When she got home Aaliyah threw herself onto her bed. She didn't want to admit it but she liked what had happened between herself and that man, that strange beautiful impossible man that had so suddenly been thrown into her life. She didn't quite know what to think anymore, as much as she tried to shove him from her mind she just couldn't. It was almost as if that stranger had seared himself into her thoughts. A shudder racked her as his words from the incident replayed in her mind. He was watching her. A sigh left her and she shoved a hand through her hair, the feel of her hair being loose from it's previous hold only managed to further burn his image into her mind. She took a deep breath as she prepared for bed in a vain attempt to clear her mind. She curled herself up in her bed, face buried in her pillows and somehow managed to drift off into sleep. Her dream filled with nothing but the impossible man.

Aaliyah rushed around the front of the room while she hurriedly dished out ice cream after ice cream in an attempt to keep up with the flood of orders. Alveda was ringing up the customers as she went. Finally the mad rush was over as Naomi made the last dinner and Aaliyah threw together the last shake. It was then she could manage to take a breath and start the clean up.

"I'll cover the front." Aaliyah called after cleaning the shake machine. She grabbed a bus tub and started clearing tables saving table five for last. She closed her eyes as she reflected on the events from the night before.

"I'll mop tonight, Aaliyah." Naomi said. "You look like you need all the sleep you can get." Aaliyah gave the woman a grateful smile as she went outside into the cool air. It was past midnight and all she wanted to do was go home and sleep. She was just about to unlock her car when she was pinned to the side, the cool metal making her skin prickle with gooseflesh.

"The night hides us,my love." He whispered as his lips grazed her jaw "it is our ally." He brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and leaned closer as he continued. "Here, in the moonlight I will claim you as my own." His voice a soft purr. The heat rolling off him mixed in with the cool metal from the car made her entirely too sensitive. Her head was full of him.

Aaliyah woke up with a start, her heart beating fast and a flush in her cheeks. She didn't get a moment to relax as her heart stuttered in fear but she relaxed when she remembered it was Saturday. She did not have rehearsals nor did she work today. She quickly climbed out of bed and got changed and ran down the stairs, and hopped on her bike. Her car had broken down, and so now she had to ride her bike for awhile. She didn't know what she was going to do on this day off but she would figure something out. First she stopped by her work to bug her grandma who was there every morning. Then she went to the park. It was a cloudy day and looked like it might rain but Aaliyah didn't mind getting wet. She loved the rain. The smell and soft breeze of the impending rain only served to relax her.

The park was empty when she got there but the moment she sat on her favorite swing a shudder ran down her spine. She let her mind wander as she swung her legs back and forth to gain momentum, her eyes closed as she went higher and higher. After a while she realized she was not pumping her legs any more but she was still maintaining momentum. She turned back and that man who had been burned into her mind all day was pushing her in the swing. She jumped off scrambling in the wood chips as she pushed herself away, her heart beating hard and fast.

The man smiled."Hello again." He said calmly. His voice as smooth as ever.

She didn't respond. She tried to stand but her knees gave out sending her back to the ground. The impossible man was soon next to her, his warmth surrounding her in an almost comforting cradle. He started talking but she couldn't hear what he was saying as her eyelids drifted shut and everything went black.

When she woke up Aaliyah struggled to recognize where she was. It took a few moments, but she soon realized she was in her room. Her head was still somewhat foggy. She quietly slid out of her bed and padded over to the doors to her balcony, quickly opening the doors and braced herself against the railing. Her eyes drinking in the sunset. What had happened last night?

"I know you dreamed about me last night." a delicious voice said. The shiver that ran down her spine told her exactly who it was.

She whirled around as he chuckled. "Who are you?" Aaliyah demanded.

The man laughed again. "My name is Loki. Loki Laufeyson."

Aaliyah felt her eyes widen. "The Norse God of Chaos and Mischief." She finished. Then it hit her...he was no man he was quite literally a god.

"Aaliyah." Loki smiled. "I've always liked that name. 'High, rising, ascending..." With each word he took a step towards her until he was close enough to reach a hand out and tilt her chin up.

"Don't think I will do whatever you want." Aaliyah whispered trying to sound brave.

"Oh how I love it when you are stubborn, my precious girl. An icy heart to rival my own." He murmured, his voice as pleasing as ever. He brushed her cheek. "I will have it burning soon." The green of his eyes seems to darken and be full of promise. And as suddenly as he had appeared he was gone.