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ON THE SPIRAL Chapter 6

„Mayura, please stop looking at me like this" said Loki tiredly. He averted his eyes from Mayura's shimmering gaze only to face Heimdall's pained expression.

"Loki, fan more, I'm still feeling so sick" he demanded, twitching meaningfully.

The Trickster God sighed, thinking about past days, through which he experienced so much humiliation, and stroked a wonderfully decorated fan, as if this object could have shared his deep pain. He chewed his lip and fanned poor Heimdall, who exposed as much fake suffering as possible. He was a definitely good actor and right now he played scared, tired little boy very well.

"Higashiyama-kun must feel horrible after being possessed by a bad demon." Uttered Mayura, still lost somewhere in her world of dreams.

"Indeed." Nodded Heimdall, grinning spitefully to Loki, who snarled in response.

Then the door was punched (Mayura failed to notice that this door should have been actually all in pieces) and Yamino-san with Fenrir and Ecchan threw themselves into the room. They all stared at Loki, obviously surprised that they missed his final change.

Ecchan glared worriedly but when Loki waved him off, the pink creature made an offended face and emitted a sound which was somehow similar to a human "Hmpf!"

"Everything went as we planned." Explained shortly Loki, not even bothering Mayura, who was too spaced-out to hear anything. "..except Mayura..." he added

Yamino-san looked at the girl's starry gaze and his head went nod-nod with understanding. This was a quite common and ordinary women's reaction when his father merely passed by, and if he managed to wink playfully, females often swooned.

"Loki..." suddenly echoed a deep voice seductively. The addressed one immediately looked up with a bad presentiment, recognizing the voice's owner.

"F-Freya..?" he asked rhetorically, desperately trying to make his voice sound normal, cool and calm, in other words the opposites of what he felt at the moment.

The blonde stood there, in an odd pose, which was meant to be tempting but rather only in her opinion; with a playful grin, and winked at Loki. She was in her true form, again as a woman, not forced to be caged in a child's body with no memory anymore.

"Hello, Loki. I though I'd make you a little surprise thus I didn't tell you about Odin's decision." She purred and batted her eyelashes.

"Decision?" repeated Loki weakly, his bad feeling growing stronger with each second. Please don't let this be what I think it is, his mind played as a chant over and over.

"You're not the only one to regain his former body, I'm as lucky as you" she exclaimed with a bright smile and clasped her hands. Then, she turned her gleeful gaze to Mayura, frowning a bit. "What is she doing here?"

This question was directed to the girl, but she didn't even seem to hear it, so Loki had to reply instead of her: "Dreaming away"

"Ah. Anyway, let us not bother her. Let's celebrate the happy event of being together again, in our true forms! By the way, which room can I pick? Or do you want me to share the one with you?" she beamed and then slightly licked her lips suggestively, making most of the people in the room sweatdrop.

Loki blinked "What do you mean?"

"Isn't it obvious? I'm going to live here with you!" she shouted merrily.

Heimdall felt a bit forgotten, but having an occasion to see Loki as freaked out as now, well, it eased his irritation immediately. He smirked and reached for a cookie.

"What?!" it was the first thing Mayura said in a while, and everyone turned attention to the outraged girl. She was shining a nice, angry red and gnashed her teeth loudly. "It would be immoral! Go find another man to play your ugly tricks with!"

Loki gulped, and Yamino-san's glasses fell on the tip of his nose again. Fenrir snickered, but his eyes were wide as well, which was kind of strange, considering how wide his eyes were always.

"Ugly trick-..? How dare you?!" Freya yelled "Are you aware of who you're speaking to?!"

"You may be an ex-girlfriend, but I'm the actual one!" Mayura said in a dangerous tone.

Heimdall choked on his cookie and Loki's jaw dropped and he was speechless for a good while. He noticed Mayura was quite bewildered by the grown version of her Loki-kun, but that was highly unexpected. Enchantment is one thing, but that was a serious exaggeration.

"Hey, Mayura..." he began firmly.

"Yes, Loki-kun?" she asked sweetly, returning to her previous starry-gaze.

"I thought we were not a couple." He stated, his voice dripping with fake calm.

"Details, details. You were just too young, that's all. Now it's excellent" she shrugged it off, and Freya looked like she was going to explode.

"Don't get me wrong, dear" the goddess hissed "I can make sure you see the things my way, anyhow."

Loki felt the upcoming headache and sighed tiredly. "Freya, calm down. Mayura, ditto."

Both women said in unison "You just don't know her!" and then continued to glare daggers at each other.

Fenrir rolled his eyes, and Yamino-san patted his father's back sympathetically. He knew it was going to be far more troublesome than they had expected.

Loki had a big fancy for taking Heimdall's place, eating cookies and still being fanned. But this blissful image shattered when he thought about the possible battle between two ladies, fighting for being the one who would fan him. He groaned, noticing with displease how often he's been doing it lately. Was he getting old?

"Loki, you have to keep me anyway, because there is no way I'm going to live with my brother, his ill-mannered pig and him!" Freya pointed at Heimdall, who, enjoying his moments of triumph gracefully ignored her. "Hotel is out of question, since I have no money. If I'm here, I'll help you with everything, and make your life much happier! It's time to settle down and begin a proper life, finally having me as your wife!"

This time, Freya got perfect attention from everyone in the room. The deadly silence reigned over the entire place, interrupted only by someone's angry gasps. Exactly when Loki wanted to protest, Mayura exploded.

"NO WAY I'LL LET YOU!!!" she cried loudly, standing up. No one of them have seen her that pissed before.

"No? I wonder how will you stop me, mortal girl!" Freya snickered in exasperation. Loki waved his hand meaningfully, as the conversation was leading to the dangerous topics. Freya's slip of tongue, one reckless sentence, and she has her head literally bitten off, mused the Trickster God.

"I'm going to live here as well, and it'll be up to Loki-kun to decide which one of us is a better wife!" she snapped, making Loki again dumbfounded.

Freya eyed her coolly, mockingly and smirking, she nodded her head. "I accept the challenge." She exclaimed.

"Hey." Loki threw in quickly "You didn't even ask me! Isn't my opinion important?!"

Both girls gave him a patient and forgiving look. "Of course not. You don't know how to take care of yourself." remarked Freya mildly

"And we'll make sure you're the happiest man ever" added Mayura with little hearts replacing her eyes, not wanting to be worse. Then both women exchanged an obstinate gaze.

At this rate, I'm going to be the most over-stressed man ever, thought Loki dizzily, wondering what happened to Mayura he knew. Freya was always like that, determined to prove her endless love and unchanging attraction. But the pink-haired mystery-lover treated him only as a friend, and he preferred it that way...

Well, he wouldn't mind if she had a little crush on him; whoever would grumble if a pretty and kind girl turned out to be attracted to him? But this situation was out of control and just so out of... character? Mayura was not acting herself and Loki certainly didn't like it.

"Loki, if you're attempting to shelter people, you can as well keep me." Yawned Heimdall, stretching lazily. "You're surely so painfully alone at this huge, dark mansion."

"You guys are really determined to make me go so crazy..." groaned Loki and banged his head into the table. His unexpected expose of depression was greeted by various comments.

"Honey, if you want to sleep I'll get you a pillow!" chirped Freya, eyeing the room nervously, to find the most huggable and fluffy cushion.

"No, I'll give you a pillow!" shouted Mayura nervously.

"Would you care for some tea, Loki-sama?" asked Yamino-san with worried and compassionate look. Ecchan shared his anxious glare and attempted to sigh. Meanwhile, Fenrir gave everyone a wry smile, and mused that if he'd succeed, this was going to be a nice time. After all, a favorite puppy of the mighty husband had to be spoiled and always fed with the best food by the devoted wife. And if there were two wives...

"You have fallen so very low, Loki." Mocked Heimdall, and stretched again. The Trickster God appreciated this statement with a glare full of hatred, and thought that Heimdall has gotten too self-confident and annoying.

He had to stop Heimdall's savage fancies and teach him a good lesson. At least then someone would share his depression...

Loki snarled inwardly, and then his lips curved into an ultra-mischievous smirk. He even laughed quietly under his breath. They say, strike where it most hurts. The Guardian of Bilrost's sensitive area was definitely his pride.

This was going to be an interesting punishment...

TBC.

A cliffhanger! What is Loki to do? I can only say it'll hurt Heim-chan's pride VERY badly. Mwahahaha. I guess I am a sadist at heart.

The second day of the school... Yuck. This also means that I'll have less free time and that updates can be less frequent... I don't want it, but my teachers are mean. Well, at least some of them.