Chapter 8
Before the cheers had died down completely, a girl stood up on one of the tables. You recognized her as a Junior, one of the drama kids. She was the lead in every play and musical the school put on. "Loki of Asgard, I am Jemma, spokeswoman of the Junior class." You recognized the name with the face, now that she had spoken it. She was also in the running to be valedictorian. No wonder she had been chosen as spokesperson.
"Next year's Seniors," you supplied Loki quickly as he turned to glance at you for the explanation. He nodded and turned back to Jemma, obviously curious as to what she wanted. It was brave of her to seek out the attention of the god of chaos, especially since people hadn't forgotten that he'd tried to take over the world.
"The Junior class has accepted the challenge. Next year, we will show you an even more impressive display of pranks!" she announced. Her voice was strong, well practiced from three years on the stage. The Juniors all roared their agreement. The challenge had been accepted by every single one of them.
Loki grinned his trademark Cheshire cat grin. He then held one finger to his lips and the crowd silenced at once. "I look forward to your demonstration, Jemma of the Junior class," he announced and offered her an elegant formal bow.
You made a quick decision and joined Loki on the stage. He looked over at you, curious what you were up to. You leaned up and whispered in his ear. He inclined his head in reply to your query. He was keeping up his more formal demeanor in front of the students during his shenanigans on the stage. You turned to the crowd of your classmates and steeled yourself to say what you'd gotten up here to. It was hard to speak in front of all of these people, but you managed. "If the Seniors would open your yearbooks to page three, Loki would like to show his appreciation for the pranks you impressed him with today." Due to some printing error, page three of the yearbooks was blank. It was also made of some super glossy material that couldn't be written on, so no one had used it for signatures. It was perfect for this purpose. All of the seniors did as they were told. You nodded to Loki when they were all ready. With a flash of green magic, an inscription appeared in every Senior's yearbook in magical green ink with Loki's signature at the bottom. You didn't ask what he was going to write, but whatever it was impressed the Seniors.
The Seniors all bowed again when they saw what he had done. It was a gesture they would be able to treasure.
*
Loki's spectacle at lunch and his pranks throughout the day were the stuff of school legend before the next class had even begun, even before the videos started appearing on youtube. Yours was the first video posted, of course, but there were plenty of others.
Loki didn't bother with his illusion after his appearance at lunch. The crowds of students parted in front of him as he walked you to your final classes. He was extremely easy to spot with his golden horned helmet. The Seniors especially all bowed to him as you passed them. Loki was so pleased and obviously having the time of his life. You were glad you'd thought to bring him to school today for this.
The day was perfect until the announcement five minutes before the last class of the day ended. "Senior Prank Day has officially ended," came the principal's voice over the PA system. There were groans from everyone in the school. It sounded like the entire building moaned. They had all had too much fun today, including the teachers, though they'd never admit it. "Loki of Asgard, kindly return the school to the way your found it this morning, especially if you would like to return on next year's Senior Prank Day. I would also appreciate it if you would remove my car from the swimming pool and return it to its assigned spot. It is quite the pain to get it out of the pool myself." At least the principal sounded amused. He was also giving Loki and invite to next year's festivities. He couldn't be too upset if he was inviting Loki back. The invite would be revoked, though, if Loki didn't help clean up the mess he'd made.
Loki gave you his patented 'do I have to?' look. You rolled your eyes at him. "Yes, you have to put it back. He asked nicely and even invited you back next year. You got to play all day, it's time to clean up the mess you helped make," you told him. He sighed heavily and overly dramatically. The entire class stared as he held his hands in front of him, drawing a lot of magic for this spell. You could see it gathering as a green glowing orb in his hands. He unleashed the spell and magic washed over the school, returning everything to mostly normal. He'd gone overboard, however, and the entire school was sparkling clean, probably cleaner than it had been since the day it had been completed. The principal's car was back in its spot, looking freshly washed and waxed.
"Thank you, Loki," came the principal's voice. "The Senior class wishes for me to convey their appreciation for you contributions to their pranks today"
Loki's look of pride and joy at their praise warmed your heart.
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