A/N: I may have had a lot of fun writing this chapter. Just a bit. :D For the record, Leo = 27 Zoe and Antoinette = 24. Loki looks barely aged and Tony has kept a few grey hairs to look 'dashing', but lets his demi-god status keep him young.
I don't own The Avengers, Loki, Iron Man, or anything of the like. Just the thoughts inside my head. And my amazing collaborator KairacahraFlower Goddess owns his ideas that he's letting me use. :D
The small class sat in their seats, watching the back of the man as he wrote on the white board, the projector aiming a picture on the board next to his notes. His black hair was tied back with a leather thong and he wore a brown lightweight leather jacket over his green shirt and jeans.
"Heimdall stands guard at the Bifrost on the rainbow bridge, no laughing," he held up a hand and the few students choked back their chuckles. "He's known as the All-Seeing, knowing who wants to travel through the Bifrost, and who needs to travel through it."
"So, if anyone called out, he'd let them travel through?" Someone from the back spoke up.
Leo turned around, looking much like one of his students than the Professor he was at twenty-seven. "Good question." He capped his marker as the picture changed on the board. "No, they could ask, but if he perceived a threat, or any kind of danger to Asgard, or any other Realm, he would deny the traveler that right. Except for one God, and one God only."
"Odin?" A girl from the front asked and Leo nodded.
"He had sworn fealty to the King of Asgard, no other God," Leo turned back to the board to write down a few more things. "When Odin stepped down Heimdall would then follow the next King, and so on and so on." Leo still found it weird to refer to his Grandfather in the past tense. "The God of Thunder, Thor, would be the next to follow in his Father's rule."
"Who would rule in Thor's stead?"
"Should Thor not have any children, then the duty would fall to his brother Loki, the God of Mischief," Leo answered. His fingers glowed briefly and the picture changed to a depiction of Loki and Thor.
"Would they want such a god on the throne of Asgard?" An unfamiliar voice asked from the back. Leo raised an eyebrow and turned his head slightly to look over his shoulder, but the voices owner was sitting in the shadows.
"There's nothing wrong with a little mischief," Leo shrugged a little and spun the marker in his fingers a little. "Not as long as there's a sense of responsibility that comes before it."
"You sound confident in this gods ability," another man retaliated. "Do you think it's true that two of the Avengers are actually the same Gods?" This seemed to get the students in a chatter. He got this question every year, usually from different people.
"Be careful with how you phrase that," Leo smirked a little. He had an inkling. "Only one of those men is an actual Avenger. But do I believe that living myths are helping protect Midgard?" Most of the students nodded. "Yes, I do." The class started to get louder in excitement. Leo moved and sat on the edge of the desk while they got their whispers out.
"How can you be so sure?" The first voice asked, a smirk in his voice.
Leo sighed and reached over to the switch on the podium and bringing up the lights. He looked at the back of the room to a grinning Tony Stark and amused Loki. "Because I think I'm looking at one of them and wondering what you two are doing in my classroom." Half of the students gasped while the other half erupted in noise.
"We got bored," Tony said as the two men stood up and slid into the aisle, walking down to the front.
"If anyone asks for any autographs, or stupid questions, I will fail you in the Final!" Leo shouted above the talking. The students started to quiet down and they all returned to their seats. Loki conjured two seats and they sat on either side of Leo. "It never fails that you always show up to one of my classes."
One of the girls in the front hesitantly raised her hand. "So, when you told us that we weren't allowed to ask about your last name on the first day-"
"He didn't want to be upstaged," Tony grinned and Leo smacked his side with the back of his hand.
"You never come," Leo looked over at Loki.
"Yes, I usually read over your lecture notes and find that it would be a waste of my time," Loki crossed his knee over his other and reached over grabbing Leo's notebook. "I was talked into it by your father this time though, and I was thinking that I hadn't done any significant mischief this week yet."
There was a simultaneous scrapping of chairs as most of the students leaned forward, finding the family talk very interesting.
"Zoe still hasn't come back from her study abroad, and Antoinette is preparing for a big conference with Japan," Tony leaned back in the chair, hands behind his head. "And I felt like playing hooky."
"It's a wonder you still have a company," Leo sighed and shook his head.
"Professor Stark?" Leo looked up, slapping a hand over Tony's mouth before he responded, and saw one of the sports players had spoke. He was only taking this class because it was better than a psyche class. "If your last name is Stark, why do you look so much like Loki?"
Loki's smirk grew and he looked over at his son. "Yes, how do you explain that, Professor?"
"I don't like your sass," Leo shot back, standing up from the desk. He walked over to his laptop, the pictures still running, and knew he was going to pay for this stunt dearly, but it would be worth it. "What are the few important things that I have taught about Loki?" He asked the class. "This will be on the Final, by the way."
"He's the strongest magic user on Asgard?" "He's adopted?" Loki scowled at that one. "He's a shape shifter?" Leo pointed and brought up a picture of Tony and a distinctly female Loki up on the screen. Tony started to laugh and fell off his chair, arms wrapped around his stomach. Loki turned slowly to look at Leo.
"I should like to go back real quick to the comment I made about how Loki isn't actually an Avenger," Leo started to talk quickly as Loki stood up slowly from his chair. "He is the God of Mischief and Chaos, and calls himself a neutral superpower." Leo was started to edge away from the laptop as Loki moved closer. "He just so happens to like Midgard and the people on it and don't forget that my sisters and brothers are on this planet so you can't destroy it or me yet." His voice has gotten higher as he made one long sentence that turned into a plea for his life.
Loki stopped inches away and suddenly smiled at his son. Leo's face fell. "Why don't you tell them your titles?" Leo's eyebrows shot up.
"Professor is the only title they need to know about," he said quickly.
"Will it not be on the Final that I am of the Jotnar?" Loki asked loud enough for the class to hear, some of them scribbling down this tidbit. "Did you not inform them that I was actually King of Jotunheim?" Tony started to laugh harder, his face turning a dark red.
"You can't just make me pay for this later? You have to do this right now?" Leo hissed at him. Loki snapped and the marker lifted from Leo's hand and started to write on the white board.
'Leo Lokison, Prince of Asgard, Prince and Heir to Jotunheim. Son of King Loki Laufeyson of Jotuheim, Prince Loki Odinson of Asgard.' Leo groaned when the marker continued writing. 'Nephew to Prince Thor, Heir to Asgard, Grandson of King Odin Allfather and Queen Frigga.'
"Oh, I despise you right now," Leo grumbled as he leaned his head in his hands. Loki merely grinned. Tony had started to wheeze for breath as he flopped on his back, a wide smile on his face. "Class dismissed!" He yelled over the chatter. "And if you all don't leave in the next two minutes there will be a test next week!" The students reluctantly gathered their stuff and started to file out of the class.
"Will your parents be coming back next time?" One student yelled and Leo glared in their general direction.
"It is not becoming of you to stay on the floor," Loki looked over at Tony, who was slowly returning to his normal color.
"I can't move, I laughed too much," he grinned at the two men. "I love crashing your class."
"You already bribed the Dean didn't you?" Leo glared over at Tony.
"I can't have them firing you over stunts like this," Tony sat up on his elbows. "Where else would I go when I got bored?"
"Maybe home," Leo offered. "Off to bug Dad," Leo gestured towards Loki. "You know, to someone who doesn't have over a hundred students to teach in three different classes."
"That's no fun," Tony pushed himself up and brushed off his jacket and jeans. Leo rolled his eyes and started to gather his stuff, putting it in his satchel.
"You're not following me to my office," Leo looked at them as they started to follow him out of the classroom.
"I don't see why not," Loki spoke, folding his arms behind his back. "It might actually be better that we do."
"Not so many people will see us that way," Tony finished, shoving his hands in his pockets.
Leo stopped at the door to the room and turned to look at them. "Then we're teleporting. I can't walk across campus with you two following me." Loki smiled and started to work the spell. "I barely escape the Stark fangirls as is." Tony grinned.
"Three kids later and I've still got it," Tony rocked back on his heels as Leo and Loki rolled their eyes.
They appeared outside Leo's office in a thankfully empty hallway and he unlocked the door with a spell walking in. Two walls were covered with bookcases full of books, while another wall held a couple shelves and gifts from, or relics, from the different Realms. His desk sat back towards one of the bookcases with a couple chairs in front of it. Some family pictures hung on the wall by the door.
"You're coming up on five years, shouldn't they give you a bigger office?" Tony asked as he looked around room. "It seems to get smaller every time I see it."
"I've already got a bigger office than most five year professors," Leo told him. "I got lucky when this one became available." He dropped his bag on his desk and dropped into his chair, letting out a sigh. "Please don't go the Department Head and ask for a bigger office," Leo added looking at Tony and Loki. "I'm quite happy with what I've got."
Tony gave him a genuine smile as they both settled into the leather chairs across from the desk. "Wouldn't dream of it. I like seeing what my kids can do on their own."
"Speaking of children," Loki looked over at Tony, "we need to leave if we are to reach the airport in time."
"So Zoe is coming home today then?" Leo leaned back as Tony nodded. "Little sneak told me she'd be back tomorrow."
"She said she had some big news," Tony shrugged a little. "Apparently it couldn't wait an extra day."
"It never can," Leo chuckled a little. "Alright, off with you two. I've got to get some actual work done if I'm gonna get home early."
"See that you do," Loki smirked a little before reaching over and taking Tony's hand, the two of them disappearing from the chairs.
There was a knock at the door and it opened. Leo looked up as Bruce stuck his head in. "Professor Stark," Bruce smirked a little.
"Dr Banner," Leo leaned forward as Bruce walked in and shut the door.
"I hear your Mythology class was interesting today." Bruce grinned as Leo dropped his head on the desk with a satisfying thunk.