Tony, Bruce, Erik and Jane all stood around as once again Thor went to the portal ready to jump in to go back to Jotuhhime once again. This time they had made him stay for a few days to rest but of course he was determined to find his brother.
So they sent him back trying to get a more stable landing for him. So when Thor crash landed inside a room hitting his head hard enough on a damn block of ice he passed out. After so many hours he finally regained conscious and rubbed the back of his head where the hit had been. Looking around he saw the giant ice block had had landed on and there was a good size break in it.
Rubbing his head a little Thor stood up and took out a light stone and walked down the dark hall looking for a door or something. It was freezing so at least he was in the right realm. Soon he got to two large doors. Putting the stone into his pocket the place going dark again he thanked Loki in his mind. His brother had enchanted that stones many years ago and had asked him to carry it at all times just in case.
Setting his hands on the doors he pushed them open enough to walking to the gigantic room. That was amazingly grand he admitted and took about a good twenty paces before noticing two Jotuns on a bed and one of them was awake looking at him in shock.
In the words of his friend Tony the son of Stark 'Shit.'
"Laufey." The Jotun said.
Laufey? Where? Thor looked around for the King.
"Laufey." The Jotun said more firmly.
Thor still couldn't see the King anywhere.
"Laufey!"
"What?!"
"The Odinson is standing in our room…"
Eyes widening Thor took looked at the now both who were staring at him. "You look like Loki."
Laufey sat up. "More like he looks like me, Odinson. How did you get in here?"
Knowing he be carefully he turned and pointed to the door. "Through there."
"You got into our realm, our palace, and our room by walking through our closet?" Fárbauti said standing up.
"That was a closet?" Thor turned and looked at it. "I fear I may have broken something in there."
Standing Laufey glared at him. "What do you want?"
"First I wish to apologize for my Father's rash action and also to come and say that I truly regret my actions of coming here and killing your people."
"Because after you found out just what Loki is?" Laufey questioned eyes still hard.
"No. Because it was a foolish thing I did and there is no excuse to make it right." Thor said and continued to stare. "You look so much like Loki."
Trying hard not to rolling his eyes Laufey looked at this Asier. He words were spoken true and he was sorry for what he did, and in the back of his mind the Jotun King wanted to thank this fool because he reunited him with his lost son. If they hadn't come than he may have never know Loki.
"Loki looks like me."
"Tell us, Odinson," Fárbauti interrupted. "Is it true that you keep jumping through realms because the All Father cast you of Asgard?"
"He's cast me out about twenty eight times now. However I finally made it here."
"Why?" Laufey asked. "Too take Loki back to Odin?"
"Never. I came for my Brother."
"He is not your brother," Laufey said folding his arms.
"Maybe not by blood, however we grew up together, played together, and fought together and I love him now as much as I ever did before I knew of his blood and well after."
The two Jotuns looked at each other before Lafuey sighed deeply. "He dreams of you… sometimes calls for you in his sleep."
"I ask you, King Laufey, let me speak with my brother." Thor said stepping forward.
"No." Frabuti said. "He knows you not. My child's memories have been locked away."
"Why?" Thor growled.
"Because of the miscarriage he had nearly broke his mind."
Now the Odinson looked shocked. "He was with child?"
"Another treaty your Father said."
They watched as the golden Prince tried to hold his anger in, only to fail and flip over their dressed and Fárbauti grumbled that he should just bolt the dressers down and Laufey looked out the window noticing the dark clouds gathering.
"You should control you anger."
"You talk like Loki too."
Rubbing his temples Laufey looked at him. "I will leave you to talk Fárbauti,"
"What?" His mate and the Odinson said.
"I shall return. Do not kill each other and when I come back I will tell you if you may or may not see my son."
Walking into the room Laufey looked at the bed. Loki was sleeping peacefully, his son Fenrir was on the bed taking up half and was laying around his Bera protectively. The wolf looked up wagging his tail happily greeting him.
Petting his grandchild on the head he took a seat on the bed and rubbed Loki's back gently before checking the black markings. Not as thick as before but still bad to fear for Loki's sanity. Bringing the Odinson in to meet with him would not be the best idea. However the Asier looked had raw emotion that showed he clearly cared deeply about Loki.
Loki opened his eyes blinking slowly and rolled over looking at him smiling and stood up and Laufey held his son up feeling the bond began. Although as much time as they spent together the bond wasn't complete. He wondered if it will ever be complete and could only hope since it was already amazing the bond was able to take despite it thinning every time they parted.
Fenrir got into it nuzzling Loki happily making Laufey laughed. "Take good care of him my grandchild for his soul is walking on a thin line."
Fenrir nodded and then trotted off down the hall. Wondering where he was going Laufey continued to rub Loki's back as he slept. It seemed tonight no nightmares came or Loki would have come to their chambers. Of course they didn't mind. Loki was ill and need help healing and the bond was one way to keep him grounded rather than going through this one his own.
Odin was truly the monster for doing this to his small son. It still amazed him that Loki hadn't gone into insanity or taken his own life years ago. Something must have helped him to keep the small Jotun from falling into such a state.
Something? No. Someone.
'The Odinson?' Laufey thought. 'Could it be?'
The last that the All Fool was there Loki had saw the Odinson and said it had hurt to see him. Could it be that it hurt Loki because his missed the Prince without knowing who he was? Yes, that had to be it. The two had bonded as brother therefore Loki must have been loyal to him. If that was true than just maybe there could be a chance of healing Loki faster.
Fenrir came back in licking his lips and Laufey looked at him. "Ah, you went to eat?"
Nodding the wold hopped onto the bed. The wolf was large. Large for the other races of the realms but here Fenrir was the normal height for a wolf. Standing he kissed Loki's head gently earning a sleepy embrace before laying his son down and covering him.
"I shall see you tomorrow and you as well Fenrir."
When Laufey walked back into the room he noticed that the Odinson was gone and his mate seemed quite pleased with himself.
"What did you do?" Laufey said concerned.
"I told him that if he could find and return Loki's children he may see him. He told me that Hela was impossible to retrieve as well all know but he will look for Loki's children for Loki's sake but not for us and he also said he will bring us something to as to show a sign of good will."
"It seems that Odin and his son do not see eye to eye anymore."
"Indeed." Fárbauti sat down. "I wonder what changed him so."
"I know not. Let us sleep for I have much to do tomorrow."
"I had a good rest."
Thinking for a moment Laufey decided to play a jest on his mate as he got in bed and pulled the sheets up. "Oh, and Loki is the Odinson's mate."
"WHAT?!"
It would take a good half a day later who Fárbauti to realize the jest and another half day of his two full grown sons laughing about it before he got over it.
Helbindi was done training the warriors for the day. He had deemed them well today so he sent them as on their way as soon as it was high noon. Walking back out of the training grounds he saw Loki on Fenrir and they were heading our form the library. Now that Fnerir had arrived he had wanted to be carrying Loki around anywhere and sometimes when Loki's legs needed a break he would let his son, or the wolf since Loki didn't know, carrying him.
However Helbindi thought that deep down Loki knew. "Loki!"
"Brother," Loki said as Fenrir made a beeline for him. "Are you not with the warriors today?"
"I was with them. They did such a grand job today I sent them off for the rest of the day."
"How nice." Loki smiled. "What will you do know?"
"To be honest I do not know."
There was a look in Loki's eyes as he looked up hopefully at him. "Will you take me to the towns?"
Chuckling Helbindi folded his arms. "To the book keeps?"
Flushing a little Loki nodded. "Yes,"
"Well than," Helbindi started to walk to the castle. "Let us ask Bera if I may take you. I have a few things I would like to get as well."
Fenrir followed beside Helbindi wagging his tail and Loki looked forward. "Helbindi?"
"Yes?"
"How come you and Blysiter can leave the palace as you please but I cannot?"
"Remember what we told you, Loki? Helbindi said frowning. "You are not all the way well yet. I can however assure you that as soon as you are you may go when you please. As long as you inform Bera first or he might go insane."
"Do you inform him when you leave?"
"Yes."
"What if he says no?" Loki asked frowning in confusion.
Helbindi looked at him wondering what he meant before understanding. Loki may not remember but feelings and the body did not forget. Odin but have told Loki no or that he couldn't do something numerous times.
"If he says 'no' than he would tell me why. The reasons are normally good ones."
"I see… Helbindi?"
"Hm?"
"Is there something wrong with me?" Loki said softly.
"No."
"I'm small."
"You were born small. A good omen, very rare and important. I believe with you there are…. two more small born Jotuns."
"More?" Loki looked at him shocked. "Where?"
"Around our realm." Helbindi stopped walking. "Would you like to meet them? I bet you would feel better and they would love to meet their Prince."
"Really?" Loki said excitedly. "Today in the towns?"
"No. I'll talk to Bera and Father about it. I believe it is time we have a feast with you."
"It sounds wonderful!"
"Yes, it is. Now than let us race, you can have Fenrir aid you." Helbindi took off as fast as he could.
"You cheat! Fenrir let us show him what you can do!"
'Awoooooooooo…!'
Frigga walked with Lady Sif into the throne room of the King of the Frost Giants. She walked head held high down the long carpet that lead her right to the King. He looked at her impassively. Standing behind him was the head of the Army guard, Fárbauti. She knew that meaning of the name which was Cruel Striker, his eyes hard.
"King Laufey." Frigga said calmly.
"Queen Frigga." Laufey said. "What brings you here?"
"You know why. I wish to speak with you alone."
"My Queen!" Sif gasped shocked.
Laufey considered this for a moment. "Very well. Fárbauti."
The Head of the guard bowed and walked out from behind him. "Everyone but the King and Queen Frigga out."
The Jouns obeyed but Sif was reluctant to oblige. "My Queen-"
"Go. All will be well."
"…Yes, Queen Frigga."
Once the doors closed Laufey looked at her. "You are not getting Loki back."
She folded her hands. "I raised him as mine and I was there for everything, his first steps, words, singing… Loki is my son and I love him dearly."
Laufey looked at her for a moment before taking off his crown letting his hair fall. "Really?"
She tensed up in shock but hid it well enough she thought seeing that Loki looked a lot like Laufey when the King wasn't wearing his crown.
"Yes."
"So you were there? Are you sure?" Laufey questioned. "Or was it the nursemaids? I hear in Asgard that when royals have a child they have a good handful of nursemaids to watch them."
"That is true and I am sure you have someone who takes care of the child when need be."
"No." Laufey said and leaned to to rest his hand on his chin. "We do not. Us Beras keep our children with us until they are ready to be on their own. A bonding process must be made."
Frigga stood up a little straighter. "What of court?"
"The child comes with us, we rarely part from our children for we need that bond and do not leave the child alone or in another's arms."
"What if the child becomes orphaned?" Frigga said. "It is said that they are killed."
Laufey smirked a little. "Killed? Such tales you Asier say about us Jotuns. If the child is left along with none to care for it than a kin takes them in and raises them as their own and if there is no kin another family will offer them a home."
Frigga looked at him. "You missed most his life, I was there and I want my son back."
"Loki is my son and he will not be leaving with you nor anyone else. If that is all you are here for than you may leave."
"You did not hold him as I did." It was a low blow, Frigga knew that.
"And you did? Because according to his markings no one held him enough. I am sure you nursemaids did not hold him much and I am sure you held him only when needed otherwise continued your duties as the queen. After all he must have wailed much when the goat milk touched his tongue for it was warm. And when he was a child did you punish him because he would wait for his food to cool before eating it? Was always sick because of the heat of the sun? Loki has inherited his Father's magic and as far as I know Magic among males in your realm is nothing more than a female pastime."
Truth words hurt more than lies. For everything he said was true about the happenings in Asgard and yes, they did punish Loki for using magic to make his food cold. It never entered their minds that eating hot or warm food would hurt their son so.
"He is still mine. I raised him since he was brought to me."
"Loki is mine. Stolen from this realm and raised to believe that was something that he could never be and then used as nothing more than a tool."
There was a length of silence before the sound sounds of paws hitting the floor as something ran towards them. Laufey looked up to the right where a hallway was in came Fenrir wagging his tail happily bring Loki who was looking back as if trying to see someone before they came to the throne.
"Loki," Frigga said smiling.
Loki looked at her. "I apologize, Bera, I did not know you had court since all were out in the yard."
"It is alright. The Queen of Asgard just came to discuss a few items. Are you in need of anything?"
"May I go to the towns?"
"…With Fárbauti?" He said almost nervously.
"With Helbindi."
"Then you may go."
"Thank you," Loki smiled and then bowed his head and then looked at the Queen with a curt nod.
Fenrir took a moment to growl angrily at the Queen for a moment before running away quickly soon both where gone.
"I believe you know Loki's son Fenrir."
"What?" She gasped. "That was Fenrir? Are you mad? That wolf was to be a locked away."
"You are as wonderful Mother as you claimed to be," Laufey mocked. "You locked away your grandchild and tore others from your youngest arms."
"He was of age and did so for the good of Asgard." She defended.
"No." Laufey glared. "He was not of age for if you knew anything about our child is that small borns age slower than the normal born children. As for his bearing was barely done devolving his growing was not and tell me if you did not notice he stayed small and childlike for a while after and Asier coming of age? And after that you sent him off to be with a sire. Congratulate yourself for it is you and Odin who have caused Loki's illness and left him to destruction. Had I not brought him back you would know not the destruction that would have be fallen you."
"I still think of him as mine."
"You have not the right."
In the end it was true, she had no right to even claim that Loki was her son.
"The Queen you say?" Helbindi frowned as he climbed onto his beast.
"Yes. She was just standing there." Loki stayed on Fnerir. "Helbindi, what of Buri?"
"I asked her to join us and she said he had something else to do for the day but she will join us next time."
They started towards the towns and Loki thought of the book in his satchel. He had read more about his Bera and his past. There was few mentions of a the King before and Loki was curious but there didn't seem to be any books on his Grandparents.
"Brother, you said a long time ago that there was more female Jotuns before… I still do not understand."
"I did say that," Helbindi nodded and looked at him. "And it is true. You see before the Great War, before any of us had been born and when our Bera and Father were young and to be honest they knew not of each other, the King ruled with an insane sickness. I know not the cause but our Bera's Father wanted to go to war with the Midgardians and take over the realms. Most of the females thought it was a grand idea so they sided with the King."
"Did they die?"
"Yes. You see using the Casket of Ancient Winters the King nearly froze the Midgard. However our Bera and Father, along with other who were against the plans fought against the King and defeated him and then our parents took back all to our homeland, Jotunhime. However the followers of the dead King stayed on Earth, mostly the females trying to continue the dead one's orders. Meanwhile back here at the temple our Bera place the Casket back."
"I have a feeling it was not that easy…" Loki said frowning.
"No. You see after the Death of the King our Bera than because King and right after the Asgardians went to Midgard and slayed all of them. Each and every one of them. It didn't stop there. Before our people could get word out on what had happened the Asgaridains came and battled with us before stealing the Casket and another treasure with them and left."
"Did they ever know the truth?"
"Yes, they do. The King refused that it is true."
"So that isi why there are less females?"
"Yes. Lucky for us gender and bearings isn't only for females."
"Yes. Is Buri to be your mate, Helbindi?"
"If the fates allow."
"The book keeps?"
Laughing loudly Helbidni nodded. "Yes, we shall go to the book keep!"
In the middle of the night Laufey woke abruptly. Something was everyone wrong. Rushing out of bed down the hall to Loki's room and through open the doors as the sound of Fenrir's whimpering voice could be heard.
Loki was on the bed his hands on his neck, tears rolling down and gasping slightly looking pale small strangling noises coming from him.
"Loki!"
"I… can't… breath…" Tears rolled his pale check as only gasping was heard
My net has been going down as of late. FORGIVE ME.
To interiris: Thank you for the love
To SETO-KAIBA-LIFE: I'm going to explain that as soon as I can because I swear it's going to make sense soon.
To jaquelinelittle: Odn just might end up alone but who really knows.
To Kaisha-Shiori: lol in the end I was laughing all by myself about it because it just popped into my mind. :D
To fan girl 666: Thor did hold back from beating Odin but only because he still needed to travel through the realms. Thor and Loki had a great brotherhood and I didn't think he would stand by and let Loki suffer knowing full well that Loki didn't agree to something like that.
To kaito394: Yes, he should!
To perso-rosa: Yes! He has one baby back and needs the rest!
To demonablackwolf: Nope your no misreading. My dyslexia gets in my way... sorry about that ^^' I'll up my re-reads
ToGuestGirl: Updated time! ;D
