The Deadly Finals

AN: Hey, I know I mentioned writing a story about Thor and Jane on a date, but finals week at my college has given me a different idea. Here it is!

The alarm goes off, and Jane groans. She has a three-hour biology final to go to. Grumbling, Jane stumbles out of bed and walks like a zombie to the kitchen. Once there, she is greeted by Darcy.

"Hi Jane, isn't it a super-wonderful day!" Darcy says cheerfully.

Jane just stares at Darcy like she's an alien. "What are you talking about? Don't you know today's our biology final?!"

"Yeah, I'm pumped! I'm totally going to ace this!" She pumps her hand in the air. Her shaking hand.

Jane sighs. "Darcy, how much coffee have you had?"

"Oh, just a cup… or two… and-a-half," Darcy answers.

Jane sighs. "Darcy, all that coffee isn't good for you. Now gimme!" she goes to the coffee maker and pours herself a cup.

Darcy raises and eyebrow. "You're going to drink coffee right after telling me not to?"

"Shut up!" Jane grumbles. She is tired and grumpy from staying up late studying. It didn't help that she woke up at two in the morning when Thor started yelling from the kitchen that they were out of Pop tarts. She had to drive out to the grocery store to get him some more. So yeah, it was definitely time for some coffee.

"Hey, cheer up," Darcy says. "It's not like this final is going to kill you."

Jane smiles. "Yeah, you're right."

After finishing her coffee and getting ready for the day, Jane and Darcy are about to head to school, when Jane realizes something. "Oh no! What about Thor and Loki?"

Darcy's look of horror matches Jane's own as they realize that immature Thor and evil Loki will be left alone in the house all day, able to cause who knows how much trouble. Jane looks at Darcy, who shrugs. "How much trouble can they get into in three hours?"

Three hours later, Jane and Darcy arrive home, exhausted from their final. They are so exhausted that they don't notice the burning smell until it's too late. The microwave explodes, sending flaming Pop tarts flying at Jane and Darcy! The two of them scream and dodge. "THOR!" Jane yells.

"Lady Jane! Have you conquered your final?" Thor asks. Then he sees the mess. "ODIN'S BEARD! WHAT DISASTER HATH BEFALLEN MY POPTARTS?!" Thor yells.

Jane puts her hands on her hips. "Well, for starters, you're supposed to put them in the toaster, not the microwave."

"Yeah, and you're supposed to take the wrappers off," Darcy scolds, eying the bits of melted plastic dripping off the Pop tarts.

"And you should always keep an eye on things you're cooking!" Jane exclaims. "I mean, seriously, what were you thinking?!"

Thor opens his mouth to respond, but is interrupted by a battle cry. The three of them turn their attention away from the steaming Pop tarts to find an even worse sight: Loki with a sword!

"He found a sword while we were away?!" Jane yells.

Darcy pales. "Wow. I guess finals actually are deadly!"

"I am the rightful ruler of Asgard!" Loki yells, then swings his sword at Thor!

Jane and Darcy scream, but are surprised when Thor laughs. "That tickles!" Loki swings at Thor again, causing him to laugh harder.

Jane and Darcy are majorly confused, that is, until Jane takes a closer look at the sword. "Loki, what is your sword made out of?" she asks in a deceptively innocent voice.

"It is made from the finest of duct tape," Loki says proudly.

Jane and Darcy burst into giggles. "Um, and why is it made out of duct tape?" Jane asks.

"The Busters of Myth claim it can fix all their problems, so I figured I'd try it myself," Loki grins. "The Allfather's magic prevents me from using most weapons. Fortunately, he overlooked duct tape.

At this, Jane and Darcy giggle some more. "Um, you do realize that duct tape isn't a weapon, right?" Darcy snorts.

"Do you think me a fool? Of course it is!" Loki yells. "Just look at Thor's…" he falls silent as he realizes Thor is not injured. "I do not understand!" Loki yells. "Duct tape worked so well for the Mythbusters!"

"That's why they say 'Don't try this at home!'" Darcy singsongs.

Loki scowls, then stomps upstairs to his room and slams the door, causing Jane and Darcy to giggle at his childish behavior.

AN: I'm not sure if the bit with Loki even makes sense, lol. I wrote that part after my Biology final, which thankfully only ended up taking an hour (the class is usually three hours long, but most of it's a lab, meaning we look at cool-looking cells under microscopes, so it's not as boring as, say, taking a three hour test. My teacher didn't say the test would be shorter, so I was really worried it would take three hours :() Anyways, I hope this makes sense. I have my last final today and then winter break! Yeah!