Frigga, the former Queen of Asgard had also moved in. There were a couple reasons for that. One, was so that she could be closer to Asia who had become her magical apprentice. We had decided that having Asia travel back and forth to Asgard during potential wartime was too dangerous.
Another reason was that she wanted to be closer to her own son Thor who was currently living on Earth…and her future grandchild.
Yep, Jane was pregnant! That poor woman…
Jane had eaten the Apple of Idun and become fully Asgardian. Asgardian pregnancies were different from human, Angel or Devil pregnancies. Asgardian pregnancies didn't last any longer…it's just that the children grew up much slower than most other races. It took around 200 years for an Asgardian child to reach physical maturity. At that point, they would stop aging until they hit a few thousand years old where they would slowly grow older until they passed at around 5000 years old.
[She's going to be raising that kid for 200 years straight! The baby doesnt even become a toddler until after 60 years!]
Breast feeding for 30 years straight… Holy shit, that sounded awful!
"Are you taking the girls to their Midgardian school?" Frigga asked me and I nodded. "I was wondering if I could come along? I wanted to explore this city a bit. I also need to get some furniture for my new room here." She said.
"We need furniture for a lot of the new rooms." Hestia added. She had finished cleaning up the kitchen and joined us at the table.
Artemis had scampered off in the meantime.
"You don't want to just create furniture with magic?" I asked them.
Hestia pouted at me. "It doesn't feel the same. I only use furniture that has been handmade. Otherwise it doesn't feel like home! Even these chairs we're sitting on feel dead. I can tell they were produced in a factory with no care." She explained while shifting uncomfortably. I was assuming that all had something to do with her divinity.
"I am a former Queen, myself! I will only accept the best as well. Consider it payment for me teaching your ward magic." Frigga added jokingly with a fake haughty tone.
"You're the one who wanted to teach her in the first place…" I grumbled. "Alright, we can go shopping after I drop the two girls off."
The two women, who were both thousands of years old, smiled at me. Somehow, I had become a sugar momma. I was glad I was rich. I had a feeling I would be spending a lot of money before this day was out.
Asia and Heather came back down after changing. Heather spun around for us to show off her outfit. "How do I look?" She asked.
"Both of you look very nice. Are you trying to attract any boys or girls?" I asked them. I still wasn't sure of their preferences and I didnt think they were either. That was perfectly fine as well. They were both only 15.
Heather smirked at Asia. "I'm not, but maybe Miss Popular over here is!"
Asia blushed at that comment and I raised an eyebrow in curiosity.
"I-I had three boys ask me out yesterday…" Asia trailed off. "...And two the day before that." She added after a short pause.
I let out a whistle. Five boys in only two days had asked her out? Asia really was popular.
Heather spoke up while putting her hands on her hips proudly. "Don't worry, I kicked them all to the curb for her! None of those guys are good enough to date our future Angel!" Heather said while hugging Asia adorably. The two of them had developed a sisterly bond very quickly. Akeno was out a lot more so they were spending most of their time together.
Frigga nodded in appreciation next to me. "That's good. If any boys get too pushy, I can teach you a spell that will make their nether regions feel like they are being stomped on constantly. It doesn't do any physical damage, but it will still make them wish for death." Frigga explained vindictively.
Heather looked very intrigued after hearing about a spell like that…
[Even I'm intrigued! You need to learn that spell, Host! For science!]
I wasn't sure what a magic torture spell had to do with science, but I would try my best to learn it.
…
I opened a portal to the Bayville High parking lot. In hindsight, I probably should have portaled to a nearby alley or something.
While it's true that this school openly altered to mutant and regular students, a portal opening up in the middle of the parking lot was still a rare sight. Especially when the world's most famous woman steps out of it followed by two of the school's newest students.
School was beginning soon, so of course the lot was packed with students and parents alike. They all stopped and stared at our group. A few eyes traveled to Asia and Heather, who were new students here, but most people were staring solely at me.
"So this is Midgardian school? There's quite a few students here. I sometimes forget how much more populated Midgard is." Frigga commented. She'd didn't speak loudly, but she might as well have considering how quiet everything became after our arrival.
"Whoops…" I said with a sigh. People around started murmuring about our group. Of course phones were out and they were taking pictures and videos.
"Everyone is staring…" Asia mumbled nervously.
"I thought you were going to portal us nearby! Not right into the school parking lot! Now everyone knows that I know you!" Heather said with exasperation. She enjoyed being a regular ordinary student and I might have just made that a bit more difficult for her…
"Sorry about that, girls." I said to Heather and Asia. "Just think about it like this. Anyone who approaches you today, just wants to be your friend because you are famous."
I know that Heather secretly wanted a quiet school life, but I didn't think that was possible for a girl who lived with The Gamer and was training to be the next Sorceress Supreme…
"I can't believe you sometimes, Mom!" Heather blurted out. Her eyes widened right after she said the words.
I was taken aback for a second. Did she call me mom? I looked at her and Heather blushed deep red.
"Forget it!" She said quickly and grabbed Asia's hand. She quickly pushed her way through the gathering onlooker and headed inside the school.
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"Mom, Huh?" I muttered to myself while thinking about Heather.
I always thought that the Ancient One would have that kind of relationship with her. Not me.
[Nah. The Ancient One is the eccentric grandma who teaches her weird magic shit. You're the one who saved her life and the one she looks up to.]
"This one is very nice. What do you think, Layla?" Frigga asked me.
"Huh? Sorry I was spacing out." I apologized. Hestia, Frigga, and I were currently picking out hand crafted furniture in a very high end store. As soon as the three of us entered, the manager closed the store and let us look around privately.
Frigga was pointing to an ornate wooden hand carved bed frame. There was a price tag nearby that said it cost $50,000…
"It does look very nice." I said half heartedly.
Frigga frowned. She noticed my head was elsewhere. "Are you upset about that girl calling you mom?"
"I'm not upset." I replied. "I was just taken off guard. I was even making fun of Jane earlier for becoming a mom! Is this karma?" I asked.
Frigga smiled at me. "There's a difference between adopting a Midgardian teenager and raising an Asgardian child. You don't need to panic so much. Raising a child is a wonderful experience! I raised two amazing children myself!" She said.
I refrained from pointing out that one of those "amazing" children was currently an Asgardian fugitive who was most likely conspiring with Thanos as we spoke…
As for Thor, I didn't really know a lot about what was going on with him. He had regained his powers and was going to be a dad, but that was pretty much it. I wondered what he was doing for money while on Earth?
[Working at a power plant?]
I giggled at the System's dumb joke. I smiled at Frigga. "Thanks for calming me down." I honestly wouldn't mind Heather being my daughter.
Frigga gave me a quick hug. She gave surprisingly nice hugs!
…Now I want her as my mom!
[You'll technically have her when you Marry Hela…]
Oh right…
Our conversation was interrupted by Hestia walking over. I burst out laughing when I saw what she was carrying! "Hahaha! Hestia, what are you doing!?"
Hestia had her arms above her head. She was holding a very large leather reclining chair above her head. It must have weighed at least a few hundred pounds.
"I want this…" Hestia said and presented it to me. Something told me that she hasn't been shopping in a long time. I'm pretty sure you're supposed to wait for the sales clerk and not just pick up stuff yourself…
"Miss! Miss! You don't have to carry the furniture yourself!" A sales rep ran over and pleaded with Hestia. "We can ship all the furniture you pick out to your home!" He tried to explain to her. It fell on deaf ears.
Hestia tilted her head to the side and placed the armchair on the floor. She snapped her fingers and a second later it vanished! I could feel some spatial fluctuations that lead back towards our penthouse as she did so.
"There's no need." Hestia replied. "I'll just teleport everything back to our home." She said casually as if that was a perfectly normal thought.
I supposed it was for beings like us. Not for this poor man though.
The man was just staring blankly at the empty spot where the large chair was a second ago. He stuck out his hand and waved it through the empty space as if to see if it was really gone. He was very confused. "OK? You do that…I guess. I'll just add it to the bill." He said and walked away. "I'm going to go lie down…"
We spent the next few hours going from store to store picking out everything that Hestia and Frigga wanted. They both had very good taste and I was actually looking forward to seeing all this high end furniture in our penthouse. I had to burn the couches in the living room after that night with Hela, Akeno and her girlfriends…
When we were done shopping, we decided to stop at a small Cafe for lunch. This place had been recommended to us by one of the furniture sales ladies at the last place we visited.
The Cafe was in an out of the way spot, so even though I was recognized, there weren't too many people blatantly staring at me.
"How is Midgardian food so much better than Asgards?" Frigga questioned while eating. "Even this small cafe food is more exquisite than what's served in the palace!" Frigga complained.
"That's what happens when your culture stagnates for 1000 years," I said with a shrug. I had had this conversation before. "Asgard hardly uses any spices in its foods besides salt."
Frigga pouted. "I'm glad to be staying here for the next few years then. When I return, I will make sure to give all of the chefs a proper scolding."
Hestia reached forward and grabbed a biscuit out of the basket. She started spreading some butter on it. "All the people nearby are leaving suddenly." She said casually. "It's strange."
Frigga stopped her pouting and turned serious.
I stood up and looked around. Hestia was right. We were so busy talking that I had hardly noticed the cafe had cleared out. I couldn't even hear anyone working in the kitchen anymore. Where did they all go?
"Incoming." Hestia said while looking out the window.
"Wha–" Was all I managed to get out before a flying car slammed through the glass a flew directly towards our table!
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