A/N: Happy Wednesday (or whatever day you're reading this). Firstly, thank you to Cata09 and of course JigokuShoujosRevenge, Princess PrettyPants, and odinsdatter9 for your sweet reviews, you guys are truly amazing. I hope you all like this chapter; it doesn't have Thor and Darcy, I'm going to bring them back next chapter.

Anyways, enjoy! I don't own Thor or Marvel or anything related. I hate writing these disclaimers, they make me feel like I'm underprivileged.

"How do you do that?" Jane watched Loki change his clothes in the blink of an eye. His sleepwear was gone, now he sported a dark green shirt and the black slacks Jane had bought for him.

"Magic. Really, Jane, are you going to ask me that every morning now? Now, let's go, you promised you'd take me into town for to view "mortal" interaction. I'd like to become accustomed to this world. Shall we?"

Jane bit her lip. "You're going to need a coat."

"I'm not cold."

"But in this weather, normal people usually are." It was mid-December. Not to mention that Christmas was approaching. The small town buzzed with festive anticipation for the holiday, but Jane ignored the hype. Unfortunately, Loki saw all the holiday specials and then made a list of the things he wanted and put it on display on the fridge. When Jane asked why he had a list of weird Asgardian weapons and trinkets, he simply replied, "None of your concern darling, it's for Lord Claus."

"Who?"

"Lord Claus. Your Lord Claus. The Christmas god, who gives away presents on the 25th of December. Also, I've been meaning to remind you, we must have bake before he arrives, do you think we should leave some meat for the reindeers? Do they eat meat? And do the elves require drinks as well? You have no liquor here Jane, I suggest we buy some today, I myself would like to try Midgardian wine, I hear it's very weak…"

Loki was stopped talking when he noticed Jane giggling into her hand.

"What?"

Jane just shook her head. "It's a myth Loki."

Loki looked at Jane, shrugging, "Alright, I suppose the wine will do. I can always make it stronger…"

"Not the wine…the whole 'Lord' Claus thing, it's a myth."

"Excuse me?"

"Santa Claus doesn't exist. It's just a thing parents tell their children."

"…you mean it's all just a…"

"A…," Jane prompted, curious to see Loki look so surprised.

"A lie?" Loki asked in a small voice.

"Not a lie. Well, kind of, but it's more of a myth, parents just let their kids believe it, like the tooth fairy."

Loki just stared at Jane horrified. "What kind of…monsters lie to their children about the existence of such a precious being? Jane, this is atrocious, think of all those children, being fooled and not even knowing it."

"Loki it's not that dramatic. Most kids figure it out on their own or their friends just tell them, it's not that big of a deal."

Loki stared at Jane with panic in his eyes.

"You don't understand, the things I've seen, the promises these children are given, it's so horrible, how can they do such a thing?"

"What do you mean, 'the things I've seen'? What have you seen?"

"This false character, this Santa, he's everywhere. He's a God these people believe in, yet, he does not even exist. A non-existent person is glorified so much…why? What is wrong with the world?"

Jane just nudged Loki into a coat and wrapped a scarf around his neck.

"Jane, I've ought to know, why? Why would they do this?"

Jane just hooked her arm around his and dragged him towards the door. "I don't know, it's good for the economy, I guess, all those parents rushing around, buying their children all these presents. I never understood it; we didn't even have a Christmas tree. I always wanted one when I was little, but I guess Erik never had the time or something."

Loki watched Jane carefully, she looked like she was in a faraway land, somewhere deep in her mind, lost. From what Loki had seen on TV, Christmas was a time of joy and miracles. But then he realized, Jane never had gotten to experience any of it and that saddened him.

They were out the door and Jane pointed out the buildings to him. Some friendly townspeople waved at Jane from a distance and looked at Loki warily. Jane didn't always have the best company as far as they knew. But Loki's charm and gorgeous look had the ladies at Lola's swooning.

Loki had expected Jane to be a bit jealous. Back in Asgard the women were very possessive with their men. But Jane let Loki be, smiling at him in amusement when some middle-aged women tried to flirt with him. Tried being the key word.

Loki took in the town, lit up with festive lights and decorations. He wanted to rip apart the Santa plush toy sitting under the Christmas tree at Lola's, it felt to him like the lifeless object was mocking him. He glared at it harder when Jane chuckled at his anger.

Later that night, after Lola had finished cleaning up, she noticed a bunch of ash under the Christmas tree, where a Santa Claus stuffed toy had been.

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Loki and Jane bought some wine and Christmas music. They spent the entire day in town, interacting with the people. Loki helped the town mechanic lift up a car with his bare hands. After almost giving the old man covered with car oil grease a heart attack, Jane dragged Loki to her favorite place in all of Puente Antiguo – the library. It was poorly stocked, but the worn out covers and dusty tables made Jane feel at home. She told Loki about her childhood spent hidden in libraries whenever she had felt alone. She'd do her homework there because people at school were too loud and her uncle's house was too quiet.

Loki watched Jane run her fingers across the books' bindings and pluck out Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

"It's a tragic love story about two people whose families are enemies and they both die in the name of love. It's beautiful."

Loki seriously doubted that. He tried to be as open-minded as he could, for Jane's sake, but some humans did very stupid things that he couldn't ignore. He made become well acquainted with reality television and he wanted very much to believe Jane when she told him it was all staged, but he secretly wondered why humans chose to make a fool of themselves.

Jane gave him a speech about the great William Shakespeare that made Loki wondered who she loved more, this William or Loki. He mentally cheered when Jane told him that Shakespeare wasn't alive.

She told him the premise of the plot of Romeo and Juliet, about the passionate teens and their bittersweet love story. She sat in his lap and began reading the play to him. He loved to hear Jane talk, her voice calmed him and made him feel things he couldn't word. He stroked her hair, kissed her cheek, and played with her free hand. She kept reading, until Loki took the book from her and started reciting Romeo's lines.

His voice made her squirm, he seemed to manage to look straight at her when he read, the passion in his voice melting Jane's logic. He gave her the book back so she could read Juliet's lines and the two spent their evening like that, reading to one another, saying things they wanted to tell one another, through the words of Shakespeare.

Jane was glad Loki was more appreciative of Romeo and Juliet than he was of Titanic. The lights in the library flickered once and Jane realized it was time to go.

It was night time already. Loki had had a fun time, he tried to reassure Jane who didn't believe him.

"Are you saying you like mortals now?"

"Well, they are more tolerable than I would have imagined but…"

"But?"

"They're not like you. The reason I lo-like you Jane is because you are your own species. I've never met anyone like you and I don't think I ever will."

"Loki there are tons of people like me. I'm hardly an original. Segments of my DNA have been around since forever, I'm nothing but a result of various DNA combinations. The way I look and the way I am, it's not my own doing. As far as my thoughts are concerned, well, there's an English actor, Tom Hiddleston and he once said that there's no such thing as original thought, that us mortals, 'We are shadows of stars that burned before our time.' And I agree. I'm just a shadow Loki."

They were standing outside the flat's door but Loki grabbed Jane's hand before she could open it.

"Jane Foster, you don't see yourself very clearly, do you?"

Jane's eyes widened as Loki took her small face into his hands, holding her as if she were a delicate flower, the most exquisite one he had ever seen.

"I-I just say it like I see it," Jane chuckled nervously.

"Then allow me to prove to you how wrong you are."

He leaned in and brushed his lips with hers, once, and then twice when suddenly, with a gasp Jane wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down and kissed him with all her might. The kiss said everything they had yet to tell one another. It was their way of saying "I love you". The kiss deepened and they both forgot about everything. They forgot about their faulty childhoods and uncertain future. They were together, madly in love and couldn't imagine anything else.

Finally, when Jane was about to faint from the lack of oxygen, Loki pulled them apart but held on to her face and hugged her. She smiled into his chest, biting her lip, giggling a bit. She'd never kissed anyone like that and her mouth tasted sweet and almost intoxicated. She felt light and free, with not a single thought in her mind except for –

"Loki," Jane breathed and then smiled wider.

Loki laughed into Jane's hair, snuggling her into him.

"Loki," Jane tried again.

"Hm?" he asked, his eyes closed.

"Um, could you, put me down, maybe?"

Loki noticed finally that he had picked Jane up and her feet were dangling in the air. He looked at her and they both burst out laughing. He gently put her down.

"I always forget how small you are," he said, nudging her affectionately.

"Me too," Jane grinned at him.

They both just grinned at one another like idiots.

"So," Jane prompted, giggling a bit.

Loki couldn't take her eyes off the beaming Jane and he wondered why they had waited so long to kiss like this.

"So," Loki smirked at Jane's cute blush.

Wow, I guess this is what it feels like when your whole body smiles, she thought to herself.

Loki noticed how cold it was getting and he opened the door and pulled Jane in, who was still drunk from the kiss.

But her mouth dropped and she stood there stunned when she noticed what had happened to her lab.

A/N: It's nothing bad, don't worry. So…what did you think? I know Jane is 28 but before Loki, she hadn't had any interest in dating which is why the kiss made her feel what she felt. I don't know, but I've always imagined kisses to be very magical…Also I think Natalie Portman has a really calming sort of gentle voice. And Tom Hiddleston's voice is just…perfection. Also can we discuss how wise and incredible he is? He's almost like a walking sound bite and so chivalrous, but if you watch too many of his interviews, he pretty ruins you for most mortal men. Yes, I do believe he's not a mortal, he can't be; he's too perfect.

Thanks for reading, Darcy and Thor will star (sort of) in the next chapter, probably, I just felt like today was a strictly Lokane day. Thanks for reading! Review if you have any questions or concerns, and stay tuned!