Hello, followers and other readers! It's Rudolphsd. For those of you who are anxiously waiting about my other fic, "White as Snow," sorry. I kind of have dedication issues. However, if even one person requests I move on with it, I shall.
Anyway, this idea popped into my head after reading a lot of Avengers fanfiction. I saw a FrostIron high school AU, along with a Clintasha one. I didn't care for these however because a) they were romance centric, and b) they had no magic. I decided to write a series (maybe just one) of connected one-shots (maybe longer) about The Avengers (plus Loki, as an Avenger) in high school. They have to defend the planet, plus stay undercover in a high school environment with drama and homework! Please enjoy, and review if you feel like it. I won't waste my energy begging you to review.
And by the way, this will be Loki-centric, with plenty of brotherly friendship between him and Thor. They make a great team.
Loki hated high school.
He hated the homework, the teachers, and the dullness of it all! The worst part, it was his fault he was stuck down here in Midgard with Thor in the first place; not that he'll ever admit that.
It all started, as most things do, because Loki was bored…
…
Thor had been sparring with the Warriors Three and Sif (so they were more like the Warriors Four, Five with Thor), and they had taken an early lunch break. Loki was relieved, because the sun was burning down on him in an unnatural manner. Even Heimdall did not get hot in this weather with his dark skin and his ridiculous armor. Not that he would be caught complaining about it. Sometimes Loki thought he was an automan.
Anyway, the five warriors were laughing and chatting as usual, when the subject of the queer Midgardians came up.
"They are weak. I could slay them all with this if I wanted to!" Thor held up the piece of meat he was eating. Sif and Fandral exchanged glances. Voltstagg was still eating, stuffing his face as usual.
"If that were so, another realm will more impulsive battle-craving warriors than you would have done it long ago," Sif replied.
"Nonsense! They are puny."
Although Loki disagreed with Thor in real life in this instance, he pretended to agree, nodding his head, if only to gain popularity from his older brother.
"See! Even Loki agrees, and he's always got his head stuck in a book."
"The term is literacy, Thor," Loki countered while rolling his eyes.
"Nonsense! All of us can read, and we do not waste time doing so, right guys?"
"Anyway," Sif said, going back to the subject at hand, "my point is still valid."
Hogun nodded in agreement, not saying anything, like usual.
"Midgardians are ants. I can prove it," Loki argued, grin on his face. This would be fun, practicing his new illusion trick. "Want to see?"
As much as he loathed to go outside, that was where the anthill was, so that's where he and Thor would go. The others were still eating. When they got to the anthill, Loki concentrated, and the anthill with ants became a depiction of a Midgardian building with little humans crawling around. They both crouched, entranced for a second, until Loki had an idea. He drew his dagger that he had been using to spar earlier, and slanted it so the sun focused on it, and put it on the nearest ant-human. Slowly, the projection started smoldering, and soon turned into a small pile of grey ash. They both watched intently as Loki tried again, not noticing the All-Father approaching them.
"BOYS! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
"Father!" Loki looked up, startled. He cursed himself for not hearing him coming. "We were just playing…"
"You were killing!"
"Father," Thor injected, "they were only ants."
Odin pointed at the Midgard illusion, which Loki had not dissolved yet. "Even if they weren't in the guise of major citizens of a major realm, you are harming innocent creatures. Do you two actively seek death?"
Thor didn't really get the point. "They're just ants! They're tiny and bothersome. The kitchens might thank us."
"What next? Will humans be bothersome by existing?" Loki opened his mouth to try to say something, but Odin cut him off. "Not now Loki. I fear you two lack empathy and respect for anything other than yourselves. That would be disastrous in a king." Loki sighed in his head. Everything was about prepping them for kingship. As much as being king sounded great to Loki, couldn't he just be a child?
Odin was still lecturing: "Your mother and I have been talking, and we think you guys need some experience with other realms. It now seems that shipping you off to Midgard, or Earth, is the perfect place. The sooner the better. In fact, why not tomorrow"
Thor and Loki both snapped their heads up. Was he seriously going to make them go to Midgard, to live? Tomorrow? For how long? For someone who did everything for a reason, this seemed rather impulsive to Loki. He looked at Thor, whose jaw was gaping comically. He would tease Thor about it normally, but he felt like doing the same. How could a bit of fun turn into banishment?
"You guys may as well start packing."
…
Thor was furious. Loki did not have to know his brother very well to know that. As soon as Odin had left, the clouds had darkened the once-bright sky to the point of heavy rain. When Loki was packing his favorite spell books, he heard a crash next door. Dashing through the secret passageway between some tapestries, Loki soon arrived next door to Thor's bedchamber, where the noise came from.
One of Thor's bedside tables was in splinters. After repairing it with some chanting, Loki rolled his eyes at Thor. "That was mahogany*. Show some respect."
"How can I show respect? We're practically banished, and it's ALL YOUR FAULT!"
Ouch. Loki looked up in despair. Thor sobered immediately. "I'm sorry, Brother."
"Forgiven," Loki replied automatically. "It is anyway," he whispered to himself.
* Forgive me, I had to
