What They Do.

Hide and Seek

It's just like Hide and Seek. A cursed form of never ending Hide and Seek.

About some weeks ago Loki suddenly started to play this game with him. Thor found it amusing.

The first days he found it exciting. Every time he came for his brother in a place of privacy Loki

suddenly disappeared from his grasp whenever he tried to seize him. Like smoke in the wind. A

magic trick the golden prince had never before witnessed. Like a thrilled and stubborn child he

spent countless hours searching for his hidden brother upside down the whole palace.

In public Loki acted like always. He never vanished if they were in the company of others. Thor

wouldn't ever take him then anyways; and they'd exchange looks. Looks telling stories. Thor

knew that Loki knew that he knew. Oh, these moments of almost closeness drove Thors want up

into heights! Being refused his demand goaded him on intensely. It made his pulse tickle in his

veins. It raised his hackles.

Sometimes, though, he got angry at the lack of control and stormed and roared through the skies.

For he was about to be Lokis king his brother should obey his wishes, shouldn't he? His late

behavior almost marched upon high treason!

But then again Thor enjoyed it. Wasn't it a challenge in the end no one else in Asgard would ever

dare to push him into? For he actually was to be king? Since they'd been children Loki never appreciated the respectful distance all world set Thor apart

from others with only because he'd rule the greatest of realms one day. Loki would never cease to

intentionally ignore this fact, to bug especially him with his most resourceful tricks, to blink an eye

and smile. Thor always loved that.

... but finally it starts to annoy him. Thor has never been the one for hunting. He does not have

the patience. So at this point he walks horribly bad tempered through the palace all day long to

leave everyone around just shaking their heads in perplexity.

It is today that the tension smoldering between the brothers shall find an outlet, though.

Hogun is with them. They are in the library. The warrior is looking for a special book about sword

smithing and of course Loki knows exactly where to find it. He knows where to find every book

in Asgard.

"Look", says Loki as he climbs up a wooden ladder to reach the upper shelves, "I think that's it!"

Thor glimpses up to him, all muscles tensed. He's only waiting for this perfect instant to finally

snatch his cunning prey.

As long as he doesn't get too close to his brother he doesn't disappear. And as long as there's some

third person around, of course. But Loki always keeps his distance from Thor, even then. And

thus Thor has this theory in his mind about Loki being only able to sneak away when he doesn't