Author's Note: Well, despite the lack of response asking for a bonus chapter *hangs head in shame* I had an idea for the final chapter that would not go away. Here ya go! Leave reviews, please!

Avengers on Ice

It was January 2nd, and Loki was bored. Jane and Darcy had stayed for New Year's, but they were departing the next day. During the time since Christmas, Loki and Darcy had grown increasingly close, learning as much as possible about each other. However, they had now reached that awkward stage where they were more than friends, but they weren't quite a couple yet. The girls wanted to do something special on their last day in New York, but everyone was at a loss as to what to do. Even Tony, who never seemed to run out of ideas, was stumped.

Loki picked up the remote and started flipping channels on the TV, not really paying attention until he saw something that seemed to turn on the light bulb above his head. A family was ice skating on TV, and they seemed to be having a lot of fun. Loki couldn't believe he hadn't thought of this sooner. Ice skating, the girls would love that!

He bolted into the living room, his eyes alight with unbridled genius. The others looked up with interest. "Who wants to go ice skating?" Loki asked excitedly. Everyone grinned and leapt up, each voicing their elation and agreement. Everyone, that is, except the one person Loki wanted to. Darcy was staring at the floor, her fingers weaving in and out nervously.

"Darcy?" he asked in concern, moving to sit next to her. "What's wrong? I thought you'd be excited."

She looked up into his pleading green eyes. "I am, I guess, it's just…" She sighed. "I've never been ice skating before. I don't know how."

Darcy was surprised when Loki simply smiled at her, chuckling slightly. "I think I can help with that. Come on, what do you say?" She pondered it for a moment before nodding. Grinning like an idiot, Loki hopped up and went to go change.

Thirty minutes later, everyone was lacing up their skates at Rockefeller Plaza. The place wasn't too crowded, but there was still a fair amount of people there. Loki had been the first one to rent his skates, and he was now waiting impatiently for the others to finish up.

Jane stood up unsteadily, and Thor quickly caught her and helped her walk out onto the ice. She would have fallen if not for his strong arms around her. To help her get used to it, Thor shifted her so that his right arm was around her waist and his left hand grasped hers. Clint and Natasha skilfully began weaving between some of the other people, Tony and Pepper joined the other couples skating hand in hand, and Steve and Bruce were simply content to avoid bumping into anyone. That left Darcy, who, after making it out onto the ice, clung to the wall while trying to force her feet to stay under her.

Loki whipped over to her, sliding to a stop right in front of her. "Can I be of assistance?" he asked with a playful smile. Cautiously, Darcy held her hand out to him. He took it and gently pulled her away from the wall. She fell forward onto his chest immediately, causing her to blush. Loki chuckled and helped her to stand up. Her feet started to slide out from under her, so he copied Thor, wrapping one arm around her waist.

Slowly, they began to make their way around the ice. Darcy found that, once she stopped worrying about falling, it was actually quite enjoyable. Without even realizing it, she started shifting her weight to propel herself forward and to change directions. Smirking in satisfaction, Loki slowly eased up on her back until his arm was merely floating an inch above her. Finally, he dropped his arm and let go of her hand.

She looked up in surprise, but smiled and continued skating on her own. She caught up to Jane and Thor and proceeded to show off her newly acquired skills. Loki sighed and closed his eyes before deciding to put on a little show. He started zipping around the rink, doing a couple 360's before trying something a bit more complicated. Out of nowhere, he leapt into a triple lutz. He didn't even noticed that everyone had stopped what they were doing to observe what he was doing.

He was lost in what he was doing, alternating between leaps and spins and complicated contortions as he skated in complex formations around the ice. Loki stumbled once, but he didn't fall. Finally, he slid to a stop, panting, as the entire plaza burst into cheers and applause. He flashed a small grin before skating back to the other Avengers, who were also smiling at Loki's performance.

Darcy playfully punched him on the arm. "You just had to show me up, didn't you?" she asked in a mock hurt voice.

Loki smiled at her and took her hand. "Actually, I was hoping to loosen myself up so I could ask you to dinner," he replied.

Her eyes went wide in surprise, but she quickly recovered with a grin. "I'd love to," she answered, beaming up at him. Loki smiled, and they all headed for home.