Author's Note: This fanfic had started to be written way before the 'Thor: The Dark World' trailers or even the movie itself came out, and I really didn't feel like changing my fanfic once I saw the movie since I had already written so much. So just as a warning, this won't have anything to do with nor will there be mention of 'Thor: The Dark World'.
Thor and Loki walked down one of the dusty New Mexico roads. It was winter on Earth but the sky was clear even though the temperature was still slightly cold.
Thor was here to visit Jane. He brought Loki along with the hope that it would help set him on the right path again; Thor figured that since this place changed him for the better, then maybe Loki could benefit too.
They eventually found their way to the building where Jane worked; it was kind of hard to miss since her trailer was parked right by it. Thor walked right into the lab with Loki, just as a dark-haired woman entered the room from another door; she was carrying a large box of various shiny, colorful, things. Thor almost mistook her for Darcy, but he quickly realized that her hair was much too short; she was somebody that he had never met before.
"Yo' sis' where's the-" The woman stopped mid-sentence when she saw them and just stared at them; her eyes were so wide from shock that Thor could clearly distinguish the dark green of here irises.
The woman abruptly dropped the box onto the floor, turned around slowly, and then dashed back out of the room.
"…J-JANE! There are some creepy role-play dudes in here!" Thor heard her yell as she ran.
Only a few moments later, she came back with Jane at her side.
"See?" The woman said to Jane. "They're still here!"
Jane looked at Thor for a second before running over to him and hugging him.
Loki looked away in disgust.
"Jane? Are you always this stupid or are you making a special effort today?" The woman asked Jane, with a confused look.
Jane ignored her question.
"What are you doing here?" Jane asked Thor.
"I came to pay you a visit." Thor said with a smile. "And I brought my brother, Loki." Thor motioned to Loki. "I was hoping that this place would change him for the better, as it had done for me."
Jane looked a bit concerned.
"Isn't he-" Jane was interrupted by Thor.
"I assure you that Loki cannot do any harm at this time." Thor said.
The dark-haired woman's face was now contorted into a look of absolute confusion.
"By the way, who is your friend?" Thor asked Jane.
"Oh, this is Julia;" Jane motioned to Julia. "She's my younger sister."
"I didn't know you had a sister." Thor looked from Jane to Julia, not seeing much of a resemblance between the two.
"We're not technically sisters," Julia explained with an annoyed face, "nor are we even blood-related."
"She's adopted?" Thor asked Jane.
"Kind of. You see, my dad was friends with her dad-" Jane was interrupted by Julia.
"-And then my dad died when I was a baby, so Jane's dad became my legal guardian, and so we grew up together making us "sisters" in a way." Julia said quickly in a harsh tone. "My full name is Julia Hayes. I'd like to say it's nice to meet you, but then I'd be lying. Bye."
With that, she turned around, walked back over to her box of items, and began picking up the objects that had fallen out of the box when she dropped it.
Loki raised an eyebrow in interest.
"Julia!" Jane snapped.
Julia ignored her, picked up her box, and left the room without another word.
Jane turned back to Thor.
"I'm sorry." Jane sighed. "She has a bit of an issue with strangers. She doesn't really mean anything that she says."
"Believe me, when I insulted you, it was completely intentional!" Julia yelled from the other room.
Jane sighed in frustration.
"Thank you, Julia!" She called back in an annoyed tone.
"Don't thank me for insulting you, it was a pleasure!" Julia yelled back.
"Okay, I'm just going to ignore that." Jane sighed in defeat.
"It's alright! I haven't listened to a word you've said since the day I met you!" Julia called out smugly.
"Weren't you doing something!?"
Julia didn't respond back; the only answer was the hurried sound of rustling paper.
"Charming girl, isn't she?" Loki muttered sarcastically.