YNNBL Chapter 4

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[[Kate's POV]]

Loki stares out the window of the passenger seat, lost in thought. I keep my eyes on the road, but now and then I sneak a glance at him. He looks so... Different. I wouldn't think it was him if I hadn't given him the clothes. He looks... normal. It's really weird.

His voice almost makes me drive into a tree. "You know, this Midguardian device probably can't steer itself, so you should probably keep your eyes off of me."

I blush slightly, wondering why he's being so... nice to me. I mean, he did try to take over the world!

I come to the house's driveway and pull into it, putting the car in park. I open my door, and Loki does the same. But instead of closing it regularly, the god of mischief slams the door shut with all his might. "Loki!" I exclaim loudly, and he looks at me. "What? Did I not close it hard enough?" I just rolled my eyes and led him to the door.

Sarah and Jacob open the door, looking slightly exasperated but still happy to see me.

"Kate! Hello!" Sarah greets me cheerily. She's wearing a beautiful evening gown, her honey-blonde hair in an updo.

"Sarah, you look beautiful. I'm so sorry I'm late."

Sarah thanks me and then pokes her head behind me, spotting Loki.

"Um... Who is this?" She asks, arching her eyebrows. I laugh nervously, hoping she didn't suspect anything.

"Oh, this is just.. my friend, uh..."

Loki suddenly steps in. "Tom. Tom Robertson."

[[Loki's POV]]

"We were just getting some coffee, and we lost track of time." I lie smoothly. "My... car is getting fixed, and Kate was my only ride, and my.. house is all the way across town. She would've been late if she had dropped me off. I'm terribly sorry if I am intruding in any way." I take the woman's hand and kiss it softly, and she blushes. "Oh no, it's nothing at all. Just warning you, my kids can be... difficult at times."

I smile a very convincing smile and nods toward Jacob. "Good evening." Jacob greets me, and we shake hands. Soon enough we're waving goodbye and heading in towards the house. I turn to Kate, and am surprised to find her dumbfounded, looking at me with wide eyes and blinking several times.

"What?" I ask, and she blinks hard."You- and Sarah- and the coffe- wha? You certaintly live up to your name." Kate remarks. I smirk, putting my hands behind my back and walking into the house slowly, leaving Mabry dumbfounded at the doorstep, before quickly catching up and bypassing me.

"Hey guys!" I hear her call, and two shouts of joy from that same room. I slowly peek around the corner to see Kate cuddling two 5-year-olds. A sudden flashback leaves me crouching on the ground, clutching my head. Kate rushes over to me, worried. "Are you okay?" She asks, and I nod slowly, my splitting headache subsides slightly.

"Who's that?" I hear a small voice ask, and I pull myself up to turn around. There's a young girl with dirty blonde pigtails staring up at me with wide eyes. I smile slightly. I always have had a soft spot for children. I crouch down to her level. "My name is Lok- er, Tom." I say to her, and she breaks into a wide smile. "One second." She says, and runs to get something. She come back with a teddy bear holding it up to me. "This is Teddy." She declares to me. I smile slightly. "Hello Teddy." I greet the bear, not feeling silly at all. She hugs the bear close to her chest, and the little boy tugs on my shirt. "Yes?"

"You look like the man that tried to hurt a lot of people." He says. Kate's eyes widen, and I blink hard. "I- I'm sorry.I don't know what you mean." I say, crouching down. He leaned in. "You know, the bad man. Who killed a lot of people. He- he hurt my nana and my pawpaw." His eyes tear up, and my face crumples. "I- I'm sorry. I'm not that guy." I say, before standing up. "Excuse me, I have to- get some air." I stutter.

I walk outside the door and immediatly start gasping for breath. The way that boy said that... it just startled me.

I gather my wits and go back inside, where Kate is waiting. "I-" She started to say.

I walk right past her.

[[Kate's POV]]

I'm worried about what Matthew said, how it affected Loki. He walks right past me, leaving me shellshocked and confused. I shrug it off uneasily after a minute or so.

Walking back into the living room, I see Loki leaning down, saying something to Emma, while Matthew listens from a distance.

"Hey guys! How about we make some pizza and cookies?" I ask, and the kids nod eagerly before turning back to Loki. I roll my eyes, smiling, and head to the kitchen.

15 minutes later, I'm putting the Digorno pizza (No sponsering intended) in the oven. I then walk into the living room to find the weirdest sight...

Loki is smiling ( yes SMILING) as he runs around the room, Emma on his shoulders. He aslo has a Nerf gun in his hand, trying to shield the small girl from Nerf darts as Matthew shoots at them. I laugh and grab a gun of my own, joining the fight.

Thirty minutes of Nerf gun fighting passed, me and Matthew against Loki and Emma, and the oven timer rang. "Oh! That's the pizza!" I exclaim, and Loki gives me a confused look. I just grab Matthew and the god's hand and pull them into the kitchen for dinner.

Dinner was freaking awesome. "You know," Loki remarks in between bites of pizza, "I could really get used to this... pizza."

The kids gasp. "You've never had pizza?" Matthew asks, his mouth gaping. The god of lies squirms a bit before finding an idea.

"No, I haven't. I'm from... Germany, and we don't have much pizza."

"Ohhh. Ok. Do they have cookies in Gernamy?" Emma asks eagerly, and Loki chuckles. "Only some. I have had them before, though."

"Speaking of cookies..." I say as the oven dings again. I walk over to where the cookies are and pull them out.

"Mmm, chocolate chip!" Both of the children exclaim in unison, sniffing deeply.

The rest of the night was epic, but we eventually had to put them to bed. As I was tucking Matthew in, I heard Emma from across the room ask Loki, "Is Kate your girlfriend?"

I could practically hear Loki turn red.

"N-No! We're just... aquaintences." He stutters.

"Oh. Do you like her?"

Silence. Then, after a minute or so, he finally answers. "No. Like I said, just aquantences."

When he said that, something inside of me felt weird. It was around my chest. I shrug it off and kiss Matthew's forehead. "Can Tom... *Yawn* come again next week?" He asks, closing his eyes. I smile slightly and look in the god's direction. Loki's looking at Emma with eyes I'd never seen hm with before. Soft, gentle eyes.

"I hope so, Matt. I hope so."

HEYY! THAT WAS ChAPTER 4. I hope you enjoyed. Sorry if it was short, and if it took so long, but hey, I'm lazy. And I may not be updating for about a week because I'll be rocking it out at the beach with my BFF. I know, I know, I'll miss you too. BYE.