Sorry for the wait guys, Verona high finals are a major killer. My brain was drained for days before my large sugar intake so I finally got around to typing again. Enjoy another chapter of this one. Maybe I should end this soon...
Heimdall watched in horror as a small dribble of red ran down the trickster god's forehead.
"Loki!" A strangled gasp forced its way out of Heimdalls' mouth. He was half-glad that Narugami and the Daidoji girl weren't there to hear him but that wasn't what worried him. "Loki..." the watchman's eyes quivered in shock.
"Hey Heimdall, what's going-" Narugami broke off as he rounded the corner and caught sight of the frozen figures in front of him. "Wha-what?"
A flash of pink hair and Mayura made her way over. "Whoa! Kazumi-kun, what's Loki doing on the floor?!"
She had not caught sight of the streak of blood across Loki's head because Heimdall was kneeling over the auburn-haired boy, not moving.
Heimdall trembled and didn't answer but then suddenly stood and ran out of the room before Mayura could stop him.
Mayura's normally giggly face hardened in concern and she turned to run after the receding form of the purple-haired boy. Narugami too sprung into action as Mayura chased Heimdall around a corner.
"Heimdall you fool" Narugami whispered as he lifted the limp form of Loki., "What did you do?" The thunder god shook his head and after a second's thought, he placed his ear on Loki's chest. After a few seconds of a pressing tension, Narugami gritted his teeth nervously as he heard a fading 'doki doki' sound within the trickster god's body. Nimbly, the tall slim god turned to the nearest hotel room, unaware that as he carried the brown-haired boy towards the bed, laid him down, and went off to find a telophone, another young male hidden in the shadows turned his red eyes maliciously upon the prone form of Loki.
"Kazumi! Wait up!" Mayura almost tripped as she ran after the watchman up some steps. As she rounded yet another troublesome corner, she stopped short at the fact that Heimdall had suddenly dissapeared. Breathing heavily, Mayura closed her eyes momentarily to calm down her racing pulse. When she opened her eyes however, she caught a glimpse of purple hair fleeing out a window in an adjacent room.
"Ka-zu-mi!?" Mayura shouted and leapt into the room.
As Heimdall's boot dissapeared upwards, Mayura leapt deftly onto the window sill and craned her neck up to see the watchman scrambling onto the tiled roof of the building.
"Kazumi! Get down, you're going to fall!"
Mayura herself glanced down nervously at the far ground below here. Apparently, she had been chasing the watchman without realizing where they were headed. Heimdall however merely scrambled furthur up the roof upon hearing the sound of Mayura's voice.
Mayura, with no other choice, placed both hands on the gutter and heaved herself upwards. Crawling onto the scratchy tiles, she struggled to keep upright on the slanted platform. Looking up, she saw Heimdall sidle over the top and fall out of sight.
Not even bothering to shout Kazumi's name once more, Mayura, with the agility of a shrine daughter, jumped far up on the top of the roof and landed...
(author's note: right now, it would be a bit too much too say she landed perfectly on the other side and stopped Heimdall from jumping off in a brave take to save Heimdall's life (Readers: wth?)...so on with the story!)
and landed...on the edge of the otherside, obviously overshooting her distance. Her foot slipped off the corner as she attempted to turn around. Mayura' s breath was ripped from her chest as she felt a momentary heart-stopping drop. But then, her hand shot out and she whimpered as she came to a jolting stop, holding on to the gutter of the roof. Mayura felt a two hands grab onto her own and she looked up to see the familiar clear red eye and purple hair.
It didn't take long for Heimdall to help Mayura up which suprised Mayura. Heimdall didn't come across to her as paticularaly strong. However, the watchman proved skilled atop roofs and soon the two sat on the gold-rimmed tiles panting heavily from their running.
Mayura turned her own red eyes on Heimdall who sat with his face away from her. Struggling to bring up a topic she asked casually, "So...do you always go up on roofs?"
Heimdall, his face still hidden in shocks of hair mumbled, "Yeah. To get away from Frey."
"Frey?" Mayura asked curiously but Heimdall didn't answer
"Well..." Mayura sighed as a slight breeze wound its way around her hair, " It does feel good up here..."
Mayura heard a small sob to her left and turned her head to the boy beside her. She felt a small shock as tears dripped down onto the rooftop.
"Kazumi-kun?" Mayura tilted her head slightly worried.
"...I..." Heimdall kept his face down and wiped his eye repeatedly.
Mayura closed her eyes. She almost felt like crying herself.
"Kazumi-kun..." Mayura spoke, her eyes still shut, "What, happened with Loki down there?"
"It's not my fault" Heimdall sobbed.
Mayura opened her clear eyes. "No, just tell me what happened."
The watchman continued to let tears fall down his cheeks. Mayura giving up turned to the boy and without hesitation, put her arms around him. Heimdall let go of his pride and turned to sob loudly againt Mayura.
"It's all my fault..."
Mayura couldn't understand what Heimdall was so upset about but she put on a reassuring smile and listened.
Heimdall continued to cry as he explained. "I-I never meant to...it's just I hated him for so long..."
'I guess he means Loki' Mayura thought 'funny...I was always under the impression that they were friends...'
Heimdall continued, "But, I just don't get what happened. It's like all the hatred I've had for him just isn't there anymore... and then he...and that table."
Mayura still didn't fully understand the situation but listened calmly, completely out of her normal behavior. She felt a small electric shock as Heimdall looked up at her with his red eye dull with tears.
"He hit his head...there was blood and...and..."
Mayura gave an involuntary gasp at this. Loki was bleeding from a head wound?!?
"What...what if he never forgives me?!?" Heimdall cried, "He's going to hate me!"
Mayura smiled and shook her head. She spoke quietly and words tumbled out of her mouth, "Heimdall...Loki isn't like that. If there's one thing I know about him, he'll forgive you."
Heimdall, apparently exhausted with his outburst lay quietly with his eye closed, tears beginning to dry on his pale face. Mayura got onto her knees and set her face into a determined smile. She hefted the lightweight boy on her back and laughed, "Hold on Kazumi..."
With this, she cautiously climbed down over the side, and with good luck she had stepped over in the right place. An open windowsill lay beneath her and in a short time, she managed to climb into a vacant room with an exhausted watchman on her back.
"Ok!" she laughed bravely. "Let's go find Loki!"
High up in Asgard, three sisters sat sipping tea and watching the scene play out.
The short-haired one, Urd, blinked as a faint scream went through her mind. "Lord Odin is very angry..."
A pigtailed sister looked up from her daze and blinked as well, "Why?"
"The spell Odin had put on Heimdall has dissolved, Skuld." Urd replied.
Verdandi, the brown haired sister nodded, "But it has only made Odin more resolute to attack Loki. I'm not so sure Loki will be able to survive attacks on him this time round. He has been lucky but even luck comes to an end eventually."
"Hmmm, think we should help out?" Skuld asked casually blushing a little.
"Odin or Loki?" Urd raised a curious eyebrow.
Skuld, flustered coughed nervoudly, "Oh..um...Odin of course."
"I've been thinking myself," Urd closed her eyes as she spoke, "Our alliance with Odin has lost it's...fun."
Verdandi smiled into her cup of tea and as she drank, the color began to change from a deep black to a light brown, "Yes. Maybe it's time to find a more entertaining subject."
Urd suddenly frowned as she stared into her cup.
Skuld, noticing this cast her a curious glance. "What'cha looking at Urd?"
Urd pointed into her cup, "I don't think we will get the chance to interfere. Odin may be proving Verdandi's earlier statement true."
As the other two sisters returned their gazes to their cups, they too thought the same.
As Loki lay in a pitiful state on the bed, a small boy with hair the color of water stepped up to the form of the banished trickster god.
"Loki..." Ichigo sneered.
With a flicker of light, a shadow played across the boyish features of the boy Ichigo unvealing a more sinister and godly look. The face of the god of gods.
As Odin raised a small hand, another's hand grabbed his. Odin snarled down at the green orbs that were Loki the trickster god's eyes.
"Odin...I should have known..." Loki huffed weakly.
Odin pulled his arm roughly from Loki's grasp and gave a smirk, "Ha! You're in no position to act cocky Loki."
Loki inwardly frowned at this. Odin was right. Loki was in trouble.
Pushing himself into a sitting position, Loki grimaced at the throbbing in his head.
"Hurts doesn't it?" Odin cooed softly. "Heh., don't worry. I'll make sure it won't hurt anymore soon."
Loki sat weakly against the bedpost. This was bad.
Odin smiled confidently and raised a menacing hand. Within seconds, his hand was covered in a deep blue light. The pure power surged into his hand and he built it up slowly, enjoying the moment. He began speaking softly in aincient runes.
When the spell was ready Odin shrugged, "I'm sorry." though his voice hinted at no trace of remorse at all, "Before you die I'll at least give you the pleasure of knowing that I used your Best Friend to bring about your demise."
Loki growled, "Huh...so you did do something to Heimdall...I knew it. I always wondered why he hated me so much when I first saw him since I was banished. Did you manage to affect everyone in the world of the gods? Some king you are."
"Shut up!" Odin snarled angrily, "Ha! but nevermind, for soon you will be beyond saving.
Loki stared defiantly up at the red eyes of the king of the gods. 'So this is it' Loki thought, 'pretty pathetic of me since I could always get myself out of these things.'
Odin gave an angry glare at Loki, "So long...soon you will be beyond saving"
There was a flash of light and suddenly Loki heard the screams of Mayura, Heimdall, Narugami, and a girl he knew well.
Then there was nothing.
AHH! Cliffhange. Anyways, that was one of the most serious and longest parts of a fanfic I have ever done. Cookies for me.
Anyways there are more chapter after this and I think that I am reaching the climax of this story. I guess I'll end it pretty soon. If you read review please! I really enjoy reading reviews and finding out what I need to improve ona nd what other think of my writing.
Thank you all:3 I hope you liked this chapter!