You snuck Loki into your other class that day since it was a huge lecture class and you thought the professor wouldn't notice. But you neglected to remember that you were both celebrities and of course the professor noticed. Thankfully, since it was a huge lecture class, he didn't say anything about the intruder.

You treated Loki to lunch at the sushi place on campus. He had a lot of fun watching the sushi be made. The chef was obviously pleased by Loki's reaction and put extra effort into the presentation. You were also sure you paid for a lot less sushi than what Loki ended up actually eating.

"This is delicious," he told your for the billionth time while you ate. You laughed at his obvious delight and knew exactly what you'd be treating him with from now on.

Loki went to work with you that afternoon. Happy tried to stop him at the door and Loki got to gleefully inform the security guard that he was here on duty. Happy looked at you. "He's not lying. He is here on duty. You can ask Cap," you replied pleasantly. Happy just groaned. Loki looked even more gleeful when Happy finally had to let him into the building. "You're going to try to get kicked out just because they can't, aren't you?" you asked him.

"Of course," he replied and so the tricks began. Coffee mysteriously disappeared from the building. An entire hallway was filled with bubbles. Nothing was particularly harmful, except for the section of hallway that seemed to have forgotten what gravity was. All of the pranks also appeared wherever Pepper was not so it took awhile for word to get to her and therefore you, since you were following Pepper around the building, and Loki was following you, acting for all the world like nothing more than a lady's guard.

"Reindeer Games, knock it off with the pranks!" Tony growled as he stormed up to the three of you in the hallway a couple of hours later.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Loki replied pleasantly. "I have been here guarding Y/N this entire time,"

Tony rolled his eyes. "You have magic, of course it's you. Now stop it,"

"Why does Y/N need guarded anyway?" Pepper asked, diverting Tony's yells a Loki. "Isn't she supposed to be guarding me?" Both men looked at you.

You raised your hands in surrender. "One of you tell her. You know I can't," you reminded them both. You weren't dealing with the migraine when one of the two of them could do it without such unpleasant side effects.

"The kid is human until the full moon, all the girl wolves are," Tony explained quickly. "But the other wolves aren't affected, so Loki is guarding her to make sure they don't try anything." You nodded when Pepper looked at you for confirmation. "Y/N, make your boyfriend stop the pranks,"

"What pranks?" you asked innocently. You knew nothing of the pranks except that of course Loki was causing mischief because he could.

"Let's see, the entirety of Lab A is under water, the R&D corridor has been filled with bubbles, gravity seems to have mysteriously disappeared from the hallway on the sixth floor, lab C has been filled with cats of all things, and I have boobs!" Tony growled, opening his jacket to show that he indeed, did have boobs.

"Why cats?" you asked Loki.

He shrugged. "It seemed like fun," he replied innocently.

"Remove. The. Boobs." Tony growled. Loki smirked.

"Very well," he replied pleasantly and a moment later the boobs were gone. Tony glared.

"That was too easy, what are you up to?" Tony demanded. Loki raised his hands in surrender.

"I? I am up to nothing besides guarding my lady," he replied too innocently.

Tony glared at you. "Make him behave," he told you.

You shrugged. "Can't. Tiny mortal human can do nothing against the immortal god," you replied innocently. "I'm having enough trouble keeping up with Pepper today," you admitted. You turned to Loki. "Have you had enough fun yet? I'd really like to not get fired," you told him. You then cheated and lifted his left hand to your lips and placed a kiss on the ring you gave him.

He gave you a warm smile at the reminder of your gift. He still seemed to consider it. "Hmm, I might be able to be convinced. For a kiss,"

"Not it!" Tony exclaimed quickly. You laughed and grabbed the collar of Loki's shirt, pulling him down so you could kiss him. You kissed him well and kissed him deeply, taking charge of the kiss until he purred softly. You grinned when you broke the kiss and let his go of his shirt so he could stand again.

"Convinced yet?" you asked with a mischievous grin.

He looked tempted to say no, but there was an audience, so he relented. "Very well," he said. He waved his hand dramatically with a glow of green light.

"I need you for one more meeting, then you can take him home," Pepper told you. You nodded in reply. "This is going to be a long two weeks..." she sighed. You could see her brain already trying to figure out how to keep Loki entertained while you were working so he didn't destroy the entire building out of boredom.

*

"You aren't going to bother me to go shopping again today are you?" Loki asked when you finally made it back to the tower that afternoon after work.

You just sighed in exhaustion and kicked off your shoes while you were in the elevator. "Lo, it's going to be a miracle if I manage to get my homework done before I pass out. Being human is exhausting. I don't know how Pepper does it," you whined as you took the elevator up to your room to find pajamas, just because you didn't feel like changing twice tonight. It was too much work. You debated, really, really, debated just lying down and forgetting about your homework. Instead, you trudged back downstairs, homework in tow.

You did the homework as fast as possible, while you still had the energy to get it done. You then went to make dinner, since it was your turn. You glared at the jar of spaghetti sauce when it wouldn't open, no matter how much you tried to twist the stupid lid. You glared at it again and sighed, walking to the living room with it. "Lo, will you open this?" you asked softly, handing him the jar. He looked up from his book and you saw his expression turn to a gleeful smirk, ready to make fun of you for not being able to open the jar. He thought better of it when he saw how close to tears you were.

"Of course," he replied instead. You sighed in relief. He opened the jar and handed it back to you. You gave him a kiss in thanks and gratitude for not making fun when the joke was so easily there for the taking.

*

"LOKI, get your ass down to lab 5, now!" Tony's voice announced over the PA system later that evening. You raised your eyebrow at Loki, who just shrugged innocently. You and Thor went with Loki to the lab to find out what Tony wanted.

"Oh no," Thor muttered as you were heading to a very familiar lab.

"What the hell did you do?" Tony demanded, gesturing to the lab that you and Rachel had destroyed yesterday.

"I did nothing," Loki replied pleasantly. Tony glared at you.

"True," you replied equally innocently.

"What happened to all of my equipment?!?" Tony demanded.

"It looks like two tiny werewolf girls took sledgehammers to it," Loki replied innocently.

"And why on earth would two tiny werewolf girls take sledgehammers to my computers?" Tony demanded, glaring at you. You eeped and hid behind Loki.

"Loki! You said they were old computers that needed destroying!" you protested at him, from behind his back where you were safe from Tony's rage.

"Did I?" Loki asked innocently. "Dear me, it appears I was mistaken." You could hear the smirk in his voice.

"LOKI!" Thor and Tony growled at the same time. Loki laughed.

"Loki," you said softly with tears in your eyes and hurt in your voice. He whirled to face you, concerned at the hurt. "You said-" you sniffled. He wrapped you in his arms.

"I'm sorry, darling. I really thought it was old equipment. Stark never uses this lab. Don't cry. I'll fix it," he told you and placed a kiss on your forehead. "Hush, love, it's an easy fix. I just had to tease Stark before I did. It'll be alright," he told you. He glared at Tony and Thor who agreed quickly that as long as Loki fixed it, it would be perfectly alright and please don't cry. Loki steered you to Thor with whom you'd be safely out of the way and raised his hands, which were both glowing green as he worked. Tony wisely left the room too and you all watched as the computers reassembled themselves.

Loki turned to you when the computers were fixed. "See? All better," he told you gently.

"Ask, before you sick werewolves on my stuff again," Tony grumbled at Loki, who nodded. You had a feeling they were saving their shouting match for after you went to bed. No one wanted you to cry and you were too emotional right now. Loki steered you back up to your couch where you pretended to watch a movie with the team, instead just dozing off on Loki, exhausted from the long day without most of your strength, speed, and stamina.

Loki sighed in loving exasperation when he realized that you were mostly asleep and refusing to go to bed. "You don't have to push yourself, little wolf," he sighed as he picked you up in his arms. "Everyone knows that you aren't feeling well. You don't have to prove yourself to us, love. We're family," he reminded you softly.

"I can't even stay awake an entire day," you whined.

He sighed again. "You are running on what? less than half of your strength, speed, stamina? You're not used to running all day without the wolf. You compare yourself to Pepper, but she's used to doing this all day every day. You are too, with the wolf. You're a force to be reckoned with and can keep gods on their toes most days. There is balance with everything in life, and the balance for all of your strength are a few days of vulnerability. It is nothing to be ashamed of, and the team does not look down on your for it. We just want to make sure you're safe and happy, pushing yourself to the breaking point does neither," he told you firmly.

"I love you too," you replied sleepily.

He chuckled and tucked you into his bed. You didn't care whose bed you were in. There would be cuddles regardless. "It's still early yet for me to join you, little wolf. Can you survive without cuddles for a little while?" he teased.

You stuck your tongue out at him. "I can go sleep in my own bed," you reminded him, moving to get up to do just that, not wanting to impose on him. He was going to get tired of your company guarding you 24/7. He pushed you back down gently.

"Not a chance. Stay here where I know you're safe. Please?" he asked softly.

"Why's it safer here?" you asked softly, curious despite how bone-achingly tired you were.

"Because I have magic and like my room being safe, especially when I have a sleepy defenseless werewolf to protect, one whom I love most dearly and would hate to have anything happen to," you looked up at him confused. "I put shields around the room. No one can enter without my permission. Or yours," he explained. He kissed your forehead. "You're safe here, little wolf. Get some rest. I'll join you later," he promised.

You moved enough to kiss him. "Thank you,"

"Anything for you, darling." He pulled the blanket more securely around you and kissed your forehead again before he got off of the bed. You were asleep before he turned the lights out.