YNNBL Chapter 7
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[[Loki's POV]]
"No, no. You have to take your shirt off." Kate explains to me, and I'm very self-conscious. "But... why?" I question, and she rolls her eyes. "Ok. I'll stop by the store and buy a watershirt. You stay here." She pulls her car over into a parking lot of a store. I read the big sign on it. "Wal...Mart." I read as she shuts the door. I feel my hair. It's so... different. It's just so weird.
She disappears from sight, and I realize I cant breath. Oh god, I can't breath!
I open up the door to get away from the stuffy air. I close the door to avoid scraping the car beside me. When I've cleared my senses, I turn towards the door and grab the handle.
But it doesn't open.
Crap.
[[Kate's POV]]
It doesn't take long to find an adult waterhirt and check out. But it was horribly awkward when I met MABRY there.
"Oh hey!" Mabry calls to me, waving. "Uh... hi." I answer awkwardly, shifting my eyes away from her gaze. "What're you doing here? Why are you buying a men's watershirt?" She noses, and I bite my lip (an annoying habit of mine). "Uh... I came here for this, actually." I say, telling the half truth. "I'm buying it for.. Cory! My friend from Thousand Oaks? Yeah, we're going to the fountains."
Mabry's eye light up. "Oh! I love the fountains! Maybe I could come with you."
My eyes dart to the side. "Well, um... I'd prefer you not to..."
Mabry's brow furrows. "Um. Why?" She asks.
I put on my best 'sheepish' face and 'blush'. "It's.. kind of a date."
My big sister gasps. "Oh my God! Let me see him! I need to meet him!"
I bite my lip so hard I swear it almost draws blood. "Uh... Ok. Let me go find him."
I run off. Crapcrapcrapcrapcrap, I think, running through the store, desperate for an idea. I can't show her Loki, she's bound to notice him no matter what his hair looks like! Crap, Kate, why did you get yourself into this- My thoughts are inturrupted by me smacking into someone- someone that could solve all of my problems.
"Blake!" I exclaim, and he looks at me in surprise. "Kate!"
We hug, and I take a deep breath. "Ok, listen. I need a HUGE favor. I kind of need you to pretend to be my date for the day."
Blake furrows his brow, then blushes a little. "Uh... S-sure! Why, exactly?"
I bite my lip, and I guess my expression says it all."Ok. Don't want to explain. It's cool."
He flips his jet black hair away from his face, revealing his earthy brown eyes that reflect only kindness. He follows me back to my sister, who was waiting.
"Hi! My name is Blake, I'm Kate's... date." Blake sticks out his hand, and I sigh a bit. I forgot to tell him that his name was supposed to be Cory!
"Wasn't our name Cory...?" She asks, hesitantly taking Blake's hand and shaking it. I butt in. "Blake is his real name. Cory is just a nickname between him and me. Just a little inside joke, you know how it goes." The lie goes so smoothly, I think even Loki would be a bit impressed.
My sister and I chat for a bit, and I learn that she came to California to investigate the Loki thing. Stark isn't with her, though. He had some business stuff to take care of. Eventually, we part ways, leaving only Blake and I. He looks everywhere but at me, and I sigh. "So... want to come to the fountains with us?" I ask, and his eyes light up. "Sure! I needed a new bathing suit anyway. ut what do you mean, us...?" He asks, and I tell him I'll eplain later.
Blake and I head back to my 2004 Ford Explorer, praying that Loki didn't somehow manage to leave.
My prayers were denied as I peer through the tinted windows. I sigh, and realize the only place he could've gone into to look for me was.. in the store. I facepalm, realizing that Mabry's still in there!
"Hey, come with me.." I tell Blake. "My friend seems to have wandered off... let's go find him."
[[Loki's POV]]
I enter the store through the magical self-opening doors. My mouth starts to gape as I look around the huge place. There is everything here! I head straight to the sign labeled 'books', preparing to find some good things to read.
[[Kate's POV]]
I sprint through the store, Blake huffing to keep up. "If I know Tom..." I mutter under my breath. "He's in the books. Sadly, I aslo know Mabry, and that's where she'd be too."
I sigh and pick up my speed. Here we go.
[[Loki's POV]]
I look at the many forms of literature in the books section. I had picked out only 3, so I wanted a few more. Suddenly, a woman a bit older than me comes into view, wearing a Stark Industries shirt with fiery red hair, and a name tag that reads, "Mabry Song".
Oh crap. That must be Kate's sister, I think, and I rush off in the opposite direction with my three books. The three books were Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Sherlock Holmes, and Green Eggs and Ham. I'm paying so much attention on getting away from Mabry that I run smack dab into a man about my age with black hair and brown eyes. "Hey, sorry man. Sorry to bother you, but have you seen a man wearing swim trunks and a Beatles T-shirt, just like the stuff you have on- oh wait! KATE, I FOUND HIM!"
Kate comes rushing towards me, and I cringe. "Come on. I'll buy those for you." She sighs, and drags me off to the checkout counter. It takes me a second to process that she didn't actually yell at me. Oh well. At least we got away from Mabry.
Or so I thought.
"Kate! I thought you had to go?" A voice calls, and she shoves me under the checkout counter. "Uh... I just forgot these books. I need them for babysitting next week. You know kids. Always have to be entertained."
I, in my very uncomfortable position, am barely breathing and wrapping my hands around my knees, fearing that Kate's older sister will spot me. Suddenly, I hear a thump, as if something had hit the ground. "Oops, you droppe your book! I'll get it." Mabry offers, and I hear her kneel down to scoop up the book. Right beside me. I suck in my breath and squeeze my eyes shut, as if hoping that if I can't see her, she can't see me.
But thankfully, she just picks up the book, hands it to Kate, and leaves. I release a deep breath.
Kate 'accidentally' drops a book and kneels to pick it up. "All clear." She whispers, and I hesitantly climb out from my hiding spot, gasping for breath.
"NEVER. AGAIN." I growl, jabbing my finger at Kate. "NEVER. AGAIN."
She backs away, looking surprised. "Ok then. Let's go."
I start to walk out, books in hand, when I realize that the guy that found me is following us. "Uh... Who is he?" I ask, and Mabry smacks her palm to her forehead. "Duh. Sorry. Loki, Blake. Blake, Loki. Blake's my friend and he helped me out, so I thought the least I could do to repay him is let him come with us."
Blake blinks hard, his mouth agape. "That- that's THE Loki? The Loki that-"
"Yes, yes! I tried to take over the world! I get it! She's just helping me get back to Asguard! So yes, you helped smuggle a wanted god from the watch of Tony Stark and the rest of the authorities, and yes, if I get caught you are most likely to go to jail."
Blake gulps rather loudly, and Mabry sighs in exasperation. "Lok- Tom! You're scaring him!"
She turns to Blake. "Trust me. He looks different, and no one would ever expect him to be at the fountains in California. Now c'mon! Let's go have some fun as fugitives!"
The looks we get? Priceless.
I'm shoved to the back of the car so Blake can sit at the front (Kate's request). Kate starts the car and backs out of the parking space. "So... Where are we going EXACTLY?" I ask, and Kate sighs, obviously annoyed. "I got this." Blake reassures her, and he starts explaining. "The Thousand Oaks 'Fountain of Youth'. Place of family fun, where the fountains shoot up to 70 feet, dying down from time to time! The New York Times says 'the must-see of rural California', and People magazine calls it 'Perfect for all ages, family-friendly, and the best place to cool off on a hot summer day.'
Kate giggles. "Blake, you're reading off of the Thousand Oaks website!"
Blake smiles goofily. He obviously has feelings for her, but Kate doesn't know it yet. Something about this guy unnerves me, though. I shrug mentally. If Mabry likes him, I guess I can tolerate his existence.
For now.
So, there's chapter 7! Hope you enjoyeddd! It's 12:12 AM and I just got home from the beach, so sorry if you find any errors. Chapter 8 is already a quarter done, haha. I'm just lazy. Just kidding. There's been no wifi. OKAY! Bye!