Loki, "Wanna dance?" and "Just once."

"You look stunning tonight." Loki smirked at her.

If it were any other person, she would have been flattered. But this was him. His charming tongue should not be trusted, that she knew. "So do you."

He joined her where she leaned on the railing of the balcony. The noises of the party were muffled from the outside, where it was more peaceful. And cold.

She shivered as a particularly cold breeze grazed her back where it was exposed by the dress. As beautiful as the dress was, it was lacking in warmth. The silky fabric showed off her collar bones, hugged her figure, but dipped down a bit on her back.

"Why are you out here?" She asked after a moment.

"Why are you?"

Corinne raised an eyebrow. "I asked you first."

"I asked you second." The trickster grinned, then shrugged. "It got rather loud in there."

She nodded. "Same reason."

The music drifted to their ears. She could hear the melodic sounds of stringed instruments. Loki hummed in approval at the song.

"Would you like to dance?"

She whipped her head around to look at him. "What?"

"Dancing." He held out his hand. "Do you know how to do it?" A challenging glint shone in his eyes.

She looked at him evenly back, unwavering. With a smirk of her own, she placed her hand in his. "Can you?"

"I was raised in a royal court. Dancing comes naturally." He said as they stepped to the rhythm.

They swayed and swung to the swell of the music. Loki lead a lot of the steps, and Corinne followed perfectly. She even occasionally danced so that Loki followed her steps, making him grin in amusement.

"You are surprisingly good at this." The demigod twirled her under his arm, making her skirt swirl in a beautiful array of colours.

"I took a dancing course to avoid gym class. Physical activity requirement." She replied as he pulled her against his chest. Her eyes looked up to meet his and she smiled. "I'm offended that you're so surprised."

"Pleasantly surprised."

The climax of the song had them dancing faster, Loki throwing out more intricate steps for her to grasp. She put all of her concentration on it, but found herself laughing lightly and feeling less cold than before. Loki was an excellent partner, though she would avoid saying those words out loud and further inflating his ego, as he danced like he didn't need to think about it. As a matter of fact, it felt like his eyes never strayed from her face.

Her heart already beating fast, it skipped a beat when she found herself falling backwards. Only a hand at her back stopped her from completely panicking. She was about to face those cunning green eyes to give a piece of her mind but stopped at what she saw.

Loki's eyes had darkened with what she would assume was warming her own body: desire. She shivered. Not from the cold, but from the warm hand supporting her bare skin. Now that he had dipped them, their faces were dangerously close. Corinne found herself drawn to him, inching closer.

His lips were only a breath away from hers when she froze. "We can't. I'm an Avenger, and you're…you! The reason why there are Avengers."

"Do you want this?" He asked, eyes intent. It did nothing to quell the feelings she had. Feelings that were so, so wrong for her as an Avenger.

She nodded and he closed his eyes. Loki breathed deeply, and when he opened his eyes, he gazed at her pleadingly.

"Just once." He breathed.

Corinne glanced through the balcony door, where the other guests were unaware of what was happening. She directed her attention back to him, and licked her lips. His eyes slid to them.

"Just once." She said just before he crashed his lips against hers.