Chapter One: The Complicated Man

"Ah damn it!" You instantly curse under your breath, scrambling, fumbling though stacks of papers, "Of all the documents that I had the easiest access you wanted it just had to be that one." Growling you turn to another stack of loose papers.

"Have you found it yet?" A loud voice comes from a nearby room making you jump, but growl once more out of frustration. "NOT YET JANE!" You grab them quickly flipping though the lot of the pages.

You couldn't believe it. It had been only two months that you agreed to help this young woman an astrophysicist with reddish brown hair as a sort of secretary. Yes it wasn't a bad deal knowing you didn't have to pay for rent for helping her, but being stuck in this position was a daunting task some times. You still fumble through the loose pages until one with distinct red markings catch your eye and, "FOUND IT!" You snatch the paper quickly from the pile with glee as you dash from the room, nearly knocking the door off the hinges and slam into the opposite wall barely missing from crashing into Jane who stood shaking her head with a smile on her face.

Slapping it into her hand, you turn, flicking a strand of hair out of your face. Jane smiles for a moment patting you on the back.

"Thank you."

"So I have a question." You state following Jane down the hallway that lead to a smaller lab at the end of it, "Just exactly how long will Thor be gone this time?" Jane's eyes narrow before turning back to you, sighing.

"There's no telling, when things come up on the different realms, he's got to be there."

"A long distance relationship must suck." You chuckle, but your laughter ceases as she shoots a dagger glare at you. "Any ways..." You turn, "So whats on the agenda for today?"

"Oh... Me? Packing."

"Oh packing? Are we going somewhere?" Your eyes light up. A trip sounded pretty nice right about now. "Not we, just me." states Jane grabbing up a couple more papers up on a nearby desk.

"Oh..." Your head hangs.

"It won't be long." states Jane, "I've got to tend to a couple small projects in London, it shouldn't take me longer than a week."

"Well what about Thor, what do you want me to-" Jane cuts you off, "He won't be back for a good bit himself, with his brother dead and not causing any trouble, there's no need for worrying or fretting over anything."

"Brother? Dead?" Your head jerks back towards Jane up from the floor, "He's got a brother?"

She pushes past you grabbing a small case and putting the papers she grabbed up earlier in them, "Had a brother. I saw him after he was killed."

"You saw his brother die?"

"Well I didn't see him die, but after he was dead I saw him."Jane shakes her head, "He was a complicated Man... or demi god I should say."

"What a shame." You shake your head yourself, "I could have scored with some one hot. He was hot right? I mean with it being Thor's brother and all. The gene pool had to carry over some good looks."

Jane laughs, "Let me tell you something, his brother wasn't the trusting kind, put it that way." Grabbing a small book up and throwing it into the case she snaps it shut, "Very mischievous, very conflicted. Besides, he technically wasn't Thor's blood brother. Their father found him as an infant left to die, abandoned, in another realm and raised him as his own son."

"Are there stories about him in the Mythology Books like Thor?" Jane nods, "There's a lot of differences though..." The both of you start walking towards the kitchen, you reach up and grab a coffee cup out of a nearby cabinet, fill it up with water from a sink to the left, pour it into and stick it up under a Keurig. Picking up a small plastic cup with Caramel flavored Dark Roasted Coffee you snap it into the machine and press a button.

"Coffee at this time of day?" Jane inquires eying you. You just shrug your shoulders, as you lean back against the granite topped island in the middle of the kitchen.

"Anyways," Jane continues, "I am going to get you to look after the place for me, I'll leave you some extra cash along with your regular pay check so you can get food. Call it a vacation per say, you don't have to worry about doing any research, and my library is open for you to read at your leisure."

You push yourself back off the counter as you hear the last of your coffee seep into the lone cup, you grab some sugar and creamer from a nearby container and spoon it into the cup, stirring it. "So when are you leaving?" You ask, as your eyes go back to Jane grabbing a bottle of water out of the fridge nearby.

"In about a few hours...around sun fall... six or so..." she states, "I'm going to tend to a few things for now though." You grab your cup of coffee sipping on it and you walk out of the kitchen behind her.

"Most of the storage files are in the basement," Jane states, "Those are very important, so you need to be sure, that door stays bolted, whether you are in or out.

" You nod, "Bolted got it. I have a question to ask though..."

Jane looks toward you, "Yes?" "I know I'm beating a dead horse...er...god... but I was wondering what did his brother look like? Did he have a name?"

"This again?" Jane shakes her head, "Long story short: Tall, Medium size, fit, long black hair, usually slicked back, piercing emerald green eyes, and a wicked, cocky attitude. His name: Loki Laufeyson."

"Ah.." you nod, "Well if its part of those old books you had, I can just read up on him more... you know the more knowledge the better."

Jane pats your back, " If you say so."

You nod once more turning with your coffee cup. At least doing research on the guy would give you something to pass the time, since you've already learned a lot about Thor and his father Odin, from Jane's multiple stories and tales she told you. Plus though hard to believe, you had Thor showing up from time to time, to prove that the facts were real and not myths. That probably was the main reason you liked and kept this job. It was always an adventure, and never a dull moment, and you thoroughly enjoyed it.

For being a single woman with an amazing future ahead, you knew that this would look look on future resumes, and who knew, it might snag you the right man in life that you felt you so desperately deserved, but for now, it was the solitary life of excitement, and you were completely fine by that.

Within the next few hours you watched as Jane piled out the door heading for a taxi that awaited on the street.

The sun was just starting to set, causing a red orange sky to shine with a few hints of purple and dark blue from the arising night time sky. Jane waves at you, hugging you before she throws her things into the cab, and bids you farewell.

You sigh, turning back towards this now large empty house. Shrugging you shut the door and decide to go and check up on your social messages and do some reading on the Norse mythology book you saw in Jane's library.

After doing so, and being both intrigued and slightly creeped by the book, you then decided to try and fix you some supper before winding down for the night. The kitchen was in the middle of the house, which was dark with the fact the sun was already set, so you decided that you'd feel your way to the stove hood and turn it on before crossing the room to turn the other light on, because many of times you've crashed into things, mainly the trash can, trying to find most of the switches in the room.

Slowly walking into the kitchen, you try and decide what you plan too cook, deciding on simple soup and a BLT you flip on the stove hood light, the fan kicking on, you turn, and eyes widen as you crash into something, causing you to jump out of your skin.

You didn't crash into something but some one.

Your first thoughts were to grab a nearby knife from the kitchen counter, which you did. Shaking you notice the figure staring at you, intrigued and amused at the same time.

"W-W-Who are you?" your voice trembles as the figure steps forward into the light, "I...I don't know who you are... but but... get out of this house before..."

The figure chuckles, before flicking his hand, the lights in the room instantly coming on, nearly blinding you. "I would have hoped to have come to Midguard to find Jane."

"J...J...Jane left, its only me." You are still shaking as you observe the figure even more, eying his clothing, a black under suit with golden and green vest as well as a long dark green cloak that nearly touch the floor, black leather boots and a leather shoulder plate... You noticing that his features : Tall, Dark hair that was slicked back, Fit body, Emerald Eyes... they seemed familiar... they all fit...

"No way." You say out loud to yourself.

There was no way he was who you thought he was, Jane had said he had died. Norse gods were one thing, but ghosts?

That scared you.

You started backing slowly away as the figure walked toward you, a small smirk in the corner of his mouth.

"So is that what you know of me?"

"A..Are...Are you..." You never finish your sentence before he finishes it with a low voice.

"Yes... I am Loki... Loki Laufeyson, of both Asguard and Jotunheim, and I must say, I commend your bravery, and since my plans were to make my brother's life more miserable and unbearable, have quite literally flown out the door, it seem I may have to use you as a suffice for my plans, for my travels."

He grins darkly as you make your way on the opposite side of the counter than him.

Though you could see had dark intentions, you knew, he wasn't one to mess with, and true fear had taken over your body, as well as the interest of the looks of this once thought dead man as he stood before you, you decided it was not the best idea to wait for what he had planned, and so you made the worst decision of your life.

You decided to run.