You shudder. “I’d rather not, thanks,” you said, brushing past him to go into your living room with a handful of Hershey’s Kisses. Loki chuckled and casually followed you with that smooth walk of his that always made him look as graceful as a panther.
“Your loss,” he replied with a shrug, casually sitting down in the armchair as if it was his throne and he owned the place, which really irritated you.
“I hardly think that I would be missing out. And don’t you have someone else to pester, like your high and mighty brother?” you grumble as you sit down on the loveseat angled to the armchair.
Loki smirked. “I would much rather be here pestering you and hearing you insult my brother. I love it when you do that,” he purred, resting his elbows on the arms of the chair and entwining his fingers together.
You roll your eyes. “So glad I can please you, Your Highness,” you said sarcastically, popping another chocolate into your mouth as you settled yourself further into the couch.
Loki chuckled. “I like the way you call me that,” he said. Then he began to gaze at you with a curious look in his piercing emerald eyes, almost with a calculating stare. He kept on looking at you like this for a moment, which started to make you uncomfortable. You were about to ask what was he thinking about when he said, “You know, I find you a strange mortal. Most women, at least that I know of, have always admired Thor, and yet you don’t so much as bat an eyelash. Why?”
You blinked. You didn’t expect that kind of a question to come out of his mouth. Yet, from the way he asked, it seemed like a harmless question enough. “Um…well, it’s not that I don’t like your brother. It’s just…” you chewed your lip thoughtfully, as you would whenever you contemplated a question. “He’s a bit too…noble, I guess, for my taste.” You sucked on a chocolate as you pondered. “I mean, I suppose that is attractive to a lot of women, but for me, I feel like he’s always a bit…self righteous. He always seems to talk so heroically and what not about every little thing, so it gets a bit annoying to me. I like someone who is a bit more laid back and sarcastic, and not always so set on trying to do the right thing all the time. I mean, it’s nice and all to do so, but really, the guy needs to loosen up a tiny bit. He doesn’t always have to be such a goody-two shoes.”