Episode #7 – Hide And Seek

The power had gone out.

We were having a major blizzard, and the power in my entire apartment complex went completely out. Loki and I were sitting on the couch watching wrestling (not by my choice) and right when the Rock was about to slam Hulk Hogan, it went dark. I freaked out a little. In truth, the dark is not my favorite. It took me by surprise, so I jumped and fell off the couch onto the table.

"Amelia, are you alright?" asked Loki, blindly reaching out for me. I felt his hand on the top of my head and grabbed it, letting him help me back onto the couch.

"Yeah I'm fine," I said. "Just got a little startled."

"I wanted to see Dwayne, Son of John, slam that other man into the floor! Now it is dark."

"The power went out. We can watch some more when it comes back on."

"When will that be?"

"I don't know. It could be a while, judging by the weather. I'll just try to find some flashlights and candles and that should help." I stood up and Loki came with me.

"Fear not fair maiden," Loki said. He used his Asgard magic stuff and summoned his blue scepter. He held it and suddenly it shone a very bright blue light. I could see my entire apartment.

"Awesome!" I said. "Loki thanks, we can see! Everything is blue, but at least we can see it!" He smiled.

"Unfortunately I cannot return the power to the television," he said.

"That's okay, we can think of something to do. I actually have an idea just now. We can play Hide and Seek!"

"Explain," Loki said, making it clear that he had no idea what the heck Hide and Seek was. Asgard sounded pretty fancy, so I was sure he had never played it before. But I was the kind of person that wanted a boyfriend that would do dumb stuff with me and we'd still have a boatload of fun. I smiled at him.

"Hide and Seek is a game where one person hides somewhere in the apartment, and the other person counts to ten and then looks for them. Then when they find the other person, it's their turn to hide." Loki looked like he understood.

"It sounds rather frivolous," he said.

"It's a common game that little kids play, but I think it's fun anyway."

"Very well, I will play." Loki set his scepter down on the kitchen counter and turned to me.

"Okay, I'll hide first, and you come find me. Cover your eyes and count to ten." Loki put his hands over his eyes.

"One…two…three…four," he said. As I was looking quickly for a place to hide, he opened an eye behind his right hand.

"Loki, you can't peek!"

"Then how am I supposed to know where you are?"

"That's the point! You aren't supposed to know. You look for me and when you find me you win."

"Oh," said Loki, covering his eyes again. "I knew that." He resumed counting. I quickly and quietly climbed into the laundry basket in the bathroom, and then heard Loki, who was still standing between the living room and the kitchen.

"I am finished counting Amelia!" he said. "I'm coming to look for you now." I made sure to be really quiet as I listened for Loki. I heard him opening cabinets in the kitchen. Then he opened the fridge.

Why would I be in the fridge? I thought.

I heard him shuffling things around in the living room for a while until he came closer. I held my breath, but then had an idea. When Loki entered the bathroom, I busted out of the laundry basket with my arms up.

"TA DA!" I said, and Loki fell backwards into the bathtub/shower.

"Ah!" he said, rubbing the back of his head. "Amelia, I thought I was supposed to find you! You made me hit my head."

"Sorry, did I scare you?" I asked, trying not to laugh.

"No! Just surprised me." I got out of the laundry basket. "So I suppose I found you in a sense."

"Yeah! Okay, now it's your turn to hide, and my turn to count! Make sure you find a spot before I get to ten!" I scampered off to the kitchen and closed my eyes. When I had counted to ten, I opened my eyes and began looking for Loki. I heard some rustling in the bathroom, so I went in there, and sure enough, Loki was trying to fit into the laundry basket.

"Loki, you can't hide in the place I just hid in! You have to pick a different spot so it's challenging to find you. Plus, if you make noise, I'm going to know where you are."

"Well you didn't say that," said Loki, lifting his leg back out of the laundry basket. I went back into the kitchen and began counting again. When I started looking for Loki, I couldn't find him anywhere. I looked in every room, every spot, every nook and cranny. But he was nowhere.

After I had searched the entire apartment for more than ten minutes, I stood in the living room.

"Okay Loki, you win! I can't find you. You can come out now." Loki suddenly appeared in front of me and I jumped back. "Hey, no fair! You can't turn invisible!"

"Amelia, why didn't you just explain all the rules at the beginning of the game?" he said. "Every time I do something, it turns out I'm not allowed to do it!"

"I didn't know you were going to pull out all the Asgardian stops," I replied, smiling at him. He smiled back. Jenko came out from under the couch and started rubbing himself on Loki's legs.

"Aw, kitty wants to play," I said.

"Let us conceal ourselves and see if he can find us," Loki said, taking my hand. We went into my bedroom, and I wiggled under the bed. I helped Loki by pulling him under and he and I giggled and waited for Jenko to find us.

"I love you Loki, you're so fun," I said. "I never really thank you for going along with all my ridiculous ideas."

"I have never met a girl as spontaneous as you, and that is why I love you," he replied. "I wouldn't fall for any petty mortal." I smiled at him and giggled again when I heard Jenko meowing in the living room, looking for us.

"We may be here for a while," said Loki. "But that is fine because I think I am stuck."