On the morning of Valentine's Day, Maisy snuck out of bed without waking Loki. It wasn't a terribly difficult feat, seeing as she woke up at six and Loki generally couldn't be moved until at least ten thirty. Still, she wanted to make double sure that he didn't wake up so that she had a chance to take care of some business.

Once she was out of their room she made her way to the kitchenette and heard quiet talking in Thor's room. Jane must be calling from wherever she was researching whatever it was she researched. Maisy wouldn't be surprised if Thor flew - no plane needed - to see her for the holiday since he supposedly knew all about it already.

Pouring herself a bowl of cereal, she looked up and saw Linn staring at her from the hallway.

"Eep!"

"Shush, it's just me!" Linn whispered, "I'm just working on some extra credit homeworks stuff. Fought I'd get it done since I can't sleep."

"Why can't you sleep?" Maisy asked, turning on the coffee maker, "You okay?"

"I'm just excited! Me mum told me about February 14th! It's Love Day!"

"Valentine's Day, but lower your voice please!"

"Sorry," Linn came over and leaned on the counter, "Me mum said that Love Day, or whatever, is when people celebrate how much they love their friends and family and smooching partners. Thor says dat he's going to take the card I made up to Bjorn for me before he goes to visit Lady Jane!"

"Aw, that's so sweet!"

"I wish Bjorn could come stay here too. I miss him. And Bibi says she doesn't fink he's real. She says I made him up since I ain't got a picture or nofing of him. Thor's gonna take a picture of him too, so I can prove it!"

"Too bad it's a school day or you could go with him. Or maybe we can convince Thor to borrow Bjorn for the day so you two can hang out here."

"Dat's a brilliant idea!" Linn exclaimed, "As soon as Thor's up I'll ask him to kidnap me boyfriend for me!"

"Thor is already up," Maisy commented.

"Oooh!" Linn started heading in the direction of Thor's room.

"Hold on! I think he's talking to Jane on the phone!"

"Then I can say hi to Jane too!"

"Oh boy," Maisy watched her friend go and hoped she didn't interrupt too intimate a conversation between the Asgardian and his girlfriend. Then she remembered why she'd snuck out of her room so early and glanced at the ceiling.

"Hey Jarvis?"

"Yes?"

"Um, this is going to sound weird, but if you do something for me I'll totally owe you man."

"What can I assist you with?"

"Could you try to keep Loki from finding out about Valentine's Day? Like, don't tell him about it. Or let other people tell him about it? Please?"

"I shall do my best."

"Thank you Jarvis! Anything you want me to do for you, ever, and I will!"

"I will keep that in mind."

"Cool. Now I just need to rip apart the calendar and pretend like Valentine's Day doesn't exist!" Maisy poured herself some coffee and took a sip. She immediately spit it back into the mug and realized she'd forgotten sugar and milk.

A note from the author: Since I get tomorrow off I'm going to try and post again then, but we'll see how that goes. :P You know how tardy I've been lately. But I'll do my best! And if not tomorrow then maybe on Tuesday. Thank you all for being so patient with me!

Special thanks to my reviewers, who continue to make me smile even when my schedule stresses me out:

Ninja Squirrel: I hope you got your cake! If not, you should crash a grad party. They always have cake, except one that I went to that had ice cream instead (not that I was complaining). I love all of your ideas for Valentine's Day stuff and I may want to write a whole bunch of fluffy one shots now. Maybe for next Valentine's I'll have some more fun couple stuff for them, but for the up coming chapters it's mainly these two acting like idiots. Because neither of them can ever do anything the easy way lol.

Guest: I'm so glad you're enjoying it! :D

Dragoncat: There is always the next chapter and the chapter after that and the chapter after that... mwahahaha! ;)

Guestanewone: Yep! Just the original Avengers for now. This story takes some detours from the plot of the MCU, but it kinda sorta follows it (even though I've made some major changes and will continue to make changes). We're at the point right before Age of Ultron right now. :)

CheetahLover: Loki and the Avengers are going to be... something. As for what Loki does for Valentine's Day, well, you'll just have to wait and see! ;)

ferbette: He might also still be a bit bitter about the whole "ragdoll" thing... XD

You guys are awesome, as usual! Thank you so much for the support!