A/N: Hello new and old friends! I am sorry I have been MIA the past few days but I am officially back at college. This weekend was moving weekend and today was the first day of classes, so this means that my updates will be less frequent now (I'm sorry!). This week will be hectic seeing as I need to figure out my schedule and get back into the swing of school but I will update again this weekend. Hopefully this week will give an idea as to how much free time I will have and I can come up with an update schedule! Thanks again for sticking with me; I hope this story continues to be enjoyable to you guys! Keep those reviews/favorites/follows coming!
P.S.
To Luuh Reedus: Thank you! I hope your feelings do not change as the story progresses :)
To trufflelover: I hope I do not make you wait to much with school coming up and getting all up in my writing business! :)
To noukinav018: you my friend went above and beyond my expectations! A review per chapter! WHOO! Thanks for all the feedback, I'm tragically new at this and appreciate all of the help! I'm definitely going to be looking more closely as to how I depict their emotions and thoughts. OH and Loki and his math for the clothing: he is Loki and he does what he wants; he need not burden himself with petty numbers hahahah. :)
Kat woke up a little later that morning; she did not have anywhere to be so she could wake up at her own accord. It was around 9 when she finally stirred in bed. She looked at her stereo and quickly turned it on as she got up and stretched. Time to get ready she thought as she walked over to the closet and pulled out another pair of jeans and a t-shirt.
She stepped into the shower quickly and was dressed and ready a few minutes later. After going to the kitchen and fixing herself some breakfast she walked outside to put her trash cans away. She had heard the garbage truck pass by as she ate her cereal. The day was nice outside, a slight breeze and the sky was clear. She walked back into the house and decided to paint her nails. She made her way to the second room with the computer and desk and rummaged through her boxes to find her nail polishes. She settled for an emerald green, and walked over to the desk and started painting. About 5 minutes later she heard a knock from the front door. Nails still wet she walked over and carefully opened the door, not wanting to ruin her nails. She looked up to see who it was, half expecting it to be one of her friends wanting to see how she had settled in, instead she came face to face with none other than Loki.
"Oh hey!" she smiled happily up at him. "What a surprise!"
"Good Morning." Loki smiled back "I wished to see you." He softly responded looked down at his feet.
Kat blushed but couldn't help but smile at his comment, she was happy he was visiting as well. "Come on in" she motioned for him to enter the house. "What can I do for you today Loki?"
"Well, apart from the visit I wish to run something by you. I have a proposition for you." He looked at her meekly.
"Oh, and that is?" Kat asked clearly intrigued now.
They made their way over to the kitchen table and Loki sat down and kept fidgeting and wringing his hands as if he did not know how to start talking.
"Well…" he started "I do not know how to begin" he chuckled as he ran a hand through his hair.
"Just say whatever it is" Kat offered. "Don't think, just speak."
Loki took a deep breath and spoke rapidly, "I wish to gift you a couch in exchange for a place to sleep at night." He laughed sheepishly and looked down at his hands embarrassed.
"What?" Kat laughed. "I thought you had a place to live, over by the park. Of course I haven't seen any apartment complexes over there…" she trailed off. "Wait, do you really not have a place to live?" she asked clearly concerned.
Loki looked up and half smiled at her, "No, I do not. I just got here and have had some trouble adjusting."
"So you want to buy me a couch and in exchange you want to crash here?" Kat asked trying to figure out what his 'proposition' was.
"Yes, but only if that is okay with you. I will not make you do anything that you do not wish." Loki quickly stammered and put up his hands as if to say he wouldn't force her into anything.
"Oh Loki, why didn't you say something yesterday!" she frowned at him, displeased that he had not brought this situation up before. "If I had a couch I would have offered for you to stay here myself!" Kat exclaimed. "Hell, we could have figured something out, even if a sleeping on my carpet was the solution, you can't be spending your nights out in the park." she looked at him with deep concern. "We can fix this, and you do not need to buy me a couch, I have money. I just need to save a little more…
"No." Loki cut her off; he looked at her straight in the eyes and stated, "This is something I want to do. You deserve your couch and I want to be the one to give it to you." He smiled sheepishly at her.
"Well, I guess." Kat smiled Wow she thought here I am just offering some random man I barely know a place to sleep but he's homeless for Christ's sake! Wait, if he can't afford a place to stay at night how does he have money to buy me a fricken couch? Kat looked up at Loki with a quizzical look in her eyes,"Wait… do you even have money to buy a couch? I mean, you don't even have a place to live…" Kat asked tentatively.
"Yes, I have money for it. Do not trouble yourself." Loki smirked.
"I guess we can go buy us a couch then!" Kat laughed.
"Perfect." Loki smiled at her and then quickly became serious. "Can I tell you something first? I wish that you know about me before you welcome me into your home." He looked at her solemnly.
"Uh oh, are you going to tell me that you're a murderer?" Kat laughed and joked. Her face fell when Loki looked like a deer caught in the headlights.
"Loki…" Kat asked cautiously. "What do you need to tell me?"
"Well, remember the clothing I was wearing when you first met me?" Loki spoke, cautious as to how he formed his sentences. His silver tongue failing him when he needed it, he couldn't scare off Katheryne he really had grown to like her and wished to be accepted by her. "Well like I said that is our normal attire from where I am from. In Asgard." He watched her reaction carefully.
"As in the mythical place from Norse Mythology?" Kat asked incredulously.
"Yes. I am Loki, Prince of Asgard. I fell into this realm when I destroyed the Bifrost. You heard my loud arrival I take. I landed out in front of your home. My family does not even know if I am alive, and that does not even matter to me anymore. I have found Midgard to be much more suitable for me. I have been accepted by a complete stranger for whom I am, which is much more than I can say for my family and friends back home." Loki stated putting strained emphasis on his last few words.
Kat looked at him dumbfounded. Loki, Prince of Asgard she thought. In my home after he fell from ANOTHER REALM.
Loki looked at her, a little worried, he had stopped talking but she had not spoken yet. She just continued to stare at him as if he wasn't really in front of her.
"Katheryne." Loki cautiously reached out to her and touched her shoulder. At his touch Kat flinched and looked at him as if realizing that he was still there.
"Loki, Prince of Asgard." Kat whispered and after a moment smiled at him. "Welcome to Earth, I hope my home will not be too much of a letdown after your life in a palace" she smirked at him.
Loki broke into a huge smile. She had still accepted him even after all this new information had been said. He felt overwhelmed with joy and wanted to embrace her but he stopped himself, he shouldn't rush things. "Thank you. You have no idea what this means to me." Loki said to her as she stood up.
"No problem Loki. I'm here for you if you need anything, I won't hold being a Prince against you" she joked as she walked towards the hallway. "We need to go couch shopping! Let me just grab my bag." she called over her shoulder as she made her way down the hallway to her room.
