Mirabella Odinsdottir

10- Caring

Jane drove us to a place where Thor could eat. Since we were sitting around a small table I dragged over another chair and placed it down between my brother and Darcy. The four of them began talking about something or other, but I let my mind wander off.

I still had no clue where we were, the only clue I had was that we were in a realm with atleast two different places, England and New Mexico, I tried to think as hard as I could think, the names seemed familiar but I really couldn't seem to place them. I was snapped out of my trance when I jumped at my brother smashing a mug on the floor.

Jane apologised to the lady working at the establishment. "What was that?" She scolded. "It was delicious I want another."

"Well you could've just said so"

"I just did" Thor laughed, clearly not understanding what she was getting at. "No I mean, ask, nicely"

"I meant no disrespect" Clearly Jane was not getting anywhere with him so I decided to pitch in, "Brother do you see anyone else doing the same? We are not at home brother things are different here, what we consider polite is considered" I fumbled for the word, "Odious, here. Do not do that again whilst we are here"

I knelt down on the ground to pick up all of the little pieces Lady Jane had missed, I did not need to look up to know my brother was staring at me, "Brother do not stare, you are not Loki" For all I love my other brother he does have an issue with glaring at people. It is quite entertaining until it is yourself you find at the other end of his gaze. "You have my word" He mumbled.

I was so focused on picking up all of the broken mug I almost missed the new conversation topic. Key word, almost. It simply took one look between me and my brother to know we were thinking the same thing. My brother left and I dashed after him following behind Lady Jane.

Normally I would prefer to take the lead on walking somewhere, however, I really cannot stress this enough, with no clue where I was, that was not a mistake I was about to make like my idiot brother.

"Where are you going?"

"50 miles west of here"

"Oh so you own a satellite now?"

"It's not what they say it is" Jane looked at me for help but I simply shrugged. I knew that my brother was right about this, and for all he deserved his banishment, I didn't. If he could get Mjolnir we would atleast be somewhat better off and closer to leaving this realm. I tried to come up with an idea to get us there faster but nothing came to mind.

Dr. Selvig asked for a moment with Jane, Darcy skipped over to huddle with them leaving me and my brother standing together alone for the first time since we arrived here. It was a rather uncomfortable silence. I could tell my brother wanted to speak but it is an understatement to say I would have snapped his neck within a second had he tried to talk.

"I'm sorry, but I can't take you" Jane told us, a moment ago she had been giddy to help up and was now refusing?

Whatever Dr. Selvig had told her had changed her mind, I glared at him trying to read him, but for one old man he could keep a very good monotone face. Perhaps it was a thing with older men, my father for example, he keeps a perfect monotone face constantly.

When I was younger my brother and me had told Thor that Father was wounded in battle and that it was because of his injuries he could not form expressions for that reason. Thor had believed us for years before he asked Father for that story.

Father had sent my brother and me to our chambers as punishment for spreading rumours and lying. Of corse the real reason he was punishing us was for us making his favourite child look like a fool in front of the rest of his council. I smiled at the memory before snapping back to reality when Selvig bowed and Darcy curtsied. So they did or didn't have formalities here? I was awfully confused yet again.

We kept walking until my brother found a building with the words, 'pet palace' written on the side of it. It hardly looked like a palace, it was run down and quite frankly looked cheap, nothing like the golden palace we had back home. Thor ran in larger than life shouting that he needed a horse.

For all this is well back home, the people around here are awfully quiet beings and Thor, well, he is not anything of the sort. I stayed outside on the street not daring to go in and endure the judgemental glances I would have to face if I stepped foot in there.

Suddenly something caught my attention, "Jane!" I shouted in excitement, "Thor look who it is!"

"Hey Val, you still need a lift?"

I grabbed Thor and we climbed into the vehicle, Thor sat in the front and I sat in the back, again. "Val?" I asked once I climbed in, "Yeah, that's your name isn't it?" Jane asked. "Val?" Thor asked, "Who told you my sisters name was Val, sister if this is one of your tricks again"

"Oh brother, when we were in that place, the, um" Yet again I was fumbling for a word, "Hospital? Did you call it, well, is it so hard to believe that my first instinct wasn't to start a fight against the hundreds of people in that building?"

I snorted at my brothers face when he looked completely dumb founded, "Can you not put two and two together? I gave a fake name for Odin sake."

"You know, I've never done anything like this before" Jane told us, "Have you ever done anything like this before?"

"Many times" Jane gave a shifty glance at Thor not quite believing him, "How much time do you have Jane? I'm sure I could talk for years of times my brother has 'done something like this' before"

"Well your brave to do it" Thor complimented Jane, I could sense they were about to have a 'moment' of sorts so I completely zoned out of their conversation not listening to a single word they were saying. That was until there was a huge jolt with the vehicle. "With all due respect could you please keep your eyes trained on what is ahead of you while having your moment, so as not to kill us before we even arrive West?"

"Sister!" Thor scolded, I just let out a huff in response and once again zoned out of their conversation.

By the time we arrived West it was already dark, "That's no satellite crash, they would've hauled the wreckage away. They wouldn't build a city around it!"

"Your going to need this" Thor said while taking off his jacket.

"What? Wait, why? Stay here, once I have Mjolnir, I will return the items they have stolen from you, deal?"

Before Jane could say something I interrupted her, "Brother absolutely not this is madness, we will not have another Jotenheim incident for a second time, let alone this week"

"She has a point, look what's down there, you think your just gonna walk in, and grab your hammer and my stuff and walk out?"

"No, I'm gonna fly out"

"Well in that case I should come with you brother, if you are going to fly out I should be there with you."

"Sister no, it is too dangerous"

"That's not what you said at Jotenheim"

"Forget it! We are not having this discussion, stay here with Lady Jane." With that he walked off

After a long moment of silence Jane spoke up, "He does it because he cares about you, y'know"

"I suppose you are right, and I'm doing this because I care about him too" After that I took off after Thor.