- Disclaimer: Matantei Loki Ragnarok belongs to Kinoshita Sakura.
Ah, My Loki-sama!
written by Kurosu
- Chapter Ten.
So the next morning, Daidouji was barely awake at the kitchen table, holding an ice pack to his head. He looked like hell had manifested into a being and ran him over with a truck, staring at his daughter, then to Loki. He sighed and put the ice pack on the table, "So Yamino-kun is visiting his family?"
Mayura nodded, having agreed to make up some excuse for Yamino's so called absence from the house, and that was the only thing that came to mind, "It was really important, but he'll return this evening."
"Hm, where exactly is he from?"
The girl started to sweat and glanced at Loki, who shrugged and gave her the 'don't look at me, I'm not from Japan' expression. She glared at him before turning back to her father, "Yokohama?"
Daidouji raised a brow at her response, "Are you asking me or telling me?"
"Yokohama!" she said it more confidently, slamming her fists on the table for more emphasis.
Loki sighed and figured he should take over the explanation, "His grandparents live there, and they are his only family left, so they wanted to make sure he was doing all right in Tokyo."
The man nodded, understanding, "Speaking of families, I spoke to your father yesterday, Loki."
The boy grinned, "Is that so?"
"Yes, we spoke for a bit," he rubbed his chin, recalling the conversation, "He seemed adamant about you not attending school."
"I had private tutors back home."
"But still, you need to interact with kids your age."
"Mou, Loki-sama acts like a kid all the time," Loki heard Mayura mumbling to herself and stealthily reached over to poke her side, and she yelped in surprise.
"What was that, Mayu-chan?" her father gave her a strange look.
"N-Nothing," she fumed, glaring at a content Loki.
Meanwhile, in Mayura's bedroom, Heimdall, still in his transparent from, was laying on the girl's bed, eye staring up at the ceiling. It sucked not being able to do anything that wouldn't cause misunderstanding with his current appearance, and now he was forced to remain in the mortal girl's room to stay out of trouble, as Loki had put it. Just the thought of the blonde god made his blood boil, even more insulting was having to stay under the same roof as him and the others.
He didn't expect his plans to fail, because he was that over confident and arrogant, having ignored the presences of Narugami and Yamino. Even less expected was Loki and Mayura, his kidnapped victim, to accept him within their home, and the latter had insisted that she couldn't turn away a homeless god in to the unfamiliar streets of Tokyo. As honest as the girl was, he knew Loki had only agreed to the idea so he could keep an eye on him.
"Che, bastard," he grumbled.
The knob turned, and the door opened as he adjusted his head to see the visitor, and it was only Mayura entering with a tray of food for him. He, hiding a tiny smile, quickly sat up when she brought it over to him. "Good morning, Heimdall-sama!" she greeted with a big smile, "I hope you slept all right in Yamino's room. And sorry that you have to hide out in mine, but papa won't come in here to bother you though."
"Ah, it's fine," he picked up the bowl of miso soup and began to sip it. He stopped when she continued to stare at him, "What is it?"
She shook her head, "I just think it's so cool you can still eat and drink like normal, but you look like a ghost!"
He shrugged and asked, "Where's Loki?"
"He's with papa," her gaze moved up to the ceiling, somewhat thoughtful, "Hrm, they're trying to wake up Narugami."
Heimdall snorted, "There's no way that idiot will wake up. At this rate, he can sleep through the end of the world!"
"Haha, I bet!"
Narugami, still sleeping in the main room, rolled over in his sleep, hugging Mjollnir like the most comfortable pillow in the world, leaving Daidouji and Loki to stare down at his form. The man had tried several methods of trying to wake the boy up, but nothing had work. from shaking to kicking and even smacking his head a few times, followed by Loki's suggestion of holding his nose and closing his mouth so he couldn't breathe.
They gave up after the young man's face turned a light shade of blue, not wanting to have to deal with burying a corpse in the backyard - as if the idea of killing the idiot prone to destruction wasn't the problem!
Loki glanced to the man, "Mayura-papa, you have a useless student."
"Please don't remind me," he groaned and stood up, mumbling to himself, "At least he isn't wrecking the place." He had another day of visits to his clients again, wondering when his work and home life would find a peaceful balance. He walked out to the hallway and looked around, his thoughts returning to what he had seen last night, something akin to an spirit, and he felt ashamed that he had fainted from the sight of it. He, a Shinto priest, who dealt with spirits on a regular basis.
He shook his head at the terrible memory and ready himself to leave for another day of work. Mayura had come down the stairs just in time to see him off. "Take care, papa!" she kissed him on the cheek.
"Okay, you kids be good," he somehow had to reiterate that every time he left them behind, because he always had a bad feeling, "I'm off." She watched him leave, then the door closing after him. In the distance, the sound of a motor scooter revving up and then drifted away.
"Hm, so he left?" Loki's voice rang out behind her. She turned around and nodded, finding Loki holding out the empty box of pizza from last night, and a very happy Yamino, in his front coat pocket, appeared to be in dreamland, because he had just eaten the last two slices of pizza for breakfast.
Mayura peered down to Yamino, rubbing her finger on his head in a scolding manner, "Mou, Yamino-san! You're going to get fat!"
"Oi!" Heimdall called out to them, stomping down the stairs like he owned the place, "I'm bored!"
Loki's right eye twitched, but before he could get a word out, Mayura suggested, "Well why don't you and Loki-sama play together." The two boys glared at her as if she had spoken the most forbidden words, "Aren't you lucky, Loki-sama! Your friend-god came down to play with you!" She smiled and giggled as she slipped on her shoes.
"Where are you going?" Loki asked, the more pressing matter had become her at the moment, forgetting that Heimdall even existed.
"Oh, I have to buy groceries for tonight's dinner since Yamino-san and I didn't get a chance to get them yesterday." She grabbed her jacket and person and was ready to leave when Loki stopped her.
"I'll come with you."
"Eh, it's fine! I won't be long."
Loki's grip on her hand tightened, refusing to let her go, as he moved closer to her. With a hushed tone, he told her, "You. You are not leaving me alone with him."
Mayura looked confused. Her gaze went from Loki to Heimdall, then back to Loki. She blinked a few times and then patted Loki's hand reassuringly, "I understand completely!" She straightened up and faced the other boy, "Heimdall-sama! I forbid you to bully Loki-sama!"
Loki fell over, and Heimdall fell back, laughing, and somewhere in between the fits of laughter, he managed to promise not to bully the infuriated, blonde god. Satisfied with the blossoming of a murderous friendship between the two gods, Mayura was able to slip out of the door without any more resistance, making a mental note of what she needed for the evening's dinner, thinking curry chicken would be a simple and good meal.
He had no idea where he was, after dropping down from Asgard in to this foreign land, but one thing he knew was he had to find his father. It was vital, critical, for the sake of his sanity that he find the god of fire and trickery and all that gave Odin a headache, but in this mess of a world, he didn't know where to begin. His nose scrunched up, trying to decipher through the mixture of mortal smells, hoping to pick up the one scent he was familiar with.
"OH! Such a cute doggy!" some girl came over to pet him.
He barked furiously at her, 'Don't touch me, filthy mortal!'
The little girl looked at him with large, teary eyes and suddenly bursted into tears, and her mother quickly snatched her away from the psychotic dog, who was yet foaming at the mouth.
He just turned his head away, like the proud animal that he was, tail flipped up behind him as he trotted down the sidewalk. He made it to the corner and looked around, seeing no one resembling his target. He sat down by the flower pot and began to howl, 'Daddy, where are yo~o~u~?!'
A few people stopped by and stared at the apparently heartbroken dog that was howling to the traffic light and then moved on with their lives when the dog stopped and looked around again, wagging his tail happily, 'Daddy, daddy?!'
He sniffed the air again, walking around in circles until he could finally pick up on the distinct scent, faint but close by. Determined, he ran off, ducking between legs, nevermind confusing the people around him into falling all over each other to avoid squishing the small animal. He was a puppy on a mission, and no pathetic mortal was going to stop him, or distract him with a fallen donut that just happened to roll right in front of him.
Free food, hell yeah!
He snatched it right up as he dashed by, being hungry and all.
So far, Mayura hadn't learned her lesson of going out alone. She had tripped over her own foot walking normally down the sidewalk, followed by getting a splash of water unintentionally by the old woman a block away, and running in to a lamp post then mail box and finally a tree after that. But somehow through the ordeal, she made it to the supermarket, bought what she needed, and was on her way home...
... until the grocery bag ripped, and the contents fell to the ground. With a heavy sigh, she knelt down to pick them all up, stuffing what she could in to the other prestine bag. Maybe she should've let Loki come with her, then he could be carrying her things instead, since that was what boys did for girls!
Her hand froze at a strange sensation, creeping down her spine. She looked up then to her sides and finally behind her, seeing nothing out of the ordinary, but she was recognizing the signs of danger. She hurried with the packets of curry, holding both bags in her arms, she stood up and made a run for it. The feeling never left her, heart beating so fast, and she, for once, felt scared without Loki.
She could almost sense this great power, like a giant shadow of godzilla stomping after her. If he caught her, he was going to throw her into a pot and make nabemono out of her. She could just picture herself drowning in the broth, along with other meats, cabbage, carrots, daikon, etc. Okay, so she was hungry with food on her mind, but most of all, she was never going to leave the house without Loki from now on.
"Woof woof... daddy, daddy! Woof..."
Err, was she hearing things?
Mayura stopped running and looked back to see a black puppy running up to her and barking angrily at her, 'You're not daddy!' he began to sniff the confused and mysterious girl, 'But you smell like daddy! You pretty, mysterious, witch girl! What did you do to daddy?!"
"Umm, puppy?" To any normal person thinking that they heard the dog talk would have gone crazy, but not Mayura, because she lived with bunch of gods. Probably because of being around so many, she was able to hear this certain puppy.
She reached her hand out to him, but he pulled back, growling, 'Aah, daddy's scent is all over you! YOU ATE MY DADDY?!'
"What?! No!" she cried, "I didn't eat your daddy! Wait, who's your daddy?!"
His eyes enlarged, and he barked at her, being just as puzzled that this mortal understood him, 'You... can hear me?!' She nodded, and he started to run in circles in a panic, 'You ARE a witch! Oh my poor daddy! To be eaten by this pretty, mysterious witch girl!' He stopped running and fell in to an attacking stance, 'I'll avenge you, daddy!'
He jumped at Mayura, who just caught him into her arms and cuddled him like a little baby. "Oh you're so cute!" she cooed and held him up to her face, "Oh yes, you are!"
'Whaa... what are you doing?!' he barked, 'You... I won't fall for your tricks! I won't let you seduce me!'
All the while, he struggled within her secure hold, trying to refuse her feminine charms, but it was quite difficult when she was super cute, and it was so obvious that the puppy was smitten, even if one couldn't see the deep pink tinge across his cheeks.
She rubbed her cheek against his furry self, "You're so silly, puppy! Why are you fighting so much? I won't hurt you." She stared in to his round eyes, only warmth and kindness radiated from her crimson orbs, and even though he could see the truth of her words, he couldn't deny that his father's smell was on her, but he was no where to be found.
"Aaw, don't be so sad, puppy!" she hugged him, "I'll help you find your daddy, okay?"
He peered up to her, his tail unknowingly wagged, 'You promise?'
"Of course!" she gave his snout a kiss, a sign of her promise.
"There you are, Mayura!" came Loki's out of breath voice behind.
"Hmm?" she stood up, and with one free hand, she grabbed her groceries at her side before turning to meet the boy, "Loki-kun?"
"I felt yo-"
Loki was going to explain how he had felt Mayura in a panick and rushed out of the house to find her but all of that was cut short by the happy barking of the puppy in her arms, 'Daddy, daddy! IT'S REALLY YOU!'
The black puppy jumped out of Mayura's arm and ran over to the boy, tail wagging so much that it probably had a mind of its own, 'Daddy, daddy, don't you recognize me? It's me, Fenrir!'
He bent down to pick up the animal, "Of course I know my own son, but why are you here, Fenrir?" He gave his son a pat on the head, but the reunion didn't last very long because the sound of a bag dropping on the pavement turned their attention to the pink-haired girl in front of them.
Her mouth opened, staring at the two unbelievably, but with all that had happened in the past week, she shouldn't be surprised by this at all.
Fenrir barked at her, 'Daddy, I think the pretty, mysterious, witch girl is in shock?'
She pointed at Fenrir, "He's your son, Loki-sama?!"
The little god nodded, "Yes, my eldest."
Her brows furrowed in confusion briefly as she exclaimed with enthusiasm, "Oh my god! I can't believe I didn't see the resemblance before! He's super cute!"
Loki looked at his son, both sweatdropping, and sighed, "I'll explain later."
Poor Daidouji returned that evening to have dinner with his daughter and their new makeshift family. He was pleased that Narugami had finally woken up from his strange sleep, having a huge appetite afterwards, and even more thrilled with Yamino's return from his trip. But what he was uncertain about were the two extra presences at the table, one in the form of a Higashiyama Kazumi, who claimed to be Loki's cousin who had just arrived from overseas.
He didn't quite see the family resemblance, but then again, he and his own daughter had little similar features too. He tried to shrug it off, but the animosity between the two boys was very clear.
'Daddy, can I have more food?' came Fenrir's barking from Loki's lap.
The Shinto priest stared at the puppy, wondering why he barked so much, and raised a brow when Mayura was waving a scolding finger at the dog, explaining, "Don't eat so fast, Fenrir, or you'll get a tummy ache!" It was like she was lecturing a child, and he wondered if the dog could even understand her. And just where had she picked up the stray from?!
He sweatdropped when Narugami stole some food off Kazumi's plate, the latter fighting for his meal, while Loki's plate was being filled with more food by a motherly Yamino.
Well, the house was pretty much composed of strays that Mayura picked up anyway!
Notes: Okay, so the third chapter uploaded today! Lol, that'll be it for now. I had to add Fenrir before relaxing this weekend. Lil bro's birthday.
My sympathies for Mayura-papa. How many gods now? Loki, Yamino, Narugami... Kazumi, Fenrir? Wow, lol... and there's still a few more to go!
I just realized some characters have been OOC too, like Koutaro and Fenrir here... lol. *shrugs* It's okay with me, at least with Koutaro, I kinda need him like that, lol.
Anyway, I hope you guys are enjoying it! Thanks for reading and reviewing! It'd be nice to know if you guys like this or not, where it's headed and all! Any feedback would be great, and I appreciate those that have left me kind and encouraging words! Thanks a bunchies! -kuro.