After a long evening of movies and video games Janna moved for her bedroom.

"Look at the time. I think I'll head to bed now." She yawned and stood up. It wasn't too terribly late, but it was dark and it had been a long day.

Tony looked at Caroline. "Now you entertain us."

"No."

Clint laid the empty popcorn bowl on the table. "Why not? Your friend did."

Caroline looked at her bedroom door and sighed. "What do you want to do?"

Tony looked at her and smiled. "Monopoly."

Loki was almost asleep when he heard movement near the door to the bedroom.

Janna unlocked the door to her room and opened it as little as possible to get in. She locked it again behind her. She ignored Loki and got some pajama's out of her dresser. Then she headed for her bathroom to change.

Loki opened one eye as Janna walked through.

"Done so early?" he asked quietly.

"You try dealing with them for hours on end." She whispered as she closed the door to the bathroom.

She changed, brushed her teeth and got all ready for bed. She opened the door and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"So, this is my bed and I plan to sleep here." She whispered. "You can share it with me, or you can take the chair in the corner. You're choice."

Loki had to admit he was surprised that Janna was willing to share a bed with him. He refused to move from his spot because a girl told him to do so, so he made room for her...but not very much.

Janna pulled the string on the nearby lamp to turn out the lights and lay down on the bed. She yanked over her pillow and laid her arm and leg on Loki so that he might move over some more and give her room.

Loki moved a few inches. He hadn't been this close to a girl since he 'accidentally' groped Sif when he had been a boy.

Janna smiled and moved off Loki when he moved. She knew he couldn't do anything without risking he'd be caught, so she laid on her side and hugged his arm.

Loki's eye twitched. He tried to move his arm from Janna'a grasp, but held on tight. She would let go when he gave up or moved all together.

Loki eventually gave up. She would probably let go when she goes to sleep. Janna's grip loosened when she was finally asleep, but she didn't actually move anywhere. He attempted to move her away. He rolled Janna over onto her back so she was no longer touching him.


As morning neared Janna's arm was sprawled across Loki's chest.

Janna woke up rather early, before the sun broke the horizon. She felt her arm on Loki and just left it there. She was too lazy to get up just yet.

But Loki was deep in sleep; reliving his defeat in Asgard and New York. He barely noticed that Janna's arm was on him.

The sun finally reached a point high enough that some light reached through the windows. Janna finally got up quietly left the room, locking it behind her.

She saw Tony just lying on the couch with Thor and she had to keep herself from laughing. They were both in such strange positions. She headed to the kitchen to make some breakfast.

When Janna was done there was about enough food for five huge meals or eight normal sized meals. Janna fixed two normal plates and an orange juice for herself. She put the forks on the side. She left the rest of the biscuits, eggs and bacon on the stove and counter.

She walked out into the living room to see half of the Avengers awake.

"Don't judge me! I'm hungry, and I'm the one who made it." She said carrying the two plates and her orange juice. "If you want some fix yourselves a plate. And NO fighting!"

She placed the orange juice on a nearby desk as she opened the bedroom door and snuck back inside, again locking it behind her. She was sure not to forget her drink.

"Food?" Janna mouthed to Loki and set his meal on a nearby dresser. She sat down on her side of the bed and leaned back against the headboard. She put her orange juice down on the side table.

Loki gave the food two seconds before he demolished it. He stuffed his face full of the food. "Thank...you..." he mumbled halfway through. That would be the last time he thanked anyone.

Janna raised a finger to her lips, to remind Loki not to be loud, and smiled slightly. That 'thank you' was all on his own. She continued to eat her food, but she finished her bacon last.


Janna left that day for some celebration with the Avengers over the army's and Loki's defeat.

But back in the apartment, Loki had destroyed everything. Janna walked through the door.

Loki sat on the couch, watching a blank tv screen.

"You've returned."

"You stayed." Janna said surprised. "And I was right. You are just like a puppy."

Can't leave a puppy alone without them getting bored and destroying everything.

"I am nothing like your mutt." Loki spat. He was tired of being treated like a dog...literally.

"No...unlike my dog back at home. Your attitude sucks." Janna sat down next to him. "What were you trying to accomplish destroying all of Caroline's things?"

"It displeased me." He sat like a child king on the single seat, with his leg crossed and arms along the hand rests. His fingers tapped in impatience.

"Sure it did." Janna leaned back in her seat. "And if it displeased you so much, what made you decide to stay here?"

Loki gave Janna a look like she was an idiot.

"I'd give you plenty of reasons, but none of them concern me as such as one thing. Why did you spare me capture?" He leaned forward in his seat. "And say no falsehoods."

"I... don't know." Janna really thought about it and shrugged her shoulders.

Loki hummed and leaned back into his seat. "You're fickle." he stated.

"And that's why you stayed..." Janna sat forward a bit. "You can't read me, and it bothers you."

"Nothing about you concerns me." He lied. Actually, everything about Janna interested him, but he wouldn't let her know that.

Janna frowned and stood up.

"Then I guess you don't want your scepter back." Janna shrugged walking out the door of the apartment again.

"You have my scepter, but I now have no army. The scepter is useless to me." Loki said recrossing his legs. "But it is still in my ownership, so I would like it back."

He knew she would come back.

Janna locked the door behind her then took a few steps back towards the wall.

"One...two...three!" She counted and slammed into the door.

The door slammed open, breaking the latch and lock.

"Better." She nodded then when to sit back down.

Loki watched her break her door with an incredulous look.

"You are a strange mortal."

"Well you were the one who destroyed the house. And I have to somehow explain it to Caroline. So there. Burglary, but they didn't find anything expensive enough for them, so they broke things instead."

"I see..." Loki examined his handiwork. "So what's your plan? To keep me here until someone finds me?"

"Actually, I was hoping you would come up with something. You're supposed to be the scheming one." Janna shrugged.

Loki smiled mischievously. "I'll come up with something." he said.

He stood up and moved to the kitchen; he was a hungry god.

"Apples are a pretty good poison." She called to the kitchen. "They put you in an eternal sleep, only woken by true love's kiss."

She smiled at her Snow White reference.

"True love's kiss?" Loki asked. He snorted and found a bowl and filled it with cereal. "I have no loves, from what I've been told." He thought of Sif briefly, and then frowned. He did not love her, nor Thor, nor Odin. Thinking on a different note, he couldn't imagine kissing anyone.

"Yeah, I didn't think so. Not with that attitude of yours. So don't eat any apples."

"You'd kiss me." Loki said walking out with the cereal.

"Maybe not for love, but maybe because you're fascinated with me." He sat down on the couch and began to eat the cereal dry.

"Um, what did I say about true love? I wouldn't kiss you because I know it wouldn't work." Janna rambled like she usually did when trying to hide or disprove something she knew was true. "On second thought, I might kiss you on the forehead like a mother would her child. But again, it wouldn't save you from the apple's curse."

She watched him, "You know that would be a lot better with milk..."

Loki took another bite of his dry cereal. "Milk? Fetch me some."

"Um, no." Janna said heading to the kitchen for some Thin Mints.

She got herself a bowl and grabbed a couple cookies. She poured herself a glass of milk. She ate her cookies in small bites since she loved them so much; she had to savor every bite.

Loki ignored the gesture and continued to eat his cereal dry. Looking into the kitchen, He noticed Janna huddled eating something. He quietly moved behind her to look at what she had. Janna got the feeling that someone was behind her. She figured Loki could do that. She turned invisible with her milk and cookies, and spun to go around him and find a place to sit.

"Touch them and you die." She said as she moved.

Loki frowned. Something like this had happened before.

"Tell me wench, have you ever worn a red scarf or been to a bar?"

The question sounded random, but he'd forgotten to interrogate her further on that night.

She sat down on the couch and as she did she became visible again.

"My brother has a purple scarf, but I've never worn it. And I hate bars." She said taking another bite of her cookie.

"I'm sure." Loki moved back into the living room. He obviously didn't believe her. "So there are other invisible girls walking the streets?"

Janna took a drink of her milk. "There's Invisible Woman of the Fantastic Four. She has a brother too. He's the Human Torch."

"Yes I've heard whispers of them. But she doesn't have the reputation you have." He made a move to get one of her cookies.

"I'm sorry, I don't have a reputation... yet. They've done way more than I have. Even stopped Dr. Doom." She smiled and a force field appeared to block Loki's hand.

"And don't test me." Her voice actually sounded threatening.

Loki looked at the area in front of his hand and raised an eyebrow. "Maybe."

He moved around Janna to look out the window. He was a bit paranoid at the moment.