Mr Mischief Falls in Love-
Part 1- "This one is mine"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/36967591/chapters/92231221
It had been an exceptionally boring night at the coffee shop. The weather wasn't great, although Lechy preferred the cold to the sweltering heat they had endured during the summer months. He had come to realize that most of the human population didn't like going out in the rain and snow, so the shop wasn't as busy and he didn't have much to do.
His brother, Needy was working the counter while he kept the stock up from the back. And even though they could both be out in the main dining area when there weren't any customers, Lechy usually just stayed put. Loki's one condition for allowing them to work there was: âDon't let anyone see you together,â and all of the brothers knew the reason for his anxiety. After all, they shared most of a brain. Loki didn't want the general public finding out that there was more than one of him. He was afraid some very angry mortals might hurt them, and he'd never forgive himself. Worse still was the idea that they might have to defend themselves. Then, they would have to leave Midgard.
The shop was almost empty when Lechy heard his brother talking to someone at the counter. Peering through the crack between the double doors, he saw a lovely woman who seemed to be quite smitten with his brother. Good for him, Lechy thought. It was hard to meet people, especially as a clone. And it was extremely hard to meet anyone who actually cared about them- someone who wasn't just hanging around for whatever social status they thought they might earn being with a Loki.
Most women saw his face and either gave him the finger or fell all over him like he was the greatest man alive. Lechy detested both of those responses because he knew he didn't deserve the first one, and he knew that the second one was fake; a show for him because they had no idea who he truly was. He often wondered if those women would even like him once they got to know him. He never gave them enough time to find out. It wasn't worth getting his heart broken.
He was being nosy, listening intently to hear what the young woman was saying when he heard his brother say; You know a lot about LokiâŚI mean, me.
And then he broke the rules: he told her he was a clone. Lechy rolled his eyes dramatically and stuck his head through the doors to see if there were any more customers in the dining room. Seeing no one, he ventured out, enjoying the look of shock on the woman's face.
âThere's two of you.â
Lechy smirked. The cat was already out of the bag.
âActually darling, there are seven of us.â
His brother smiled pleasantly at her, then turned to give him a very pointed glare. Lechy could hear the expression on his face. It said, This one is mine.
Lechy nodded subtly and turned to head back into the storage room, but the woman- Ivy- wanted him to come and join them. He tried not to act too excited, but he was thrilled. It had been quite some time since he'd had a conversation with someone other than himself.
As he watched his brother and Ivy interact with each other, he decided that they definitely needed to be by themselves. Things seemed to be going well, and Lechy didn't want to get in the way. So he spent some time hanging around behind the counter until he heard Ivy mention a sister.
âYou have a sister? Does she know about Loki? I mean, us?â
He never knew how to differentiate between himself and his brothers. Technically, they were all the same. But it was still odd.
âOh yes! My Theo will love meeting you! If I called her right now, she would drop everything just to see you.â
Lechy raised his eyebrows as if to say what are you waiting for?
