"Well, not yet," Loki mumbled. Thor shot him a glare, then returned his eyes back to me. "I know not of what my brother, Loki, has told you. I am truly sorry if he has... Frightened you in any way," Thor said.
"You didn't answer my question!" I yelled, wiping the rain off of my face. Thor smiled at me, then the rain calmed back to tiny droplets here and there. "Loki and I are here to take you back to Asgard," he said.
"No!" I yelled, "Loki isn't real, Asgard isn't real, and Thor isn't real! What the hell is going on?!"
"Please," Thor laughed, making the ground shake, "Calm down, Sasha Rhea."
"He knows my name, too?!" I yelled at Loki.
"Brother," Thor said, "take us back to Asgard." Loki nodded, and within a blink of an eye, I was in a giant golden room with golden tables, covered with food. "Where am I?!" I yelled, my hands getting warmer and warmer. I looked down, and fireballs were in each of my hands. "Can someone PLEASE tell me what's happening?!"
"Sasha Rhea," an old male voice said. I looked around, only to see everyone on one knee and their heads down. I looked over at Thor, who signaled for me to do the same. The fireballs were gone by the time I kneeled. "Rise," the man said. Everyone got up, staring straight ahead. An old man with a golden eye patch and grey facial hair stared at me. "I am Odin, the true King of Asgard. I see you have met my 2 sons; Loki and Thor," he said. I looked to my right, catching Thor's gaze. He smiled at me and, unlike anyone elses' smile, it made me feel... Happy. I turned my gaze back to Odin. "Why am I here?" I asked.
"This is your home," he said with a warm smile.
"What? No. My home is in Washington..." I said, confused about what Odin was telling me.
"Or so you think. As an infant, you were born here. You had to be banished to earth because of who your mother and father were," he said.
"My mother is a cop, and my father is a chef..." I said. Odin shook his head, keeping that warm smile. "Not your Asgardian mother and father. They were both guards for me. Not for long, though. They concieved you, which is not allowed between 2 guards." I was confused. Were the people who raised me, not actually my parents? "I let them live, until you were born. Your mother and father were executed, while you were sent to live your life on earth," Odin said.
"Then why am I here, and not on earth?" I asked.
"Because you have discovered what you can do," Thor said. I turned my head, looking at him. "You have discovered that you are a goddess," he said.
"I'm a... Goddess?" I asked, looking at Odin. Odin simply nodded. I was speachless... "Well, actually you're a half god..." Loki spoke up, "Your mother was a goddess, and your father was a mortal."
"But if he was a mortal, how was he an Asgardian guard?" I asked.
"He passed a series of my hardest tests and proved himself worthy," Odin said.
"So... This is real...?" I asked, afraid of the answer that would follow. Odin nodded his head once more. "Well," I said, "this has been nice, but I would like to go back to earth now.."
"You live here now, Sasha Rhea," Thor said, "Shall I escort you to your sleeping quarters?"
"Oh.. Uh... I guess," I said. Thor turned, his cape swishing from the wind, and brought me to my room. "This is where you will sleep from now on," he told me, putting a blanket on my bed. I looked up at him, smiling. He was insanely attractive, and his brown facial hair made it even better. He looked down at me, returning the smile. "You humor me, Sasha Rhea," he said.
"Call me Sasha, please," I said.
"Very well then... Sasha," he said, keeping the smile plastered on his face.
"Where's your room?" I asked. He raised an eyebrow at me. "Why must you know that information?" he asked.
"Just incase I need you..." I said, trying to sound cute and innocent.
"Right down the hall, I'm usually there all the time," he said.
My memories of my first visit to Asgard where interrupted by the sound of someone knocking on my door. "Thor wishes to speak to you in his quarters," a guard told me. I smiled, biting my lip. "All right. Thank you," I said, sending the guard away. Over the month that I've been here, I've developed feelings for Thor, and I was hoping he'd feel the same way. I looked in the mirror, making sure I looked okay. My cheeks and lips were still pink, and my eyes were still a light brown... Almost like caramel. I ran down the hall, stopping when I came to Thor's room. He was on his balcony, staring out at Asgard and it's beauty. His armor sleeves and cape were nowhere in sight, which drove me crazy. It showed off his muscle a little more. "You wished to see me, my King?" I asked with a grin on my face. He turned around, eyeing me. "Enter," he said. Even being Thor's close friend, he had to give me permession to go inside of his room... Kind of like an older brother. I started walked, but once I saw him open his arms, I was running full speed into his arms. "Why have you not visited me for days, Sasha?" he asked, hugging me tight.
"A lot's been on my mind. Just trying to figure out my powers and all..." I said. I knew WHAT my powers were... I could control the elements. I just felt like there was a lot more than what I already knew. "Well it's time you put your powers to good use, my dear," he said, letting go of me.
"What do you mean?" I asked as Thor and I walked out on the balcony together.
"Loki is on earth," he said, "and he's trying to destroy it." Loki? Trying to DESTROY the world? No... "Why?" I asked.
"Revenge, I guess... He knows I care about earth and-"
"Wait," I interrupted him, "Why do YOU care about earth?" He looked at his feet, then at me. "I care about earth because you do..." he said with an embarrassed tone.
"But why...?" He ran his fingers through his hair, looking away. I knew not to think of what I wish he would say... It would never happen. "Thor..?" I asked, touching his arm. He looked back at me, caressing my face with his hands. "I care for you. I have ever since I was a boy, and you were banished to earth. I tried to get my father to change his mind, but I couldn't. Every day, I would go across the rainbow bridge and ask Hemidall how you were doing. Every day until Loki and I finally went to see you," he said.
"Thor," I said, pushing his hands away, "I care for you too but-"
"No Sasha, you don't understand." He put his hands around my waist. I wanted to give in, and let my feelings take control... But I knew I couldn't. Thor was my leader, and the world was in danger... Which meant my friends and 'family' were in danger, also. But one night with Thor couldn't hurt... Right? "You don't understand.." he repeated, almost in a whisper as he brought his lips closer to mine.
"My King," a guard said, interrupting us. We both jumped back, hoping no one saw. "Yes?" he asked as he approached the guard.
"Odin sent me to inform you that Loki has the tesseract, you must go to earth right away."
