No update for so long... I'm really sorry, I just had so much work to do. Thankfully, I'm finally going to have some vacation at the seaside!

Anyways, big thanks for the reviews, it makes me so happy to know you like it!

ON THE SPIRAL Chapter 4

Yamino-san looked suspiciously at Heimdall devouring the enormous piece of a cake. This delicious, sweet-scented apple pie was baked specially for Loki-sama, not for this villain who didn't even thanked for the dessert. Yamino-san thought disgusted that he eats in a way worse than Narugami-san, and it meant that even pig has better manners.

Actually Gullinbrusti had the most barbarian way of eating, but living with those slobs, poor pig obviously had to adopt their habits.

"It was such a pleasure to eat your cake" said Heimdall, watching if his remark would make the expected result. It did.

Loki, sitting on his usual spot, his elbow propped on the table and his cheek resting on his palm, twitched and gave him a hateful look. Then he tried to pretend that boredom was the only expression written across his face, but the helpless anger won this battle.

Fortunately, before Loki could lose his patience, the familiar and chirpy cry echoed in the hall.

"Loki-kun! You know, today I found a-. Oh, hi, Higashiyama-kun" she greeted him with a surprised look. The boy wasn't an everyday guest in the mansion, though she classified them as friends.

Loki hemmed meaningfully and Heimdall quickly put on his fake, charming smile, but now a little darkened by a worry. He bowed his head and then started to observe his knees as if they were the most fascinating things he had ever seen.

"Higashiyama-kun brought us a very interesting case, Mayura." Exclaimed Loki, trying his best to make it sound normal, although he was a bit nervous. He really hoped she'd buy it.

"Wow, really?! Tell me, tell me!" she squealed. She looked so happy and curious that Loki couldn't help but smile at this sight. He didn't quite know why, but her happiness made him always feel much better. It was so cheerful, simple-minded and pure that it almost forced to protect it.

Loki stopped right there, wandering angrily what kind of thoughts were those. Another problem to deal with; no that was the last thing he needed at the moment.

"Some strange accidents were happening lately at his place, objects crushing for no apparent reason, shakings, whispers, maniac and horrible laughter at night..." mentioned Loki, hoping that so many strange events would stick her attention to this case. "And..." he stopped dramatically, for more effect

"...dancing plates..." ended Heimdall sadly

Mayura's eyes went wide from excitement and she was all beaming. "It's wonderful! Fushigi mystery! And it has to be special because even Loki-kun is concerned!" she squeaked.

Loki gulped, but she seemed not to continue this subject anymore. Heimdall, on the other hand, had to add something stupid.

"Yes, Loki is so nice and wants to help me. You see, we are friends after all" he exclaimed with utterly evil smirk. "He is always so kind. And treats me so well."

Yep, that should make Loki restrain himself from throwing mischievous remarks, or decapitating him, when that girl was around. Maybe even force him to pretend sympathy. That could be easily used against him.

"Of course I do" said Loki with his voice dripping with sugar "I always pat your head when you cry, scared of those ugly, bad events happening in your house. Or when you weep if you cut your finger."

Heimdall's eyes were emitting dangerous glints, but nevertheless he shut up. Loki smiled with satisfaction, while Mayura seemed to be touched by their lovely and deep friendship.

"Shall we go? We have to investigate as soon as possible, for the sake of my fragile fellow." Decided Loki, knowing that he passed the limit. Heimdall raised to his feet and rushed to him with murderous glance and his fist ready to inflict a very painful blow.

Loki proved that his ability to run away with super-acceleration was amazing.

"I'm relieved to see Loki-kun playing so freely" commented Mayura, following them with a wide grin.

...

Loki noticed that Freyr and Gullinbrusti were out, and that was making the entire case easier. He was convinced that this moron would spoil anything with his stupidity, and Gullinbrusti... Well, what could he expect of a pig?

Heimdall was spinning yarns about dramatic incidents, putting it as mysteriously as he could think of, and Mayura was simply shinning. She devoured each word, enjoying it and dreaming of various demons that could have been standing behind it.

Loki smirked. As his eyes were burning red, one of the plates began to move. He managed to make those watermelons dance, too, as this made a nice picture. Then, he shouted.

"Loki-kun! W-What's that?!" asked Mayura. The watermelons and plates were flying in the air, and swirling around the little detective as well. The girl squeaked and pulled out a small camera, starting to take photos of watermelons' happy dance.

"I'm sensing an evil aura from those fruits" said Loki in a concerned and serious tone, and Heimdall was a bit freaked out.

"Evil aura... in watermelons...?" he declared, doubtfully looking at the other god, as if assuring himself that Loki lost his sanity. Then his astonishment faded, and he finally understood that it was a part of Loki's plan. Although he still felt anxious about the Trickster God's sanity.

"Heimdall..." whispered Loki demandingly. There came his role to play it out. He suddenly fell on his knees, moaning.

"Higashiyama-kun!" cried Mayura, and she observed that knives, spoons and even the table were swinging merrily. Loki decided to add another dramatic effect, for Mayura. She'd enjoy enigmatic mist flowing from nowhere, so he arranged some nice mist, too.

She shrieked "Fushigi Mystery!!!" and she bumped into a watermelon. The clarity wasn't exactly good, so she reached her hands blindly, searching a demon, who surely had to appear in this mist.

Meanwhile, Loki pushed Heimdall to the floor. "Yell!" he commanded quietly. The Bilrost's guardian obeyed and let go of a loud and piercing scream. In answer to that, Loki cleared his throat and laughed devilishly and maniacally. Heimdall glared at him with wide eyes.

"Oh man. What's wrong with you?" he whispered uneasily.

"Nothing. Now pretend you passed out. And try to look pale if you can." Loki instructed him shortly, and after that the mist disappeared, plates fell on the floor, most of them shattering effectively. Watermelons landed more peacefully on the table which stopped swinging. Every previously soaring objects were now at their right spots back.

"What happened to Higashiyama-kun?!" shouted Mayura, seeing Loki shaking Heimdall. As the boy stayed unconscious, the detective slapped him across the face as if frantically trying to wake him up , with an odd, overjoyed smirk.

"You are so dead" whispered Heimdall barely audibly, only for Loki to hear it.

"Mayura, help me. We must take him back to my mansion. I think... I think he's been possessed by something." Said Loki seriously, in trembling voice.

Mayura was frightened. Loki-kun seemed so worried and it could mean only big problems. She didn't know that his voice was shaking from restraining laughter.

The first part of the plan succeed perfectly.

TBC.

I like when Loki and Heimdall are teasing each other so cutely

Little note: Well, technically someone else could have taken Heim-chan's role in the plan, but it's so much more fun this way. Besides, Thor, who would be the best for that, is too busy with his part-time jobs