AN: Okay here's the last chapter. :) I really hope you guys like this. please leave a review it would make my day. XD

Chapter 2

Rose's POV

I wandered around the city watching different people, they all seemed relatively happy.

What am I missing? I thought.

I don't like it here, in Asgard I'm actually happy, but here. I look around and see the three thugs from before. I turn around and walk down the street. I cross at the cross walk and continue through the city. They followed.

No. nonono please no. I chanted in my head.

I continued until I had to rest because of my ribs. They still weren't healed but the pain didn't bother me much anymore. Unless I start running from people that is. I'm leaning against a building and look inside to see a crowded shopping area. I smile. Walking in I get some weird looks but as I see the three thugs walk past I sigh in relief. After a few moments I leave the store and go back the way I came. It's getting dark and I smile. I can go back. I make my way to the closest alley and curled up in the corner. I close my eyes and drift off into sleep.

I wake up in the tree that everyone had chased me too. I smiled and climbed down. It was early morning and I made my way to the castle. I snuck inside and continued through the halls. I only stopped when I reached Loki's door. I paused. Would he want me to wake him? I started having second thoughts. Thinking back to yesterday when he denied liking me in front of Thor's friends I had even more doubt. What if he doesn't even want to be my friend? Maybe he was just trying to help me because I looked like weak. I retreated from the door and through the halls. I stopped at the large doors to the library. I pushed them open and walked through the deserted halls. The library was huge and yet there wasn't a soul. I walked around and read the many titles until I found one on the special magical abilities some possessed. I smiled and flipped through the book. Reading through the table of contents I flipped to the elemental magic. Then to the nature section.

There are those who are blessed with the magic of Flora. They have the ability to grow anything they desire. Sometimes more powerful beings even change the plants around them. There have been tales of those who could walk through plains and change everywhere they walked into a forest. Others can change every plant into a different color. However the most remarkable thing these beings can do is protect their soul in a flower. This flower can be harmed so it's best to hide their soul where no one can hurt it. When the being starts to die their soul wants to be released to the stars. If it's trapped in a plant it cant leave. So if the being decides to put their soul in a flower and they are dying then the flower starts to die as well. And when both are dead the soul is released into the cosmos. The protection this flower gives to the soul allows the being to be safe from any dark magic.

I closed the book and set it on the table in front of me. So that's what my rose is then. It's my soul. I jumped up from the chair and raced to the garden. I was about to run over to my soul rose when I caught sight of Loki. He was walking through the gardens. I hid behind a tree and watched as he made his way over to my soul rose. He knelt down beside it and just stared. I slowly decided to approach. I sat down next to him and he turned to me with a smile. I smiled back.

"Rose, you're back. Where did you go?" He asked.

I merely shrugged and took in the bruises around his neck.

"What happened to your neck?" I asked him.

"Nothing." He lied.

I look back at my soul rose.

"This is my soul." I tell him.

"Hmm?"

"This rose is protecting my soul." I elaborate.

He only nods.

"I read something about this. I had a feeling it might be." He tells me.

We sit there in silence enjoying each others company. He turns to me and smiles.

"Hey. Would you like to have dinner with the royal family tonight?" He asks me.

I stare at him wide eyed. He just smiles.

"Oh don't worry. Thor and his friends are coming as well, so there's no reason to look so nervous. Come on Rose, please?" I laugh and agree.

We head off to the village and city while awaiting the banquet. Loki shows me some magic tricks and pulls some pranks on the unsuspecting people. Finally the sun starts to set and he leads me back to the palace. He turns to me and waves his hand I look down and I'm now wearing a long blue and purple dress. The colors swirled together and I looked back up at him with a smile. He then takes me inside. We make our way to the dining hall and he stops waving his hand again and he's now wearing a fancy green tunic with some golden armor. He turns to me and smiles then opens the door and we make our way over to the long table. No one looks up as we enter and sit at the table. Loki pulls out a chair for me to sit next to him. I smile and sit down. He takes his seat and we watch as Thor and his friends come in as well. They all fight over their seats not noticing either my nor Loki's presence. Then Queen Frigga and the All-Father Odin walk in. Everybody stands and puts their fist over their heart. I followed their examples and then sit down with everyone else. Only then does anyone realize I'm even there. Frigga looks at me with interest, Odin looks wary, and the warriors four and Thor are just staring at me. I look down at my lap embarrassed. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.

"And who might you be?" Frigga asks.

I look up at the queen.

"My name is Rose." I tell her a small smile on my face.

"I thought maybe she could come to dinner with us." Loki pipes up so everyone would stop staring at me.

The food is brought out and I look at the feast with disbelief. It was the most food I'd ever seen. Everyone immediately started to help themselves. I sat still, not able to comprehend how much food there was. Loki looks over at me. He gently nudges me with his arm.

"You better take something soon or it will all be gone. Thor and his friends are black holes." He snickers.

I giggle and take a small portion of salad as well as a little bit of the boar. I eat happily knowing that even though I could taste it I was not quenching my hunger. I wasn't really here. It was all some beautiful dream. But that didn't mean I couldn't enjoy every minuet of it. This was the first time I'd ever been truly happy. When dinner was finished the servants brought out the ale. Everybody had a mug of the alcohol. I grimaced. I'd never drank and didn't want to. Thor and his friends were downing their mugs though. They would finish then smash the wooden cup on the ground yelling for another. Frigga watched in amusement and Odin just looked unhappy constantly. Loki sipped his ale, not really drinking any. He pushed his mug towards Thor after awhile and he happily downed it. I did the same and just like that it was gone. Soon everyone seemed to be so drunk they couldn't stand still. Loki got up and started to leave. I followed him not wanting to be caught in a fight. He walked back to his room and let me in as well. Waving his hand our fancy clothes were replaced with the tunics. I smiled and we went to the balcony. I watched as the flora below us started to glow and climb up the wall. The gold and red roses weaved around the ivy and the balcony. We watched as it glowed bright. The blue moon lit up the city below us and the stars shone bright in the dark sky. Loki taps my shoulder and I turn to look at him he takes out a small pendant from his pocket.

"This is a symbol of our friendship." He explains.

I smile. The golden chain held a green stone. I put it around my neck and then gave him a hug. He seems confused.

"You're my first friend." I tell him.

He smiles.

"And you're mine" I laugh.

We stand there and look out at the world for awhile longer. Loki finally turns to me.

"Okay, I'll tell you." He said.

"Tell me what?" I asked wanting to know what we were now talking about.

"The others, Thor's friends. They don't like me all that much." He stops.

"I gathered." I said with a sad smile.

"That's where these come from." He says pointing to the bruises and cuts.

I turn to him and give him another hug.

"No one should have to go through that. I'm sorry Loki." I say.

We stand in silence again.

I start to hum a song Maggie had sung to me. I start to sing the words.

"Stranger I've known you for so long
I found you lost with a compass in the fog
Stranger you know me too much
Illusionary-self had not be touched, until you

Humming Hallelujah in the dark
Whispered poems leave you to be
Humming Hallelujah in the night
The sun might rise, as sometimes does it fall

Hallelujah, hallelujah

Stranger you've followed me so far
Until the roads converged, as did the stars
Stranger the moon looks blue tonight
Your photo framed, raw within my mind, but not tonight

Humming Hallelujah in the dark
Whispered poems leave you to be
Humming Hallelujah in the night
The sun might rise, as sometimes does it fall

Hallelujah"

I close my eyes and when I open them again I'm back in the alley. I sigh and stand up wandering the city. There was a small stone against my chest and I looked to find the pendant Loki gave me. I hid it under my shirt and jacket so no one would take it. I was so lost in thought I didn't hear the three men behind me. I went into another alley that night intending to go back to Asgard. I felt and hand on my shoulder and I turned around to see the three thugs from before.

"What do you want?" I asked them.

"Oh you know what we want." The leader said.

I shudder. He pushes me up against the wall and whispers in my ear.

"I want you and your money." I cringe.

"I have no money. And I'm worth nothing. So please leave me alone." I tell them.

The guys just laugh.

"Like I said I want You as well." He starts to move his hand down but I glare at him then knee him in the groin.

The leader curses and sends his goons after me. I race down the streets of New York but they stayed on my tail. I couldn't run anymore not with broken ribs. All the stores were closed and I was alone. I felt someone grab me around the waist and I cried out in fear and pain. I was thrown to the ground and kicked continuously. Could feel my bones breaking from the force of the kicks. My screams filled the air but no one came. They then threw me into another alley where the blows continued. When they were finished I was left alone in the alley. It started to rain and my stomach growled. It hurt to breath. I couldn't move my right leg was broken and my left felt shattered. My jaw was broken, I suspected my ribs had punctured some of my organs. My arms were both bent at awkward angles. Blood soaked the ground and dripped from my mouth. I felt the stone against my skin and took some small bit of comfort from the knowledge I still had it. I hummed quietly the tune interrupted by my sobs. My tears and blood blended with the rain and I felt myself drift into unconsciousness.

I opened my eyes to see the sun rise from Loki's balcony. I breathed out a sigh of relief. I came back. So if I died would I come back here? But I thought about the book I read. doesn't that mean my rose would die as well? So would I even be able to come back? I pondered this. I jumped as a hand was placed on my shoulder. I turned around to see Loki. He smiled at me but it faded quickly.

"What happened? Rose what happened to you?!" Loki asked.

I looked at him confused. He pulled me over to his bathroom and I looked in the mirror. I had bruises covering my face and body. I looked back ay him feigning surprise.

"What happened Rose?" He asked again.

"I . . . I don't know." I told him.

He shook his head and brought me to the healers. They were surprised to see a child so hurt. They brought me in and laid me on a table they called a soul forge. They looked at the magical copy of me but could find nothing wrong and I felt no pain. They were able to fix my image with a spell and I looked back at Loki with a smile but he didn't return it. We hung out that day in the library and castle. He was still worried but tried not to dwell on it. That night I once again disappeared in his room.

I woke up in the alley and the pain hit me like a brick wall. I would lay there in pain unable to move till I once again passed out. Then I would wake up in Asgard. This cycle continued for a week.

I woke up in Loki's chambers but this time there was something different. I could still feel the pain. Sure it was diluted but it was still there. Loki woke up and went over to me where I was standing on his balcony. I was slumped on the railing trying to stay strong. Loki came over and put his hand on my shoulder just like he did every day but this time it sent pain shooting through my body. I flinched and groaned. Loki drew back and tried to look at my face. I turned to him and watched the color drain from his face.

"Rose?!" I just stared at him.

"I don't want this to be a dream. I want to come back." I said.

His eye's went wide and he caught me just in time as I fell backwards. My eye's rolled into the back of my head and I started to disappear again.

"No. Nonono! Rose!" Loki yelled as everything went black.

Loki's POV

When I woke up I had gone to Rose who stood on my balcony just like every morning. I placed my hand on her shoulder but she flinched and groaned in pain. I pulled my hand away.

Was she hurt? What happened? I tried to look at her face but I couldn't see it. After a few moments she turned to look at me. I felt the color drain from my face. She had a broken jaw, bruises covered her skin and blood dripped from her mouth. Her frame shook as she stood there.

"Rose?!" She just stared at me. When she finally opened her mouth to speak what she said chilled me to the bone.

"I don't want this to be a dream. I want to come back." Blood poured from her mouth. Her eye's rolled into the back of her head and she started to fall backwards. I caught her just in time. She slowly started to disappear.

"No. Nonono! Rose!" I yelled bit still she faded and was gone. I jumped to my feet and ran to Heimdal. He looked at me as I approached out of breath.

"What do you want my prince?" He asked.

I would have made a sarcastic reply about how if he was all seeing why he didn't know what I wanted but I was too worried to.

"Send me to Midguard. As close as you can get me to Rose." I told him.

He only nods and the rainbow light of the bifrost surrounds me.

Thor's POV

I had woken up early this morning and followed Mother out into the garden. She cared for some of the flowers and then she went back into the palace. She had forgotten to bring the new seeds she wanted to plant. I stayed out in the garden. I wandered around and eventually found myself looking for Rose's rose. I spotted the large tree and smiled. I ran to the rose but stopped as soon as I was close enough to see it. I sank to my knees. Loki had told me of how this Rose held Rose's soul. The beautiful red rose was wilted and bleeding. It's color draining through the crimson liquid dripping from the petals. I felt tears well up in my eye's. Rose was dying.

Loki's POV

I open my eyes and look around at the large city. I was put down in a park in the center of the city. Looking around it seemed hopeless. How would I find Rose in a city this big? I thought back to the pendent I gave her. I had put a little magic in it so I could find her when she was in Asgard maybe it would work here. I summoned my magic and found the small stone in an alley quite a ways from here. I set off immediately. It took me what felt like hours to find the alley. I followed the small spark of magic into a dark dead end. I searched around and found a cold hand sticking out into the small amount of light. I walked over to it and as I got closer I was able to make out the shape of a person. It was Rose. I knelt down beside her still cold form. She had blood dripping from her mouth and her skin was discolored by bruises. I reached out and took her hand. It felt frozen. I gently shook her still form but nothing happened. I checked for a pulse and breathed a sigh of relief when I felt the faint beating of her heart. I picked her up and carried her body back to the park.

I had gotten many weird looks on the way to the alley yet on the way back I drew even more attention. I finally reached the bifrost site and called up to Heimdal. The rainbow light engulfed me once more and I was back in the golden dome.

I ran out of the bifrost and was greeted by Mother and Thor, they had horses and they helped Rose onto the one with Mother. She carried her close to her and rode away. I jumped on my horse and Thor on his and we followed. Instead of heading to the healers Mother rode around the castle and into the garden. I jumped off my horse and sprinted into the garden. I see Mother lay Rose down in front of the great tree. In front of the Rose. I knelt down beside Mother and saw the last petal of the bleeding rose fall to the ground. At the same moment Rose's heart stopped beating. I felt tears fall from my eyes. I watched in tragic fascination as Rose's soul formed out of the bloody rose. It was a bright blue and green.

"Loki. Don't dwell on this. It had to happen. I'm sorry." Rose's spirit said.

I nodded through the tears. And watched as the bright form of her slowly shifted into a orb of light and floated up into the dark night. It became one with the stars. I gazed at the sky and cried. Mother sat beside me and gave me a hug. Thor had come over and sat on my right tears falling from his eyes as well.

I woke up to the light of the morning sun. I stretched and put on the small red rose pendant. I would never forget her. My first true friend.

AN: So? How was it? Please review. It really makes my day. Also I'm sorry if it seemed rushed I tried not to do that but it still seems that way to me. :P