Bound By Blood (editing)

A Feast Fit For A King

My mother ushered me and my brothers into our separate rooms and ordered our servants to dress us accordingly.

The feast was soon to begin and I was changed from my clothing, bathed and dressed into a entirely blue dress that was laced with white flowers giving it an almost tie dye effect.

My hair was left down in it's natural curls and my shoes resembled what Midgardian's would call dolly shoes.

Once I was dressed, the maid asked if I wanted anything, I smiled and replied a glass of water.

She trails off to go and get me one. They most basic of tasks had to be done for us as any interruption into our schedule would have mother displeased.

Suddenly there is a gentle knock at the door.

I briskly race to open it, stumbling upon Loki and Thor who are on the others side with big smiles on their faces.

"Sister, well don't you look sweet! Delicious in fact, good enough to eat!"
Loki launches himself at me and I squeal try and get away, we run all around my room with him chasing me.

Thor is jumping on my bed screaming "For Asgard!" Whilst Loki is still tirelessly chasing me. Luckily I see my escape rout and this triggers me to run into the hall way, with Thor running out after us.

"Come back here, I want my dinner!" Loki yells, I am running as fast as I can. My breathing shallow from the pace I try to keep.

Until. 'Bump'

I fall to the floor as I crash into something solid, I look up to face what I have come across when I notice it is my father, he wears a worried look on his face.

"My sweet Anthea, why is it that you run down these halls? They are not for playing in you know." His tone was stern, but not threatening.

I rush to my feet and feel Loki and Thor's presence behind me.

"We were only playing father" Loki and Thor quickly came to my defence, I stumbled back toward them and stood between the two of them.

They were considerably taller then me and for this position it was noticeable.

"I am sorry farther" I gazed down, ashamed that I had been caught.

Father approached me and leaned down so that he was at my eye height, "now my dear, your face is too beautiful to wear an expression as damaging as sadness" he lifted my chin and smiled, smiled back and kissed his cheek.

He rose from his position and motioned for all three of us to follow him, Loki and Thor automatically found different grips on my hands, each of us following our father.

We finally got to the dining room and noticed it was filled with guests, by now I was accustom to this magnitude of people, but being four years olds and having all these people around you is still very much daunting.

I subconsciously gripped Loki and Thor's hands tighter and Loki whispered in my ear, "Worry not sister, your brothers will protect you from these monsters" Thor and I laughed then took out places at the table.

When in the company others, manners are key mother always warned. Furthermore, this meant we could only our father as the all-father.

Odin at the head of the table, mother next to him, then Thor, Me and then Loki. The rest of the table was swarmed with nobles from throughout Asgard.

As usual it was tedious and boring.

Except when Loki and Thor made faces at me when no one as looking...

I pulled my tongue at Thor but was caught by my mother. "Anthea! That is not very ladylike! If you cannot be a lady at the table then you are not fit to sit at one!" My mother very rarely yelled at me, but when she did I couldn't help get teary eyed.

I pouted my lips and sunk my head.

She then excused me from the table and I was escorted back to my room. Defeated. I slumped on my bed and cried in my pillow. I was only young so whenever I was shouted at, it became a big deal.

My hair was all over the place with my constant fighting and burring my head in the pillow to conceal my tears. 'Knock' I paused from my crying, but didn't answer I was too upset. I pushed my head back into the pillow and waited for the person to go away.

But they didn't, instead someone came into my room and sat on my bed.

"Go away!" I cried into the pillow, suddenly I felt a cold hand stroking my back.

I looked up to find Loki looking at me with a look of sadness in his face. I could tell my yes were puffy from crying and my face was tear stained.

"Loki, I want to be alone" I announced then lay back on my pillow, keeping a firm gaze with the ceiling.

"I'm sorry, Annie" he whispered quietly, before forcing my to look at him.

I pushed his hand away roughly, he looked down.

There was not her knock and my mother entered.

"Loki?!" She sounded thoroughly surprised at his presence.

, "I was just wishing Annie a goodnight mother" he swiftly covered and with that he kissed my forehead and left the room.

My mother smiled and sat in my bed, wiping away my tears. "Now my baby, do you have something you want to say?" I gazed up at her, and nodded yes.

"I am sorry, mother. But I was only copying Thor and Loki!" I pleaded, whilst resting my head on her lap, she tucked my curls behind my ear and stroked my face.

A deep sigh was heard before she spoke, "perhaps I should keep you and the boys away from each other, they seem to have a disrespectful influence on you, your father has noticed this too"

I moved away from her quickly, startled by what she was purposing.

"No! Mother please they are my only friends!" I moved away from her further, she reassured me

"now my dear it may do you some good, I have someone lined up for you to meet, her name is Sif" I didn't speak, I simply crawled under my covers.

"Just think about my baby, you may reconsider when you have had some rest" she kissed my head and left the room.

Right after she left, I snook into the hallway and went straight to Loki's room I knocked on the door and entered to already find him and Thor talking on the bed.

They jumped at my presence but then quickly settled down, "sister should you not be in bed?" Thor asked, whilst placing me on his lap and putting his head on my shoulder.

"Mother wants to take you both away from me, she says that you are a bad influence on me!" I cried into my hands and Thor wrapped his arms around me.

Loki inched closer and we all hugged each other. "I promise you sister, nothing will ever tare us apart" that was all that was spoke out of us for the rest of the night.

We all lay down on Loki's bed, submerging ourselves in the covers of his silk green sheets. I was in the middle as usual and I snuggled into them both. We all fell asleep quickly, fearing this may be the last time we ever do something like this again.