You wrap your arms around Loki's neck with your head resting on his shoulder. You feel Loki's arms snake around your back and pull you closer.

And for once,

you feel safe and secure in his embrace.

Like nothing bad would ever happen to you ever again.

After a few seconds you pull away, but pull him to the car by his hand. "C'mon. We have a gym to go to," you say to him with a smile.

He smiles back.

A short drive later, you arrive at the gym. You walk inside and show the employee at the desk your membership card. "He's with me," you add, referring to Loki.

The employee nods and motions for you to continue to the gym. You walk to the left of the desk and enter the gym.

In the period of an hour and 30 minutes you both go from station to station working out. Stopping every so often for a water break, of course.

You meet up with Loki 10 minutes later. "We should stop now," Loki says, completely out of breath. "Yeah." You say, nodding. You both walk out of the gym and get in the car.

You drive back to your apartment and trudge up the stairs, completely exhausted. You walk in and land on the couch. "You can take a shower first," You tell Loki.

"Okay," Loki responds. "Last door in the hallway to your left." You say, even though the hallway to his left is the only hallway you have.

You turn on the TV and go to Netflix. You decide to watch Riverdale while you wait for Loki. A few minutes later you hear Loki open the door and you pause your show.

Loki walks out with a towel around his waist. "Please get some clothes on," you say, pushing him into the guest room. "No appreciation, I see." Loki teases.

"Oh shut up," you tease back, walking into the bathroom and turning on the shower. You take off your clothes and throw them on the floor, leaving your undergarments on. Just in case.

You grab your phone and go to Spotify, turning on your 'Shower' playlist. 'You Belong With Me' by Taylor Swift starts playing and you begin to sing along.

You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset. She's going off about something that you said. 'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do.

I'm in my room, it's a typical Tuesday night. I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like. And she'll never know your story like I do.

But she wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts. She's cheer captain, and I'm on the bleachers. Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time.

If you can see I'm the one who understands you. Been here all along, so why can't you see, you belong with me, you belong with me.

Your voice rings throughout the bathroom, both harmonious and beautiful. And in that moment, it seems as though you are the only person in the world and everything, living or not, was listening to you sing.

Including Loki.

LOKI'S POV

I walk into the guest room and get into a change of clothes. I put on a white shirt that displayed the word 'KNEEL'. For what reason, I don't know. I also put on black faded jeans that I had found.

(A/N: Loki's shirt)

(A/N: Loki's pants)

When I finish changing, I hang a towel around my neck for my wet hair and step into the living room. I'm about to unpause Natalie's show when I hear singing.

Beautiful, amazing, angelic singing.

I move towards the singing as if on instinct and stop right in front of the bathroom door. It was Natalie. That heavenly voice belonged to Natalie. I leaned into the door to hear what she was singing.

...Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time.

If you can see I'm the one who understands you, been here all along so why can't you see, you belong with me, you belong with me...

As I walk away, Natalie's voice echoes in my head.

You belong with me

I clear my head and decide to grab a snack. I dig through her fridge and find an apple. I take it and sit down on the couch.

Soon after I sit down, Natalie comes out of the bathroom scrolling through her phone and goes inside her room next door.

I take a bite of my apple and continue to wait. I hear a hair dryer being used and then the door opening.

Natalie comes out wearing a black off-the-shoulder crop top and blue jeans with a black belt.

(A/N: Natalie's outfit once again just the outfit not the person)

I can't help but stare at her as she takes a seat next to me and brushes her hair. She notices me staring. "What?" She asks, looking at me.
"I-" I begin, but decide otherwise.

"It's nothing." I say as she unpauses her show. By the time we finish 2 episodes, both Natalie and I have finished dealing with our hair and I can't hold it anymore.

~End of Loki's POV~

You look over at Loki as the credits roll for the episode you just finished. You find he was looking at you before you turned to look at him.

"How long have you been looking at me?" You ask him, eyeing him suspiciously. "You have no idea, do you?" Loki asks you.

"I might have an idea, but-" Loki stops you midsentence, placing his lips unto yours. You close your eyes and welcome the kiss, moving your mouth in perfect synchronization with his.

His hands slide down your arms and rest on your waist. "This outfit..." he whispers in your ear. "...was designed to turn me on, Natalie."

You give him a mischievous smile. "How do you know if it's goal was for that specifically?" You reply.

Loki moves closer. "That's the thing." He moves even closer, your lips a centimeter apart. "I don't. You just keep surprising me." You slide your arms around his neck and kiss him again, slowly pulling apart.

"I hope you don't mind, but I wanna finish my show," Loki acts offended. "So the electronic screen that is not living requires higher priority than my attention?" Damn. That was pretty convincing.

"Fine, you win." You say turning off the TV. "It's okay, your show will survive without you," Loki jokes as you sit across his lap.

"What now?" You ask him. "I kiss you, of course." Loki replies. "Then why aren't you doing that?" You ask. "See what I mean? Full of surprises," Loki says as he kisses you again.

And you can't help but smile.

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~♡ Miki