Day 25: Gazing Into Eachothers' Eyes

S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ had a large cafeteria where the agents, scientists and members of the Avengers would often eat at. While they served food and had a couple of vending machines, most simply brought their own lunches or went and got take out and brought it back to eat in the cafeteria. Sometimes when Stark actually showed up at lunch time, he'd go all out and buy dozens of pizzas for everyone.

Today they weren't so lucky. Agent Maria Hill was standing near the doorway, drinking a cup of coffee while she watched Loki and Darcy sitting at one of the tables. Jane walked in to get a cup of coffee as well and eat the sandwich Thor had brought her. She paused when she seen Agent Hill, the woman always intimidating the astrophysicist.

Maria looked at her and stepped aside, nodding her head in greeting before she looked back toward the couple at the table. Jane stepped inside and looked over at the two as well, pausing near the doorway where Maria stood. "You know, it's pretty amazing."

"What is?" Maria asked, curious, though she didn't take her eyes off the two while she continued to sip her coffee.

Jane looked at her for a moment, hesitant to talk to the agent, before she looked over to Loki and Darcy and smiled a bit. "Them. I still remember when Loki used the Destroyer to try and kill Thor. And I'm sure I don't have to remind you of what he did to New York. Now look at him. He's a completely different person. And so is Darcy, she's grown up so much."

"What are you talking about?" Maria finally looked at Jane, eyebrow raised.

"Well, just look at them. Gazing into each other's eyes like that. They really love each other. It's amazing how it's changed them both." The redhead said, smiling a bit while she watched them. She blinked when she heard Maria chuckling behind her. She looked back at her and furrowed her brows. "What?"

"I hate to burst your little romantic bubble there Dr. Foster, but they aren't gazing into each other's eyes in the romantic sense." She smirked a bit as she looked back toward the couple. "They're having a staring contest. They've been at it for about two minutes now. My money's on Loki."

Jane gaped at the woman, then looked back at the scene and then groaned. "Seriously?" She huffed and stomped off to eat her sandwich. Honestly, she should have known better. Those two would never grow up. What was she thinking that they were more mature now.

Loki was wearing a very smug expression while he stared at Darcy, eyes never leaving hers. While he was impressed with his woman's ability to keep from blinking for so long, he had hundreds of years of experience. And he could tell Darcy was having trouble keeping from blinking. "You know you want to blink."

"Shut up. I'm trying to kick your blue ass." She said. She was struggling but she didn't want to lose to him.

Loki chuckled. "There is no shame in losing, Mistress. I am a god, after all." He smirked. She groaned quietly. "I don't even have to touch you to make you make such delicious sounds." He purred. She huffed at him and bit down on her lip. Loki smirked devilishly, before he summoned up a very convincing illusion of a snake, that then slithered up Darcy's pant leg. "Is that a snake in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?"

Darcy squealed and jumped up, losing the contest when she shook the snake out of her pant leg. Everyone looked back to her as she grabbed the thing and waved it in Loki's face. "Cheater!"

He laughed and leaned back, picking up his bottle of water and sipping from it with a feigned innocent expression. "He just popped up, I tried to stop him, but was so focused on the contest couldn't do so." He said, batting his eyelashes up at her.

She scowled at him and dropped the snake in his lap. "Here, take your little friend back, because that's going to be the only happy snake in our apartment for a week." She swore, snatching up her purse.

Loki dismissed the illusion and grinned up at her. "You won't last a day." He said calmly, winking up at her.

Darcy groaned and stomped off to get something from one of the vending machines, leaving behind a laughing god of Mischief. Maria watched in amusement as a couple other agents walked up to her. She held her hand out and they handed her a few bills before walking off and grumbling. "Thank you, Loki." Maria said as she pocketed the money and went back to sipping her coffee.

Fin