Night had fallen over Asgard. The moon shined and flooded in through the palace windows, all except for one, where the curtains were shut tight.

It was the room of a foreign princess who became a citizen of Asgard. A crying princess who was mourning the death of a fallen prince. Of two fallen princes; one that doesn't know he'd fallen yet.

Even as a battle waged that she was unaware of, the woman was too saddened to notice or even care for that matter. Her shortened curls pooled around her head as she cried into a pillow, still in her nightgown from the evening before. She had not slept since, though her eyes were red and heavy from crying. She had so much on her mind and heart, that she was afraid of what would come to her mind if she slept. She was afraid of herself.

A knock sounded at her door and she wailed, "GO AWAY!" For the fourth time that day and she was obeyed again.

The princess had not eaten, but she couldn't even bare the thought of food when she felt so terrible. Back at home, when people were in mourning they fasted for a week and that's what she would do. She'd fast in respect to Thor's death.

Andromeda pulled her face from her soaken wet pillow and sniffed, wiping her eyes. She looked over to her nightstand to see a blooming white flower, picking up and watching it bloom in her hands. The beauty's tears started up again and she crossed her legs, running a finger over the petals.

"He was there all along and I did not even see…" Andromeda trailed in a whisper, "How could I not see?"

Biting her lip, she frowned, throwing the flower away from her. "Oaf, stupid, buff, oaf!" She cursed with a pout, "How could you leave me all alone! Oaf."

Her moods alternated throughout the night, she would go from sad to angry, but she ultimately ended up right where she started.

A large thundering boom echoed through the kingdom and shook the room. Andromeda furrowed her brow and opened her curtains for the first time that day, looking up into the sky. She squinted her eyes at the rainbow bridge, where a bright light was flashing in the distance.

"What in the world?" The beauty muttered, tilting her head. She put a hand over her eyes to get a closer look but was blinded as a bright white light erupted from the bridge and a wave hit the kingdom, making her fall to the floor.

Andromeda rubbed her eyes furiously, trying to get the spots from her vision as footsteps ran past her door. Closing her eyes, the princess felt her way to her bed, climbing in it and rubbing her eyes again. Frantic noises sounded from outside the palace and in the halls people were running but she could not see a thing.

As she waited for her eyesight to return, Andromeda played with the material of her dress to calm herself down. "It was probably nothing." She whispered to no one, "Probably just an accident, everything is fine. You are safe."

After a half an hour, she was still not able to see and she was getting worried. A knock sounded at her door and she rushed to get out of the bed, yelping as she fell to the ground. She used her hands to crawl her way to the door, placing her hand against it to feel for a knock.

Another knock, let her know she was at the door and she slowly stood, unlocking the door and pulling it open. She heard nothing and she turned her head around worriedly, "Hello?" The princess called, her heart pounding. "I cannot see, please answer me if you are there." She held a shaking hand up to feel for someone and she felt a chest. The beauty furrowed her brows and raised another hand on the chest, then feeling the person's thick arms and travelling up to their bearded neck.

"Andromeda." Thor's voice met her ears and her face twisted into a grimace. "It is me."

Andromeda paused beginning to shake her head, "This cannot…" She muttered, tears coming to her red eyes a she cupped the person's cheeks and their hands fell on top of hers. Soft lips pressed into her palm and she put her head down, "I can't see, the blast blinded me." She stammered, taking another step toward him and wrapping her arms around the prince. The brunette felt his strong arms embrace her and she cried, "He told me you were dead."

"I'm here." Thor assured her, rubbing her back and pressing his lips against her forehead, "I'm here."

Andromeda blinked the stars from her eyes as her vision slowly began to return, she slowly separated from Thor and looked up at his face, nearly sobbing when she saw his blue eyes. "Oh my Gods…" She whispered, placing a hand on his cheek, "Thor… you are-!" The beauty interrupted herself and embraced him again, pressing her cheek to his chest. Thor smiled and buried his nose into her hair, taking in her scent of roses and earth.

Andromeda pulled away with a large smile, her eyes shining. "Gods, we have so much to talk about! How was your trip to Midgard? Was it any different from when I lived there? Did you make any friends? How did you get your powers back?" With every inquiry, the princess tugged him further into her room, nearly bouncing on her feet, "Oh Thor, I am so happy to see you." She breathed, twirling around to face him.

Thor grinned at her, his eyes studying her face. "You cut your hair." He noted, tugging at a curl. "You look beautiful." The princess smiled shyly, biting her lip and tugging at her nightgown. The prince raised a brow at his old friend's newfound bashfulness.

Andromeda caught the look he gave her and rolled her eyes with a huff, "Oh don't give me that look! I missed you!" She playfully snapped, hitting his chest. "I had no one to tease."

"Is that the only reason?" Thor questioned deeply, fighting the urge to tell her what just transpired on the rainbow bridge. "I sense that you are withholding information from me." He smirked at her and Andromeda scoffed.

"Maybe the Midgardian air has messed with your head." The beauty quipped, sitting on her bed and crossing her arms.

Thor grinned widely, missing the way her pretty brown eyes narrowed at him. His smile faltered a bit and he sat next to her on the bed, "I want to congratulate you," He started, looking into her eyes, "On your engagement."

"Engagement." Andromeda echoed, furrowing her brows, "What in the worlds are you talking about?"

"Loki told me-!"

"Ugh," The princess scoffed, "Loki seemed to tell us both a lot of things. But I can assure you I am not engaged, especially not to him." She spat, before sighing. "It's been awful since you've been gone. I really fear that Loki has lost his mind. He got so angry with me because…" The brunette paused, tucking her hair behind her ear. "Well the reason is not important but he's gone mad with power." She bit her lip before shaking her head, crossing her legs under her and smiling, "But enough of that, you have tell me about Midgard!"

A grin spread over Thor's face and he breathed, "It was magnificent! The midgardians have evolved so much in these last centuries."

"Oh that's wonderful." Andromeda clapped, leaning forward, "Tell me more!"

"Their technologies are nowhere near ours, but they are very impressive for a society that doesn't believe in magic. Their religion has changed too, they don't believe in your Gods anymore. In fact, they read about our world in books, they think it is a myth." The princess giggled, shaking her head in disbelief. Thor nodded excitedly and smiled slyly at her, "They even have scripts about you."

"Me?" Andromeda questioned with a large grin, "What do they say?"

"They tell the tale of your life in Aethiopia and the fate of your family, though they believe that you were sacrificed to the Gods, only to be saved by Perseus. The two of you eventually get married." Thor rehashed the tale as much as he could, the princess beaming at him, "They say that you were the most beautiful creature on Midgard and that to this day, you can be spotted watching from the stars."

"Oh my Gods," Andromeda sighed dreamily, putting a hand to her chest, "The stars… That's beautiful." She laughed breathlessly, her sapling eyes looking up at Thor. He smiled back at her and stroked her cheek. The princess bit her lip and cleared her throat, "Um, did you make any friends?"

Thor's eyes lip up and he nodded, "There was this woman, Jane. She was so intelligent, she did not believe in magic but in science. She helped me retrieve Mjolnir and I am so indebted to her…" The prince trailed, a fond smile on his face while his eyes glazed over.

Andromeda smile slightly faltered but she recovered, grinning widely, "That is wonderful, Thor." She insisted, putting a hand on his shoulder, "When can I meet her?"

The golden prince frowned then, his eyes downcast, "You cannot. For the rainbow bridge that connects this world to hers has been destroyed."

Though she silently rejoiced in her head, outwardly the princess frowned, placing a hand on her friend's knee. "I'm so sorry." She whispered before realizing, "Was that the bright light I saw?"

Thor nodded silently before biting his lip, taking her small hands in his. "Andromeda," He started lowly, looking into her eyes, "There is something I must tell you."

The beauty furrowed her brows as her heart hammered in her chest. She looked down at their joined hands before glancing up at Thor. She squeezed his hands as he hesitated, giving him a reassuring smile, "You can tell me anything, Thor." The brunette assured, leaning slightly forward.

"Loki is dead." At the words, Andromeda pulled her hands away from his, wrapping her arms around herself. She looked down at her lap and said nothing. Thor continued to speak, his eyes watching her filled with sorrow, "He came to Midgard to confront me and we fought, all the way to the bridge. He fell off the side and father offered his hand to him, but he let go. Andromeda-!" He reached for her but she moved away, still not looking at him.

"I need…" The brunette started, getting up from the bed slowly, "I need to go." She choked out the last word, turning on her heel and hurrying out of her room. Andromeda padded through the hallway hastily, breathing heavily through her mouth. She needed to get away from the palace, she gathered her nightgown in her hand and began to run, quiet sobs leaving her. The beauty pushed open a palace door and ran the way to her secret oasis, dropping to her knees when she got to the waterfall.

Andromeda covered her face with her hands and cried, letting out a scream that echoed like thunder through the kingdom. She fell forward and sobbed into the grass, curling herself up into a ball.

"Is it true?" She choked out, her eyes gleaming with tears, "Shouldn't I feel something if you are really dead?" The princess whispered, desperately trying to speak to the fallen prince. She raised her hand to the pendant around her neck before yanking at it, only to be horrified when the chain easily broke.

Andromeda let out a shaky sob, biting her bottom lip. She stared at the pendant for a moment longer before flinging it into the water. Her lip trembled as she tucked her hair behind her ears. "I could have helped him, I could have…" She shook her head, sniffling, "To just throw your life away, and for what? Because you couldn't be king anymore? I know I was angry at you but I never stopped…" The beauty sighed and fiddled with her hands, "Just because I loved him too, doesn't mean I loved you any less."

The princess of a long forgotten kingdom, shifted so that she was on her knees and looked up to the heavens. "Perseus, my love. You still have a piece of my heart and you always will. You came to me in a dream and told me 'he' would always take care of me, but who were you referring to?" She bit her lip and pressed her palms together, pleading, "Please. You haven't come to me in my dreams since then, and frankly," She chuckled through her tears, "I miss you, you old pain." She licked her lips before shifting again, "Loki is dead and it seems my earlier sentiment was right, that everyone I love perishes. Is it me? Am I the curse that always brings despair? Is that my purpose? Is my beauty to disguise my true intentions that I cannot change?"

"No." A strong voice sounded behind her and she gaped, looking up at the heavens once again. She glanced over her shoulder to see Thor. "It is not."

Andromeda shook her head, laughing at herself, "How embarrassing." She muttered, standing up and trying to wipe the dirt from her gown. As he got closer to her she brushed the tears from her face, trying to smile. "I don't usually pray. Only in dire situations," She began to ramble, running hand through her hair, "I-I-I prayed that my family would watch over on Earth and I prayed that you would return safely. But when Loki told me you were dead, it hurt me so badly that I figured I was cursed. But then you were alive! And I was proven wrong, only to be proven right again." The beauty laughed, tears falling down her cheeks again. "The funniest thing is that by the time I realized that I loved you, you found someone else." She choked, smiling widely, "Isn't that funny?" Andromeda questioned before her smile dropped and she turned away from the prince.

Thor didn't know what to say, he wanted to comfort her but he didn't have the words. He was never good at that kind of thing. "Andromeda," He started lowly, gently placing his hands on her shoulders. "I may feel something for Jane, but you are my first and oldest love. Uh, that may have come out wrong, I was not calling you old." The golden prince sighed before stepping in front of her and looking into her eyes, "I am not good with words and you are aware of this, for you tease about it every chance you get." The princess' mouth twitched but she still sniffled, "From the time I landed on Midgard to me coming home, I have only thought of you."

Andromeda shook her head, "But this 'Jane'-!"

"I will never be able to see Jane again." Thor informed her, squeezing her shoulders, "Even if I were able to, I would still want you." He cupped her cheeks, wiping her tears with his thumbs, "I love you Andromeda." The princess' eyes widened and her mouth gaped, she searched Thor's eyes while her own fluttered. "I have always loved you and I always will."

Andromeda was speechless. A part of her had always known but to have him explicitly say it to her… It made her tears well up once again. "I…" She started, placing her hands on his chest, "I love you too." The beauty whispered before standing on the tips of her toes and kissing him with everything she had.

Thor eagerly returned the kiss, dropping his hands from her face to wrap around her body. Andromeda's wrapped around his neck and pulled him closer to her, ignoring the taste of tears. She separated their lips and flattened her feet against the grass, letting out a watery laugh when Thor reached out and curled a strand of her hair around his finger. "I cut it because of you, you know." She informed him, licking her lips, "I told everyone I was mourning."

Thor chuckled along with her and pressed his lips to her forehead, pulling her close. "We will get through this, Andromeda." He promised her, looking to the heavens, "Together."

"I have no doubt that we will." Andromeda replied, pulling away from the embrace. She smiled up at him before picking up her dress and moving to the water, sitting on the edge of the stream and slipping her feet in. The prince followed her action, taking off his boots and rolling up his trousers.

"How did you find this place?" Thor questioned, watching her reflection in the water.

"It found me." Andromeda answered honestly, "Every time I am sad or afraid, it calls to me. I always end up here."

"And here I thought that is why you went to my garden." The prince accused with a wink.

Andromeda laughed, "I go there when I'm thoughtful. This is more of a paradise. More of mine. It… reminds me of home." The beauty breathed, her eyes glazing over.

Thor smiled at her words, leaning over to whisper in her ear, "You know what reminds me of home?" The princess turned to him in surprise and shook her head. "You." Andromeda's face twisted into a scoff and he laughed, nudging her with his shoulder. "I'm serious! Your eyes are soft but expressive like my mother's. Your words are strong but teasing like my brother's. And your mind is as sharp as my father's. Not to mention how you smell."

"How I smell?" Andromeda echoed incredulously.

The prince nodded with a chuckle, "Yes. When I was on Midgard I was reminded of you often because of the smell of roses. And your skin," Thor started and Andromeda rolled her eyes as he took hold of her arm, running a finger along it, "Your skin has been kissed by the sun and blessed by the moon. The Midgardians were not lying when they said you are a child of the stars."

Andromeda's face flushed and she looked away from Thor's intense eyes, though she still shivered at the feeling of his calloused finger on her arm. "Your eyes," He continued, brushing a finger around both of them, "Shine like the first sap of a tree, when you're happy that is. When you're angry they burn like fire. Your nose-!"

"My nose?" Andromeda giggled as he tapped it.

"Your nose," Thor nodded with a grin, "Perfect for your face, it crinkles when you are upset or flustered, which you are now."

"No." Andromeda muttered, despite her nose giving her away.

"Your lips," The prince proclaimed before sighing, tracing them with his finger, "I do not think we have the time for me to speak about your lips or your smile… or your pout." He quipped, making her laugh. His eyes watched her for a moment before grinning himself, "You're beautiful, Andromeda."

The princess softly smiled, tucking her hair behind her ear. She saw her old friend leaning in once more, and moved to reciprocate the kiss. At the last minute, she pushed him into the stream. Andromeda fell back with a loud cackle, only to squeal when she was pulled in by her feet. She broke the surface to see Thor taking off his armor and putting it at the edge of the stream.

"That was not funny." He tried to frown but his mouth was turned up at the ends.

Andromeda ran a hand through her wet curls and snickered, "You are right...It was very funny!" She exclaimed, laughing as she splashed in the water. "You should have seen your-!" She was interrupted by Thor picking her up and dropping her in the stream. The princess narrowed her eyes and closed them, holding her breath for as long as she could.

Thor's laughter silenced as he waited for her to come up. When she didn't, he began to panic and dove under the water, picking her body up and swimming to the surface. He lifted her out of the water and pinched her nose, leaning down to give her mouth to mouth. As he approached her lips, a stream of water was spit into his face.

Andromeda laughed again as he dropped her in the water and wiped his face. Thor narrowed his eyes at her, "That's it, come here!"

The princess giggled as she dived under the water, kicking her legs as fast as she could. She swam towards the waterfall, knowing that there was a cave hidden behind it. She dove under the waterfall and swam into the cave, breaking the surface to take a deep breath. The beauty snickered at how clever she was and lifted herself up out of the water, sitting on the rocky edge. She bit her lip and looked up at the cave wall, marveling at the different jewels that were embedded in the stone. The moonlight bounced from the water to the stone, making the whole cave a flurry of color.

Andromeda jumped as hands clamped around her ankles, soon after Thor appeared before her, chuckling at her reaction. "I found you." He sung, holding onto her legs. He grinned against her knee, "I should get a prize."

"What do you want, honorable son of Odin?" Andromeda questioned, slightly shivering from being out of the water.

"Just a kiss, beautiful daughter of Cassiopeia." Thor grinned cheekily, "A real one." The princess cupped his cheeks and leaned down, pecking his lips before pulling back. A peculiar feeling of butterflies filled her stomach and she leaned down once more, kissing him again.

Thor sighed through his nose and his hands travelled downward, going under her soaked nightgown to touch her bareskin. Andromeda pulled away from the kiss and bit her lip, moaning when the prince continued to nibble at her neck. "Will you allow me to touch you again?" Thor muttered against her skin, pulling back to look her in the eyes.

Andromeda nodded, breathing heavily as she whispered, "Yes." One word was all it took and Thor was lifting himself out of the water. He sat down at the edge of the cave and pulled Andromeda into his lap, joining their mouths once again. As the two mouthed at each other, Thor's hands went under her nightgown. "Take it off." The princess demanded, lifting her arms and allowing him to remove it from her body.

Thor immediately cupped her breasts, groaning at how soft they were. Her nipples pebbled just from his touch and she bit her lip as his pelvis ground into hers. The golden prince looked up at her as he stuck his tongue out roughly lapping at a bud before taking it in his mouth. He pulled away, dragging his teeth over it as he did so, then switched sides.

Andromeda grimaced and moaned even louder, burying a hand in her lover's blond hair. Thor soothed her nipple with a slowly lick, before pressing his lips to hers. He slid a hand between their bodies and rubbed quick circles on her bare clit. "Thor!" She gasped against him, her nails digging into his shoulder.

"You are so wet for me, princess." He muttered on her lips, pecking them. "I wonder if you taste the same…"

"Later," Andromeda begged, pulling away from him and looking into his eyes, "Please just take me now."

Arousal shot up Thor's spine and he grunted at her request, slightly lifting her up as he tugged at his trousers, sliding them down his legs and throwing them behind him. He leaned up to press his lips against hers once more and slowly sunk her down onto his prick. He felt her breath hitch and he used his other hand to rub her back soothingly. When she was filled to the hilt he held her there, whispering comforting words to her.

Andromeda sighed and held onto Thor's shoulders biting her lip as he began to move her. She felt shivers all through her body and clung to him as tightly as she could, pressing her lips against face. Her toes curled at the sensation of being filled, though it did sting just a bit.

"Are you alright?" Thor questioned, looking up at the princess. She looked beautiful from her place above him and she nodded, her lashes fluttering when he shifted. He kissed her chin and began to lean backwards, tugging her down with him. They were now flush against each other and Thor's large hands groped at her ass before settling there.

"Place your legs on either side of me." Thor ordered and Andromeda obeyed, lifting herself to her knees. Her lover placed a hand on her back to pushed her down against him again, pressing his lips to her forehead as he began thrusting up into her.

Andromeda let out a breathless moan as her soft body was moved against Thor's hard one. With every thrust she was pushed further over the edge and she felt like she was in heaven. She looked up at Thor from her place on his chest to see he was already watching her. "I love you." She whispered, gasping when he pushed into her deeply.

"I love you." Thor muttered back, pressing his lips against hers. Andromeda moaned as the prince slid his tongue into her mouth, his grip on her body growing tighter. Her toes began to curl as her body tensed, her breath growing heavy with every stroke.

"Thor…" The princess started but he just nodded to her, his bright eyes intense.

"With me." He pressed their lips together again and slowly pulled out of her before pushing in deeply. Andromeda nearly cried as she tried to hold her orgasm off, her hands in fists beside Thor's body.

"I cannot…" The beauty trailed, a tear squeezing out of her eye, "Thor I can't…"

"Andromeda let go." Thor ordered in her ear through clenched teeth and she obeyed immediately, crying out as he worked her through her climax, pushing his pelvis up so that it would brush against her clit. The princess all but sobbed into his shoulder, whispering his name over and over again.

Thor grunted as he felt his own climax building, taking a whiff of her hair. He clamped his eyes shut and tried to control his strength as he bucked into her, wanting nothing more than to feel her. Her cunt clung to him it was made for him, like it was his, and technically it was.

Andromeda was his.

The very thought was enough to make him grunt into her hair as he came inside of her. He turned her face towards his and kissed her as his climax ran through him, almost whimpering from how soft she felt. The aftershocks of his orgasm racked through his body and he breathed heavily from his nose, trying to calm down. When he opened his eyes, all he saw were pretty brown ones staring at him. "I love you." He whispered sincerely, unwrapping his arms around her to rub her back. "I have loved you for centuries, every time you looked away my gaze would linger, hoping some day you would stare back at me as you do now."

Andromeda softly smiled and placed a hand on the prince's cheek, "I will not look away again." She vowed, pecking his lips, "For I love you, too."