Hello lovely readers! This story you're (hopefully) about to read came to me after I had finished another awesome fanfic "Stone of Command" by Mimbillia. It's seriously awesome! If you haven't read it, you should! You don't necessarily have to read it before this story, but you may be confused by some things. If you don't want to read the previously stated fanfic, and you have questions, feel free to PM me. I'll be happy to clear anything up. Anyway, without further ado...

"Jane!" a loud voice boomed thunderously.

Nora jumped at the sudden sound, but almost immediately calmed. That voice had to be Thor. Nora had waited a long time to finally meet the man Jane had told her so much about. Suddenly, Jane was being swept up into an enormous hug by a huge blond man. Nora laughed at Jane's surprised and happy face.

Looking away from the two's intimate moment, Nora looked around the large structure around her. Everything seemed so grand and bright. She could see the long rainbow bridge called the Bifrost. It seemed to flow with energy. It kind of reminded her of the Mario Kart level, only a whole lot better.

"….You can proceed ahead of us…I will show…" Thor's voice continued, floating to Nora through her distracted thoughts. He must have been telling his friends, The Lady Sif and the Warriors Three Nora had thought they called themselves, to go on ahead of them. It was them who had traveled to Earth and brought Jane and her to Asgard.

Nora tuned him out again subconsciously as she looked around in awe. After gazing at all the details around her and what she could see of Asgard through the lookout, she noticed the man standing near the center of the room. He had his hands on the large sword sticking out from the floor. Nora cocked her head to the side as she studied the man with curious eyes. He looked back at her patiently, a small smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. She felt like he was looking through her, and simultaneously not at her at the same time. It made her curiosity run rampant inside her mind. After all, it wasn't everyday that she got to see a whole new realm!

"Nora!" Jane's voice yelled uncomfortably close to her ear.

Heart pounding quickly, she jumped slightly once again, turning to face Jane. "What?" Nora squeaked, placing her hand on her chest.

Jane heaved a sigh and shook her head. "I was trying to introduce you to Thor, but you zoned out again."

"Sorry," Nora laughed, embarrassed, "I was just mesmerized by the environment I guess." She had a bad habit of forgetting what was going on around her if she got distracted. Which was often. She was just too curious for her own good. She may not be a super smart scientist like Jane (and even Darcy knew more than she did), but she was still afflicted with curiosity.

Curiosity killed the cat, she often heard others tell her, often in a scolding fashion. But she always dismissed the saying; cats had nine lives, and she figured she had at least four feline lives left by now.

"Thor, this is Nora, Darcy's cousin," Jane continued. "Nora, this is Thor."

"Is the Lady Darcy not coming?" Thor asked, seemingly slightly disappointed.

Jane shook her head. "No. She tried to eat some suspicious looking food from a gas station. I told her not to, but she insisted that she'd starve if she didn't eat something. Long story short, she has food poisoning now."

Thor seemed torn between wanting to smile at Darcy's antics and frowning in sympathy for his friend's illness. "So this is the Lady Nora," Thor smiled at her kindly. "It is very pleasant to finally meet your acquaintance. Darcy has told me of you before."

Nora smiled. "It's just Nora. You don't have to add the Lady in there." Everything that Jane had told her about Thor seemed to be true. He seemed like a very easy person to get along with.

"Nora," Thor tested, nodding at her. "Welcome to Asgard my friends." He took Jane's hand and started to lead them towards the huge, towering golden city. Nora was once again transfixed by the colorful bridge, and on impulse, she turned and waved at the gatekeeper. He merely nodded his head, and turned his back to them. As they walked, Nora looked up into the sky. She observed the colorful sky and what appeared to be the end of the realm that dropped off into nothingness. The sky was darkening into brilliant colors of purple and blue, and Nora studied all the new constellations in the sky. Everything was so new and so unknown to her, and she loved it.

After a long trek over the bridge, the three entered the outskirts of the city. The Asgardians went about their day, often turning to bow or praise Thor as they passed. They looked at Jane and Nora curiously as they made their way to the palace. Nora flicked her gaze from the surrounding architecture, to the people, to the games some children played while running around, to the clothes. Hopefully, her neck wouldn't hurt too badly from trying to look at so many things quickly. She could faintly hear Thor and Jane speaking, but she was too distracted to pay attention if they were addressing her or not. Faintly, she hoped they weren't trying to talk to her.

Nora noticed the slight changing of the buildings as they neared the palace in the center of the realm. Some buildings became larger and more intricately detailed with designs and strange symbols. She figured that they were the Asgardian language. Even as Nora noticed the changes in buildings, she still wasn't fully prepared for the grandness of the palace itself. Everything seemed so huge! Large pillars and statues held up large ceilinged rooms and walkways. The palace seemed to almost glow in the setting sun's light. Nora was blinded several times as the light reflected off the magnificent gold colors of the palace, and she had accidently run into a couple walking through the halls. Jane had then decided to keep Nora close and pull her along so she wouldn't run into anyone else. Thinking about it made her cheeks redden with embarrassment.

Once inside the palace walls, Nora stopped to take it all in. Even Jane seemed awestruck at the sight. If she thought the outside of the palace was magnificent, the inside of the palace was even more so.

"This way, my guests," Thor chuckled at their shocked faces. "The kitchens have prepared a most delicious feast for your arrival."

"Yes!" Nora smiled to herself. Not only would she be able to see more of the castle, she'd get to see and try the Asgardian food. She wondered what kind of delicacies they had on Asgard. Surely, there'd be some strange and interesting dishes for her to try. She'd try anything and everything. She had even tried Darcy's nasty gas station food.

Thor lead the way through the palace halls and large corridors. Looking around, Nora started to worry slightly. There were many hallways and paths to take, and they all looked similar to the other. Surely she'd get lost. Along with her curiosity, Nora tended to get turned around easily. Usually, her curiosity got her lost, but she would try to stay with someone at all times.

They passed a few people in the halls as they headed towards the feast. After a few minutes of walking, Thor stopped in front of a large double door entryway that was open, giving them a view of the inner room. Numerous smells surrounded Nora as she took in all the tables and people inside. Everyone seemed merry and happy enough as they ate and drank. Boisterous clapping started as Thor made a path for them through the people. He smiled broadly at everyone, and sat near his friends that had brought Nora and Jane to Asgard. Fandral was chatting away with multiple women surrounding him, while Volstagg told wondrous stories of past victories and battles. Sif sat there laughing and correcting Volstagg as he seemingly embellished some of the stories. Hogun just sat there, definitely the quiet one of the group.

Nora looked around at everyone having a good time and eating happily. Then she turned to Thor who sat next to her. "So Prince Thor, what do you recommend I try first?" she asked, looking around at the food placed around her with interest. Some food she could easily recognize, like the colorful vegetables spread about, and the various meats. There were some other platters of food that looked unlike anything she had ever seen.

"You may address me as Thor, Nora," Thor smiled, repeating her words from earlier. "And everything is quite delectable, I would not even know where to begin," he continued, beginning to reach for some food for himself and Jane. "You should try everything!"

"Alright! Consider it done," Nora laughed as she grabbed small portions of everything around her.

"Thor, you don't have to make me a plate," Jane told him, taking her plate away from him as he piled food on top of it.

"But you are my guest, Jane. Also, I have seen what you prefer to eat from my time in Midgard, so I know what you will most likely agree with. But you are welcome to try anything you want," Thor told her, smiling down at her.

Nora saw the small blush creep onto Jane's cheeks, and she smiled. Nora envied Jane a little. To have a guy (well, demi-god in Thor's case) care about her so much. She was lucky, even if they didn't see each other very often. But seeing Jane that happy, made Nora want someone to look at her like Thor was looking at Jane. Distracted and spacey she may be, Nora saw a lot more than people gave her credit for. Laughing and eating anything in sight, Nora enjoyed the feast with the rest of the Asgardians and Jane.

Long after darkness fell and the feast started to die down, did Thor decide to show them to their rooms while they stayed in Asgard.

Let's see… Nora thought to herself. Left, straight, down a couple hallways, right, left… Or was it two rights after the last hallway? Dread filled Nora as she realized she would most definitely get lost inside the palace halls.

"Here you are, Nora. These are your chambers while you stay here," Thor announced stopping in front of a large wooden door with intricate designs carved into it. He opened it for her, pushing the door open like it wasn't almost ten feet tall and probably weighed a lot.

"Thank you, Thor. This will be-" Nora stopped mid-sentence while her jaw dropped. She expected the room to be normal sized, or at least fairly decent sized due to the size of the palace. What the wasn't expecting, was a room that was almost the size of a small house. Immediately inside the room was an open sitting area with a large fireplace in the far wall. A huge bed sat to the left of the room, and to the right of the bed was another doorway. There was also another door on the right side of the room. A small glass door led to a balcony. "Th-this is my room?!" Maybe he had forgotten to tell her that her and Jane would be sharing a room.

"Yes, Nora. This room is yours and yours alone." Thor seemed hesitant for a minute. "Is it to your liking? I can procure you a new one if you wish."

"No, no, the room is fantastic! I didn't expect it to be so big!" she told him, making placating gestures. I could throw a parade in here, she thought.

Thor's hesitance melted away instantly, replaced with a relieved grin. "Good. I will escort Jane to her room and retire for the night. I shall see you tomorrow. I wish you a well rested night." Nora smiled at them, waving goodnight as they started walking down the hallway and out of sight.

It had taken Nora a while to settle down after she shut the doors to her room. First things first, she explored the room from top to bottom. She found the bed and furniture to be made of soft, almost fuzzy fabrics. The sheets felt smooth like silk, but she didn't find it surprising. The one door near the bed lead to a large closet like space that she definitely didn't need. All she had was her backpack filled with her belongings. The other room to the right of the room held a large bathtub like structure, but it was the size of a small pool! Several places along the walls held holders for torches and candles alike. A few of the candles were burned almost down to the holders from her exploring through the night. Finally, after the moons were high in the sky, did she finally lay down to sleep. As soon as she laid on the mattress, she immediately sunk into it comfortably, and let her fatigue wash over her.

Streaming rays of sun filtered into her room, effectively waking her up as the sun rose. Nora yawned and sat up, stretching her muscles. A girl could definitely get used to this. She felt like royalty, and she was just a guest. She couldn't imagine what Thor and his family felt like.

Thinking of the royal family gave Nora a twinge of excitement and anxiety. Jane and her were supposed to be meeting Thor's family a bit later in the morning. Thor had assured them that his family was nice, but his father tended to be rather intense at times, and Loki liked to cause problems and mischief. It seemed his mother was the only normal one of the family.

Nora wasn't exactly the most…refined person to be around, which was the source of her anxiety. Her mouth tended to get away from her, speaking whatever random thoughts popped into her head. Just another part of the "Nora Charm" as Darcy called it. Nora snorted at the term "charm". That charm had gotten her into plenty of problems before.

Getting out of bed, Nora dug through her backpack for a pair of clothes, putting on the nicer pieces for the meeting. She longed to get herself one of those pretty and elegant Asgardian dresses that she had seen the previous day. Maybe she would ask Thor about it when she saw him later.

As she pulled on one of her flats, there was a knock on the door. "Come in," Nora called, pulling the shoe into place. Jane's head appeared from the doorway as she peaked in.

"You ready to go? We have to meet- Thor's parents in a little bit," Jane told her, hesitating slightly. It seemed Nora wasn't the only one that was nervous.

"I'm ready," she smiled, trying to put her friend's uneasiness. Jane was probably more nervous because her and Thor were a thing. Or at least she thought they were a thing by now. She really needed to ask Jane what was going on with that.

As they left the room, Nora noticed that Thor wasn't waiting outside for them. She assumed that Jane knew where to go, and she tried to take this time to calm Jane's nerves.

"So Jane, did you and Thor share a room last night?" Nora asked scandalously, wagging her eyebrows dramatically at her friend. "Couldn't help but notice that you two left together." Nora already knew that Jane got kind of embarrassed when it came to talking about her romantic relationships with others. So when Jane started getting flustered, denying anything, Nora couldn't help but laugh at her.

"No, we didn't-Nora! You did that on purpose didn't you?" Jane narrowed her eyes at her. Nora could see little sparks of frustration flash in her eyes. Jane then started walking off quickly, leaving Nora behind so she had to jog to keep up.

"Look Jane, I was just trying to distract you. Besides, we both know who the classier one is here. I'll probably say something stupid during the meeting and make a fool of myself. You have nothing to worry about. Thor will be there too, he'll have your back," Nora told Jane soothingly.

Jane exhaled a sharp breath and slowed her pace. "I suppose. Thanks Nora, everything will be fine," she muttered, seemingly trying to convince herself more than Nora. Nora just gave her an encouraging smile as they walked. She knew Jane would be fine. She was Jane Foster! Thor would have Jane's back like she had told her.

Now who was going to have her back? Nora wondered, only slightly anxious. She just hoped she could manage to keep any unnecessary comments from falling out of her mouth without thinking. Yeah, fat chance of that happening.

Lost inside her thoughts, Nora followed Jane in her peripheral vision as she tried to gain supreme control of herself. Even as she tried to steel herself, she prayed to any and all gods she could think of that she wouldn't make a fool of herself.

A sudden hand on her shoulder jolted her from her thoughts. She jerked her head up to see Thor peering down at her, a slight smirk on his face. He had his typical Asgardian armor on, his long red cape trailing behind him. She really wanted a cape! Maybe she could get one while she was in Asgard.

"Nora."

Come to think of it, she hadn't seen Thor in normal clothes. Darcy's pictures from his first trip to Earth were destroyed when she threw her phone at a guy. The phone had ended up in a fountain. All she had seen were pictures from the news when the attack on New York happened. Even in those he was in his Asgardian armor.

"Nora."

Did his parents and brother wear capes? She immediately started to picture Thor's family all wearing matching capes. Although, from what she had heard, Loki seemed like a difficult person to get along with, considering his endless mischief and problem causing ways, much to his namesake. Like really, who gets it in their head to take over the Earth, starting in New York? Personally, she didn't quite see the appeal-

"NORA!"

"What?!" Nora gasped, focusing on Jane and Thor. Thor looked at her confused, while Jane just looked exasperated. She somehow felt like a child getting scolded by her parents. "Sorry," she muttered automatically. Dang! And after she had tried to be better at focusing and preparing for the meeting. She prayed she at least made it most of the way through the meeting before something happened. Surely, she could make it that long.

"It is time to meet with the Allfather and Allmother," Thor told Nora, still looking at her strangely. "Are you ill? Would you like to return-"

"No, no! I'm completely fine. Just lost in my thoughts again!" Nora pointed to the large door in front of them. "Are they in here?"

"Yes," Thor replied, uncertain how to handle her spacing out. She had long since grown accustomed to the confused looks.

Embarrassed and trying to get all the attention off of her, Nora pushed the door open and walked inside. She was still looking back at Jane and Thor as she walked, so she had no way of seeing the huge person she had run directly into. After being knocked back a few steps suddenly, she finally looked forward and up at the person. Surprise banked her face as she looked up at the huge man that towered above her.

"Holy crap you have an eye patch!"

That was the first thought to run through her head as she looked at the man she assumed was Thor's father. Those were the first words that came to her mind, and sadly, those were the first words out of her mouth.

Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Please let me know what you think! Stay awesome fellow Marvel lovers! -K