AN: Wow, its been waaay too long since i've updated, :/ Srry. So i made this chapter extra long! And some Loki! I hope you enjoy!

How does one become 'friends' with the evil god of mischief? Lara pondered as she set down the Norse Mythology book she had been reading. She picked up the next one in her stack, looking for any useful information about Loki.

"These books have plenty of content about Loki, but how accurate can they be?" Lara mumbled to herself. "I'm sure he didn't give birth to an eight-legged horse."

She flipped through the pages, finding knowledge similar to what was in the other books. Lara slammed the book close and flopped down on her new bed. She groaned while considering her options.

She could ask Thor for advice, but that would come off a little odd. She doubted Loki would be willing to answer any of her questions. As Lara contemplated her situation, there was a soft knock on her door.

Lara slid off her bed to answer the door, and found none other than Steve standing there. Lara smiled in greeting. "Hey, Steve. Is something up?"

"Oh, I was just wondering," He began, fidgeting slightly. "If you would have liked to eat with me, I mean us, the Avengers. We usually eat together in the cafeteria."

"There's a cafeteria here?" Lara asked as she stepped out of her room, shutting the door behind her. "I didn't know we were in high school."

Steve chuckled as he led the way down the hall. "I guess they figured it would be easier if everyone ate together."

Lara glanced at Steve, taking in his appearance. He dressed casually except for the brown leather jacket he had on. He wore a plaid button-down shirt, tucked in, and dark brown slacks.

After about fifteen minutes of walking, they entered a large room filled with long tables and people. All in all, it did look like a high school cafeteria. As she surveyed the area, Lara noticed a man waving at her from across the room. It was Tony gesturing at them to come and sit with the other Avengers. Steve and Lara moved to their table once they had gotten their food on trays.

Lara seated herself next to Natasha, who was sitting next to Barton. Steve sat across from Lara next to Thor. Tony and Bruce were next to each other, chatting about science. Natasha turned to speak to Lara.

"Hey, Lara," Natasha began. "I was wondering if we could… compare each other's hand-to-hand combat abilities."

Lara raised an eyebrow. "Are you suggesting a duel?"

"I'm curious as to how well you fight." Natasha smiled ruthlessly. "Don't worry; I'll go easy on you."

"Oh, I'm not worried." Lara joked back. "I was more concerned for your well-being than mine."

"Yeeeees!" Tony cheered. "Chick fight! Chick fight! Chick fight!"

Steve rolled his eyes, trying his best to enjoy his food and ignore Tony. Both Clint and Thor seemed interested in the idea while Bruce remained quiet.

"So, it's agreed. We'll meet in the training room once you're done with lunch." Natasha said to Lara as she and Clint moved to leave. "See you then."

Lara watched them leave then turned back to see that Tony had taken Natasha's spot.

"Definitely glad you're on the team." Tony affirmed with a sardonic smirk. Lara sighed as Tony pulled his tray over beside and began to get comfortable. Lara decided it was time for business.

"Could I ask you guys a question?" Lara asked somewhat hesitantly since it was leading up to an odd question.

The men offered up nods or 'of course's, agreeing to answer her question. Before she could ask, Tony interrupted her.

"You just asked us a question."

She decided to ignore him once again.

"How do you feel about Loki being here?" Lara started then noticed the bemused looks on their faces. "It must be odd after what has happened."

Steve answered for them. "Honestly, we never really see him."

Lara titled her head to the side. "What do you mean?"

"He never comes here to eat, and he doesn't socialize with anyone. Not that that isn't surprising. He would receive death glares everywhere he went. Some might even try to hurt him." Steve explained.

Thor glared at Steve. "Watch your tongue, mortal. He is still my brother."

Tony scoffed. "I thought you said he was adopted."

Thor's glare moved to Tony. Tony shrugged, and replied, "Just repeating your words, Point Break."

"Well, he hasn't been completely invisible." Bruce spoke up. "Actually, he's been living up to his title."

Everyone at the table groaned.

"Which title?" Lara had a bad feeling about this.

"Well, Goldilocks' brother has gotten a bit bored since he tried to take over the world. And he's been entertaining himself by playing pranks on us." Tony growled.

Lara's mouth dropped open and then she started laughing. The men stared at her, wide-eyed, wondering how she could think it was funny. Lara fought for control and quickly regained.

"Sorry," She said sheepishly. "What sort of pranks?"

Tony sighed. "Well, he somehow managed to reprogram Jarvis to do things different. Jarvis began calling me ma'am, repainted my iron suit pink, with flowers, and posted the most embarrassing photo of me all over the internet."

Lara started to laugh again, but quickly hid it. "Can I see the picture?"

Tony glared. "No. It took me forever to try and delete the copies. People probably still have some of them."

Lara smirked at Tony's pouting face. Tony continued Loki's list of pranks. "Then he managed to steal Capsicle's shield. That took forever to find. Loki had hidden it in the ventilation ducts."

"I think one day he had decaffeinated the coffee in our coffee machine down in the labs." Bruce commented. "I don't really get that one, but we did keep falling asleep at our desks."

Tony shrugged. "As you said, his brain is like a bag of cats…"

"At least his pranks are harmless." Lara pointed out.

"I don't know. They're pretty immature and annoying. I expected better from the so called 'God of Mischief'." Tony scoffed as he popped a blueberry into his mouth.

xOxOx

"Any tips for me, Cap?" Lara asked Steve as they made their way to the training room.

Steve smiled lightly at the nickname she had used. "Natasha relies on speed and agility. But she's plenty strong enough to defend herself."

"Will you be rooting for me?"

Steve chuckled. "Yes, someone needs to beat her. She's taken down every one of us."

Lara looked surprised. "Really? Even you?"

Steve tried to hide his face as it turned red. "Well, I was going easy on her… and then she surprised me."

Lara laughed. She was really beginning to like Steve.

They entered the training room to find the others already there. Natasha was stretching, preparing herself for the duel. Clint watched her. Tony and Bruce were speaking to each other softly while Thor seemed to be distracted by his thoughts.

Tony smirked as Lara approached. "Finally! Let's do this thing! Or let's watch as you two do this thing!"

Lara removed her black leather jacket and began to place it on the floor when Steve stopped her and took it from her. Lara mumbled a 'thank you' as she pulled off her gauntlets, not wanting to injure Natasha. She quickly pulled her hair up into a ponytail and then met Natasha on the training mat.

Natasha had changed into her black leather jumpsuit for the fight. "Ready?" Natasha asked.

Lara cracked her neck before answering. "Of course."

Clint stepped in between them. "Alright, the rules are… there are no rules. Wow, that was horrible. But, try not to hurt each other too bad, okay? Now, begin!" Clint backed up quickly.

Lara took her stance, while Natasha did the same. Natasha moved quickly, sending her right hand towards Lara's face. Lara blocked her hand in time and stopped Natasha's foot from crashing into her stomach with her other hand. Lara back flipped away from Natasha, but Natasha was one step ahead. As Lara landed, Natasha shoved hard into Lara's chest, causing her to collapse on her back.

Lara gasped at the impact and quickly rolled away from Natasha who was about to land on top of her. Lara was back on her feet the same time Natasha had settled on the ground. Lara dove for Natasha using her back legs to give her momentum. Natasha didn't have time to react as Lara landed on her stomach.

Natasha struggled underneath Lara's weight before using her legs to wrap around Lara's waist. She pulled Lara down to the floor and then untangled herself from Lara. Lara jumped up to her feet, getting ready for her next move. Natasha jumped high in the air, one foot out aimed towards Lara's face. Lara swiftly rolled underneath Natasha while she was in the air. The moment Natasha's feet hit the ground; she turned back towards Lara and pounced on her back. Lara nearly fell from the impact, but managed to stay upright. Lara reached behind her and grabbed Natasha's hair and clothing. Lara pulled Natasha over her shoulder and slammed her into the floor. Natasha grunted as her back hit the floor and wasn't quick enough when Lara grabbed her again.

Lara grasped Natasha's arms and pinned them to her back. Natasha stomped hard on Lara's foot and threw her head back, connecting painfully to Lara's face. Lara groaned at the contact, raising her hand to wipe the blood from her mouth. Natasha didn't pause as she took a stance and kicked hard at Lara's head. Lara promptly blocked it and was able to seize Natasha's leg. Lara pulled hard, causing Natasha to lose her balance.

Natasha tried to roll away, but Lara sprung on top of her back in mid-roll. Lara used her legs to pin Natasha's legs to the ground. Lara then affixed Natasha's arm, leaving Natasha powerless.

"Alright! You win." Natasha finally yielded.

Lara removed herself from Natasha, panting after the exercise. "Thank goodness!"

Natasha stood and smiled at Lara. "I'm impressed. At first, I was going to go easy on you, but you proved you didn't need that." Natasha extended a hand, and they shook. "Sorry about your face." Natasha mentioned sheepishly.

Lara shrugged. "It's alright, it'll heal. How bad does it look?"

Natasha grimaced. "Well…"

Steve ran up next to Lara. "That was amazing! I didn't think that-…"

"That I couldn't fight that well?" Lara questioned.

"No!" Steve assured quickly. "Just that… well, it was… unexpected?"

Lara laughed. "It's fine, Steve. I'm just kidding."

"Right." Steve smiled then held up an ice pack. "Thought you might need this."

Lara took the ice pack and placed it against her beginning to swell mouth. "Thanks, I appreciate it."

Tony, Bruce, Clint, and Thor approached, a look of surprise written on their faces. Tony elbowed Clint and held out a hand. Clint rolled his eyes and pulled a twenty out of his pocket and handed it to Tony.

"Nicely done, Lara." Tony grinned as he stuffed the twenty into a pocket.

Natasha raised an eyebrow. "Were you betting on us?"

Tony and Clint cringed at Natasha's glare. Tony tried to laugh off the fear. "No, of course not… We…uh… just like to give each other twenties now and then. Right, Bruce?"

Bruce chuckled and backed away. "Don't bring me into this."

"Really, Clint?" Natasha asked.

"Well," Clint began. "If it makes you feel any better, I betted on you."

Natasha shook her head and began to walk away. "It doesn't."

Clint followed her, spewing apologies at the Russian assassin.

Silence ensued until Tony broke it. "Well, that was awkward. Anyway, nice job, Lara. I wish I had videotaped it."

"Yes, very impressive." Thor agreed. "You remind me of Lady Sif."

"Your wife?" Lara asked.

Thor's eyes widen. "My what?"

"In Norse mythology, Lady Sif is your wife." Lara chuckled at Thor's expression. "That must not be the case here, judging by your reaction."

"N-no, we are not married." Thor stammered, embarrassed. "We are just friends."

Tony snickered. "Suuurrrre. Your face says all. There was once a time where you two were more than friends."

Thor glared at Tony, but said nothing else.

"Now that I know you can handle yourself in a fight, maybe we could have a go sometime?" Steve suggested.

Lara smirked. "You're on."

xOxOx

A few days later

"Who bloody did this?!"

The Avengers were currently in the training room, each doing their own different exercise. They all stopped to look at Lara who had just entered the room, yelling. At first they couldn't tell what the problem was. Then they all gaped when they noticed her hair. Her brown hair was now a bright forest green.

"Wow, Lara." Tony was laughing. "I like the new color, it's really you."

The glare Tony received from Lara caused him to stop laughing.

"Who did this?" Lara repeated with venom.

Everyone looked at Tony. Tony gaped. "What? I didn't do this. Lara, I swear it wasn't me. But I have a good idea who did."

Lara placed her hands on her hips. "Well?"

"Heeelllloooo? Maybe it was, oh I don't know, the God of freaking Mischief?" Tony pointed out.

"Where is he?" Lara asked the group.

Many shrugged and voiced that they didn't know. Thor looked down to hide his face and remained silent.

Lara stepped up to Thor. "Where is he?"

"I don't know. I rarely see him." Thor murmured, upset by this fact.

"Do you know where his room is located?"

"Why? What do you intend to do?" Thor asked, suspicious.

Lara crossed her arms. "Well, if I can't speak to him about his little prank, then he's going to get a taste of his own medicine."

"Sounds like a good idea to me." Clint spoke up.

"Show me where his room is." Lara said slowly, looking expectantly at Thor.

"It would be best to not mess with him." Thor argued.

"Why? He doesn't seem so dangerous to me. Besides, he doesn't have his full powers." Lara mentioned. "I've dealt with worse than him. And if you don't tell me where his room is, I'm sure I could find it myself."

Thor sighed. "Fine. Follow me."

xOxOx

"I don't know how you plan to get in." Thor remarked. "Only Loki has a key card to his room."

"I'm sure Fury has one." Lara knelt down to the key card slider. She pulled out a long, pointed piece of metal from her pocket. She stuck it in the slider and moved it down the length of the slider until she found what she was looking for. The piece of metal slipped into a small indent inside the slider. That's when Lara shoved the piece of metal farther into the slider, causing it to break. Sparks flew from the small piece of machinery and the door slide open.

Lara stood. "Ta-da."

Lara entered the room. The furniture was placed the same way as hers. Anything in the room that could be green was. The comforter on the bed, the carpet, and other decorations were various shades of green. Next to the desk on the far side of the room laid a small bookcase filled with books. The room was tidy, and looked like it was barely used.

"If Loki's not here, then where does he spend his time?" Lara pondered as she moved about the room.

"He's not here. Let's leave." Thor tried to persuade Lara, but she didn't listen.

"You can leave if you wish. I need to find a way to get back at him." Perhaps I can bond with him this way, Lara thought.

"Why bother? This will only encourage him." Thor reasoned.

"Thor, just go. I'll be fine. I took care of Loki once, I can do it again." Lara reassured him, and softly pushed him out of the room.

"As you wish, Lara. But be careful." Thor warned and then he left.

Lara managed to pull the door closed part way for privacy. She went to the closet and found normal clothing hanging there, surprisingly. She found his Asgardian armor among the clothing and pulled it out. She considered doing something to it, but then decided against it. She closed the closet and continued searching around his room.

The desk was empty other than a few notebooks which were blank. She ran a finger over the spines of his books. She recognized most of them. Lara turned to his bed and noticed something sticking out from under the pillow. She lifted the pillow to find a brown leather book. She smirked when she thought of the possibility that she had found Loki's diary.

She opened the small, thick book to find elegant handwriting. There were dates at the top right corners of each page. Lara flipped to the last page. She read the last entry.

04/22

Today I replaced Lara's shampoo with permanent green dye. Hopefully her reaction will prove more humorous than the other Avengers… I am tired of how dreadfully dull it is around here. Perhaps Lara will… 'spice things up' as the Midgardians say.

Lara gaped at the word 'permanent', but continued reading. She read a few more entries, which all had something to do with a prank he played on one of the Avengers or a S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agent. This must be 'Loki's Prank Book', Lara thought wryly.

"Don't you mortals call this trespassing? And isn't it usually frowned upon?"

Lara gasped and whipped around to face the speaker. Loki stood before her, grinning maniacally. Loki's eyes dropped for a moment to the book she was holding and then back to her face.

"Did you do something different with your hair?" Loki asked as he grabbed a small strand of her and analyzed it. "The green looks very fetching on you." He smirked at her as he let go of the tip of her hair.

"Jerk." Lara hissed. "Did you have to use permanent?"

Loki looked confused. "Permanent? I'm afraid I don't know what you are referring to." He said innocently.

"You used permanent hair dye on me, you-…"

"Now, now." Loki interrupted. "Why would you assume I did this?"

Lara gave him a 'are you kidding me?' look. "You are the God of Mischief. And I have proof right here." She opened the book to the last entry and showed it to him.

Loki ripped the Prank Book from her hands with lighting speed. "May I ask what you are doing in my room? And why did you break my door?"

"I was trying to get back at you, if you must know. And it was the only way to get in." Lara answered.

"Get back at me?"

"Pull a prank on you, like you did me." Lara explained.

"Ah," Loki replied. "Well, I really don't like unwanted visitors snooping through my room." Loki growled moving slightly closer to Lara.

"You must have done the same to me, if you changed my shampoo into dye." Lara accused.

Loki chuckled, though Lara could still see the anger in his green eyes. "I suppose you are right. But I wasn't caught."

Loki shoved and pinned Lara against the wall. "Don't worry. The rooms are soundproof." Loki snarled into her ear. Lara glanced at the door that before was opened. Loki had managed to shut it all the way.

Lara remembered the last time she was in this situation, back on Yamatai. The Russian man had her pinned too. Lara did her best to get control of her fears and tried to come up with a plan to get away from Loki.

"Get off of me." Lara demanded quietly.

Loki slid one of his hands down to her hip and whispered as he leaned his forehead against hers, "Make me. You are only a mortal while I am a god. You do not have the strength to push me away."

Lara placed her hands on her chest and shoved with all her might be he didn't budge. "You obviously don't remember our meeting in the hallway."

Lara brought her knee up hard into Loki's groin, causing him to groan. As he was slightly dazed from the attack, Lara took her chance. She slipped under his arm and away from him, but Loki was too quick. His hand found her hair as she tried to escape. Lara cried out at the sudden pain on her head as Loki dragged her back to himself.

Lara reached for her boot, where a large knife was hidden. She grabbed the handle and waved it behind her blindly, hoping to hit Loki. Loki hissed in pain as the knife sliced his abdomen. He released Lara to look at the damage. He knew the wound would heal, but when he looked up, the door was open and Lara was gone.

xOxOx

the next day

Lara groaned as she looked at her now green hair in the bathroom. She could dye it a brown color, but it would not be her original color. She swapped her pajamas for jeans and a blue sweater.

As Lara went to the cafeteria for breakfast, her mind wandered to yesterday. She realized any chance of speaking to Loki was probably ruined. She would talk to Fury about what happened after she finished eating.

There were few people in the cafeteria, but she saw Steve and Clint at their normal table. Lara began to walk towards them when she noticed a new face in the room. She had to keep her mouth from dropping open when she saw Loki casually sitting at one of the tables. It was the first time she had seen him in here, and from what others had said, this might have been his first time being in here.

Loki was wearing a green button-up shirt and black jeans. He looked pretty Midgardian for an Asgardian, or a Jotunn. His green eyes were surveying the room and then stopped on her. He raised a hand and motioned to her to come.

He can't be serious, Lara thought, he attacked me just last night.

Lara looked around to see if anyone else had noticed her arrival. She swiftly moved to his table and sat down cautiously. Lara glared at him as he ate quietly.

"Well?" She snapped.

Loki looked up at her, and what he said next surprised her. "I wanted to apologize for last night."

Lara crossed her arms defensively. "Oh, really?"

"I…" He paused, considering his next words. "I wasn't in my right mind."

Lara remained silent, trying to decide whether to forgive him or not.

"Did I hurt you?" He asked softly.

"You're certainly acting different this morning." Lara ignored his question. "Why?"

"I told you." Loki stopped her before she could continue. "Please answer my question."

Lara glared at him suspiciously and then replied, "I'm alright."

"Good." Loki sighed, as if relieved. "Did you tell anyone?"

"Ah, that's why you suddenly being nice. You don't want me to tattle on you." Lara said scornfully.

Loki ran a hand through his hair. "No, that's not the reason. I was generally worried I had hurt a woman."

"I'm fine." Lara growled, not believing a word he said. "How am I supposed to trust the words from the God of Lying?"

Loki let out a breath in defeat. "You're right. But I am sorry. For attacking you and dyeing your hair. If you speak to my bro-… I mean Thor, ask him to remove my bracelets." Loki left the room quickly.

Bracelets? Lara puzzled. She got up and moved to the Avenger's table and sat next to Steve.

"Good morning." Steve said cheerfully, and then he noticed her expression. "What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing." Lara waved it off.

"Are you going to eat anything?"

"Um, no thank you. I'm suddenly not very hungry." Lara murmured, lost in her thoughts.

xOxOx

As she put her hair in a ponytail, Lara entered the training room. She stopped in her tracks when she saw Loki and Thor fighting. They were both wearing their impressive armor. Thor wielded a large sword while Loki used daggers and throwing knives to fight.

Lara stood next to Steve. "What's he doing here?"

Steve shrugged. "Beat's me. He came in with Thor. Do you feel better?"

Lara smiled at Steve. "I'm good, Steve."

Thor and Loki soon took a break and Lara went over to speak to them.

"What bracelets were you talking about?" Lara asked Loki.

Loki turned to Thor. "Could you please remove them?"

Thor looked at Loki, thinking hard. "One of them. What do you intend to do?"

"I wish to fix Lara's hair." Loki explained.

Lara raised an eyebrow as Thor nodded at Loki's request. Thor grabbed Loki's right arm and pulled the sleeve back to reveal a golden bracelet with Norse runes carved into it. Thor gripped the bracelet and broke it off Loki's wrist. Thor kept a hand on Loki's arm as Loki moved to touch Lara's hair.

"May I?" Loki asked for permission.

Lara's eyes flitted to Loki's hand and then to her hair. She nodded slowly, unsure, and pulled the ponytail holder out.

"You might want to bend over." Loki suggested as he grasped her hair. Lara did as he said, and a few moments later she saw drops of green hit the floor. Once Loki was done, there was a large puddle of green dye on the floor. Lara looked at her hair and it was its original brown color.

Thor locked the bracelet around Loki's wrist again. The bracelets must stop him from using magic, Lara realized.

"Thank you." Lara said to Loki.

Loki smiled softly. "You're welcome. I suppose brown is fetching on you too."

Thank you for reading! Please review and tell me what you thought :D. I apologize of any OOC, grammar, and/or spellings mistakes. Also, did anyone get the 'decaffeinated' joke? Btw, I also made a small adjustment to Chapter 3 concerning Loki's powers.