You didn't stay out driving terribly late that evening and also tried not to drive your new car too crazily fast. Though it was really, really hard to remind yourself that you didn't want a ticket on your first day of driving your own car.

"I love seeing you this happy," Loki commented from the passenger seat while you were out driving. It was strange for him to be so open and relaxed, even with you. You'd gotten used to him being on guard over you, especially while you were out of the tower.

You smiled over at him for a second before turning your full attention back to the road. "It means a lot that Uncle Tony remembered something I said a couple years ago and surprised me with something so awesome," you explained to Loki. You'd also never told Tony that the reason you liked that particular super bowl commercial so much happened to do with the actor in said Jaguar commercial. A particular actor who played Loki in the Avengers movies. Yeah, you'd never, ever tell him about that and just enjoy your expensive car... "He had been saying for months that he was going to get me my own car. I was expecting some kind of used car, which is typically what kids get for their first car," you continued your explanation. "Instead, he got me something with real meaning." Loki nodded. You could tell he was thinking hard about what you said. "You still are under no obligation or expectation to get me anything for my birthday," you reminded him forcefully. You didn't need anything.

"As if that would stop me," he replied. You could hear the eyeroll in his voice. You sighed at your silly trickster of a boyfriend.

It wasn't long before you drove the pair of you back to the tower. Really, you hadn't been planning on having a huge joyride in your new car, but you couldn't just drive straight home either.

You showed off your gift to the supers at the compound, who all oohed and ahhed, and were generally jealous.

It was still fairly early when Loki suggested you go upstairs and watch a movie on your TV instead of hanging out with the crowd. You figured he wanted to use more healing magic away from prying eyes and gladly went upstairs with him. You changed into your pajamas and curled up on your couch with him, gladly watching whatever movie he had chosen. You hadn't even paid attention to what it was.

Before the end of the movie, you felt your eyes growing heavy. It was barely 9pm. You glared at the clock, wondering what was wrong with you. You remembered that you had pulled an all-nighter, when you really weren't used to doing it, but even that shouldn't have made you that tired...

Loki smiled warmly down at you and leaned in for a kiss. You gladly kissed him back. He raised a glowing hand to you. "May I?" you didn't know what he was asking, but you trusted him, so you nodded. He laid his glowing hand on your forehead.

"You need rest before our big day tomorrow. I wish for you to be able to enjoy it fully," he explained as his magic was swirling around you. "You especially need rest after you kept vigil over me all of last night," he whispered, "and you need rest without dreams, without having to fight that nightmare again," he added even softer. Or you thought it was softer.

You felt the heaviness of sleep crashing over you as his spell wrapped around you like a warm blanket. "Cheater," you mumbled, leaning in to him as your eyes were fluttering shut. You didn't need his help to sleep, but you appreciated knowing that tonight you wouldn't have to face that nightmare.

"Sleep, darling," he bid you gently. He swept you up off of the couch, into his cool strong arms to carry you to bed. "You are the most precious thing in the world to me, my darling. I love you," you weren't sure those last words were real, as you was too far lost to the land of sleep, but they made you smile regardless.

*

Loki got you up early the next morning, looking like an excited puppy. You laughed as you climbed out of bed. He was completely healed now, and you felt refreshed after your night of dreamless sleep. "Morning," you told him as you sat up in bed.

"Good morning, love," he handed you a cup of tea, and then indicated the clothes that were sitting in your comfy chair. "I did tell you I would pick something out for you to wear," he reminded you, when you looked at him confused as to why he looked so proud of himself.

You giggled at that. "So you did," you agreed and earned yourself a grin in return. You could sense his impatient excitement. So you drank your tea quickly, glad it wasn't scalding hot, and set the empty teacup down on your nightstand and wrapped your arms around him so you could better give him a kiss.

"Did you sleep well?" he asked with a hint of concern once the kiss was broken.

"Very, with no dreams," you added the last part so he wouldn't worry. He smiled in relief, then kissed you again.

"I will leave you to get ready," he told you and went to wait in your sitting room. You dressed in a very similar outfit to last night's, a pair of perfectly tailored jeans, and equally well fitting dark green sweater. You were going to have to ask him how he kept coming up with such well fitting clothes for you one of these days, but today was not that day.

You managed to tame your curls and get them to curl properly. You tended to keep the mane of curls tied up most of the time. It was comic-book red and tended to draw attention, especially since you'd been in the news more than once and people knew you as Ironman's niece. You were basically a celebrity, which you hated.

You didn't have to worry about that right that moment, though. Loki was waiting for you.

You entered your sitting room to find Loki in normal clothes for once: perfectly tailored jeans, a button-down shirt, with a dress sweater over top of it. You smiled at him. It looked fantastic on him, and you told him as much. "And you are radiant today, my love," he replied, bending down to give you another kiss.

"So are you going to tell you what we're doing today yet?" you asked. He shook his head. You huffed at him, but giggled anyway. He held out his hand, palm up.

"I am also driving us, today," he told you, insistently.

"Loki..." it was your brand new car, he couldn't just claim it.

"You do not know where you are going. Plus, it is traditional for the gentleman to drive his lady during a date," he reminded you, quite logically. His voice was gentle and patient, though. He knew you were uncomfortable giving up your car, even if you were going to be with him while he was driving.

"Fine, but you better drive carefully. I haven't even had a chance to name my new car yet," you told him, your voice a whine. Though you did fish the keys out of your purse and handed them to him.

"I will do nothing to endanger you or your new car," he promised solemnly. He took your hand and led you from the suite. His mood was infections and you couldn't help getting giggly and excited too. You hadn't been on a real date before. You weren't exactly popular at school and most people were scared of your superhero uncle to even consider trying.

*

You hadn't been expecting your outing to be an all-day event. No wonder Loki had said that you needed rest to be able to enjoy the day.

You went out for breakfast at a nearby joint that had the best pancakes. In the universe

After that, he took your to the zoo. You thought that he wanted to see all of Earth's animals. Half of the fun was watching him look at all of the new animals and commenting on them and how practical their designs (or not) or how they compared to Asgardian creatures.

It was still just cool enough that the ice rink in the zoo was still open. Loki led you towards it. "Loki, I don't know how to skate," you told him. You could hear the nerves in your voice. Physical activity wasn't your forte.

"Then I will simply have to teach you," he replied warmly. "Come, it is fun," he insisted, dragging you by the hand toward the skate rental place. You let him lead you onto the ice with tiny blades on your feet. He was a natural at it and you blamed the fact that he was a frost giant. You felt like an idiot. He somehow managed to keep you upright, though, and teach you the very basics of skating. You were both laughing the entire time. You were terrible at it while he flew and glided across the ice, but it was still amazing fun.

He drove you back to the compound late that afternoon. You were expecting the date to be over then, but you found that you were very wrong. Loki led you upstairs so you could freshen up before dinner. You wondered what that meant, but before you could bother him about it, he disappeared into his own room to get ready.

That seemed strange to you, since he usually got ready by magic. You ducked into your own suite to see a gorgeous dark green dress waiting for you on your bed. No wonder you needed to freshen up. You put the dress on carefully. It was exquisite: a dark green shell with a matching lace layer on top. It had long sleeves and went down to your knees. It fit beyond perfectly and looked fantastic on. There were matching low heels to go with it. You found a silver necklace with a black stone in your jewelry box and just a touch of makeup. The necklace had been your mom's and was one of the few things you had been able to salvage from the fire.

You opened your sittingroom door and could only stare in awe when you saw Loki. He was standing in your sittingroom in a perfectly tailored all black suit. He even had a black dress shirt and black tie. His raven hair was loose to his shoulders. He looked at you like you were the only thing in his universe. You went to him and he offered you an elegant court bow. "You look radiant, lady," he greeted you formally as he took your hand, lifting it to kiss your knuckles.

"And you are beyond handsome," you told him in reply. He stood and you gave him a kiss, then a mischievous grin.

"Oh dear, what are you planning?" he asked, not trusting your mischievous plotting smirk. You took his hand and led him into your bedroom. You sat him on the chair in front of your dresser. "Love, darling, what are you doing?" he asked, even more concerned when you pulled out your hairspray and your phone so you could get just the right reference picture.

"Please trust me. This is going to be perfect and a lot of fun!" you told him with a grin.

"This better be fun," he grumbled at you, but sat still while you got to work, combing his raven hair back from his face and using a mix of gel, hairspray, and a touch of his magic to get it just right. You had seen the latest Loki movie (ok, technically it was a Thor movie, but who cared about that tiny detail?) with Tony when it first came out. When you were done, your Loki looked like he had just walked out of the movie into real life. It was his fault for wearing the all black suit and giving you the idea.

"Ta-da!" you told him proudly when you was done. He looked confused. He didn't get it. You didn't blame him. He hadn't seen the movie yet.

"Now will you tell you why this was fun?" he grumbled.

You shook your head. "Not yet," you replied with a smirk.

He sighed, and looked put-upon. "Then shall we? I wish for us not to be late," you nodded and he stood from the chair. He kissed your hand again before you went downstairs. There was a large group of supers were hanging out in the livingroom when you came down. All of them looked you over and catcalled and cheered and generally made themselves loud and annoying at your expense. "What is the meaning of that?" Loki whispered in your ear as you waved to them.

"They think we're attractive and cute together," you explained. "It is not a polite way to say that, but they're kids and family, so they can get away with it," you added before he thought that was how things were done on Earth.

Your next stop on the date was the movie theater, the fancy one in the middle of town. You were way overdressed for it, but that somehow only added to the fun. Loki got stares, curious looks, and whispers as you entered the theater and you couldn't help giggling. He had gotten you tickets to the new Loki movie, so he would find out soon enough. "Why are they staring?" he whispered in your ear.

You grinned up at him. "You'll find out," you replied unhelpfully. Loki huffed, which made the fangirls squeal even more at his grumpy expression. "They think you're attractive," you told him, hoping that would mellow him out for a little while.

"That cannot be the only reason they are acting like this," he protested too knowingly. You didn't disagree with him, but you weren't telling him your secret either. It was too much fun.

You picked out seats in the theater and Loki let you choose wherever you wanted. You explained the science of the perfect seat to him and you took the seats you found. There were more stares and giggles and comments, mostly from the fangirls.

Except when one little kid got up the courage to come up to Loki. Loki raised an eyebrow at the child approaching him. "Excuse me?" the child asked in the tiniest politest voice ever. "Are you Loki?" he asked, bravely for such a small child.

Loki smiled warmly. No matter how standoffish he appeared, he would be polite to children. "Yes, I am," he replied. You could tell he was confused, but he wouldn't be mean to the child. The child held up a piece of paper and a pen.

"Can I have your autograph?" he asked, excited and started babbling about something related to the movies.

Loki turned to you, clearly confused and not wanting to upset the child. "What is an autograph?" Loki asked you softly.

"He wants you to sign your name. People like getting signatures from famous people as proof that they met the famous person." you explained to Loki in a way he'd understand. You turned to the child. "I'm sorry, he's a bit confused. He hasn't been on Earth for very long, you see." The kid nodded in complete understanding and said something about Asgard being different. Loki signed the piece of paper and the kid thanked him and rushed back to his parents.

The movie started soon after and you held Loki's hand through it. It was nice to be out with him in a nice, normal setting. When it got to the scene that he was dressed from, he turned to you and you heard his laughter magically in your ear. Even then, he was fighting not to laugh out loud and draw more attention to you. He had instantly known why this was fun and why everyone had been staring and whispering about him. You grinned at him innocently. "I love you, my mischievous darling," he whispered in your ear. You could only smile in return and you enjoyed the rest of the movie together.

After the movie ended, he took you out to a really nice dinner, at one of the fanciest restaurants in town. He was still getting attention for his appearance, but he lived it up now that he was in on the joke. He had gotten the actor's expressions down, and used some of them on fangirls who stared too long at him, listening for their excited squeals. He was having as much fun with it as you were. Once, when there were too many fangirls, he pulled you to him and gave you a long lingering kiss that made them equal parts squealy and jealous. It was fantastic fun. He did behave in the restaurant, though you saw it was hard, since you were still getting looks.

It was a little sad when the dinner and therefore the date was over, but it had been so much fun that you weren't likely to forget it anytime soon. Especially since Loki had used magic to get some really good pictures of the pair of you together.

Especially that amazing kiss.