A/N: Sorry it took so long, I got a new computer and had this typed out five days ago but for some reason my internet didn't want to work, but it is now! YAY! :D So this doesn't have any conversations to it, but I felt as though their feelings and thoughts needed elaboration so I wrote this. Originally, I planned for this to be two chpaters, one for Mayura and one for Loki, but I'm taking pity on you guys. lol. So now it's just a little insight into both of their minds. :D

Disclaimer: I don't own Matantei Loki Ragnarok, if I did this would be the second season and not a fanfic.

On with the story!~

Mayura walked home slowly, her face downcast and her thoughts in a jumble. 'Why didn't he want me to ask?' she thought confusedly. Was it that he knew what she was thinking and didn't feel the same? Loki was weird enough, maybe he could read minds. She blushed at the thought, really hoping it wasn't true.

He had seemed like he really wanted to know, and then he just didn't. It was weird… but maybe it was like her going through his things without asking and letting her curiosity get the better of her. What if it was really better not to ask?

Sighing she slowed down even further, her legs moving on their own accord. She needed to ask though… she needed to know why he came back, for what reason.

Looking up she found herself at the park where she had told Kami-sama about Loki disappearing and where he told her he was a god and that he would grant her one wish, the wish to see Loki-kun again that was granted. Odd that she found her way here…

She took a seat on the same bench as that day and stared down at her lap. 'I like him', she thought again on her confession, if only in her head. When did that start? She couldn't remember. Probably around the same time she went into an all day frenzy looking for him, or before that even. Either way, she knew she couldn't ignore it, even if she wanted to. That's why she had to ask.

But why do you have to ask? She thought on that. Did she secretly hope that his reasons were selfless, and in involving her?... Yes, she did.

Surprised by her own thoughts she sighed again. This was all getting complicated, when it was such a simple thing.

"Why did you stay?" she asked out loud into the dark empty park to show just how easy it was.

She pouted. Even so, it was just harder to ask him when he was around. Her heart felt like it was being electrified and the butterflies in her stomach wouldn't stop, that's what prevented her from asking before. But why? Because she liked him? Because she was scared of his answer? She didn't know.

"Mou," she groaned in irritation.

Having effectively jumbled her thoughts even further she stood up and began the walk home, hoping that the knot of thoughts and feelings in her head miraculously untangled themselves on the way…

After dinner and a long and tiring conversation on explaining what happened earlier between Mayura and him, Loki climbed into bed finally. He was in his true form, not having to keep up appearances in his own room, his mind clouded with the thoughts of a certain mortal 'mystery girl' that he just couldn't shake.

He lay awake in bed for hours just thinking and going over their conversation before, until he had succeeded in giving himself a headache. Unfortunately the throbbing didn't give him the distraction he needed and his thoughts of her continued, and it was getting out of hand.

At first it was all about if he should have let her ask and just told her the truth. Then his mind branched off from his 'cute' comment he made to himself. From there it was all downhill, recalling memory after memory of exactly when he thought of her as 'cute'. Which wasn't all that great in his adult form, and slightly uncomfortable.

And as the sun started to rise in the sky he finally gave up the hope of sleep and threw off his blanket, going for a shower on the colder side. He was a man after all, how could he help it if this young high school girl had been flaunting herself in front of him unknowingly for the past year and he had taken notice? Albeit just recently, but still.

Annoyed at himself for his recent set of thoughts he went for something a little more innocent. What was Mayura to him? It wasn't something that was out of the blue, he had been thinking about it since Yamino's comment when he told them he was staying. He said that people want to stay with other that are important to them, and Loki wasn't stupid.

His son's words were directed towards Mayura of course, even if it had been worded to have a double meaning to go along with his family situation. Still, he couldn't decide if the words were right. Obviously she was important, his mind oh so nicely providing him with the memory of when Hel had shown him an illusion of Mayura's death. But was that all she was? And if that's all would he have stayed just for that?

Hold on just a second… Did he stay for her? Apparently his mind thought so, along with his sons… But was it true? And if not then why did he? Because he most certainly was ready to go kick Odin's ass back then so it wasn't out of fear. Then, why?... Could it have been her?

Finishing his shower and that train of thought, he went about getting dressed and ready for the day having changed back into his child form. The uneasy feeling of his unanswered questions to himself makes his stomach do flips and sends his mind reeling. Today was not going to be a good day for him…

A/N: So here ya are, I hoped you liked it. I also hope that i'm not making them to out of character, I strongly believe that they would feeling this way. But maybe I look a little to much into the story line to animes/mangas... Either way, It's not like they're having wild sex and getting married right off that bat. lol. Oh, and sorry if i'm leaving out a lot of the other characters, they will be in this story but i'm trying to lay down groundwork for Loki and Mayura for now. But Thor, Freyr, Freya/Reiya, Heimdall, the Norns, etc will be in this story eventually.

Hoped you liked it though! Read&Review, Please&Thank you! :)

P.s.

Yoru-anime-yume - Thank you so much! I mostly started this story because of the fact that there isn't a lot of MLR fanfics, and I will be posting new chapters every week till it's over (whenever that will be) so I hope you stick with me. :) Thank you again for your my first review.

Tsukiko hoshino - Wow thank you, you are very kind. I try to make it sound smart, but I think I fail most of the time. lol :P And yes, she had separation anxiety at first, I thought it was cute too. :3 Trust me, her walking away will soon be a thing of the past...