Hello there! Here is the next chapter of A Second Chance!

Well, I'm really happy that I have time to write it right now. And so, I'm going to make use of this chance to write as much as I can.

Oh yeah, I'm really sorry for the grammar. You know, I'm not really good at grammar since English is not my native language. But, I'll try as hard as I can to write with correct grammar.

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The next day, Mayura came to Loki's house earlier than she did usually. She washed the dishes for him and cooked him some meal for lunch. Loki didn't tell her anything at all, even though he knew she was very curious about Thor, who came the day before.

"Nee, Loki" Mayura finally spoke to him. "Who is the guy who came here yesterday?"

"My friend, his name is Thor" he answered.

"I see. Umm... he said that you would go back to your old house, is that true?"

"Maybe" he said and looked deep into Mayura's eyes. "Do you think that I'm going to leave you?"

She shook her head. "But, I felt this kind of feeling before. When someone who was so precious to me was lost. But, I can't remember about that person"

Loki was a bit surprised. He knew it very well that the person she was talking about was him. Loki was very sure that the Gods had had her memory erased, but it seemed that a fragment of her memory about his old self was still inside her.

"Come here, Mayura" Loki said. He stood up from his chair and opened his arm, waiting for Mayura to come to him. He hugged her tightly when she was in front of him. "I'm not going anywhere, silly. I'm not going to leave you here alone. Do you forget that I have applied for another job just for you? And don't you remember that I have swear in front of your father that I won't hurt you?"

Mayura's tears rolled down her cheeks. "I'm sorry, I doubted you" she said. "It's just, I don't want to lose someone important anymore. When I first met you here, all I felt was a nostalgic feeling, like I had met you long before that time. But, still I felt that something or someone was still lost"

He patted her head and kissed her forehead. Then, Loki loosened his hug and kissed her on the lips to prove that all he said were no lies.

Mayura fell asleep on Loki's old couch. She was weary from doing all the housework. Loki was rarely doing his housework alone. It was always Mayura, or anyone who was close enough to him who did all those things for him. With that handsome face of his, it was very easy to ask someone to do that for him even without paying the charges.

He always said to himself it was not a sin. Because he was an ex-trickster God, so it's normal to have that kind of behavior. As long as it didn't make a big trouble, he thought it was alright to do that. The only housework Loki was willing to do was cooking. Loki wasn't a good chef, but he liked to mix ingredients to make some meal for himself. He liked to cook for Mayura, but Mayura never wanted to eat his homemade food since the first time she ate those food he made.

Loki was sitting on the floor and looking at Mayura's sleeping face. So peaceful and happy, he thought. Loki wanted to be a God once again and returned to Asgard, but it didn't mean that he wanted to leave Mayura here, in Midgard. He wished he could talk with Hel about this problem, since she probably knew how to deal with this situation. Loki put his hand on Mayura's head and patted her head slowly and gently. It's been a very long time since he heard her saying "Fushigi Mystery" with her weird glasses on. She had changed so much from when she was in high school until now. She still liked mysteries, but now she was much more mature in every of her actions. Loki gave her sleeping face a smile and covered her body with his blanket. Then, he stood up and went out of the house, hoping to get some fresh air to refresh himself from all of his problem. He wondered if he could choose between his ambition and his love.

Mayura awoke later in that evening. She looked around her and find herself still in Loki's house. Her eyes were looking for Loki in that little house, but she couldn't find him there. Mayura was wondering if he went away from the house when she was still sleeping.

"Loki?" she called him. "Where are you?"

"Loki??" she called him for the second time, louder than the first call.

"Yes, I'm outside the house, Mayura!" he answered. Mayura walked out of the house, and found Loki stood right in front of the house, watching the sun as it set in the west.

"Beautiful" she admired the sun.

"Yeah" Loki responded. "Did you sleep well?" he asked

"Yes, very well. I have a good dream" she smiled at him.

"That's good" he answered shortly. "Want to look for something to eat?"

"Sure, that's a great idea. It's been a long time since you asked me out"

"Has it been that long?" he questioned her.

"Well, yes, Mr. Detective" she chuckled.

"Let's go!" he said and offered her his hand. Mayura took Loki's hand and walked together with him to look for some food.

All the girls were watching Loki as they walked together to a crowded place. Mayura didn't like being watched like that. Maybe Loki was used to it as Mayura saw that he didn't even threw any glance to those who were watching them.

"Loki, you know, all this time we've been together, I never used to this kind of attention that you're getting for both of us" she said softly. "It's not that I blame you for all of this, but, really, they annoyed me"

"Don't take it very seriously, Mayura. shouldn't you be happy to have a boyfriend like me? Everyone wants me" he said lightly.

"You always answer me with the same answer everytime I say something about those people's attention" she said. "Can you at least gave me some encouragement other than this?" she asked him.

Loki didn't answer her. He only chuckled and shook his head. 'Poor Mayura', he thought.

When the night has fallen, Loki sent Mayura home and returned to his own house alone. He thought of Thor's offer while he was walking. He didn't know whether he should choose Mayura over his godly status. He had been living as a God for centuries, and of course he missed to be a God so much. Since being a God was a lot more convenient than just being a human being and he could hear his sons voice. But, leaving Mayura wasn't right for him either. He loved Mayura and they were going to marry soon, right after Loki got a good job to make a living for Mayura and himself. He had already promised Mayura that he would be staying by her side forever. Could he just leave her alone?

His memories flashed back. He was going to leave for Asgard with the other Gods and Mayura asked him to bring a boy named Loki back. And that boy Mayura was longing for was Loki himself. Loki couldn't leave Midgard just because of Mayura, because he loved Mayura just like Mayura loved him so much. Though Loki himself wasn't aware of the feeling he had for Mayura, in the end he knew that he had already fallen in love with the mystery girl.

"I don't believe in Gods, but, if you're really a God, please bring Loki back to me!" Mayura said that time when Loki was about to leave. Loki was surprised Mayura loved him so much. He knew that the girl had lost his mother when she was only a child even though she had prayed to the Gods, so the Gods wouldn't take her mother away. But, in the end, her mother was dead and there was nothing she could do to revive her.

Loki was already outside his house right after he remembered Mayura's words that could make him stay in Midgard that time. Loki shook his head and took a deep breath.

'I still have a few more days. It's a very hard choice to make" he thought.

TBC

Yay! Second chapter is over... I hope you enjoy this fic and sorry for the terrible grammar.

Oh yeah, I want to say sorry because this chapter took a very long time to be finished. I hope you keep on reading this fic!!!

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Thanks a lot for reading!!!

-Pheria-