Punishment
Inuyasha-Avengers
Kagome-Loki
Comedy, Romance
Series
For his misdeeds on Midgard, Loki was given only one punishment: Kagome.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from the Avengers, Inuyasha, or Norse Mythology. Also, I'm sorry if there are lots of facts that are wrong and stuff.
Chapter 6: It's Only Love
Kagome had stopped flirting so heavily with Thor, and for that, Loki was grateful. It had become unbearable—for reasons he completely understood and was completely annoyed with.
It was not that he had "grown fond of her," because the fallen god knew that it was much more perilous than that. Her purifying zaps—as well as her absolutely adorable "you're in trouble" looks that inevitably followed—had become addictive, and the most irritating part of it all was that he really, truly didn't mind at all.
"Love" was a word that he thought had been long exiled from his vocabulary and life, and yet here it was returning again like Mjolnir to its master, and Loki welcomed it back in a put off sort of way. He was certainly glad for its return—he thought he'd never hear of it again—but he wasn't sure he should be happy.
He was certainly suspicious with his own complacency; after all, she could very easily reject him, and he would be alone again. But something more than his own feelings was causing him distress. He watched as she bade farewell to the thunder god, and turned around with the food tray. As she bounded toward Loki, her face lit up, her ruddy cheeks absolutely alight, and the delicate tips of her hair, which Loki had come to absolutely adore—along with the rest of her, really—bounced cheerfully.
Loki felt slightly queasy as he picked at the juicy strawberries on his tray. "Loki!" He heard Kagome giggle, "Those are supposed to be your desert!"
He smiled back at her, his eyes unable to hide his unease, "Ah, well, I never have played by the rules. There is no reason to start now." Loki saw the happiness leave her features—he supposed he should have tried harder to mask his discomfort—but gave her a softer smile as she turned back to her own meal quietly. Kagome didn't ask him questions; she understood he needed space, and that it was not her place to pry. Loki watched her tuck into her meal, with an absolute confidence in her crisp, cobalt irises.
Loki loved Kagome, and that didn't particularly bother him, but Kagome trusted Loki, and that is what troubled him the most.
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mb: watch everything fall apart in the next few chapters. I labeled this story "comedy/romance" because it is, but there's a huge chunk of drama (and no option for a third genre) coming up.
