#liesboundbythread

There is something about the Christmas season. It may not be a holiday celebrated across the realms, but hearing the snow crunch under boots, children laughing and the bells ringing at donation stations by men in red outfits, all brought together by the lights of all colors blurred out by the following snow, it did seem magical. 

Narvi was done preforming for the season. Concert band took off half of December though June, but that did not mean she was going to put down the cello. No, she was gonna make her family proud. She was going to make her own name and she was going to thrive. 

“Loki, Father, Tony, Toni.” She spoke looking at her list and then the inside of her bags. Christmas shopping was the best part. Finding a gift for someone, that they are going to love. Something they would look at and remember her, smile. That is what she wanted. “Victor is next. I know just want I want for him.” She muttered and folded her paper back up and shoved it in the pocket of her jacket. Oh Victor, just thinking of him made her happy. Gods he did so much for her, took care of her, brought her to school where she got a spot to advance her cello skills. Just being there he has calmed her, nightmares and panic attacks had decreased so much. He was her angel. 

There was some confusion when it came out that he was Vali from another universe, a different father. That he was still a Lokison, but how could something that felt so right be wrong? Answer: Its not. He made her comfortable, he helped her thrive. And Narvi did the same for him, helped with his art when she could, even if that meant posing ~ being his model. Or when her glamor fell showing how scared up she was, it helped him grieve the past. 

She stood for a moment her back to an ally way as she adjusted her bags on her arm and then her scarf before moving back into the walk way. However she did not stay there long. If she was expecting it, she could have stopped it. But the distractions of the holiday took all her guards away. Narvi was pulled back into the ally and thrown against the wall. 

Blackness

“Ah, oh shit.” Narvi spoke and move a hand to her face. It was tender, painful to touch. But the first thing she felt was the throbbing. Her heartbeat was pounding in her ears. “Fuck.”  She cursed under her breath and tried to look around, tried because one eye hurt to much to open. She she went by what she could feel. It was not that cold, she was flat on the ground ~ which was wet. Narvi extended a hand to try to feel. There was no snow. “What the hell?”

It took a long time for her to sit up, ad even longer to stand She hurt, every part of her hurt. She was outside in the mud and she hurt. But it was christmas.... why is there mud? Narvi stumbled as she took her first few steps. She patted her self trying to find her phone. No phone, no jacket, no bags and why the hell was she in a dress?

This was not good. This was ver very not good. She tried to think back to what she could remember. Christmas. Shopping, Snow. Victor. Oh Victor, she needed Victor. She had no idea where she was, no idea where she needed to go to get to a road. Not like she could pay for a taxi, everything she had was gone. So she willed what ever magic she had and teleported her self to Loki and Victor’s, hers as well, address, outside the door.

Habit took over and she grabbed the door knob to walk in but as soon as the door started to open she fell over the door frame instead earning a groan of pain. “Narvi?” She heard his voice. She made it, she was home with Victor now. She felt his hand on her shoulder being gentle, as was his nature. “God Narvi you... Come on lets get you in.” The whole process was harder than it should of been, she was weak, and the worst part was, she did not know why. 

Victor never left her side. Once they were on the couch, they stayed there. Narvi Curled up against him, putting her head on his chest. not talking just paying attention to what was going on around her. Victor had his arm around her keeping her there, safe.

“Mom. Narvi is back. Yeah. No, she.... she is pretty beat up. Okay. Yeah, we wont move. See you when you get home.” There it was, all over a phone call, her state of being. 

“Im sorry.” She whispered gently. “I don’t remember anything.” Gods it hurt to even say. Something happened, Something happened to her and it is gone. 

“Hey, we’ll figure this out.” He spoke gently and pulled her closer now with both arms around her. “Mom is on the way, you will be healed up. And we will figure it out.” Narvi pressed her head a little harder. 

It was not long till Loki came though the door. Narvi could hear the foot steps stop. Apparently taking her in, she must have looked that bad. “Oh Narvi.... I am going to heal you okay, Also check to see if there is any sever damage.” Narvi nodded gently and felt Loki’s hands rest on her. There was some question asking. 

“What do you remember?” Loki would ask.  “Nothing” Narvi answered.  “Whats the last thing you remember?” “Christmas Shopping.” She said with a sigh. With how long it took Loki to ask the next question worried her.  “Do you know the date?” “No” “Does your Father know where you are?” “No. I thought of Victor first. I used magic to get here.”  “Where are your belongings?”  “I don’t know.” “Narvi..... so you know.... it is early March.” His hands drew away from her and she sat up. Oh that hurt her head but everything else seemed fine. She could open her eye, and by how fast she moved everything else seemed alright.  “WHAT?! I have been gone for three months? What the Hell?”

Victor took her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, bringing her attention back to Victor. “Hey, rest. Well contact your father, you can go see him. But I need you to recover fully okay.” Narvi’s eyes were clouded with tears. Gods no wonder why it was a surprise when she walked though the door. 

“You need a few days.” Loki spoke. “You are a really bad concussion. That needs to heal, and maybe as it heals memories would come back to you.” But did she want them to come back? She was clearly beat, damaged. Why would she want to know? Bit before she could get that verbally out there was another question. 

“Narvi.” Victor spoke gently. “Where did you get this dress?” It was green, emerald green, under the mud that caked it. The sleeves were long and the skirt went to her knees. All Narvi could do was shake her head. 

That night the nightmares did not leave the blond alone. sleeping in Vali’s bed she was stuck in her dream, being chased down, unable to wake up from it, The heat of her brother rushing down her back as she just got out of his grasp. She let out a long scream.

There was a gentle hand shaking her awake and a woman’s voice. “Narvi. Narvi sweetie. Wake up...Its a nightmare. Come on sweetie, follow my voice.”

She jolted up and looked around panting crying. “Sorry. I am sorry! “ She shook her head and pulled her knees up to her chest.

The woman gently hugged her close. “Breathe. Slow in, slow out. In….out...that’s it.” She crooned.”

She did as she was told, tears still falling down her face “Gods… Sorry I… I thought.” Shaking her head she tried to breath. “they never go away.”

“Shh. It’ll take time for you to over come the nightmares. It won’t take just one night.” She soothed.

“But it should.” She whispered. “I can’t keep doing this. it is bad.”

“I had night mares for months after I got back from the abyss. . Give it some time Narvi.” Lies murmured. “i’ll make some tea to help make your rest a little more peaceful.”  

She nodded rapidly pushing her palm to her eyes to try and wipe the tears away. “Did…. did I wake you up?”

“Nay I just got back from my other job.” Lies was in female form at the moment and seductively dressed

“Other job…. Um…” She looked her over. “Is it what I think it is?”

“And what do you think it is?”

“Ummm.” She shook her head. “Sorry I…. I don’t want to impose.”

“Its fine.” She smiled weakly. “No secrets here right?” She rubbed the back of her neck. “I’m a call girl.”

She nodded. “Okay” Narvi said simply. “I mean, if you have to you have to. I… it was an option Vali and I looked into when we were in the woods.”

“Its how I supported myself while I was homeless es..and how I make some extra money for what we need. But I would not suggest it… It breaks you down.”

“We were able to get by with begging, so it never got that far. Why do you still do it then? If you don’t like it?”

She smiles gently. “I do it for him...and now I do it for you.” Lies gently brushed Narvi’s hair back. “I want the best for both of you and I would work all the worse jobs to make sure of that.” The god hugged her. “But I want you to leave that to me.” While Loki had managed, thanks to Diane, to get an I.D. and an account she had no records of schooling. So any job that would be worth having was closed to her unless she wanted to chance being found by SHIELD and forge something.

Narvi returned the hug, she understood why Loki was doing it, for his son, and he was starting to count her as a child as well, willing and wanting to do something like this for her? The blonde's mind was blown. Nodding she slowly pulled away. “Thank you. I…. I really mean it, thank you, for waking me up, offering to make tea, counting me in your family.”

“There’s no need to thank me for that silly one.” She tapped her nose. “Come. I have lemongrass tea. It’ll help.” She stood and helped her up.

Narvi shook slightly as she stood to her feet and walked into the kitchen. “I know we keep going over it, But there really is reason to thank you. the stitches in my back are just one reason.”

“Little one you are family. Maybe not from my own loins but you are still accepted here. And...well its the one thing I learned from Thor. You’d go to the ends of the realms for those you truly love.”

“And hearing that…. I can not express how happy I am to hear it.” She followed her out into the kitchen trying to keep quiet. “Is victor a heavy sleeper, I don’t want to wake him up.”

“He’s already awake little one. He called me when he couldn’t wake you up himself.” She answered softly. “He’s probably giving you some space because you were calling Vali’s name in your sleep.”

“Oh gods.” She whispered running her hands over her hair. She looked around the kitchen to see if she could see him. “Shit… I did not mean…. gods I hope he does not feel bad. Im sorry.”

“Its fine. He’ll be out in a little most likely.” She hugged her. “He wants you to be comfortable.

Narvi returned the hug still feeling bad. “Gods how long could I not wake up?” She whispered closing her eyes tight to stop herself from crying. “But this is your home, you and Victor should be more at ease here, I come second.” “you are part of this family now Narvi. No one comes in second. We are all equally important.” She looked up as Victor came in. He looked worried. “Narvi? Are you okay?” He asked her softly.

“I don’t know any more.”  She whispered. “I don’t think I ever new. I keep hurting people, Father keeps getting mad at me for so many things, and my nightmare could have hurt victor, I don’t want that.”

Victor frowned and hugged her tightly with Lies. “We have you.” He whispered.

Narvi hugged the both of them tightly, she did not want to hurt them, did not want to lose them. “I’m sorry Victor.”

“No need to apologize.” He smiled. “It was a nightmare. And while I may not be him anymore I still have some of his appearance and I did not want to frighten you as you first woke up.”

“You are very kind.” She whispered clinging to him some. “You don’t look to much like him, I would have been able to tell the difference quick enough.” She promised. She felt sure about it, but did not know if it was completely true.

He smiled some and chuckled. “Thanks.”

“Your welcome….? Was that what she was supposed to say here? “Ummm. Your Mother is making tea. Sit with us?”

“Yeah. Mother.” He chuckled softly.”Sure. I like lemongrass tea.” He walked with her to the table. “I don’t know who my dad is.” He admits. “Probably never will.”

“That can be both a blessing and a curse.” She whispered sitting down at the table. “The important thing is that you are here right.” She looked to Lies to see if she was saying the right thing. “I am glad you are here.”

Lies smiled and nodded going back to making tea. Victor smiled warmly. “Thanks Vi.”

Narvi smiled hearing the nick name. She liked it. “Really. I am glad you are here. For a lot of reasons.”

He looked a bit surprised. “Oh?”

Narvi smiled and sat down. “Yeah. I really am.”

He gave her a warm smile and a hug

Narvi hugged back letting out a long calming breath.

“Feeling better?” He asked softly

She nodded. “Yeah, I think of the smell of the tea is helping, and you and Your mother being here.”

“I’m glad.” He smiled softly.

Narvi smiled sitting back in the chair. “How long did you try to wake me up?” She asked softly.

“5...10 minutes?” He answered.

“Gods…” She said shaking her head. “Im sorry, I don’t know why I could not wake up.”

“Strong nightmares can keep you under.” Lies answered setting a mug down for her. “That’s why he called me.”

She nodded and took the mug holding it before taking a sip. “I don’t like that… I know it felt like forever.”

Victor nodded. “I knew mom could wake you up...I’ve had nightmares like that too.”

“Had? Are they gone now?” There was hope that they could be gone? no more nightmares, and maybe no more panic attacks.

“I still have them...not as often though. I use to have them really badly while I was doing the rapid grow thing.”

She nodded. “I can understand why.” She looked between the two. “I really have hope about this.”

Lies smiled. “Good. Hope is good. It give you strength and helps you persevere.

She nodded and took another sip. “I did not have hope before I came here. I was hopeless”

“I almost want to talk to this twin…”

“That won’t end well.” She whispered. “He will get depressed and try to kill himself again and then it really will be my fault.”

She scoffs. “Please. When he survives a year and a day on the stress, part of that pregnant and whoring then he can be depressed.” 

“Are you…. Depressed I mean?” She ashed then thinking that she should not have asked.

“Ha! No. I’ve been there. Done that. Nearly did my stupid thing and pulled out.”

She looked at victor and then to Loki again. “I am glad that you are doing better. I don’t know maybe you should but he will be mad later.”

“I probably shouldn’t. I’ve a temper.” She plopped down in her seat.

“I kinda do as well. When i finally snapped and started yelling, he turned it on me. So yelling and anger does not work.” She spoke sipping her drink.

“That’s how we mostly work I fear.” She sighed

“But on me?” She sighed and looked at the clock, 6am. “I doubt I am falling back to sleep.”

“Today is our day off for the diner and cafe.” Victor mused. “So we can make it a lazy day.”

She smiled. “Yes, a lazy day. I already like the sound of that.”

“Aye.” Lies shifted back to his masculine form, clothing included. “I agree. I’ll order in a bunch of take out.”

Narvi smiled. “Is there anything I can do?”

“Just relax and let me know what you want.”

“I don’t know what you are ordering…. and not like I would know what it is any way.”

“A little bit of everything from every place?” Victor asked. Lies smiled and nodded. “Aye.”

She giggled and shook her head. “I still don’t know what you are ordering. But I can tell you I am willing to try whatever it is”

“Everything Vi...We are getting everything. Mom’s splurging.”

She shrugged “Okay okay. So what would you like me to do? Make more tea? Oh! can we try a thing called a doughnut?”

They laughed and Lies nodded with a soft smile. “Aye. I’ll go get some.”

“Thank you Kindly.” She said taking the last sip of her drink. “I never had one before. Are they good?”

“Very good.” Victor enthused.

She smiled happily and started to clean her mug in the sink. “So, is there anything I can do?”

“Just relax.” He smiled wryly. “Or pick a movie?”

“I don’t know how to relax Victor.” She said playfully falling against the counter. “Movie… Okay I can do that.”

He grinned and took her to the dvd rack.

“Woah, all of these are movies?” She looked at the rack. “Is there a prefered theme?”

“We have a lot of disney and actions movies.”

“I mean, a theme for the day?”

“Fluff I think.”

“So disney movies.” Narvi looked at the movies. “Mulan? What is that about?”

“A woman who pretends to be a man to keep her father from going to war…”

She made a face, thinking it over…. Okay what about…. The Little mermaid?”

Victor chuckled and told her, Lies walking by as he ordered things.

Another face. “Why do all the movies have something about parents…. Lion king! Its about giant cats! That should be alright.”

“Um….” He shook his head. “Nope...Its about a Lion that ran away after thinking he was the reason his father died.”

“Damn.” She whispered, but still smiling. “You pick a movie. This is too complicated.”

“Frozen?”

“Haven’t seen it.” She nodded. “Sure, lets watch it.”

He goes puts it in, plopping down on the couch.

She moved to sit next to him. “What is this movie about?”

“The eldest daughter mostly...and her sister’s attempted to get her to open up.”

She nodded settling back in the couch more. “OKay, sounds interesting.”

He gently pulls her close, holding her against his chest.

“I don’t know about your father but my own punishment was to have my magic restricted and my lips sewn shut for a year and a day. I was also exiled back to Earth to learn compassion and humanity and to earn back the rest of my magic.”

“Father won’t tell me what he went through.” Narvi said with a shrug. “You had your lips swen shut? That… that is horrible.”

“Aye. It was.” Lies looked to his son who touched his shoulder. “While I was powerless, I lived on the streets...sold myself to make what little money I could for food and warmth. I,” He paused. “I ended up with child. A child who had a familiar soul.”

“A familiar soul?” She asked looking at Victor…. “Victor…. Vali?” Why did se not see the connection before, it was right there in front of her.

Victor just waved a little, shy as can be before nodding.

“It was Hela’s way of bringing me a small measure of comfort. The pregnancy was normal enough. When he was born though…” “I grew rapidly.”

She gave a smile to him, He was different than her birth brother,but there was a comfort feel about him, that is why she agreed to go with him so eagerly. “What do you mean grew rapidly?”

“I was born only a couple years ago.” He admitted sheepishly as Lies nodded.

Narvi nodded. “Aye, Are you plateaued or are you going to continue to grow?”

“When my body and mind hit about the age that I…you know..my aging slowed to normal.”

She nodded in understanding. “Okay. I am glad that you came back. That your Hela was able to assist you. You Deserve to live.”

“Not as much as you did.” He smiled. “I don’t remember much though...Just that you were a pretty boy that didn’t feel right as a boy. A few other things too.”

She smiled and gave a small chuckle. “This universe I was born and raised a girl. Though I always thought that my parents wanted another boy.”  She shook her head. “We both deserved to live. We never should have been killed.”

“Agreed.” Lies nodded hugging them both. “You both deserved to live and now you will. I’ll do my best for the both of you.”

Narvi smiled and happily returned the hug. “Thank you. Really, thank you for understanding.”

“You are most welcome little one. I won’t promise that I’ll be perfect but I will try.”

“You are already doing a fantastic job.” She whispered.

“Thank you little one.” Lies smiled gently before frowning when he phone rung. “I’ll be right back.”

She moved to get out of his way and looked to Vali. “Thank you for taking me home with you.”

“You’re welcome.” He smiled warmly. “Mom probably would of fussed had I not at least tried to help you.”

“You did more than help me Victor, I am fairly sure you saved me. You and your mother. I don’t know to what extent yet. But just having someone understand me…. It is saving me.”

He hugged her tightly. “I’m glad. We don’t have much but Mom makes sure we never go hungry and never goes without a shoulder to cry on when we are down.” He murmured. “He goes to great lengths to make sure we are cared for.”

She returned the hug. “Not having much can mean that you have more.” She whispered. “Where I am from, if I mention wanting it, I get money thrown at me to get it. But…. I can never get what you have, Family.  I am isolated, you have a union.”

“Yeah.” He smiled and hugged her looking up as Lies came in. “I have to go out tonight.” Lies smiled weakly. “I’ll get a room divider while I’m out. You can use my room tonight if you like Victor.”

Narvi shook her head. “I can sleep on the couch, that is not a problem.” She spoke slowly letting go of the hug. “Heavens knows I have slept on worse. Is this the other job Victor mentioned?”

“Aye. I won’t be back till around dawn or so. And please go ahead and use one the beds little one. There’s yogurt if you get hungry again and Victor knows where the extra debit card is if you guys want take out.”

She gave a small Nod, she would talk it out with Victor when Loki left. “Well… I hope it is a decent second job. And you know…. Hope time flies and all that.” Offering a smile she stepped aside.

Lies hugged them and grabbed a bag before hurrying out. “Its...an okay job.” Victor answered before smiling. “Ice cream?”

She watched them leave the apartment and turned to Victor. “Sure! What do you have?”

“Double chocolate and mint chocolate.”

“Ohhh, I have had Double Chocolate before…. So can I try Mint Chocolate?”

“Sure.” He smiled, glad she hadn’t asked more about his mother’s other job.

Narvi walked into the kitchen with him and looked around. “So really, I can sleep on the couch tonight.”

“Nah. Use my bed. I’ll sleep on mom’s bed.”

“Are you sure?” She asked rocking on her feet.

“Yep. I usually sleep there when Mom has to go to his second job anyways.”

She nodded, and pulled out the ice cream. “Well, if you are sure.”

“I’m sure.” He smiled softly, getting some syrup down.

“Can I help with anything? Where are the bowls?”  She asked with a gentle smile.

“Cabinet above the sink.” He answered. “And I’ll put on a movie.”

She nodded and pulled out the bowls and looked around until she found a spoon to scoop it out with. She came up with a bowl for him as well and offered it. “Here, you are. What movie are we watching?”

“I was thinking snow white.” He grinned. “Mom’s a disney buff.”

“I have not seen that one.” She spoke. “I have watched a few disney movies… but they were kinda out there.”

“This is one the older ones.” He smiled. “Mom likes the new one “Frozen” you know? But he really likes Sleeping beauty and snow white too.”

“Never saw Frozen she spoke. I asked about it once and was told that if I watched it I could not at home cause Father still does not like his Jotun side.” She spoke with a shrug and sat down next to him. “I saw Atlantis… it was a little off, but I kinda understood Milo…. Looking for where he belonged and such.

“Atlantis is a good one and mom is...okay with being Jotun. Uncle Helblindi found him and visits from time to time to teach him about Jotunheim.”

She smiled. “That is really nice of him to do that. Family, unity. I like it.”

“Sorta. Helblindi thinks that most of what happened was because Mom didn’t understand his heritage.”

“Well it was withheld for a while yes? So that could very well play a part… I don’t know. I don’t know your timeline well.” She offered a small smile and took a bite of her ice cream.

“That’s right. Mom didn’t know until Uncle Thor went to Jotunheim that he was Jotun too.”

“That is the same for Father.” She nodded, only hearing the story in passing, no one ever bluntly told her.

“That usually runs true for all the twins from what I understand.” Victor mused.

She nodded and hummed. “Would most of them take me in, help me like Your Mother has?”

“I...don’t know.” He admitted.

Loki sat down down and considered her. “You first.” He answered gently. “Lets see how angry I should be at my twin.”

Puckering her lips they popped when she opened her mouth thinking about how to start. “I came back at the same time as Vali. Hela did that. We came back and learned that Father was on trial. We quickly became targets. People were after us. So we ran into the deep woods. We were safe there for a time, until we were jumped. I thought he was next to me, running away with me, however we got separated. It was a year or two, I don’t know, I was alone and went begging for food. That is how I found father, He lived in a house next to Asgards Palace. Married to Tony Stark with….” She paused to count “six children of their own and all of the marks turned into a human form. It was only a few days where Father and the other’s started telling me I needed to get over it, my death, just be happy and the panic attacks and Nightmares would end.”

She let out a long sigh. “A week after I returned Father tried to kill himself. Tony took my magic from me and gave it to father to try and help him. It worked, he survived and I got my magic back as well as some of his, that is the cause of my buzzing, Victor noticed it before. It is too strong for me to handle, but he won’t take it out of me. So I am stuck.”

Chewing her lip she traced a finger over her food. “Soon I meet a boy named Aiden. I liked him and told him about me. How… I am supposed to be this princess, expected to be it, and I just found out my father is heir to Jotunhime too? I was more confused than anything, and he let me talk about it with him. I was really liking him and He I. But that changed when I found out he died. Killed by magic unknown to me. And again I was getting ‘you relied too much on him’ and ‘Why can you not just be happy. Your siblings are happy. You need to be happy too.’ and my personal favorite. ‘just have sex, it makes things better.’ I did not know what to do what to think. My panic attacks were getting worse and worse and I would wake up screaming and the damn buzzing makes it hard to eat or sleep and I asked for help so many time to be pushed aside.”

“Talk to your sister, at least you are not dead. Narvi you just need to let your death go, get over it.” She repeated the words tears stinging her eyes as she spoke. “All the ‘myth kids’ as we have been called have come home to father…. and I am the only ‘screwed up’ one. Father said he would find someone to talk to, but…. I don’t know if I can be fixed any more. Hell I doubt they even know I am gone.”

She looked to the table taking a deep long breath, holding it before letting it out. “That is how I got here I think. I remember parts of the panic attack and then I was running, having a flashback and…. then I am in a midgardian ally way. I think I jumped through my window.”  He breath was staggered at this point. “Maybe I am messed up. I try to forget, try to ignore, but I hate sleeping, cause I can’t block and bottle it up any more.

She’d find herself embraced between the two men, held close and comfortingly. “Shhh Little One...I may not be your father but I will help the best I can.” He pet her hair. “You have us...you can talk to us.” He promised softly.

She curled up in the cold trying to stay calm. This was new, being told that she could talk and relax. That someone was going to help her. “You…. You don’t think I am wrong?”

“No. You weren’t wrong. You realized you needed help but weren’t able to get it. I wish to help you...till you feel like you can return home.”

“I don’t know if I want to go home.” She whispered hiding her face. “And Thank you, Really…. I feel like… I don’t know. I shattered.”

“But that option is open for you.” Lies pet her hair again. “You did little one. Now we’ll help you put you back together. We may not have much here...but sometimes a simple life does wonders for the soul.”

“You will let me stay here?” She asked in a shy manner. “Really? You can handle me? I mean…. I did just tell you my life and you think you can handle me?” Her body buzzed with the excess magic again.

“Of course.” He smiled. “I’ll have to buy a room divider…” He looked to Victor who smiled warmly. “And what a silly question. Handle you. Of course I can. If I can handle my life I can help you.”

‘You are very kind.” She spoke again. “Can I help out around the house, I don’t want to be a burden.” She smiled back at Victor.

“If you like to it would be appreciated.” Lies answered. “We all pick up after ourselves and clean up the apartment during the weekend together.”

She was still scared, scared about what was going to happen, what was going to be said. Narvi ran because of a panic attack, that her family induced really. But slowly, gods, ever so slowly she nodded her head. “Aye, where…. where do you want me to go?”

“The bathroom so we can get you washed up and start removing the glass.” He coaxed gently.

Narvi nodded and swallowed before standing to face the twin of her father. “Okay… Where…. where is the bathroom?” Her eyes were still red and swollen from all of her crying and panicking, bloodshot from all the stress.

“...Norns.” He gasped softly, seeing her face. “It...How...You are.” He delicately cupped her cheeks. “Narvi?” He asked gently. “Are you Narvi?” She wasn’t like… No. Now wasn’t the time. “I’m sorry...lets get you in a nice hot bath yes..” He gently guided her to the bathroom.

The girl gave a small nod, answering his question. She was Narvi, though there were times where she wished that she was not. It hurt to much to be her at times and nothing seemed to make it better. “I am.” She followed him slowly. “You are Loki. But…. I am sad to say not my father Loki. I heard of this happening… before.” She paused as he breath hitched, pain swelling in her back. “Something about universes.”

“Aye. The multiverse touching in on its self, making it easier to cross to another reality.” He murmured. “But that isn’t important. What is, is getting you taped up so you can start to heal.”

Once in the bathroom she looked at him biting her lip. Was he going to help her? Her father would not do that, as far as she knew. “If I may ask, why are you helping me? I mean…. My father would not really, he would send someone else to help me.” It sounded bad but that is how it had been for so long.

He frowned some before sighing gently. “Because I know what its like to need help..and to have no one there to help. To be in pain with nothing to easy it. It is not something I would want my child, any version of my child...to experience if I could help it.”

She let out a sigh, tears pricking her eyes once more and gave a single nod. Turning her back, she undid her shirt exposing the wounds, still bleeding on her back. “They hurt really bad.” She whispered. “And thank you, for doing this. Really.”

He gently checked her back over. “These are not going to be fun to clean out.” Loki warned softly. “I can get you some pain killer before we start.”

She nodded. “Sure, How bad do you think they are? Will I need stitches or anything?” She should be glad in a way, she could walk, and as much as her back hurt, there was no damage, that she knew of to her spine.

“I’m not sure until I start little one.” He gave her an apologetic look.

Narvi nodded, “Alright, can I bite a towel or something?” She was not all to thrilled with the idea of digging glass out of her, but there was not much she could do about it. It was her fault for it being there in the first place. Should she not have had the panic attack to begin with.

“Aye...but once I’m done you should tell me what happened to leave you in such a state.” He pulled out a bit of leather from his case and handed it to her.

She nodded and took the leather. Holding it in her teeth she braced her hands on the wall, closed her eyes and waited for it to start.

He worked as quickly and as carefully as possible, stopping from time to time when the bleeding was bad to stitch the wound up.

She did everything she could to keep her grunting and muffled crying down. Gods it hurt, and she could feel the blood trickle down her back for the really bad wounds. “Are you close?” She asked through the gag.

“Aye. A couple more and...done.” He gently cleaned her back.

Nodding she put her head against the wall, waiting for it to be done.

“There.” He murmured. “That’s all of it.”

She pulled the gag out of her mouth and gave a sigh. “Thank you. Really. Thank you. My father… He would not have done that.”

He pressed his lips together. “No?” He asked softly

She shook her head. “No. I would do it by myself somehow or one of Stark’s Marks would help… maybe”

Lies sighed softly and gently pet her hair. “It is not my place to say anything against a twin...But that is not how I do things.”

“I am kinda glad.” She whispered. “Otherwise, without you or Victor, I would… well I don’t know where I would be.”

“I dread to think. Wash up little one. I’ll make us some hot cocoa and you can tell us what happened if you like or we can just tell you about us.”

“Can we do both?” She asked picking her shirt off the ground. “You seem to have a happy life, after my story, I might… will need some happy.”

“I don’t know how happy our life is. But we can certainly do both.” Loki nodded

She nodded and went to the sink to clean her shirt what she could before going out to them. “I will be out in a moment. And thank you again.”

“I have a dress you can borrow you know.”

“I don’t want to be more of a hassle.” She whispered slowly putting her shirt on the counter

“No hassle, Little One.” Lies smiled gently. “Plus I think your back would be something happier with something that wouldn’t catch on the stitches.”

She nodded “Aye, I did not think of that. Okay, if you really don’t mind.”

“I don’t.” He disappeared for a moment coming back in with a haltertop dress

She smiled and took the dress. “Thank you, I will be out in just a moment.”

“Take your time.” He went to the kitchen.

Running a hand through her hair she nodded and got dressed. Before coming into the kitchen.

The two were goofing off as Lies cooked, singing along with “Blurred Lines” laughing merrily.

Narvi chuckled as she came out into the room. “Well then. I know your style of music.”

“Anything but country.” Victor grinned

“Why not country?” She asked sitting at the table smiling.

“Its just….eh.” He shrugged.

“To each their own.” She responded with a shrug. “I like it, so long as it is not the whiney, my collie got hit by a trolly sort of country.”

Narvi was not expecting the clink of the bowl on the table. her breath was heaving and her back was stinging more and more as the reality of the pain sank in. Did she really jump through her window? Did she really Run to Midgard… something was missing, something in the mist of her panic attack, something was…. not right. But as she looked at the bowl she was in shock. “You.. you really don’t have to do that.”

Victor smiled warmly. “I wanted to. You looked like you needed something to focus on least you chase your thoughts around the block.” He set the glass of water down as well. “Its not much I admit. But sometimes just a good bowl of soup helps to put things in perspective. I’m Victor by the way. Victor Silvaton.”

She smiled at Victor and gave a small nod. “Really you did not have to do that, But I am very thankful.” slowly, very slowly, as he back was still hurting. she reached for the soup. “My name is Narvi. Narvi Lokidottir.”

He looked a bit surprised, hiding it quickly. “You okay? You are moving like you hurt alot.” He stated softly. “Do you need a doctor?” Victor asked gently, kneeling beside her. “Of just someone to bandage you up?”

She was looking at the food and missed the look of surprise, when she looked up he had moved to next to her. “I…. I think I got some glass in my back, it feels like I did any way. But really you have done so much already.”

He tutted softly. “Then let me do this for you too.” He smiled softly. “I have a big first aid kit at home with some stuff to numb the pain. Come home with me, let me patch you up...Please?”

“How do I know that you are not going to kill me or something?” She asked, she did not know who the boy was, who he used to be, but if there was a chance that he knew her somehow, then there could easily be an added. “or worse.”

“Because my mother would twist my ear off.” He answered plainly. “And he lives with me.”

“I live with my father and his husband.” She spoke almost instantly. They were in a society that made them need to live alone but the two of them were with parents. “Well… Kinda.” Thinking a little more she finally gave a nod. “And if you do anything I will take your ear off my self, so you know.”

“I have no doubts you would.” Victor grinned at her. “You look like you could kick ass and take names. But I swear I’ll be a gentlemen.”

She flexed one arm and sighed. “Well I do work out.” Shaking her head at her own bad joke she stood, slowly. “Alright, where is home? Better yet… where exactly am I now?”

“New York, nearish central park. I live about a block from here.” He answered truthfully.

She nodded and gave a gentle hiss as she stood straighter, yep…. there was glass in her for sure. “Can… Can you help me walk?”

He ducked down under her arm and wrapped a careful arm around her. “I could even carry you if you’d rather.”

“I don’t care what you do.” She spoke clutching his shirt over his shoulder. “Just be careful of my back? It is really starting to hurt.” She could feel the blood dripping down her back again. He nodded and carefully helped her to his apartment complex, using only a touch of magic to draw the eye away from them.

She walked with him. “So is she going to be home? Your mother?”

“Yeah. Day off today. At least from the diner.”

“Oh...?” She was not sure what it was going to be like, just showing up at his place clearly wounded and bleeding. “She has another job?”

“...Something like that.” He answered.

She nodded and focused on walking until they got to the door. “Okay… I can stand while you get the door.”

He unlocked the door and helped her inside. He looked around as for his mother as he settled her at the kitchen table. “Mom?” “What is it?” Lies called back

She stiffened hearing the voice, Narvi knew that voice. Instantly her eyes prickled with tears as panic rose in her stomach. No, someone else to tell me I am wrong. I am going to be sent back. She hid her face in her hands

“Can you help me. I brought a friend and her back is torn up pretty badly.” Lies stepped out, way dressed down in a t-shirt and jeans his length hair braided back. “Of course.” His eyes traced to Narvi. “Would you like a bath little one? It’d help with getting your back fixed up.”

She hid her face some more trying to keep calm. “Victor… I do not know if this is a good idea any more.” Her voice broke as she spoke. He knew, he had to of know who she was once she said her name. And she was still brought back?

“You are safe here.” He whispered. “I promise. Mom doesn’t let any of the avengers know where we are, nor anyone from Asgard.”

Trying to exhale, it came out as a small sob. Her father was in Asgard and his husband was an avenger, from what she could find out about him, not like he told her. Everything she knew, she found out on her own. “A-are you sure….”

“Yes my boy’s sure.” Lies came over. “I have no love of either nor will I for a long time yet. Why are you hiding from them Little one?”

“I just need a break.” She whispered. “Someone to understand I…” She dropped her arms on the table and hid her face in them, her bloody back pressing against her shirt, the cotton soaking up the blood.

Her breathing started leveling out. thank god, cause her chest heaving was only making her back hurt more. She lifted her head and with her sleeve wiped her eyes dry of the tears. She was some place that served food. The smell hit her making her stomach growl for the first time in weeks. But she did not have midgardian money on her.