Loki sat in his room all morning, reading over his magic books. He had worked all night at mastering a new trick he was going to show Ava. She seemed to have taken such joy in his tricks the previous day. No one else ever seemed to like his tricks. Thor was okay with them…until Loki turned his magic on his older brother. Of course his mother was the one who taught him most everything, but no one seemed to take as much joy in them as Ava had.

"Loki, it's almost lunch time." Frigga called from outside his door. "Ava and her mother will be here soon. Gail did send word that Ava will be staying the night with us tonight."

"I'll be there in a minute." Loki replied.

"Alright, I'll meet you in the garden when you are done." Frigga replied. "That goes for you, too Thor." She called into the room next to Loki's.

"Yes, Mother." Thor replied, sounding a bit grumpy.

Loki read over his spell one more time, confident in his ability to perform the spell. He got up, placed the book on his shelf and then walked out into the hall. Thor was already there, waiting on him. "You had better dare not use your tricks on me today, Brother." Thor threatened.

"I wouldn't dream of it." Loki replied innocently. While he did enjoy playing tricks on his brother, Thor would not be his intended target this day. No, he was going to play some pranks on the servants. He also planned on having Ava's help to get into quite a lot of mischief.

The two brothers made their way out to the garden, where their mother was waiting for them. Ava and her mother arrived just a few moments later. Ava smiled at him when she saw him, her green eyes holding a hint of mischief that rivaled his own. He couldn't help but to smile back.

The group sat down to eat their lunch and once again once they were finished, Gail and Frigga went for a walk, leaving the children to play. "What shall we do today?" Ava inquired.

"We can play hide and seek again." Loki suggested.

"Okay, but this time, I am not hiding where you can play your tricks on me Brother." Thor replied. "You two hide and I'll come find you."

"Okay." Ava and Loki agreed, leaping up from their seats and running off in different directions to find places to hide.

Ava quickly found a tree to climb up in and hide. For some reason, she really loved climbing up into high places. She liked the view, looking down on everything. It was a different perspective, after all she was still so small that she had to look up all the time.

"Boo." She heard the familiar voice whisper in her ear.

Ava turned, thinking she would see Loki, but not finding him there. "What? Loki? Where are you?"

"Right beside you." Loki answered, suddenly materializing in front of her eyes.

Ava's eyes widened in wonder. "More magic?" She asked.

Loki grinned and nodded. "We'll be nice to Thor today...at least for a while. There is a lot more fun to be had tonight."

"Okay." Ava agreed, grinning.

The three children spent the next hour playing hide and seek. "Ava, I'm getting ready to go." Gail called.

Ava leaped down from the tree she was hiding in and ran to her mother. Gail scooped her up into her arms and hugged her tightly. Ava kissed her mother's cheek. "I love you, Mama."

"I love you, too Dear." Gail told her daughter. "Now, you make sure to be a good girl for Queen Frigga and King Odin."

"Yes, Mama." Ava agreed.

Gail kissed her daughter once more and then set her down on the ground. She then said her goodbyes with Frigga and left. "Thor, Loki, why don't you show Ava around the palace." Frigga suggested.

"But I'm supposed to play with Sif, Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun." Thor protested.

"We have a guest." Frigga replied.

"I don't mind." Ava said. "If he already had plans it would be rude of him not to keep them."

"I don't mind showing Ava around the palace, Mother." Loki replied.

"Alright." Frigga agreed with a sigh. "I have some things to do, but I expect you all to still be looking your best when you come to the dinner table tonight."

"Yes, Mother." Thor and Loki replied in unison.

Thor then ran off to fins his friends. Loki took Ava's hand. "Come on, I'll show you all the best spots in the palace." He told her.

Ava allowed Loki to lead her off. Frigga watched them run off together. "Why do I feel like they're going to begetting into some trouble?" Frigga spoke aloud. She then turned and headed into the palace to attend to her duties.

"Where are we going, Loki?" Ava asked.

Loki looked back at Ava and grinned, his blue-green eyes sparkling. "To have a bit of fun with the servants."

Loki led Ava through he halls of the palace and into the large laundry room. They sat perched in the rafters above the large vats of water and soap used for washing the clothes. The servants worked hard down below them, washing and scrubbing.

"Wh..." Ava began to ask Loki, but he silenced her, placing a finger on her lips.

Loki then waved his hand and the water in one of the vats turned into a bunch of snakes. The servants began to scream and run around, fearing the snakes. Loki and Ava were working to keep their laughter quiet, so that no one would see them.

"Watch this." Ava whispered. She then lifted a hand and made a few motions with it. One of the snakes was then lifted in the air and she had it chasing one of the servants out the door.

Loki gave her an approving grin. He then made all of the snakes disappear and they quietly exited the laundry room. Once they were far enough away, they both burst into giggles.

"That was so much fun, Loki!" Ava squealed.

"And that was only the beginning." Loki replied, grinning like a mad man.

"I can't wait to see what's next."

Loki grabbed Ava's hand and drug her off down another hall. They ran through the halls until they came to a training room. Servants were picking up various pieces of armor and practice weapons from Thor's lesson earlier in the morning.

Loki and Ava exchanged a mischievous look before turning their attention to the armor and wooden swords laying on the ground behind one of the servants. Loki used his magic to make one of the suits of armor stand up along with a sword.

Ava used her own powers and knowledge of magic to make the other suit of armor and sword rise. They then began to make the suits of armor duel each other. The servant turned to see this sight and was surprised, He became even more surprised, when the suits stopped fighting each other and began to turn on him. Loki and Ava made the suits chase after the servant, who seemed completely scared out of his mind.

They both began to lose control, as they were far too amused. The armor and swords dropped and the servant stopped running. He turned to look at the armor and slowly approached it. He hesitantly reached a hand out to touch it and then jumped back, as if it were about to attack.

Loki and Ava had to run away so that they could burst out laughing again. "Oh, what is next Loki?" Ava asked, once she had calmed down.

Loki grinned. "Now, the real fun begins."