Assembling Required

Author's Note: So there's a little sweet moment near the end of the chapter. This actually turned out longer than I expected. Pretty good, hope you guys like! And this is based off of my grade seven camping trip. It really did rain the first day. But I have no idea about the teacher's lodge thing, because the students were allowed to go in or something. I also got the creepy cabin. It was really creepy because it looked kind of sinking into the forest behind it and there was this HUGE tree in front of the cabin.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters mentioned.

6. Camping Trip - Part One

Peter woke up bright and early. He had already packed everything after getting the email. It stated he had to be at Avengers High at 7 o' clock AM. Peter kissed Gwen at the top of her head, probably the last kiss he would get for the week and changed. He brought the basic essentials and his camera and charger. Hopefully the camp wasn't like a total "escape the wilderness so no electronics" type of camp.

Peter arrived at the school to see most of the other teachers, except for Clint and Tony, were already here, their suitcases in front of them. Half of the freshmen were already here. It was only 6:50, so they still had ten minutes before the buses arrived.

"Where are Clint and Tony?" Peter asked.

"Probably still sleeping, until Pepper wakes Tony up and Clint's alarm goes off." Natasha said, fiddling with the zipper on her suitcase.

"Well hopefully they aren't late, or they will miss the bus." Steve spoke.

A car came driving up to the front of the school, blaring loud music. It was Clint and Tony. Looks they actually woke up on time.

Their suitcases were unloaded and the buses came driving up at exactly at 7 AM. The students and teachers filed in, with all the suitcases occupying the remaining buses. As the seats only allowed two people per seat, everyone had to pair up. Steve and Tony, unfortunately, had to sit together, Natasha and Loki, which caused more jokes from Tony, Thor and Clint and Peter and Bruce, as they had been developing a friendship over science.*

"99 bottles of pop on the wall, 99 bottles of pop, you take one down, pass it around, 98 bottles of pop on the wall." Steve started to sing softly. It was a bus song that he loved to sing. Soon everyone began to join in and they arrived there after two hours of driving, they finally reached the boat that would drive them to the island of the camp.

"Natasha, wake up." Loki shook her slightly, as she had fallen asleep and her head was resting on Loki's shoulder.

"Oh, sorry." Natasha blushed a little. The singing probably didn't bother her too much. Guess she was a little too comfortable on Loki's shoulder, as she also had her arm wrapped around his waist. It was practically cuddling.

Everyone got out of the bus to wait at the dock. The suitcases were filed on first, then half of the students. Later, the teachers and the other half of students on the boat.

They were just mostly talking about the camp and stuff. Of course Tony and Clint had noticed Loki and Natasha's little snuggling session on the bus and were teasing.

"You guys were even cuddling!" Tony protested, despite their silencing looks.

"True, it did look like you were. Maybe Loki really did give you the rose." Clint agreed.

"Okay, we are just friends!" Natasha was getting pissed. But she was also blushing. Did she have feelings for Loki?

"If Natasha says they're just friends, then why don't you believe her?" Steve interrupted. Soon all the other teachers were talking about their relationship and the boat was back. They were mostly silent, with a few whispers about how camp is going to be.

The island was 45 minutes away and that was how long the silence lasted.

When they arrived, the "oohs" and "ahhs" were heard. It had a lovely beach, with lots of boulders to sit and watch the sea. A short walk up the road showed the gazebo and campfire with a stage-like platform. The large dining hall was in front of the adult lodge and behind it, were a volleyball court and various other cabins. A certain cabin stood out, hidden behind a large, ominous tree that made the cabin seem to disappear into the forest behind it. The luggage was unloaded and everyone got their own bag back.

The teachers went to their lodge as the students met the counselors and introduced to their cabin mates. Then everyone excitedly went to their assigned cabins to unpack and stuff before more talking.

The lodge was decorated finely, with a TV and sofa/armchair set. The upstairs led to a two very large bedroom with soft mattresses. There were two washrooms on either side. The kitchen was in the dining hall, so there wasn't a refrigerator or stove in the lodge. The counselors had their own cabin, which was good, because it was already kind of crowded with 8 people.

"Why don't we unpack?" Loki suggested. Everyone mumbled in agreement and went upstairs to put clothes in drawers. Thor, Loki, Natasha and Clint shared one bedroom while Steve, Tony, Bruce and Peter shared the other one.

Soon, it was 6, which was the usual time for dinner at camp. The food they served tonight was spaghetti with meatballs in a separate tray for vegetarians, garlic bread, fruit salad and dessert was going to be served later. All the students got their food and sat down, chatting quietly. The teachers sat at their very own table. It was like lunch usually, without Fury, Hill, Coulson and Pepper.

"So little student teacher, camp living up to your expectations?" Tony asked.

"Oh yeah. The food is great and I totally love the scene." Peter said through a mouthful of spaghetti.

"Peter, chew with your mouth closed." Steve reprimanded.

Everyone enjoyed the meal and it was time for dessert: Chocolate and Vanilla cupcakes. Tons of students were taking pictures of their food and such.

After the cupcakes were finished, it was time for the campfire. Unfortunately, some weather difficulties happened and it was raining, so the campfire couldn't happen. But the counselors reassured that they would be having the campfire tomorrow night. Everyone went back to their dorms. The lights had to be off by 10:00 and 7:00 was the expected time to wake up and shower or get ready. Thor, Tony and Clint showered first, as they were always sleeping in.

"Good night." They all said in unison as the teachers headed off the bed. It was already a very tiring day.

Loki heard some shuffling and the closing of a door. Who was it? He looked over and squinted in the darkness of the room. Thor was still snoring and Clint was sleeping with his feet on the pillow. Natasha must have been the awake one. Loki got up and walked downstairs. He didn't really bother to put a shirt on, as he was used to sleeping in his dark green boxers.

It was three AM. Natasha was curled up under a blanket, watching an old rerun of Friends.

"Natasha?" Loki walked in front of the TV.

"Hey Loki. Come join me?" Natasha patted the spot on the sofa next to her.

"Are you okay? What are you doing up so late?" Loki sat down next to Natasha, noticing a faint blush on her cheeks as she took in his shirtless appearance.

"I can't sleep. And I feel really cold." Natasha shifted and her blanket fell, revealing her night wear; a thin, lacy black bra and panties. It was Loki's turn to blush as Natasha snuggled into her blanket again.

Loki pressed the back of his hand against Natasha's forehead and it was freezing cold.

"Natasha! You're freezing!" Loki looked very worried. He didn't know what to do.

"Will you keep me warm?" Natasha's voice was getting softer. She probably had a very bad cold fever.

"We need to get the counselors!" He started to get up.

"No…stay…please. Just stay with me." Loki sat back down and Natasha snuggled closer to him, the blanket covering them both and her head resting against his chest. He wrapped his arms around Natasha in an attempt to keep her cold fever from escalating. In the end, they both ended up falling asleep.

Author's Note: So there may or may not be seven parts. Maybe less, maybe more. And hopefully I can add more BlackFrost love in!