Chapter 2

Sarah got a better a look at the man in black. He was handsome looking...scrap that... he was absolutely gorgeous. He walked right past her not noticing her crouched behind a marble column. He stopped at the balcony and looked over at the party guests, an evil smirk worked its way across his perfect lips. Sarah took in his features he had sharp cheek bones but they were perfect, his glistening blue/green eyes scanned the guests still looking, searching for someone.

Still wearing his evil smirk he gracefully walked down the steps, and hit one of the security guards in the face, lots of people started to scatter. That's when Sarah saw her target he was watching the mysterious man and was very close to her. While his attention and his body guard's attention where elsewhere, Sarah took the opportunity to assassinate her target.

The Mysterious man however was now holding someone down on a marble table and, he seemed to have taken out some sort of probe out of his coat pocket and had stuck it into his pray's eye. People started to flee leaving the building, including Sarah's target. She had to do it now!

She ran along the balcony until she was close enough to the target to jump and take him down. With that she leaped half way across the room, with knives at hand and smashed right into him. There was an all-mighty crack coming from his back, and he let out a high pitch scream, but it haltered to a stop and made a blood curdling sound from his throat when she slit his neck, leaving the white marble floor stained in a red liquid.

As she slowly rose of the lifeless body, everyone's attention was now on her. The died man's body guards where now charging at her, with the intent of killing her. She chuckled to herself and grabbed her small axe out of its place on her belt and threw it into one of the guards face, making a terrible cracking noise and then a thud as his body fell to the ground like a tree. Something had slammed right into Sarah knocking her straight of her feet; she twirled around on the floor to see the second body guard.

"You bitch! I'm going to fucking pull you apart. Limb, by limb!" The guard threaten Sarah.

She got to her feet again, slowly grabbing her knife and hiding it up her sleeve. As the guard charged at her, Sarah ran at the huge man. As he lunged for her, Sarah jumped just above his head and as she did she slit the guy's neck, sending blood everywhere.

Sarah slowly turned round to see the mysterious man looking straight at her, and looking just as be-wilded as everyone else in the grand hall. A small smirk grew upon her face. She needed to get out of there and quick. The police will be foreshore on their way to arrest the mysterious man and her. She rushed to the door but as she did she felt a hard grip on her right arm, before she knew it she was flung to the ground in a quick movement. Sarah just managed to look up, to see the handsome man looming over the top of her. He knelt by her side and whispered into her ear.

"What do you think you're playing at? Hmm..." His voice was warming and soft, but there was a hint of venom in it.

"Doing my job sir! I don't know if you have ever heard of an assassin!" Sarah snarled at the man. He merely chuckled at her.

"The next time you talk to me like that, I will kill you! And yes I have heard of an assassin, do you take me for some sort of idiot mortal?" The man spat back. Sarah didn't understand what he ment by "mortal". Aren't we all mortals? Curiosity got the better of her once again.

"What do you mean mortal? Aren't we all?" The man looked at her with his blue eyes and she the same with her brown. It felt like he could look into her sole, and feel her emotions.

"I am Loki. Of Asgard," Loki said with a hint pride in his voice. "And I am no mortal. I am a god!" Even though he spoke seriously he had a huge grin on his face and a mischievous look.

Sarah couldn't believe what she was hearing. This man that stood before her was telling her he was a god! What a load of bull shit! But as she looked up to him, his clothing was slowly changing into what seemed to be golden armour, a long green cape slowly draped down his back and a huge horned helmet appeared on his head. Even though it must have been some sort of trick, Sarah couldn't believe her eyes this man had just changed his outfit in a blink of an eye! Sarah couldn't help but chuckle at the ridiculous helmet but she still felt her jaw drop, and Loki chuckled.

"Impressed of what you see assassin?" Loki quizzed her. This was no time to play games. God or no god, she needed to get out of there and quick. She jumped up and turned on her heel but before she could even take another step, Loki was stood right in front of her. She turned around to see him still stood there in the same place, but he was also stood in front of her too. What the hell's going on?

"What are you doing?" Sarah asked only just over a whisper. She felt his warm breathe on the back of her neck, causing goose bumps to appear along her arms and neck.

"You're different from them humans over there," He looked over to the rest of the people cowering in the corner of the hall. "You have courage, a spirit and may I say you're quite feisty too." He let out a soft chuckle as he turned her to face him.

"You didn't answer my question though, Loki of Asgard!" Sarah snarled but was starting to lose herself, in his blue lagoon eyes. Gosh, he's even more beautiful close up! She felt herself blush when he placed a hand on her cheek.

"Aha! What I'm trying to say is that I could do with someone like you helping me," He whispered. "You're obviously a skilled assassin, and are very beautiful for a mortal." Sarah took a step back. For a mortal!

"For a mortal! Who do you think you are? Should I take that as a compliment or something?" Sarah raised an eyebrow and rested one hand on her hip. She had completely forgotten about the police and the other incidents that had only occurred here a few moments ago.

"Coming from me, yes you should. So stop yapping and think about my offer!" Loki snapped as he turned on his heel leaving the marble building. By then all the other guests had ran out of the building with Loki gracefully following them.

"May I ask my dear, what is your name?" Loki asked with a huge grin.

"My name is Sarah." She answered simply. Still taken aback of what has just happened.

"Well Sarah, I do hope you make your mind up. You mortals do seem to take your time with these things" With that he left, leaving Sarah all on her own in the huge hall.

Sarah could hear the faint sounds of a police car coming nearer; she didn't know what to do. Should she run away from this Loki and carry on with her own business and find her friend, or help him out with whatever he was planning on doing? So many questions in such small time.