Hermione woke up quite early that morning, washed her face and prepared some breakfast, which she ate slowly. Then, she prepared another portion of it and put it on the table in front of the couch. Loki was lying on it, still asleep. Hermione sat next to the plate and observed him.
Could she trust that man? The other night he seemed sincere, it looked like he really cared for his town... that is, his reign. But there was a moment when... he changed his expression so quickly, as if he had dropped his mask...
Hermione told herself that it would have been better if she remembered all of that in the future.
Anyway, it was basic to get him to trust her.
She got up and took all the books about London she had, then got back to the table and slammed them on it making as much noise as she could.
Loki opened his eyes and, forgetting that he was laying on a really small couch, tried to turn, tumbling with his face on the floor.
« Good morning! » said Hermione cheerfully, trying not to openly laugh.
Loki groaned, without moving.
Hermione teased him with the corner of a book and he sat up « Yes, yes, I'm waking, thanks for being so gentle, human. » he mumbled, still sleepy.
« What are those? » he asked.
« Books and maps. »
« Of what? »
« Of London! You showed me your city, I show you mine!» she answered, calmly «But first of all I'll have to give you some decent clothes. Up, up! Breakfast is ready and the bathroom is over there if you need to shower or something.»
Without waiting for an answer, Hermione got up and began cleaning up the house, still messy from the night before.
She heard him use the cutlery, then he got up and went to the bathroom.
Hermione decided to wash the dishes.
After ten minutes, Loki opened the bathroom's door.
« Human? » he called. Since she didn't hear him because of the running water, so he got closer.
« Uhm? » he hesitated, putting his hand on her shoulder.
Hermione turned, raising her eyebrows.
« I can not find any towel. »
« You can't find any... » Hermione frowned and looked down. He was completely naked.
« Oh! Yes! Right! The towel! Right! » she said almost shouting, walking away while trying not to trip over her own feet «I'll hang it on your- I mean, I'll give it to you right away! » she said giggling nervously and hating herself for doing it.
She took a towel and, holding it by an edge, put it quickly before Loki's legs, hitting his abs. He didn't have big muscles, but was fit enough to be a very pleasant view.
Loki, confused for the girl's reaction, took the towel and went back to the bathroom, not caring to cover himself up in the meantime.
Hermione sighed deeply: what a bloke she let in!
They finally got out.
To travel around London, they used the Tube, with which Loki still had lots of problems and probably annoyed half the city.
They walked a lot and visited many places, while Hermione did what she could do best: recite all of her knowledge.
After hours and hours of restless walking, they decided to stop for a while. They went to a park and, as soon as they got in, Hermione threw herself on the grass, like a cat in the sun.
Loki looked at her, confused « What... what are you doing? »
« I don't know how it works over there, but here in London whenever there is a lawn you can lie down on, you do lie down on it! » answered Hermione, smiling « Come down here! » she insisted, tapping her fingertips on the grass next to her.
« Come on! » she repeated and pulled his shirt, as he would keep standing up.
« Here, isn't it much better? The grass is so soft. It's not like Asgard's parks and gardens, but still... »
Loki chuckled « Asgard's parks and gardens? Listen, our most common way of transport are horses, if you try to lie down on one of our gardens you might lie on their dung. »
Hermione laughed « So, can you ride horses? »
« Of course! My brother and I loved racing on the Bifrost, the rainbow's bridge! » he answered smiling, then he looked worried.
Hermione understood that she had found a weak spot.
Loki didn't say anything else, so she got up and suggested to visit one last place before going home: Buckingham Palace!
They got there in a very little time. There were just a few tourists around.
They got closer to the fence.
« Here you go, the Queen's palace! As you can see, we do have Kings and Queens too. » said Hermione proudly.
« It's not as beautiful as Asgard's, but... wait, the Queen's palace? What about the King? »
Hermione explained « The last King only had daughters, so the reign is held by her. Of course she has a husband, if that's what you want to know, but he's not called a King. »
« I see. » said Loki « Now that I think about it, once I get my kingdom back I'll need a Queen too. » and he looked absent mindedly towards Hermione.
« It shouldn't be too hard with that body you have... » she thought. Then she turned her head and, since Loki was looking at her, she felt like she was caught red-handed and she blushed.
« Good luck then. We really should be going home now, it's getting late. » she asserted.
Then, they went away.