The Winter's Sun (Bucky Soulmate Fanfiction)

Chapter 5: The Beginning of Us

AN: I know that it's canon for Asgardians to age like normal people for the first part of their lives and begin to slow that process down once they reach adulthood, but I thought that it would be interesting to try something new. So this is me putting a different spin on the Asgardian aging process, I hope you guys like it.

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There were always drawbacks to having the King of Asgard as one's father. Mainly because it meant that anything he said was law, and was to remain unquestioned.

So when Odin stated that he would be taking the children back to his Vault there was not much that anyone could say to dissuade him. Not Frigga's various protests nor his sons' outrage. Elysia's tearful cries had not even swayed him.

Odin firmly believed that it was his duty to his children to teach them about the legacy that he would be passing down to one of them, and what better way to show them their history than through his many relics? Nevertheless, Odin did understand the hesitance and resistance that he received in response. From his perspective Elysia was coming along well with her control and there was no further harm that the Tesseract could cause her, thus making the area safe for her to be in.

Getting her into the room had proved difficult, but eventually the four of them found themselves standing in front of the dark blue cube that caused their family so much heartache. Elysia was clinging onto Thor's arm for a change, typically she would be attached to Loki seeing as how he was more sensitive to her feelings, but Thor himself was still so uneasy around the cube that he could not bear to have her away from him when confronting it once more. The last time he saw the Tesseract was when his sister's life was hanging in the balance.

The hand that Elysia hadn't monopolized was placed in Odin's as his father held Loki's hand with his other. Odin let go of his sons' hands in order to stand in front of them, turning his back to the cube. Once he was sure that he held all of their attention, even young Elysia's whose gaze had been planted on the object behind him, he decided to begin their lesson on an event that began over three thousand years in the past and ended only over half a millennium ago.

"Once mankind accepted a simple truth, that they were not alone in this universe. Some worlds, man believed to be home to their gods. Others, they knew to fear. From a realm of cold and darkness, came the Frost Giants." As always there was a slight hitch in his breath when he mentioned the Frost Giants. Ever since that fateful night he could not bear to mention their name and look into his youngest son's eyes, afraid of what he might see reflecting back at him.

Without drawing attention to the conflict within himself he continued, "Threatening to plunge the mortal world, into a new ice age. But humanity would not face this threat alone. Our armies drove the Frost Giants, back into the heart of their own world. The cost was great. In the end their king fell."

Your true father. The thought burned Odin and his eyes dropped down briefly in shame. Although in his mind he had every right to bring the child home, lying to him about his true heritage was another matter. But taking him was never a part of their peace treaty and such an action could have started an entirely new war. Instead of dwelling on his past failings Odin did what he did best and swept it out of his mind.

"And the source of their power was taken from them. With the last great war ended we withdrew from the other worlds and returned home, to the realm eternal, Asgard. And here, we remain as the beacon of hope. Shining out across the stars. And though we have fallen into man's myths and legends, it was Asgard and its warriors, that brought peace to the universe." Odin focused back on his children, noting the way that small smiles had all crept on their faces. There was a part of him that was hoping that he would be capable of distracting them enough to where they could become comfortable in the Vault.