Sleeping naked was the only way Loki could sleep. He was too used to the cold Nordic nights to want to put any blankets on…or even a semblance of clothes, for that matter. A light tap came at his door, and he wrapped a sheet around the lower half of his body as he made his way over to the door.
"Who the bloody hell could it be at this time of night?" he grumbled, and opened the door to find Yui, a sheepish look on her face that was a cross between a light smile and her ready to burst into tears.
"Koneko-chan? What are you doing up? Don't humans need more sleep than this?" Loki asked, a bit confused. Yui bit her lip, trying to hold tears back, and whispered, "Yes, they do." Loki wasn't used to seeing Yui on the verge of tears, and so he kept one hand on his bedsheet, and wrapped his free arm around Yui's shoulders.
"Come on, Koneko-chan, let's try and get you to sleep, hmm?" he purred, and Yui flushed.
"But you're not wearing anything," she protested, and Loki snorted.
"Don't worry," he whispered sincerely. "I'm not gonna do anything, I promise. As a matter of fact, I'll slip some pants on if it'll make you more comfortable." Yui nodded because tears began to fall silently, and Loki just hugged her tighter.
"What's wrong, Koneko-chan?" He rubbed her back soothingly. It was surprisingly wonderful to be wanted.
"I want to go home," Yui wailed quietly. "I want to go home to my parents." Loki felt a twinge of sympathy for her. His own parents had abandoned him, and at least Yui's parents wanted her. If Chronos hadn't stopped time, only Zeus could know how mad with grief Yui's parents were going.
"Don't worry, Yui-san," Loki whispered, slowly rocking her back and forth in his arms. "Shhh. We'll do our best and get you home, don't worry." Yui continued to silently sob into Loki's shoulder, and he just continued to hold her, rocking her softly.
They fell asleep sitting up, but Loki woke before Yui did, his arms still firmly around her shaking shoulders. Loki slowly untangled his arms from around her, lowering her carefully onto the mattress, and covered her up so she could sleep a little longer. Surely Thoth-sama would understand if Loki explained that Yui had a rough night and needed a little extra sleep? She was only human, after all.
But she's our human, Loki thought sweetly, and I'll be damned if anything happens to her. I can't fix her homesickness, but surely I can help make it better. With a light kiss to Yui's forehead, Loki slipped on his uniform and headed off to class.