Assembling Required
Author's Note: Sorry for the day absence. I had no idea what was going on with my life. But I hope you enjoy this chapter! And thanks for the reviews!
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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters mentioned.
7. Camping Trip – Part Two
The sunlight was streaming through the windows. Loki tried to stretch and get up, but there was someone on him. In the middle of the night, after they fell asleep, they must have slid and lay down. Loki was lying on the sofa and had his arms wrapped around Natasha. Her head was resting on Loki's chest and his chin was resting on the top of her head.
"Good morn- OH MY GOD!" Clint yelled at he reached the downstairs.
"Clint, shut the hell up!" Tony said groggily as he walked down the stairs.
"You...her...what?!" Clint babbled. He was clearly freaking out at the sight of his best friend and fellow teacher sleeping together and cuddling in nothing but underwear. It probably led to dirty thoughts. At least they weren't fully naked.
"I knew it! There's no denying it now!" Tony pointed.
"Are you feeling better?" Loki asked Natasha, ignoring Tony and Clint's stares.
"Not as cold as last night, thanks for staying with me." Natasha blushed.
"Who wants to join me for a morning run?" Thor came thundering down the stairs.
Everyone avoided eye contact, as Thor's runs were very tiring and it lasted for one week before he found a new victim to run with.
"Good morning, brother. I see you and Natasha are having an interesting morning." Thor smiled. Again, he wasn't the brightest one of the bunch.
"Thor...just go on your run." Loki sighed.
"Are you sure you don't need some Tylenol or something?" He turned to Natasha again.
"I'm just going to go take a shower. See you guys for breakfast." Natasha walked upstairs with the blanket around her shoulders, passing Steve, who blushed at realizing Natasha wasn't really wearing much.
"...you certainly made your move." Tony remarked and Loki threw a pillow at him.
Natasha stepped out of the shower, her sinuses clearing up and no longer cold. She wrapped a towel around herself and stepped out of the bathroom, also bumping into someone on the way out.
"Sorry." Natasha mumbled as she looked up to see whose chest she knocked into.
"Natasha, you certainly look well." Loki grinned. He also had a towel around his waist; he was probably going to shower too.
"Yeah. About last night...thanks for staying with me. I was just feeling really cold and sick." Natasha turned a bit at the thought of last night.
"Always glad to help." Loki stepped around her to go into the washroom. "Meet you downstairs?"
"Sure." Natasha went back to her room and locked the door. Thor was probably still running around the island and Clint would be watching TV. She stripped out of her towel to change and meet Loki downstairs. Natasha chose a simple light blue shirt with dark shorts and a pair of sneakers.
Loki went back to his room to change, hopefully Natasha was finished changing. He slowly pushed the door open to see no one inside, so he changed into a shirt rolled up to the sleeves and jeans.
Loki went downstairs to see Natasha and Peter talking about something on TV.
"Boo." Loki whispered into her ear.
Peter jumped back, clearly surprised at seeing him, but Natasha didn't even flinch.
"Hey Loki." Natasha continued watching TV.
"You certainly don't get scared easily." Loki smirked as he sat down next to her, his hand dangerously close to hers.
"Aren't you guys going to lunch yet?" Peter asked.
"Yeah sure." Natasha got up. Loki did the same and they walked out together, both wanting to say something, but didn't. Peter followed along.
Bruce, Steve, Tony, Clint and Thor were already in the dining hall by the time Natasha, Loki and Peter got there. They were serving bacon, sausages and toast this morning. There was also yogurt and more fruit.
"So...what took you so long?" Tony snickered as Natasha, Loki and Peter sat down with their food.
"I had to shower." Loki said simply.
"Nothing more?" Clint waggled his eyebrows suggestively.
"Nope." Natasha glared slightly at Clint.
"What happened?" Bruce leaned over to ask Clint.
"Natasha and Loki were found this morning, in nothing but underwear, cuddling." Clint whispered back. Thwack! A fork suddenly found its way, landing right in front of Clint.
The groups were separated. There were eight counselors and each teacher went with a certain group.
Bruce's group was doing hiking, but he was also out of breath easily. Carol Danvers, the counselor for Bruce's group was leading them to the forest, where a hiking trail had been set up.
"So follow along and don't get lost." Carol instructed as the group of students took pictures, like tourists on vacation. It was a spectacular view and quite high up. On the way back down, there were planks of shattered wood blocking the road.
"Miss Danvers, what's that?" Charles Xavier asked.
"That…is Cabin 13." She said.
"Please, tell us the story while I try to breathe." Bruce asked as he sat down on a slightly mossy rock.
"Gather round. Cabin 13 used to be with all the other cabins, down the forest. But slowly, day by day, it began to move a bit closer into the forest until one day, it was completely gone. Then we found it here, collapsed and empty." Carol told them.
"Was there anyone staying in there at the time?" Someone asked.
"How was it possible?" Another asked.
"Fortunately, there was no one inside at the time and no one knows. That is why Cabin 13 is such a mystery." Miss Danvers' voice lowered a bit, in an attempt to sound more ominous and creepy. "Now let's continue our nature hike!"
Bruce groaned. He was already very tired.
By the time they finished hiking, it was already 5, so students had an hour to chat a little about their activity before having to go eat dinner. Who knew a hike could last so long?
Bruce desperately needed to take a shower, so he hopped in, feeling the hot jets of water soothing his aching back. He wondered how everyone else was doing…
6 soon arrived and everyone filed into the dining hall for dinner. Tonight, they were having roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy and another selection of fruit.
Dinner was mostly quiet at the teachers table. Natasha refused to talk to Tony and Clint for making a big deal out of her and Loki, Loki seemed to avoid everyone's eye and Steve, Bruce, Thor and Peter mostly talked about their day.
Soon for dessert, they were serving chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavoured ice-cream. Everyone paid their compliments to the chef and then onto the campfire. Luckily, the sky was clear, so the stars and moon were shining brightly with the campfire sparkling with life. They mostly sang campfire songs and told scary stories, so scary that Natasha, the one who usually wasn't scared by anything, nearly squealed in fear and just happened to curl up to the closet person for comfort, which just happened to be Loki.
In the end, everyone got a brownie and went back to their cabins to sleep. The teachers went back to their lodge, but sleep didn't come all that easily.
Author's Note: The Cabin 13 was actually told. So I didn't make it up or anything. Also, there were different variations of that, but the one written up there is the version our group's guide told us.
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