Part two of the Loki fic of Doominess. Or Rain. Unless I decide to change the title to Suicide with Occasional Rain. Should I? I'll let you decide.
Anyway, this is part 2, in which stuff happens, and Mayura and Yuki meet, in a more casual and personal way.
Oh yeah! And that spoiler thing starts ...wait for it…now.
It was raining again.
Loki sat in silence, staring out the window, eyes narrowed. Ecchan floated nearby, watching him. Loki had seemed out of it for the past several days, and the previous nights storm had only served to worsen his mood. It had been too similar to the storm a week ago.
And anything that held similarities to the events of last week upset Loki greatly.
Sighing, he closed his eyes, reveling in the silence. It had been a week, even though it still felt fresh, weighing heavily in his heart.
"Heimdall…I didn't want you to die…." He whispered sadly.
"…punyan…" Ecchan nuzzled him gently.
And the rain continued to fall.
Mayura stood at the door frowning.
"I didn't bring an umbrella…." She muttered sadly. She looked around. Perhaps someone with an umbrella would be really nice and walk her home. Or not.
Hefting her bag, she sighed and stepped out into the pouring rain, immediately regretting it. It was freezing, like icy needles pricking her skin.
"Waaa! Why didn't I just wait inside!?" she cried to herself as she ran down the sidewalk. The rain was coming down harder now, and the temperature had dropped drastically. Amazed that it wasn't hailing, Mayura picked up her pace. She was only a few blocks away from home when she slipped in the icy water and fell hard upon the concrete.
Pulling herself up, she began again, only to fall after a few steps. Biting her lip, she looked at her ankle. It had hurt when she had put weight on it, and already looked a bit swollen.
'It'd probably be worse if I wasn't so numb from the cold', she thought. Wincing, she got to her feet and limped. It wasn't long before the pain died down, and she could walk almost normally. She shivered. 'Maybe I should go to Loki-kun's….it'd be closer…' she paused.
Turning the corner rather than going straight like she would to go home, she headed for the agency. The rain was coming down in torrents now, but Mayura didn't notice, being so numb from the cold. Her ankle twisted again, and she fell.
Blinking, Mayura stared at the ground. She hadn't even realized she'd fallen again. Drawing her knees up to her chest, she continued to stare at the ground.
She didn't even notice when she was tapped gently in the back.
Yuki frowned. There was something in front of him. He gently tapped the whatever it was again. It gave slightly and shuddered.
Yuki opened one eye in surprise and knelt down next to the object, holding out his hand. When nothing happened, he gently searched the air in front of him until his hand brushed against something very wet and cold, yet vaguely reminiscent of human flesh.
"Daijobu ka?" he asked gently.
Mayura turned her head at the sound of the strangely accented voice.
"Kuruyami-san…" she responded softly.
He shook his head. "No formalities. Call me Yuki."
She nodded. "Ok," she added quickly, remembering.
"You need help?" he asked.
"Hai…if it's not too much trouble…"
He nodded and stood up, holding out his hand. Mayura took it hesitantly and he pulled her up. Yuki frowned.
"You're standing strange. You ok?"
Mayura blushed slightly, unsure of herself. "I think I twisted my ankle." His brow creased. "I'm okay though," she added quickly. "It's only another block to Loki-kun's….er…he's my friend, and I'm just gonna wait out the storm there and call my dad."
"You sure you can walk ok?"
"I'll be fine… I think…" her flush deepened. "Thank you though. Um…aren't you cold?"
He shook his head. "I come from very cold place."
Mayura paused. "Really? Well…still…you could get sick…why don't you come with me? Loki-kun had a really big house and I'm sure he won't mind…besides…it'd be really hard to make up the work if you got sick…"
Yuki frowned.
"Oh! I'm sorry…I didn't mean…" Mayura stammered.
"It's okay. You need the help walking. Only a block from here?"
"Um….yeah…How did you?"
"You're leaning on me." He put her arm over his shoulder. "Is better now?"
Mayura smiled. "Arigato…"
"Which way?"
"Eh? Oh, um, just go straight."
"Tell me if I'm about to walk into things."
"Hai."
"…Punyan! Mayura-chan! Punyan Punyan!"
Loki looked up. Ecchan was floating about the window, almost dancing. Following the shikigami's gaze, he saw Mayura leaning rather heavily another figure coming up the path. Just before the reached the door, the figure looked up, as if sensing something. Loki frowned, and then sat back, waiting. Yamino would surely bring them up.
A few minutes later the door opened and Yamino ushered the pair inside.
"Here…Mayura, you're absolutely frigid…I'll go get some blankets and make some hot tea," he said quickly before rushing off.
Mauyra hobbled forward, still leaning on the young man.
"Hiya Loki-kun. It's alright if we wait out the storm here right? This is Kuruyami Yuki….he's a new student. I biffed it really bad…" she rambled on, sitting down and pulling in Yuki's sleave. He sat down next to her, albeit hesitantly, and turned towards where Loki was sitting.
Loki scrutinized the boy slightly, taking in his features. He was rather thin; his wet clothes hung off him rather loosely, and there was something about him, perhaps the gauntness of his face or his paleness, that suggested that he had been very ill recently.
Long indigo strands of hair fell were plastered to his face, and his red tinted glasses had fogged from the cold air. In one hand, he very lightly held a cane.
Yuki tilted his head slightly and opened one eye, sensing Loki's gaze. His glasses slid down his nose a bit, revealing that his eyes, at least the open one anyway, were very light blue. He raised an eyebrow in surprise as Ecchan floated over to him and nuzzled his hand.
Loki smiled.
Whee! Second chapter! Is it getting interesting yet? Do you have any theories yet? Comments, suggestions, speculations, flames, and the like are all welcome. If you have a speculation that you don't wanna share with others, feel free to e-mail me. It's not that hard. I like getting feedback.
Arigato!