An Asgardian Supernova [COMPLETED STORY]

One year later.

*Nova's POV*

  It's been a year since I've moved to Earth. Ive never been happier to be honest. Every month Hiemdall checked in on me. I'm best friends with Katrina and Claire, we hang out almost every day after work. Oh yeah, I got a job at the cafe where I met Katrina and I got my driver's license. It only took 2 tries which according to Kat is pretty good. Nobody noticed anything. I'm a normal human now. It's been a year. That's a long time. It went by so fast. It felt like no time at all really. I've done so many incredible things, like go to the beach and the movies and drink coffee and so many other Earth things. I don't miss Asgard, but the people. Loki. He was the one thing that I missed. His stupid witty comments. His stupid face and his stupid green eyes and his stupid raven hair. He was just so stupid to think about. I would never see him again and I need to get used to that. Never. Never ever ever ever. My god who am I kidding. I love Loki. So much. Not in a romantic way though I swear. I miss him. A lot. I thought about him every day. Sure, Kat and Claire were awesome but they didn't compare to Loki.

  That's what I thought about for the rest of the day. How much I missed him. I hope he's okay. Maybe to see him again one day. Who knows, maybe he'd come down to Midgard with Thor. I mean, it's a possibility, right? I hope my leaving went unnoticed. It's probably been around a month in Asgard time. If anyone did notice they would've forgot about it by now. For sure. Nobody really cared about me except for Loki, Hiemdall and Frigga. I don't think Odin ever liked me. Thor? He seemed a little iffy. Everyone else just didn't seem to care, and I don't blame them. I really needed to stop thinking about this. It wasn't Midgardian like. Plus, I started my shift in half an hour.

  I walked down to the cafe with a fake smile plastered on my face. During my time here, I've realized, even if you're not happy, you have to pretend you are or people will pester you nonstop. It gets really annoying. It's just easier to fake a smile. The cafe wasn't too busy. I got there 5 minutes before I started, perfect. She worked the same shift that Katrina did, so it wouldn't be too bad. In fact, I kind of liked working, except for the annoying ignorant customer every so often. I wish I could just use my magic on them but it's been a year and I haven't even used it in my apartment. One year clean.

  Work was dreadful. I thought since Katrina was working it would be less bad but it wasn't. She was in a bad mood and apparently didn't believe in the fake smile method. She was one of those people who wore their hearts on their sleeves. She didn't care that she might have been even a little annoying. Apparently her boyfriend, Ian broke up with her. They she only dating for three months she needs to chill out. I haven't gone out or even flirted with anyone, and I have no idea why. I just don't feel attracted to these mortals. Shoot! People. People. I swear I'll never get that down pat. These morons are so desperate for love it hurts to watch.

  I walked back to my apartment and told Kat I was sick. It sounds mean but I didn't want to deal with her crying and eating icecream all night. I turned on the TV and flipped through a bunch of channels. I eventually found this show called Brooklyn Nine nine. A cop show with some other things mixed in. Seemed cool and my thumb was sore from channel flipping. I watched a few episodes of that and then went to bed.

  I woke up the next morning, it was  Saturday so I was off until Monday. I wonder what I'll do today. Maybe just stay home and drown my feelings in Netflix and comfort food. Man, I was spending too much time with Kat if I've taken on her coping methods. I put some bread in the toaster and got the peanut butter out. I've become fully functional, I go grocery shopping too, like all people. Anyway my toast popped and I slathered peanut butter on it. I look plopped down on the couch and turned on Netflix. This is bad, I think I'm getting addicted. I've watched one season a day since I've found it. I'm on season 3. Yikes.

  I watched all of season three and then decided to go to the library. On Asgard, I loved going to the library and spending hours reading and admiring the books. I love books. I got ready for the day and walked out my apartment door, clicking the lock behind me. It was kind of chilly for San Francisco. Good thing I brought my jacket. The library was only a few blocks over, so it shouldn't take too long.

  When I arrived at the library I was the only one there, other than the librarian. I walked in and looked around. I've only been here a few times but I like it alot. It's small but it's cozy, and it's packed with good books and comfy chairs to read them in. I walked over to the books that Midgardians liked to read. The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, Harry Potter, Stephen King books. I picked up the first book of the Maze Runner series. I'll give it a try, the worst thing possible is that I put it back on the shelf. I spent about an hour straight reading it. I actually liked it. I was surprised because it wasn't like those Asgard libraries that only have classics, that's all I grew up with. I fell in love with this book and I decided to come back tomorrow and begin the second one. I spent another few hours immersed in the world of words. When I finally finished it I rose from the plush chair I was sitting in and put it back. It looked to be a little dark outside, so I went home. As I walked the sun seemed to set faster. The sky was a beautiful arrangement of clouds and colours. It was really pretty. Suddenly the sky fell dark and and it began to rain. I ran home just before the next stage came.  The rain was coming down so hard I couldn't see out my window. Then the sky lit up with lightning flashes and thunder boomed. Suddenly my apartments power went out, so I decided just to go to bed and let it rain out. I couldn't sleep because of the obvious noise but I certainly tried. Eventually I drifted off to sleep.

  When I woke up this morning the rain hasn't stopped, but kind of slowed. I could see out the window but not far. The power came back on sometime during the night, so that was good. I didn't have anything that was battery powered so that would've sucked. I turned on the TV and it was on the news channel. Mr. Tony Stark was on the TV talking about assembling some sort of force to protect Earth, called the Avengers. Earth was in danger, someone or something from another realm touched down on Earth and is causing disruption and dismay. I was scared, but that was all in New York, far away. I was safe right? But what if they found me? Did I even have my powers still? Who knows if I could defend myself. In this moment I wanted to be home. In my real home. Asgard, with my powers. Where I can protect myself from danger. The television continued on and on about the danger and to stay in your homes and this and that. What could it be? Frost Giants? Dark Elves? What?! I need to know, because I can defend Earth if I need to. I grabbed my computer and booked a trip to the one and only, New York City.