"Good Morning Princess Seraphina!" An older woman's voice called. Sera groaned in response, getting up. Right before her eyes, she saw a maid. Not the ones in hotels, but a true real maid that serves a person. "Oh my, you have grown so much. You have your father's looks but your mother's glow." The woman smiled, placing her hands on Sera's shoulders. She was an older maiden. In human years she was in her early 50's. She had dull brown hair hung a little past her shoulders, bright hazel eyes, and was about 6'3. "You're still short." She chuckled. 'That laugh though..' Sera thought and thought until it hit her.

"Lady Mara, do I have to wear this stupid dress?!" Young Sera complained, trying to pry it off her. It was a bright pink dress that covered her whole body and it was meant to be very tight and poofy. All Seraphina wanted to do was rip it apart.

"Princess, you know you mustn't call me that. I am a maid. No royalty directs a maid that way. We are here to serve you." Mara sighed and rubbed her temples. "And there is a ball tonight, you must wear it. "

"Who cares what other stupid royals do? I am a princess! I do what I want!"

"Oh, Princess." Mara laughed

"Ew, do not call me by that name! I am Sera to you. You are my friend, aren't I yours?"

"You are more than a friend to me, sweetheart."

"Good! Now zip this horrid dress." She laughed again

"Mara?" Sera asks her, playing nervously with a strand of her hair. Mara smiles and pulls Sera into a hug.

"I have missed you so much." Mara's heart begins to break within every second that passes by but she gets the strength to let go of Sera. The years without her in the castle were horrid, sad, and always angry. "When your father couldn't watch you and your mother wouldn't, I would. I was your top maid and friend..."

Sera gives a small smile and Mara continued. "Now, I have a dress for you." She walked over to the closet and took out a pale blue sweetheart dress with a black cardigan. It was a simple all light blue dress that was slightly past her knees. Sera didn't mind the color or the dress, so she just gave another smile.

"Do I have to wear heels with that?"

"I forgot to get your shoes! I-"

"Oh no, I brought shoes, it's fine. "

"Oh heels?"

"No converse."

"What are those? A Midgardian shoe?"

"Its a type of shoe there. I have sneakers, toms, flip flops, and more from there." Sera talked and Mara stared at her in amazement. The last time Mara saw her was when she was but a child. Now, Sera is like practically a woman. Sera went to the bathroom to brush her teeth, wash her face, brush her hair, get dressed, and put on her shoes. The dress fit perfectly and the cardigan hung on her in the best way. The sleeves were longer than her hands, she loved that. Sera felt herself hating but loving everything at the same time. She was remembering but she wasn't sure if she wanted to. If she loves it here, she would have to leave the Avengers. If she goes to the Avengers, she will be leaving all of Asgard and what it has for her. The most thing Sera wanted was a real family. A real happy life.

"You look beautiful." Mara complimented, making Sera smile. "Time for breakfast!"

"Can I explore the castle? I am not really hungry." She blurted, feeling somewhat comfortable around Mara

"Well of course, but later. Thor would like you to attend breakfast with everyone"

"Okay." Sera followed the maid to the dining area- well one of them. Apparently, there is more. The table was long and golden, like the entire room. People were laughing, smiling, and eating together.

"Good day my princess, have fun." The maid whispered and left the room. Sera lost all forms of comfort that was with her. She knew Thor was there but she was surrounded by strangers. She can barely have a conversation with Thor sometimes, let alone strangers.

"Good Morning, PhiPhi. How was your sleep?" Thor got up and walked over to her.

"It was good."

"I would like to introduce you to everyone. Is that alright?"

"Yeah." Honestly, Sera didn't want to meet anyone. She didn't like the way they all looked at her in the room. They looked with such suspiciousness and nervousness. As if she wasn't worthy of their trust. Seraphina couldn't get memory in her head but she was sure as hell they did not look at her like that when she was a child, right?

"This is Sif, a good friend and one of the best warriors here." Thor pointed and the brownish haired girl gave a faint smile.

"You mean the best warrior here." She smirked and Thor laughed. 'Hmm..these are his friends?' "Over there is Frandral," He pointed to a blonde man, who winked at her. "Hogun" A black-haired man gave a polite smile. Hogun was the first black-haired person she saw in all of Asgard, which relieved her. "And Volstagg." The redheaded man gave her a full smile, showing teeth. 'He must be the friendliest.' "They are known as the Warrior Three."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Sera said, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear due to her nervousness.

"The pleasure is ours, princess," Frandral smirked at her, making Sif roll her eyes in disgust.

"You will meet Magni tomorrow, as well as some friends to help yo-"

"Who is she? Uhermm Majneri?" A couple laughs escaped the mouths of the Warrior Three, Sif, and Thor.

"Magni and HE is my son. He went on a hunting trip today."

"Oh! Sorry." A blush crept on her face and she felt like she was drenched in embarrassment. '

"It is fine, now let's eat! We need to see the Allfather and Allmother soon." Thor decided to call them that so she wouldn't get just nodded and obeyed. She was incredibly quiet which wasn't like the young and child Seraphina. The child was always bubbling with tricks, ideas, questions and anything to do with communication. Now they noticed Sera tried to stay away from communication. It brought a slight uneasiness to the table. Sera took two bites out of her breakfast and her stomach turned quick.

"T-Thor, where are the restrooms?" Sera asked quickly and put her hand over her mouth.

"Uhm, the closest one is over there, right down the hall on your left." Thor pointed to the other side of the room. Sera jumped up from her chair and ran to the other side of the room and down the hall. The noise of puking filled the halls and it wasn't stopping. Thor put his face in his hands and sighed. "I will fetch Frigga. Sif, may you get a healer in there?" Thor asked and Sif nodded. Thor sighed 'Why couldn't things go well?'

Hey guys I am sooooo sorry for not updating for like a week. I went on vacation with the mountains and there was like barely any service and I went nuts. It was alright a lot of drama, as usual, and I couldn't write anything. I am so sorry that this is a short chapter! I wanted to make it longer but I didn't want you guys waiting any more! I am sosooso sorry! I hope you like this even if its small.

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