Chapter 65

“Fenrir knows most of it, Toki is far too young to understand completely." Loki told him.
"Part of what your father did was out of anger and hurt. I was part of the reason because I took Fenrir and his older brother and sister away from him and that only made him angrier. He only did what he did because he was tired of being undermined and feeling like he didn't belong. He just wanted to be like everyone else." Odin explained.
Odin felt bad for not having realized sooner that Loki was just as good as Thor but in his own way.
Toki looked at Odin then at Fenrir, but didn’t know what he was talking about. Fenrir had been taken away? And what exactly had Loki done? He didn’t like not knowing things, especially when they sounded this important, but he left it at that. Toki nodded his head and went back to running around the garden with his arms outstretched.
“Just don’t forget to tell him the story and Remus too. Nobody likes to hear it, but it’s something they deserve to know.” Tony placed a hand on Loki’s cheek and gave him a small smile. “And it’s best they hear it from you. If I tell it, I’ll make myself more amazing than I already am.”
Loki laughed "I told you to stop ego stroking."  Loki laughed leaning forward and pressing a kiss to his husband's cheek.
Fenrir went to go play with Toki in the grass for a while. Growing tired of this, he laid his head in Frigga's lap letting his grandmother play with his dark hair.
In his Aesir form Fenrir was the closest in look to Loki while Hela was a female version of her father.
Tony chuckled and leaned over Loki.
“I have to ego stroke, how else do you think I keep myself so happy?” The inventor returned his husband’s kiss and tangled his fingers in his black hair. The taste off Loki’s lips sent tingles through Tony and he smirked to himself.
Frigga smiled at her grandson and ran her long fingers through his hair slowly. Toki giggled as he rolled around in the grass a few times before falling into the bushes. He grumbled a bit then got up and shook the leaves out of his clothes before he caught sight of something. It looked like a stream, and the way it glimmered caught Toki’s attention. He crawled towards it, his eyes curious.
Loki smiled as he kissed his husband back. "I love you."
Remus had fallen asleep against Odin's chest, his arms and legs curled under him like when he slept in his crib.
Frigga looked around as best she could without moving Fenrir.
"Where's Toki?" She looked back and Odin.
"I'll find him Love." Odin passed the sleeping baby off to his wife as he stood up to go and find Toki.
Tony pressed their lips together once more before checking the door very briefly. He turned back to Loki with a hopeful smile and got on top of his husband a bit more.
“Since we’re alone.” Tony trailed off that sentence, but the look in his eyes didn’t leave room for question.
Toki crawled further until he reached the river and he stood, mud and dirt caked into the knees of his pants and on his hands. He patted himself off a bit and walked over to the shimmering water, stopping right at the edge. It looked far more reflective than water back home and much cleaner too. Toki knelt down at the water’s edge and held out his fingers, shuddering when he felt how icy cold it was.
Odin eased when he saw the boy by the water. "Toki come away from there, we can't have you falling in." Odin went up behind the boy picking him up. Seeing how dirty the boy had gotten, Odin put him down and knelt before him to help clan him up.
"When you learn to swim you can come to this river and play near it but for now you are too little." Odin told him remembering when Loki had managed to fall in himself.
Toki pouted slightly but nodded at his grandfather and looked back at the water. It looked so beautiful; he wondered if it was even clean enough to drink.
“Grandpa, what is it?” The boy pointed to the river curiously and cocked his head to the side.
"It comes from the mountains up there. That's where the strongest mages and sorcerers live. They control the magic." Odin explained.
Loki kissed his husband as he pushed his fingers through his hair. "Let’s not get started too early now."
Tony chuckled and leaned in to steal another kiss.
“All right, fine.” The inventor got off the bed and stretched with a groan before sighing out. That was probably one of the most refreshing naps he’d ever taken.
Toki looked at Odin then back at the river. Magic? He wondered if it could give him powers.
“I get powers too? Like Papa?” Toki’s eyes gleamed at the thought.
No, you won’t be able to do magic." Odin explained
"But you'll do a different kind of magic, the magic that your daddy does. How he builds his machines." Odin explained remembering how Loki talked about it.
Loki sat up in bed and smiled as he pulled his husband close to rest his head upon him.
Toki nodded and smiled then hugged Odin around the neck.
“Okay Grandpa.” The boy took his grandfather’s hand and they both walked over to Frigga and the Toki’s brothers.
“Where were you two?” Frigga smiled at her husband and grandson.
Tony smiled and let himself be pulled onto the bed. He lay there with Loki, running his fingers through his hair.
"Toki found the river that comes from the mountain."
"That's far for someone so young." Frigga told him.
"The boys did it when they were children." Odin pointed out.
"No Thor did it and dragged Loki out with him as well as the others." Frigga reminded him.
Loki whispered something to Tony in Norse before pulling away to get out of the bed himself.
Toki looked at his grandmother then at Odin and went over to sit by Fenrir.
“Boys! It’s good to see you out!” Thor walked over to his family, a big smile on his face and a horse behind him. Toki squealed happily and ran over to his uncle, his eyes twinkling.
“I ride, I ride!”
“Yes, yes of course. Fenrir, would you like to come with us?”
Tony looked at Loki slightly puzzled and tried to figure out just what his husband had said. If it was what he was thinking, then this was going to be a happy night. If he was wrong then why would Loki be asking him for a pet frog? His Norse, undoubtedly, could use a lot of practice.
"You have no clue what I said do you?" Loki asked with a slight chuckle.
Fenrir shook his head and continued to lie next to Frigga.
"Is something wrong Fenrir? Are you not feeling well?" Odin asked.
Frigga told Thor to go find Loki wondering if Fenrir was just tired from all the activity of the days pervious.
Thor came to his brother's room and knocked.
Sitting up Loki pulled on a robe and went to answer the door.
“Hey, I don’t get paid to understand what you say in Old Norse! Besides, I’m learning slowly.” Tony shrugged and looked over at the door and noticed Thor.  
“Brother, I believe there is something troubling young Fenrir. He has grown awfully quiet suddenly.” Thor looked worried for his nephew, but then again, coming from Thor, he was always worried.
“Is he sick?” Tony stood from the bed and went over to the gardens with Loki and Thor.
“Fenrir, you okay?” Toki went over to his brother and put a hand on his head worried.
Loki put on a tunic and pair of pants before he pulled on his boots and rushed out to the garden. Fenrir's eyes had filled in color and a fever burned under his skin.
"Everything will be just fine." Loki told him as he picked the boy up.
Fenrir rested his head on Loki's shoulder. "Don't worry you'll feel better soon.
"We'll have to leave sooner rather than later. I'm sorry mother."
Frigga looked disappointed but she nodded. She’d be able to see Fenrir and her other grandsons again some other time. Tony walked over and touched Fenrir’s cheek.
“You ready to go home then big guy?”
The boy simply whimpered and nuzzled his face into Loki’s shoulder, so Tony took that as a yes. Toki looked up at his fathers and pouted ever so slightly but he went and got ready to get his things together.
“I shall ready the horses then.” Thor nodded at Loki then went off to get their horses. Tony took a shuddering breath and shook his head. More horses.
"Shh it'll be alright. Come on." Loki had Fenrir laid down as they started getting ready to leave. He could feel Fenrir's fever radiating off him.
Loki smiled as he tickled Remus and got him settled go back to Midgard. Looking at Tony he saw his husband pacing. "Anthony please, because you'll have to carry Remus while I take care of Fenrir during the ride."
Tony whimpered a bit but decided to brave it out for his son. Tony took a deep breath and got on, though he knew he wasn’t going to enjoy this. It was bad enough when he had to hang onto Loki, now he’d actually have to steer the horse. The inventor sat down and waited for something horrible, then slowly relaxed when the horse did nothing.
“Well, this isn’t too bad-Ah!?” The horse suddenly took two steps forward and Tony nearly threw himself off. Toki giggled as he watched his father then got onto another horse with Thor.
“Come young Toki, you can ride in front.” Thor put his nephew on the horse first then got on behind him.
"Anthony please. The sooner we get beck the better." Loki told him pointing to the sleeping Fenrir in his arms. The child was restless in his sleep and very warm.
Remus had settled very well into his basket ready for the trip and he was bundled up well enough inside of his blankets.
Tony sighed out and helped Loki onto the horse then nudged it forward, whimpering as it began on a healthy trot. He tried to keep his heart steady as they kept going then cried out as Loki made it go faster. At least, it felt faster to him.