A/N: New OC's mentioned this chapter-

Renee (my fellow-fangirl cousin): TFKpuppet

Isabella [Izzy] (my bff): RTVampireKilljoy

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I managed to stop staring. Thor maintained his grip on Loki's shoulder. Loki stared at us, with cold contempt. If the muzzle were removed, I'm sure that he would've been grinning evilly.

"Uh, how did you get here?" I asked. Thor turned to see me and Nicole. He gave us a courtly bow.

"Fair maidens, I do not know, but it is imperative that I and my brother get to Asgard. Will you help us?" I was speechless. Nicole jumped up from the couch.

"Sure, we'll do what we can, but I'm not sure how…" She said. I shot her an evil glare. She wanted to get rid of them? How could she?

"But it's late, so we might have to wait until tomorrow. Until then…" Nicole cut me off. I stepped over to my sister, and pulled her into my room.

"If you could excuse us for a moment, gentlemen…"

"Of course, milady." Thor said. I slammed the door behind us.

"What are you doing, Leah?" Nicole asked. I spun around.

"What do you mean? We can't just get rid of them like that." I snapped my fingers to emphasize my point.

"Well, we can't keep them, that's for sure. What would Mom say?"

"Well, I hadn't thought of that. What time is it?"

"Three in the afternoon. Why?"

"We might be able to let them stay with Renee or Izzy."

"But they'll tear those two apart!"

"Who'll tear who apart?"

"Your friends will tear those guys apart. Or at least, they'll tear Loki apart."

"Yes, there is that, I suppose…"

"And we haven't gone to the grocery store in a long while."

"Yeah, but…"

"No buts Leah."

"Nikki…" I whined, pulling out her least favorite nickname. She put her hands on her hips and gave me THE LOOK.

"Leah, we can't possibly keep them. And Loki's a criminal."

"He's just misunderstood. How would you feel if you found out you were adopted?"

"It would be horrible, but that is no excuse…"

"And on top of that, if you found out you were a completely different race than your adopted family?" I interrupted. Nicole paused at this argument.

"Okay, fine, I'd feel a little messed up too. But still…" I grinned as I interrupted her once more.

"That settles it." I slipped out the door before Nicole could stop me. "You're staying the night, guys."

One meal later, the fridge was empty. TV seemed to be the best option. Before we knew it, it was 9:30. As she usually does, Mom called before she came home from work.

"Girls, I'm going to be staying with a friend of mine tonight. The roads are too nasty, and I hear there have been several accidents." Winter storms are not to be trifled with.

"Okay. Stay safe."

"Yep, you too. Love you."

"Love you too, mom." I snapped the phone shut and breathed a sigh of relief. Well, at least I didn't have to explain why two particularly handsome guys were spending the night. Well, at least I had some ideas of what to do tomorrow. Renee and Izzy were both rabid Loki fan girls, and would be ecstatic to hear about this. Maybe ecstatic wasn't such a good thing…I shook my head and grinned evilly.

Nicole was right. Those two would tear Loki apart.

I reached for my phone anyway.

A/N: The arguments that I have written down in this chapter are based off of a real conversation held between myself and vamp. She remains unconvinced. Oh well…