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"Loki, Loki!" Sylph screamed while running up to Loki and crushing him in a tight hug, startling him awake "Loki come see!" She giggled with excitement while pulling on Loki's wrist to drag him along "What is it Sylph? Surely it must be important for you to wake me up this late at night" He mumbled while tiredly rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"Indeed it is Loki, but please come on!" She whispered through her giddiness while yanking and pulling at Loki's sleeve "I'm coming, I'm coming-" He yawned as he stood up and followed her while stumbling over his own two feet. Caused by her strength to pull him along.

"Sylph, what could possibly be this urgent at this time of night?!" Loki asked tiredly once again, but this time more agitated than the last "You'll see" She laughed under her breath at the thought of seeing Loki's priceless face as he would witness what was to come.

"Sylph I'm entirely exhausted, can't you wait until the morning to show me what it is you were going to show me-" He stopped in his tracks when she had pulled him into a room full of circular spheres, all arranged in various sizes, containing a bright light as they floated around the dark room, slowly floating like balloons filled up with oxygen as they bubbled and bounced around and lit up the room. "Sylph-" "Are you proud of me, I did it!" She laughed while jumping onto Loki's back, his hands appearing incognizant of the way they held onto Sylph, begging to never let her go and hold onto her for as long as they could.

"This is gorgeous Sylph, so beautiful" He whispered softly while setting her back down onto her two small feet "I knew you'd like it" She smiled giddy, unable to hold in some small laughs "Sylph you're amazing, I hope you know that" He smiled lovingly while pulling her tightly against him. Holding her in his warm embrace as she froze in her spot. Unable to interact for a brief moment as she felt her cheeks warm up "Thank you for showing me Sylph, no one could ever be more prouder than me" He cooed as he cupped her relatively tiny cheeks in his palms, a bright, loving, warm smile never fading off his face.

"Y-you're welcome" She blushed while looking down "Why're you looking down?" He questioned while also looking down, to see what she was looking at "Oh, n-nothing" She giggled while wrapping her arms around him "Just thinking I guess" She chuckled.

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The two of them hadn't slept through that night however, instead. Kept each other company as Loki told her stories all about Asgard, how it first formed, who the first king was, the first queen. And Loki loved how fascinated she got when he reached certain detailed parts about the Yggdrasil tree, how the nine realms all hung on it's branches and created life all around it...And how the tree was guarded by the dragon Níðhöggr, the unnamed eagle. And the stags of four, Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór.

"Loki?" "Yes Sylph?" "Do you think your father likes me?" Loki was baffled by her sudden question "Why wouldn't he? You're the sweetest, most adorable creature to ever set foot in this palace. In my opinion, you're the greatest thing that has ever happened to me" Loki smiled once again, showing his bright whites to the the crimson girl who hugged and buried her face into the warm chest of Loki as she tried to ignore his comments...

"You're also the greatest that has ever happened to me" She smiled as he rested his cheek against her forehead and wrapped his arms gingerly around her delicate waist "Glad to hear Sylph, glad to hear..." He whispered so only he heard even in the close proximity she was in.

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"Sylph? Sylph wake up?!" Loki shook her arm gently as he looked down at the girl sleeping against his chest on the couch "Loki?" She mumbled as she snuggled closer to him as he gently swiped away the loose strands of hair from her eyes "Sylph we slept in the library, come on before they find out we snuck out" Loki pushed worriedly as the curly brown haired girl continued to sleep against him.

"Sylph?!" Loki continued to shake her rapidly "Oh for crying out loud-" grabbed a hold of her hand pulled her closer, muttering some spells as he teleported the both of them just in the nick of time as the guards came into the library as they heard some noises...

"Loki-" Sylph muttered as he pulled the covers over her tiny body as she cuddled into the velvety sheets "Get some sleep Sylph, Odin knows what trouble we're going to be challenged with today" He sighed while placing a featherly kiss on her temple before walking out and acting as though he just seemed to be passing by her room on accident.

"Loki!" He froze when he heard the loud, thundering voice of Thor. Turning around slowly, he faced his brother as he seemed to be in a joyful mood "Brother, how is Sylph?" The blonde boy asked his raven haired sibling "G-great, joyous of your existence-" Loki chuckled nervously, not knowing why something like that slipped past his lips.

"She enjoys my company? She should come to talk with us more often" And that only caused Loki's eyes to widen "No!" He yelled as the boy in front of him seemed taken back by the sudden outburst "She is mine to talk with Thor, not yours or anyone else's!" Loki's voice echoed through the halls, shocking Thor to his core as he never knew Loki could raise his voice to such a sudden range.

"I'm done with everyone always talking about how great your are, how many friends you have. I want my own friends Thor, I want people around my life to not be revolving around you, I want them to love me too..." Loki whispered softly while turning away and walking off with his fingers peeling the skin around his nails in anxiety. Not fond of what he thought would come, he had predicted it just mere minutes ago when he whispered something along the lines of getting into trouble with a challenge.

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"Oh what have I done, what will mother think of me now, she'll hate me for sure, she'll be disgusted by my actions-or maybe she won't?" He mumbled while pacing back and forth in front of his mirror as he paused and stared at his reflection, eyeing the mess of ink hair and green eyes that looked tired with his clothes covered in wrinkles "Oh what a mess I'm in-" he rushed towards his bathroom for a much needed shower and get into some clean clothes...

After a long soak of lavender and mint wafted into the room, scenting the place with a strong incense of flowers and crisp and sharp mint "Loki, my dear" He froze in his spot once again as the panic set in, if Thor had tattled on him he was most likely in big trouble.

"Yes mother?" He asked timidly while avoiding eye contact with the soft, doe eyes of his beautiful mother "What's wrong my darling, why the lack of confidence?" She cooed while sitting next to him as he sat lonesome on his bed "I-" His eyes darted from one side to the other as he thought about what he would say, should he lie, should he tell the truth...Or should he remain in silence.

"I-" He was just about to admit and spill everything when the loud knock kicked him out of the truthful side and straight into Hell's gates, it was Thor who opened the door and looked over at Loki. Who chose to gaze at the window and avoid all sorts of eye contact. 

"Thor?" Frigga stood up and looked past the two boys; Noticing straight away the problematic differences they shared. The dark and light, the kind and...Cruel, the loving and betrayed. The lost and the one who wanted to be found.

"Mother, I was just looking for you. How about we take a nice stroll in the gardens, I have some things I would like to speak and explain" Frigga cautiously looked over at Loki who remained silent with his green and loving eyes avoiding the peering eyes of his brother and mother "Alright my dear" She whispered while walking over to Loki and cupping his cheek in her hand, forcing him to gently look up at her as she smiled warmly and placed a soft kiss to his forehead.

"Be good my darling" She cooed while picking up her dress and making her way over to Thor who waited patiently for his mother who remained to be Asgard's most loved queen throughout the centuries.

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Sylph tossed and turned as her eyes opened suddenly and remembered what had previously. She shot up into a sitting position and frantically looked around and noticed that she was somehow back in her room "Loki..." She thought aloud while she remained in her bed, staring blankly at the wall in front of her as life seemed to snap her out of her daze as the sudden need to see Loki was the only thing being processed. She rushed to get dressed, realising only seconds ago how she was still in her night gown as her arms reached and tugged on the various dresses, picking out one of the green one's as it stayed to be one of her favourites.

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"Loki!?" She called out as she noticed a mop of black hair walking around, but she fell flat when she pulled on the arm of another boy who she didn't recognise. Feeling embarrassed she looked down and turned to walk the other way. Somehow hoping for some sort of alien to come shoot her so she could pretend that incident didn't happen, or she begged for life to have some sort of rewind button so that she could repeated press until the day she came into this life.

"I don't want to exist anymore" She grumbled while slumping back to her room, just wanting to crawl back into her covers and hope for them to swallow her whole "Sylph?" Her eyes widened as the smile she yet wanted grew much bigger as she heard the soft yet charming voice of Loki as he stood awkwardly in the hallway, looking lost as he watched the young girl jump and run towards him as she tackled him recklessly into a hug, climbing up to him as she clung onto him for dear life as she hugged his existence out of him.

"Sylph, I think you might need to let me breathe, I-I quite like my life" He choked softly as he gently patted her back to let her know as he looked down with his free arm wrapped around her small waist to hold her up "Oh, sorry. I was just looking for you and when I realised you weren't there, I kinda freaked out a bit" She smiled nervously while tucking away a small strand of curls behind her ear.

"Oh, my apologies then, we fell asleep and I took you to your room before the guards caught us" Her cheeks burned red at the thought of Loki taking her to her room "Y-you too me to my r-room?" She asked with anxious stutters, what if her room looked like a mess? What if he thought that she was unorganised? All these thoughts begun to run around in her mind like a frenzy "I had just woken at the time, so I used magic to teleport us to your room, I then left to my chambers to tidy myself" He smiled as he couldn't help his eyes noticing her fidgeting behaviour, and he also noticed how it only happened when he was there. 

The pulling of her hair strands, tucking them behind her ear? Holding her dress tightly, the way her cheeks turned red?

Was he doing something she didn't like? Was he losing her?

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[A/N:]

I did say that I wouldn't be updating this book often, but I do like this book a lot and I will try to do the best I can without failing you guys, so enjoy, comment and vote if you like.