Author's Note: I actually did some research for this bit. I own nothing.

7. Making A Move

Sam had to admit they looked quite snazzy in their brand new Asguardian outfits. Luke's was a yellowy gold with black and silver accents and black trousers. Danny's was green with gold accents and darker green trousers. Sam's own outfit was a deep royal blue with bright gold accents. The girls had yet to reappear, but Sam couldn't wait to tease them. Neither girl really liked wearing actual dresses, Piper in particular had admitted that she found dresses and skirts a hassle not only to fight in, but wall crawling was made highly uncomfortable in a dress. He had no doubt that she could kick someone's ass in five-inch stilettos, she'd been trained by the Black Widow after all, but it would be the first time he'd seen her in a dress. The doors to the great hall opened and the announcer spoke loudly over the din of the already ongoing feast.

"Presenting Lady Sif, Lady Ava, and Lady Piper." Sam's head shot up from the goblet in his hand. He spotted Ava first and had to admit she looked pretty spectacular. Her dress looked like it had been at least partially based on her costume, the flowing white material and green gems echoing the white and jade medallion at her neck. Lady Sif was dressed in something similar to what she'd been wearing when she'd been frozen in the block of ice just in a lighter shade of red with a longer skirt. Then he spotted Piper and his goblet nearly fell out of his hands, he had to scramble to catch it. Luke snorted at him and Danny nodded at the girls. Sam had stopped paying attention to the other boys though. Instead his eyes were glued to Piper. Her hair was falling loose as usual a silver circlet nestled in brown locks. Her eyes were still that shining blue, but she seemed to be wearing the Asguardian equivalent of makeup, something she never did, and it made her eyes seem so much more intense than they had before. The dress she wore was a floor length blood red affair with silver accents at the base of the skirt. She wore a silver plate mail corset that glittered in the light, offsetting the sleeves of the dress which were short but tasteful. It occurred to Sam then that he'd never seen her in short sleeves before, probably because she was almost always wearing her costume under her clothes and it was hard to roll up sleeves that tight. But seeing her now he realized she had far more muscle definition in her arms than he'd ever imagined. She was talking, using her hands to emphasize what she was saying like she always did. Luke was holding back laugher as Danny leaned over to Sam holding out a napkin.

"You're drooling." Sam snatched the napkin from his friend as Danny joined Luke in his laughter. Piper and Ava were making their way over to them. Sam scrubbed at his mouth, not willing to risk embarrassing himself. Piper grinned and sat down next to him.

"I gotta say Asguardian's sure know how to party." She said, she had to raise her voice to be heard. Sam nodded as Thor at the head of the table close by them banged his goblet on the table to call for silence and raised his drink high.

"To the Warriors of Midguard!" The whole room filled with cheers and the party began in earnest. Food was passed around and stories of the battle were told and retold again and again.

About an hour later Sam noticed Piper slip away from the crowd out onto the balcony. He followed her missing Luke and Ava shooting him the thumbs up. Danny just shook his head and went back to speaking with Hogun about his home with the Vanir.

Piper leaned on the railing looking up into the blue sky. Despite its brightness she could still make out stars beyond it, just slightly brighter points of light in blue. Her eyes wandered over the sky trying to find out familiar constellations. Someone stepped up to her and leaned on the railing next to her.

"What are you doing web head?" Piper grinned slightly, glancing over at Sam.

"Looking for home." Sam raised an eyebrow. Piper laughed and leaned a bit more heavily on the railing.

"Ever since I got my powers I've had fantastic vision. On clear nights on Earth I don't need a telescope to see some stars so clearly. It was kind of a big deal for me cause I used to wear the worst inch thick glasses." Sam chuckled.

"I bet you looked adorable." Piper laughed.

"I looked like a dork, ask anyone." Sam shook his head slightly.

"But dork is kinda your thing, and you wear it better than anyone else I've ever met." Piper blushed red and looked back up. There was a slight frown on her face.

"I don't recognize any of these constellations." Sam shaded his eyes and managed to make out the glimmer of what Piper could probably see so much better. He smiled.

"I do." Piper raised her eyebrows.

"I didn't know you were into Space stuff." Sam grinned wide.

"Ever since I was little. My dad used to take me out in the dessert, sometimes we'd bring my little sister too. And we'd spend whole nights stargazing." Piper grinned softly.

"Which desert?" Sam smiled wide.

"The Sonoran. He used to tell me stories about how he was a member of this intergalactic police force, the Nova Corps. Everyone said he was a crazy drunk, but they were wrong." Sam fiddled with the buttons on his vest. Piper reached out to him.

"What happened to him?" Sam's frown deepened.

"To this day I don't know. He went missing about two years ago. I found his helmet after he went missing, when I tried it on I got these amazing powers and then passed out." Piper chuckled. Sam glared at her but saw a glint of nostalgia in her eyes.

"Things like that do tend to make one pass out, DNA altering isn't generally something the human body can take awake." Sam grinned slightly, she sounded like she spoke from experience. He nodded.

"But when I woke up I was on a spaceship." Piper's eyebrows shot up.

"Really?" Sam nodded glad for once that he'd managed to surprise her.

"Yep." Piper laughed.

"I don't know if I would have believed anything was real after that if it were me." Sam nodded.

"It occurred to me, but they talked about my dad I had to see if there was anything to it." Piper nodded. They were quiet for a moment.

"Besides even if it wasn't real I could never dream up anyone like you." Piper laughed loudly.

"How so?" Sam blushed slightly, he hadn't really meant to say that out loud but there was no going back now, he had to take the plunge.

"Well you're… unpredictable, brilliant, cunning, occasionally terrifying, kind, helpful, and selfless. Not to mention pretty." Sam didn't look up for a moment, he was terrified she was going to laugh at him. When she didn't he looked up into her face. She was bright red nearly the same color as her costume. Her eyes were shining slightly.

"You really think all that about me?" Sam nodded.

"I do. I think you're pretty amazing Spidey." She grinned at him, her blush not fading. Slowly he reached out to where her hand lay on the railing and set his on hers. She turned her hand in his and squeezed gently.

"I think you're pretty spectacular yourself." Sam leaned in slightly, Piper following suit moments later. But before they could get any closer a booming voice spoke from the doorway to the balcony.

"I believe it is time we returned you to Miguard!" Thor was standing there Luke Ava and Danny behind him. Luke and Ava were looking at Thor like he'd just crushed all their dreams and Danny was shaking his head. Piper nodded. Keeping Sam's hand in hers she led him off after the others.