* Iris' POV *

I put my phone down and rush back to our chambers. I need to get dressed and go to Midgard to buy some presents. I don't think that the others like Asgardian stuff but perhaps one thing from here could be nice. As I walk around the corner I bump into Loki.

"Loki! There you are. Are you coming with me to Midgard to buy some presents for the game tonight?" I ask smiling like an idiot. I know Loki doesn't really like to go to Midgard but we never went there togheter and that would be nice.

"I am not really sure if that is such a good idea love. I think it is-"

I cut him off. "Ahw! Please? We never went there together and I heard that it is snowing, and and and..." I pout and blink a few times.

Loki sighs. "Alright. I will come with you then."

"Yay!" I shout in excitement while hugging him tight. Loki chuckles and wraps his arms around me "Everything to see you smile! Well, allons-y then."

I push him a little away from me and look up at him in disbelieve. "Did you just.. Did you say allons-y?!"

He smirks. "Yes, I did. You guys say it all the time so I wanted to give it a try. It sounds weird though."

I giggle. "No, I liked it. It sounds really sexy when you say it. Say it again."

"Allons-y," he says grinning before kissing me on my forehead. I let out a sigh of happiness and pull him closer to me. Loki puts his chin on me head. We're standing like this for some time until Thor comes around the corner.

"AHW!" he booms, startling me with his loud voice. We let go of each other and Loki rolls his eyes. "Are you ever going to stop that!"

Thor just chuckles and walks past us, giving me a wink. Loki pinches the bridge of his nose and then takes my hand. "Come darling, let us go to Midgard now."

We start walking but I suddenly stop, remembering why I was going to our chamber in the first place. "Wait. Not like this," I say pointing at our Asgardian clothes. Loki looks at me from head to toe and snaps his fingers. A green glow appears and a second later we're wearing normal Midgardian clothes.

I grin. "Okay, now we can go!"

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A few hours later we're back in Asgard and excited I await in front of the Himinbjörg. They could be here any second. Then the big golden globe starts to spin and a loud and roaring sound echoes through the air. The rainbow bridge appears at the edge of the city and with a blast it hits the Himinbjörg. The orb stops moving and I know the others are here now. With a big smile on my face I step inside to greet them. As I step inside I see the astonished faces of my friends. "Welcome to Asgard!" I say with a proud smile. "You guys will love it here. Thank you, Heimdall for letting them use the Bifröst."

"No problem, milady. I hope you all enjoy your evening here in Asgard," Heimdall says bowing his head to my guests. They all nod to him as a thanks and walk my way. They are all carrying little backpacks in which, I guess, they have the small presents.

"This is so awesome! Diamond, look, it really is a rainbow bridge," Pietro mentioned pointing at the bridge with wide eyes. I chuckle. They've never been here before, except for Elizabeth. She was here when I got married to Loki.

"Oh yes! It really is a rainbow bridge, I thought they just called it like that..." Diamond says while crouching to touch the bridge and give it a better look. I watch the two of them being excited together and smile. Suddenly Elizabeth puts a hand on my shoulder, I turn to look at her and smile. She knows what I mean and chuckles.

"Shall we go further?" she asks nodding to the long bridge that we still have to walk before we can start our feast.

I nod. "That is a good idea. It's going to take a while to get in the castle and sadly I couln't get enough horses for us to ride."

Pietro snorts. "That is not a really big problem... I can be on the other side of the bridge in no time!"

"Yes, you can... But we can't run that fast you know," Steve says pointing to the rest of us. Pietro snorts again and lifts Diamond up, bridal style. Her cheeks immediately turn into a light color of pink, but he doesn't seem to notice it and with a grin he sprints away. A few seconds later he reappears emty handed. "See, I can bring you all to the other side in a matter of seconds." He turns to Elizabeth and before she could even say anything, he had picked her up and they were gone.

"Well, I better start running then," Steve says.

"Why?" I ask, feeling a strong gust of wind again, knowing Pietro was back again.

"No one carries me," he answers and he sprints away. I chuckle and turn to face Pietro. For a moment I hesitate, I could also teleport to the other side of the bridge but on the other hand, I'm also quite curious how it would feel to run as hard as Pietro. He picks me up and he starts running. The wind blows my hair away and I let out a little laugh when we pass by Steve. It looks like he's running in slow-motion but that is probably because of Pietro, who's running real fast.

In a matter of seconds we're on the other side and he carefully sets me down next to Elizabeth. At the horizon I see already the silhouette of Steve coming but Pietro utters a annoyed sigh. "Can't he run faster?" he asks and Elizabeth slams his shoulder. "I'm going to help him, this takes too long," he says, rubbing his shoulder and with a blue flash he's gone. I wonder how Pietro is going to carry Steve but then I notice the silhouette of Steve is moving way faster and I realize he's pushing Steve over the bridge from behind. I start laughing and Diamond and Elizabeth couldn't contain their laughter either.

I see a shocked and puzzled expression on his face when they come closer and closer. Steve has stopped running and is now sliding over the bridge with Pietro behind him.

"What the..." he utters when they're in front of us.

"Sorry, mate. It took too long," Pietro says and I try not to laugh at Steve's angry expression.

"At least he didn't carry you bridal style," I say and Steve mutters something under his breath. "Let's go," I continue and I walk in the direction of the palace.

After a few minutes we're walking over the stone courtyard and I set course to the sitting room of the left wing with the others behind me.

"Well, everyone," I say when we're in the room, "you can all put the presents on that table," and I point at the glass table in the middle of the room. Next to it is a round table with place enough for six persons. Suddenly Loki appears in the room too and I smile.

"Welcome to... Asgard," he says dramatically, spreading his arms.

"Thanks, it is amazing here," Diamond answers while she takes of her backpack and takes out the presents, placing it on the table. The others follow her example and I set myself down on one of the six chairs. When the others are sitting as well, Loki on my right and Elizabeth on my left, I start explaining the rules.

"So, the first round is about getting the presents. When you throw one or six with the dice, you may pick a present from the table. Round one is over when all presents are divided. Round two is about stealing the presents and opening them. When you throw one, three or six you may pick a little card with an instruction on it." And I point at the three little stacks at the middle of the round table we're sitting at. "When you throw two, four or five you may open a present from your own stack."

"Okay, this could be fun," Pietro says but then a frown appears between his eyebrows. "So, how long do we play round two?"

"Till the stacks of cards are empty or till we don't want to play it anymore," I answer shrugging.

"Fair enough, let's do this!" he states and clasps his hands together.

"The youngest may start," I say rolling the dice to Diamond who's sitting opposite of me.

-

After twenty minutes all of the presents are divided and we all stare at Loki, who only threw six twice.

"Don't laugh! Or next time I will use my powers," Loki says to Steve, who's grinning widely. Steve managed to throw the right numbers very often. He's almost invisible behind the stack of presents.

"Round two!" Elizabeth yells excited before a quarrel between them could break out.

"The one with the least presents may start," Steve teases Loki, and rolls the dice to him. Loki rolls his eyes and suddenly a green glow appears around one of the presents of Steve.

"Ey!" he shouts when it dissappears and appears at Loki's side. He leans over the table and takes the present back. "That one is mine."

Time passes by while we're all trying to conquer our favorite presents of the evening. We laugh when someone looses their favorite presents and we almost cry when the card says we must switch from places but the presents stay at the same place.

After one and half hour, the three stacks of cards are played out and pleased I stare at my presents. I almost did get all I wanted, and I think that this is also true for the rest.

Elizabeth sighs. "And again I didn't get those mandela's."

"Mandalas," I correct her with a chuckle and wink to Diamond who conquered that present.

We decide it is time for the others to go back to Midgard after they have all packed their presents.

"Everyone stay together," Loki instructs and confused Steve stares at him. "Iris and I can teleport you all the way to Himinbjörg."

"Then why didn't you do that before?" Steve asks, probably remembering how Pietro pushed him over the bridge and how he was not amused by it.

"I was busy then," Loki answers. "And you can't teleport five people all by yourself," he defends me. I nod and we all takes hands. I lock eyes with Loki who's standing opposite of me, and we release our powers. With a bright green and blue flash, we disappear and before the others could even blink, we're standing inside the Himinbjörg.

We say goodbye with hugs and laughter while Heimdall prepares the Bifröst. They walk to the opening in the globe and Loki puts his arm around my waist, pulling me closer and we wave at the others.

"Allons-y!" Elizabeth shouts before they all disappear in the colorful beam and I chuckle. She's really obsessed with Doctor Who...

When they're all gone, Loki places a kiss on my forehead and we teleport back to the palace. This has been a great evening and I hope the others enjoyed it as much as I did.

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A/N: With many thanks to IrisvanBommel who helped writing this part! And of course, I hope you all liked it :D

And, we have a new fangirl, who I shal introduce next chapter! Yay!