Crimson Gaze

Disclaimer: I do not own Matantei Loki Ragnarok. It belongs to Kinoshita Sakura Sensei…

Chapter 4: Too Much Truth To Handle

"What the hell did you think you are doing?" Thor turned just in time to see an angry Koutarou waving his fist at Loki. He quickly stepped in front of Loki to intercept. He knew that Loki wouldn't be in the mood to play nice. Not in his current condition.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you. I would advise you to calm down and proceed outside before you attract any more attention." Thor looked around him pointedly. Many people were staring at them.

He watched as Koutarou snarled, glared one last time at Loki before heading to the entrance. Thor sighed, relief that nothing bad is going to happened to his friend. He soon finds out how wrong he is when Loki walked past him, following Koutarou out. The others noticed too. They exchanged worried expression. Odin moved first, and the others followed meekly.

They peered around the corner and watch silently.

"What do you want, Kou-chan?" He sounded calm. Thor knew better. He had never heard him sound like that before. He always drawled or had that mischievous undertone. Ever since she died…he had changed for the worst. He had become what the books had falsely made him out to be.

"I saw you kiss her. Who gave you the right to do that? She's dead for god's sake. Do you have to … to violate her like that?" Koutarou burst out. 'He is so dead' was the first thought that entered Thor's mind.

"Violate her?…you really had no idea what you are saying do you?" He moved so fast that before Koutarou could blink, he had him pinned against the wall. Loki had his hand on his neck, squeezing the breath out of him. "Get this straight in your head Kou-chan, she belongs to me. MINE. I had every right to do what I did." His eyes flashed red and gleamed menacingly.

"That's quite enough, Loki. Let that human go." A commanding voice came from around the corner. Loki spared a glanced to the side but his hand still around Koutarou's neck.

"Stay out of this Odin."

"No. I don't wish to see you making a mistake you will regret later." Calmly, Odin placed his hand on Loki's and gently prayed it off Koutaru's neck.

"Who the hell are you?" Koutarou managed to gasp, soothing his neck and staring at the two men in front of him. His eyes grew wider as things started to click in his mind. "You are him, aren't you? The little detective."

Loki raised an eyebrow and smiled. The kind of smile that chill people to the bones. His smile widen when he saw him gulped. "So you found out, Kou-chan. What should I do with you? I think we should just silence him." With that said, Loki took out his Laevatein. He pointed at Koutarou. "Sayonara." However, even before the weapon touch him, Koutarou fainted.

"You are not serious when you said you wanted to silence him, right?"

"No… Mayura seems to like him……as a friend. Thank you for stopping me, Odin. I don't want Mayura to be upset."

"No. That you don't." Odin gently led Loki away from the boy. "Let's go home."

"Thor, he will be your responsibility." Odin commanded as he pointed to the figure.

Thor nodded and bent to pick his classmate up.

Skuld placed the wet cloth on the unconscious guy's head as he lay in Loki's study. It seems that Thor had no idea where he stays. So here he is.

The atmosphere was tense. Everyone not really interested to break the awkward silence. It seems everyone was grieving. She smiles sadly. She found it weird that the death of a mere human could affect them to this point. Even Odin-sama who only took control of her mind once felt that lost. Indeed, she was a very very special girl to them.

Being near her was like basking under the warm sun. Her innocence and cheerful deposition makes those around her want to be near her and a need to protect her. He still remembers one time when she had challenged her so that she could leave Loki-sama alone. She had made a awful looking pancake which doesn't look appetizing. Mayura had ate it and declared that it taste wonderful. And there were times when she was feeling down, Mayura would always do something funny to cheer her up. She really miss her.

"Has anyone of you found him?" Everyone new well who he was talking about. The murderer.

"It seems that he had been hanging around the place where I work. I think if we start from there, we will get to him faster." Thor informed the rest. They had been asking around with the drawing of the murderer.

"Is that so…thank you, Narugami-kun. I assume you will hand him over to me when you find him." It wasn't a question.

"Of course."

"Good." He stood from his place behind his desk and stepped out of the study. Skuld looked at his retreating back and felt sad for him. He truly lo…like Mayura. He had never seen him like this.

"Hmmm…" Koutarou stirred.

"You're finally awake."

"Where am I?"

"You're a Loki-sama's place."

"Loki…He tried to kill me!" Koutarou exclaimed when he remembered what happened.

"No, He did not. You just insulted him and he wanted to scare you that's all. You're lucky that you are Mayura's friend."

"He really is the detective brat, isn't he? Ouch… what did you hit me for?" Furious that he actually call Loki a brat, Skuld had knocked his head.

"Loki-sama is not a brat. And yes, that kid you saw is actually Loki-sama."

"How…How did he change to an adult overnight?"

"Will you believe us if we told you that everyone except you in this room is a god?" A man sat himself next to the lady he had been talking to ask that question.

Koutarou blinked once, twice and started laughing. "You have got to be kidding me. There is no such being as gods. You guys must have been hanging out to long with Mayura.

Once he said her name, he stopped laughing. Emotions overwhelming him once again. He looked at that man and notice none of them were laughing. They were serious.

"You are serious…"

"Of course we are. Have you heard of the Norse Gods before?"

"Hai…" very slowly, Koutarou's eyes widen.

"Guess you figured out. As you may have guessed, Loki is the God of Fire and Mischief. He was sealed in his child form banished by Odin, which is me, from Asgard. He had most recently, 8 months ago, cracked the seal and gains his Adult form back.

This lady whom you spoke too is Skuld, the Goddess of Necessity. She is one of the Norns. Her other two sisters are Urd, the Goddess of Fate, and Verdandi, the Goddess of Being." Odin said pointing at the ladies behind him.

"The classmate you known as Narugami- kun is the Thor, God of Thunder. To his right is Freyr, God of Fertility, and to his left is Freya, Goddess of Fertility and sister of Freyr. The one behind you is Heimdall, the Watcher."

Odin paused for a while to let that mortal before him absorb the information. "Yamino-san is the Migard Serpent and his brother is Fenrir, the great wolf who had turned himself to a small black pup. They are the sons of Loki."

"…" Koutarou was speechless. He knoew there was something weird about that brat. But he didn't expect Gods and Goddesses and even huge monsters. He could feel the room spinning around him. "Opps…" and he fainted again.

"Guess it was too much for him to handle." Odin looked at the other Gods and they just shrugged.