Okay here is the college one-shot I promised. Heavy Anna/Loki theme, as asked for by AvaWa and acompletenerd. This is my first attempt at this kinda stuff so please let me know what you think. I have several one-shots in the works, so keep a lookout for them. Thanks for reading! =D
It was a normal day, well as normal a day as I can have. I'd just gotten out of biology, it was my last class of the day and I was ready to put school far from my mind. I was on my way to meet up with my best friend Loki and get something to eat, we were gonna have a movie marathon at my place later tonight.
It was funny, when we first met I wouldn't have thought we'd end up being friends but we really hit it off. He was a law major, I was an English major, and we lived in completely different worlds. The only reason we did meet was because I was tutoring Thor in English, just barely keeping him from failing.
One night he invited me over to his girlfriend's apartment to hang out and Thor had dragged Loki along. So when I got there and he was sulking in a corner I had to talk to him. Thor warned me that he could be cold and aloof, but I ignored him and went over anyway.
"Hi I'm Anna. Your Thor's brother?" He looked blankly at me.
"Unfortunately yes." Oh, he had a lovely accent.
"So...what are you studying? I'm an English major." He rolled his eyes.
"Not surprising."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"I mean you look like you'd be studying English."
"Oh okay, what about you?" A bit of a smile crept on to his face.
"I am studying to become a lawyer with a minor in business." I grinned at him.
"Well you defiantly got the brains in the family, even with my help Thor is just barely passing English."
A real smile made its way on his face.
"I can't believe he even finished high school, much less get into college. You wouldn't believe how bad he was, this one time..."
And we had been friends ever since. That was a year and half ago and we had only gotten closer, but with our schedules the way they were it had gotten harder to find time to hang out. Tonight we were having a movie marathon and I was so excited. But for the last couple of months he'd been acting strange, especially when Darcy set me up on a blind-date.
It turned out to be all-American nice guy Steve Rodgers, one of the cutest guys on campus.
Steve and I dated for a couple of months but it just didn't work out so we broke up. Mostly because he had started crushing on the exchange student Peggy and Steve wasn't the type to cheat so we ended it. I won't say it didn't hurt but I was fine, Steve seemed to think I was devastated and felt sorry for me. He was wrong though I'd moved on and didn't feel that way anymore and it drove me crazy when he would tiptoe around me. So I tried to avoid him as best I could, but sometimes he was unavoidable.
So that is why Loki found me hiding behind a bush, Steve was coming around the corner and I didn't want him to see me. So when Loki found me behind a bush he felt it was a good idea to sneak up and startle me.
"Is this what you've come to?"
I spun around and in the process fell backward on my butt. I scowled at him.
"Shhh! I don't want Steve to see me and start acting weird."
He just rolled his eyes and crouched down next to me.
"This is ridiculous Anna."
"I don't care, all he ever does now is treat me like a piece of glass that will break. It's been over a month since we broke up, I've moved on. Just because I'm not dating someone right now doesn't mean that he needs to act thins way; this is driving me crazy!"
Loki looked at me for a second before he started smirking, eyes sparkling.
"Well then we can't have that now can we?" He stood up pulling me with him.
"Loki what are you doing? He'll see me!"
"I know, now follow my lead." He slung his arm over me and walked out from the bush.
Of course Steve saw us and waved.
"Hey Anna...Loki."
Steve and Loki didn't really like each other, I don't know why they seemed fine before Steve and I started going out. Before I could say anything Loki beat me to it.
"Oh hello Steve, I didn't see you there." I frowned at him. What is he doing?
I opened my mouth to say hi but Loki cut me off.
"Actually we need to go, Anna and I have a movie to catch. Date night, right love?"
Both Steve and I looked at him in surprise, luckily I picked up on what he was getting at before I looked like a complete idiot.
"Uh yeah, yeah...date night. Right, yes."
I internally cringed at my awkwardness, while Loki just sighed. Steve shook himself out of the stupor he had been in.
"Oh, well good for you. Have fun then."
I smiled at him and started to walk away with Loki when he stopped us.
"Wait!"
I turned around to see him rubbing the back of his neck, something he did when he was embarrassed.
"Yeah Steve, what is it?"
"Friends?" I looked at him confused.
"We can still be friends right?" I rolled my eyes.
"Of course, friends. See you later Steve."
Then I went back to Loki, who had been waiting a few feet away. After Steve left I turned to Loki and hugged him.
"That was awesome! Pretending to be my boyfriend, why didn't I think of that, you are the best Loki!"
He smiled at me, but for some reason he looked a bit disappointed.
"Well you know me, I'm the best. Now let's get going we have a date to keep."
Later that night about halfway into move number two I got really freaked out. Loki insisted we watch this stupid horror movie and dumb me agreed. So after the idiotic teenagers went into the creepy old house I had had enough, and pulled the hoodie over my face. He looked over at me and laughed.
"Are you scared? Come here."
He grabbed me by the waist and pulled me over next to him. I started to protest but a lunatic with a chainsaw ran on screen and I buried my face in his shoulder with a squeal. He chuckled and put his hand over mine.
"Is it over yet?"
I risked a peak at the screen. Bad idea, the bad guy was in the process of hacking up one of the stupid teenagers. I whipped my head around and clung onto Loki even harder. A few minutes later I felt him pull on my arm, trying to get me to let go.
"Anna, love it's over now. You can look."
Cautiously I looked at the TV and sure enough the end credits were rolling. I looked up at him and scowled at him and punched his arm.
"That was a horrible movie!" He smirked at me.
"Oh, I don't know. I rather enjoyed it." I narrowed my eyebrows at him.
"What could you have possibly enjoyed about that? Me freaking out?"
He rolled his eyes as he untangled himself from me and got up.
"No, that's not it. Now I've got to go, I have a test to study for tomorrow."
I frowned, not wanting him to leave.
"Oh, alright then. See you later, text me." He smiled as we stood on the porch of my little apartment.
"I will, see you later Anna."
I leaned against the door as he started to leave. When I started to go back inside he turned around and quickly walked over to me, a look of determination sparking in his eyes. Before I knew what was happening Loki had pushed me up against the door, looking deep into my eyes.
And then he was kissing me.
It was nothing like anything I'd ever felt with Steve.
Loki's kiss was full of fire and passion. So I responded in kind, wrapping my arms around his neck while he put his hands on my waist. We continued, oblivious to the world before he pulled away, leaving me flushed and flustered. We just gazed into each other's eyes until he leaned down and whispered in my ear.
"I don't want to pretend Anna."
Then he turned around and started to leave. I just stood there, tingling from head to toe, unsure of what just happened. But before he could get away I stopped him.
"Loki, wait!"
Slowly he turned around with a nervous look on his face. I walked over to him and stopped right in front of him. In a snap decision I grabbed his jacket and pulled face to mine, smashing my lips to his. After I pulled back I smiled shyly.
"Then don't."
For a second he looked shocked but it quickly turned into a cat that ate the canary grin.
"Okay, for real this time."
He bent down and lightly kissed me on the forehead before turning and walking away. I watched him until he was out of sight and then practically floated back into my apartment.