Title: Remembrance

Pairing: N/A

Disclaimer: I own nothing from Matantei Loki/Ragnarok/Gods of the New World. I'm only writing this fanfiction for fun out of passion for the series. :)

Rating: K+

Author's Note: You know how sometimes you write an entire story in the shower? Like, mentally? Well, oops.

Enjoy! (Warning, spoilers for episode 26.)

-START-

Mayura sat as still as death, her skin pale enough to make her look the part. Her ruby eyes were wide and her fists clenched into tight balls. As she sat seated across from the young boy she thought so well in his study, the woman had blanched and fallen silent.

"You guys are gods?" she asked in a barely audible whisper.

Yamino, who stood beside the boy she now knew to be the butler's father, solemnly nodded. "This must be some news to hear. Please take your time."

Loki nodded, validating everything she'd said.

They had made the decision to reveal everything to her. Loki had told her everything about their godhood, Asgard and even Odin. They'd revealed their true identities to the woman for one reason; they were leaving Midgard. Loki, Fenrir, and Yamino would depart from her life, and the idea made her nauseous.

The family had made the decision to return to their homeworld to make an attempt at destroying peace. Also, they didn't want their presence to put Mayura in any more danger than it already had.

The other gods in her life such as Thor, Freyr, and Heimdall had also made the choice to leave. The woman knew them as Narugami, Mystery Thief, and Kazumi. I idea of everyone leaving, living lives she had no clue existed, was tearing at her brain and heart.

Mayura felt betrayed. She knew Loki and Yamino well enough that neither would lie about such a thing. The explanation about them being gods also helped explain all the mysterious happenings that seemed to occur around them. There was no way their confession was a lie, and she'd pinched herself enough times to know she wasn't dreaming.

"Why?" she asked after five long minutes of silence. "Why are you just now telling me this? I thought we were friends!"

"Miss Mayura," Yamino said, voice heavy with emotion. "Telling you might have compromised your safety. You didn't deserve to carry the burden of identities on your shoulders. You're completely unrelated to the problems we face, and we wanted it to stay that way."

It made perfect sense. Loki noticed Mayura's anger and chimed in, voice lower than she'd ever heard before.

"My son is right," he said, and saw her shoulders jump. "There was no reason for you to be involved. We're telling you now because we care about you, and want you to know about our departure."

They cared. The young woman couldn't help but smile. She knew that well and good from how many cookies she'd been served, how many tissues she'd been offered, and how many scarves they'd wrapped around her because she never remembered her coat in the colder months.

"We didn't want to erase your memories," Loki said, closing his eyes behind. His hands made a chapel that hid the furrow in his brow. "We don't want to erase them. We've hidden so much that we thought now was finally a time to be truthful."

The woman sat listlessly as Loki slowly stood up from his past. He brushed past her on his way to the door, which opened with a deafeningly loud creak. "Whenever you're ready, come say your goodbyes. Yamino and I will wait down the hall."

On that note, Yamino also walked towards the door, leaving the woman to ponder her thoughts and absorb the deluge of information. They didn't know how long it would take for her to stand and face them again, but they would willingly give her as much time as she needed.

-END-

I hope this makes sense as a plot…it's AU, needless to say. I'm more of a fan of the manga, but this series will probably feel more like the anime.

Anyway, finished at 12:41 a.m…now to write the next chapter, lol. See you soon! :)

Next chapter: Goodbyes