Calico examined the feather-filled weapon in her hands for a moment, hoping that it would be enough to aid her in the waking of her Tony.
She raised it over her head and brought it down on Tony's middle, jerking him awake. He rolled his eyes and sighed when he realized it was only Calico.

"What?" he groaned, propping himself up on his elbows. Calico placed the pillow neatly beside him.

"Anthony... I want to see the God of Thunder." she said, face shining with excitement.

"It's early. He's probably not awake."

"I heard somebody moving around in the hallway. I think he's in the kitchen!"

"Do you know where it is?"

"Yeah, Bruce showed me last night. Take me to see Thor! Please?"

"Take yourself." Tony said with an air of finality, rolling over to go back to sleep. Calico's smile faded as she stared into Tony's back, hoping he would change his mind. She reached out to nudge him.

"Go away, Calico. I'm tired."

She finally ended up leaving and padding down to the kitchen-like area alone, peering in the doorway and spotting a large, attractive, long-blond haired man that could only be the God.
Calico looked around for Mjolnir, his hammer, because she knew the God of Thunder was quite fond of it, and she'd wanted to see it since she was a little girl.

He saw her staring at him and raised an eyebrow in her direction. She jumped and hid her head back behind the opening, hoping he would just ignore her. Apparently, her prayers would go unanswered, because she heard footsteps approaching her hiding spot.

"What are you doing on this place, little girl?" he asked.

Oh, this voice was much more intimidating than Calico had been expecting. But it didn't sound like he was out to hurt her, so she was somewhat soothed.

"I work for these people. Are you Thor?" Calico asked in a choppy voice, still not looking up. The man tapped Calico's chin, causing her to squeak and raise her head.

"I am. Now, who are you?" he asked, crossing his arms over his broad chest. Calico's mouth went dry.

"I-I'm Calico Potts." she said, feeling her face grow warm.

Though he was handsome, he looked stressed out, and that was most likely due to his brother being imprisoned. He probably didn't mean to scare Calico, but that didn't change the fact that he was.

"I-I've gotta admit, Mister Thor, you're sort of scaring me." she said, not willing to break the eye contact they had established.
He did her a favor and stepped away, allowing her to release a breath she didn't know she had been holding. But despite her problems being solved, he still looked sad, and Calico felt sympathy for him.

"You don't look too good." Calico blurted, immediately regretting it. To her surprise, Thor's face softened and he smiled.

"I'm sure you heard about my brother by now." he said, shrugging. Calico shrugged along with him.

"He is evil." Calico said, crossing her arms behind her.

"But he's my brother."

"I heard he's killed eighty people in the past two days."

"... He's adopted." Thor said it as if it explained everything. Calico giggled.

"Just because a person is adopted doesn't mean he's evil. Loki must have had a fairly horrible childhood. Something must have recently made him snap. And everyone deserves another chance." Calico said this more to herself, tapping the side of her head thoughtfully. Thor nibbled on his bottom lip.

"Are you a therapist?" he asked, tilting his head to the side. Calico blinked and shook her head so that her red curls bounced everywhere.

"No, I just think a lot. You know, you aren't so scary!" Calico said, smiling up at him. He chuckled.

"Thor? Calico? Why are you guys awake so early?" Steve asked, peering from around the corner. Calico snickered.

"I couldn't sleep." Thor said.

"I was bored. What about you, Stevie?"

"I always wake up early." Steve joined the two of them so that they formed what could be a circle, just looking at each other and shrugging, not knowing what was to come next.

"Gosh, you're both so tall. I have to crane my neck just to look at your chests." Calico exaggerated, looking up at both men with a small pout. They chuckled, shaking their heads.

"So, I was just about to take Miss Potts to speak to my brother. Maybe her innocence can get through to him. Would you like to come with me to assure he doesn't hurt her?" Thor offered, placing a hand on Steve's shoulder.
Calico's eyes lit up. Steve frowned.

"Sorry, Thor, but she can't. He's too dangerous, and she means too much to us to risk her being hurt." Steve said. Calico's face fell, and apparently Thor noticed because he immediately countered with:

"She wants to see him, see?"

Steve looked at Calico's big puppy eyes and heaved a sigh.

"If anything happens to her, we're all dead. Tony will murder us." Steve said wearily, shaking his head. Thor blinked.

"What is her relationship with him?"

"I'm the peanut-butter to his jelly-"

"She's his lover." Steve said, pressing a hand over Calico's mouth. Thor's expression changed to one of pure shock.

"Her? And him?"

"Look, whether or not we're shocked isn't the issue. The problem is that if she get's hurt -"

"She won't! Who are you, her mother? Come on, Calico." Thor said, nodding in a random direction. Calico smiled and ran away, leaving Steve with no choice but to follow behind her.

Loki's ears perked when he heard the door open. He hoped it wasn't his brother again, come to convince him to change his ways, because he was fed up with it.

To his surprise, a small red-haired woman bounced in and looked around curiously. Her silvery eyes landed on him with a glimmer of excitement.
He raised his eyebrows at how much this mortal had captured his attention. She was more than just unusual.

When she walked toward his holding cell, she looked more happy than she did fearful (or mad, like the others who had passed through) and the wave she directed at the Asgardian was so childish that he had to chuckle.

"Hello, Loki! I'm Calico." she said, coming to stand as close as she could to him without falling. She sat on her knees in front of him. He smirked at her.

"How is your being here beneficial to you?"

"Well, I used to read a lot, so I was excited to hear about you and your brother being real." Calico said, a soft smile claiming her rosy lips. Loki eyed her suspiciously, but Calico practically glowed with innocence.

Pretty, for a mortal. Loki thought against his will.

"There must be more? Has Captain America sent you?" he asked, surprised again at the sincerity of her very being when she told him that she wasn't even supposed to go near him, and that she had to beg somebody to take her.

"Aren't you afraid? I could easily kill you."

"Oh, I'm terrified. But I know you won't even hurt me."

"And why wouldn't I?"

"Because there would be no point." Calico said, catching Loki off guard once again. He couldn't think of anything to say.

"I honestly just wanted to see what you looked like." she said, giving him a coy grin. He blinked, fighting a blush that tried to find it's way onto his face.

"Really?"

"You're pretty, just like your brother. It's a shame you're evil, Loki. I like to think that if you were one of the good guys, we'd have been friends. Actually, it's not too late for you to come around." she said to herself. There was silence.

Loki cleared his throat after staring at her in shock for a few seconds, pulling her out of her thoughts.

"Well, I guess I'll be going!" she said, jumping up and padding out the door.

Loki grimaced once she was gone.

"What a weird woman."

My pet turtle is rebellious.

I kept deleting this chapter on accident. I ended up saying "FUCK ALL!" and just changed it around completely. The original chapter? I guess it wasn't meant to be. X'D

Any guesses as to what eventually happens in the story?