Second Chances
Summary
Loki has been handed over to The Avengers to pay penance for his past crimes, underpowered and underwhelmed by his post he is assigned a new 'guide to Midgard' by his superiors and is more than a little surprised when a petite freckled, redhead is waiting in the conference room, not at all like the previous handlers he has been assigned, who quit after a very short time with the snarky god.
Maia Tomson is a trained literature teacher and counsellor, maybe not someone you would have picked out to be a guide to the God of Mischief but her mentor, Charles Xavier, knows she likes a challenge, and when The Avengers ask him to recommend someone she is top of his list. Surprised by the assignment, Maia takes it on, promising to do her best, but was not counting on a mutual attraction with her charge.
Join Loki on a journey to discover that his heart is not as frozen as he believes it to be, an adventure spanning almost a millennia of love gained and lost and rediscovered in the most unlikely of places...
This story is complete, however more epilogues are added regularly!
Chapters
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Chapter 1
Introducing Maia...
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Chapter 2
Maia settles in and meets her new charge...
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Chapter 3
Tony badgers Maia, Loki finds her an enigma, Maia gets down to work.
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Chapter 4
Loki is a gentleman which makes Tony suspicious...
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Chapter 5
Loki and Maia get lunch and some unexpected guests...
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Chapter 6
Hill is suspicious too...
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Chapter 7
Loki has a change in mood and Stark decides to take matters into his own hands.
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Chapter 8
Tony tries to hurry things along...
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Chapter 9
Maia uses her 'teacher voice'.
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Chapter 10
Trying on clothes and Loki makes his intentions known.
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Chapter 11
Loki receives a warning, Maia steps up.
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Chapter 12
Loki sends for Thor.
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Chapter 13
Heimdall confirms Thor's suspicions.
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Chapter 14
Stark checks up on the patient.
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Chapter 15
Maia wakes and gives Loki an idea.
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Chapter 16
Loki gets Stark on side.
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Chapter 17
Debriefing and a wager is made.
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18
Loki is less than impressed with Maia's accommodation, but not the company within it.
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19
The next morning...
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Breakfast or Steve finds out who won the bet or Loki cooks or Thor and Loki banter or Loki and Maia discuss various things including family and their relationship.
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Chapter 21
Time for the party! Don't ruin a girl's lipstick right before you leave!
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Chapter 22
Time for The Avengers shindig! Loki is cute when he's nervous and Maia meets more of the team, including one very excited former intern!
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Chapter 23
Darcy has no filter, Maia teases Loki, Loki gets his silvertongue on, Thor reassures Maia, Tony gets a dance and the information he's been after for months.
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Chapter 24
Loki is still being flirty, obviously; drunk guests are a pain; Maia is a tough cookie.
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Chapter 5
Self-loathing Loki and Maia is not having any of it!
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Chapter 26
Loki has some 'splaining to do, get to apologising, Mischief!
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Chapter 27
Onto the first training session and Loki gives Maia a gift.
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Chapter 28
Time to test those powers.
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Chapter 29
Maia wakes, but not where she expected to...
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Chapter 30
Maia has a nightmare.
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Chapter 31
Waking up in Loki's bed has its benefits...and its downsides...
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Chapter 32
Maia is angry, and worried, and frustrated and a multitude of other emotions.
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Chapter 33
On to the compound! Maia has a minor meltdown.
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Chapter 34
An Avengers debriefing, Maia meets Clint and Loki wishes to see Maia's wounds fully.
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Chapter 35
Dinner with The Avengers.
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Chapter 36
Maia has another dream...or is it?
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Chapter 37
The reunion.
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Chapter 38
Just a little filler chapter...
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Chapter 39
Loki makes his intentions clear; The Avengers get sent on a mission.
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Chapter 40
Loki discovers Nutella in one of the best possible ways; Charles finds out about their relationship; Darcy finds out the truth; Maia is a little firebrand...literally!
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Chapter 41
Down in the training room, Loki accidentally drops a bombshell.
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Chapter 42
Loki has a solution to one of their problems.
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Chapter 43
The Avengers return and immediately jump to conclusions.
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Chapter 44
Heating up the hanger...
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Chapter 45
Tony is not impressed with the news, Maia meets an old friend.
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Chapter 46
Loki is suspicious.
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Chapter 47
Date night!
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Chapter 49
Professor Xavier arrives to delve into Maia's memories of Sigyn...
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Chapter 49
Sigyn gets her first chance at a proper battle.
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Chapter 50
Loki struggles to find his courage; romantic firsts, and Odin demonstrates some more A+ parenting!
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Chapter 51
Short chapter of talking between Maia and Charles.
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Chapter 52
Loki tracks Sigyn down.
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Chapter 53
Sigyn has another admirer, Loki is emotionally repressed, Thor has a suggestion, Sigyn sets terms.
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Chapter 54
Loki thinks Sig's idea hilarious, Thor's plan is put into action, jealous Sig, jealous Loki. Sigyn's father ships her with Theoric so hard!
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Chapter 55
Sigyn asks Loki to spar with her.
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Chapter 56
Nice long chapter this one! Long and short of it: They have lunch after the sparring and go to Banner's cell for their next session...and things go a little sideways...
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Chapter 57
GIRLS NIGHT! Darcy has the night all planned out, with a special guest included!
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Chapter 58
Loki gets busted, Sigyn gets busted, Frigga busts them both and Sigyn's father takes matters into his own hands...
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Chapter 59
The story of Sigyn's unwilling betrothal continues... WARNING - contains some violence!
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Chapter 60
Loki takes Sigyn to Odin.
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Chapter 61
Loki shows us all how we ought to be woken up...
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Chapter 62
Team Science and Magic come up with an interesting theory...
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Chapter 63
Sigyn remembers something heartbreaking.
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Chapter 64
Loki is an idiot.
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Chapter 65
Sigyn wakes.
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Chapter 66
Darcy is super pissed, Loki is frustrated, Sigyn meets her captor.
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Chapter 67
Heimdall has a small lead, Odin learns the truth.
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Chapter 68
Loki gets desperate.
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Chapter 69
Sigyn makes her escape, Loki finds himself in the mirror realm, fake-Loki in pursuit, reunited and Sig is super pissed at Loki.
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Chapter 70
Loki keeps his promise and they see the true face of the mystery magic user.
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Chapter 71
What does Odin want? We're about to find out!
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Chapter 72
Sigyn debates eating the apple.
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Chapter 73 - Epilogue 1
Part of the happy ever after!
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Chapter 74 Epilogue 2
Loki doesn't know how to save files or Sigyn knows how to motivate Loki or Loki wishes he hadn't gone celebrating or Sigyn likes to make her own mischief
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Chapter 75 - Epilogue 3
Sigyn goes on a late night store run...and it goes from there!
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Chapter 76
Sigyn is not a happy heavily pregnant lady.
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Chapter 77 - Epilogue 5 - A flashback
Loki and Sigyn's relationship is still all shiny and new, just months after the winter solstice they continue their elicit meetings in the grounds after dark where no one will discover them, happy to be in one another's company whenever possible, however sometimes relationships need a little push...
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Chapter 78 - Epilogue 6
When the bride- and groom-to-be go out with their respective friends to celebrate what the Midgardian's regard as 'one last night of freedom', leave it to technology to make a mess of this time honoured tradition... Alternatively... Darcy makes a faux pas or two...
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Chapter 79 - Epilogue 7 - What happened when Sigyn finally had time to breathe...
After the events with Theoric have come to a close, Sigyn's emotions of the entire situation finally get the better of her.
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Chapter 80 - Epilogue 8 - Flashback
Back many years, Sigyn cannot bear the thought of having to marry Theoric, even if no date has yet been set, and she decides the time has come to take drastic action.
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Chapter 81 - Epilogue 9
Never take a trickster god to the zoo...ever!
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Chapter 82 - Epilogue 10
This is a direct continuation of Epilogue 7, from immediately after events with Theoric are over and they have had their breakdown about all they lost on Niflheim. Sigyn has to come to terms with the side effects of eating the Apple of Idunn.
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Chapter 83 - Epilogue 11
Downtime at The Tower and Sigyn is really not happy.
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Chapter 84 - Epilogue 12
Flashback to when everyone finally returns to the tower, the new normal begins with Sigyn living with Loki, just one thing is left for her to do...tell her parents...
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Chapter 85 - Epilogue 13 - In at the deep end
The time has come for Sigyn to take part in her first mission with the team, but it's not as straightforward as it could have been!
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Chapter 86 - Epilogue 14 - Pretty Maids
When Mjölnir is stolen Thor takes the issue to Loki and Sigyn in confidence to aid in finding the culprit and retrieving the Hammer of the Gods... (Set during Sigyn's first incarnation.)
