Eight Years Later

"Thor! Loki! Wait up!"

Skathi yelled running down the hall after her friends. She could hear the two of them laughing in front of her. A sly smile formed on her face as she ran.

"Come on!"

But more laughs came from the two boys. Skathi put her hands out in front of herself then her fingers glowed a light blue, ice came shooting out of her fingertips, and went to the floor in front of the two royal brothers.

"Come and get me-"

Loki yelled back at her as his foot landed on the on ice covered floor, then when the weight was on his right foot his body fell out from under him. The same thing happened to Thor. They both let out a sound of surprise as they fell onto the floor. When Skathi caught up with them she couldn't control herself and begun to laugh uncontrollably.

Loki looked up at her and smiled as he got back up on his feet. However Thor was having a tough time getting back on his feet. Skathi walked over to him and held out her hand for him, which he gladly took. When the three of them stood on their feet they looked at the ice that Skathi had made.

"Can you make more?"

Thor asked looking at her with his big blue eyes. Skathi nodded and looked at her hands, she mumbled a few words to herself then out of her fingertips shot out small white flakes and soon the part of the hallway they stood in was getting coated in white fluffy snow. Both boys put their arms out as far as they could and looked up at the snow in wonderment.

"This is incredible."

Thor stated as he looked at the snow falling from the ceiling. Skathi smiled at her friends and watched with them as the snow fell. She was about to say something to Loki when she felt something cold and soft it her in the chest.

"Who was that?"

Loki looked away from her and then to Thor, who was pointing at his brother. Another sly smile formed on Skathi's face as she bent down to pick up some of the culminate snow on the ground. She just looked at the two boys in front of her as she rolled the snow into a ball.

"No one? What a shame. NO MERCY!"

Then without warning a snowball fight broke out between the three. Skathi had the advantage of her magic over the boys, but somehow the brothers teamed up against her, making her into the corner of the hallway.

"We have her now!"

Loki yelled to his brother and before they went to hit her with the snow once more, but a booming powerful voice behind them made them stop dead in their tracks.

"What is going on here?"

Skathi and the two boys looked up to see Odin standing above them with a stern look on his face covered his face. He wasn't looking at his two sons, however his eyes were locked on the young girl with platinum blonde hair.

"I'm sorry."

Was all she was able to say. Odin still wasn't pleased with her. His harsh gaze went his sons.

"Go."

Was all he said to his sons. They did as they were told and Thor led Loki away from their father and friend. Before they came to the turn in the hallway Loki stopped and looked back at Skathi. Her big yellow eyes were looking down and away from the AllFather.

"Loki."

He ripped his green eyes from Skathi and followed his brother away from the snowy hallway.
Skathi lifted her eyes to where Loki was seconds ago. Wishing that he was still there so that she wasn't alone.

"Get rid of it."

"I can't."

"What do you mean you can't?"

"I don't know how."

"Why did you do this and not know how to undo it?"

Odin said with anger rising in his voice. Her clenched his fists and looked down at the small eight years old. He turned on his heels and walked back down the hallway from where Thor and Loki went down.

"I forbid you to do this again. You are no longer allowed to use your magic outside of lessons with Frigga."

"But-"

"I forbid it!"

Odin yelled, making the room seem to shake. Skathi's big yellow eyes filled with tears as she heard the AllFather's voice echo through her ears. He still looked at her as she ran away from him. As she ran away the air felt colder than before and the walls of the hallway formed a thin layer of ice on them.

Odin watched as Skathi ran away from him. He didn't say anything when she was gone. He just turned on his heels and went to find his wife to fix the mess that her student had caused.

1075 years later

"Is there anything else, My Lady?"

Skathi asked the queen as she closed her book. Looking over at her student Frigga smiled.

"No. That will be all today Skathi. Wonderful work today."

"Do you mean it?"

"Indeed I do. You have come so far since our first lessons, my Dear. You truly possess a real gift for magic."

Skathi smiled and blush rose to her face upon hearing the queen give her such praise.

"I believe you might be better than my son."

"Loki?"

"Yes. He is quite a gifted young man but, you have something special within you Skathi. You don't know how truly gifted you are. I felt that ever since I brought you here."

"My Lady, I don't mean to sound rude or ungrateful but, what ever happened to my family? My birth family."

Suddenly a look of sadness formed on Firgga's face. She walked over the large balcony that looked over the city.

"Come here my Dear."

Skathi did as she was told and slowly walked over to Frigga. With her golden yellow eyes she looked out over the city, looking below her she saw a few men sparing in the courtyard.

"The night you were born, Odin and I were called to a home of a woman who was highly wealthy. I knew of her but I didn't know her personally. Her name was Liv."

"My mother?"

"Yes. You're mother. Now Lady Liv was born into a wealthy political family who helped with peacemaking around the nine realms. Liv's husband, Freyr, was a high renowned and honored warrior of Asgard. He was killed in battle, only a year before that night I was called to Liv's house."

"Freyr was not my father?"

"No my Dear. He was not. When I arrived I was brought into the room where your mother was having labor. She was in dire pain. She didn't not plan on the labor being as hard as it was for her."

The queen stopped for a moment and looked over at Skathi. Placing her hand over her students she continued with the story.

"I could tell she would not last through child birth. She told me to take her life so that you may live. I did just that. When you were born I gave you to your mother. While you were safe in her arms she kissed you with her last breath. I pleaded with Odin, saying that I needed to keep you. I need to keep you safe from-"

"Safe? Safe from what? What you attack an infant life myself at the time?"

"Oh, nothing my Dear. It was just my motherly nature. I pleaded with Odin for I had not had a daughter to call my own. He told me I was able to bring you to the palace; however you were to be a student and nothing more."

"And nothing more? My Lady Frigga-"

"You are much more to me Skathi. Odin will not see you as a daughter in his eyes, but I see you as the daughter that I had always dreamed of. You will always be that way to me, no matter what."

Skathi had a small smile on her face. She looked down again to see that the two men who were sparing were not there anymore.

"Does this news trouble you now?"

"No. I'm glad I know this now. I've always wanted to know where I came from."

Frigga smiled again. She looked down at Skathi and then to the door of the room.

"Loki will be here any minute for his lessons."

"Must I go? I don't mind."

Frigga let out a small laugh.

"Are you sure that you don't mind the company?"

Skathi stammered for a moment, trying to get an answer together. Her confusion only made the queen laugh.

"Skathi it is fine. Your face says it all. Loki has turned into a fine man. But, as his mother I can tell he has found some interest in you as well."

Now Skathi's face turned a darker red than it was before.

"My Lady-"

Then the door opened and in stepped the queen's dark haired son.

"Mother… oh, Lady Skathi."

Loki's eyes locked on Skathi and it felt like they were the only two in the room. A smile formed on the queen's face as she saw the two look at each other.

"Your Highness,"

Skathi said giving Loki a small bow. Then she turned to Frigga.

"My Lady. I will leave you and your son now."

Frigga nodded and said goodbye to her student. Skathi walked away from the queen and walked past Loki. As she passed him he stuck his arm out, grabbing her upper arm.

"Lady Skathi. Would you join me in the courtyard down below after my class?"

Skathi's golden eyes searched Loki's mysterious green eyes. Seeing if his words meant more than was being said.

"The God of Mischief wishes me to meet him in the courtyard, alone. What are you playing at Loki?"

A smirk formed on Loki's face as he looked down at her.

"Always second guessing me Skathi. Don't you trust me?"

"I do for some unnamable reason."

"Just meet me."

Skathi rolled her eyes and smiled.

"As you wish, your Highness."

"My Lady."

With that Loki let her go and she continued her way to the exit. When her hand was on the handle of the door, she looked back to see Loki looking at her. A small smile formed on her face then she left the queen and prince.

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