Previously:
"I understand now." Yui said, letting go of his arm.
"What?" Daiki asked without looking at her.
"You're jealous of Loki…"
"Wha-! I'm no-!.. Well... "
It was quiet for a moment.
"Are you in love with him?" Daiki asked.
Now:
Yui looked down at the floor, afraid that her answer was going to hurt him.
"I am…" She whispered.
"...I see."
She looked up and saw that his back was still turned to her.
"I've been attracted to you since the day you became my assistant.. and just a few months ago I realised I had fallen in love with you."
"Daiki..."
"When we first came here and I saw you and Loki together, I realised you liked him, it was pretty obvious actually. I just didn't know in what way so I kept trying to make you notice me… and forget about that trickster. I guess I just hoped that I still had a chance with you, so I didn't want to admit to myself that you might already be in love with someone else."
"I'm sorry I've hurt you, Daiki, I really am. I wish I could feel the same for you, you've been there for me for so long now and thanks to you I was able to feel a little better after my friends had to leave… but I can't, because my heart belongs to someone else. I realise that now…" Yui said.
"And I accept that." Daiki said and turned around to face her. "If you love him, then there's nothing I can do but to let you go. But remember, if he hurts you I'm going to beat his ass and then I'm going to make you fall for me."
Yui looked surprised at first, but then she laughed at his comment.
"I don't even know if he feels the same about me." Yui said.
"I know he does." Daiki reassured her. "Even if you haven't noticed, I have. He's always around you and he's able to make you smile in a way that I can't. To be honest, I'm kind of pissed that it had to be Loki. What do you even see in that guy?"
Yui thought for a moment. "At first I didn't know why I started to fall in love with Loki-san, he has always been teasing me and it annoys me that I'm unable to read his face. Because I want to know what's on his mind. I want to know what I am to him... I want to know if he feels the same…"
"Yui…"
"Anyway, Loki-san and I had a rough start when we first met. I really wanted to be his friend but he didn't seem interested. It was when Balder-san started to show symptoms of becoming the god of destruction we decided to open up to each other."
"The god of destruction?"
"Balder-san is the Norse god of light but he also had the potential to be the Norse god of destruction. I remember when Balder-san got jealous because he thought that Loki-san was in love with me, his emotions spun out of control and one day he actually ended up becoming the god of destruction. We managed to bring him back but the academy was destroyed and everyone decided to use their powers to send me home."
"I see."
"After that, Loki-san and I started to talk a lot more than we used to. He even used to pull me away from everyone else so we could have some fun together, just the two of us. Of course I scolded him for it, but strangely, I found the idea of spending time with only Loki-san hard to resist. That Loki-san, he is… really something else." Yui said and smiled down at the floor.
"His strange nature really drew you closer to him, didn't it?" Daiki laughed. "Come on, let's go back to the others."
"Yeah." Yui smiled.
…
After they had come up with a plan everyone was free to leave the classroom to start training or to prepare themselves. In about a week or two they would set their plan into action and pay a visit to the humans on earth.
Zeus was sitting in his "office", watching the humans on earth through a magic mirror. He could see that some men from the military were looking through the pictures that woman had taken of Kusanagi and Daiki. He guessed they were trying to figure out if they were fake or not.
…
Yui was walking through the many corridors of the academy, trying to set her mind at ease. Takeru and Poseidon had left for the beach, they wanted to be able to use the sea in their training. Daiki was in the courtyard with Apollon and Hades, showing them some useful sword skills. Dionysus and Balder were trying to build up their strength by swimming in the school's swimming pool and Tsukito was meditating somewhere. Yui didn't know where Thor and Sif were but she guessed they were training as well. She couldn't find Loki anywhere either.
The door to Yui's room came into view and she decided that she should try to relax and think about what she should say to all the people on earth. She opened the door and stepped inside, closing the door behind her.
"Melissa? Are you here?" She called.
"I'm here, Kutanagi!" Melissa said and jumped up on the table so Yui could see him better. "I heard what you all are planning."
Yui sat down on a chair and rested her head on the table. "What should I do, Melissa?" She sighed. "What can I say to the humans back on earth? How can I make them see the gods as equals and not just as dangerous creatures?"
"Hmm.. I can see why you're worried... But if you could warm up to the gods then other humans can, too."
"Melissa… you really think so?"
"Well, it's going to be hard but not impossible. You're really good at reasoning with others, Kutanagi, you will find the right words."
"Thank you, Melissa." Yui smiled. "I feel a little better now."
"Of course you do! You can always count on me to make you feel better." Melissa said proudly.
…
The day soon came to an end. Everyone was exhausted and decided to go to bed after they had eaten dinner. Loki was the only one who didn't show up that evening.
"You haven't seen Loki, have you?" Balder asked.
"No, I haven't. I've been looking for him as well." Yui said.
"Well, I guess we shouldn't worry. He's around here somewhere, he'll show up eventually." Balder said. "Good night, Yui-san."
"Good night, Balder-san."
…
2 days later, Yui and Daiki were eating breakfast together in one of the study rooms. Yui was reading a school book about war while she was eating a sandwich.
"When does the lesson start?" Daiki asked.
"In about an hour I think." Yui said, not taking her eyes off the book.
"Are you alright, Yui?"
"What do you mean?"
"You look anxious."
Yui looked up from the book. "I guess I'm just nervous. I haven't figured out what I'm going to say the to people on earth yet. What if I say something wrong?"
"You still have time to think about that but don't worry about it, I'm going to back you up if you need me to." He assured her.
"Thank you, Daiki."
…
As Thoth was talking about the human brain, Yui and the others were getting worried. Loki hadn't showed up yet and no one knew where he was.
"Maybe we should ask Zeus if he knows where he is?" Daiki whispered to Dionysus.
…
When the lesson was over they went to find Zeus. They found him in his "office".
"Zeus, we can't find Loki anywhere." Hades informed him.
"Do you know where he is?" Poseidon asked.
Zeus stood up and said, "Loki came to me two days ago, he said he had something to do and left the garden."
"What?" Yui asked, shocked.
"You could have stopped him, why didn't you?" Dionysus asked.
"You are not trapped here anymore, you are free to come and leave as you please. It doesn't mean that you should but he said it was important, so I let him go."
"When will he be back?" Balder asked.
"He didn't say."
"Why didn't you tell us the idiot left the garden?" Takeru asked.
"I assumed he had already told you."
"You think he will be back in time?" Apollon asked.
"... We can only hope."
…
3 more days passed and Loki still hadn't returned to the garden. With only 5 days left before they would visit earth everyone began to wonder what Loki was up to. What was taking him so long?
"Tomorrow is going to be your last school day, so do your homework and get some rest. You are free to train the remaining days and we're also going to go through the plan one more time." Thoth said before they were excused for the day.
"Should we do our homework together, Yui-san?" Sif asked.
"Sounds good." Yui smiled and followed Sif to a study room.
…
"Sif-san, where do you think Loki-san is?" Yui asked.
"To be honest, I have no idea. But I get the feeling he's in Asgard."
"Asgard?"
"I don't know where else he can be."
"I see.. Is it possible for us to search for him?"
"It is, but I don't think we should. I'm sure that Loki's going to return soon, he even told Zeus-san he had to do something important. Usually, Loki would just leave without saying a word and come back when he felt like it. This time he actually told someone, so.."
"We have to believe in him..." Yui said.
"Yes, we have to believe in him." Sif smiled.
"Believing in Loki is like believing in lies." Came a voice from the door.
The two women turned their heads towards the door.
"Daiki?" Yui said.
"I know you're in love with him and all but I've read stories about Loki and his lies. I still don't trust him, even if you do." Daiki said.
"Daiki.." Yui sighed.
"You admitted you're in love with Loki?" Sif asked and threw Yui a devilish smirk.
"!"
"Have you told him?"
"..No.."
"What a love story! I'm definitely going to be there when you tell him!" Sif exclaimed.
"T-Tell him? !" Yui stuttered.
"Just think about it! You admit your feelings to Loki, Loki admits his feelings to you, gods and humans make peace and BAM! A mini Loki or Yui is brought into the world!"
"How on earth did you come up with that conclusion? !" Daiki shouted.
As Daiki was trying to scold Sif for even thinking about such a thing, Yui felt like she was going to faint. The thought of having a child with Loki made her heart race and her mind spin uncontrollably.
"What are you guys doing in here?" Takeru asked as he walked through the door. Tsukito, Balder, Thor and Dionysus were right behind him.
"Yui-san admitted that-!"
"NO!" Both Yui and Daiki exclaimed as they sprinted towards Sif and covered her mouth with their hands.
The gods just blinked at them in confusion.
…
'That was close..' Yui thought. She was heading for her room, it was getting late and she was starting to feel tired. She wasn't able to feel calm as long as Loki was gone and thought a good night's sleep could help her feel at least a little better.
"Yui-san!"
Yui stopped walking and turned around. "Balder-san?"
"Good that I caught up with you, you must come with me!" Balder said.
"Huh? Why?"
"Loki has returned." Balder smiled.
A/N: Hope you liked it! I'm going to be too busy to give you the next chapter this week but I think I'll be able to update at the beginning of next week, see you then!