Thor was wandering the halls of the palace. He was very distracted at the moment as he was thinking about why his father had summoned him so suddenly. He wondered if it was news about his missing brother. Thor searched for him for months after he mysteriously vanished. Odin knew that Loki would only be found when he wanted to be found and eventually called his son back to Asgard. Thor was a little reluctant to come back but eventually returned to Asgard if only to sooth his father's worries. That was two months ago and now Odin was calling his son for something important.

Thor walked until he reached the doors to the Throne Room and entered without a second thought. Sitting on the Throne was Odin himself and no one else was around. Thor walked up to the throne and bowed showing respect to his king and father.

"You called for me, Lord Odin."

Odin's expression didn't change at all as he addressed his son.

"My son, I think it's time you choose a mate." To say the Thunderer was surprised was a great understatement but he kept his cool and listened to his father's reasoning. "You are nearing the time for your coronation and you have yet to choose a suitor. I believe you have had plenty of time by now to see someone fit of becoming your bride."

Thor stood up from his bow and looked at his father directly in the eyes. "There is no one in Asgard that I like, Father. I would choose someone if there was someone that caught my eye."

Odin scoffed at Thor's explanation, to him an excuse. "That is still not good enough Thor. You must have someone to rule alongside you. The power of having a mate is unfathomable. I will not force you into anything just yet but I will not wait forever. If you have not chosen someone to be your potential mate in the course of three months then I will pick a suitor for you. Is that understood?"

"Yes, Father." Thor gave one final bow before turning around and leaving the throne room. After the doors closed behind him Thor balled his hand into a fist and punched the wall. He didn't want a mate to be forced on him so the only thing to do was pick a mate of his own. It wouldn't be easy because truly he didn't like anyone in Asgard that way. Thor needed to find someone as a mate and fast. It was then Thor had thought of a something. If no one here was catching his eye then he would simply have to look someplace else.

Thor walked towards the balcony and spun his hammer. He pointed his hammer at the sky and a portal opened up. He quickly left a note for his father to see later on and flew through the portal.

Thor had decided Midgaurd would be a perfect place to look for his mate. It was crawling with humans and he was sure he would find someone to put up with for a while. Thor's plan was simple, find a mortal to pretend to be his date for a while. Neither Odin nor any other Asgaurdian liked mortals. Thor didn't mind them at all and often found them fascinating. He hated the fact that he had to use one for his plan but he saw no other way out. If he didn't find someone to be his suitor then one would be forced upon him and that was not an option.

Thor spent a week looking at potential mates from the buildings and rooftops. Some looked like good ones to convince his father but they weren't good enough. His father was good at picking up deception. Years with dealing with Loki's pranks and mischief helped him in that area. He still couldn't hold a candle to Loki's schemes but he was good at seeing through deception because of them. Thor was flying over the city looking down at the potential mates when he saw three people battling in a nearby ally. He decided that he should take a break and stop the battle before one of them got hurt. Asgaurdians battle for sport but humans' battle for the most ridiculous of reasons. Although, Thor didn't hold it against them, considering he used to fight for the same reasons. Now that he was older he fought for the safety of Asgaurd and all its people.

Thor flew down but stopped as soon as he saw the people fighting. Two guys were beating up a boy but the boy was not fighting back.

The boy was knocked to the ground by the two guys he was confronting.

"You don't know when to stay down do you?"

The boy got up and started walking in between the two guys that were attacking him. The two boys pushed him back to the ground and again he rose and walked between them. This time one of the boys grabbed him and punched him in the face. "Answer me."

The boy kept his face brave and said, "I just want to get home."

The other boy snickered and punched the boy in the gut then when he fell they kicked him in the side. They laughed satisfied with their work. They left the boy on the ground bruised and battered. Thor landed on the ground behind the boy, out of his line of sight. The boy got up off the ground.

"Are you all right?" The boy turned around to see a man and a black tuxedo with blond hair as beautiful as the sun. He was obviously muscular and well-toned. He looked very rich and is confused the boy. What was a rich person doing in this part of town?

"Yes I'm fine." Thor had used magic to disguise himself so the boy did not know he was Asgaurdian. "I have to get home now."

The boy turned around to run but was stopped by the man's voice. "Wait!" The boy turned around at the man's yelling. "What is your name?"

"It's Drew." The boy's started running through the alley to get home. Thor felt guilty that he did not help the boy but as memory serves he was on a mission to find his assumed to be mate. Thor let the magic around him disperse and flew off into the sky.

Back with Drew

Drew made it to his home. It was a cheap apartment that was filled with roaches and rats. Drew didn't mind at all. He was used to living like this. The strange man that appeared looked like an upperclassman so Drew was wondering, what was he doing in is part of town? It didn't make any sense.

Drew eventually shrugged it off and decided it wasn't that important.

Back with Thor

Thor was glad that the boy, Drew, was alright but was still a little disappointed in himself for not helping him when he needed it. Thor was a little bit curious about the boy. He didn't fight back in the alley and when he got knocked down he just got right back up and kept walking. It was as if he had the spirit of a warrior who was unwilling to fight back. Thor had never seen that on Asguard before. Asguardians always hold their ground even when it seemed hopeless. Seeing this made Thor I think that the boy was a possible candidate to be his fake mate. Thor had decided to watch the boy for a while and see what he was like.

Thor followed the human back to his home. He could only see it from the outside window it but he could tell it wasn't luxurious. In fact it looked like it wasn't even a place worth living in but the boy seemed to be able to. Thor was wondering what kind of environment Drew was living in and decided to take a look around. He flew above the buildings out of sight of the mortals. From what he gathered drew was living in harsh city. Everyone was struggling just to get a bite to eat and was fighting for territory like wild animals. This made Thor even more confused than before. If everyone was fighting around him, why wasn't Drew fighting like they were. Thor would just have to find out as he watched him.

The next day after Drew had left for the day Thor snuck into Drew's apartment and decided to scope out where he lived. Thor was right about it not being luxurious. The place looked like it was as clean as it was going to get. The walls had holes, there was no bed, and the closest thing to entertainment was watching roaches fester in the corner. It seemed as though Drew slept on the floor seeing as there was a pillow and blanket on the ground. Thor understood sleeping on the ground for camping and missions but not as a lifestyle. Thor saw from the corner that there was a refrigerator but it was tiny but wants humans used in their offices, a mini refrigerator. Thor opened the refrigerator and saw that it was nearly empty a side from a bottle of water and half eaten hamburger. Thor closed the refrigerator door and stepped into the middle of the room. Thor wondered how anyone could live in this place. It had no bed, barely any food to feed even one person, and was infested with many creatures that obviously didn't belong here. Thor would be glad to take Drew away from all this and was sure Drew would be glad to leave this entire thing behind.

After Thor had thought he'd seen enough he flew out of the window and decided to look for Drew. Thor flew around the city looking for Drew. Finally he found him outside a factory lifting boxes and other heavy objects inside. So he did manual labor for work. People in Asgaurd did this all the time so this was no surprise to Thor. He was working for his fair share.

Thor looked at the sky in the distance. He could feel a powerful storm coming in even with their being no clouds in the sky. It will come later in the afternoon. He knew the city could handle the storm and decided not to tamper with it.

Time passed by pretty quickly and soon the work day was over. Coincidentally, today was payday and they would be getting their paychecks. The first one to get his was Drew. He opened the envelope and looked at the check. He put the check back in his pocket and walked away without a word. When one of the other workers looked at his check he yelled at his boss.

"Hey! Where's the rest of my money? You cut off like half of my check!" The rest of the workers checked their checks and saw that they got less money as well. The all started complaining except Drew who was walking away from the scene. One of the workers saw him and ran to stop him. He grabbed his arm and stopped him from leaving. There was something familiar about the worker and then Thor recognized him. He was one of the boys that attacked Drew in the Alley.

"Why are you trying to leave so fast? Is it because your check didn't get cut?" The boy grabbed the check from Drew's hand and looked at it. "You were cut down as well. How come you're not angry?"

Drew grabbed the check from the boy's hand. "It is still enough money to pay the rent so I'm just fine with it."

The boy got a wicked grin on his face after Drew turned around. The boy snatched a check it out of Drew's hand and said, "Your check will even out my check so I can get all my money so I'll be taking it."

Drew snatched the checked back from the boy and started running. The boy was right on his tail. Drew started climbing up the buildings and the boy still fallowed. Thor flew into the air behind the clouds so that way they didn't see him. When Drew made it to the roof he started running across the rooftops and jumping from building to building. The boy tried to follow but eventually lost Drew for he was too fast for the boy.

Thor was starting to wonder if Drew could fight at all. He never seems to raise his fist to anyone. If that was true then he would have to teach him how to fight if he saw fit to take him back to Asguard.

The storm came and it was strong but just as Thor thought the city could handle it. The people were a different story since the storm's wind was still powerful enough to pick people up and blow them away like tissue paper. Thor was worried since Drew had yet to return home. Everyone else had been smart and returned home immediately except for Drew. Thor was flying around the city looking for Drew but wasn't having any luck. Where was he?

Thor flew through the storm and found Drew standing on top of the tallest building not minding the strong winds at all. He wasn't afraid at all. In fact he was smiling. He was actually enjoying the strong winds, lightning, and thunder. Thor thought he was the only one who appreciated this kind of weather but apparently he was wrong. Eventually Drew fell asleep on top of the roof. Thor picked him up and flew him back to his home. He flew back into his apartment and laid him on his pillow then carefully covered him with the blanket. Thor then watched him for a while making sure that he didn't get sick from sleeping in the rain.

'What a strange human,' thought Thor. 'Yet strange in a good way.'

Thor flew out the window and thought more about his plan.

After a while Drew woke up to find himself in his apartment but he had no idea how he got there. Was the storm all a dream or did he just go straight home instead of listening to the storm. Niether seemed likely so Drew was very confused.

Three months went and gone and Thor was even more convinced that Drew could pull off being his mate. Although, Thor was starting to think of having Drew as his real mate. He saw a lot of things he liked about Drew. He was pretty strong for his age and also had potential to be a warrior. Thor didn't know if Drew was a warrior or not since Drew seemed to avoid fighting at all cost. He seemed to be nice to people who needed it. Proven when he gave his only money for dinner to some hungry kids that needed it.

Thor was watching him walk home from work and saw a fight in the distance. Some guys were ganging up on a teenager. The teenager was back against the wall and one of the guys threw a punch to the kids face. Before it hit the kid Drew stopped the fist and pushed it back to its owner.

"You okay?"

"Yeah."

The guy pulled his fist back and threw it again but he got the same result: Drew caught it and pushed him back.

"You might wanna get out of here." The guy didn't object and ran in a heartbeat. The gang forgot about the guy they were beating up and focused on Drew. One tried punching Drew but Drew grabbed his arm and put him in a head lock. One of the other guys went to punch Drew but Drew used his prisoner as a human shield. He pushed his human shield against the thug and punched him the face, knocking him out with one punch. The human shield was unconscious from the beating. Three guys left. Drew turned to one of the guys and saw him charging at him Drew step side and caught a punch and kick from the guy. Drew brought his foot up and kicked the guy in the stomach. He staggered and hit the wall behind him. One of the other guys started punching at Drew like a professional boxer but Drew dodged each and every one of them. Then Drew punched the guy in the gut and pushed him to the ground. Only one more left.

Drew's POV

Suddenly I felt cold metal against the back of my head and tensed. I knew a gun when I felt one.

"You should have minded your own business." I had to act fast.

Suddenly I heard a bang and the gun left my head. Was I dead? Wait I'm still breathing and my life didn't flash before my eyes. So I'm alive.

"Are you alright?"

That voice. I turned around but I didn't see the rich man. Instead I saw a guy who was like a buff guy with the same blond hair but longer. He was so tall that I my eyes barely saw his chin and he held a weird looking hammer. I looked down to see the thug with the gun unconscious on the ground.

"You saved me. Thanks I owe you."

The man smiled and said, "You owe me nothing, it was my pleasure to help."

"You know last time we met I told you my name but I never heard yours." The man was surprised that I knew the rich guy was him but shrugged it off a split second later.

"I am Thor, son of Odin, and future King of Asguard." The Thor! I thought he was just a myth! Wait, what was a god doing here? "Why do you live like this? It seems as though you struggle and fight every day like this to survive."

"Another day of struggling means another day of living. Basically Survival of the fittest, you fight to survive. I know there's a day where I won't be able to fight back anymore so that's why I'm trying my best to get away from it all."

"I can help you with that." I looked up at him wide eyed. I would do anything to get out of here. "If you want I can take you away from all this." He held out his hand like an invitation and I was all for it. I grabbed his hand and he grabbed it tightly.

He swung his hammer as lightning gathered around it and pointed it at a random spot. A lightning bolt shot out from the hammer and a portal appeared. I gripped his hand even more tightly waiting on what was going to happen next. He flew through the portal and we were flying high above a city.

"Welcome to Asgaurd."