Chapter 9
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Tatsumi couldn't sleep. She tried listening to her soothing music, reading a book, watching a movie and surfing the internet but nothing was working. Her body was just so jittery after giving Loki that kiss and hug.
"What is wrong with me!" She moans out loud as she buries her face into a pillow before throwing it across the room in frustration. "UGH! I can NOT be feeling this way towards him already! We barely know each other! I mean he knows more about me than I do about him for crying out loud." She says completely exasperated.
Throwing her head back while releasing a sigh she is surprised to hear a knock at her bedroom door.
Loki felt completely wound up like a spring with no way to release its energy. He tried rereading the story from earlier and taking a cold shower all to no avail. Currently he found himself pacing the livingroom casting glances down the hall to the mortals room only to chastise himself for where his thoughts went everytime he did so. "No! Just no! I cannot take advantage of her. She is obviously emotional still even though she hides it well. It would be wrong to go to her room under false pretenses . Not only all that but she is a MIDGARDIAN! Although an exceptional one but a Midgardian nonetheless."
Throwing himself facedown onto the mattress he just couldn't take it anymore. Quickly rising from the bed he makes his way down the hall only to stop short of her door suddenly feeling a little shy. Knocking quietly so as not to wake her if she were asleep but loud enough to hear if she wasn't.
"Yes?" He hears quietly from the otherside of the door.
"I was just checking on you to make sure you were well." Loki replies laying a hand on the door.
The door soon came open making Loki have to back up quickly.
"You came to check on me?" Tatsumi says looking up at the God.
"Yes, well after the last two nights it only seemed prudent to do so." He says shifting his eyes a little at the site of her messy hair and nightclothes.
Smirking at Loki "Couldn't sleep either huh?" she says tilting her head down a little so as to catch Loki's eye.
"No." He replies a little uncomfortably.
"I know I might regret this later but do you want to come in?" Tatsumi says in a fit of bravery while holding the door open.
Loki blinks at the woman for a moment "Um I'm not sure that is wise." He says looking at her a little longingly for a second.
"Well I never said that I was wise now did I. Besides we can watch a movie together and maybe the pleasure of each others company will make it to where we can fall asleep." She says stepping fully to the side and ushering Loki in.
Stepping into the room awkwardly "That sounds do-able lets just hope that's all that happens." Loki says a little under his breathe as he watches the woman walk towards her bed only to have her turn around and look at him.
"So since you're rather new to the idea of movies I'll ask you what kind of plays do you prefer? Do you like action, horror, romance, comedy or drama?" Tatsumi asks while picking up a remote and motioning for him to take a seat on the bed.
"Well though it pains me to say it but I do rather enjoy a combination of all. I do prefer a mixture of romance, comedy and a little drama the most I must admit." He says proping himself up against the headboard so as to watch whatever the mortal chose.
"I do believe I know a movie that meets those requirements." Tatsumi says with a grin and goes through the movies she has only to settle on one. "Ah! Here we go!" Quickly going over she puts it in and presses play, only after getting to the movie menu screen does she sit down like Loki up against the headboard. Pressing the play button she looks to Loki and smiles "You should like this movie it's called Ten Things I Hate About You."
Loki raises an eyebrow at the title "If you say so but in the end I will be the one to deem it worthy." He says before being drawn into the movie within the first few scenes.
Without thinking, halfway through the movie Tatsumi cuddles up to Loki feeling at ease. But upon resting her head on the Gods shoulder she feels a shiver run through his body making her look up at him "Are you cold?" she asks reaching for her blanket.
"Um yeah." Loki says glancing at the Midgardian before looking back to the movie.
Tatsumi pulls the blankets up around the both of them not noticing until it was too late how intimate it made the whole situation seem. "Lord his body feels nice! Did I just think that?! And with him right here?! I have SERIOUSLY got to get my head out of the gutter! But God does he feel like he's built! Okay Tatsumi get a grip on yourself! You've only known him for barely two days, you can't go jumping into bed with him!" All of this went through her head as she tried to keep a severe blush off her face and look like she was watching the movie.
Loki was having his own inner battle at the moment seeing as how snuggled up together they were while watching this "movie" as the mortal called it. To tell the truth he found it quite interesting and pleasurable. But still the feel of this woman next to him cuddled up under a blanket was a far more pressing issue. "By Odin what am I doing?! She is so warm and smells so good like a mixture of jasmine and honeysuckles. No! I CANNOT go there, not now! But she just feels so nice and fits so wonderfully against me...No damnit I've got to get a handle on this quickly or things might escalate." These words floated through his head in rapid succession as he tried with all his might to focus on the images in front of him only to see the actors kissing. Holding in a moan at just the thought of kissing the woman next to him he couldn't help but glance down at her only to catch her doing the same thing.
Quickly looking away with a blush practically branding her face "Um..so..uh how do you like the movie so far?" Tatsumi asks trying to divert from the fact that Loki had just caught her staring at him like a damn teen who was starstruck.
Loki couln't help but grin lopsidedly at the mortals all encompassing blush and weak attempt at conversation. "It is rather enjoyable I must admit."
"Yes well it is a modern adaptation of Shakespeares "Taming Of the Shrew" which if you want to read I do have." She says looking at Loki only to find him staring at her.
He couldn't help it this womans eyes were so electrifying and beautiful that it was like looking at all the colors of the oceans and lakes the world over. In that moment his resolve crumbled. "I think I have something else in mind that is..if you consent." He says leaning in so their lips were but a hairbreadth apart and cupping the side of her face with his hand.
At the feel of his hand on her cheek Tatsumi all but felt like a puddle. "Yes..." She whispers as she simultaniously tilts her head just enough for their lips to brush.
At the contact both of them seemed to experience a jolt of electricity through their bodies which made them shiver. Encouraged by the response Loki gently nibbles at the womans bottom lip earning him a gasp.
Tatsumi couldn't believe she was doing this but GOD did it feel good! His lips felt like silk but at the same time they were a little cold, almost like he had just eaten some mint. Breaking the kiss to catch her breathe for a moment Loki decided to carry on with leaving a trail of kisses down her jawline and then her neck. Without thinking Tatsumi lets out a moan at the sensations his kisses gave her body. She had been around for a long time and been with many a man but none had ever made her feel like this.
Loki growled a little deep in his throat in response to the Midgardians moan. Oh her flesh looked so smooth to most but to him he could see every miniscule scar making him want to kiss and lick every one in an attempt to heal them. Upon trying to do so Loki felt nauseous which quickly reminded him of his powers being gone. But what he didn't know is what else happened for when he went to kiss the woman back on her lips he was greeted by a look of utter shock.
"What is the matter?" He says searching the womans eyes and reaching up to touch her face only to stop upon seeing his blue hand.
"Beautiful..." Tatsumi says reaching out to touch the God only to have him recoil.
"What did you just say?!" Loki says looking at the woman with disbelief.
"I said Beautiful. Have you never been told that about this form?" Tatsumi says catching Loki off gaurd long enough for her to drag a finger across one of the raised markings on his face.
Loki jumps up off the bed becoming distant "No! I have never been told that. I have only recently discovered that this is my true form. I am NOT beautiful for I am monster! I am the monster that mothers on Asgard tell their children to watch out for hiding in the shadows when they sleep at night!"
Tatsumi rises from the bed only to stand right in front of him looking up into his now blood red eyes. "You may resemble these monsters but you are NOT one of them. You may be known for you lies, mischief, and deceptions but underneath you are a caring, kind, and very loyal, courageous God. It matters not that you are not born of Asgard for Odin chose you to be raised as his son. Now tell me, if the Allfather knows everything then why would he keep someone as evil and monstrous as you say you are as his son?" Reaching up to touch him again only to have him shrink away once more.
"DON'T! I'll hurt you! The skin that I have now is cold enough to freeze ones flesh instantly." He says looking at the mortal wide eyed still trying to wrap his mind around what she had just told him.
"If that's the case you must have forgotten that I already have and see.." She lifts her right index finger "nothing happened. It might be that I have magic or it might not but either way even when you look like that you can not hurt me." Tatsumi says closing the space between them quickly and pulling him into a hug. "Most have scars like me on their flesh but few have scars on their hearts or souls like we do. You are in good company here so never forget that." Looking up at the God after releasing him she saw that he was now returning back to his more human appearance. "What a pity I really do believe you look beautiful like that, not to say you don't in this other form too." She says giving him a soft smile.
"You are a fool..." Loki says to the woman as he absentmindedly looks at his hand as it returned to "normal".
"And as I told you earlier, I never said I was wise. Well I guess the evening is ruined after that little "fiasco" so I'll understand if you want to go back to your bed." She says sadly not wanting to go back to bed herself after such a wonderful start of events.
"I think it would be for the best. Goodnight Tatsumi." Loki says only to receive a quick kiss on the lips from the mortal.
Smiling like the Cheshire cat as she looks at Loki "Goodnight Loki."
Leaving the room but not befor turning back to look at the woman only to shake his head and head out to his bed. Crawling into the sheets feeling as if he had been hit by a boulder with many a question and thought racing through his mind. "Odin why did you keep me as your son?" Loki whispers to himself as he finally lets sleep pull him into slumber.
Tatsumi curled up under her blankets only to find herself hyperaware of Loki's scent on them. Before she could catch herself she found she was taking a deep breathe of the smell that was purely his own. "Maybe we can heal eachother...I know I want to help him as certain as I am that he wants to help me. One way or anouther I do believe he was meant to crash in my alley just for this purpose." She couldn't help but smile at the thoughts of him in both forms "Goodnight my blue beautiful prince of Asgard." She whispers as the call of the night finally finds her and pulls her into its arms for deep sleep.