Ava woke up and dressed for the day. She walked down to the dining hall and sat down, her breakfast was served to her. Thor and his friends came and sat down with her. "Will you be joining us today, Ava?" Sif asked.

Ava shook her head. "I have my own plans."

"You haven't played with us in ages, Ava." Thor said. "You always have plans."

"If she doesn't want to join us, she doesn't have to." Fandrall spoke up.

"Hush, you're probably the reason she doesn't want to join us." Sif told him.

"No." Ava protested. "I just…I have my own friend that I go and visit."

"Oh and what is her name?" Fandrall asked, not believing that the young princess had her own friend.

"His name is Loki." Ava replied, glaring at Fandrall.

"Maybe we could meet him." Thor suggested. "He could play with us."

Ava shook her head. "He's very shy."

Fandrall rolled his eyes. "Thor, if she wants to play with her imaginary friend, then by gods let her."

Ava glared at Fandrall even harder. She then made a few flourishes with her hand and turned the juice in his glass into snakes that began to crawl all over him. She laughed as he got up and did a strange little dance to get the creatures off of him. After enjoying his suffering for a few more moments, Ava made the snakes disappear. Fandrall glared at her and she smirked. She then got up and left the table, heading for the forest.

She came to the spot where Loki would be arriving just as he stepped through the portal. Ava grinned at him and wrapped her arms around him. Loki hugged her back. He loved how excited Ava was to see him every time they visited each other. It had now been three months since they had become friends. They broke the hug and then Loki looked at Ava.

"Is something wrong, Loki?" Ava asked, worry furrowing her little brow.

Loki shook his head. "Well…maybe. I've been keeping a secret from you…and since you're my best friend I don't want to keep it from you."

"What is it?" Ava asked.

"You know how I am small…for being a Frost Giant?" Loki asked.

Ava nodded and furrowed her brow in confusion. "Yes."

"That's because I am not all Frost Giant."

"What do you mean?"

"My grandmother on my mother's side…she…she was from here…Asgard." Loki explained. He then let his skin change from the azure tone to a pale flesh tone, that was just a little lighter than the normal Asgardians' color. "I am…part Asgardian."

Ava's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at her friend. His skin was the same color as hers, and his eyes were no longer red. His eyes were a beautiful green, but if the light hit them just right, they appeared blue.

"Ava? Are you going to say anything?" Loki asked.

Ava smiled at Loki. "I…I am just surprised…but this is amazing."

"You're not mad at me for keeping this a secret for so long?" Loki asked.

Ava shook her head. "How can I be made at you? You're my best friend."

Loki smiled, glad that she wasn't mad at him. "Do you think that you could give me some clothes so that I will look more like an Asgardian? I…I just want to know what it's like for a little while."

"Of course." Ava answered. She then made a few flourishes and he was now in Asgardian attire.

Loki looked down at the clothes, a simple green tunic and black pants and boots. "How do I look?" He asked.

Ava assessed him for a moment. "Handsome." She said with a grin. "But you always do."

Loki couldn't help but to smile. He knew that Ava was mostly just kidding around, but he couldn't help but to like the sound of being called handsome. "Will you show me the magic you used to give me these clothes?" Loki asked.

Ava nodded. "Of course." She then taught him how to do the spell. After that, they ran through the forest chasing after each other.

"There you are!" came a familiar voice.

Ava and Loki both stopped running. Ava was surprised to see her brother and his friends standing there. "What are you guys doing?" Ava asked.

"We were looking for you." Thor answered. "We thought we would try and get you and your friend to come play with us."

"I just wanted to see if he was real or not." Fandrall quipped. "I see him, but for all I know he's another of your illusions…I'm pretty sure he most likely is. Only you would conjure up someone so pale."

Loki looked frightened at the sight of all of these other children, who were bigger than them. He didn't like the way the one was talking to Ava, though. He didn't really care that the boy was in a way making fun of him, but he was more making fun of Ava. He didn't like that.

Thor punched Fandrall. "Shut up."

Ava reached her hand back and grabbed Loki's. She turned her head to him and smiled. "It's okay." She told him.

"Are you going to introduce us?" Thor asked his little sister.

Ava turned back to her brother. "I was getting to that. You need to be a little more patient, Brother." She teased. "This is my friend, Loki. Loki, this is my brother Thor and his friends. The mouthy one is Fandrall. Then there's Volstagg, Hogun, and Sif."

"I am not mouthy." Fandrall protested.

Thor punched him again. "That's a lot nicer than other things she could have called you, you bilge snipe." He then turned back to the two younger children. "It's nice to meet you, Loki."

Loki wasn't used to people being nice to him. "It's nice to meet you, too." He replied in a shy voice.

"Will you two play with us?" Sif asked. "We were getting ready to play hide and seek tag."

Ava looked at Loki. "Do you want to play with everyone?" She asked him.

"It will be fun." Volstagg said. "And afterwards we can all sit down and eat the snacks my mother packed for me. She is a wonderful cook."

"Not all of us are as mean as Fandrall." Hogun said, speaking up from his usual quietness.

"Okay." Loki agreed hesitantly.

The children then spent the next few hours playing hide and seek tag before sitting down and eating Volstagg's snacks. After they finished eating, they sat and talked for a while, Fandrall earning a few more punches from Thor and Sif. Ava also played a few more tricks on him as well. The sun was beginning to sink behind the horizon. "I guess it's time for all of us to be going home." Sif said.

The group got up and Thor's friends began to go their own way, leaving Ava, Loki, and Thor alone. Ava looked at her big brother. "You go on home, I'll meet you there. I'm going to walk Loki home."

"Okay, be careful."

"I always am." Ava replied, hugging her big brother.

Thor then turned and headed back for the palace. Once Ava was sure her brother, not anyone else would be following them, she and Loki turned and headed for the mountains. They hugged before climbing up. Loki leaped down once again and landed in the Jotunheim. They had made plans that the next day, Ava would come and see him. It was her turn to travel. As soon as he landed in his world, he let his Jotun form come back to him and his Asgardian clothes disappear, before heading to his room in the palace. He already couldn't wait for his visit with Ava.