The night was calm with stars just beginning to show in the sky. The wind was just warm enough to stave off the February air. Everything was calm… until…

"But Jane, I've third-wheeled with you guys before! I don't see what the big deal is."

"Darce, it's Valentine's Day."

"…and?"

"Thor has been planning this night for a long time with the help of Tony. I just don't think he meant for it to be the three of us."

"Fine… but bring me back a hot fudge sundae!"

"No."

"But I haven't even asked my question yet!"

"I'm sorry, what's your question?"

"Can I go with you and Pepper toni- "

"Nope."

"You suck…"

"Um… I don't really think that's the best idea… I was thinking of going to our special place tonight. Sorry, Darcy."

"Steve, buddy, pal, chum. Do a girl a favor and—"

"Don't bother. He didn't budge with me either."

"So, we can hang out instead, Sam!"
"Nope, I have plans with some old buddies. Sorry."

"Uuuuuugh…"

"Wait, so you expect me to stay here. By myself. Alone." Darcy asked from her position on the couch. Tony, Pepper, Jane, and Thor all stood in front of her, decked out in their date outfits.

"No, we expect you to stay here and make sure nothing happens while we're gone." Tony smirked.

"Uh, yeah. Like if the pizza man decides to rob the bullet proof, highly secured, ultra-protected building?" Darcy scoffed.

"Actually, Darcy… He's talking about something else. Someoneelse." Jane rubbed her arm awkwardly.

Darcy's eyes narrowed. "Why do I get the feeling I'm not going to like this?"

"Believe me, I don't like it any more than you." A voice said from the hallway. Before her eyes, Loki stepped out from the darkened hall and entered the living room of the tower.

"What's he doing here?!" Darcy cried, pointing a pillow at him.

"It's just for a few days, Darce. Promise." Jane said, pulling on her coat as the rest of them tried to subtly walk to the door.

"I'm supposed to babysit him?!"

"Hardly. I've 'turned over a new leaf,' according to my brother. I'm merely here because Asgard seems to have been destroyed." Loki drawled from an armchair.

"Darcy, please. You know this night is important to us." Jane pleaded.

Darcy eyed her for a minute and sighed. "Fine… but you owe me big time."

"Thank you!"

"Yeah, yeah. Just get out of here." Darcy waved off the thanks and reached for the remote to the tv. The door closed, signifying the exit of the two couples.

The room was silent for a few minutes as Darcy stared at the god of mischief. Loki was seemingly deeply interested in the fashion magazine someone had left on the coffee table.

"I'm ordering pizza with Stark's credit card, what do you want?" was the first thing she said to him after the silence had dragged on.

Loki glanced over the top of the magazine in his hands. "If this is to spite him… why not one or two of everything?"

Darcy smirked, "I'm starting to like you."

"How dare you use your vile powers on me! I am a god!"

"Well get your god butt out of my way! First place is mine!"

"Blast! That is the third blue shell I have been hit by in this lap!"

"Get used to it, Space Deer! Baby Mario will never back down!"

Rapid clicking sounds and raised voices filled the game room later that night. The sight consisted of two people aggressively pressing buttons on video game remotes with various pizza boxes sitting around them on the floor. On the wall-sized screen in front of them, was a split-screen with a furious game of Mario Cart.

"Haha! I have beaten you! Admit defeat, mortal."

"Uh, dude. We have a few seconds left... Annnnnnnnd I win!" Darcy lept to her feet and did a victory dance as her character passed Loki's at the last second.

Loki threw his controller down and cursed.

Darcy laughed at his pouting. "Oh, come on… don't be a spoiled sport. Just admit that I'm a better player than you." She grinned as he continued to mumble curses towards her.

After calming down and reigning in her success, Darcy picked up her phone and began to type away.

"What are you doing now?" Loki grumbled from his spot, now standing.

"What's your favorite kind of ice cream?" Darcy didn't even glance up at him.

"I don't believe I've tried ice cream yet."

Darcy stared at him for a moment, unblinking. When he was beginning to feel uncomfortable with her stare, she started typing again.

"Alright, so I have five gallons of ice cream on their way to the suite. You, my friend, are going to try the miracle that is ice cream and you are going to like it. Capeesh?"

Loki was left sputtering as Darcy made her way to the door that would take her to the main room of the suite.

Not ten minutes later, JARVIS announced that the ice cream had arrived and Darcy had gone to retrieve it and some spoons.

"Ok, we have rocky road, cookies and cream, vanilla, chocolate, and fudge ripple. Pick your poison." Darcy held out a spoon like a weapon, pointed at Loki. He eyed her warily and took the spoon. Looking at the different desserts, he decided the white ice cream with chocolate cookies seemed the best. Seeing his choice, Darcy nodded in approval while reaching for the rocky road tub.

"Now all we need is a movie and we'll be set for the night. The others should be back in a few hours… Comedy, action, zombies, or Disney?" Darcy trotted over to the couch again and claimed her favorite spot. Loki followed at a more reasonable pace and placed himself in the armchair.

"What is a zombie?" he asked simply.

"Living corpse."

"Ah… I've had dealings with those… I can't say that I'm a fan. Whatever you choose is fine."

"Ok, then I pick…" Darcy trailed off with an evil glint in her eyes. "I choose Frozen."

"Come on, how could you not like that movie?! She's practically you but a girl!"

"She was the queen and she ran away rather than smiting anyone who opposed her!"

"It's a children's movie! Disney doesn't really do that kind of thing."

"Then that proves my point of it being a senseless story with hardly any intellectual creators."

"Ugh, fine."

"Real dragons are not nearly as small or well behaved. And you certainly cannot train them!"

"A genie? Genies are not real."

"The similarities between Mufasa and Scar and you and Thor are uncanny. I mean, seriously—" Darcy stopped mid-rant when she saw that the god of mischief was asleep. She pouted for a second before standing. Deciding she didn't want to be the only one awake at half-past one in the morning, she walked over to him and began poking him in the side.

"Loki… Loki, wake up. Loki, I'm bored." His only response was to grumble and frown in his sleep. "Loki, if you don't wake up, I will make you watch zombie movies till I die." One vivid colored eye opened and glared at her. She grinned.

"I'm hungry."

"Darcy, you ate an entire gallon of ice cream."

"Yeah, but I want real food… like a hot dog."

"Now that you have wakened me, what do you propose we do?" Loki drawled.

"I was thinking Monopoly, but I feel like that would end terribly." Darcy tapped her chin in thought.

"What is Monopoly?" Loki asked.

"Basically, your goal is to own as many properties as you can and fine anyone who lands on them, so you get all the money and land."

Loki smirked.

~Three hours later~

"One more round!"

"But you've one the past two rounds! Isn't that enough?"

~Time skip~

"You know, Loki… you're really not so bad." Darcy said, leaning back against his shoulder.

Loki looked over at her and nodded slightly. "And you are not as annoying as most mortals."

Darcy snorted. "I am way more annoying than any mortal." There was a pause. "You agree with me, don't you…" she deadpanned.

"Noooo…"

Their conversation ended when JARVIS alerted them that the two couples were on their way up.

Darcy and Loki exchanged looks and then glanced around the room… which was currently a mess. Darcy began to pace, but Loki merely grabbed her wrist and dragged her behind a couch.

"If we wait here until they are all in bed, they will have to wait until morning to yell at you. By then, it will be cleaned." Loki explained.

"That's… surprisingly well thought out—wait a minute, you're responsible for the mess, too!"

"Shhh!"

Steve and Tony exited the elevator first, with their dates following. Tony did a brief glance around the room, then another. He sighed in defeat and made his way out of the living area. Pepper sputtered as he dragged her away from the mess. Steve and his date just shook their heads and made their way down another hall. Thor and Jane were the last ones off. They both looked around in shock, both assuming it was their respective brother/friend's fault.

"Darcy!" Jane yelled. Thor stood silently frowning. Quiet snickering was hear from a few feet away. Thor motioned to Jane to stay quiet as he made his way over to the source of the sound. Looking over the back of the couch, Thor was greeted by the sight of one Darcy Lewis looking unabashed and totally content with a gallon of ice cream in her lap. He raised an eyebrow.

"Hiya, big guy!" she giggled.

"Darcy, where is my brother?" he asked.

"What do you mean? he's right… LOKI!"

What do you think? I'm considering building a story off this one... or a series of one shots with the same feel as this.