"Road triiiiiip!"
Tony yelled for about the fiftieth time that morning as he danced into the room with a suitcase in hand. He tossed it over to the growing pile by the door and Loki watched as it crashed into the wall with and obnoxious thud. He rubbed his temples and sank farther into the comfortable couch, imagining punching Stark in the face repeatedly. I should have killed him when I had the chance. Then I would not have to go on this imbecilic trip. He thought. Last night Tony had proposed a random camping trip, and the Avengers had agreed. Since Loki was basically being babysat by them, he was being forced to tag along. He sighed and looked at the clock, which read 6:30 a.m. in big bold numbers. He turned to look at Stark but was blindsided by a pillow the next moment, and he heard the billionaire start laughing.
"Do that again Stark, and watch what happens." Loki snarled turning to face him.
Tony smirked and began to pick up another pillow, eyes shinning with challenge, "Oh whatcha gonna do, Reindeer Games?" he asked.
"Stark, I will tear your shins out." Loki warned.
"You're not really a morning person, are you?"
Loki rubbed his eyes and sighed in annoyance.
"Am I on your nerves?" Tony asked with mock concern, hand flying up to grab his chest.
"If there was a stick that would make you less annoying, I would beat you to death with it." The trickster growled in return.
"You are very violent did you know that?"
Loki was just about to make a snaky reply, but Thor walked in the room, his booming voice cutting of the start of his brothers comment.
"Man of Iron, my belongings are packed." Thor announced proudly. "Where would you like me to put them?"
Tony gestured to the pile. "Right here, MC Hammer. Now all we have to do I wait for Bird Brain to finish packing." he turned and walked over to the stairwell before shouting, "Yo, Barton! Hurry up man! Everyone is already in the R.V."
"Must you be so loud?" Loki complained.
"Thor, your little brother is getting whiny, I think he needs his diaper changed or something." Clint joined in as he stepped off the steps with Natasha by his side. Loki hissed in annoyance. Clint and Tony always went out of their way to torment the trickster.
"Come on, help me get this stuff loaded on the R.V. Bruce, Pepper, and Steve are getting things situated in it for the trip." Tony said, grabbing as many suitcases as he could carry. Thor, Clint and Natasha did as well, leaving Loki in much appreciated silence. He got up and grabbed his own suitcase, adjusting his forest green T-shirt irritably. Infernal mortal clothing. He ranted. Pepper had insisted he and Thor wear jeans and a T-shirts while the they were camping as to not draw attention to themselves. He'd had to endure hours of shopping with his brother at the mall, but he had to admit, he was rather pleased with the outcome. Several pairs of jeans and a pair of black converse, along with two green T-shirts, three black, and two white. He'd paid for his items and turned to leave, but Thor wanted to spend more time looking. They'd ended up staying four extra hours, only to have a finicky Thor pick out one T-shirt and a pair of pants. Shaking the thought away he turned and headed out the door.
Climbing into the R.V., everyone was taking and laughing loudly as they chose their seats and bubbling with excitement for the trip. He chose a seat by the window, and settled into his usually icy silence. He felt someone flop down next to him, and turned to see Thor. The blonde was hardly able to contain his excitement, and he grinned childishly at Loki. He leaned over and whispered to him, "I heard the forests in this realm are filled with more adventure than the ones at home."
"I hope so. Maybe something good will come out of this idiotic trip if that is so." Loki whispered back.
"Are you excited?" Thor hissed.
Loki bit his lip and remained silent.
"You are!" Thor exclaimed happily.
"I will not confirm or deny that." he admitted quietly. Thor grinned and the R.V. lurched, then started out of the driveway. Loki smiled to himself, feeling an odd rush of excitement. It was like he was a child again, giddy with joy for the new adventure. He playfully nudged Thor's shoulder with his, and when Thor turned to look, he thought he saw a flash of the man he once knew. Green eyes filled with excitement and innocence (and maybe a little mischief), a lighthearted smile playing on his face, Loki turned to gaze out the window. Maybe, just maybe, he might not despise this trip as much as he thought he would.
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