The Rules of Living with the Avengers

19. Do not let Loki flirt because he has a hot and charming voice.

"Loki, my favourite villain, what's your resolutions for 2015?" I ask. We're all cuddled on the sofas, each with their romantic partner or who I have decided I want their romantic partners to be.

Loki is perched on the same sofa as Bucky because both are the loners without any romance. Loki refuses to date because of his pesky mortal thing. Bucky just stares blankly at me when I suggest it.

Thor is cuddled with Jane and they're both sweet together, despite the ickiness when he's kissing her hand and she's calling him pet names.

Clint and Natasha are sat on a sofa, pretending to not care but he keeps muttering things in her ear and she smiles.

Tony and Bruce are sat together, Tony practically resting his head on Bruce's shoulder, which makes me smirk but Pepper couldn't make it for New Years Eve.

I am entwined in Steve's arms as he hums out a war song. Loki rolls his eyes at me. "Not to get smashed by Hulk," he tells me.

"Thor? Jane?"

Jane smiles and kisses Thor's cheek. Thor beams at us all and suddenly gets down on one knee. Jane stares at him. "What-what are you-what are you doing?"

"Lady Jane, my love-"

"Brother?" Loki sounds more panicked than Jane.

"-will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?"

"Yes!" Jane squeals and Loki groans as they kiss. I glare at him and mouth shut up. He just grins at me, amused. I can feel Steve tense as Loki keeps mouthing something at me. I don't get what he's saying at first and shrug.

Loki gets up and whispers in my ear seductively, "make me."

"Um, Cli-Clintasha, what's your ah resolutions?" I stammer. Steve wraps his arms tighter around me and I can almost feel his eyes burning into the back of my head. God.

"To not get shot," Natasha says.

"To never let Natasha get shot," Clint adds with a blush and an embarrassed smile. "She doesn't like it and I don't like seeing her in pain."

"Aw!"

"No, do not aw us," she scowls. I smirk at them and turn to Bruce and Tony. "Resolutions?" I ask.

"Cure cancer." Bruce says immediately.

"A bit of pressure on yourself there, Brucie," I say. Bruce shrugs and I wonder if he's actually close to finding the cure.

Last week he locked himself in the lab for a whole day and didn't even come out when I made him hot chocolate, Steve baked apple pie. He even changed the access code against Tony and got JARVIS on his side to lock everyone out. I suspect he had a girl in there but who does he know well enough romantically to spend a whole day locked in a room with?

"Betty!" I announce suddenly. Bruce stares at me.

"What?" He asks and I see the panic appearing on his face. He has that oh shit I've been caught face that Clint always has. Mostly because he's always doing something wrong. Then he gets caught.

"Nothing," I smirk. He frowns at me and I raise my eyebrow. Now he has the oh shit she knows face.

"What's your resolution, mortal?" Loki drawls and I turn around and kiss Steve.

"To stay with my gorgeous soldier all year," I say. "And to be happy. For both of us to be happy. Also to make a popular app. And to star in a reality show. Make some Vines about you guys. Make a YouTube channel about you guys. And be best friends with Wolveine."

Steve laughs at me. It's a cute chuckling laugh. Bless his red, blue and white spangles socks.