tyr! Come on!" She shouted but didn't get a response.
"I think he's mad."
"He'll get over it.." Peorth sighed then spun around. "Well, back to our..." Hope slowly floated off the ground and flew in the direction that Tyr left. "...Lesson." She folded her arms across her chest and smiled. "I guess that deep down inside you're a bit like your mother after all..."
Meanwhile on Earth, Urd was busy watching 'Mecha Over Drive' while Skuld tampered with some of her latest household appliances.
"Oy! Urd! Pick me up I can't see the screen desu-da!" A voice called.
"Hmm? Alright...." She reached down and picked up a rat.
"Thanks..." He smiled then stared around. "Hey, where's Hope? This is her favorite show desu da."
Urd pointed up as she stared at the screen.
"Up...up...hmm desu da." He thought for half an hour then tears shot from his eyes. "No! Is she in heaven!?"
"Yeah." Urd sighed sadly.
"KIYAAAAAAAAAAA DESU DA!!!!!" The rat sobbed. "She was like a daughter to me!!"
"Gan-chan!" Urd groaned. "It's not like you're never going to see her again. I'm sure she'll be back in a few days or weeks."
"Days!? Weeks?" he gawked.
"Years...?" Urd sighed sadly.
"I won't live that long desu da!" He sobbed then felt a whack on his head.
"Stop crying!" Skuld had hit him with her mallet. "Do you know how hard it is to concentrate when a rat is crying at a maximum volume level!?"
"Ouch!" he fell back in Urd's hand.
"Nice going Skuld." Urd glared at her.
Skuld shrugged her shoulders then looked to her watch. "Where's Keiichi?"
"He's out."
"What? Today isn't a work day." Skuld interrupted.
"He's out on the Yamaha."
Tyr sat on top of a large pillar like structure and fiddled with a dagger. "Damn those flunkies, they always come around and get me into trouble..." He thought then rammed the blade into the pillar. "I was just acting on Hope's defense because she's such a..."
"What?" Hope stared him in the eyes.
"Gah!" he jumped back then shot her a cold glare. "A moron! Geez! I told you that I wanted to be alone!"
Hope sat down and folded her arms across her chest. "Make me."
He ignored her and turned around.
"I am perfectly capable of standing up for myself god of war, and you have no right to judge me!" Hope stated.
"Moron!" he barked.
"Lefty!"
Tyr's eyes filled with rage and he yanked up the dagger.
"It hurts doesn't it?" Hope asked.
"..."
"Words hurt don't they?"
He took a step forward and held the dagger back.
"Tell me why I'm a moron."
"..."
"Well?"
"You're not a moron.." Tyr sighed.
Hope shook her head and punched his shoulder. "Don't let those guys get to you."
"You sound like my mom." Tyr groaned at her.
"Just hear me out okay." She groaned back. "You're making something out of yourself, your going to be someone someday, but what are they doing?"
"Um..."
"Sitting by and hating us for reaching out to our dreams." Hope smiled. "Tyr, I want to go home someday and become a racer just like my Poppa, but; I also want to become a goddess first class, if...if it means that I can find my mother again."
Tyr smiled then stared up at the sky. "I tell you what, not only am I going to be a god first class, but I'm gonna be the greatest damn warrior the heavens will ever see!"
"Um, yeah sure! You see!?" Hope smiled.
"Yeah, I guess you're not a moron after all." He slapped her on the back.
"Ouch!" Hope twinged then rubbed a tear from her eye. "Yeah, and...sorry about calling you...you know."
He shrugged then jumped to his feet. "My Mom's probably worried bout us, we better head on back." Tyr flew up and off into the air.
"Hey, wait up for..." She paused for a moment then shook her head. "Mom? Wait a se...n...no way!" She shot off the ground and flew after him.
Later that night....
"Loki, I don't like this you heard what that Hybrid chick said!"
"Shut your trap Bil! Balder!" Loki glared over at the other god.
"Yeah yeah." He pulled out a rope and handed it to him.
"Tomorrow, Freya and Ran are gonna laugh their asses off when they look at Tyr's ugly mug." Loki grinned then thought out loud. "Wait a sec, why the hell aren't they here?"
"Cause they're the smart ones that decided to stay home." Bil growled. "Speaking of which, I think I'll go home and pray that Hybrid chick don't massacre your butt." He said then flew off.
Loki stared at him in disbelief then glared at Balder. "I'm goin after Tyr not the Hybrid!!"
"Yeah, but what if she catches ya at the scene of the crime?!"
"I'm not worried bout her!" Loki barked.
"Well I am!" Balder said then shot off into the sky.
"Good god, what the heck did they come along with me for?" He thought then jumped down the side of the building and glared into a window.
Meanwhile Hope walked down the hallway with a glass of water and opened her bedroom door when she heard an odd sound. "Hmm?"
Loki went through the window and floated above her bed. "You're mine!" He snapped the string then shot down. "Hold still and I'll make this as painless as possible!!"
"Ahem!"
"Eh?" Loki stared over and saw Hope glaring at him.
"You...pevert!" Hope glared.
"Duh...n...NO! It's not what you think!" He glared down and saw that he had tied up and massacred her pillow. "I was jus gonna tie up Tyr and kick his.....uh...."
Hope took in a deep breath then shouted. "TYR!!"
In a few seconds Tyr came running into the room. "I'M TRYIN TO SLEEP!" He shouted until he became adjusted to the scene. "What the hell are you doing in her room!?" He then saw her pillow and his eyes turned red. "Sick! You perv!"
"WOULD Y'ALL JUST LISTEN TO ME!?" Loki shouted.
Tyr ran out of the room then came back with a sword. "I'm gonna kill you!"
"Son of a...YAAIIIEEEEE!" Loki dodged a swing from Tyr then flew through the window.
"Come back here you coward!" Tyr shouted and flew after him.
Hope just stood there and yawned. "I thought that heaven was supposed to be paradise...."
"Something going on in here?" One of Peorth's handmaidens peaked her head into the room.
"Nothing really, Tyr's just out having a little fun with one of his friends."
"Lady Peorth doesn't like it when he sneaks out at night!" She sighed then put a hand on the door. "Sorry to disturb you my Lady, good ni..."
"Wait." Hope walked over to her. "This has been bugging me all night, do you know much about Tyr's past?"
The handmaiden shook her head. "Sadly no, he came here after Fenrir was bound back into the pits of Niflehiem."
"That's all?"
"Yes."
"Well...do you know who his mother is?"
"What's all this racket?" Peorth walked out of her room.
"Lady Peorth, I'm terribly sorry!" The handmaiden bowed.
Peorth stared into Hope's room then looked down at her. "I'm going to take a wild guess, Loki?"
"How did you know?"
"Tyr and Loki have been rivals for some time now, and I would say this is the fifth time Loki tried to ambush him at night." She said with a smile. "It's a good thing I gave you his room, no?"
Hope stared at her blankly for a moment. "Um...yeah."
"Well, he'll be back some time around sunrise." Peorth smiled then walked into her bedroom.
Hope looked over at the handmaiden and said with a smile. "Never mind."
Nothing but a cold stillness, everywhere there was nothing but a cold stillness. However, in the midst of it all came a little girl running at a panicked rate. "M...Momma! Momma!" She cried at the top of her lungs but was halted by a sudden out burst of fire.
"Momma...MOMMA!!"
"AAAH!" Hope sprung up in her bed and stared around in panic but sighed with relief. "Just...just a dream...?" she thought then looked to a window; at that moment the sun had just begun to rise.
"Lady Hope?" A voice from outside her bedroom called.
"I'm awake." Hope called back and jumped out of her bed.
"Lady Peorth is awaiting you in the garden to start your lessons."
"I'll be right out, thank you." Hope stood in front of a mirror and rubbed her hands together. "Okay, time to change." A circle formed around her and began to emit energy as her toes slowly drifted up off the ground. Her clothes began to spiral into ribbons around her body then reformed on her as her goddess garb. "I did it...wh...whoa!" she lost her control and hit the ground with a loud thud.
"Lady Hope!" A handmaiden goddess peeped her head in the room. "Are you alright?"
"Y...yeah... Hehe..." Hope blushed as she got to her feet and walked out of her bedroom.
"Good Morning clutz."
"Good Morning." Hope glared over at the smiling Tyr who was standing across from her.
"Is that it?" He stared with a bit surprise.
"Tyr, I don't have time to get into a petty argument with you today, we've training to do remember?" She asked as she marched down the hallway.
"You do, but I don't." He said then smiled prideful to himself. "Aah, that first class license is within my grasp."
Hope stared at him for a moment then nodded sarcastically. "Uh huh..."
"What was that hybrid?" he glared then marched up along side with her.
"Tyr, you shouldn't be too over confident, besides Miss Peorth told me that..."
"I'm not listening!" He wrapped his arm around his head to cover both ears and started singing loudly.
Hope growled at him then walked out into the garden to see Peorth tapping her foot in a patient way.
"Ah, isn't it a lovely morning today?" Peorth smiled at the two.
Hope grabbed Tyr's arm and yanked it off of his head. "Yes it is."
"Huh?" Tyr stared.
"Alright then, today we're going to have a little flying lesson."
"Flying? Aww..." Tyr groaned.
"I know that you already know how to fly Tyr, but Hope doesn't, so we're going to teach her how real quick."
Hope was nearly jumping with joy, she was going to fly around like the super hero's that Urd always watched on T.V.
"Okay, Hope, are you ready to begin?" Peorth smiled.
"Yeah...but..." Hope stared around since she was completely confused.
"Yes?"
"Well...I'm half mortal so is it still possible for me to..."
"Of course, of course!" Peorth interrupted. "It's just a matter of gravity and your own being." Peorth started to float off of the ground.
"How...are you doing that?" Hope stared.
"I'm in a neutral position." Peorth giggled.
"Gah!" Hope fell over.
"Ahem." Tyr coughed. "What she means is this." he took Hope's hand and started to float off the ground.
"A...ah!? Hey! Wait!" Hope started to float off the ground with him. "I'm not very good at this!"
"Calm down, you can feel that downward force on you right?" Tyr asked.
"Um...yeah."
"Well, push it up!" Tyr snapped.
"I don't know how to...AIIIIIEEEE!" she shot up into the air.
"You did that on purpose!" Peorth glared at him.
"Hehe." Tyr laughed evilly.
"Hope!" Peorth shouted. "You need to push in both directions to maintain a neutral position!"
"I'll...t...try!" Hope started to plummet then fly up, plummet, up, plummet, up, then finally began to float in mid air.
"See, that wasn't so hard was it?" Peorth smiled.
"You've gotta be kidding me..." Hope gasped for air.
"Ehe...alright, so far you're doing really well, so now let's move onto lesson..."
"Well, well, lookit what we got here!" a voice cackled.
Peorth grumbled then looked over her shoulder to see three Gods and two goddesses glaring at them.
"Who are they?" Hope nudged Tyr.
"Flunkies." He nudged back. "What do you losers want?"
"Nuthin, just wanted to see the hybrid chick!" One of the gods laughed then marched over to Hope. "Allows me to introduce myselfs."
"That's allow me to introduce myself." Hope groaned.
"Right, whateva! The name is Loki, and your name babe?"
Hope glared at him for a moment. "Hope Morisato."
"You have a second name too?" One of the goddesses giggled.
"Shuddap!" Tyr broke in and grabbed the front of Loki's shirt. "Get out of here before I knock that speech impediment out of your mouth!"
"Oh right! What do you plan to do lefty?!" he laughed.
Tyr became enraged and he quickly released him. "You asked for it!" He pulled his fist back and nailed him right in the face.
"Tyr!" Peorth barked. "Lash out your anger like that again and I will make sure that you receive a three month suspension on your license!"
"But Peorth!" Tyr stared at her but felt a fist ram into his face and another in his waist.
"You messin with da wrong god!" Loki grinned then turned to his group.
"Tyr!" Hope stepped towards him but was halted by a quick glare from Peorth.
"He had it coming." she whispered then glared over to him. "Tyr, apologize right now."
"No way!!" Tyr growled at her and marched off.
"Wait!" Hope tried to stop him.
"Leave me alone!" he barked then quickly flew off.
"What a cry baby!" One of the goddesses giggled as the group started to walk off.
"Hold it right there!" Hope said in an odd tone.
"What do you want?" The same goddess glared over her shoulder.
Hope turned to them with a slight glimmer of anger in her eyes. "Do you have any idea who I am?" She said with a slight grin.
"Duh...a hybrid!" Loki said as his group laughed.
Hope shrugged it off and walked up into his face. "I am Hope Morisato, child of Keiichi and Belldandy Morisato..." Her mother's name made the godlings eyes bulge since they knew very well who she was now. "...And to my knowledge, I am the destined goddess of Revolution...and as such, I place this burden upon your shoulders." She pointed her finger at them. "Come the dawn of my 13th birthday...I shall have vengeance on your pitiful souls!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAH!" The five screamed and ran off.
Hope stood there with a shocked look on her face then scratched the back of her head. "Um...ehe, that really scared them...?" She blushed and twiddled her fingers in an embarrassment.
"You're rather vindictive." Peorth patted her shoulder.
"Vindictive? Me? No, no, I was just giving them a scare..." Hope laughed.
Peorth rolled her eyes and stared around. "Tyr! Come on!" She shouted but didn't get a response.
"I think he's mad."
"He'll get over it.." Peorth sighed then spun around. "Well, back to our..." Hope slowly floated off the ground and flew in the direction that Tyr left. "...Lesson." She folded her arms across her chest and smiled. "I guess that deep down inside you're a bit like your mother after all..."
Meanwhile on Earth, Urd was busy watching 'Mecha Over Drive' while Skuld tampered with some of her latest household appliances.
"Oy! Urd! Pick me up I can't see the screen desu-da!" A voice called.
"Hmm? Alright...." She reached down and picked up a rat.
"Thanks..." He smiled then stared around. "Hey, where's Hope? This is her favorite show desu da."
Urd pointed up as she stared at the screen.
"Up...up...hmm desu da." He thought for half an hour then tears shot from his eyes. "No! Is she in heaven!?"
"Yeah." Urd sighed sadly.
"KIYAAAAAAAAAAA DESU DA!!!!!" The rat sobbed. "She was like a daughter to me!!"
"Gan-chan!" Urd groaned. "It's not like you're never going to see her again. I'm sure she'll be back in a few days or weeks."
"Days!? Weeks?" he gawked.
"Years...?" Urd sighed sadly.
"I won't live that long desu da!" He sobbed then felt a whack on his head.
"Stop crying!" Skuld had hit him with her mallet. "Do you know how hard it is to concentrate when a rat is crying at a maximum volume level!?"
"Ouch!" he fell back in Urd's hand.
"Nice going Skuld." Urd glared at her.
Skuld shrugged her shoulders then looked to her watch. "Where's Keiichi?"
"He's out."
"What? Today isn't a work day." Skuld interrupted.
"He's out on the Yamaha."
Tyr sat on top of a large pillar like structure and fiddled with a dagger. "Damn those flunkies, they always come around and get me into trouble..." He thought then rammed the blade into the pillar. "I was just acting on Hope's defense because she's such a..."
"What?" Hope stared him in the eyes.
"Gah!" he jumped back then shot her a cold glare. "A moron! Geez! I told you that I wanted to be alone!"
Hope sat down and folded her arms across her chest. "Make me."
He ignored her and turned around.
"I am perfectly capable of standing up for myself god of war, and you have no right to judge me!" Hope stated.
"Moron!" he barked.
"Lefty!"
Tyr's eyes filled with rage and he yanked up the dagger.
"It hurts doesn't it?" Hope asked.
"..."
"Words hurt don't they?"
He took a step forward and held the dagger back.
"Tell me why I'm a moron."
"..."
"Well?"
"You're not a moron.." Tyr sighed.
Hope shook her head and punched his shoulder. "Don't let those guys get to you."
"You sound like my mom." Tyr groaned at her.
"Just hear me out okay." She groaned back. "You're making something out of yourself, your going to be someone someday, but what are they doing?"
"Um..."
"Sitting by and hating us for reaching out to our dreams." Hope smiled. "Tyr, I want to go home someday and become a racer just like my Poppa, but; I also want to become a goddess first class, if...if it means that I can find my mother again."
Tyr smiled then stared up at the sky. "I tell you what, not only am I going to be a god first class, but I'm gonna be the greatest damn warrior the heavens will ever see!"
"Um, yeah sure! You see!?" Hope smiled.
"Yeah, I guess you're not a moron after all." He slapped her on the back.
"Ouch!" Hope twinged then rubbed a tear from her eye. "Yeah, and...sorry about calling you...you know."
He shrugged then jumped to his feet. "My Mom's probably worried bout us, we better head on back." Tyr flew up and off into the air.
"Hey, wait up for..." She paused for a moment then shook her head. "Mom? Wait a se...n...no way!" She shot off the ground and flew after him.
Later that night....
"Loki, I don't like this you heard what that Hybrid chick said!"
"Shut your trap Bil! Balder!" Loki glared over at the other god.
"Yeah yeah." He pulled out a rope and handed it to him.
"Tomorrow, Freya and Ran are gonna laugh their asses off when they look at Tyr's ugly mug." Loki grinned then thought out loud. "Wait a sec, why the hell aren't they here?"
"Cause they're the smart ones that decided to stay home." Bil growled. "Speaking of which, I think I'll go home and pray that Hybrid chick don't massacre your butt." He said then flew off.
Loki stared at him in disbelief then glared at Balder. "I'm goin after Tyr not the Hybrid!!"
"Yeah, but what if she catches ya at the scene of the crime?!"
"I'm not worried bout her!" Loki barked.
"Well I am!" Balder said then shot off into the sky.
"Good god, what the heck did they come along with me for?" He thought then jumped down the side of the building and glared into a window.
Meanwhile Hope walked down the hallway with a glass of water and opened her bedroom door when she heard an odd sound. "Hmm?"
Loki went through the window and floated above her bed. "You're mine!" He snapped the string then shot down. "Hold still and I'll make this as painless as possible!!"
"Ahem!"
"Eh?" Loki stared over and saw Hope glaring at him.
"You...pevert!" Hope glared.
"Duh...n...NO! It's not what you think!" He glared down and saw that he had tied up and massacred her pillow. "I was jus gonna tie up Tyr and kick his.....uh...."
Hope took in a deep breath then shouted. "TYR!!"
In a few seconds Tyr came running into the room. "I'M TRYIN TO SLEEP!" He shouted until he became adjusted to the scene. "What the hell are you doing in her room!?" He then saw her pillow and his eyes turned red. "Sick! You perv!"
"WOULD Y'ALL JUST LISTEN TO ME!?" Loki shouted.
Tyr ran out of the room then came back with a sword. "I'm gonna kill you!"
"Son of a...YAAIIIEEEEE!" Loki dodged a swing from Tyr then flew through the window.
"Come back here you coward!" Tyr shouted and flew after him.
Hope just stood there and yawned. "I thought that heaven was supposed to be paradise...."
"Something going on in here?" One of Peorth's handmaidens peaked her head into the room.
"Nothing really, Tyr's just out having a little fun with one of his friends."
"Lady Peorth doesn't like it when he sneaks out at night!" She sighed then put a hand on the door. "Sorry to disturb you my Lady, good ni..."
"Wait." Hope walked over to her. "This has been bugging me all night, do you know much about Tyr's past?"
The handmaiden shook her head. "Sadly no, he came here after Fenrir was bound back into the pits of Niflehiem."
"That's all?"
"Yes."
"Well...do you know who his mother is?"
"What's all this racket?" Peorth walked out of her room.
"Lady Peorth, I'm terribly sorry!" The handmaiden bowed.
Peorth stared into Hope's room then looked down at her. "I'm going to take a wild guess, Loki?"
"How did you know?"
"Tyr and Loki have been rivals for some time now, and I would say this is the fifth time Loki tried to ambush him at night." She said with a smile. "It's a good thing I gave you his room, no?"
Hope stared at her blankly for a moment. "Um...yeah."
"Well, he'll be back some time around sunrise." Peorth smiled then walked into her bedroom.
Hope looked over at the handmaiden and said with a smile. "Never mind."