(A/N: I'm back! And here's the second chapter of Her Greatest Desire! Loki , Yamino, and Fenrir are fun to write about...:) And Mayura may be a bit ooc in the beginning, just to warn you.
Disclaimer: Mantantei Loki Ragnarok does not belong to me. ((cries))
Here we go!
Her Greatest Desire
Chapter 2: The Mysterious Girl
The dreary, rainy day continued as Loki brought the pink-haired girl inside, he told Yamino to get her spare dry and clean clothing for her to change into, also to get the guest bed ready for the girl to sleep in. He then let the assistant take care of the teenage girl as he strode quickly to his study(the office). The little black dog followed steadily behind, leaving the poor assistant alone with a wet unconscious girl in his arms.
As Loki closed the office door behind him, he exhaled deeply, ever since he heard the girl mumble his name he had felt quite jittery all of a sudden. He had the slightest feeling that he had seen her before, that she was familiar to him, but he was certain he had never seen her in all his life. It was driving him mad. He quickly went to his desk and sat down on his chair, he then folded his hands into a fist and laid his chin on the hands. He then went quiet for a while, trying to find the reason he was so uneasy around the mysterious pink-haired girl.
The black dog whimpered and scratched the side of the desk. The young detective looked down and picked up the dog. "Fenrir, do you know why I feel so uneasy?" The black dog only gave a little wag of his tail and licked his master's face. The man chuckled and sat with the dog in his lap for a while, getting lost in his thoughts like earlier this morning.
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'Loki...'
The girl fought with her closed eyelids as she struggled to open her eyes, she felt like she was floating on a soft, fluffy cloud and sleep was overtaking her once again. But not wanting to fall asleep again, the girl forced her eyes to open and stared at an unfamiliar ceiling. She blinked, her crimson eyes focusing, and sat up, she glanced around her to see a normal bedroom. A dresser in the left corner of the room, a night table with a lit lamp next to the bed, a wooden floor with a small red rug near the bed.
Yawning, she stretched slightly and noticed her wrinkled (and slightly damp) attire. Frowning, she straightened her clothing and got out of bed. She went to the door which had a tall mirror and noticed her messy pink hair, she made a little face and mumbled "mou..." as she searched the room for a brush.
Lucky for her, there was a small wooden brush lying on the night table. She slowly brushed her long pink hair and tried to remember where she was. Giving up after a bit, she sighed and flopped gently onto the bed. 'The only thing I remember is my name...' she thought glumly, she then noticed a lone chair with clothing on it. Curious, she lifted the clothing up and gasped at the beautiful white long-sleeve shirt, the shirt had a puffy design just below the shoulder and had a simple yet beautiful pink ribbon that tied around the collar of the shirt, a little red gem that went in the middle of the ribbon (where the knot is). She marveled at the long black skirt that would seem to go nicely around her waist, and the little brown boots that looked like her size.
Excited to get into these elegant clothing, she undressed quickly and tried on the outfit. Giggling, she went to the mirror on the door and gaped at the teenager before her. The clothing seemed to fit her quite nicely, she also fancied the long black skirt that fit nicely around her waist, and the brown boots that seemed to fit her perfectly.
She smiled and then braced herself for the adventure that awaited as she opened the door and stepped out of the hospitality of the guest room.
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"Master Loki, here's your tea and snacks." Yamino said as he entered the room, carrying a plate that had the said contents on it.
"Ah, thank you, Yamino." Loki said as the assistant put the plate of food and such on top of the desk.
Fenrir whined and made big puppy eyes, how he hated having no apposable thumbs!
"Yes, nii-chan, here you go." laughed Yamino as he put a small plate on the floor for Fenrir to munch on. The plate was demolished in a matter of moments.
Both men laughed as they saw the little black dog's performance of being the fastest eating dog in the world.
Suddenly the door creaked open and all laughing ceased as all eyes traveled to the rooms entrance.
There was the girl that fell unconscious in front of the Enjaku Detective Agency. Wearing the outfit Yamino found from a completed case long ago. Her posture gave away her timidness as she stood there, but he crimson eyes portrayed her curiosity as she walked into the room and did what she thought was proper etiquette; she bowed slightly and said with all her courage (the tense atmosphere didn't help much) "H-hello, um, t-thank you for giving me this outfit! I love it!" she then smiled and bowed once again.
The room stayed silent for a minute or so, enough to make the girl think she did something wrong, thus making her inner self panic. "A-ano..."
"Welcome to the Enjaku Detective Agency!" The young man named Loki said with cheerfulness, though the cheerfulness was a little forced, the man was really surprised at the girl's appearance so soon after her collapse.
"Hello there, are you feeling better miss?" asked Yamino as he bowed in greeting, and smiled and offered her a seat on the couch. She gladly took it.
"Yes, and thank you for that, mister...?"
"My name is Yamino, and actually, Master Loki is the one who found you unconscious outside our gates miss." He motioned to the light-brown haired young man that was sitting down on his chair behind the desk.
"O-oh, thank you Mr. Loki-san." she bowed and then stared at her hands, she felt very uneasy around that man, though she was not sure why.
"You can call me Loki." the detective said, smirking slightly at all the formality.
"Loki-san, then." the pink-haired girl nodded and took a bite out of a cookie Yamino offered to her.
Loki sighed, 'I guess that's the closest I'm going to get with her.' he then asked, "And your name, miss?"
"Huh? Oh, it...Mayura." The girl looked up from nibbling on her cookie and then went straight back to looking at her left hand(the one not holding the cookie) folded on her lap.
"Miss Mayura, may I ask why you were collapsed near my front gates?" Loki bluntly said, and saw Mayura sweatdrop a little.
"Well..."
Loki, Yamino, and even Fenrir waited patiently.
"I don't remember." sighed Mayura as she wracked her brain for memories before she collapsed in front of the detective Agency. She found that she could not find any, it was all fuzzy.
The teenage girl was ignorant to the three sweatdrops that formed from three different people in the room.
"I'm sorry!" Mayura gets up and bows as she hears Loki sigh. "I really don't remember what happened before, I'm telling the truth!" she cried, certain that the detective wouldn't believe her.
"I believe you." stated the famous detective, smiling a comforting smile. "I'm just stumped a little, that's all."
"Loki-san..."
"Well, it's up to you if you want to stay here or leave," Mayura stiffened and stared at the ground, debating her options.
"I'll give you some time, for the moment, you can stay here in the office if you like or you can go to the kitchen where Yamino will be or in the guest room where you were earlier." said Loki, getting up from his chair and heading out the room. Yamino already left to make some more treats.
The girl stayed silent and saw Fenrir, and smiled picking him up and petting him. "Hmm, I wonder what I should do..." she thought aloud and stroked the black dog, who was enjoying the massage.
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After contemplating the options, Mayura came up with an answer, she smiled to herself and went to the kitchen, where she guessed Loki would be.
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"Loki-san?" a girl asked, peeking her head out into the kitchen and finding the detective (plus the assistant) she was looking for.
"Yes, Mayura?" the young man asked as he sipped his tea, while Yamino cooked an early dinner.
"Um, I have an answer to your proposal," the pink-haired teen started, her crimson eyes flickered, then determination flowed into them, "Could you allow me to stay here, in exchange for paying for an extra mouth to feed, could I become your assistant?"
The second question surprised him, then again, he guessed he should get used to this young girl surprising him, Loki smirked to himself, then answered, " Sure, Mayura, we would be glad to have your company and also, why do you want to become my assistant?"
"You do need one, don't you, for solving fushigi mysteries?" Mayura gasped at the last part, that response just slipped out from an unknown part of her memory.
Loki was also thrown off at the comment, he then chuckled "'Fushigi mysteries' Mayura?"
The teenager blushed a bright red then stuttered, "u-um yeah! Strange mysteries! Fushigi mysteries!"
Loki put a hand on his chin and thought, for a moment. 'Do I really need an assistant?'
"Please?!" he looked over at Mayura, she was clasping her hands together, her crimson eyes pleading.
'Couldn't hurt, could it?' he nodded and smiled, "Sure, Mayura, you're my new assistant."
Loki was graced to see a beautiful genuine smile spread onto the girl's face, she giggled. "Thank you!"
'She's a mysterious one,' Loki thought as he stared at the young girl named Mayura.
'A mysterious girl, indeed.'
(A/N: Woo! I'm done with the second chapter, and I hope you enjoyed it! XD Like I said, Mayura is a little ooc, then again she lost her memories so who wouldn't be??
I'm having trouble with coming up with cases(mysteries) for them to solve, so feel free to PM me if you have any ideas!
Review please!!XD they motivate me and make my day!
C ya!!