Warnings: OOCness, OCs (if you haven't read the fic so far, you'll want to), lack of spellcheck, etc.
Notes: This is a really important chapter on quite a few levels but not as heavy as the upcoming ones. Please enjoy, I'll see you at the end!

All Out Assassin Attack

Chapter 10:

A Meeting with the Past

Yamino descended the stairs the next morning with a concerned look on his face. His father hadn't stayed up all night, right? He hadn't seen Loki-sama in bed...

He entered the study, only to find Loki asleep on the floor and Mayura sleeping on the couch.

"Loki-sama..." Had the god fallen asleep staring at Mayura's unconscious form?

Mayura sat up slowly, woken by his noise.

"Ah, Mayura-san, I didn't mean to wake you up..." Yamino said, feeling guilty as the pink-haired girl stood up and walked over to him.

"Yamino-san, did someone call my dad?" She asked.

Misao Daidouji had indeed been called--by Noriko, fortunately. If he had known that his daughter was staying with Loki, he would have burst a vein.

Yamino was brushed out of the image of Misao wrestling his father by Mayura's stare. "Mayura-san?"

She cleared her throat and took his hand, leading them into the kitchen so they wouldn't disturb Loki. "Loki-kun told me the truth." She said softly.

He blinked. "What?"

"That you're his son and so is Fenrir and Ken...and also that I'm his wife, from my last life."

Yamino changed colors. "L-loki-sama said what...?"

"And I didn't want to believe him, but I had this voice inside that said everything was true, that Loki-kun was right." Mayura said, closing her eyes as she remembered. "It's very mysterious, the whole situation."

Yamino laughed nervously and sighed. "What exactly did he say...?"

X

"So irresponsible..."

It was three hours later and Yamino was pouring tea for Loki as Mayura watched on, sipping her own cup. Sleipnir was pacing and lecturing his mother.

"She may have been Sigyn once, but she's just a mortal now." The blonde demigod said, pounding a hand on Loki's desk. "How can you expect her to handle this? What if someone attacks her?"

Nervously, Mayura shifted in her seat on the couch. "Loki-kun, someone's going to attack me?"

Glaring at his eldest child, Loki shook his head. "Don't worry about it, Mayura. You'll be fine. I know what I'm doing, Sleipnir, you don't need to lecture me."

Mayura frowned, standing up and approaching the desk. "Loki-kun, if someone does attack, how will I defend myself?"

Loki opened his mouth to reply but the sound of someone rushing in stopped him. "Loki! Mom sent me a magic mirror!" Ken said, holding a mirror with a golden handle in one hand. "It'll let--" He froze, realizing that Mayura was present.

He cleared his throat. "It'll let me win the costume contest."

Sleipnir rolled his eyes and Loki sighed. "I already told Mayura the entire truth. You don't need to worry about her finding out anymore."

"Mou, I know the truth but I'm super confused." She tapped her chin thoughtfully. "I think it's safe to say that this is the most fushigi mystery ever."

Ken sweat-dropped slightly at her casual attitude. "Okay, well, I guess the mirror Mom--Idunn--sent me will really come in handy now that you know about Sigyn."

Mayura's brow furrowed. "Is that Narugami-kun's wife or my past life?"

"My mother...your past life." Ken clarified and Mayura nodded thoughtfully.

Her eyes widened. "Ooh, does it take me to the past? I wanna go to the past!" She tried to look in the mirror but Ken pulled it away.

"No! It lets you talk to someone who is deceased. You can talk to Sigyn with it."

Mayura's eyes widened even more and she glanced at Loki. "Really?"

He nodded. "I trust Idunn." Still, this was a little awkward. Mayura seemed to be taking it well, though.

She squealed and reached out for the mysterious mirror but Ken pulled it away. "Wait! You have to be careful with this. If you turn it upside down so the handle is up, whoever it's facing will be trapped inside the mirror." He turned the mirror towards a wall and demonstrated the motion.

She nodded, shaking with excitement. "I get to meet her! I get to meet her!"

She held the mirror straight out and took a deep breath, staring at her reflection. "Show me the past!" She ordered, and the mirror did nothing.

Ken sighed. "You have to specify Sigyn."

Mayura blinked. "Oh..." She turned to the mirror. "I want to see Sigyn."

Her reflection in the small mirror blurred and Sigyn's violet eyes blinked at her own. "Kyaa! It worked." Mayura said. "Wow." The reality had just reached her with Sigyn's appearance, similar to her own but more mature and worldly.

"We've never met! I mean, you're me so we have." Sigyn said in the mirror, smiling wide. "I'm so happy that Loki told you--me--us the truth."

Mayura couldn't resist smiling back.

Sigyn twisted a strand of hair around her finger. "Mayura, you're going to be seeing lots of new fushigi mysteries! Make sure to check out Ken's list too. You might be in danger sometimes but my powers will resurface if necessary."

Mayura frowned, glancing at Loki then back at the mirror. "Loki-kun will help too."

"Hm..." Sigyn said, wondering what wisdom she could offer her reincarnation. "Oh." She closed her eyes and began to speak in a lower tone so the others couldn't hear her.

"In my life, I loved Loki. We had a wonderful family...and we still do. Except I'm no longer in it." The black-haired goddess opened her eyes and met Mayura's gaze. "You're my reincarnation, Mayura, but you're not me. I liked mysteries when I was alive, but I didn't have the wild fascination you do. That's something you've come up with yourself that's influenced me."

She smiled sweetly. "Loki didn't fall for you because you're my reincarnation. It was just an after-effect, a nice coincidence. He fell for you because you're the cutest detective around."

Mayura giggled at this, glancing at Loki. The detective raised an eyebrow in reply, unable to hear Sigyn's quiet words.

"So just enjoy your new family, the magic, the adventure...the mysteries. I don't have to say goodbye, because I'm always with you." Sigyn gave a slight wave and the mirror went blank.

Mayura placed the mirror on the coffee table and leaned back on the couch. "Loki-kun, she's really nice. I'm glad I was such a good person in my last life."

Yamino smiled, glad that the event was over. "I think I'm going to bake something."

Sleipnir, still upset about the situation, sighed. "Fine. I'll help. Hey, where did you put my father anyway?" He asked, following Yamino into the kitchen.

Ken brushed a hand through his hair. "You're a good person in this life, too. I know it must be hard for you but you're taking everything well."

Mayura blinked up at him, trying to digest that Ken was her son (from a past life). "Loki-kun has always been a weird kid, so this doesn't surprise me as much as I would've thought..." She said, crossing her arms. "Now, if Loki-kun becomes Kami-sama...I'm not ready for that."

Loki frowned. "Will you ever be?"

The pink-haired detective smiled in response. "Of course, Loki-kun! Just give me some time to let the fushigi mystery soak in." She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I'm going to go home." She said, and left the agency before anyone could stop her.

"I shouldn't have told her." Loki said, slumping over as he realized how confused Mayura had to be.

Ken stared at the concerned god and couldn't resist a smile. "She deserved to know. Don't worry, she'll be fine."

Loki sighed. "I hope so..."

Sleipnir wandered into the room and glanced around. "She left?"

Ken nodded.

X

In Asgard, the gods sat together watching. "It is time for you to wake up. Ran, use the siren's song to bring back his true personality." Odin whispered darkly.

Ran smirked and opened her mouth slightly, singing a dark song of mourning in a language that neither gods nor mortals could comprehend. The song to break the spell. The song of release...

X

Sleipnir rubbed his head, as if he were getting a sudden headache. "Well, it's about time she left. We need to discuss how this will effect Odin's plan--" He froze, his eyes widening as Ran's song echoed in his head. They darkened quickly and he turned to glare at Ken.

"L-loki..." Ken said, recognizing the murderous gaze. "We have a prob--"

Sleipnir rushed at Ken and before he could explain the situation to Loki, he had been hurled through the window and was outside on the ground.

"What's going on?" Loki asked, watching his youngest son fly by his head.

"No more games." Sleipnir said, jumping over the god of fire and through the window. He landed on the lawn beside Ken.

Loki grumbled and ran outside through the mansion itself, only to see Sleipnir attempting to strangle Ken.

"Hello, Mummy, ready to play?" The demigod asked, his lips curling into a smile as he released his younger brother.

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Wow, bet you weren't expecting that one! Or maybe you were. ;D Okay, I updated a little early because I have SO many chapters left for you guys lol! I wasn't going to include a certain plot point (this is later in the fic) but I needed the filler/backstory. I'm currently writing the big battle scenes...I'm so happy with how it's coming, I know you'll really enjoy the upcoming chapters.

(As usual,) I'll update at 58 reviews OR whenever I feel like it (won't be more than a week or eight days). There's some really awesome stuff coming up that I want you guys to see so please review!

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"Narfi deserved it!"

"You're my son too."

"I came by because I heard about Sleipnir."

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