A/N: Hey there! Today's story was inspired by a picture I saw on Pinterest that I thought would make a good story. Thanks for all the reviews from last time! I really appreciate it. :) Without further ado, here is the story!
Jennifer Walters was sitting in a quiet corner of Avengers Tower, reading over a case file. As she studied notes about her client she didn't hear the soft footsteps approaching her…
Loki was sneaking up on his girlfriend because he realised that he had yet to play a prank on her. He thought it his solemn duty to trick and tease everyone in the building, being the god of tricks and all, so he had decided to jump out and surprise Jennifer. Childish as this prank was, he was slightly worried that if he tried anything else she would "hulk-out" on him and get revenge.
One step closer and he was a foot away from her. He used magic to twist his face into that of an ugly beast and then grabbed her shoulders. What he was not expecting was for her to latch her hands onto his wrists and throw him over her head without even turning around. He landed in an unceremonious heap on the desk she had been using.
Jennifer's scowl deepened when she saw his glamoured face and she pulled back her fist to hit him. He quickly put up his hands in surrender and dropped his disguise. She gasped.
"Oh my gosh! Are you okay?!" Jennifer helped him up.
"A bit bruised perhaps, but fine," Loki grunted, "I must say, I didn't expect that reaction."
"Sorry," Jennifer laughed, "People don't sneak up on me very often,"
"For good reason."
"And last time someone surprised me like that I got a stomach full of lead and woke up with Hulk-blood."
"Noted. I will never attempt that again," Loki exhaled and then smiled at her, "You know, I hadn't realized just how strong you were until you threw me through the air like I weighed nothing."
"Not quite as strong as Bruce when he goes green," She smirked, "But not too shabby."
"Care to test the strength of a Hulk against the strength of an Asgardian?" Loki asked casually, "If you're not frightened that is."
Unbeknownst to either Jen or Loki, the Avengers had crowded in the doorway and were watching the couple's conversation. Bruce was looking slightly more green than was healthy (though whether is was from nausea or gamma, no one knew), and Tony was smirking gleefully.
"Me? Frightened of you?" She-Hulk snorted, "Doubtful."
"Then humor me - a test of strength of some sort?"
"Arm wrestling it is!" Jennifer cleared the table and propped her elbow on top of it. She briefly explained to Loki the rules and how to play and he took the seat across from her and put his elbow on the table as well. Clint quickly ran to get popcorn to watch the big event. Tony made a bet that Loki would win and Natasha accepted the bet. Bruce crossed his arms in a pout and walked off. Thor and Steve just watched.
"You won't have hurt feelings when I beat you, will you?" Loki snickered.
"I think I should be asking you that question, pal." Jennifer gripped his hand in hers and was about to say "go" when there was a girlish squeal from the doorway. Jennifer and Loki turned to see the audience.
"On your marks," Tony grinned, "Get set!"
"I hope I don't hurt you too much," Jen teased.
"And I hope I don't break the table when I best you," Loki replied.
"Goooooooo!" Tony shrieked in delight.
The two arm wrestlers pushed against each other's arms, each not letting show just how much they were struggling. Loki tightened his grip and Jen took a deep breath. Tony took a picture.
"Oooh, who is winning?" Clint asked, plopping down in a vacant chair with his popcorn and stuffing a handful of the salty snack into his mouth.
"Looks pretty even to me," Steve commented, "This sure brings me back. The guys used to try and arm wrestle me in the army and…"
"Hush old man! We don't want to hear your war stories, we want to watch!" Tony hissed.
"I'm glad you are enjoying the spectacle, Stark." Loki grunted.
"Immensely. Now shut up and beat her, I've got twenty bucks riding on this!"
"Come on Jen, you can beat this scum bag." Natasha cheered.
"You seem to forget that this 'scum bag' is my boyfriend," Jennifer laughed, "But I'll beat him anyways."
"Perhaps in your dreams, but never in reality," Loki smiled at her, then she slammed his arm down on the table and his grin vanished, "What?"
"Tough luck." She patted him on the shoulder.
The men in the room stared at her, then at Loki, then at her again and Jennifer winked. Tony reluctantly handed Black Widow a twenty and the girls high-fived. After a stunned moment of silence Loki rose from the chair and offered his hand for her to shake. She-hulk grabbed his hand and nodded at him good naturedly.
"Good game." She smiled.
"Yes…" Loki gave her a weak grin, "As the Midgardians say, you can't win them all."
The couple hugged and Thor sat down where Loki had just been and propped his elbow up. Jennifer raised a brow and he nodded.
"I would like to test my strength against you, Lady Walters. Truly, Loki has never been the strongest of men - always preferring to read than to fight - perhaps you would like to go up against a true Asgardian." Thor boasted.
Jen sat down again with a shrug. "Alright, let's see how you fair, Blondy."
In even less time than it took to defeat Loki, Jen had claimed victory on the son of Odin. Loki chuckled in amusement. Thor stared at her, dumbfounded, and Natasha accepted another twenty dollar bill from Stark. Before Jennifer could get up, Steve sat down in the chair and put his arm on the table.
"Really?" She asked, "You're serious?"
He blushed sheepishly. "Might as well, eh?"
"Okay, give it a shot, Stars 'n Stripes."
Another victory for the Jade Giantess, and another twenty dollars left Tony's pocket and was claimed by Natasha. The billionaire frowned skeptically and left the room shouting behind him:
"Nobody move, I'll be right back!"
In a few minutes he returned in full Iron Man garb and put his metal coated elbow on the table. Jennifer sighed and pinned his arm and crushed part of the metal glove. She winced.
"Oh, sorry about that. Is your suit okay?"
"Suit's fine," He grumbled, "It's my pride that's wounded." He handed another twenty to Black Widow.
"Thank you. Anyone else care to relieve Stark of his money?" The assassin turned to her partner, "Clint?"
"Ah, no thanks. Just ate." Clint shook the now empty bowl of popcorn.
"I'll have a go at it," Bruce said, quietly stepping into the room and taking a seat across from his cousin, "But only if I'm arm wrestling Jen and not She-Hulk."
Jennifer blushed slightly. "Aw come on, why don't you go green, cuz? It'd be a more fair fight, wouldn't it?"
"The other guy would break your arm," Bruce snorted, "Why don't you shrink and then we'll see who is the strongest in our family?"
Pouting, Jennifer shrunk a foot and the green skin paled to a more human color. Bruce smiled and the cousins placed their elbows on the table. Tony quickly made a bet and Black Widow nodded.
A long struggle ensued and both Jennifer and Bruce had sweat glistening on their brows. The Avengers and Loki watched in anticipation as Banner seemed to gain a bit of ground. Everyone held their breath - it looked as if a new champion was to be crowned. Then Jennifer growled and forced her cousin's arm down, claiming victory yet again. Avengers let out various appreciative cheers or grunts and Natasha grabbed the money from Tony's hand as he gaped at the winner with an open mouth.
"Good match." Bruce smiled.
"You weren't so bad yourself."
"You couldn't have agreed to the Hulk-off?" Tony groaned, "You couldn't have saved my last shred of dignity?"
"Tony, when have you ever had dignity?" Bruce straightened his glasses.
"Uh, right before you let a girl beat you!" Stark crossed his arms.
"A girl?" Natasha asked, "How about you take off the suit and you and I have a go, Stark?"
"Ah… never mind. Girls are awesome. Best arm wrestlers in the world if you ask me."
"Well now that you've effectively deflated all of our pride," Loki smiled at his girlfriend, "How about we try thumb wrestling?"
And so, the Avengers, Loki, and She-Hulk spent the rest of the day trying various ways to defeat each other in thumb wrestling.
A/N: Thanks for reading! By the way, there is a poll for what Jennifer and Loki's ship name should be posted on my profile. If you would be so kind as to vote on that I will announce the winner with the next update. Cool, thanks. Also, don't forget to favorite/follow/review! See ya later!