You made a portal back to Earth as soon as you said our goodbyes to Loki's family first thing in the morning. They all told you to come visit them again soon and demanded promises that you would. Repeatedly. From all of them. Loki looked put-upon, but you all knew it was an act. You worked together to open the portal and waved to your family as you stepped through.

You ended up back in the safehouse, which was good as that's where you'd left your car. "We can go home now," you told Loki wistfully when the portal snapped shut behind you. You missed your home and your family. You bounced upstairs to pack your things again. You couldn't wait to get home and back to normal life. Loki chuckled as he followed you.

"You could use magic," he reminded you as you shoved all of the things that had somehow spread around the entire house back into your bag. You didn't know how everything you had brought had gotten spread through the entire house in just a couple of weeks.

"Oh. Right. Magic. Still getting used to having that," you admitted.

He laughed. "Over a year, and you are still getting used to having powers?" he asked.

"I spent 17 years without them," you reminded him grumpily, which just made him laugh more. You focused and after a small bit of magic, both of your bags were repacked. You shoved them into Loki's arms. "You're the man, you get to carry the bags," you told him with a grin and bounced down the stairs.

"I dislike being the man in this circumstance," Loki grumbled, but followed with the bags anyway. "I could always be the lady," he reminded you that he was genderfluid. It didn't come up often, but occasionally you spent time with Lady Loki. "I also miss Asgard already. I could actually get you to dress nicely there," he whined. You looked down at your outfit, not even remembering what you had conjured. You laughed, no wonder he was whiny. Jeans and a hoodie were comfy, but not flattering. You conjured a green spring dress instead.

"Better?" you asked with a grin.

"Much." He placed your bags in the trunk and tried to take your keys to drive. You stuck your tongue out at him and got in the driver's seat. "The man is supposed to drive," he reminded you. If he was being the man, he wanted the perks as well as the downsides.

"My car. I get to drive it occasionally," you told him with a grin.

He sighed. "You are incorrigible,"

"And somehow you love me anyway." With that, you drove back to the compound, back home as fast as the speed limits would allow. You even carried your bag back inside with you, instead of making Loki carry it.

"Kat! You're home!" Tony yelled when he saw you. You dropped your bag and ran to give him a hug.

"I'm home!" you told him brightly. You watched his look of horror when you opened your mouth, but his relief was palpable when you spoke. He spun you around when he hugged you. You'd barely seen him in the two weeks I'd been at the safehouse.

"Kat's home!" Pepper called and came to join our hug.

You laughed. "Yes, I'm home, Aunt Pepper," you told her as Tony finally let you go.

"You can talk again!" she exclaimed warmly.

"Getting her to shut up again will be the real trick," Tony teased. You drew a dagger to hold at his throat in reply.

"Don't need to talk to take you out, Uncle Tony," you replied with a grin.

You heard the whispers and conversations around you. Word was spreading fast that you were back and cured of Balder's curse. You sighed, you knew what this meant. You extricated yourself from Tony and Pepper and went to pick up your bag, hoping to get to the stairs before the announcement was made. You grabbed Loki's hand and dragged him towards the stairs as fast as you could. "What's wrong?" he asked while Tony and Pepper laughed.

You didn't make it to the stairs in time.

"Party tonight in Kat's honor!" Came the announcement behind you.

"Damn," you muttered.

"What is wrong with a party, darling?" Loki asked gently.

"You'll see tonight," you told him instead of actually replying. They had announced the party in your honor while you were in earshot. You were obligated to attend now. "Let's get this stuff upstairs and get out of here before the healers and Fury find out I'm back. I don't want to work today."

Loki laughed, but teleported you upstairs. "So, what would you like to do while we are hiding from Fury?" he asked you with a grin.

"I have an idea that will keep us away from him for a couple hours at least," you told him as you dropped your bag. You grabbed your phone out of your bag and checked for messages. There was one from Tom.

-I sent you a package. Let me know when you get it-

-Will do. Sorry for the delay in reply. We had to go out of town and there's no reception on Asgard-

You tucked your phone in your pocket, grabbed your purse and grabbed Loki's hand. "Mind telling me where we are going?" He asked with a loving exasperation.

"Yes, you do mind," you replied. "It's a surprise," you grinned at him and teleported the pair of you to the movie theater. People gasped when you appeared out of nowhere, but they recognized you quickly and your teleporting was immediately explained.

"Loki and Lady Sigyn!" came excited calls. You waved, but didn't go sign autographs.

"Which movie are we seeing, darling?" Loki asked as you moved to the ticket counter. He was reaching for his wallet. You touched his arm to stop him. He gave you a look, but didn't protest.

"My surprise, my treat," you told him. You bought the tickets, while hoping that Loki wouldn't see the movie poster. You had managed to hide this movie coming out from him for weeks, which was incredibly difficult when it was being advertised everywhere. "The great thing about seeing a movie is that we have to turn our phones off, so Fury can't find us for awhile," you told him while you were in line for popcorn. He wouldn't admit how much he liked the stuff, so he pretended he only wanted the popcorn so you could eat it.

"You really do not want to work today," he commented with a laugh.

"No, I don't. I need a day off. I finally got your voice back. I'm not cursed, or powerless, or next to dead. I am enjoying today. Plus Fury still owes me for the tape," you grumbled.

"Ah, so it is possible to push you past the limits of your kindness," Loki commented after you had our popcorn and were walking to the theater.

"It is. It just takes a really long time to get to that point,"

"I have noticed. Darling, we are literally walking into the theater where the movie is playing. Will you kindly tell me what we are going to see?" he asked with loving exasperation.

"Nope. You'll just have to wait and find out," you replied with a grin. "I've worked really hard to keep this a secret. Let me enjoy it." He sighed, but submitted and you took your usual seats in the middle of the theater.

It was well worth all of the trouble you had gone to, keeping the secret from him. His eyes lit up in delight when he the main character's name was spoken. /They made a movie about Hiccup the Viking!/ He was so excited it was adorable, nearly bouncing in his seat. The tales of Hiccup the Viking were his favorites growing up. He was fangirling over it the entire movie and wouldn't stop babbling afterwards about what parts were accurate and his favorite scenes.

You let him talk as we wandered the mall the movie theater was attached to. In his excitement he had switched back to Asgardian for his excited conversation. You chuckled at him and talked about the book and movie differences with him. You'd read the book too, in the original Asgardian.

The conversation didn't change from the movie until you teleported back to the compound late that evening. "I love seeing you so happy," you told him before kissing him, in the middle of the entryway.

"C'mon lovebirds, the party can't start until the guest of honor arrives," Nat grabbed your arm and dragged you to the commonroom, shoving a beer into your hand when you got there. All of the couches and chairs had been shoved against the walls. Loki was handed a beer when he entered the room too.

He was confused at all of the underage kids drinking. He was more confused when you actually started drinking the beer you had been handed. "You are not of age here," Loki told you, his tone mildly disapproving.

"True," you replied innocently.

"Neither are most of the kids here," he commented.

"Also true,"

"Then why-?"

"It's a house rule. Fury doesn't care if teenagers on the team drink, as long as we don't leave the tower, and that there's someone of age who stays sober," you indicated Clint who was very visibly drinking soda. "I haven't participated before, but I've been allowed to since I got my powers. Fury says that if we're willing to put our lives on the line to protect the city, we should be allowed to have a drink," you explained. It wasn't known outside of the tower and had to stay that way. It wasn't *exactly legal (in that it wasn't at all), but the drinking stayed in the tower and no one had more than one or two if they were underage. Plus there was supposedly adult supervision.

The party consisted of club-style dancing to stupidly loud music and drinking too much alcohol. Clint was a terrible adult supervision. Ordinarily, you wouldn't have participated at all, but it was in your honor and you wanted a bit of fun before having to get back to the grind. So you danced with Loki, who did not seem affected by the alcohol, and drank too much alcohol yourself. You should have known better, but you didn't. It was your first time drinking, you were pressured by your friends, and you was stupid and naive.

Loki caught you around the waist when you was too giddy and the world had gotten too spinny and happy. "Darling, you are very, very drunk," he informed you, sounding concerned. He hadn't realized the amount of alcohol it took to get a Midgardian drunk.

"You've had just as much as I have," you reminded him. You thought he'd even had more than you, though you'd lost track.

"I am not human," he reminded you, steering you from the room.

Tony stopped you when he saw how drunk you were. "Where are you two going?" he demanded over protectively.

"I am taking her to her bed," Loki replied sternly. He needed to get you off your feet and tucked safely into bed while you were still coherent.

"I think I'm drunk," you told Loki softly.

"About time you noticed," he commented dryly. You swayed and he threw you over his shoulder. Which was probably not the smartest move, but at least you didn't throw up.

"You're not Thor!" you protested, smacking his back.

"Yes, darling. That is why you will not be stabbing me," he replied dryly.

Tony glared. "You can't take her up to bed," Tony told him firmly. He didn't want you anywhere near your boyfriend while you were drunk. It was a sentiment you understood as you'd been raped once before, but you trusted Loki.

"I will not hurt her. I would rather kill myself than hurt her. You know that. She trusts me, even if you do not." Loki replied sourly. "That is why I am getting her out of here now,"

"If you hurt her-"

"You will kill me. So I have heard. Now, step aside so I can get her upstairs," Loki told Tony firmly. Tony growled another warning, but finally let Loki pass.

"Why is everything dizzy?" you asked Loki when he had set you on your feet in your bedroom.

"Because you are one very drunk little witchling," he reminded you. "No magic out of you," he added quickly before you could decide to play with fire while drunk. "Magic and alcohol are a bad combination." He conjured pajamas for you and managed to get you in the bed and staying there, which was impressive. You did get to enjoy quite a few kisses, until you reached for his pants, intending to go quite a bit further. He pushed your hand away. "No, darling. Not tonight. While I would love to have that experience with you, I will not do so when you do not know what you are doing, and when you are not capable of consenting."

"You don't want to?" you asked, illogically hurt.

"You really are too drunk," he mused. "I just said you would love to, but not like this. Not when you cannot think straight. Not when you cannot consent." That seemed to make sense, maybe. Things were too dizzy and illogical right then. "Why don't you lie down and see if the world will stop being dizzy?" he suggested. That was so very logical so you laid down next to him, taking one of his hands and holding it to your head. It was so hot in there. He chuckled and placed his other hand on the back of your neck.

The next thing you knew, you were groaning as the sun hit your eyes. You tried to hide against Loki, but he was gone. You sat up, moving too quickly, which just made your head hurt more, looking for where Loki had gone. There was a note on your nightstand as well as a giant glass of water and pain meds. You took the pain meds and drained the glass of water before you picked up the note.

-I am perfectly fine. I returned to my suite after you fell asleep. I did not want you to feel unsafe. I love you ~ Loki - you smiled, though you were embarrassed when you remembered what you had tried to initiate last night.

"Perfect gentleman as usual," you commented to yourself as you climbed out of bed. You praised all of the gods for the creation of excellent pain meds and padded across the hall in your pajamas and slipped into Loki's suite without bothering to knock. As per usual, he didn't lock his door. None of you bothered. The shielding protecting his suite recognized you and let you in without even a token resistance. You found him still in bed and looking adorable as he slept. You smiled and sat on the bed next to him, running your fingers through his hair.

He started to stir when you touched him, but only a little. "Shh, it's just me," you told him softly. He relaxed at the sound of your voice. You summoned a book and began reading it aloud as your fingers worked their way through his hair.

"You do justice to Hiccup's story," he murmured after you had read the first chapter.

You laughed. "Tired of pretending to be asleep?" you asked him.

He laughed too and opened his eyes. " Definitely a pleasant way to start my day," he told you, sitting up to kiss you softly. "How are you feeling?" he asked.

"Better than I should," you told him sheepishly. "Thank you for yesterday," you added, not quite daring to meet his eyes.

"I'm sorry I did not realize sooner how much alcohol would affect you,"

"Not your fault. I didn't know either," you reminded him. "I don't think I'll be trying that again anytime soon... or ever... and thank you for not...taking advantage of the situation,"

"I am not a monster," he told you stiffly with a growl that there was even an insinuation.

"No, but that wouldn't stop most men," you replied. you had heard the horror stories. Every girl heard about the men you had to fear, the men who would take advantage, find the weakest link, do other worse things to get what they wanted.

Loki hugged you to him. "There are no men like me," he replied. "I love you, and would never do anything to hurt you," he reminded you gently.

"I love you too,"