Disclaimer: I don't own Thor. Actually, now that I think about it, I don't own a whole lot.
"…His eye." The crone smiled gleefully, "Thunder boy's eye… in return for… the potion."
That got Thor's attention. He turned to look at Loki and the old woman. Loki was standing there, looking slightly irate, and the crone had turned to search the back rooms of the musty room.
"Absolutely not." Loki said. This made Thor feel reasonably relieved. He rather liked where his eyes were currently placed.
The woman's rustling stopped as she limped towards Loki—this time holding a small vial.
"My, my…so by 'anything'…you meant…?"
"Anything that can grow back. Obviously. Play by the rules, Echidna." Loki shifted his weight from one foot to another, trying to calm his nerves as he did so. He still felt as if each second ticked painfully by.
"…Fine." The woman mumbled. She handed Loki the bottle of brown swill and started walking towards Thor, drawing a rather menacing-looking pair of scissors from the folds of her clothes as she did so. Thor, slightly panicked, looked at Loki to see if all was going by the green-eyed man's design. Loki looked stressed, but, as he wasn't doing anything to stop the woman, Thor figured all was going according to plan. Thor closed his eyes and hoped that whatever they had silently agreed on wouldn't hurt his personal being too much. If only those kids knew what their uncle had to go through.
After a few seconds of Nothing Happening, Thor decided to open his eyes.
The crone was smirking at a lock of Thor's bright blond hair.
That was it? Thor felt like laughing.
Loki swept out of the room, clutching the potion. Thor decided to save the laughing for later and follow his trusted brother.
…
"What did she want last time?" Thor would ask, later, after this whole mess was over with.
"You do not truly wish to know." Loki would respond, eyes taking a sudden interest in the white tiles of the Asgardian palace.
After Loki told him, Thor realized his brother was right. He really didn't want to know.
…..
Ah, sorry for the anticlimax? I actually got several reviews from people saying that they were worried. I really love anticlimaxes, though, so be expecting more before the end.
And points if you know where the name 'Echidna' comes from. ;)