Chapter 10
Oh my goodness! Thank you all so much I am so glade that all of you that have read my story like it so far. I will try to not disappoint with future chapters and keep my spelling errors to a minimum ^_^. *Hugs you all*
I do not own Loki or anything Marvel but I do own my marvelous OC.
Tatsumi awoke at the sound of her alarm going off having slept a dreamless slumber. It was comforting because it was what she was familiar with, no dreams meant no nightmares or predictions. Both were sporadic and very unpredictable, for instance the nightmares could last for one night or for a whole month and the predictions or "visions" were the same but she could never tell when they were going to happen. It was annoying to say the least but helpful at times too.
Getting out of bed and doing some light yoga she dresses to go for a quick run. Going through the living room and looking at Loki she couldn't help but feel a sort of kinship to him. She of all people knew what it was to struggle with a family that wasn't entirely a "family" so to speak. The thoughts that must have been running through his head when he went to sleep last night were more than likely overwhelming but she knew with time he would come to understand Odins intentions were good.
Staring at his prone form made her think of his other form. His true form. Turning and making her way outside into the cool crisp air she couldn't help but think of his beauty. In either state he was in he was truly stunning but that true form of his was astounding. Running along her usual route listening to her music she let her mind wander to think of what it would be like to trace all the markings on his face. She wondered if they were on other parts of his body as well bringing a slight blush to her cheeks and a mischievious smile to her lips.
Shaking her head to push the ideas that formed in her head to the side she made up her mind that she would most definetely need a cool shower once she got home.
Loki felt the fingers on his skin, branding it with their warmth and the feel of the softest lips upon his. Reaching a hand up the woman in his dream moved the hair from her face making him gasp as he was met with aquamarine eyes. The smile that was on her face was that of one up to no good and knew it. "I love you like this." She said tracing a finger along his jaw then slowly down his neck to his chest seemingly drawing patterns on his skin. He shivered and reached out to touch her face only to see that his arm was blue. Awaking from the dream with a start, dragging in air to his lungs like he was a fish out of water. "NO!"
Shaking he sits up and still finding it hard to get enough air into his lungs. Wide eyed he looks at his limbs like a being who had never seen them before. "Beautiful...how can she think that is beautiful? " Looking down he lets out a moan and releases a sigh for he wasn't the only one "up" it seemed. "Well I suppose I need to take a cold shower and pray that it takes care of this." He muses as he looks one more time at his lower anatomy and makes his way to the shower.
Once in the bathroom and undressed he couldn't help but look himself over in the mirror. As he did so he let his thoughts drift to his real form thinking of the color and markings only to be surprised by the sight that unfolded before him. For as he started to think about it no sooner did his appearance change to it. Staring with awe he decided to try and look at himself from anouthers point of view. He still had the same skeletal structure but his flesh what with it being blue and having these raised markings on it seemed to accentuate it. His eyes for once they were the ever familiar green were now a blood red. To some he would seem frightening he supposed but he could understand why the mortal thought him beautiful. Tracing the markings on his face as he looked on in the mirror he couldn't help but look down in curriosity. "Hmmm...Interesting." He says as he notices that the markings covered all of his body.
Finally he let his mind go back to envisioning his other form only to see it go back to what he knew as "normal". "Very Interesting indeed." Loki says befor climbing into the shower.
Tatsumi arrived at the house only to walk in on Loki coming out of the bathroom in nothing more than a towel. "Uh..Good Morning to you too." She says blinking trying with all her might not to let her mind wander to what was underneath that towel which looked so tiny on his tall form.
Loki turns around with a startled look on his face "Oh! I didn't think you would be back yet. I forgot my clothes out here and well..." he says shrugging his shoulders and resuming his trek to get his clothing.
"I see. Well I have to get washed and dressed then make my way to the store. I figure that you can help me out there, that is if you want too." Tatsumi says pulling herself out of her naughty thoughts and making her way down the hall.
"If I don't help you at your shop what else can I do?" Loki says turning around with his clothing in hand and tilting his head to the side.
Stopping her procession and looking to the God "Well you are a grown man aren't you? I'd think that you could do whatever you feel like. For example you could just wander the city taking in the sights or travel to the museum to look at art or history. I do suppose you would need money for either one because I'm certain at one point or anouther you'll need something to eat or drink. That won't be a problem though because I have some money on hand that I can give you for that. Just let me know what you decide once I get ready to leave ok." She says befor giving him a smile and quickly making her way into her room.
Once on the other side of the door Tatsumi couldn't help but let out a long breathe and all but collapse against it. "God why does he have to look so hot! Why oh Why did I have to come home in time to see him like that." She says closing her eyes and seeing him in nothing but that towel. Pulling herself away from the door and picking out a dress she liked to wear from time to time and one of her sexier ensembles for underwear only to lay them out on the bed and grin.
If she knew Loki like she thought she did he would most likely want to explore the city and feed that ever present curiosity of his but she wasn't going to make the choice easy for him she decided while taking her shower. Once out she braided her hair and put on some makeup. Tatsumi preferred the style of the 1950's when it came to her makeup. The cat eye look and the red lips with a light touch of some soft pale pink on her cheeks just seemed to amp up her appearance.
Stepping out of the room with her 1950's inspired aquamarine dress with mesh cutouts on the sides, lace detailing across her chest and her tye dye wedge heels she couldn't help but feel like a million bucks. Grabbing her wallet, keys and leather bomber motorcycle jacket Tatsumi turns to find Loki looking at her with wide eyes.
Loki had his mind set on taking on the city and attempting to learn as much as possible about it, that is until he'd seen the Midgardian come down the hall grinning from ear to ear. She looked so stunning that he literally couldn't take his eyes off of her even when she looked up at him. "You look astounding, I thought you said you were just going to the shop?" He says raking his eyes over the Midgardians frame.
"I am but that doesn't mean I don't like to dress up from time to time. Besides I figure we can eat breakfast at this little cafe two doors down from the shop and then you can decide what you want to do. I figure the amount of time I alloted you to make a choice wasn't enough so to be fair I thought I'd give you more. You can think of it as a friendly breakfast out on the town between companions or a sort of date, whichever makes you feel more comfortable." Tatsumi says with a twinkle in her eye as she looked the God over much like he had done her moments ago. He was wearing a pair of jeans that had a hint of sheen to them, a pair of boots, wonderful belt that looked vintage, a plain emerald green t-shirt under a classic motorcycle leather coat. To be honest he looked good enough to eat exspecially with his hair all slightly tousled from drying it.
Loki took notice of the mortals head to toe examination of his attire and couldn't help but smirk "See something you like?" He says catching the womans eye only to have her give him a cheshire cat smile.
"I could ask you the same. Well if you're ready we can leave." She says not feeling shy at all exspecially after what had almost transpired the night befor and turning to open the door.
"A date it is then, but isn't it customary for the male to pay after a meal in this situation?" Loki asks following the mortal out onto the predawn streets still enveloped in darkness with only the antique style lamps lighting the way.
Tatsumi let out a short giggle "If you are a true gentleman then yes but only if you have money and seeing as you have none it is more than acceptable for me to do so especially since I know ahead of time. Keep in mind it is NEVER a good idea to not let the other half of a date not know ahead of time that you won't be able to pay, it makes them feel embarassed and you look cheap." She says taking on her instructor no nonesense attitude.
"I'd say so but I still feel like I should pay for our meal it only seems appropriate." Loki says not liking the fact that he can't do as is expected of him for lack of monetary means. He had never faced this dilemmma before and it irked him to no end.
Sensing his unease about the situation Tatsumi touches Loki's arm as they continue in their trek to the cafe. "You know we don't have to eat at the cafe. We can go to the shop and have something there instead for I have plenty of food in the kitchenette." She says looking over to the God with a soft smile.
At the suggestion of going to somewhere else Loki didn't know whether to be angry or to be relieved. Finally settling on being relieved he decides to consent to the shop "The shop I think would be a better choice for now, that is if you truly don't mind?" He says looking to the Midgardian not wanting to disappoint her all of a sudden if she really had her heart set on the cafe.
Patting his arm where her hand lay so as to reassure him "It's fine with me just as long as you're there and we eat something soon for I do think my stomache is about to eat me alive if we don't." Tatsumi says on a laugh.
"If you say so mortal." Loki says finally taking notice of the womans hand on his arm and deciding he rather liked it there only to lay his own slender hand atop hers while giving her a grin.
Tatsumi tried not to blush at the gesture of his hand on hers but she just truly couldn't help it. It seemed that in the short amount of time that she had known this God that she had blushed more than in her entire life up until this moment.
Reaching the shop Tatsumi reluctantly removes her hand from his arm and reaches into her pocket to get the keys to open the door. Upon opening the door she felt like she was home, her true home. No matter what this shop was always here and would continue to always be here. She had purchased the store so long ago but it seemed no more than a few days. Turning to Loki "Come on I'm famished and I'm certain you are too." She says motioning him in and closing the door behind him.
Loki had to admit the shop was quite enormous which only brought one question to his mind. "How do you run this store all by yourself?" He says taking up step beside the woman as they made their way to the back.
"Well I make clones of myself with my magic that are various different versions of me at different stages of aging, not to mention once in a while I throw in a version of myself that is of the opposite gender too." Tatsumi says offhandedly not putting too much thought into it as she opened the door to the backroom.
Loki all but stopped in his tracks "What...?" he all but says on a light breathe. It never occured to him to make his clones look like anything other than what he did. The woman was truly remarkable. Pulling himself from his thoughts and walks through the door into the room he had awoken in the other day.
Tatsumi goes to the refridgerator to get the bagels and cream cheese out along with some strawberries. "What? Did I do something that I'm not supposed to?" She says feeling like she might have broken a cardinal rule or something judging from Loki's reaction.
"No. No it's not that. It's just that I myself can or I should say could make clones of myself but I never once thought to make them look any different than me. You just surprised me that's all." He admits grudgingly as he makes his way around the counter to stand in the small kitchenette.
"Really? It just kind of popped into my head one day and just stuck. So the next time I had the opportunity I tried it and I've just been using it ever since. But did I really surprise you? That doesn't seem like a small feat to accomplish." Tatsumi says as she is making the coffee and gets the food sorted for them to enjoy.
"It isn't but I would much rather if you didn't go telling anyone about it." He says feeling a little sour at the prospect.
Lifting her head to look at Loki with a small sadness in her eyes "I told you before that I have no-one. Only you, that is for now at least." smiling a little then motioning for him to sit.
"Sorry it was a slip of the tongue. It won't happen again...and what did you mean you have me for now? What makes you think I'm going to leave?" He says placing a hand on top of the mortals stilling her actions.
Looking up and locking her gaze with his "Because the one thing I know is a constant in my life is that everyone leaves me, whether they want to or not. It's just a matter of time and the sooner I accept that in any kind of relationship the better and you should too." her emotions were so strong that he could feel them seep into his very bones just from their touch.
Placing his other hand on her cheek so as to cup it "Unfortunately for you I do what I want and I don't take orders very well. I will never leave you. Do you understand? If someone attempts to take me away from you I will be left with no other option than to take you with me." His eyes never left hers so as to make her understand that he meant it.
"You're a fool." Tatsumi says giving him a gentle smile.
"And I never said I was wise." Loki says smiling back at her.
Leaning up to close the gap between them Tatsumi places a light kiss to the corner of the Gods mouth.
"Now on anouther note, have you come to a decision on what you plan to do today?" She says handing Loki a cup of coffee.
"I believe I have. I think I would like to spend the day here with you, that is if you don't mind." He says taking a sip of the wondrous liquid.
"I don't mind at all darling." She says with a wink thinking to herself what a interesting day it was going to be.