Firebird by NorseFan1

Chapter 2

Present Day- New York City.

Ana sighed as she began wiping down tables and bit back a yawn. It was late, and she was tired, but she knew this was one of the last things she had to do before closing time, and then she would be free to go home, and go to bed. At least here she got paid for the work. And thanked. And she wasn't treated worse than shit on the bottom of someone's shoes either. A strand of her mostly blood red hair fell in-front of her face and she straightened and pulled out her pony tail, before re-doing it all, keeping all her hair, apart from her fringe, out of her face. There was no one in the bar now, it being so close to closing, and last orders having been called ages ago. Her boss and the only other member of staff here currently, Rick, was in the back. Feeling confident that no one would hear, she began to sing.

"What if we were meant to be together?

What if you were meant to be the one?

I could hide a million years and try to believe,

That any time the boy in mind will come and rescue me."

Her voice was otherworldly, she knew, and she wasn't bragging. It was all part of her gift. A gift only one other knew about, and may have saved her a lot of misery, or caused her even more. But she had chosen the path she had, and was now making the most of her life, away from all the heartache and pain.

"'Cause you're the fire, you're the one but you will never see the sun,

If you don't know, you're right next to the right one.

And I could call it many names but it's myself I need to blame,

If you don't know, you're right next to the right one.

"In the end you've got a friend for lifetime,

Truly there to truly care for you.

I know you cry a million tears so I want you to know,

That a pretty face can take you places, you don't wanna go."

Singing was one of the ways she relaxed, but her gift meant that she could only do it when she was alone if she didn't wish to stand out. Apart from work, her life was a rather solitary one, and that saddened her, but singing always lifted her spirits. She just wished she could get a chance to be around people more regularly. People who would accept her for her.

Loki was wandering along the streets when he heard it. 'It' was the most beautiful singing voice he had ever heard, which had the dual effect of sending chills through him and also making his spirit soar. Curious as to what on Midgard could affect him so, he walked towards the sound.

"'Cause you're the fire, you're the one but you will never see the sun,

If you don't know, you're right next to the right one.

And I could call it many names but it's myself I need to blame,

If you don't know, you're right next to the right one.

"So in the end it all depends on whether you'll find,

Warm embrace when I replace the one you had in mind."