A/N: This starts out with Thor, Loki, and Ava being around the age of 10 and under (or the Asgardian equivalent). They will grow up through this fic and well, we shall see what happens. Please read and review and I hope you enjoy :)

Frigga wandered the halls of the palace, looking for her children. "Thor? Loki? Where are you boys?" She called.

Just then she heard a crashing sound coming from the kitchen. She could then hear the adults shouting obscenities. She then watched as her young sons ran out of the kitchen, laughing and squealing with glee. The cook ran out of the kitchen after them, a ladle in her hand.

"YOU TWO…" She began to shout, but stopped as soon as she saw the queen. "I…I am sorry my queen." She said, bowing respectfully.

Frigga waved her off with a smile. She then looked at her two boys, who were a mess and covered in flour. "Thor! Loki!" She said, her tone one of motherly scolding.

The boys stopped in their tracks and looked at her. "We were just trying to help with lunch." Loki lied.

Frigga shook her head. "And now you two are a mess!" She grabbed them both by their hands and started pulling them off down the hall. "We have to get you cleaned up. My friend, Gail is coming over to visit and she is bringing her daughter, Ava to play with you boys. We have to make sure you're all cleaned up and look nice for dinner."

Frigga took her boys to a room, where a large tub sat, filled with warm water. She quickly stripped them down and got them into the tub. She scrubbed them down, getting all of the food out of their hair. Once she was finished bathing them, she made sure they dressed in their nice clothes and combed their hair.

"There now. You both look so handsome." She said once she was finished. "Now, let us go to the garden."

Ava…

"Ava, put that book down and come here and get dressed." Gail commanded of her daughter.

"But it is such a good book, Mama!" Ava protested.

"We are going to have lunch at the palace and you are going to have a play date with the Princes Thor and Loki." Gail countered. "Don't you want to play?"

"No." Ava answered with a huff. Then her little stomach let out a rather large growl. "But I am hungry."

"Then put that book down, get off the top of that shelf, and come here to get dressed."

Ava marked her place in her book. She gracefully leaped down from her perch and landed on the floor, still clutching the book. She sat it down on her bed and allowed her mother to help her get dressed and do her hair. "Awe, don't you look beautiful, my dear." Gail gushed once she was finished. "We had better get going."

Ava nodded and walked over to grab her book. "Okay, Mama."

"Oh no you don't, Missy." Gail replied.

"What?" Ava asked, looking up innocently at her mother.

"You won't be reading while we are at the palace. We are going for lunch and for you to make friends with the princes." Gail told her daughter. "So leave that book here."

Ava pouted slightly, but put the book back on the shelf. She followed her mother out of their home. They made their way through the city and soon arrived at the great golden palace. They walked inside and a guard escorted them to a beautiful garden outside of the palace.

The queen was standing at the entrance to the garden, two little boys fidgeting at her sides. To her left was an older boy, with blonde locks and blue eyes. To her right was a boy about Ava's age, maybe a little older, with hair the color of night and beautiful blue-green eyes.

"It is good to see you again, my friend." Frigga greeted Gail.

Gail smiled. "And you as well."

The two women embraced briefly. Then they turned their attention to the children. "Awe, what handsome little boys these two have become." Gail observed of the young princes.

"And what a beautiful young lady this one has become." Frigga observed of Ava.

"Ava, you know our queen." Gail spoke to her daughter.

"And these are my boys. Thor." Frigga introduced, gesturing to the blonde boy. "And Loki." She finished, gesturing to the dark-haired boy.

Both mothers then pushed their children forward, towards each other. "Thor, Loki, how do we greet a lady?" Frigga urged.

"I don't want to." Thor said, kicking at the dirt.

Loki didn't say a word in protest. He knew his mother would make them do it, so he may as well get it over with. He took Ava's tiny hand in his. "It is my pleasure to meet you, my lady." He greeted and kissed the back of her hand.

"And what do you say, Ava?" Gail prompted.

"Thank you, my prince." She replied. "The pleasure is mine."

Loki then released her hand and wiped his mouth. Ava wiped her hand against her dress. "Ewe." They both said in unison.

The two mothers laughed at their children. Thor still refused to greet Ava and she was just fine with that. Frigga didn't press the matter any further. The group made their way to the table that was set up in the middle of the garden. They ate the meal, Frigga and Gail talking.

After they had finished eating, Gail and Frigga went for a walk, through the garden, leaving the children to run and play. The three children sat awkwardly at the table for a moment. Then Thor spoke up. "Let us play a game of hide and seek!" He declared.

"I don't really know…" Ava said.

"Come on it will be fun!" Thor replied. "Loki and I will hide and you can come and find us!"

Before Ava could protest, Thor was already up and running, looking for a place to hide. Loki sighed and with the use of his magic, he disappeared. Ava let out a little huff and then rose from her seat to go and find the boys. She was walking under a tree, when she happened to notice a little green cape dangling down from the tree.

Loki was wearing a green cape. She thought as she quietly moved to get a better view. Up in the tree. Loki lay on a branch, reading a book. Ava forgot all about the game as soon as she spotted the book. It looked to be the same book she had been reading before she and her mother had left. She nimbly made her way up the tree and onto the branch beside Loki.

"What are you reading?" She asked.

Loki jumped, slightly startled by her presence. "How did you find me?" He asked.

"Your cape was hanging down, where I could see it." Ava answered. "Now, what book is that?"

"It's a book about magic." Loki answered. "It has spells and potions. I am studying to be a master of magic."

"That sounds really cool." Ava replied, leaning over his shoulder to peer at the book. "I love to read. I also love magic."

"You do?" Loki asked, trying his best to hide his interest.

"Mmm…hmmm." Ava answered, nodding. "So, you can do magic?"

"Yes. Would you like to see some?" Loki replied, hoping she would want to see one of his tricks.

"I would love that." Ava answered, smiling brightly.

Loki closed his book and sat up. He used his magic to hide the book, which brought a smile to Ava's face. "That's not all. Watch this." He said, unable to contain his glee. He then pointed to a bush. "That's where Thor is hiding." Loki then made a few flourishes with his hand and the bush turned into spiders.

"Ahhh!" Thor shouted as he leaped up, covered in spiders. He did a strange little dance as he tried to shake the insects off of him. "WHO DARES TURN MY HIDING SPOT INTO SPIDERS?!" He screamed.

Ava and Loki sat in the tree, holding back fits of giggles. "One more." Loki whispered to Ava. He waved his hand and a copy of him appeared next to Thor. "It was me, Brother." The copy taunted.

"LOKI!" Thor shouted at him and lunged for the copy, which he went right through. He landed in a little pond that was just behind the illusionary Loki. Thor stood up, completely soaked. "LOKI!" He shouted again.

Loki and Ava could no longer contain their laughter. It started in their guts and worked its way up until it burst forth from their lips and they were doubled over from laughing so hard. "Will you…ever…not…f…fall…for that…Brother?" Loki managed to get out between fits of giggles.

Thor glared up at them. "HOW DARE YOU BROTHER! THAT WAS NOT NICE! YOU SHALL NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS!" Thor shouted at him. The sky above them, then began to darken and lightning crackled and thunder clapped.

"Uh-oh." Loki muttered, calming down from his laughter.

"What is it?" Ava asked, having finally calmed as well.

Loki looked down at his big brother. "No need to be a big baby, Thor. It was just a little joke."

"What is going on?" Frigga demanded as she and Gail entered the scene.

"We were just playing a game, Mother." Loki answered. "Thor was just mad because he lost."

"Oh, Thor. There is no harm in losing." Frigga soothed her eldest son. "Calm down my child."

"I WILL NOT CALM DOWN! LOKI…"

"That is enough young man." Frigga said, her voice authoritative. "If you do not calm down this instant, you will be sent to your room."

Thor calmed down, the sky slowly returning to its normal blue. He glared up at Loki and Ava.

"Alright, now why don't you two come down?" Gail said, looking up at her daughter and the other young prince.

Loki offered Ava his hand, to help her down, but she just smiled at him and jumped down from the tree, landing gracefully on her feet. Loki climbed down and stood next to her.

"Alright, Ava I think it's time for us to be getting home. Your father will be waiting for us." Gail said.

"Okay." Ava agreed, reluctantly. She had been having fun.

"Perhaps you can come back for lunch again, tomorrow?" Frigga asked.

"That sounds lovely to me. What do you think Ava?" Gail asked her daughter.

"That sounds like fun." Ava answered.

"And perhaps, Ava could spend the evening with us? There is plenty of room here in the palace for her to stay for a night." Frigga suggested.

"Oh, may I please, Mama?" Ava asked, eager to have more fun playing tricks with Loki.

"I'll have to ask your father, but I do not see why not." Gail replied.

Frigga and Gail then said their goodbyes. Ava waved at Loki and Thor as she and her mother left. "Did you have fun today, Dear?" Gail asked her, on their way back.

"Oh, yes Mama." Ava answered. "So much fun."

Later that night, Ava's parents had tucked her into bed and she had pretended to fall asleep quickly. She waited and once she was sure they were gone, she silently climbed out of her bed and grabbed the book she had been reading earlier. It was a magic book, just like the one Loki had been reading earlier in the tree. She read over it, wanting to show Loki what she could do, when they played tomorrow.