"Water Fight" – Avengers (and Loki) x Reader ~ Chapter 4

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The sun was just setting, sending a deep orange hue across the still bustling city below you. It had cooled slightly, and the air had a crisp, fresh scent and feel to it. And as you were dozens of stories above the ground, the sound of the wind and trees were the only things able to reach you. Peaceful moments were few and far between when working and living with The Avengers, but at that moment you felt at ease.

Suddenly someone cleared their throat from behind you. You turned and found…
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Bruce. He was leaning slightly against the semi-destroyed door frame, a sympathetic smile covering his face. A soft, relieved sigh escaped your lips. Thank God it wasn't Tony, Clint or… Your moment of relief was ruined by the approaching figures. It was Natasha, and she was literally dragging Loki behind her by the ear. Besides the discontent irritation nagging at the back of your mind, you couldn't help but laugh. The high and mighty God of Mischief was being dragged around by Natasha like a naughty child.
"Good you found her." Natasha let out a drained breath.
"Listen you mewling-," before Loki could finish his sentence, Nat twisted her wrist; causing Loki's ear to turn in, what looked like, an unnatural position. Bruce snickered softly at the scene before the two of you,
"(Name)," the brunette man started. Your (e/c) eyes lifted from a pained Loki, to Bruce. "We have a proposition for you..." Your brows furrowed,
"What…?" you asked. Nat and Bruce smiled, before Loki was thrown at you, he landed a few feet from where you were, almost landing in the large gap of the veranda.
"I refuse to offer this ridiculous deal." Loki spat, returning to his feet. "I will help (Name) if I get what I want." He growled. The small amount of hope that had begun to build in your stomach was replaced with a vacant, empty, pit when Loki turned back to you.

A large, sly smirk had pulled at his lips, and there was something behind his emerald green eyes that sent a shiver down your spine.
"She won't agree to it…" Nat stated dully.
"Then she'll serve both Stark and I." he replied not even bothering to turn to the red head to reply. No, instead his intense gaze was locked firmly on you.
"What deal are you offering then?" you just managed to choke out. Bruce and Nat looked nervously at each other,
"I will help you get back at both Barton and Stark, if you agree to serve as my personal maid for an entire day. Meaning, twenty-four hours straight." He said, the smirk never moving from his face. You bit your lip. Being Loki's maid for an entire day was definitely better than serving multiple for people for several days each… But wait… why was he only trying to claim you for a day? The way the wager had been explained to you on the roof, you were supposed to serve each person for at least two days…
"Tony was being a dick when he explained the rules to you, it was only supposed to be a day per person. Not two…" Natasha explained, having apparently read your mind. Damn… so he wasn't really giving anything up…
"Why are you offering such a thing Loki?" you asked, unable to push you suspicions and scepticism aside. "What does it matter to you if I'm a maid to you and Tony?" Loki thought over your question for a moment,
"I don't like sharing my playthings." He said dully. You sighed sluggishly.
"I don't have another choice… I'd rather be a maid for one day than two…" hesitantly you reached your hand forward. "Deal…" you murmured. Immediately a grin spread across Loki's features, he then reached forward and shook your hand.
"Pleasure doing business with you…" he replied. Your stomach twisted, was this really the best idea…?

Suddenly the world around you literally began to melt away. Your (e/c) eyes searched for something that could explain it, but there was nothing, only you and- Loki. You bit back your insults and anger,
"What did you do?" you asked, as the world returned to normal. Loki didn't answer, he only turned back to Nat and Bruce with a triumphant grin,
"(Name) has agreed to my terms. A deal has been made that cannot be undone. She gets what she wants. And I get what I want." Nat gave Bruce a look that you couldn't quite read, but the situation in its entirety suddenly didn't sit well with you.

You returned to the higher levels with Nat, Bruce and Loki. On the way up, you were told that the 'torturous fun' would begin tomorrow morning, nice and early. You had to smile just because you knew Tony definitely would not like being woken up early.

When the elevator opened Tony and Clint started to move towards you. Nope, you weren't going to give them a chance to apologise; mainly because if they did, you probably would have thought twice about using Loki to get back at them. As soon as you could squeeze past Bruce and Loki and get through the elevators doors, you did, and quickly walked towards your room. Tony and Clint looked clearly disappointed as you walked passed, but you didn't care. When you saw Thor stick his head out of the kitchen door, his mouth filled with pop tarts, it took all of your resolve not to burst out laughing. Just get to your room. Just get to your room, wait for tomorrow and revenge. Don't stop to explain anything. Nat and Bruce will tell Steve and Thor… maybe not Thor, he has had trouble keeping secrets… Anyway, they would get everyone up to speed so they were all in on the planned revenge. Just get to your room. You were so deep in your own head that you barely even registered that you were standing in front of your door. You sighed.
"I have to get out of my head…" you murmured before entering.

Like always, you couldn't take your own advice, and you spent much of the night pondering what would happen tomorrow. Around the 3am mark, you were finally able to sleep, even if it was sleep plagued by ridiculous scenarios about the following day…

You could feel the warming sunlight on your cheeks; the thick blankets covered much of your body and sent a soothing wave through you. Yep. Sleep was the best. You rolled over to face away from the sunlight. It may have been nice and warm, but it would probably wake you up as it rose higher into the sky; and you definitely did not want that.
"Do you want my help and expertise, or not?" You heard Loki grumble from somewhere in your room. Your (e/c) eyes begrudgingly cracked open.

Loki was standing beside your bed, his arms crossed over his chest impatiently. You groaned as the sheets were thrown from your legs. You inhaled sharply and sat up, trying to reclaim the blankets, but failing miserably.
"Get up (Name)." Nat ordered from the doorway. You sighed and flung yourself back onto your pillows then rubbed your eyes,
"I am up…" you grumbled.

When Loki and Nat finally dragged you from your bed, you were told of everything that was planned.
"Steve, Bruce, Thor and Pepper know what's going on, but they will only help out when their specific skills are needed." Nat explained as the three of you moved silently through Stark Tower.
"What about you?" you asked the red head.
"I have a mission to go on, but I'll definitely help with the first prank…" she said with a grin. Your eyebrows rose,
"And what would that be?" you asked, turning to Loki, who had the same wide grin as Nat. He then pulled two large bottles of super strength hair dye from under his jacket.
"I personally think pink suits Stark more, and lilac for Barton, but it is up to you." You smiled wickedly. This was going to be awesome.
"I agree completely Loki…" you replied, making a B-line for Clint's room.

It was Natasha's job to 'distract' Clint while Loki snuck the two of you into Clint's bathroom. You emptied nearly all of Clint's shampoo into the sink and poured the colouring into the bottle to replace what you had removed. While you were doing that, Loki was busy fiddling with… something… You placed the shampoo bottle back on the shelf you found it before moving to look over Loki's shoulder. He had filled a large bucket with silver glitter. Your brows furrowed,
"What are you doing?" you whispered. A large smirk pulled at the corners of Loki's mouth,
"You'll have to wait and see." he replied. "J.A.R.V.I.S. you know what to do." He said. Immediately a metal claw reached down and gathered up the bucket, holding it in the shadows above the door. Loki turned, grabbed your hand and teleported the two of you out of Clint's bathroom.

Your heart was racing and adrenaline flooded your system. You started to understand why Loki was the God of Mischief. It was so much fun!
"I can't believe you got J.A.R.V.I.S. to go along with this!" you exclaimed in as much of a whisper as you could manage. "How did you do it?" you asked. Loki chuckled.
"That was the work of Dr. Banner. Come now, we have to get to Stark's bathroom before he wakes up." His arm snaked around your waist as you were both enveloped in a green light.

Loki had used his magic on you a few times already that morning, but you were still trying to get used to it.
"I thought you didn't like using that power…" you slurred your words slightly, as your head finally stopped spinning. Maybe another hit of adrenaline would help to overcome the slight nausea. Your eyes finally focused, and you found yourself in Tony's lavish bathroom. Loki quickly took the pink hair dye from your hands and started the switch over.
"I don't, but in circumstances such as this, it's easier…" he murmured back. You rubbed your temple and took the bottle back from Loki,
"Don't you have some glitter to play with?" you teased with a grin. The raven haired man chuckled and retrieved a bucket and large bag of gold glitter from one of the cupboards. "How long have you been planning this for exactly…?" you asked. Loki was about to respond when the door suddenly flung open.

Your heart felt like it stopped for a moment. Damn it. You were caught… Tony was about to walk in and ruin everything. Your worry and unease was settled when Pepper slipped into the bathroom and shut the door behind her.
"You have to hurry up, I don't know how much longer I can occupy Tony…" she said seriously before inhaling deeply and returning to the bedroom she shared with Tony.

You and Loki locked gazes for a moment before hurrying to finish your designated tasks. There were quiet footsteps outside of the door just as you placed the shampoo back on the rack. Crap. The doorknob was turning, and you could hear Pepper on the other side protesting against Tony entering. You were frozen, too nervous to move or even think of an adequate excuse. Loki groaned and practically dragged you into the nearest hiding place he could find, which just happened to be the adjoining walk-in closet.

Loki had you pulled tightly to his chest, he was apparently just as nervous as you were. Tony entered the bathroom, Pepper hot on his heels. Through the slight crack in the door you saw him turn, confusion covering his features. Pepper started stumbling over her words, before Tony sighed and pulled her into a soft kiss. Immediately your cheeks began to heat up. Loki shifted behind you, drawing your attention away from Tony and Pepper,
"Shall we leave and wait for the fun to begin?" He asked with a smirk. You glanced towards the door you had just come through; the sound of the shower starting reached your ears.
"Most definitely…" you said as the green light once again surrounded the two of you.

Everyone was waiting in the kitchen, it was the best place to both hear and see whoever Clint and Tony's rooms. Natasha and Pepper somehow managed to escape the two men, and joined the group a little later than everyone else.
"Have fun?" you nudged Nat with a grin. The deadpan look on her face made you giggle uncontrollably. However, when two very girlish screams echoed down the hallways, everyone became eerily silent. The water cut off in both rooms suddenly,
"One, Two, Three-," Loki counted aloud before the girlish screams sounded again. A few moments later Tony and Clint ran into the room in nothing more than a towel, their hairs coloured fluorescent pink and purple, with glitter covering their still slightly damp bodies. Everyone erupted into fits of uncontrollable laughter. Oh yes, even if the day had only just begun, you knew it would definitely be a good day.