Haha, I know this chapter's coming a bit late. Actually, a lot late…
I am extremely sorry to all those who have been reading.
Special thanks to all those who have been reviewing!
A/n: for the purpose of this story, Loki and Heimdall will be on a bit of better terms than in the manga and anime. But not by much. It's more of a relationship where Heimdall has to listen to Loki. And loathes it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Matantei Loki Ragnarok (sadly)
Heavens Child: chapter Two
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Even when mountains flatten and riverbeds run dry
And the earth moves to become with the sky
Even when winter has thunder and summer has snow
Never will my feelings do anything but grow.
-Yue Fu, Bride of the Water God
Fire licked up the hundreds of trees in the forest. The screams of the forest spirit echoed the darkness, threatening vengeance. But none of that mattered. Only the young child safe in his arms. Only her.
"You met her?"
"I met her."
"How did it go?"
Loki sighed.
"She forgot about me."
The god of thunder waited a moment, and burst out in laughter.
"You sacrificed the treaty with the dwarves to save a mortal girl, putting yourself in great danger, and she FORGETS about you?"
Loki chose to ignore the comment, walking down the hallway in a brisk pace.
"Anyways, how are you going to deal with the gathering this time?" Thor asked, jogging to catch up with Loki.
"After all, last time you ran away and brought back a mortal girl." Attempting to stifle his amusement, he coughed and nearly choked.
Loki waved it off. "I'm going to just let it be."
He stopped his hacking fit immediately.
"I—I'm sorry, could you repeat that?"
"I'm going to let it be."
"Then you're going to have to marry one of the girls that go." Thor glanced at him doubtfully. "It'll take away your chances of independence. Not to mention they're all practically throwing themselves at you."
Loki stopped and looked through the window at the legendary city.
"There's one who barely even knows I exist."
Thor gasped.
"You can't mean HER can you?"
Loki merely nodded, in all seriousness.
"Odin's never going to approve of that." Thor glanced at him expectantly.
"He'll never accept it."
Loki smirked.
"I'm a trickster god remember? Play with fire, and you'll get burned."
The problem with gods was that they were so…bossy.
At least that was what Kotarou Kakinouchi believed.
If there were a better way to describe it, he would gladly call them scum, lazy good-for-nothings, and more than anything, narcissists.
And he had no problem with voicing his opinions out-loud.
That was also what got him tossed into the stables, under the order of the two most useless goddesses known to man. At least, that's what he believed.
But one day, he was going to thank them.
Kotarou Kakinouchi was definitely going to thank them one day.
"Hey mister, you okay?"
Mayura prodded at the moving lump completely submerged in horse slop.
"Because if you don't get out, the horses might eat you."
The lump began to shake with laughter.
"That has got to be the most ridiculous comment I have ever heard." He pulled himself out of the slops.
"Well, at least I got you out of there. Who are you anyways?"
"The most wondrous Kotarou Kakinouchi at your service." He made a gentlemanly bow before her.
Mayura ran her eyes up and down the figure, and grimaced.
"I don't think you can really say that mister Kakinouchi. And you smell to boost." She pinched her nose.
He sputtered.
"Pardon me?"
"I said what I said. Now let's get you cleaned up, or do I have to drag you by the ear?" Mayura demanded, in a no nonsense manner.
Still completely shocked, he followed her grudgingly.
The lake was somewhere he often went in order to spy on girls and goddesses. You could say he was a "perverted old geezer", but he preferred a "kind young man simply divulging himself in his manly pleasures" or something like that.
After all, he still looked young despite his thousand year old history.
Heimdall was by all means, secretive about his "pleasures". Given, he renamed it doing his duty. By making sure no one spied on the girls bathing. Which was a big no no. And something he would never ever do.
Today was probably the best kind of day. Loki's gathering was in less than a month, meaning all the girls would be starting to get ready. Not to mention the sky was cloudless, and the sun shining radiantly upon Asgard.
He made himself comfortable in a tree, and waited.
What he saw shocked him.
"Kotarou-kun! Stop splashing meee!" Mayura giggled with unsuppressed mirth.
"I'm not, since it was you who made me come here, I believe that I have every right to be having fun right now." With that, he scooped up another handful of water, and sprayed it onto Mayura.
She attempted to dodge it, and only managed to fall straight into the water.
For a moment, she sat completely still, and Kotarou began worrying that she might cry.
"Oh gods, Mayura I am really sorry… umm… here's a handkerchief." He pulled out a sopping wet cloth from his pocket. "Or rather not… but I really am—"
Mayura rose up from the water, and he finally realized what she was really feeling at the moment.
"I'll just be going now." and he shot off downstream.
"KOTAROUUUUUU!!!!"
It wasn't everyday that he saw his sworn enemy's girl playing with another guy.
But it was entertainment.
It was the kind of enjoyment that you felt when you saw an unexpected yet welcomed challenge.
He loved it. He Basked in it.
It was his revenge, his glory, and no one could ever stop him. Not even the alluring young girls in the river.
"Don't you ever wish you could return to Midgard one day? I do." Kotarou inquired.
"I-I don't know." She paused. "I really don't know."
Seeing her hesitancy, he quickly changed the subject.
"S-so, how long umm… have you been working for the goddesses?" He stammered, his words rolling over one another, like the waterfall. Awkward, strange, and uncomfortable. Mayura looked at him curiously.
"What?"
In response, he fidgeted uncomfortably under her wondering gaze.
"I mean… ugh" he sighed "I was just wondering how long you've been working for the goddesses."
Never, in his entire life, had he felt so strange and embarrassed near any person. And he loathed it with a passion.
"And you?"
"What?" he asked impatiently, annoyed to be interrupted in such a manner.
"I was wondering how long you've been here." She pouted cutely. "You didn't have to be so harsh about it."
"Ah, no… I was just thinking about some stuff… that's it." He smiled sheepishly.
She glared at him suspiciously.
"Fine then. Continue."
"Lokiiiii…."
"What do you want now." he snapped.
"Come here… you need to see this…"
"I'm busy right now. Bother someone else."
"Oh come on. Is that how you treat your friend who just found something interesting about your girl?"
"Yes it… wait what?"
Loki sat up and dashed towards heimdall. In his wake he left a flurry of papers and several articles lying on the floor, his heavy trench coat sweeping across the desk like a duster.
"Oh, so now you want to hear what I say? After all that mis-"
"Just shut up and show me."
Heimdall sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Fine, but don't blame me when I show you it." He snapped his fingers, and the images bounced across the mirror in a swirl of colors. Blue, red, pink, yellow, and the more Heimdall showed him, the harder he clenched his fists. By the end, he shook with anger, struggling to keep his temper in check.
"I told you not to blame me."
And all hell broke loose.
She sat in the flower patch where she had met the boy yesterday. It was a pleasant feeling to be here. She felt the warmth of the sun shining down upon her face, the scent of the flowers drifting in the air. It was such a peaceful day.
"That bastard!"
Or not. She heard the stones crunching under the pressure of heavy feet. Didn't sound good at all. Mayura didn't dare to turn around.
"Umm… Mister?" she asked shakingly.
The footsteps stopped.
"Crap."
"Are you... um…" she turned very slowly.
And there in front of her stood a very confused green eyed young boy.
"Angry…." She drifted off.
"Mayura?"
I'm really sorry about the cliffy, I(am feeling really guilty about this) was sort of trying to write this chapter as quickly as possible in order to get some other stuff done… so I guess this chapter's nearly worthless other than a intro for chapter 3!
I apologize again for the late update… I'm actually moving out of the country, so it's been pretty hectic lately, all the "I'm taking this" and "wait, what about that?" But still going to write on fanfiction!
Thank you very much for reading this chapter, I hope you enjoyed it -
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Mizu no Yuri