She explained her vision of Loki and the god, and how they were the same person. From the expression on her face, she believed it and expected Loki to switch right there. Loki merely looked at her.

"And what do you think? Do you think I am your Kami-sama?"

"You're so strange, Loki-kun, I think you could be." Mayura's cheeks flushed and she looked at the cookies. Her mind went straight to the dreamy older man, her Kami-sama. Loki smiled at her and went to sit next to her. "I didn't mean to hurt you, Loki-kun. I thought you might like the song. It just reminded me of you. I am not sure why. The lyrics, maybe, although I don't know what they mean."

Loki studied her face. He could never be angry at Mayura, she was simply too kind and innocent. Almost like… No, he couldn't bring up those memories. He took her hand and held it in hers, making her cheeks grow more red. He enjoyed the effect he had on her, even as a child.

"You didn't hurt me, Mayura. Not in the way you think. It is just that song was once very important to me." He sighed and then looked directly into her eyes. "I can't keep this secret from you forever, Mayura, and since you already know…" She looked up at him, eyes wide, and mouth slightly open.

"You really are Kami-sama, aren't you?" Mayura breathed as Loki nodded and with a small flash of light, the 11-year-old was gone. Instead, was a young man who sat beside her, grinning mischievously. Mayura was speechless.

"When you were searching for my name and came across the information on the computer, I thought you were on to me." He laughed and handed her a cookie, which she did not bite into. "I guess, in a way you were." He grinned at her and chuckled again at her speechlessness.

"Loki-ku- Loki-Sama?" Mayura was confused at this point. Was he really a god…? Gods didn't exist, as far as she knew. How could they when they took her mother from her? Loki frowned.

"Normally, I wouldn't mind the –sama, Mayura, but, well, you're different, just call me Loki-kun." She nodded absently, gazing up into the eyes of the man who granted her wish, who had always treated her so kindly, and found herself blushing even more. Her face as red as her eyes, now. He smiled at her.

"I'm sorry, I am acting so strange!" She laughed nervously. "This is just so unusual for me… Uhm, Loki-kun?" He looked back at her. "Could you … tell me about that song?" Loki sighed and leaned back on the couch.

"There was once a goddess named Sigyn, and Mayura, you need to understand, as a god I am thousands of years old. Well, myself and Sigyn were wedded and we lived together. She used to sing that very same song, one she created just for me. She had a beautiful voice…" His voice trailed and his eyes were clouded by the memories of a past that seemed to haunt him. Mayura felt like an intruder into something that was once sacred to Loki, her best friend, someone she cared so much for… She grabbed his hand. "She disappeared almost 120 years ago… No one knows where she went or what happened. It was… It wasn't a good time for me." He smiled at Mayura. "So when you started to sing that song it brought back all those memories where we were together." The trickster god sighed and reached for a cookie, just then Mayura latched herself on to him, bringing him into a tight embrace.

"Loki-kuuuuunnn~ I'm sorry. I didn't mean to- I'm sorry!" There were tears welling up in her eyes, her face reddening from her sadness.

"Mayu- Mayura!" Loki gasped at the sudden squeezing. "It's alright! It was a long time ago! Besides… I have you now, don't I?" He winked and grinned at her, at which Mayura blushed furiously. He was just teasing her, of course, but there was something about her he did like. When he was a child he held it in but now he was free to tease her as he pleased. And so, he gave her a small peck of a kiss on the tip of her nose and ate a cookie.

Mayura's head was swimming. There was a warmth growing inside her and a fluttery feeling as well, as she sat next to this guy who was once her best friend. Who is still her best friend, just now not a child and instead a god. This Loki, who had such a story about a lovely goddess named Sigyn and who is now teasing her, entertained by her squirming. She didn't know what to think at the moment but that she didn't quite want to leave Loki's side.

"Loki-sama! Dinner-" Yamino had walked into the study and saw an adult Loki sitting next to a blushing Mayura. While Yamino was not shocked at Mayura's expression, after all his father had that effect on women, he was surprised to see him as an adult.

"It's alright, Yamino. Mayura knows everything." Loki smiled and Mayura nodded. Yamino simply smiled in response.

"Dinner will be done in twenty minutes, Loki-sama." He bowed and left.

"Well, Mayura?" Mayura looked up at him. "Would you like to stay for dinner? It's been so long since we've seen you, I am sure Fenrir and Yamino would be thrilled to have you, as would I."

"Yes, I would like that." She smiled widely and got up from the couch. "Is it alright if I continue to hum that song? I'm sorry; I just can't get it out of my head!" And this was true. The lovely tune had taken her and enveloped her in the melody.

"I suppose it wouldn't hurt." As she began to hum, he closed his eyes and thought of Sigyn and their days in Asgard. Soon, though, Mayura began to sing the song with perfectly pronounced Old Norse. Loki opened his eyes and watched Mayura. She was facing out the window, her eyes closed, and she sang. Her voice was soft, sweet, and intoxicating. Loki had a thought; he would ask the Norns about Mayura's sudden overtaking of the song. If anyone had an idea, they would. Should he bring Mayura with him or not, is the question. "Mayura…?" She stopped to look at him.

"Too much?" She asked quietly.

"No, not at all. Would it be alright if you stayed the night here, I'd like to you to come with me as I ask some friends about the song, tomorrow. They would know why you knew it and why you can't let it go. You can stay in the guest bedroom." Mayura considered this and for a moment she looked as if she was going to decline.

"Let me call papa! Be right back!" She darted out of the room and down the hall.

Moments later she was back and telling him how she had to lie and say she was staying with a friend but that yes, she can stay over. Loki nodded and led her into her bedroom. It was smaller but the bed was comfy enough. After dinner, she was lent, by Yamino, a shirt to sleep in while he washed her uniform.

That night, Mayura had another dream. In this she dreamt of Sigyn, who stood there next to her. Her warm eyes looked at Mayura as she smiled, but she could not speak. She began to walk away and as Mayura followed, she turned a corner and disappeared. Instead, there was Loki, as an adult, standing there, grinning at her. He had an arrogant expression on and yet her stomach made a flip. He walked over to her and cupped her face in his hands, smiling with eyes glinting.

"Shhh…" He whispered to her.

"Loki-kun?" She looked up into his deep green eyes. They stared into hers. "Loki-kun I am sorry about Sigyn! She was just here, I tried to get her but…" And then at that moment her mouth was suddenly snatched into a kiss. Although surprised, she did not protest as she realized that she secretly wanted this the whole time. She closed her eyes and eased herself into Loki's touch. His hands drifted down onto her shoulders, and then to her elbows, to her waist, to her hips, pulling her closer. Her own hands now wrapped around his neck. She had never been so close to a person before and here was Loki, pressed against her, now moving his hands up her shirt. Mayura did want this and she definitely wanted Loki. She had never felt this way for anyone before. The whole situation was confusing to Mayura. On one hand it all felt so right, that she belonged there with him, and on the other she felt as if it was wrong.

Daylight hit her eyes, she rolled and found herself eye to eye with Yamino.

"Mayura-san, it's time for breakfast!" She sat up and yawned. Yamino left the room but not without placing her freshly clean and folded clothes onto the chair. She got up to get her clothes and thought to herself of the dream she had. Her cheeks flushed and she hastily pulled her clothes on. She sat at the breakfast table, cheeks still red. Loki looked up at Yamino, who simply shrugged.

"Good morning, Mayura!" Loki chirped and handed her a plate of food. He was still an adult, no longer a child. "When would you like to go to learn about the song? I can get you after school?" Mayura thought of Loki coming to meet her at the high school, with all of her friends and classmates seeing her with him. While it seemed like a good idea, she did not want to think of having to deal with the questions of her new boyfriend who wasn't.

"No, I think we should just go during school hours. It's a big mystery, I'd like for us to learn about it as soon as possible." She smiled and then ate some of her food. Loki, who was never one to follow rules and a lover of creating mischief, decided not to disagree on that point.