Healer Eir
FLASHBACK PART 2
It was already the next day and Loki has always been an early riser. There was something on his cheek, warmth on his side and something laying on him. His brows furrowed when he open his eyes, that something turns out to be a certain someone and that someone is Harry. Harry who was almost laying on him, he was sprawled on his belly, half of his body was on Loki and his legs completely on Loki’s stomach. One of his tiny hand was on Loki’s cheek, slightly caressing his face unconsciously and he look so peaceful sleeping and Loki thought him to be a ‘little’ bit cute while he stare fondly at the sleeping child’s face.
If his family or anyone were to see his expression right now, they would think he was an imposter for Loki did not show such fondness to anyone. He slowly shift his body to the side so that he could get up without waking the child but then he heard a whimper. Harry’s eyes were scrunched close and his hands starts to wander to look for Loki. Loki stopped his shifting and instead sat up on his headboard with Harry’s head on his laps, hands were playing with the thick black mess called hair. Harry’s eyes flutter open and he looks around the room, adjusting his eyes to the light before he sat up and rub the sleepiness off. Loki was watching him the whole time, waiting for Harry to look at him. Finally he looks up at Loki and Loki couldn’t help but smile and pick the child up to sit on his lap. His green eyes fascinated him.
“Good morning Harry. Did you sleep well?” Loki carded his hands through Harry’s and watch as his eyes close and he leaned slightly towards him.
“You know my name.” His head was slightly tilted.
“Yes I do. Do you want to know mine?” Harry nods eagerly and Loki chuckled a bit as he shift him around his lap.
“I am Loki, God of Mischief. But you can call me Loki.” Harry made an ‘O’ with his mouth.
“Lo-ki, God of mis-misshift.” Loki suppress his laughter and cover it with a cough as he shakes his head.
“Its mis-chief.” Harry nods, looking serious before trying again. “Mis-shift?”.
Loki nods anyway and Harry look smug for a bit, proud that he got it right.
“Just call me Loki.” Harry nods again.
“What would you like to eat this morning dear one?” honestly its not Loki’s fault to be so fond of the little mortal. There’s just something about him that draws him close its like he’s enchanted by the child.
“Um anything? Im not hungry” He’s clearly lying but until then there’s something they have to do first.
“Since you’re not hungry as you’ve said. We’ll have to meet with someone first okay and then we’ll eat?” Harry nod and Loki removed him from his lap before getting up and to the door. He called over the nearest guard wandering the halls and asked for them to call his personal maid over before closing the door again. Few minutes later a knock was heard and Loki open the door slightly to see the maid bowing her head, never meeting his eyes.
“Prince Loki, you require my assistance?” Loki rarely call for a maid, even his personal ones so this was a new thing. Loki never really like the maids anyway. Nothing personal, just Loki being Loki, preferring to be alone unless he really needed help.
“Please call over Healer Eir and tell her that I am in need of her immediate attention and bring over breakfast to my chamber for I do not want to be at breakfast with others.”
“and if they ask for your presence, Prince Loki?”
“Tell them I am unwell and to leave me be as I will be meeting with the healer.”
“As you wish my prince, I shall bring over your breakfast immediately.” The maid bowed and be on her way to inform the healer and to bring breakfast. Loki shuts the door, secure it with magic and walked over to the small figure on his bed.
‘You’ll be meeting one of the most trusted person in my life. She’ll be doing some checking for you to ensure that you have no ail or is injured in any way. Are you okay with that?” Harry nods, trusting Loki despite not knowing him for long but he trust his words. “I need a verbal response Harry.”
“Yes sir”
“None of that now, please do call me Loki” Harry fidgets a little but give an okay. A knock is heard once again on the door. A woman’s voice was heard greeting Loki.
“Now stay here and be quiet for a while okay? I just need a moment with her before I introduce you both okay?” Loki covers Harry as best as he can with the blanket although its actually kind of easy considering his small stature. Loki walks to the door and invite Healer Eir inside.
“Greetings Prince Loki, what has happened that you need me for? Are you injured? Have you been poisoned?” Healer Eir was close to Loki, someone who have taken care of Loki since he was young considering he got bully and injured a lot when he was smaller. Healer Eir was one of the person Loki trusts with his life and secret and she’s one of the few Loki can tolerate.
“I am doing fine, healthier than ever Healer Eir.” Loki wouldn’t tell anyone this, especially Healer Eir, but he was quite fond of her as she always mothers him and gave him advice when needed. Of course Loki loves Frigga his real mother but she would always side with Odin. Its not really her fault as he is her husband. Healer Eir listened to his troubles and will always side with.
“Then what was the immediate attention you needed me for? Did you miss me instead and is too shy to say so? I rarely see you nowadays.” They both gave a slight chuckle.
“I do miss you and sorry for not visiting frequently but I do need your assistance on something and it requires a vow of silence.” Healer Eir eyebrows shot up in curiosity but nevertheless obeyed for she trust Loki.
“Do you Healer Eir, vow to not utter a single word outside of these walls on the things that will be shared in this room. You shall not write about the events that will take place here and the consequences will be your death.” Loki’s magic swirls gently around them in green wisps.
“I, Healer Eir, vow to not utter a single word outside of these walls on the things that will be shared in this room. I shall not write about the events that will take place here and the consequences will be my death.” The green wisps gone leaving nothing but an acknowledgement that the vow has been made.
“Now tell me, what matter require such secrecy?” Loki backs away to where Harry, still obediently staying hidden, tugs on the blanket and gently pick him up to meet the healer.
“Oh my” Healer Eir observed the small thing as he try to hide his face in Loki’s neck. She sigh inside and thought of how adorable the sight is and she’s the first one to see it.
“Harry meet Healer Eir, Healer Eir meet Harry.” Harry shyly turn his head around to meet her and Loki gave a small nudge of encouragement.
“H-hello i am Harry” Loki felt proud as he saw Harry braved himself to meet the healer’s eyes.
“Hello Harry, such sweet smile you have dear. I am Healer Eir, but you can call me Eir for you are now my friend.” Harry, the sweet boy, turned red at her compliments but still gave her a shy smile before covering his face with his hands. The door knock before they could continue their conversation.
“Excuse me, that must be the maid with breakfast. Do you mind helping me get it?” He gestured to the door and the healer got his message. There’s a wooden table across the room, its view of the outside world but covered by a sheer curtain but the sun still shine through but not as brightly, they walked over to it. Healer Eir with a tray of food and Loki still with Harry in his arms, he settle him down on the floor covered with soft fur.
Harry wiggled his toes at the feeling of the fur rug underneath him. Healer Eir set the tray down with a hidden smile on her lips because of Harry's action. The tray consist of slices of meat, some greens, cheese, various fruits and honey. Loki frown as he stare at the content mainly at the beverage because there’s nothing here that a child should drink. He once again call for the maid and requested milk, the maid without questioning him brought milk. Loki hummed and walked towards the two people in his room and noticed Harry struggling to sit on the chair as it is too tall for him. Healer Eir tried to help with an amused smile.
Loki place the glass of milk on the table before picking Harry up. Before Harry could protest he place him on his feet again and snap his fingers. The table is now shorter than before, allowing Harry to eat comfortably while sitting on the floor. Harry sat crisscrossed on the floor and look up to smile in grateful towards Loki. Loki crouched down so that they could be face to face.
“This is all for you, you can eat it while I talk to Eir okay? Here’s milk if you want some and if there’s anything you don’t like you can leave it okay?”
“Okay, thank you Loki.”
“Good boy.” He ruffled his already messy hair and went to the corner of the room away from Harry to speak with Healer Eir.
“Is that your kin? I don’t remember you taking an interest in someone else unless he was a mistake?” Healer Eir stare at him questioningly with hundreds of questions to ask him. Loki sighed.
“No, I did not sleep with anyone and even if I did I sure wouldn’t leave a mistake and no there’s no one i'm interested in. I found him in Midgard. He was living with monsters and I couldn’t fathom leaving him there when I knew what was going on. I should’ve destroyed those insects.” Loki frown remembering the whale and his family but smiled afterwards remembering the curse he put on them.
“I do not want to know how you ended up in Midgard without your father knowing and that’s very kind of you to care for the others in need. I don’t want to imagine a child living under the same roof as a monster and a child as sweet as him, it breaks my heart.”
“There’s just something about him that makes my heart tug. I’ve felt it a couple times in Midgard but more so with this child and I would like to know why. I was going to ask you to check up on him for anything and see if you can find something that affects me and if it has something to do with him.”
“Let us wait for him to eat first, poor child he’s probably starving showing those monsters deprived him of food. He looks comfortable with you and you to him. I’ll give him a look and we can do it here in your room. This child shouldn’t even be on Asgard, if your father finds out, he might jump to conclusions especially with how similar you look.” Loki sighed deeply again, he definitely did not want to be in trouble with Odin or meeting with him under any circumstances. He knew Odin never liked him, he knew just how much he was unloved by him and thinking about Odin makes him angry but he suppressed the useless thought. As long as they didn’t end up in each others way.
Loki decided to sit on the floor, oh have mercy, with Harry. The child was drinking milk but even the simple act made Loki’s heart melt a bit. He was honestly scared with his own emotions, terrified of what's happening to make him act like this, playing domestic with a child he just picked up one night. So many questions going through his mind, he didn’t even know his full name to begin with, who was his parents and what happen to them. He also wanted to know more about the child like what's his favourite color, favourite food, favourite tree even who knows.
“Is everything to your liking little one?”
“Yes thank you Loki.” Even the way he nod his head is adorable.
“Healer Eir is here to make sure that you are not sick. She is going to do some check up on you okay? You can trust her and I will be by your side as promised.” Harry gave him a nod and they walked over to the bed. Healer Eir politely ask him to lay down on the bed, facing the ceiling, hands side by side.
“If there’s anything that makes you feel uncomfortable you can tell me to stop okay Harry? I wont hurt you I promise, i'm just here to check if there's anything hurting you okay?”
“Okay Eir I trust you.” Healer Eir smiled at his bravery and they proceed.
“I’ll be here just as I promise.” Loki hold Harry hands and gave a gentle squeeze before letting go but staying in his line of sight.
Red swirls above him and Harry still looking at the ceiling feeling the wisps of magic surround him. Healer Eir continues with her work, frowning every now and then which Loki notices. Harry was enchanted with the red beads of magic above him, his mouth open a bit once in a while, the feeling of magic on his skin was tingly but nothing more.
“He seems to have a lot of old injuries that didn’t heal correctly, none that would affect him but still I would need to fix that later. No sickness, he have quite the immunity for such a small child like him, much less for a midgardian. But overall nothing that I couldn’t fix. His small stature can be fix, its not too late to give him the much needed proteins and such that his body lack.” Healer Eir spoke softly to Loki.
“That is a relieved to hear, what about his other details, his age? His date of birth?”
“He is 3 years old but sadly I cant find out about his date of birth. Now to find his connection to you? I found something weird earlier but let me check again.” Now he felt anxious but curious still.
“Hmm that’s odd.” Healer Eir brows furrowed and so does Loki, Harry was oblivious to it all of course. “Something is blocking me.”
Loki’s eyebrows raised in question at this. “What do you mean something is blocking you?”
“Exactly what I said. This makes everything complicated. Something is blocking me from knowing his heritage. Whoever did this is definitely hiding something or hiding him.” Healer Eir sigh and drop her hand, cancelling everything. Harry frowned as the red wisps of magic gone, Loki noticed this and suppress his smile. He moved his fingers in tiny circle and watched as Harry brightens up as small green butterflies flew in circle over his head, fluttering leaving green sparkles.
“I'm afraid I cant find about the connection that you two have although its quite concerning that something or someone is blocking me.” Healer Eir came up with nothing on what is blocking her from looking further. Its like a wall is blocking her and the wall was high and solid. Not wanting anything or anyone to pass through. Atleast it wasn’t anything harmful but its weird.
“There’s nothing you can do about it? His existence suddenly become even more curiouser, his connection to me, something or someone blocking you out. I doubt I could look into it myself if you cant.”
Healer Eir sigh “Well if there’s anything else I think I will do some research, right now all I can do is heal him and prescribed you with medicines to heal his body further.” Loki nodded and the healer sets to healing Harry without him noticing.
The healing didn’t take too long but Harry was already dozing off, trying his best to stay awake. Healer Eir left with a promise to send a maid to deliver medicines to him and they bid each other goodbye. Loki finally realizing that he hadn't shower and so does Harry who’s currently fighting to sleep.
Loki quietly pick him up and that made him focus on Loki and looking at him questioningly. He told Harry that he was going to give Harry a bath. Harry who is normally shy did not turn shy as Loki help him undress and into the tub already filled with warm water. Loki deciding that he should just join Harry began undressing himself, only in his undergarment, sat behind Harry and tuck a strand of hair behind Harry’s hair lovingly.
He prioritized washing the child first before himself. Loki noticed Harry sleeping as he was washing his hair, and smile at the state of a sleeping Harry who couldn’t hold it in anymore. Loki washed himself quick and summoned towels for them. His towels was already wrapped around his waist, he wrapped Harry with another towel and sat him on a counter. The jostling around woke Harry up.
“Little one can you stay up for a while for me hmm?” Harry was looking at Loki through his lashes and nodded, struggling to listen to Loki’s attention. Loki dressed him in a shrunken emerald tunic, one of Loki’s , a very soft one for soft looking Harry and he waved his hand over his head to dry his hair, green wisps going through Harry’s hair.
Loki finished dressing up himself and carried Harry to the bed, Harry on his lap as usual and he thought about doing some reading as Harry slept. He summon one of the books in the room and began reading, with the child sleeping and snuggling into his neck, the sound of his breathing filled the room. Loki couldn’t believe how relaxed he felt. He still thought about what the healer said and couldn’t help but worry over Harry’s safety.
Before that he have to worry about keeping Harry in Asgard, as safe as this place is, he would be trapped inside his room only and Loki do not want that for the child. So he thought over where they would live together. Then his thought froze.
Living together.
With someone he didn’t know, a child he didn’t know, just the two of them. Can Loki even trust himself to look after the child? Maybe? He’s not that bad…he guess
How hard would it be right? First he need to find a place in Midgard, living among them could be tiring but he would do it all for Harry who share an unknown connection with him. His instincts already screaming at him to care for the small child on his lap without him knowing.
He pressed Harry closer to him, never wanting the moment to disappear. Harry himself unconsciously snuggling deeper. Loki didn’t know how much he would care for Harry and he's scared of ruining everything. He also did not want to part with Harry.
He just wants to be with Harry and only Harry, who have wormed up into his heart too easily unlike others who could barely get close but then again he never tried because he simply didn't want to. He sees other people below him except for a few. But Harry? Oh dear Harry who is different who trust Loki so openly.
Loki will take care of him and that is a vow.