Well… this is certainly not how she originally thought the day would turn out…
The Avengers were fighting to save the earth, once again from the hard-as-shit-to kill- Norse god, Loki. Monsters attack any, and all living life forms, . Toni took a quick glance around NYC (or at least whatever's left of it) in search her teammates. A flash of red white and blue alerted her of the "leader".
"Stark, any news from the crisis?"
Toni smirked under her mask, "Everything's torn to hell, what's it look like Cap?"
Steve sighed, before slowly turning to his comrade; just now noticing just how ripped and torn apart her armor was. He froze as the sight of her smooth, slightly torn (and hot as hell) stomach, metal ripped outward from a rather large slash of metal. Blood dripped from other gashes, long trails of red sliding gracefully to the ground below.
"Toni, are you alright…?"
Said woman smiled at the worry apparent in his tone. Those kinds of things made her day constantly, knowing that at least SOMEONE would care if she died.
"Aw, didn't know you cared."
"Toni-"
"Don't worry babe, I'll be alright"
Showing off her ability's, she turned… and effectively fell back into his arms. After pulling herself out of his grasp, she stared wide-eyed at his crimson appendages.
"Oh, god. You look awful."
"Gee- you really know how to flirt with your girlfriend, huh Capcicle?"
Cue face palm.
"I didn't mean it like that, your armor is damaged, as well as the skin underneath; we need to get back to base and take care of those wounds."
Now, normally, when Captain Iceberg gave her an order, she would whine and wail over it until he changed his mind. Today, however, she wasn't in the mood. Let America's warrior deal with the problem. Maybe her father was right about him being undefeatable, though the iron woman was almost positive she could beat him. Dear old dad would roll over in his grave if he found out the great Steve Rogers, was dating his disgruntled daughter. Not that anyone knew about the little secret relationship, being sure to avoid the question with snarky remarks. Occasionally a tabloid would comment on the "obvious sexual tension", but never on the ACTUAL possibility of a long-term… anything with Miss. Toni Stark. It seems her old playgirl life will always follow her, haunting away any actual suitors. Of course, this doesn't include Steve. Never Steve. He was the only man she could honestly see herself staying with for more than a month. Considering the ego he could get from such information, the woman with a heart of iron will never bring this to his attention. Let him figure it out the hard way.
A snapping hand brought her out of her reverie.
"Toni?"
She blinked, which remained unseen by the mask.
"Toni? Toni?! See, I knew you were damaged! C'mon, we need to take care of it now!"
Toni sighed, sometimes Steve's overprotective nature was a little hard to stomach. Especially when he started talking like her father.
"Look, I'll go. But our team-" hand gestures to the crumbling city around them, "and our world, need you. J.A.R.V.I.S will take care of the less serious wounds, and I'll have Bruce look over the rest when he gets back."
A visible anger pulsed through Steve at that name. No one else knew, but Steve Rogers disliked the other scientist. Reason being? Mr. Old reliable also has feelings for Toni. No one else seemed to notice (not even Toni herself), they didn't catch the impossible to miss hints. The way he would idly compliment things she did, how every time she passed out in the lab after working for days on end, he would cover her in a blanket and carry her to bed. Hell, even in Hulk form he constantly watched over her. Steve knew how ridiculous it was to be so jealous, but he just couldn't help it. He loved Toni.
"I'll meet you back at Avengers tower, go get 'em tiger."
With that, Toni leapt off. Steve watched her descent, waiting to rejoin the fray until after she soared overhead in a straight path home.
BACK THE TOWER
By the time Toni arrived back at the tower, her blood loss began to take its toll on her. Rhythmic hammers slammed against the back of her head, as she made a b-line to the medicine cabinet. God, how good Tylenol sounded right now.
"JARVIS, I need to get some of these cuts cleaned, mission set b23." She tore off the fail safe inside the iron suit.
No polite voice answered her.
"JARVIS?"
"I'm afraid he is a little detained at the moment."
Toni's stoic expression altered slightly, before retorting into a snarl.
"Loki…"
"Gracious to see you again. It must be my lucky day, to be in the presence of one as beautiful as you."
He stealth-fully snatches her hand, leaving a small kiss. Toni quickly reeled her hand back, glare intensifying.
"Don't touch me."
The demi-god smiled, and put his hands up in surrender. Smirk dancing across her face, Toni turned toward her mini bar, grabbing a bottle of whiskey, biting her lip at the surges of pain surging down her body. Weakly grasping 2 glasses, and boosting her confidence to the extreme, Toni turned to the god.
"Want one?"
When the demi-god shook his head, a sparkle of amusement spread through the air surrounding the two. A shrug, and 'I don't give a shit whether you drink the fucking alcohol' later, Toni reclined comfortably on her designer couch; legs folded over one another on the coffee table. It was extremely apparent that her unwanted guest was not making any attempt to appear as though he's not staring at the Woman of Irons lengthy appendages.
She sighed, "Why are you here, Loki? Shouldn't you be out there, spreading the fear of pointy hats to children everywhere?"
She glanced down at her tumbler, contemplating getting another. Why the fuck not? Reaching forward, ignoring the agony she felt in favor of drowning her sorrows, Toni rested her hand on the neck of the beverage. Shockingly fast, Loki had a firm grip of her wrist. She spared a glance at him, only to see a mischievous smile cutting his face in half.
"It is all part of the plan, you can respect that, can't you, Miss. Stark?"
Green enveloped her vision, before fading away into blissful black.
A.N: Thanks for reading Chapter 1. R/R if you want to, and I should have chapter 2 up soon.