~I do not own The Avengers plotline. It strictly belongs to Marvel. All I own are my OC's Phill, Brenda, Hirum, and OBVIOUSLY Odette. Now on with the story.

Conquests of the Heart- Chapter 3

Here I am about to face a person I least want to face at the current moment and I feel as if he is going to probably blow a gasket any time now. So I decide to just wait for him to talk to me first. After what felt like several hours he finally decided to speak. "Lady Odette, I wish for you to come to Asgard with Loki and I so we can sort out what my mother has done… that is if you are willing, of course?" Thor asked me with a mixture of emotions running deep in his voice. I knew he must be pained to know that his mother was my mother and that she cheated at some point in her marriage with Odin. Also, I couldn't help but feel an impending doom as if going to Asgard would start a chain of actions that I don't want to start at all.

I began to contemplate what I wanted to do. I knew I didn't want to leave the life I had here or my parents behind. I loved both of my parents to death no matter if they are related to me by blood or not. They are the people who raised me and taught me what was right from wrong. I finally came to a decision, "Thor, if it alright with you I would like to bring along my adoptive family due to I can't bear the thought of leaving them behind to suffer while I am gone and knowing that I am somewhere far off in space. So that is the only condition I have in order for me to be able to go," I replied with as much confidence as I could knowing that Thor was probably the type of person to respect confidence from a person.

Thor instantly replied with quite an opposite answer I expected from him, "Lady Odette, may I insist that we wait to bring your parents since we will be leaving as soon as you ready to go…" he trailed off thinking that he continued further I might become distressed with what else he had to say. I knew the chances of my parents coming were slim to none, but it was worth a shot. I knew that once I leave this world I would never see my adoptive parents again except if there was some natural disaster happening in the world then I may be able to see them again but never will I see their smiles or their faces again. But, I knew that I had to find out who I am and be able to get even more of a handle on my powers before they consume me.

I just I am making the right decision in the end… "Thor, I know I probably have no say in the matter of me going to Asgard or not. But, can I at least collect a couple items before I go?" I asked him mustering up my best puppy dog look. Thor gave a sigh and I knew he gave in I really wanted to hug him right then and there. But, knowing he probably didn't want me to invade his personal space due to the fact of not personally knowing me fully yet. "I will have Lady Natasha, collect your things for you. But, know that you can only bring a certain amount of items with you. So please keep your item list short and to the point, Lady Odette," Thor said with a hint of exasperation knowing that he probably wanted to get back to his home as fast as possible. As Thor began to leave the room I stopped him before he could leave, "Thank you, Thor for… you know for being as understanding as possible," I said with a hint of a small smile to show him that I was truly grateful towards this complete stranger that I now know as my brother.

Thor grinned towards me a great big grin that could light up a room due to how big it was, "Your happiness is now my concern, Lady Odette since you are family now." I knew then that I had nothing to fear from Thor. That all my fears in the first place were just completely out of character of Thor to do of all the things I thought he would do. Thor is nothing but a kind- hearted man who maybe hard headed at times and arrogant. But, other than that he is nothing but a gentleman. I got the feeling that sometime in the future that Thor and I would be closer than just mere friends.

Today was the day. I was leaving to go to Asgard my new home for who knows how long for. I don't even know whether to consider Asgard my home yet or not due to the fact that I don't know what to expect from a new place. That reminds me of how broken when I told both my adoptive parents I was leaving for a while.

"Honey you know you can always stay no matter what," my mom said about to burst into tears. I knew that when I told them this that they would be heart broken and that my mother would be trying to make me stay as much as possible. "Mom, you know I can't stay here forever. I am just going to be gone for a little while. Then I will be back before you even know it," I said trying to ease the mood. Also, I noticed as I was packing that I probably packed way too much to bring. But, I could care less. I am after all what some people call a 'material girl' and I could honestly care less what Thor says I am bringing all my stuff with me.

As I said my goodbye's to both my parents. I knew that I would miss them dearly… I shook that thought out of my head and I began to make my way back to the Stark Tower…

"What do you mean you need all of this?!" asked Thor (who I have come to enjoy teasing a lot and try to annoy him as much as possible) in a very desperate voice as if he thought my proportion of little was his proportion of little. I tried to hide my laugh and I noticed that everybody else was enjoying themselves as well. Also, all the Avengers were trying to hold back their laughter. "Well, seem as how I am to travel I thought you said I could pack a little of everything so that's what I did. Also, don't go telling me that I have to go all the way back across town just to drop off my stuff and come all the way back here just to postpone our travel plans?" I asked just to try to goad him into giving into me once again. I had to admit that I was really enjoying doing this to Thor. Thor gave a second sigh of exasperation in one day and I knew he gave in again, "Yay! Thank you Thor," I exclaimed.

So here I was making most of the guys carry my stuff making sure that I had all my stuff with me. I noticed that Loki was giving me and Thor the death glare and I decided just to give him one straight back. Knowing that I was delaying the ride to Asgard is probably what is making Loki so PMSish. But, I could care less what he thought as long as I got all my stuff and I could get my all my stuff to Asgard safe and sound. As everybody was saying their goodbyes I was the last one for everybody to say bye to. I hugged each and every one of them knowing that I would one day probably see them again in the distant future. But, I couldn't help but dwell on one person who I haven't met yet. He was quite mysterious, and handsome. He had a blank look on his face as if he was waiting for everything to be over with, and I couldn't help but want to say goodbye to this man. So I decided to approach him, "I know we don't know each other. But, I felt as if I should say goodbye," I said with a smile trying to remain as calm as possible.

"Well since we don't know each other the name is Clint… Clint Barton," he said with still the same blank face. I decided to try and surprise him and gave him a hug without him expecting it. He remained stiff for a while before he reluctantly hugged back. I began to pull away and saw that there was still the same blank face on his face from before. I knew right then and there I had to get Clint to at least smile to me. I instantly swore to myself that I would make Clint smile no matter what it took to do. I reluctantly began to walk away but turned around to face Clint once more and said one word before I left this planet, "Smile," I said grinning a big grin. Then I turned around and I approached Thor and we were off to Asgard and off to a new start for me…

Off in the depths of space that were unknown to any being except a select few. There laid a stone… a stone that laid untouched for many millennia. The stone was a mixture of two colors gold and red. The stone was one of the stones left untouched by both darkness and light. What is the meaning of this stone and why has it not been tainted by either light or dark forces? Nobody knows…until one seeks out the stone to know what their destiny is and what they are meant for…