A/N: So the story is at it's end, but the first chapter of the second part has been uploaded! If you liked this story, be sure to check out The Wrath of Gods as well. I greatly appreciate it!
Disclaimer: I only own my ocs. I don't own Thor, or anyone from Thor!
Harlene wasn't always the violent woman she was now. No, she used to be a sweet, innocent girl. Veronica met her in elementary school, and they were instantly good friends. It had been during an art project, and they had to work together.
"So, the project is to draw each other." Harlene said shyly, looking at Veronica. "I'm not very good at drawing, so please forgive me if it doesn't look great." She bit her lip.
"Don't worry about it! I'm not very good either." She giggled a bit. "So don't feel bad." The two worked in silence after this, as they wanted to try their best. Once they were finished, they looked at each other's pictures.
"My, it looks great!" She giggled, looking up at Veronica. Veronica blushed a bit, smiling softly.
"You think so? I like yours too." She smiled. "Hey, we should hang out after school. Maybe our parents can take us to the park!" She laughed. She stopped when she noticed the glum look on Harlene's face. "W-what's wrong?"
"I don't have 'parents'. I have a mother, but no father. He walked out before I was born. He apparently never wanted me." She looked down. "I've always been jealous of children who have two parents." She closed her eyes.
Veronica frowned. "Don't worry about it. I don't have a daddy either. I have two mommies!" Veronica giggled. "Maybe you could have two mommies…?" She wondered aloud, looking at the ceiling.
"Maybe!"
That was the first time either of them ever talked. After that, they became close. They hung out every weekend, and every day in school. Veronica never thought nothing bad of Harlene, always thinking she was pretty and sweet.
That summer, Harlene had dyed her hair reddish pink, and started dressing up. She got accepted into a drama club, which limited the time Veronica and her could hang out. However, when they did hang out, Harlene would amuse her by acting as different things. Sometimes, they would dress up as princesses, or Harlene would be a prince and they would play around.
However, after a month of drama club, Harlene met a boy named Richard. Richard had began hanging out with them as well, which annoyed Veronica a bit. She was slightly jealous, as he got to see her more than she would and he would always dress up as a prince and flirt with Harlene. Harlene liked this, though one day, Richard decided to try flirting with Veronica.
Veronica just ignored his advances to her, and listen to Harlene and him talk about Norse mythology.
"Hey, do you wonder what it would be like to meet a God?" Richard asked one particular day. "I bet Thor would be awesome to hang out with!"
"And Loki would be a jerk." Harlene laughed. Richard agreed, and the continued on with their day.
Near the end of the summer, right before middle school, Harlene went through her rebellious stage. She had dyed her hair black, and started wearing dark clothes. She stopped hanging out with people that weren't Richard and Veronica.
This continued for a while, all the way through middle school, but Harlene stopped dying her hair. They got in highschool, and she was one of the most attractive women. However, at some point in time, she grew away from Richard, and hated the concept of love. She thought love was stupid. She got into swim club, and got amazing grades. So good, the school even asked her if she'd like to have her diploma early. The only reason she said no was because it was something she could do with her time.
Harlene grew violent after one date gone horrible. She had almost been hurt because she wouldn't have sex with the guy. Luckily for her, she had a knife and stabbed him in the thigh, then punched him in the face as he came down. She wasn't very strong back then, but she began training, and eventually became feared in the school, yet men would still try to get a date with her.
Veronica had fallen in love with her years ago, and it worried her. Her mother's were lesbians, but it still scared her to death What if she'd never love her back.
Now, Veronica stood outside of her house, dwelling on everything. She was right, her friend didn't love her. In fact, that would explain her running away with Loki. She felt a bit selfish, but couldn't help but wish she had never met Loki.
She could call Richard and tell him, but he would only go on about how he loved her, while she knew she loved her more. She sat down, and sighed.
"Harlene, if you can hear me, and if there really is an Asgard you went to… Please come back. Even if it's not for me, do it for your mother." She closed her eyes, before standing up and heading inside.
As though responding to her, it began to rain. She watched it, before smiling softly. Harlene loved rain.
"Maybe you are still watching us… And maybe we'll see you again one day." She pressed her forehead to the window. "…We all miss you." Veronica mumbled.