Loki decided that instead of staying inside, he'd go out and explore the neighbourhood he and Tom lived in. He went to the closet by the door and grabbed his new mortal shoes and windbreaker jacket his lover purchased for him a few weeks ago.

He walked to the front door and grabbed the key to lock up, opened the door, and a surprise came to him. A mortal was revealed to Loki, standing before him. The shock of his splitting image of Thor took a while to sink in, every time he saw him.

"Hey Loki," The mortal greeted with a smile, holding out his hand. "How are you?"

Loki snorted and refused to shake his hand, although he remembered that shaking hands is a mortal greeting custom. He turned around to lock the door, and rolled his eyes in the process.

"Hello, Hemsworth," Loki replied bitterly as Chris put his hand down by his side knowing Loki wasn't going to take it. "If you are looking to Thomas, he is currently unavailable to be at your presence."

Chris took a breath realizing that Tom wasn't kidding about Loki being difficult at times. He knew that Loki wasn't the easiest guy to get along with, but from playing alongside Tom who plays Loki, he had a clear idea about what he was getting himself into.

"Actually, I wasn't looking for Tom," Chris admitted as Loki turned around slightly annoyed. "I was looking for you."

Loki's eyes snapped open and stared at him shocked. Why would any mortal possibly be interested in talking to him of all people? He finds Chris incredibly infuriating and an idiot. He reminds Loki so much of Thor in both looks and personality, and it just makes him feel slightly embarrassed to have that kind of confusing feeling for a mortal.

"What use am I to you, Hemsworth?" Loki snapped as Chris rolled his eyes and smiled small. "I'm still recuperating from the karaoke night." Chris chuckled as Loki snarled and scoffed at him. "Now, if you don't mind, I must be leaving."

Loki shoved passed him, muttering under his breath. Chris turned around and ran up beside Loki, walking next to him on the sidewalk. Loki glanced at him and shook his head.

"I hate mortals," Loki says under his breath, but not pushing Chris away again because he knew it would be useless.

"Oh come on you loved it," Chris teased, nudging Loki in the arm with a goofy smile on his face. Loki glanced at Chris and sighed. His grin reminded him of how Thor used to endlessly tease him when they were young.

"I hated it," Loki barked.

"No you didn't," Chris replied seeing right past Loki's act.

"It was humiliating," Loki tried to argue back, but he was quite annoyed he wasn't getting the mortal angry in the slightest.

"Loki, you enjoyed yourself and you know it," Chris said stifling back a laugh as Loki rolled his eyes, and slowed the pace of his walking until he came to a full stop, and cut the blonde mortal off with a sneer.

"Ok, look idiot, why are you following me?" Loki questioned the blonde mortal, and huffed infuriated when he continued to smile at him. God, why do all mortals want to be nice to him? It's aggravating. "And wipe that stupid grin off your face before I do it for you."

"Still trying to push me away from you, huh?" Chris responded as Loki groaned and rolled his eyes. "Not working, Loki. I thought you would like some company today."

"Does it look like I want your company?" Loki said rather rudely.

Chris studied Loki's face and knew that what he and Tom talked about is right. Loki does need a friend, even if he'd be the last person in the universe to ever admit that. He saw that Loki was somewhat lonely without someone to yell at and call an "idiot", and that 'someone' was usually Thor. It warmed Chris's heart to see what Loki is doing to him.

"Actually, yes," Chris admitted to Loki who scowled at him and crossed his arms over his chest. How he puts up with humans like Hemsworth, he'll never know. "I know you like me."

"I do not!" Loki bellowed at the blonde mortal who smirked and shook his head. Oh Loki and his stubbornness.

"Yes you do, deep down and you know it," Chris continued with a goofy grin on his face, just the way Thor would smile at him when he's beaten him at his own game. Loki scoffed and turned away, having the urge to slap the mortal across the face. But, he couldn't do it, no matter how annoying he is. "You always call me 'idiot' and threatening me, and I still don't think you're irritating. So it's kind of pointless to try and push me away from you."

"Well, you are an idiot," Loki shot back, trying to sound as infuriated as possible. Chis smirked being called an idiot again. "It seems you aren't leaving, are you?"

Chris smiled and teased, "Nope."

Loki huffed and turned around to face the mortal.

"Terrific," Loki replied sarcastically.

"We'll have fun Loki, don't worry," Chris said patting Loki on the back and pushed him along.

"It's nothing like karaoke, right?" Loki shot at him as Chris stifled a laugh. "I already have plans in store for you if you embarrass me again."

"Oh great, here we go," Chris responded, pushing him down the sidewalk as Loki began to tell him off about how infuriating he is, and what he would like to do to him if Tom didn't stop him.

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Tom opened the door seeing Chris and Loki coming up the sidewalk to the front door. He smiled seeing that things didn't go as badly as he thought it would. This was Loki's first day with another human without him there to make sure Loki didn't resort to his magic or throw an anger tantrum.

Tom had to admit that he was worried to leave Loki on his own for the first time with Chris, but he knew that Loki wouldn't do anything to intentionally hurt him because of his remarkable resemblance to Thor. Tom hoped everything went well and that Loki wasn't too hard on his best mate.

"Hi," Tom greeted, opening the door for the two of them. "How did things go today?"

"Imbecile," Loki stated irritated, marching past Chris who chuckled and Tom who looked concerned.

"What happened?" Tom asked his best friend.

"Oh nothing more than usual," Chris replied as Tom sighed relieved that Loki didn't do anything harmful or no one tried to hurt him. "Loki looks at me like his brother, so that about sums it up."

Tom laughed, "It does. Thanks for being with him today, Chris. It means a lot to me, and I hope it did for Loki too."

"I think it already has," Chris said as Tom saw his lover looking at a picture of Thor on the nearby table with a small smile, arms crossed before walking away towards the kitchen to grab a snack. Tom looked at Loki with love in his eyes, and so proud of him.