AN: Hey everyone! I really hope you enjoy this story! Creating this character was such a joy and I think she will be wonderful in this story. A warning tho, this story might have a few dark things, just a brief warning. Loki does not appear in this chapter whoops sorry. But this is sort of a backstory for Miku, and it helps set up the story. ~Moonmilk (Most of these chapters are either from song lyrics or the title of a song)

House of gold

Kanashimi: Def. Sorrow

This was certainly different from the outskirts of Illinois. The scorching sun made Miku's head burn. She shoved her ebony hair back in a pony tail and trudged on. Only a few more blocks until her first class of the day, science. But not just any science, astrophysics.

She was doing this for her father, not for herself. Miku never planned her career path, she never thought long and hard about her future at all. She assumed she would settle down, maybe write a lot. She shifted her shoulder bag higher, growling at the weight of the books. Her father knew she had potential in astrophysics, she couldn't see how.

It took her father about a years worth of begging after her senior year in high school to just, 'try it'. It was not like she would be put in a 100 year deep sleep and awake on the red planet, right? Right?

The university she was attending in Arizona was quite small. There were hardly any 'Renaissance' styled buildings, no giant libraries, maybe a couple here and there. Miku checked her watch. Class would end in an hour and a half, then her Shakespeare studies would commence, at least that was something she would enjoy.

She began to sprint and climb up the hot concrete steps. She lifted her right hand and ran it through strands of black. She made it inside, it was small, only 30 students. She found a seat in the back corner and absorbed the scenery.

The floor was a nice mahogany, cleaned throughly, so it shined. The sun peaked through windows, giving it a sunshine feel. The walls were a light beige, Miku could notice a few writings on the wall. She squinted and adjusted her red rimmed frames.

Mostly just texting references. 'Lmao' 'XD' She leaned back in her chair and chuckled to herself. A couple of strong boy students were to the left of her, talking and goofing around. Most of the girls looked like her, normal, not like the gum poppers in high school, or the ones that flip their hair every 3 seconds.

Maybe college won't be so bad.

After a few moments, the teacher arrived carrying a large stack of books. She was a woman possibly in her late 20's. Her long shiny brown hair was neatly combed, and her lavender top seemed to stand out against the citrus colored room. She adjusted her navy jeans after she set the overwhelmingly large stack of textbooks down.

All was quiet, except for the whispers and chuckles from the boys. Miku pulled out her pencil instantly, ready to take notes.

Her professor introduced herself with a grin. She clasped her hands together, her French manicured nails gleaming in the morning sunlight. "It's good to see you all. Um, I am Jane Foster, your professor."

Some of the boys whistled and muttered cat calls. Miku rolled her eyes and twirled her pencil between her slender fingers.

Jane's lip trembled slightly and a quiet laugh broke out. "Um, yes." She ran a hand through her brown locks. Miku tilted her head, she knew Professor Foster seemed nervous, was this her first time?

"Well, this is my first time being here. First time teaching at a college actually,"

'Called it.' Miku grinned to herself.

Miss Foster began teaching, she was excellent, it was Miku's fault she couldn't understand the terms and how to calculate the mass of planets and stars. The class flew by fast, she was surprised that the rowdy boys didn't make one sound.

Miku was the last to get out, she took in the scenery once more and exhaled. It was certainly peaceful, and Miss Foster seemed relieved that her first day went well. Within a second, Miku was walking down the stairs, approaching the young professors desk.

"Um, hi. Can I ask you a few questions?"

Jane Foster lifted her head and molded a handful of dark brown hair behind her ear. "Yeah, what do you need." She stopped and began to hum to herself while she sighed through an enormously large stack of papers. "Miku Kyoko?"

"That's me." She chuckled, pointing a thumb to her cheek. "Well, I have some trouble with this,"

Miku wasn't the type of person to ask for help, but she took the chance. Her father would be exceedingly proud. Jane was very helpful, she was calm, laid back and patient when Miku was trying to figure out a problem.

Once the work was done. Miku just had to ask Miss Foster some questions, and she to Kyoko.

"You won the Nobel peace prize, right? That's so cool! I'm practically freaking out now!"

Jane chuckled and set her notes back in her cupboards. "It was a huge honor, but I really wouldn't have gotten such a thing if it wasn't for,"

"Thor," Miku giggled. "Yeah, I know."

Jane grinned and looked at the floor. "You sure know a lot, you're a newsie?"

"If that's what you wanna call me, yeah. I watch it every once and a while. Jane your a science superstar, my dad looks up to you."

"Is he a scientist?"

"You're a physic woman."

Jane smiled and then pressed her lips in a thin like. She folded her arms together and leaned forward a bit, her hair falling gracefully against her shoulders. "Do you want to be an astrophysicist?"

Miku shook her head rapidly. "No no no. My dad pushed me into this, I don't know how to get out. I guess I just have to do the work and get over it. I really have no plans for the future."

Jane frowned. "Miku, what do you like, educationally?"

"I'm more of a creative type, I enjoy reading, art, music, writing, acting, you name it! It kinda sucks when your mind is in a tangle of knots, trying to figure out what job would be best for you, while currently you work at a lousy noodle café."

"I've been there...how old are you?"

Miku swallowed. "22."

"You have a whole life ahead of you. I'm sure you will find something you like." Jane had to admit she enjoyed her company, she was extremely enthusiastic, it sort of reminded her of an old friend who she's still connected to. "I will help you out, if you're having trouble just ask me."

Miku nodded and thanked her professor. Her rose watch beeped several times, she finally lifted her arm and gasped. "Whoops, sorry, gotta go to next class."

"And what's that? Biology?"

"Ew no, Shakespeare."

Jane grinned and watched Miku charge up the stairs, her high heeled boots clunking against the mahogany wood. "I'll see you soon Miss Foster."

Jane nodded and Kyoko reached the top of the stairs. She put each hand against the sides of her mouth and hollered. "Oh, and Miku? Just call me Jane."

Miku grinned and off she went. Jane could have sworn she saw a trail of glittery flowers as she took off.

...

Shakespeare wasn't a bore, Miku was on the edge of her seat once they announced they were studying Macbeth for the next few weeks. She's seen the play at least 3 times and read it 10.

Some of the students groaned, supposably some of them had to squeeze in a language arts major, some poor saps were stuck with this. Miku rolled her eyes and began to put her hair in a pony tail.

The rest of her day was what she expected. Loads of work, studies, and fill out forms. She was able to afford a small house for 1 thanks to her job payment and her parents. Miku settled in, set down her books and plopped on her springy mattress.

She groaned at all the work she had to do. And she had to be at the Magic Sakura in an hour and a half.

She braced it. Kyoko jumped in the hot steamy shower, her pale complexion and body turned red. She quickly went over her math and Shakespeare, and took off to work.

Surprisingly the work pace went fast. Many sales, many familiar customers. She noticed the rowdy boys from her science class were there, a few you girls in party dresses (on a school night?) and a young man with short blonde hair studying alone.

The bell near the door chimed and a woman walked in.

"Ah~ Miss Foster." Miku's boss Arima greeted upon seeing the young professor walk in.

"Sorry I'm 2 hours late today, extra work and papers to grade. Plus I had to find the library and go lookfor more books." She sighed and set her purse down.

"Well we must give you our best today. No dilly dallying on this woman, ok?" Arima turned to the workers and they nodded. Miku set down the dishes she was washing and approached her teacher.

"Miss Foster, I didn't know you came here."

"Almost every Tuesday,"

"She's a weekly customer," Arima patted Miku's back and grinned. "So what will It be today Miss, Pork, Chicken,"

Jane ordered a bowl of noodles with chicken and chives, Arima was nice enough to give her a cup of tea on the house. She sat down next to the young blonde student and began to type on her computer.

After the young scientist finished her supper, she began to leave, and left a tip, it was also the end of Miku's shift.

...

"Jane! Wait up!" Miku walked towards her teacher, Jane stopped for her. "Sorry, thought I'd walk with you, that ok?"

"Yeah, sure! I usually don't have a lot of company in times like these, thank you."

Miku couldn't stop talking to her new friend, regarding Thor, herself, and New Mexico.

"So what was it like to see him for the first time in full armor."

Jane chuckled. "Truly magical, unfortunately I couldn't see Asgard at that time, but I did two years after that."

"Better than Disney world?"

"Better than Disney world."

Miku giggled and approached the bus. "Well, this is my stop. Thanks for letting me hang with you." Jane nodded slowly and smiled. Miku noticed a golden glitter on her right hand. "Oh, and congratulations."

Jane looked at her engagement ring and smirked. "Oh, yeah, thank you." Miku watched Jane's expression turn from cheery to awkward. "Erm, don't give it away. I don't want drama or anything to crazy to happen if some people find out."

"Understandable." Miku smiled, her black hair slowly drifting in the evening wind. The smell of bus motor smoke filled her nostrils. The girls watched the sputtering machine halt in front of them. "I'll see you tomorrow. Congrats again." Miku climbed the bus and took a seat on the far end.

She waved to Jane, then the professor disappeared in a back alley. Miku sat back in her seat. She desperately wanted to hear more about her stories with Thor, such as, the dark elves.

She looked out her window in the direction of which Jane departed in. She squinted, Miku could've sworn she saw a shooting star. She wasn't wrong at all, and it was getting larger. She looked at the other passengers in the bus, wondering if they noticed. No passengers.

A strike of light hit the alley, several light strips of lavender and baby blue traveled through the light, giving it an extravagant glow. Miku sighed in awe, she wanted to shake the driver and show him the spectacular sight, but it was too late, it disappeared like that.

She knew what it was. She knew it was Jane.

Jane Foster stumbled in what looked like a large golden dome, she Procter her landings several times in Arizona, she felt like she nailed it this time without stumbling.

She cleared her throat and looked above her.

"Heimdall, thank you."

...

Several months past, Miku was getting better at her astronomy studies. Jane and her got closer as friends and managed to meet each other every Tuesday at the Magic Sakura. Miku also met Jane's really good friend Darcy, it was certainly fascinating when she entered the mix. Miku's stomach hurt at the end of that day, she was still giggling the next.

November made its way into Miku's schedule, which meant Thanksgiving and a break for her. Plus the days were extra, the Arizona campus released that there is a crime investigation that will happen so all students will have a few weeks off because of inspection. The crime was that bad? Miku thought.

The day before Thanksgiving, Jane invited her to dinner again. After Miku's shift she sat down next to her friend and began to drizzle soy sauce on her rice. She noticed Jane was picking at her sushi, her hand was shaking.

"What's wrong, you ok?"

"My god you notice a lot. Um..." Jane paused. "I do have a question for you." Was she murmuring? Usually Jane was so open to Miku and even Darcy. "I would like you to come to Asgard with me. And-,"

It felt like the floor was soap to Miku, she nearly fell out of her seat. Asgard?! No way, was this real? Miku pinpointed the time of which Jane would enter the light portal, now she could be in it, what was it like? She heard physical descriptions from Jane, but that never satisfied her.

"And?" Miku steadied herself and looked into Jane's eyes with pure excitement, pale hands balled and on the table.

"And be one of my bridesmaids." Jane chuckled at her enthusiasm. Miku shook her head laughing. "I can't believe this, you sure, me?"

Jane laughed. "Why of course, you're a good friend Miku. Your not like Darcy nor Dr Selvig. Your like a...special friend. Darcy is a special friend and so is Selvig, you all have great and different qualities. I think you would be great! Plus Thor would love to meet you."

Miku wanted to spit out her rice. What would she tell her parents, should she tell her parents? She would just kindly let them know that she would be spending Thanksgiving with Jane, in Asgard.

'No skip the Asgard, just mention the holiday.' She noted.

"Hey, woah Miku." Jane grabbed her wrist. "I know you're excited, I am too."

"Sorry sorry." She squealed, she pulled her friend up into a hug. "You don't know how happy I am, please show me everything ok? I can't wait to get in a dress and the jewelry in Asgard will be so pretty. Oh! And,"

"Ok ok." Jane smiled. Miku stopped her rambling, but she was still shaking. "Go ahead, head home, get some rest. Meet me by the bus stop."

"And the alley?"

"You've seen it have you?"

Miku hummed. "Maybe~."

"Yes, the alley."

Miku did not get rest that night.