Loki ran half way across the grounds when there was a second flash of light. Throwing back the hood he watched as something seemed to be falling form the sky and landed in the snow. Running towards it he saw someone climbing out and yelling about the freezing cold.
For a second Loki could only stare at this person who was obviously from Asgard. Soon red and blue eyes looked onto each other and the world paused for a moment and then suddenly the Asier jumped up grinning like a fool.
"LOKI!"
"What?!" Loki yelped as the other ran towards him. "Wait, stay away Asgardian!"
"What? Brother it is I, Thor!"
"I know you not! Go back to the Golden Realm Asier, we want you not in our lands."
"But Loki-"
The Joutn pulled his hood down and took off into the snow vanishing among the white. Thor tried to following but couldn't see where Loki was. Stopping he heard a loud clap of Thunder and turned to the palace.
As far as he knew only he himself could wield Thunder and one other. "Farther…"
Laufey fell back hard hissing as the pain shot through his body from the where the lightening hit. Looking up he growled at the Asgardian.
"You dare attack me in my own home?" Laufey hissed standing. "What brings you back here, Odin?"
The All-Father stood there something with him, and he walked forward. "That was for throwing me out like a commoner. Now than, you have something I want and I have something you want."
"My son is not a thing," Laufey folded his arms. "There is nothing you can trade for him."
"Not even this?"
Red eyes widened slight at the sight of the Casket of Ancient Winters. A treasure well lost after the great battle. Something his Father held strong in the their armies years ago and also what brought this beautiful land to its knees and that day his son had been stolen.
"You wish to trade the Casket for my son? I believe both belong to me and I have no intension on handing Loki over."
"You barely know him."
"I know him better than you and you will have to strike me dead before you even get close enough to my son."
"So be it."
Odin raised his spear and Laufey summoned his swords ready to fight when something came flying out of the air hitting the spear hard nearly knocking it down. A figure landed followed by Loki who had jumped in from somewhere and turned to run to Laufey who scooped him up and was ready to fight Odin for the small Jotun.
"Thor!" Odin yelled in rage. "What do you think you're doing?!"
"I have heard the thunder and came to stop you." Thor said angrily.
"You know not of what you speak, boy. Move."
"I will not. Himedall! This will cause a danger to the realm if you do not bring us back now."
In a flash they were gone and Loki looked at Laufey. "Bera?"
Laufey looked at him. "Yes?"
"The Asier Prince knew my name and called me brother."
"Did he?"
Loki nodded and curled up to him. "Yes… It hurt for some reason."
When Fárbauti slammed the doors open it made his mate and son jump and ignoring Laufey normal yelling at him and something about a heart attack he embraced his love tightly. After hearing of what had occurred and that Laufey had been struck by lightning it had made his heart drop not knowing if Laufey was alright or not.
Kissing the side of his head since he was crushing his mate in his arms he began to talk to him in an old language. Their small son wiggled out of the hold and bowed leaving them alone and off to seek out his brothers.
"Fárbauti, I am fine. Nothing more than a little burn."
"Little burn, you speak as if it was just in passing when it could have been worse"
"Do not fear, love, I am alright."
For a few moments Fárbauti didn't move but eventually did so they could look in each other's eyes which lead to something more than just kissing.
"What have you've done, boy?!"
"What have I done? You are the cause of me losing my brother! AGAIN! I FINALLY FOUND HIM AND ONLY HAVE A BRIFE MOMENT WITH HIM!"
"You know not what is happening therefore-"
"You mean Loki's children?!" Thor interrupted his face red with anger. "After you swore you would stop that insane idea and I come to find it has been happening without my notice? That you put a spell on Loki so he could not tell that the bearings happened after I confronted you the first time?! How dare you continue that when you knew how Loki felt about it!"
"It is his duty as the second prince-"
"AND IT WAS MINE AS HIS BROTHER TO STOP WHICH HE DID NOT ENJOY!"
There was silence before Odin tapped his spear on the ground. "I shall cast you out again."
"Then I shall continue to return." Thor growled before a light flashed and he was gone.
Going through the family library Loki pulled out a book and saw something. It looked like a little crack in the wall. Moving some books away he pulled open a secret compartment and inside lay a book. Waving his hand he shrank it to his size and pulled it out and looked at it. There was no tittle. Nothing at all. Opening it Loki saw handwriting.
"A journal?" Loki said out loud opening it. "My Bera's journal?"
It was old, worn from use and it seemed no one had bothered touching it for years. Finding a nice chair to sit in Loki read the first page. It was about when his Bera had been going to see of the realms, how he was the oldest of five and the only Bera, and his brother's had been sires. They all got along well enough, little fights here and there. The dates were often a month apart as if just updating.
A passage caught his eye.
One sounded sweet about his Father's attempts of courting his Bera.
"What are you reading?"
Loki jumped falling off the chair. "Ouch!"
"Loki!" Helbindi scooped him up. "Are you alright?"
"More or less… How did you sneak up on me?"
"I called your name thrice before getting closer. It is almost dinner time and we are waiting."
"I'm sorry. I guess I was so much into reading that time passed me by." Loki tucked the book away in his satchel for later. "Is Buri joining us to dinner?"
"Yes, she is." Helbindi grinned. "I hope to make a good impression."
"You will. She likes you anyways, Brother." Loki said climbing onto his shoulder. "Do you think she's the one? Or are you curious about her because she is one of the few females Jotuns?"
Chuckling Helbindi patted him on his head. "You know before us when our Bera and Father were young it was the opposite. More female Jotuns than males but sadly they all sides with- Never mind."
"Sided with who?" Curiosity caught hold of Loki. "Who? Tell me what happened."
"How about you help me with the dinner and I'll tell some of the story later."
"Very well."
The two left the Library going down the long hall. Loki's mind wondering about the story and the events from earlier. The Asier Prince… Thor was it? Yes, that was his name, was somehow familiar. There was just something about him. After he had took off from where the Prince had appeared trying to get away from him when he heard thunder clash and then saw the Asier going towards the Palace so he rounded and headed that way instead of going to his father.
Both had arrived only seconds after each other and to his shock the Prince wasn't on the All Father's side and according to the tales Thor Odinson was supposed to be completely loyal, yet he was there stopping the All Father and seemed extremely angry at him for coming to Joutinhime and threatening them.
Helbindi opened the door to the royal dining hall, the one for guests, not the family one, and walked in greeting his family and noticed the lack of their Bera. Loki stood up on his shoulder looking around for him since the small brother had gotten extremely attached to their parents and often became anxious when not knowing the location of either of them.
"Prince Helbindi, it is good to see you." Buri said bowing a little. "And hello Prince Loki."
"Hello Buri, I'm glad you could come and join us for dinner."
"A pleasure to meet you again, Buri." Loki said a hint of nerves in his voice. "Excuse me."
Helbindi set Loki down on his chair and looked at his current interest. "How have you've been?"
"Well, thank you." Buri smiled when the Prince pulled out the chair for her. "How have you've been?"
The rest Loki didn't hear as he climbed onto Býleistr's shoulder looking around. Still no sign of Bera nor Father. They could be a little late. Yet Helbindi had said that he was late so shouldn't Bera and Father be here too? Yes. Yes they should be.
"What's wrong Loki?"
"Nothing. Nothing, I'm just waiting." Loki said his voice giving away a clear sign of nervousness.
"They only stepped away for a moment to check on something. They'll be back soon."
The calmed his nerves somewhat but honestly seeing the Asier King and Prince had upset him although the reasons where unclear. Soon the doors opened and Laufey came in and greeted them curtly before picking up Loki and told them they would return later.
Fárbauti rode his beast along with some of his best men over the frozen ice land searching for the pulls of magic. It was well hidden and the only thing they had to go on was a polar bear's nose. The bear had been sniffing the land since his smallest son had had his memories locked away for the time being. A day ago the bear had come back from picking up a pull of magic in a barren place.
So he marched them onward to the place and waited as the bear continued to sniff around searching before coming to a halt and growing digging at the snow. Dismounting his beast Fárbauti walked over and placed his hand on the ground when the bear moved away.
A hidden door.
A simple spell opened it. Whoever set it obviously never expected anyone to find this place. When the stairs opened they checked for traps before slowly heading down. They heard a loud growling from a room.
It was dark, murky a truly forsaken place. Fárbauti continued on as the growl continued to get louder. Right before they came to the door the growl turned into a bark that was cut short by a painful whimpering noise.
Pushing the doors opened door open Fárbauti saw a great wolf, which was basically smaller than their wolves, tied down with knotted string on the floor flat on his stomach and a large sword that a buried in his snout and stuck within the ice, fresh blood pouring on the floor form the wound.
"Fenrir Lokison."
The wolf's eyes widened hopefully, tail wagging.
"I am your grandparent. I came to set you free and that I may take you back to your Bera."
Fenrir whined looking at the string and the sword as if to say it was no use, that he could not be free from this horrible prison.
Walking forward Fárbauti looked at the strings. Concentrating he began to unknot the strings of magic pulling them off like layers one right after another. This took almost a whole day to do. When the dark of the night came the strong broke and all the Jotun jumped on the wolf to keep him from moving and his grandson cried out desperately wanting to know why they would not let him up.
"I need to pull the sword out, my grandchild. Be brave for they shall hurt."
The wolf closed his eyes being perfectly still as the so called grandparent took hold of the hilt and muttered a spell that eased some of the pain when suddenly the word was on fire as the sword was pulled out in one swift move. Whimpering and trashing Fenrir willed the pain away to no avail when there was muttering and the wound soon started to closes, the gaping holes on the top and the bottom of his snout and his tongue also.
Sitting up after he was healed Fenrir looked at Jotun ears up in questioning. "You Bera, or as you call him, your mother, is my son. Which means you are my grandchild. Now than come and eat some food for I am sure you are hungry and I shall explain to you what has happened since you last saw you parent."
Fenrir let them take him up to the surface as they he explained and he snorted at the mention of the all father but listened well. The part about his mother being a Jotun surprised him slightly but then again his mother always shad a far different scent than a Asier. It was almost amazing that no one else figured it out considering the signs.
Or maybe that's why they mocked his Mother when they felt the need to.
"Child let me check your mind to see if you need further healing."
Fenrir let him wagging his tail happily now that he was free. The hands where soothing as the magic formed over his mind. Once it stopped the hands were back to the same roughness as a warrior would have.
"Hm, your body cannot be turned back to normal. Your mind is more like an actually wolf's now but you do retain that Loki is you mother and who hurt you. You can understand words. Would you like to see your Mother?"
Fenrir whimpered head down.
"I know child. He will regain his memories once he is healed." Fárbauti nodded.
Wagging his tail Fenrir looked egger.
"Well than before we head home why don't you run around? I am sure you long to stretch your legs."
"Awooooo….!" Fenrir howled as he ran as fast as he could out into the world.
Loki stood next to his bear as they waited. "Where did Father go?"
"Too return something. He should be back any moment."
They waited a short while longer before the group of Jutons began to appear out of the mist. Loki waved as they got closer, His Father grinning proudly at whatever he did before suddenly a large wolf, well large to Loki came bounding up and proceeding to knock him down cuddle and licking his face whimpering happily.
Confused and slightly unsure Loki pushed the Wolf away a little and looked into the eyes. Something pained him as tears flowed down. He didn't know what it was but he was happy, sad, confused all at the same time.
Later that night Loki slept in his room with the wolf curled up around him.
Laufey looked on happily. Loki may not have known why he was bonded with his heart knew perfectly well that it was his son. Watching for a few moments more he walked in and covered them before leaving and heading back to his chambers, stopping by to apologize to his other sons and Helbindi's interest in the female Jotun.
Helbindi nodded and Býleistr pardoned himself leaving the room as well before looking at him. "Don't worry much about the dinner, Bera. It seems he had more of a chance to talking with her without us there. So was Father successful?
"Yes, he was. Loki's reunited with one child, however finding the other may prove more difficult."
"I see. Well, than I bid you a goodnight. I need to get Helbindi's babbling nonsense out of my mind."
"Good night."
Laufey turned and back to his chambers and headed inside. Changing for the night he was ready to rest since he had so much to do tomorrow. Falling asleep he was abruptly awaked by his mate who seemed to think it was a good idea to flop down on the bed. Once the familiar frame was against his back did Laufey slip back into sleep.
"Laufey,"
"Hm?"
"Laufey,"
Growling Luafey tried to ignore him.
"Laufey!"
"What?!" Laufey snapped sitting up.
"The Odinson is standing in our room.."
Sure enough there stood Thor Odinson.
To Anastarcianott: Here you go!
To Lolita Madness: I'm so glad you love it! ;)
To SETO-KAIBA-LIFE: lol It wasn't Thor ;)
To fan girl 666: They do need to come to some sort of peace, and hopefully soon.
To Kaisha Shiori: Loki is cute, isn't he? Helbindi's interested in a female Jotun named Buri. Sorry about the spelling.
To ArinaHaldthin: Although Loki is a rnomal size in Asgard he's small and cute in Jotunhime, lol
To Thay Logyn: Bera for the Frost giants means Mother. Bera=Mother.
To jaquelinelittle: I mentioned in a previous chapter that Thor had regained his powers and hammer but Odin keeps tossing him back to Midgard because Thor wants to get Loki back.