Frozen Love

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

I was so enticed by Loki and intrigued by his intoxicating essence that I didn't realize how long we were talking. I think we were there for a few hours or so but I wasn't sure, I came in here around 3:00 pm and I haven't checked the time since. Just as I was about to check my phone Loki distracted me.

"You're frowning"

"Huh?"

"You're frowning, you frown when you're in deep thought" he said

"Oh, I uh I didn't notice" I said back

"Yes, I realized that" he said chuckling softly, I smiled in return with a slight blush coming across my cheeks

"What's wrong with your cheeks?" he asked confused

"What do you mean?" I replied

"Your cheeks, they're changing colour and turning red, why? What's wrong with them?" he asked clueless, this of course made me blush harder because he had called me out on it

"I um, I was blushing. It's uh what happens when you are kind of embarrassed, your cheeks heat up and turn a pinkish red" I said a little embarrassed but explaining to him how blushing works.

He looked intrigued by what I was saying and was interested in it, I was a little confused, I mean didn't he know what blushing was? Couldn't he tell what was happening?

"Really?" he said in a bit of shock and surprise

"Um, ya, I guess" I replied

"Wow, interesting" he said Impressed again

"Well, ya, don't you know about blushing?" I asked

"No, not really, we don't have blushing where I'm from, or we do but I've never experienced it before" he said

I was in shock, I mean how do you not know what blushing is? Isn't it in every culture? At least I thought it was, I guess my face showed how in shock I was because he commented on it.

"An open mouth is an excellent way to catch flies" he said with a smirk on his face

I caught on and closed my mouth "sorry" I said blushing again he chuckled and then said something

"You're turning red again" he said with a chuckle which made me blush harder, he chuckled again and then I asked him something

"Where exactly are you from?" his face then suddenly dropped from a grin to nothing, he looked down at avoided eye contact, it was like he was ashamed of where he came from, either that or he was just asked a very personal question and was uncomfortable and I was the cause of it. I felt really bad because that was not my intention. I thought I might try to say something to show I wasn't trying to insult him or anything.

"Sorry for asking, I didn't mean anything by it I was just wondering where exactly it was where people don't blush" I said genuinely.
He had a small smile playing at his lips and I was glad that he wasn't too offended by my question, I smiled in return.

"It's getting late, I'm sure you are getting tired, you should get some rest" he said

"Ya, it is getting late, what time is it?" I asked, I was going to check my phone so I reached into my pocket to get it.

"It is 2:30 in the morning" he said simply, I had just pulled my phone out of my pocket and was about to check the time as he was saying it, and sure enough on my phone it read 2:30 am

"Holy shit! It is late, but how did you do that?" I asked astonished, he smiled

"It's not important, but you really should get some rest" he said

"Ya, I guess so, will I see you again?" he laughed slightly

"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean to sound like a really clingy girl, I just met you and that's not the way I want to come off as, I just meant I liked talking to you today and maybe if you want to we can do it again sometime?" I said trying to redeem myself

"I would like that" he said coolly

"Great, so when will I see you again?" I asked again

"That is entirely up to you" he replied

"Ok, well if you're not busy tomorrow?" I said

He laughed and then responded "I'm trapped in this cage, I don't really have anything planned for tomorrow"

"Shit! Right I am so sorry I'm very awkward in social situations, God am I dumb" I said mainly saying the last part to myself, he laughed

"You are many things, but dumb is not one of them" he responded kindly, I blushed again and he smiled

"Well I should probably get going, I'll see you tomorrow?" I asked

"I'll be here if you wish to see me" he said nonchalantly

I nodded my head "ok, tomorrow it is then" I said smiling, he smiled too.

"I'll see you then" I said before I was about to leave

"Indeed you will" he replied just before I exited the door

I stood outside the closed door for a minute and thought about what I had said, "really, 'are you busy tomorrow?' how dumb am I?" I asked myself aloud

"Very dumb indeed"

"Shut up, I don't need this from you right now" I said "great, now I'm talking to myself, how much crazier can I get?" I asked to no one in particular

"Believe me, you haven't even seen the worst of it" the voice in my head said

Great. I yawned and then shook the thought from my head, I needed some sleep, and I walked back to my room and actually found the right room. I took off my shoes and changed into pajamas and then pulled back the sheets and laid in my bed, I stared at the ceiling for a while before I finally settled in and was ready to let sleep take me, before I fell asleep I had one last thought in my head; Loki. He was very intriguing and was definitely not from around here, but at least he doesn't think I'm a complete loser from the way I act, so that's good. I just couldn't wait until I got to learn more about him, maybe tomorrow we would talk more about him, but that would have to wait until tomorrow, because right now all I'm concerned about is getting the much needed rest that I deserved, and with that I drifted into a deep sleep.