Disclaimer: Because for some ungodly reason I skipped on this earlier. I own nothing related to the MCU not even a blood SHIELD patch *sigh*
The day after Loki announced his return trip to Midgard, Yarelis had decided to do a thorough clean up and rearranging of her apartment. She hummed as she pushed her largest piece of furniture a black leather loveseat that Lazuli had gifted her. Still as she immersed herself in her task she couldn't shake the feeling of eyes prying on her. Ignoring it she went about her day until a strange visitor landed outside her living room window. When she finally took notice she opened the window and allowed it in.
"You're that owl that follows Lazuli around sometimes. She's not here you know? She's probably in her hospital office reviewing some patient records," she said amused spoke and the owl only ululated in response.
"Well you should go I have no mice here that you could eat."
The owl didn't move but it almost seemed as if it had understood what she had just said. It just looked around and seemed to look at the sky. A clap of thunder was heard and she immediately closed the window in case there was rain accompanying the noise.
"I love what you have done with the decor."
Yarelis instantly spun around and smiled before before jumping into the visitor's arms.
"Fucking pendejo, I missed you so much."
"As did I my nightingale."
Yarelis then stepped away from him and swallowed hard before breathing out ice.
"How often has this been happening?"
"In the past year it has been getting progressively worse. I don't know what to do anymore doctors are out of the question been to several but none can really give me an answer," she replied crossing her arms over chest.
"Then tomorrow we will have to pay a visit to the goddess."
"What does this goddess preside over?"
"War, love, fertility she can easily amplify your lust and your rage regardless of whether you are a god or a human, and overly fond of thunder but she can do blood readings which is what we need." he replied with an expression of unease. "Also one does not go to see her without offerings."
"Always a catch, so what offerings do we bring her?"
"Dates and lapis lazuli."
"Dates I can do, but lapis lazuli? Loki do you know how rare and expensive that is?"
"I will provide the offerings, but I must warn you she is can be very capricious. I have had my share of encounters with her and they tend to never end in a pleasant note."
"So the great god of mischief, fears the goddess of love and war color me surprised."
Loki's eyes immediately showed his displeasure at her remark and in response she only shrugged and gave him a pat on the shoulder.
"It will take more than a mere pat on the shoulder to earn my forgiveness, my sweet consort."
"Of course my lord and at the risk of being a little too forward, do you think your lovely wife would be interested in a relationship with me as well, after a proper discussion of course."
Loki turned to her and was met with an innocent smile, for once the trickster had been left speechless by her. He immediately started fidgeting with his hands trying to find what words to say next. Yarelis' innocent smile slowly turned into a mischievous smirk her eyes never leaving him as she twirled her hair in her long fingers.
"Are you just going to stand there Loki."
"No I just imagine that you and Sigyn would make for a truly divine sight."
Yarelis shrugged smirk still on her lips and left to her bedroom. She stood in front of her mirror and picked up her brush he stood behind her as she started to brush her hair.
"You know that won't last long."
"I am aware of that, I just like to care for my hair allow me that vanity at least," she retorted.
"I will allow you more vanities than this little nightingale."
She nodded but her widened as he held a silver necklace in his hand, he placed it around her neck and smiled as she admired the silver nightingale inlaid with emeralds.
"Loki...this is beautiful."
"As I said before one does not visit a goddess without an offering."
Yarelis's lips curved into a smile and turned around immediately reaching for the lapels of his overcoat.
"You and your mismatched lapels annoy me so much, you little shit."
"You need to learn to control your tongue."
"Loki you've been gone for five years cut me some slack," she complained and dragged him to her bedroom.
No sooner they had stepped into her bedroom and the crash of thunder was heard in the distance.
"I don't recall thunderstorms in today's forecast, unless your friend already knows you're here."
"Oh she knows."
"It sounded like a lion's roar, right before you came there was thunder it sounded just like that."
"She is summoning me but I figure she can wait for us."
"True, I don't feel like going anywhere after moving around all that furniture.
The next day Yarelis woke up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee and nearly tripped on the covers trying to get out of the bed. She cursed loudly as she crawled her way out of the bedroom only to see Loki standing in the threshold of the kitchen with a mug of coffee.
"Finally awake I see," he said amused and she giggled in response. "Why are you crawling?"
"I fell off the bed, you might have to carry me to see your friend."
"You will be fine Yarelis now get up."
"But my knee hurts love," she whined looking up at him with her most innocent expression.
Loki shook his head but still helped her up and received a kiss on the cheek in return. She then skipped away to the bathroom. An hour later having gone through her morning routine of brushing her teeth and taking a scalding hot shower followed by breakfast; Yarelis dressed in what she figured appropriate attire consisting in a deep blue halter dress that reached her knees silver ballet flats and and a silver scarf. Then with a single motion of his hand he summoned the offerings to them, and with a second wave he teleported them to the more upscale part of New York at the door of a loft.
"Umm this looks really expensive love."
"She enjoys her frivolities like any other deity."
"You may enter Loki Odinson."
The door opened on its own and Yarelis peeked in and followed Loki's lead when he entered the loft. She looked around the ample space there was a pit surrounded by expensive looking quilts and cushions and in the center a tall lapis lazuli and gold colored hookah with three hoses that had just been lit signifying that their presence was indeed expected.
"It has been a while since you crossed my threshold Loki," an all too familiar voice spoke up causing Yarelis to take a few steps to Loki's side.
When the goddess finally made her appearance. Yarelis' eyes widened at the lion like golden eyes staring back at her that she had previously seen on her friend.
"Loki you brought Yarelis, how sweet you and she bears dates and lapis lazuli jewelry? YOu must really be in need."
"Lazuli you are the goddess, what how?"
"Yes I am...The goddess of war, love, fertility, courtesan to the gods and patroness of the city of Uruk."
"The city of the sacred courtesans?"
Ishtar nodded walking towards the pit and laying down on one of large cushions. Inadvertently Yarelis noticed that her friend wore basically nothing but layers upon layers of gold and lapis lazuli jewelry
"You are more than welcome to join me for a smoke, I feel that this will take some time."
"Oh here your offerings," Yarelis said abruptly feeling his amused smile on her.
Lazuli's lips curved into a smile and she pointed a table near the pit, the gifts were laid out and she examined them with a critical eye.
"You simply have outdone yourself this time Odinson, then again you, unlike Odin know better than to cross Migdardian deities."
"So you have been posing as a human this whole time, and you have been my best friend, why?" Yarelis asked taking a seat next to her.
"When Assyria fell I along with the other gods in exception of my half sister went to the stars. I got bored so I decided to comeback, fast forward to thirty five years ago in Loiza, Puerto Rico a young couple expected twins a boy and a girl both were still born. I offered to transplant myself into the girl's body so they could at least raise one, now here I am."
"You got bored of a life of luxury and decided to grow up again? Are you insane."
"I was an incredibly selfish person, my sweet I have learned how to be a slightly better person at least. The deal with Tammuz and Gilgamesh was true he was a prick I laughed when he lost his chance at having eternal life."
Yarelis nodded and grabbed one of the hoses, as she smoked from the hookah Loki sat behind her resting his chin on the top of her head.
"So what bring you here pendejo? Because I highly doubt it is because of my charming company."
"We need to find out if the way her mother died is why she keeps freezing everything."
"You want me to do a blood reading? Do you want to fucking kill her?"
"Then summon Eresh-"
"No, no, no, no I am not summoning my sister, she's still fucking pissed about that whole getting Tammuz out of Irkalla fiasco," Ishtar cut in with a panicked expression.
"Then fucking do it...I will keep her alive long enough for you to do the reading."
Ishtar nodded rolling her eyes in annoyance, but then her expression quickly changed from annoyed to mischievous.
"Yes but you will have to do something for me first, I am not jumping into reading anyone's memories without my powers being fully charged," she said picking up a hose and taking a drag.
Loki narrowed his eyes at her as she released a cloud of smoke that was leaps and bounds larger than normal. Yarelis paid no heed to it as she took a drag since everything was starting to look hazy as if a veil had been placed over her eyes. She exhaled smoke and looked up at Loki his face seemed out of focus but after blinking a few times it became clear again.
"Oh Loki you look really beautiful," she murmured with a grin.
"Did you really have to Ishtar?" he asked annoyed looking up at her.
"Feeding off couples in love is sweeter than anything I have experienced," she replied looking straight into his eyes.
"Besides its even more satisfying when I bring a god to his knees, whether its for me or for their significant others."
Yarelis took a long drag from the hookah keeping the smoke in long enough for her to be able to make him look down at her. She exhaled the smoke into his mouth and watched as he exhaled with a smirk. Loki's mind was blurry he wanted to maintain his mind clear, but Lazuli's magic had slithered its way into his mind and he suspected it happened the minute he set foot in the loft.
Yarelis didn't seem to care as she kissed his jaw followed by his neck taking some time to leave bright red spots on his pale skin. Lazuli merely kept them involved with each other for a while right up until he had nearly ripped her dress off, now she had her game face ignoring the growls coming from him.