Previously:

"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.

Now:

Balder and Yui were running through the corridor to the great hall. When they ran through the already open door they saw Zeus, he was standing in the middle of the stairs and Loki was standing at the end of the stairs.

"So, you have returned." Zeus said.

"I have. Hope you didn't miss me too much." Loki grinned.

"Loki-san!" Yui cried out.

Loki turned around and saw Yui and Balder standing in the door entrance. "Hello Kitten, Balder." Loki said and threw them that famous smile of his.

Yui walked with firm steps towards Loki, she didn't seem very happy. She stopped right in front of him and looked him in the eye. Their faces were so close to each other it looked like they were going to kiss.

Loki's eyes widened a little, confused by Yui's action.

"Why didn't you tell us you were leaving? !" She shouted and hit him in the arm.

"Hey! What are yo-?"

"Have you any idea how worried I was! ?"

"...Yui..."

Soon, all the other gods and Daiki entered the hall. They walked up to Balder who was standing further away from the two, watching as Yui scolded Loki.

"Look who's back." Sif said. "It's about time you showed up, where have you been?"

Loki tore his eyes from Yui. "Out." He answered simply.

"Obviously... but where exactly have you been?" Takeru asked.

"I've been visiting an old friend." He grinned.

"And who could that possibly be?" Sif asked, knowing that Loki wasn't very popular among the Norse gods.

"Andvari."

"Andvari?" Thor asked.

"The dwarf you once stole a golden ring from?" Balder asked.

"Oh Loki..." Sif sighed. "What did you do this time?"

Flashback:

Loki was in his god form. He had just left the garden and was now flying through the air, his destination was Asgard… Or a waterfall to be exactly.

A long time ago Loki had searched for Andvari, a dwarf who had a magic ring. With it, the dwarf could make gold and Loki had stolen it from him, including all the gold he owned. Since the ugly dwarf had the power to change himself into a fish at will, Loki had borrowed the net of Ran, the Norse goddess of the sea, to catch him with. Loki wasn't really interested in the gold, he was going to use it to to buy free Odin and another god named Hoenir, who at the time were held hostage.

'He's not going to be very happy to see me again.' Loki thought with a smirk. But before he could visit his old "friend", there was something else he needed to to.

…

Next day Loki landed on the ground near a waterfall. Andvari's home was underneath this waterfall and all Loki had to do now was to find the entrance.

…

Inside a cave underneath the waterfall, Andvari was swimming around in a large pool like the fish he was. He still remembered the day the god of fire, Loki, had stolen what he loved the most, his ring and his gold. Years later he had found the gold that was stolen from him and had returned it to his home… but without the ring he couldn't make more.

'That damn Loki still haunts my dreams.' Andvari thought. "How embarrassing that was, being captured with a net by an imbecile!" He said out loud, feeling both furious and ashamed.

"If I ever see that- huh? AAHH!" He screamed as he was pulled out of the water.

Andvari had been so distracted by his own thoughts he didn't notice that Loki had entered the cave and with his bare hands, snatched him out of the water.

"Who are you calling an imbecile?" Loki asked, holding the shocked fish close to his face.

"Loki! ?"

A second later Andvari changed himself back into a dwarf.

Loki was holding him by his neck. "Hello Andvari." He smirked. "Still ugly I see."

"Why you little-!" Andvari tried to strike him but Loki was too fast and caught the dwarf's wrist with his free hand.

"You are going to help me make something." Loki smiled devilishly at him.

End of flashback:

"What did you want him to make, Loki?" Zeus asked.

"A ring." Loki answered.

"A ring?" Yui asked.

"That's it? You were gone for several days just so you could get a ring?" Daiki asked.

"That's right." Loki said and took out a black, shining ring with red patterns from his pocket.

Flashback:

"I'm not going to help you make anything, you thief!" The dwarf shouted at him, struggling to break free from Loki's grip.

"How disappointing, and here I thought we were friends." Loki said with a grin.

"We? Friends? Don't make me laugh!"

"It was obviously a joke, you stupid fish."

"You dare come into my home and insult me? ! Have you forgotten what you did to me? !"

"Can't we just forget about the past?" Loki sighed dramatically.

"You stole what I loved the most!"

"You know, it isn't healthy to love something that can't love you back. Make some real and living friends and get a life."

"Don't try my patience, Loki!" The dwarf was now so angry, his face turned red.

"This conversation isn't going very well…" Loki sighed. "How can I make you change your mind?"

"Nothing! Nothing is going to make me change my mind! Let me go already!" Andvari shouted as he struggled against him, trying in vain to break free.

"Not even if I gave you back your precious ring?"

He stopped struggling and with wide eyes he stared at Loki.

"You have it?"

Loki nodded. "I will give it back to you if you make something for me."

"You're lying."

"I'm not, at least not this time" Loki said and released Andvari.

Andvari watched as Loki reached for the chain he had around his neck, he lifted the chain and out from his collar came the dwarf's golden ring. "Since you cursed the ring when I first took it from you, everybody who possesses it is killed. I just followed a trail of gold and stole it from the foolish god who possessed it. Guess I saved his life."

"Give me my ring!" The dwarf cried out and tried to take it from Loki who simply moved out of the way, making the dwarf trip and fall to the cold stone floor.

"You will get it back, after you have made another ring."

"Another ring? I can't make another ring, if I could I would already have done so! The ring was made from the gold of the river nymphs and with the help of magic. It's impossible to make another."

Loki turned away from the babbling dwarf and walked over to something he had left on the floor. He picked it up and threw it on the ground in front of the dwarf, it was a black shield with red patterns.

"I'm not asking you to make a ring that can make gold, I want you to make a ring that will work as a shield." Loki said.

End of flashback:

"A shield?" Hades asked. "Why do you need I ring that works as a shield?" Apollon added.

"This ring is made out of magic and the shield I gave him." He took Yui's hand and placed it on her palm. "I want Yui to have it."

"It's for me?" Yui asked.

"It will protect you if something goes wrong when we visit earth."

"Loki-san…"

"That's great and all but… Why did you just leave without telling us! ?" Sif shouted. "Yui-san was worried about you!"

"S-Sif-san!" Yui exclaimed.

Loki just smirked and said, "I just didn't feel like telling you."

Balder, Sif and Thor all sighed in defeat.

"Oh well, I'm glad you're back, Loki." Balder said.

"It's been awfully quiet here since you left." Poseidon said.

"We kind of missed having you around." Dionysus said.

"I didn't miss him at all." Daiki added.

"So why did it take so long for you to return?" Takeru asked.

"Andvari told me it would take time to make a ring like that, he just finished it this morning. Then I made him put it on his finger and shot him with a fireball to test it, it worked and he got his precious ring back. End of story" Loki said.

"That's enough. Everyone, return to your rooms and get some rest." Zeus said before he turned around and walked up the stairs.

"Come on, let's go." Sif said and grabbed Thor's arm and dragged him away, the rest followed suit.

Loki was about to follow them but stopped himself when he noticed Yui didn't move from where she was standing.

"Kitten? Aren't you coming?"

Tears began to form in her eyes and soon they were running down her cheeks.

Loki's eyes widened.

He turned around completely and walked up to her. "Kitten, why are you crying?"

Yui quickly wiped away the tears, the ring was still in her hand.

"Why didn't you tell me where you were going?" She asked without looking at him.

"Huh? I told you it was because I didn't felt like it."

"Loki-san!" Yui shouted. Their eyes met. "I know it's in your nature to act the way you do, despite the consequences. I know you like to fool around and have fun, mostly at others expense and I accept that! But please…" More tears were running down her already wet cheeks. "At least try to be serious with me."

Loki just stood there in front of her with wide eyes, stunned and shocked.

Yui took a deep breath and tried to calm down. "I will accept this ring and I thank you for going through the trouble of having it made for me." Yui said before she started to walk away. "Good night, Loki-san." She said without looking back.

Loki stared after her and felt something he hadn't felt in a long time.

Guilt.

A/N: Here you go! Sorry for making you wait ;) Next chapter will be out this weekend!